There were many ways that Sirius had thought that Moony might react to his coming out, but the kiss had not been any of them. It was startling and a far cry from what Sirius knew that a kiss could be, which only served to further cement what Sirius already knew about himself.<br/>Carefully, desperate not to hurt his friend, even if he deep down knew that it was inevitable, Sirius pushed Moony away, had on her shoulder. He had to make sure that she understood what he was telling her even if it was probably going to ruin their friendship.<br/>Without Moony around, Sirius knew that being home was going to be absolute torture, but having the truth out was more important to Sirius. Now that he had started telling Moony about this part of him, he knew that he could go back to how things were.<br/>“Moony, please,” he said, his voice soft as if it would be able to soften the blow.<br/>“You got to listen,” he added, softly removing his hand and scooting a little away, needing a bit of distance such that he could think clearly. “I think I<span style="font-style: italic">only</span>like blokes. I’m sorry.”