Cornelia Street[DISCONTINUED (so sorry 😭) ]

The next morning, James woke up with a throbbing head ache. It was, however, not as bad as the ache in his heart once he remembered who he saw the previous night. 

James took out his phone to just look up Regulus' Twitter account and  saw that he was in fact, now touring in Europe. Starting with Paris, France. 

"Jesus Christ," James muttered breathless. As a cherry on top, the stadium was at Le Zenith de Paris, really close to where he was staying. 

Just like that, maybe a demon possessed him, but he bought a ticket. He fucking bought a ticket. No, he didn't regret it now, but he knows he will. 

Ding! 

A message from Sirius to the group chat.

batch of gays

padsy: hey losers

who wants to go to the cafe near that huge ass tree? 

wormy: ill go

moony: (2) 

prongsy: (3) 

padsy: see you all in 15

James turned off his phone and wore a simple red shirt with jeans and a red converse. He took a leather coat with him and hopped in to his car.

He drove and drove with his radio on. Big mistake. Big, big, big mistake. Of course, it had to play a song written by Regulus. He, of course, absent mindedly sang along. 

I want something more than

More than restless mornings

Getting by's so boring~

Thankfully, in a short 10 minutes he made it. He no longer had to listen to Regulus' song which definitely reminded him of the boy and their little encounter the previous night.

He parked his car and waited for the other three. He scrolled through his phone for a few seconds until he saw a black Mercedes-Benz pull up, which he knows belongs to Remus. 

James got off his car and smiled as he gave them a small wave. All four of them walked in and saw an empty seat right around the corner. 

They talked for a while, drinking coffee, eating pastries. It was all fun, really. 

Then, someone caught his eyes, again. The same man. The same person. Regulus Black. 

Now, it was then that he realized that he bought a God damn ticket to his concert. Hey, at least now he knows he really should go. 

It wasn't a good idea, but he was never known for being wise. 

Of course, James tried to brush this off and avoid Regulus in all circumstances, but he still stole a few glances here and there. It wasn't much, however, still enough to make his heart flutter when they oh-so conveniently lock eyes. 

Lucky for him, his friends were too busy doing their own thing to notice James' long stares at another Black. 

James should move on, yes, he knows that, but the glances and looks the two shared makes it impossible. 

James sighed loudly, louder than he should've, which was surprisingly missed by the other three, but not by Regulus as he quickly shot his head up and looking directly at James. 

Something about the way he looked at James made the other feel even more in love, if that was possible. 

You can say that there is absolutely no way he was ever going to fall out of love with Regulus Black. 

After this, as he was going home, he was in a daze. Not a drunk daze or anything like that. It was more on the 'contemplating my life decisions' kind of daze mixed with a 'I'm so in love' type of shit. 

Once he got home, he took off his shoes and took a quick shower. 

Even then, the cold water hitting his skin did not help him get out of the haze he was in. It was...somewhat painful. 

James knows that if they both had just put their work aside, they won't have any problems with their relationship at all. 

He never even thought that losing Regulus was possible. He never thought that things would end because of their careers. He never thought he would be in his shower thinking about how things could've been with Regulus if he only focused on his relationship and nothing else. 

As he got out and was fully dressed in just shorts, he took his phone from the night stand at the side of his bed. 

He turned it on. He hesitantly (understandably so) went to Instagram. Thnakfully, he and Regulus both had private accounts just for friends and for personal uses. That's where he went to.

It wasn't a big deal, right? 

What, however, was a big deal is him going into his dm's. It was unusual for James to see all their messages deleted and empty. 

r.a.b

 lion'sheart  ∘ Instagram

You follow each other on Instagram

hey

ik this is rlly not the best way to go

I saw you earlier at the cafe

and last night at the cas' club

I just rlly want to talk w u

In all honesty, James was not expecting a response, yet he got one in a matter of seconds. 

r.a.b

 lion'sheart  ∘ Instagram

You follow each other on Instagram

hey

ik this is rlly not the best way to go

I saw you earlier at the cafe

and last night at cas' club

I just rlly want to talk w u

hi

ik

I saw you earlier 

and last night too

im sorry abt yk...june

it's fine

understandable even

maybe sometime youd want to

maybe patch things up? 

I'll look into it

I would rlly love to

I just dk if I have the time w the tour and all

oh, no

you don't need to

it's fine of u don't, over chat is fine w me:) 

ok, but still

I'll see if I can

ok :) 

Just like that, James was drawn in like a metal to a magnet. He waited and waited and waited until Regulus messaged him again. 

He turned off his phone and put it aside as he waited. 

