The reunion
Sirius was leaning against the washroom’s counter while bickering back and forth with James, because the latter thinks it's a horrible idea to leave Harry and Cassie with a babysitter.
"Come on, James it'll be fun." Sirius said while trying to focus on his hair.
"Sirius I do not think this is a good idea," James stated with weariness in his voice, "besides it'll be fun to stay home and watch a movie with them?" He added with a certain amount of hopefulness that Sirius would change his mind.
"Prongs, come on. Harry will be fine with a babysitter for a few hours. You haven't left the house without Harry or unless Peter, Pandora or Lily has him and he's 100% okay. Harry will live." Sirius replied while turning to face James who was standing against the door frame watching and trying to convince Sirius it was a bad idea.
"But Sirius they're just toddlers.." James murmurs with a small sigh of defeated, there goes the hope again.
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Sirius had managed to force James out of the house, practically dragging him by the ear. James was practically begging Sirius to stay home with the children and throwing every excuse in the book.
"Shut up James. We are going whether you fucking want to or not." Sirius said firmly. He was not gonna let James get out of going to this party. No. Way. In. Hell.
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The room was crowded with friends which were considered family and friends of friends. Remus was on the other side of the room near the dining room, smoking a cigarette, Evan, Barty Regulus and Pandorawho was mainly on her phone texting Dorcas to see when she would get there. Meanwhile Regulus looked like he would rather be dead than be there, he despised public settings and had been forced out by Evan and Barty.
James looked around anxiously, the feeling of leaving his baby home with a babysitter making him worried and scared that something bad could and would happen. He just couldn't understand how Sirius and Remus were just okay with it, like leaving child alone with a complete and utter stranger?!?!?!
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A few hours later and things had started to die down. By that nearly everyone was drunk. Regulus was sat still in the corner his friends having wandered off. James however had drunken quite a bit, now wandering around like a lost child, He found himself laying eyes upon Regulus Arcturus Black. His best friends you ger brother. He remembered in their first year of highschool when James had met the Black family for the first time due to Sirius asking him to come over for dinner, Regulus was only in year 7 at the time but he was still utterly amazing. Now they were all graduated from highschool, close friends and frenemies, lovers, and inbetween and outbetween! Everyone was close. That was one thing for sure.
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James had approached Regulus and now sat infront of him cross legged on the ground, trying to think of anything to say other than 'hi would now be a bad time to tell you i've loved you since you were in grade 7 and i was in grade 9 we should fuck and go about with our lives cause Sirius would kill us if he found out !!!' But noo, he simply sat there awestruck by the beautiful man infront of him. Regulus on the other hand was slightly annoyed by the fact James was staring at him silently, he much would've ratherd hear his stupid, obnoxious, loud and annoying voice. But that wasn't true, his voice was truly wonderful.. What the fuck was he thinking?!?! James Potter was nothing more than an annoying git. Regulus rolled his eyes but couldn't help the weird feeling in his stomach or the way his cheek's reddened. James was far to drunk to notice, he looked up at Regulus almost admiring him, his gaze full of admiration and possibly love? "You're pretty.." James murmured, taking Regulus' hand in his which caused the other man to recoil slightly. A feeling Regulus couldn't exactly describe washing over him, he looked down at James who was now lightly tracing a small design on the palm of his hand. Regulus couldn't bring himself to pull his hand away. He watched In silence leaning back in his seat as James played with his hand like an overgrown toddler, fuck at this point he was an overgrown toddler.
James lazily traced a small star and then a heart over Regulus' hand, he wasn't really paying any attention to anything other than what he was doing. "If you weren't Sirius' brother.. I think it would be nice to say I love you.." James had whispered, Regulus looked shocked and a bit angry not because James said he loved him, because he felt like he was off limits cause of Sirius?!?!
"What did you say?" Regulus asked quietly, wanting to make sure he heard James correctly.
"I think I'm inlove with you.. But you're Sirius' brother.." Jamez repeated, not in his exact words but close enough. Reg looked angry and upset because James was still bringing up Sirius. This had nothing to do with his brother.
"I love you too James. Sirius can't say anything about us. He.. He can't do anything." Regulus murmurs, his words almost on autopilot, it was not like him to say anything like that.