For any American readers, nursery is the English word for kindergarten.

"Jan! Jan! Jan! Jan! Jan!" The younger boy yelled, running after the five-year-old. Janus smiled slightly, tugging on the hair that covered one side of his face as he turned around and waited for the boy in green.

"What's up, Remus?" He asked, smiling at the four-year-old. Remus stopped to catch his breath, still grinning.

"Roman bet me 3 Haribo packets that I couldn't get a boyfriend before him."

"And? Why does this concern me?" Janus asked. Remus grinned.

"You get to be my boyfriend!" Remus said proudly. Janus felt his face heat up and he tugged on his hair.

"Remus, are you sure? You wouldn't be...ashamed of me?"

Remus shook his head. "You're my best friend, Jan. I'd never be ashamed of you, ever. So, what do you say? Will you be my boyfriend?"

Janus smiled. "Yep!"

~ Two years later~

"Hiya Jan!" Remus said, bounding up to his boyfriend waiting outside the school gates.

"Hi Remus." Janus smiled, taking Remus' hand. They went to different primary schools so this was the only time they got to see each other in the school week. "Anything exciting happen?"

"One kid had a nose bleed. I offered to take him to the nurse to get out of Maths. It was fun." Remus grinned, his eyes shining. "It was really bad. Blood pouring out of both nostrils."

"Oh. Cool." Janus lied. He didn't exactly like these graphic descriptions but he liked seeing Remus smile.

Remus laughed. "I think if we weren't already dating, I'd have the biggest playground crush on you."

"What's the difference between a playground crush and a normal crush?" Janus asked, intrigued.

"A playground crush is when you have a crush on someone in the year above you. You're in Year 3 and I'm in Year 2. A crush is when you have a crush on someone in your year."

Janus nodded his head slowly.

"What about you?" Remus asked. "Did anything exciting happen at your school?"

"We had a fire drill." Janus said. "No, there wasn't an actual fire." Remus made a noise of disappointment. "And a couple of people questioned your existence again but apart from that, the day was pretty normal."

Remus giggled. "One day, I'm going to crash into your class and yell to everyone 'I am dating Janus Dagger'!"

Janus laughed. "I don't doubt it, Remus."

~Four years later~

Remus groaned and rolled off of Janus bed, landing on the floor with a thump. Janus didn't look up from his phone.

"What's wrong Rem?" He asked. Remus groaned dramatically again.

"Studying for S. A. Ts is living Hell." He groaned.

"Don't worry. It gets easier once you reach high school." Janus muttered, sparing Remus a glance. His eyes widened and he slapped a hand over his mouth.

"Jan, you'd promise you'd try and control the lying." Remus said sadly, taking Janus' hand away from his mouth. Janus sighed and nodded.

"I know Rem. It's just a difficult thing to stop. Once you start..." Janus trailed off and looked back at his phone.

"Can I do anything to help?" Remus asked. Janus smiled at Remus worrying over him.

"You already help enough by being you." Janus smiled as Remus blushed slightly at his comment.

~Two years later~

Janus smiled slightly as he read the note he had found in his bag. "Meet me where it all began."
This had Remus' doing written all over it. It may go without saying but Janus had a huge crush on the Trash Man.

"Mr Dagger, can you answer the question?" The teacher asked, pulling Janus from his thoughts. Janus quickly looked through his book.

"Er, the answer is Hydro Peroxide." He said hurriedly. The teacher nodded and turned back to face the board. Janus let out a tiny sigh. He chuckled under his breath as he heard the speaker system crackle and announce that Remus was needed in the headmaster's office. "Classic Remus." Janus thought before returning his attention to the lesson.

Janus sat down on the swing and leaned his head back as he waited for Remus. It was calm and quiet in the deserted playground. He heard the snap of a twig on the ground.

"Are there any witches about?" He asked, waiting for the reply. He heard a giggle.

"Only the kings and queens." Remus muttered, pouncing on Janus, hugging him tightly.

"Remus!" Janus shrieked. Remus' weight pulled Janus off the swing and they lay on the dirt, side by side, laughing and staring at the clouded sky.

"Why did you want to come here?" Janus asked, standing up and helping Remus up. "Surely you aren't breaking up with me after all these years." He joked. Remus laughed but Janus noticed that he was playing with his hands, something he only did when he was nervous.

"We've been 'dating' for eight years and I realised," Remus laughed nervously, "that we've never had out first kiss."

Janus coughed slightly as his face turned red. "Would you, would you like to change that?" He asked, mentally face-palming at himself. Remus nodded, not looking at Janus. Janus smiled slightly and leaned in, carefully pressing his lips against Remus'. Remus' eyes fluttered shut as he smiled into the kiss. He'd been waiting for this for ages.

Janus was the first to pull back, his face a red beacon in the dim light. Remus smirked at him before kissing him fiercely. Janus' breath hitched slightly, he hadn't expected this much passion to come from a single kiss.

This time, Remus was the first to pull back. He didn't say anything, he just smiled shyly at a blushing Janus. "Do you know what day it is tomorrow?"

Janus checked his watch. "The first of June."

Remus nodded. "The start of Pride Month."

Janus looked at Remus suspiciously. "Should I be worried?"

Remus laughed but didn't say anything.

***

Janus sighed, bored out of his mind. It was another hour until break and he honestly didn't give two shits about King Henry the Eighth. Suddenly, the door burst open and Remus ran into the room, a Pride Flag tied around his shoulders.

"I am dating Janus Dagger, fuckers!" He yelled before running back out of the room and down the corridor. Janus hid his blushing face in his hands, his shoulders shaking with silent laughter. Remus had finally fulfilled his promise.