𝕋𝕠 ℍ𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕋𝕠 ℍ𝕠𝕝𝕕 [ʙᴏᴏᴋ 3]

༄ Regulus༄

"WE'RE DOING IT!" Regulus yells as he walks through the door.

"Merlin Reg!" Danica says. "No need to shout, I'm right here."

"Sorry..." he says but excitement takes over. "We're destroying them."

"What!?" Danica says, walking over to him.

Regulus was called to an urgent meeting a week after hearing the devastating news. Danica looks up at him now, her hands on his waist. He looks down at her and nods.

"Dumbledore got the sword," he says. "Like... it just appeared..."

Danica looks at him confused and raises one eyebrow.

"What?"

"I dunno either... something about him being in need of it...?"

Danica shrugs, still looking puzzled.

"Anyway," Regulus continues, "we can destroy the Horcruxes now."

Danica smiles widely.

"That's great!"

"I know!" Regulus kisses her then, strong and hard, his hands moving around to the small of her back. She doesn't kiss back for a moment, he knows she's surprised because she does eventually and she fights him. This isn't golden... this is red.

After a while they pull apart, chests heaving and cheeks flushed.

"If I knew you'd react like this," Danica breathes, "I would have been looking forward to this news a lot more."

Regulus laughs softly, cupping the side of her face. He leans down again, glancing at her red, puffed-up lips.

"Whoa Reg," Danica gently puts a finger on his lips. "Give me time to breathe."

"Sorry," Regulus whispers. "You're just irresistible."

Danica giggles and blushes.

They're still teenagers, really, Regulus observers. Teenagers doing adult things, living an adult life. How easily they can switch from this - giggly and cheeky - to being grownups, being sensible.

"Come on," Danica whispers. "I was just starting dinner."

There it is! The switch!

Regulus smiles and nods.

"You go and sit down," he says, "I'll do it."

Danica kisses his cheek and thanks him then wanders through to the sitting room, putting her favourite ABBA record on. Dancing Queen is the first song that plays. Regulus gets a vision of her dancing in the common room when he snuck in after a quidditch match.

Danica spins around and her eyes lock onto Regulus's. He feels his stomach flip, but of course, they are no more than friends. She slowly dances over to him, the creepy quidditch guys watching her. But she doesn't notice, her eyes are fixed on his. He smiles at her and she pulls him onto the dance floor, both boys and girls are jealous of the couple. But they are just friends.

Just friends is all they were until they admitted their feelings. Regulus is back in the present now, he prepares a salad to have with pork stakes. He smiles to himself as he hears her hum along to the tune. Regulus cannot believe how far they have come in a few years of being together. Yes, they have been through bad times, and yes, there are dark times ahead; but right now, where they are, it is perfect. A while later, Danica comes into the kitchen and wraps her arms around his waist from behind.

"Mm," she hums.

"Mm?" Regulus asks.

"Mhm," Danica replies then starts giggling.