Defiance: Regulus Black x OC

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I ran up to my room as fast as possible when we returned busting into the door.

"Bella." Pandora said with her face lost. "You are so lucky I found this and not him." She said holding a letter with the black seal on it. "Married? You're getting married Bella? What are you doing this wasn't the plan." She continued shaking her head.

"I don't have a choice Pans. He's matching up anyone with pure blood and forcing them to marry." I sighed sitting next to her on the bed just to realize she isn't here. She's projecting. Projecting is a dangerous art because if anyone finds you while you project they can kill you in the middle.

"Why would you send this to James. You know he can't come." She scoffed.

"You really think I sent that? You think I would want him to know his sister is being forced to marry in less than a week?" I stated getting irritated. "You think I want this? You know I had plans for my wedding you really think I'd do it like this?" I scoffed. "You really think I'd lead him to these people?"

"No. I don't I just didn't know who else would send this."

"Regulus's mother did." I sighed.

"I'm sorry Bells. I'll hide the letter but for now I have to go. Is there anything important they need to know besides the marriage?" She asked softly.

"He's putting trackers on wands, now that he has the ministry. Maybe look for new ones." I sighed before she began fading and left not a single sign that she was ever here.

She sent the letter faster than I thought. She must've sent it from Malfoy Manor. I felt a wave of exhaustion take over me from the day. Everything I had to process. To feel. I forced myself up going upstairs to practice magic again. I focused more on memorizing potions, from deadly ones to healing ones. Memorizing every last ingredient. I felt myself slowly drift off the sleep sitting along the wood floor with nothing but a bookshelf holding me up.

I glanced in the mirror one last time before taking in the dress and heading to the common room. At the bottom of the stairs stood all the guys. Barty, Evan, Severus and Regulus. I saw Regulus freeze as I stepped into the room. He slowly walked towards me leaning close. "You look beautiful." He mumbled softly making a smile spread across my face before I hugged him.

He reached behind his back pulling out a single red rose and handing it to me. "A beautiful flower for a beautiful girl." He smiled holding out his arm for me to take.

Once we walked out of the common room my dress changed from black to white and I stood in front of a field of flowers holding Serverus's arm.

"You look beautiful Bella." He smiled. "A beautiful bride you are." He continued as we slowly walked down the aisle towards Regulus.

"What are we doing?" I said panick filling my voice.

"You're getting married Bella what do you mean."

I looked at the people seating in the field, all of them being death eaters. I noticed Barty, and Evan in the front row smiling towards me as I inched closer to Regulus.

Severus slowly kissed my cheek before releasing me from his arm and as I stepped up I felt an overwhelming feeling take over my body. Pain spread across me as I fell to the ground. I heard Regulus screaming stop while Severus ran towards my side whispering to me. I glanced up to see Voldemort standing over me.

"Did you think you could fool me this easily." He laughed.

I snapped awake still sitting in the library. I looked out the window to see it was dark. Luckily we didn't have any meetings this week before the wedding. Was my dream a sign? A meaning? I should run, truly I don't have the mark, if I ran far enough he couldn't find me. He would take it out on Regulus though. He would find James and Sirius and Remus and kill them all. He would make me suffer as I ran. Make me come back. I would never get away.

"Potter." Regulus said standing in the doorway. "Are you okay?" He asked walking towards me before touching my cheek. I reached up to feel that they were wet. I must've cried in my sleep.

"Bad dream." I sighed getting up and heading out of the library.

"My mother wanted to see you." He said stopping me. "Something about measuring you for the dress." He continued.

I nodded before heading down the stairs to see a platform with elves around it in the living room.

"Good miss you're here." One of the elves smiled. "Miss Black asked us to take your measurements for your wedding gown." It smiled. I nodded walking up to the platform as they wrapped a measuring device around me scanning different spots on my body.

"Perfect" The elf smiled. "The dress should arrive the day after tomorrow." It said before snapping its fingers leaving the home.

I sighed heading back up the stairs to my room. I walked in to see Regulus sitting at my desk.

"We have some stuff to talk about." He said heading towards the door shutting it before whispering a silencing charm at it.

"I have some weird memories, I was hoping you could clear them up." He sighed looking distraught before sitting on the chair again. "I remember you, in a dress, a black dress holding a rose." He added shaking his head. "I don't remember much else, but I know I didn't remember that a few weeks ago. Do you know if we were friends and I blocked it out?" He questioned.

I sighed heading to sit on the bed. "We went to the Yule ball together. That's all it was." I said softly.

"I wouldn't ask a girl to a ball if I didn't know her." He scoffed at me. "What are you hiding from me."

"You asked me to." I broke down. "You asked me to take your memories Regulus." I continued. "You told me I had too. It was too dangerous."

"Can you give them back?" He questioned softly.

"I don't know how." I sighed. "I've been reading trying to learn but if I mess up it could remove all your memories, not just of me."

"Then can you tell me?" He asked. "I'm sorry but I don't want to marry someone I don't know."

I sighed again trying to even think where to start.

"I guess we really started getting closer in 6th year." I said quietly. "We did almost everything together." I continued a smile beginning to grow on my face. I told him times we hung out, butter beers, parties, I told him everything I could think of without mentioning the order. He sat quietly watching me as I told him all about us in school. "We went to the Yule ball together at the end of 6th year. I wore a black dress and you gave me a red rose. It was a fun night for me, it was important to me. James was so mad because I kept it a secret who I was going with." I laughed. "Sirius couldn't even believe it." I continued. He winced a little bit at the mention of Sirius name. I continued to tell him about seventh year and that at the end he asked me to obliviate him. I told him now I get why, seeing how Lord Voldemort is.

He smiled saying thank you before walking out of the room again. It looked like he was going to cry.

Regulus Black

I remember everything.

I didn't want to stop her but about halfway through I felt all my memories flooding back in. I felt everything all anew. It seemed as if yesterday I begged her to take them all away. What is she doing here? Why would she follow me? Why did she come here?

I wanted to scream at her. To tell her to leave now and not come back. I wanted to drag her out of the house myself. She's in too deep now. She's too important to him now. He'd level the whole world trying to find her and she doesn't even know his plans for her. He barely tells me when we meet at Malfoy Manor.

I brought up the idea of arranged marriages. I didn't know it would lead to this. I figured it would get him off the backs of the people he's killing, not lead me into a marriage with the girl I've always loved.

I want to marry her. I want to be with her. Just not like this. Tomorrow's Friday, tomorrow is the day.

August 12.