Regina stood outside the apartment door with her first raised, the gold number 13 almost glared at her taunting as to say she wouldn’t dare knock. She retracted her hand and ran her fingers through her hair
“you shouldn’t be doing this reg” she said to herself sighing in frustration “why did i even come here”
She turned on her heal but before she could take another step to her horror the door swung open.
“Regina? What are you doing here” she looked to see Remy lupin staring at her in the doorway
“How did you know i was here?” she blinked turning to face the women
“I heard you talking to yourself” Regina looked at her almost embarrassed that she has been caught
“I was just leaving” Remy rolled her eyes before pushing herself up from where she was leaning on the door frame
“No you weren’t, what’s wrong? come inside” she said moving aside almost hiding behind the door, Regina cautiously looked around before walking through the door which she then heard click and lock behind her
Regina Black didn’t really know what she was doing inside the apartment of Remy Lupin but she remembered Remy telling her once when she was 15 that she could always come talk to her. Reg had never taken her up on the offer though until now that is. She’d always liked Remy though she would never make that known Remy was always nice to her when they talked and she would always smile or wave at her when she saw her much to Sirius’ distaste. Regina always suspected that the only reason Sirius hasn’t stopped talking to her earlier was because of Remy’s intervention.
“Can i get you anything?” She older girl said now sitting down on the worn out couch in the middle of the room Regina took note at the seemingly now cold tea and turned over book on the coffee table in front of it
Shaking her head a little she looked down at Remy who she had now just realised motioned for her to sit down onto the couch. Regina sat down almost pressed against the arm of the chair with her hands on her lap she stared awkwardly down at the floor picking the skin around her nails
“What’s wrong reg-ina?”she noted the way the girl stopped herself from calling her ‘Reg’ she also silently thanked Remy for trying to break the awkward silence she didn’t reply though she just continued starting at the floor “alright then” she watched from the corner of her eyes as Remy reached for the book curling her legs up onto the couch and resting her arm against the arm of the couch
What felt like hours but couldn’t have been anymore than 10 minutes Regina couldn’t take it anymore “I don’t want to do it anymore” she looked up towards Remy who was now looking at her intently
“Do what?”
“I don’t want to work for him anymore, you know who” Remy nodded at her and bit the inside of her lip
“I can bring you to Dumbledor? or siriu” Remy didn’t even get a chance to first what she was saying before Regina almost jumped up
“No No No i don’t want Sirius to know i was here”
Remy looked at her “Ok then no Sirius but there’s still Dumbledor we can go see him now”
“I’ve been doing missions for the order for Dumbledor if i don’t do them who will? I can’t what will he say” Regina said now said now pacing back and forth
“He won’t say anything Regina your more important than any missio” Regina cut her off again, she wondered how many more times she would cut Remy off before she got sick of her and kicked her out
“What will my parents say Remy? they’ll find me wherever i go” she stressed nervously running her hands through her hair, something she’s been doing a lot of recently
“You don’t understand how Dumbledor can help he knows people, he knows places you’ll be safe” Remy was standing now staring at her
Regina stopped her pacing abruptly “Why would you help me Remy? What have I ever done to you to deserve help for all you know this could be a trap and there could be death eaters standing behind the door” She wondered if Remy would have a moment of realisation, realise Regina could be right that she could be in danger and she had just let the danger into her home
The scarred women chuckled lightly Regina looked at her confused “There’s not though is there? but it’s still a chance i’m willing to take” she was still confused Remy owed nothing to the death eater she wondered why the women was so willingly ready to help her did she was nothing but Remy’s friend? boyfriend?, she wasn’t sure no one really was though, little sister so Regina standing there tempted to
take help from Remy was surprising to her.
“So what do you want to do? hopefully you want to sit down though i did my knee in the other day and all this standing is making it worse” Regina now noticed Remy’s left leg barley hovering off the ground
They once again both took a seat on the couch, Regina sat abit more free her back not too pushed against the arm she still kept up her guard though “I just don’t want Sirius to know i was here”
“And he wont know it’s between me and you” Regina nodded picking her skin again “Remy thank you”
Remy nodded her head and smiled “You know what i said to you right? you can always could come to me, i know we’re not close or anything but Regina you can always talk to me we don’t even have to talk you can just sit here”
Regina smiled for the first time that night. Still in the back of her mind she couldn’t erase the feeling of worry, worry of what her parents would do she knew that they were looking for someone to marry her, well not looking she was sure there were many suitors lined up but she knew it wasn’t right she was only 17 for merlin’s sake, she worried what you know who would do if he found her, what the death eaters would do they were going to label her as the traitor she is. But there were so many better thoughts swimming through her head she wondered if this would change everything, change her relationship with her brother for the better, change her life for the better.