𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄! | Rem. Lupin x Reader x Reg. Black

013| London Eye

CHAPTER THIRTEEN!

"Might as well go to London again?"

FEELING HUNGRY, Y/N WALKED out of her dorm room and headed down to the kitchens. It was midnight, and she couldn't find food anywhere - so she used the kitchens as a last resort. She didn't really want to walk all the way down there alone - but her angry stomach said otherwise.

She also didn't want to wake her friends up at one am just because she was craving some pumpkin pie. So Y/n sneaked on her tippy toes and walked down the stairs.

She had reached the entrance hall, approaching the kitchens when she saw a boy sitting down on the floor alone. Once she got a better view of the figure - she realized it was none other than Regulus Black himself.

Of course, her first instinct was to approach him. Y/n slowly walked towards him with a sly smirk. "Well, well.. Who do we have here?" she spoke, causing Regulus' head to shoot up to look at her. "What are the odds?" said Regulus with a sigh.

Regulus tried his best to stop his lips from creating a smile - or a grin. But he admitted to himself that he was happy to see Y/n and have a proper conversation with her again after what felt like ages. It was only 3 days but he missed her for reasons he couldn't explain.

But it was no use. His lips broke into a smile - soon a grin - and soon a laugh.

He stood up and walked closer to Y/n, towering over her. "You've been avoiding me," Regulus murmured, his eyes stayed locked in Y/n's. "Well, i didn't technically avoid you. None of us approached each other, therefore, no avoiding was involved," Y/n replied, "Plus, you said and i quote, 'Don't expect this to be frequent.'"

He laughed as he looked away, giving Y/n a clear look of his side profile and his sharp defined jawline. "You memorized exactly what i said?" Regulus snorted.

"Nevertheless, you made a point," Y/n breathed. Regulus took a few steps closer to Y/n. And for some reason, her heart started beating uncontrollably fast having him that close to her. "And what if i changed my mind?" Regulus whispered, making goosebumps run over Y/n's body.

"I didn't know you could change your mind," Y/n commented. Regulus only laughed as he looked away from her again. He turned his head to her direction again, offering her a crooked smile.

"Yeah?" said Regulus with a lifted eyebrow, "Well there's a lot of things about me that you don't know."

Y/n chuckled, rolling her eyes playfully. When she opened her mouth to speak again, Regulus noticed a green object in her mouth. With his eyebrows furrowed and eyes squinted, he curiously asked her, "What's that in your mouth, by the way?"

Y/n realized that he was referring to the mandrake leaf she had kept in her mouth for her animagus transformation. And he definitely could not know about it. "What?" asked Y/n.

"Why's your tongue green like that?" Regulus questioned again, "That's like a leaf in there.. Why do you have a leaf in your mouth?"

"I just ate something green, okay? It's not a leaf," Y/n lied, desperately trying to come up with another subject as she broke eye contact with Regulus. "What are you doing here? Crying again?" Y/n asked the Slytherin.

"What are you doing here?" Regulus returned the question, and Y/n admitted,
"I was just on my way to the kitchens."

"Not with your boyfriend?" Regulus asked knowingly, and Y/n could only imagine he was talking about Remus. She sighed, shaking her head. "First of all, he is not my boyfriend," Y/n stated.

She then remembered the faint sobs that she heard while she was on the way to the kitchens with Remus. How could Regulus know that she went there with Remus if he wasn't there?

"Second of all.. It was you, wasn't it?" Y/n asked. Regulus gulped, but pretended like he didn't know anything. "What?" he asked back.

"The cries that i heard whilst i was walking to the kitchens with Remus.." she started, "Those were yours?" Regulus sucked in a deep breath as he avoided eye contact with her. This lasted for a few seconds, until..

"Now that we've accidentally bumped into each other here.." Regulus started, and Y/n could only chuckle, "Changing the subject i see." He ignored Y/n's comment and continued, "Might as well go to London again?"

Y/n's jaw slightly dropped. She looked at Regulus in disbelief and shock, lifting both of her eyebrows. Y/n crossed her arms and asked him with a laugh, "Who are you?" Regulus shrugged nonchalantly, "What?"

"You really want to do this?" Y/n asked.

"Yeah - Well, i've been thinking.." he sighed, looking kind if nervous, "I don't think you're that bad. And plus, i wanna go up that London Eye thing."

"Is that so?" She smirked as she looked up into his eyes. Regulus' eyebrows furrowed, and he commented, "Why do you have this.." he said while gesturing to his face with his finger, "This triumphant look on your face?"

"Because i just won over Regulus Black by hanging out with him once," Y/n boasted, while Regulus scoffed, "Don't flatter yourself." Y/n laughed, "You're the one who's flattering me."

He rolled his eyes and grabbed her hand, pulling her away to walk with him. "Let's just go," said Regulus, but Y/n stopped him. "What if i don't want to?" she asked innocently.

"I'll make you go. You owe me one," Regulus said, and Y/n asked, "Owe you what, exactly?"

"I got into detention because of you," said Regulus, refreshing Y/n's memory. "I didn't tell you to insult me," she fired back. Regulus scoffed, "I didn't tell you to bump into me like that."

"It's not like i did it on purpose," Y/n shrugged. "L/n, i want to go on the London Eye, and i can't do that without you-" seeing the victorius look on Y/n's face, Regulus paused. He shook his head and said, "Don't flatter yourself."

"Again, you're the one who's flattering me."

"I can't do that without you because you're the one who can apparate."

"Fine. Since you asked so nicely," said Y/n, finally giving in. "Might have to steal the invisibility cloak to make this easier," she mumbled underneath her breath, but Regulus heard what she said. "Invisibility cloak?" he asked.

"What invisibility cloak? I didn't say that."

With that, Y/n dragged Regulus to Hogsmeade and apparated from there. They arrived at London, and were greeted by the bright city lights.

Y/n and Regulus got inside one of the London Eye's capsules. They sat beside each other, admiring the night view of London.

Regulus took a glance of Y/n, and nervously gulped. He had never felt nervous like this with anyone before.
"How do you like it?" she asked him. He cleared his throat and simply replied, "It's nice."

"It's so beautiful up here. Especially at night," Y/n stated. Regulus sighed as he looked at the happy girl, and whispered, "Can i be honest?"

She turned and said, "Yes?"

"I haven't felt this peaceful in a while," Regulus admitted, "So uh.. Thank you."

"Regulus Black thanked me?"

"Shove off."

"You're welcome."

Slowly, Regulus felt himself slinging an arm around Y/n as they watched the view of the city together.