It took for the second reiteration for James to even comprehend the words that Sirius was saying to him, and a third for James to fill in the blanks between them.<br/>When the pieces finally clicked, James' jaw all but hit the floor.<br/>"Piss off," James blurted without thinking, immediately craning in his seat to get a better look at the lad at the bar. After hearing of Moony for years on end, it was frankly incredible to find themselves in the same room by chance; to James, Sirius' excitement was wholly warranted. "Is it really?"<br/>"Sirius, that's<span style="font-style: italic">brilliant</span>," Lily encouraged, beaming.<br/>Once the patrons shifted far enough to clear a line of sight through the bar, James met the eye of the lad who had kept Sirius company; for a split second, their smiles were matched, juvenile and excited. James felt like laughing, willing to ruin Sirius' night in order to meet him.<br/>"Enjoy!" James called into the void, to either Sirius or Moony or both of them.<br/><br/>Remus felt like he was bursting at the seams, wanting to laugh but feeling other and bigger emotions fill his chest, leaving his smile bright and giddy as his eyes followed Sirius back from the table.<br/>Perhaps it had only been audible to him, knowing to listen for it, but Sirius saying<span style="font-style: italic">Moony</span>felt like it had rung across the room, making Remus' heart do somersaults at the knowledge that Sirius' friends knew him, and by that name.<br/>His skin felt electric as he, too, pulled on his coat, still adjusting his cuffs once Sirius came within speaking distance.<br/>"Yeah?" he questioned, vaguely, a grin wide on his lips.