StarChaser// Jegulus||✔️

James

1st September 1976
Sixth Year begins today, the Summer is finally over.
I enjoyed the summer, the mix of free time and Order meetings was odd at first but it gave my summer a sense of purpose.
Sirius and I are now only to attend Order meetings that are held in the school holidays so that they don't interrupt our studies.
Sirius and I also received our OWL grades, we both got 9 Outstandings. Mum was absolutely thrilled, we ended up having dinner at the Leaky Cauldron to celebrate. The grades mean that Sirius and I were able to choose and be accepted onto the subjects we wanted, we only do seven this year to start our two year long NEWT course.
I decided on Potions, Charms, Transfiguration, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Muggle Studies and Ancient Runes. Sirius chose Potions, Charms, Transfiguration, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Divination, Care of Magical Creatures and Ancient Runes, so we'll still have classes together which is a relief for me, I would hate to have to make the effort to make new friends.
As excited as I am to return to the castle, nothing excites me more than being able to see my boyfriend again. I haven't seen Regulus in six weeks and they have been agonising without him, I can't wait to see him again, to hear his voice, to touch his skin, to kiss his lips, to run my fingers through his ridiculously soft hair. I've missed him.
I can tell Sirius is excited to see Remus too, he's not allowed to leave the boy's home during the summer so he wasn't able to come and visit despite Mum's invitation, which was a shame. I'll be glad to see him again too, we were able to see Pete for a weekend before he got busy again so the only person we haven't seen in our group is Remus, it will be nice to have the boys together again.
We arrive at King's Cross with only a few minutes to spare, we say hurried goodbyes to Mum and Dad before quickly boarding the train with two minutes to spare, that'll teach Sirius and I not to sleep in for sure.
We find Remus and Peter in a cabin and we say hellos to one another, but I am itching to go and find Regulus, I've missed him.
"Do you guys mind if I..." I begin but I'm cut off by Sirius who rolls his eyes at me and smiles widely "No we don't mind if you go find Reggie, tell him I said hi once you've finished gnawing at his face" Sirius interrupts. I grin at him and shake my head before leaving the carriage.
I speed walk down the gangway of the train and scan each car as I pass. On my way I bump into someone. I stumble back and look at them to mumble a hurried apology but stop myself because when I look up I see no other than the man I was searching for.
"Reg" I say breathlessly, my cheekbones hurting from smiling so hard. I capture him in a bone-crushing hug before he can say anything. Moments later he pulls away from me and drags me into a kiss. The kiss is hungry, passionate, desperate. The feeling of kissing him now after not doing so for weeks is euphoric. I can't get enough of him.
"I've missed you" Regulus groans into my lips as he kisses me.
"I've missed you too" I reply, kissing him back.
I suddenly become well aware that we are kissing in the middle of the gangway of the train. "Shall we find an empty car?" I ask and he nods, taking my hand in his.
Amazingly, we manage to find an empty car at the back end of the train. I pull him in and shut the car door, pulling the cover down over the window in the door to give us some privacy. I turn my attention straight back to Regulus, pulling him close to me by his waist, kissing him again. As the kiss grows hungrier, I begin to grind my hips against his, feeling the way he needs me whilst allowing him to feel the way I need him. "James, I need to tell you something" Regulus says
"How about we do something else first and you can tell me later?" I ask as I start trailing kisses down his neck, he doesn't argue. I begin to unbutton his shirt, but I don't remove it fully in case someone tries to enter the car and we need to quickly redress. I then unbuckle his trousers, pulling them down as I get on my knees. I hear Regulus gasp and feel him twitch as I take him in my mouth. I look up as I bob my head back and forth to see Regulus holding his fist in his mouth to stifle his moans. Before he can finish I pull myself back up and capture him in a kiss once more as I unbutton my own shirt and unbuckle my own trousers.
"How about I return the favour?" Asks Regulus, trailing kisses down my neck, stopping at my collar bone where he sucks and nibbles at the skin, causing me to moan as he produces a rather large hickey on my collarbone.
He kisses down my torso and my waist. He stops at the waist band of my jeans and stares up at me with mischievous eyes. His eyes never leave mine as he runs his tongue across my waistline.
Fuck
I can barely hold in a moan as I strain against my trousers. He slowly unbuttons my jeans and slowly tugs them down "Please, baby" I beg softly as he puts me in his mouth, causing me to gasp, clasping my hand over my mouth so as to not make audible moans but God does it feel good.
"I think you should be a good boy and lay down on that row of seats" I reply, putting my finger under his chin and bringing his face back up to mine, allowing for me to kiss him, as I kiss him I lead him to the bench and lower him down so he's laid on his back. "That is, if you want to, my love" I say cautiously as I position myself between his legs, he nods "yes, do you?" He asks, I nod "I most certainly do" I say, leaning over him and kissing him more. I've missed kissing him so much.
