Cigarette Daydreams - Regulus Black X Reader

Chapter 76 - Valentines day

I spent the night in my dorm after spending time with Reg in the Room of Requirements. I frowned at the spot on my bed where my cat Wilbur used to always sleep. It felt strange, how an animal who didn't talk could have such a presence in the room.

I rolled over and tried to sleep, thinking of my date with Reg tomorrow which made me smile. I heard whispers and then gentle footsteps of Marlene sneaking into Mary's bed then a silencing charm being cast. How cute.

As rain started to hammer on the window, I dozed off to sleep.

In the morning, I woke up pretty late. I instinctively reached out next to me for Reg but then realized I was in my dorm. Lily was up and dressed, completing homework on her bed, Marlene and Mary were somewhere out and about. And here I was, a zombie. "Morning." I mumbled.

"Morning sweetheart." Lily smiled. "You need to be up and ready, date with Reg soon." She grinned.

"What do I wear?" I groaned and sat up, rubbing my eyes. The light was unpleasantly bright, I never slept with my curtains shut on my bed which usually meant I got dazzled but I didn't like the feeling of sleeping in a box.

I stood up and wondered what on Earth to wear. It wasn't too cold outside, there was a lot of fog though that coated the forest as far as the eye could see.

Todays outfit was a white sleeved top that tied at the front with some blue flares. My style usually took a lot of inspiration from the Queen herself Stevie Nicks and Led Zeppelin.

I put on a couple of rings and necklaces to go with it and my boots then went down for breakfast with Lily. In the common room, James was presenting all the girls with singular pink roses, for 'The best girls in the best house' and then he gave Lily a beautiful Boquet of red roses.

She smiled and blushed. "Thanks Potter." He put his arm around her and handed me a pink rose too. I smiled and put it in my pocket.

James came with us to breakfast and once in the hall, I sat down where Marlene and Mary were. "Hey." I smiled, grabbing breakfast.

"Happy Valentine's Day darling." Mary grinned over at me. Freddie walked up to us with a smile.

"Hey." He smiled.

"Hiya Freddie." I smiled at him from where I was sat, we were on good terms now.

"Happy Valentine's Day y/n." He gave me a red rose and quickly kissed me on the cheek.

"You're lucky Reg didn't see that." I said bluntly. I'd rather forget he had feelings for me but trying to be all cute on Valentine's day when I had a boyfriend wasn't the move. "But thank you for the rose, it's very pretty." Freddie was still my friend I didn't want to be rude.

"Yeah sorry." He chuckled awkwardly. James would much rather I was with Freddie but he clearly wasn't impressed by his actions. Loyalty was the thing James Potter valued most. "Well I better get going, I've got Herbology work to do."

"See you later." I gave him a quick friendly hug and he went off. "That was weird." I chuckled and put the rose down in the middle of the table, I didn't care much for it.

"Freddie's a nice boy." James said casually. "Very kind."

"He's nice to me because he fancies me." I said simply and got some cereal. It sucked when your guy friends liked you as more, I wanted to be friends with him and I wondered would be even hang out with me if he wasn't trying to have more. "I love Reg."

"And I should hope so too." I turned around as I heard a voice from behind me to see Reg standing with a box or something held behind his back looking smug because of what I'd just said.

"No need to sneak up on me like that." I laughed and kissed him. "Happy Valentine's Day my love." I chuckled because I never thought I'd be saying that. Not to anyone. Especially not Reg.

Reg smiled and put a relatively large box on the table, tied with a red bow. "Where did you get that rose?" He asked.

"Freddie." I sighed hoping he wouldn't overreact. He took it from my hand and used a spell to set it on fire, he let it burn away on the table. A bit possessive. I would have felt the same though.

"Much better." He smirked and turned to me again.

"Reg there was no need." I chuckled, it was a little funny watching him get like that. My attention went over to the box he had given me "What on earth is this?"

"Open it and find out." He shared a knowing smile with Marlene and James looked excited for my reaction too. Reg had definitely won brownie points with James on this one.

I untied the ribbon and lifted off the lid of the box. Inside, layed asleep on soft blankets was a small, black kitten. I gasped in surprise and smiled brightly. "Oh my god." I gently picked up the kitten and held him protectively close to me. He was so small I could hold him securely with one hand, he had bright green eyes and no collar yet. "Reg thank you so much." I smiled happily, the kitten started to purr as I stroked him.

"Marlene told me about your cat Wilbur so I decided this would make you feel better. What are you calling him?" He asked with a smile.

"I'm not sure..." I looked at my new little friend to see what he looked like. "Bear." I decided because of how small he was. "Oh he's so cute I love him."

"I'm glad." He kissed my head.

I spent a lot of time getting bear warmed up in the dorm he was so small he found it rather scary at first and hid under the bed. Marlene, Reg and I managed to gently ease him out and I taught him where his food bowls were and where his bed was, on my bed of course.

He didn't like Sirius much, when he saw Sirius he spat and hissed. He liked Peter a lot more, climbing up his arms and nibbling at his face before sitting comfortably on his head. We all joked how bear would grow up to eat him one day. I was layed on my bed, an hour before my date with Reg except Reg was with me anyway. I layed on my back as little Bear slept on my chest.

"I'm jealous." Reg joked and I laughed. He was layed next to me, his head turned to the side looking at me.

"He's so small and cute." I smiled at my kitten, scratching just behind his ears.
There is a certain hole in everyone's life that can only be filled with having an animal, better, softer versions of humans. "Look how quiet and happy he is."

"If I had my head there I'd be quiet and happy too." Reg laughed and leaned over to kiss me. I laughed a little and kissed him gently.

When he pulled away I looked into his eyes and put my hand on the side of his cheek, running by thumb over his cheekbone. "You're really pretty. I love you."

Reg tried not to smile too much "I love you too."

"Is what I'm wearing okay for our date?" I asked him.

"Of course," He nodded, laying down again next to me. "You're beautiful, and if you're cold you can borrow my jacket."

I smiled "Is it one you'll be wanting back?"

Reg smirked, "Depends how good you look in it."

I laughed and pushed him gently, careful not to wake up Bear. "So where are we going today?"

"Come on it's around 12 anyway, I'll take you there." He smiled and got up. I gently lifted Bear off my chest and put him on my pillow so he was still comfy.

I slipped my hand into his as we walked out my dorm, off on our Valentine's Day date, something I was actually excited for. What was the world coming to?

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