Hours and hours and hours went by. Well, not really, but that's what it felt like to him. In reality, it hasn't even been half an hour. Hell, it hasn't even been 15 minutes. 

James was not the kind of person to be impatient and stress over messages, but Regulus was an exception. 

For months they haven't talked once. Now that they started again, he just wants to go on forever and ever and ever. He doesn't want to stop talking with Regulus. 

He wants to be with Regulus. 

He wants to take care of Regulus. 

He wants to just talk with Regulus. 

He wants to feel Regulu's lips against his.

For just one last time. 

How he would do anything and everything. Give all his money, belongings, even his life and soul if that was all it took to be with Regulus. 

You can say he was going overboard, but he loved Regulus. If Regulus doesn't feel the same anymore, that's fine. He just knows that he would never be able to stop loving him. 

Ding! 

Once he heard that notification, which at the moment sounded like music to his ears, he picked his phone back up and clicked on the Instagram notification. 

r.a.b

 lion'sheart  ∘ Instagram

You follow each other on Instagram

hey

I'm free on friday this week :) 

great! 

also

if you don't mind, maybe we can catch up here? just to get started or smthng

why not

howve u been? 

well, my sched is crammed and packed 

a few free time here and there

the tour's going well tho

I'm glad :) 

but u should rest sometime

James cursed himself as he saw the little text bubble pop up and disappear. 

He shouldn't be so worked up over this. Maybe he should, but it wasn't such a big deal, now was it? 

Ding! 

r.a.b

 lion'sheart  ∘ Instagram

You follow each other on Instagram

ik

u should too

I have all the time to

we're done filming :)

that's great then

say we catch up? 

why not

Just like that, James was out of this world. He was drawn and focused, focused at Regulus. 

God, was he done for. 

For hours, they went on and on, just like they did before. As friends and as boyfriends. Only difference? They were back to square one. 

Well. 

Maybe not, but for James, it was square one of trying to win him back. There's no harm in trying, right? 

For another hour or so, honestly, James could care less about time. He wanted to go on and on, unfortunately he was feeling tired and so was Regulus. 

He shut of his phone and went to sleep. 

The next morning, he was bombarded with messages from...

Sirius? 

He wished it was Regulus, but Sirius was his best mate so he wasn't mad. 

S.O.B😭

what in the living fuck is going on

dyk reg was here? 

here in paris? and he didn't tell me? 

did he tell you? 

jesus christ

I don't even believe in him wtf

JAMES POTTER

omg

REGULUS ARCTURUS BLACK 

MY BLOODY BROTHER IS HERE

AND DIDN'T TELL ME

ISTG JAMES IF YOU KNEW AND DIDN'T TELL ME

I WILL MURDER YOU IN YOUR SLEEP. 

...maybe I did

oh fml

i will actually murder you

OKKK

ftr he didn't tell me

I just saw him

when?? 

how many times?? 

a..couple of times? 

at the club and the cafe... 

your kidding

wtf

istg 

yk 

fuck it

bye James

thx i think

Well, that was a mess and definitely a way to wake him up. 

Groggily, James stood up and walked to his bathroom. He washed his face with cold water to get rid of any remnants of sleepiness he had left. 

He went downstairs and made himself a sandwich for breakfast along with coffee, of course. 

For today, he had absolutely no idea what to do. What he does know is that he wants to talk with Regulus, again. It's not even funny at this point. 

Instead of doing that, he decided to take a walk outside on the streets to get some fresh air. 

He walked and walked as he passed by different shops. The thing is, one shop caught his attention more than the others do. 

It was a bouquet shop. More specifically, the bouquet shop where he bought the flowers to ask out Regulus for their first date 3 years ago. 

It gave him a sense of deja vu as he saw a couple in front of the store. A man with his hand on his nape while the other was used to hold the flowers, the girl immediately jumped on him for a hug after she took the flowers into her own hand. 

This made James feel so many emotions. He was happy for the two strangers, it was a cute sight. He was also sad as it looked somewhat like what he did back then with Regulus. He was frustrated. Upset. Mad. Confused. Confused? 

James moved on as he walked away from the scene.

But of course, the universe has to make it known how much it loved James. 

He crosses paths with Regulus Black, again. At this point it was getting exhausting that they kept meeting up like this and doing absolutely nothing, but stare. 

This time, it was a bit different, you could say. Regulus catches him too, they both stared for a while. Then what do you know, Regulus waved at him with a smile. 

A very soft smile that James would never forget about, even in his sleep. That sounded creepy, even to him it did, but that was the truth. 

James merely waved back with the same smile.

As Regulus continued walking from across the street, James sighed. He felt like he could breathe again after holding it—hell, he didn't even know he was. 

Well.

That was something.