𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 - regulus black

chapter one hundred and six

When Adena and Regulus felt like it, they decided to move out of bed to come back to her house. Having been the whole afternoon lying in bed, chatting, kissing, and more had made them lazy. But hunger woke them from their laziness at some point. The brunette was scared her sister might still be at her house but still apparated in the kitchen, nonetheless. She was glad she found her house elf cleaning up the room.

"Miss Adena? Mister Regulus? Pimchin is surprised to see you!" squeaked the small creature.

"We came back to grab food. Are there any leftovers from tonight's dinner? I don't wanna make you cook again."

Regulus noticed how kind Adena was with her house elf, and realized it wasn't the first time she had been that kind with Pimchin, just like the kindness she showed to Kreacher.

"Yes Miss. Let Pimchin give you some food."

That evening, Regulus and Adena found themselves together in the kitchen of his house after he decided not to use the large dinner room since it was only the two of them. They set the table together with a wave of wand before sitting in front of each other to start eating.

"Is this a preview of our future life?" asked the girl in the middle of her meal.

The raven-haired male looked up at her from his plate and his lips turned into a grin.

"You mean right now, or the whole day we spent together?" he asked innocently.

The girl laughed, bowing her head a little while hiding her face with one hand so he wouldn't see the slight blush on her cheeks even though he could probably guess it.

"Right now, obviously. Why do you have to say that?"

"I was sincere. If this is how our future life will look like, I'll be very happy."

When she stared back at him again, she could see he was smiling and looking genuinely happy. It was one of the rarest moments where she wasn't feeling anxious regarding her future. He could erase any worry in her so easily, and for once, she felt hopeful.

"I think, I'll be very happy as well. I want to have a simple life like that," she honestly replied.

"We'll try," said Regulus, grabbing one of her hands, squeezing it gently as he stared with seriousness into her eyes. She felt so much reassured. She felt strong. But most importantly, she felt like everything was possible when they were together.

After cleaning up the dishes, they decided to take a stroll outside, surrounded by the summer air of this August night. The sun wasn't completely set yet, but the twilight sky was colored in purple and blue. It was so enjoyable, there were less people in the streets, it was much calmer than the frantic atmosphere of the city in daylight.

"You aren't tired yet, right?" asked Regulus as they apparated back home.

"No. It's still early," laughed the brunette.

"Good, 'cause I have your present to give you."

"I already know what it, it's not that important," she laughed again.

"Shh, I still want to give it to you tonight."

"Fine," sighed Adena with a small smile.

They arrived in Regulus' bedroom. Adena stopped in front of the bed, and let herself fall on top of it, snuggling her face in the sheets and the pillow.

"What are we doing now? You invited me but you haven't planned anything right? You didn't even have food," muttered the girl, turning her head so she could face him.