Regulus is stupid, he had fallen for James, of
all people he could like it was James. He blames Sirius, if he didn’t force them to get along then he wouldn’t like him and he wouldn’t be in this situation. “Reg! Stop staring at lover boy” Barty says teasing, they’re in the dinning hall and had been in the middle of a conversation before he zoned out. “Shut up Barty” Regulus replies with a glare. James was the sun in every way possible, including not being in Regulus’ reach. He wasn’t his to have but isn’t that all Regulus wants, what’s not his?
He’s managed to avoid him most of the day, mainly staying with Barty and Evan. Well until now, all classes were over and he had went to the library to finish studying. On the way there he ran into James, who looked very pleased with himself, which made staring at him more difficult. “Hey little Black” “I told you not to call me that” Regulus replies refusing to look at him. They walked for a moment before the silence became too loud for James. “So I’m going to the Yule ball with lily.” “Evans? I thought she hated you?” Regulus said, not letting on to the fact that the date broke his heart a little. “Guess she couldn’t resist my charm, can you blame her?” It was too much, he couldn’t tell if James was flirting which obviously he wasn’t he liked lily. “So are you going with anyone?” “Yes, I’m going with Barty.” Fuck. Why would he say that! Barty? Really? What was he thinking, well he wasn’t that’s the problem.
Regulus immediately went to his dorm he shared with Evan and Barty. “Fuck” he says out loud once he gets to the dorm room “what’s wrong? You look like you saw a ghost” Evan asks looking up from his spot next to Barty. “I told James I was going to the Yule ball with Barty” He says still in shock. The two of them start laughing, Barty especially. “Me? Didn’t know I was even going Reggie, let alone that you fancied me” Barty says obviously picking on Regulus’ mistake. “Merlin! Shut up! What am I supposed to do?” Regulus says embarrassed, Barty with a smirk replies. “Well you can go with me, like you said you were.”
He was right, Regulus could go with him and then he wouldn’t have lied to James, well not really. “Fine” he says after a minute of thinking it through.