"Do you want me, baby?" I ask, teasing him without entering him, he whimpers and nods. "Use your words for me, baby" I coo as I leave him a hickey just beneath his collarbone.
"Please, James, I need you" Regulus whines, slightly bucking his hips as I kiss him.
"That's my good boy" I praise him as I enter him, causing him to grab my hand and cover his mouth with it to stifle the moan that escapes him as I begin moving inside of him. Both of us have to stifle our moans with kisses and pursed lips as I thrust into him, slowly at first but faster as we both got more desperate.
Soon enough we both climax, and as I do I pull out of him and lay atop him for a while, resting my chin on his chest and taking in the beauty of his face.
"Merlin I missed you" I say feathering kisses across his chest. He smiles and runs his fingers through my hair "I missed you too" Regulus replies.
"Are you alright, love? What is it you needed to tell me?" I ask him, he stiffens at the question and is suddenly unable to meet my eye.
"James, you're going to hate me" he says, his voice cracking. Is he about to cry?
"Reg, what happened?" I ask, quickly getting redressed as he sits up. I sit next to him, placing a comforting arm around him. "I'm so sorry, please don't hate me" he begs, he sounds close to tears.
"Regulus, you're scaring me" I say worriedly
"On the first day of summer when I arrived home my parents held a family dinner with the extended family, disguising it as a welcome home, but it was a ruse, when dinner had finished they brought us into the drawing room and told me it is my duty to...to join...their cause" Regulus explains.
Their cause? It takes me a moment, but the realisation dawns on me, hitting me like a ton of bricks.
No.
No, please no.
"Regulus, please tell me you didn't take the mark" I say lowly. He doesn't meet my eyes. Instead he rolls up his sleeve and reveals it to me.
The Dark Mark.
It's on his arm, standing stark against his pale complexion.
"Fuck" I curse, standing up and running a stressed hand through my hair
"James, please, you don't understand, they tortured me" Regulus says, tears falling down his face as he tries to plead his case.
"I know you wouldn't take the mark willingly, Reg" I say, my tone unintentionally clipped.
"If I hadn't have conceded when I did I would have ended up worse than Sirius on Christmas if not dead" Regulus states matter-of-factly which makes me pause. He's right, his family would stop at nothing.
"I know, Reg, I know you were in dire circumstances" I say, I can't find the words right now
"Are you mad at me?" Asks Regulus
"No, no I just, I need some time, I'm gonna head back to the others, I- I'll see you at dinner" I say before I leave the car. I don't want to leave him alone when he's obviously upset, but I'm worried that if I stay I'll say something I regret and somehow I think that'll make things worse.
I arrive back at the car with Sirius, Remus and Pete in and they all grin at me "Wehey someone got lucky" Remus chirps
"James, mate, your shirts done up all wrong, nice hickey though mate" Sirius adds with a wink
I give a forced laugh as I rebutton my shirt
"Cor you're bloody miserable for someone who's just had a shag" Remus comments
"Yeah, you alright mate?" Asks Sirius
I feel so out of sorts, everything went from being perfect to being absolutely awful and I'm not entirely sure what to do
"Reg has taken the Dark Mark" I say, more to Sirius than anyone else
Sirius visibly pales and the smirk he was wearing when I re-entered the cart quickly fell away, being replaced by a look of pure panic, bordering on a look of terror.
"Where is he?" Asks Sirius
"He's in an empty car at the back of the train" I reply
Sirius doesn't say anything else, he simply stands up and walks out of the car, going to find his brother. I expect Regulus will benefit more from a chat with Sirius than he will a chat with me right now, after all, Sirius understands what he's going through more than I do.
The rest of the train ride goes by in a blur, I hardly take in any of it. I spend the rest of the train ride stuck in my own head. I don't speak to anyone, I just sit with my attention turned to the window but I don't take in any of the views. When it's time to change into my robes I lock myself in a toilet cubicle and dress absentmindedly.
I can't stop thinking about how this development is going to impact my relationship with Regulus, I doubt He Who Must Not Be Named would take well to one of his Death Eaters dating a member of the Order of the Phoenix. I don't want Regulus hurt because of me. Even worse, what if somehow Regulus manages to get manipulated into believing the Death Eaters are the right side to be on. I know he would never believe that willingly but the Death Eaters have no morals.
What if I have to lose him?

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Hello there my lovelies!

It's been a hot minute for sure but I am back with another chapter and it is full of happy times, spicy times and of course angst (it wouldn't be a marauders fanfic without angst!) but I did warn you we are getting into angsty territory and rocky times for James and Reggie's relationship. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this one! See you in the next one my loves! Until then, have an amazing day!

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All my everlasting love,

Blue <3