Regulus felt awkward.
This was not his scene not at all. He knew he shouldn't be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion.
Yet, here he is sneaking in to James Fleamont Potter and Emma Vanity's wedding because his brother said he needed to come. He hated every moments of this. From the moment he got in the car with Pandora to the moment he walked in.
As he walks around trying his hardest to sneak around to find Sirius, Remus and Peter. As he walks around he spots all the bridesmaid and immediately hides being a curtain making sure he isn't seen. They are all wearing pastel dresses which seems odd to him since Emma Vanity is in Slytherin., and her well known snotty family. He knew her though quidditch and never liked her nor saw any appeal which James had obviously found. He overhears her yelling at a bridesmaid somewhere. She was wearing a dress shaped like a pastry. 'This is surely not what he thought it would be' Regulus thought before leaving to hide.
As he starts to search for his brother and friends he loses himself in a daydream where he hopes for a glimmer of courage to stop the wedding and for him and James to find a way to the back door for happiness. Yet, at this moment it was just a daydream, a fleeting hope, which was not to ever be transferred in to actual words.
He spotted Remus and Peter standing away from the large crowds. Regulus hurried over in a panic.
"Hey Regulus. I see Sirius managed to succeed in his mission to sneak in here." Remus laughed.
"Stage one complete." Peter said. Remus quickly hit his arm.
"What do you mean 'Stage one'?" He asked staring at the pair. "I am here for another reason aren't I?"
"Finally!" Regulus heard from behind him. It was Sirius. "We need to talk now."
"Why have you dragged me here? You knew I didn't want to be here. It is painful enough that one of my closest friends is getting married and I didn't get invited."
"James said you did." Sirius said before realization struck him in a flash. "I am going to hurt that bitch after. I need to talk to you." Sirius explained. "Alone." Sirius dragged him into an isolated room.
"Why am I here?" Regulus asked with slight anger.
"I need you to grow up and realize you are in love with James Fleamont Potter." Sirius said firmly and exhausted, "Or you do this is not a revelation, and need to actually make a move or you will have no other choice to forever hold your so called peace of a lie."
"I have no idea what you are on about Sirius."
"For fuck sake. You two were in love, you may of ignored it but we all saw. And the type of love you two had does not go away just because you say it out loud."
"I am not in love with him. And even if I was it would not matter what I feel because he doesn't feel the same." Regulus said with tears forming in his eyes. "I was too late. He getting married." He falls and sits on the ground. Sirius sits in form beside him. "And that is the end of the story of us."
"It is not too late. When the priest asks if anyone has any objections stand up and speak." Sirius said and Regulus quiet. He stays quiet for about ten minutes of Sirius and him sat on the ground.
"What? I am just meant to stand up and tell him that he shouldn't marry her and marry me instead. Because I believe that." he hesitates from his own words before carrying on. "No lies. I believe that. Sirius I want him, I have never not wanted him to be by my side forever. He should be with me. She doesn't notice everything. The different looks he had like when he is trying to figure something out he scrunches up his nose and does a little pout. And when he can't figure something out he holds his pen in his left hand so he can concentrate which makes no sense to anyone but him. Or even when he loves something he doesn't have a big smile he gives a small smile but a big smile with his eyes. Or when he thinks no one is looking he stares at them trying to figure out what is going on there brain." He quickly takes a breath. "This is all seen by this sham of a wedding, the colours are completely off, the venue isn't the one he always wanted, and the flowers should be a mix of Tiger lilies and rudbeckia's. Does she even talk to him?" As Regulus rants something click's in his brain and he lets out a huge gasp. "OH MY GODS!" Sirius raises his eyebrows with a small smirk. "I am in love with James. Oh I need to tell him before it is too late."
As Regulus gets up Sirius checks the time. "You are going to have to wait for the objections. He is already on his way to the end of aisle. Which means I need to leave because as best man I need to be there. Peter is waiting just outside the door. He will show you to where you need to wait before objecting. Remus has got a car ready for you two when you leave, it is at the back door."
"Okay. Thank you, brother." Regulus replies. Sirius pulls him in for a tight hug.
"I'll see you later, little brother." Sirius said before leaving.
When Regulus left he saw Peter standing against the wall. Regulus gave him a small nod. Peter showed him to where he was going to hide in the curtain. He was watching everyone taking their seats and making gestures. Then he spotted James, he was standing at the end of the long aisle looking nervous but something seemed up. Regulus could tell instantaneous that he wasn't just nervous, he looked like he didn't even want to be there. Like this was the end of his world. Yet, James still put on a fake smile and supressed it all, unnoticed from all but Regulus.
As Regulus was staring, he realised how much he missed it all, James' hair, the look in his eyes when they would sneak looks even though they were never publicly anything behind closed doors they were everything. Well, at least Regulus thought they were. Regulus didn't want any of it to end, yet it did but he was hoping to rectify his mistakes and finally find his happy ending.
Then he heard the organ start playing music which sounded like a death march. It was horrible. Then he saw the bride float down the aisle as if she was a pageant queen. It seemed to take an eternity for her to walk down that aisle. Yet, he wasn't looking at her. He was looking at James who closed his eyes the second he saw her and then reopened them a few seconds later. He knew he was trying to imagine someone else.
"Please be imagining me" Regulus repeated inside his head. As he noticed the look on James' face was him imagining Regulus.
Then Regulus noticed an annoyed Sirius standing next to James. Then he saw Peter and Remus with fake smiles next to James. The he saw Sirius lean in to James and whispered something to James with a sly grin on his face. He couldn't make out what he was saying to James but James looked confused but pushed it down.
After about 20 minutes Regulus heard his que.
"Speak now or forever hold your peace." The pastor said.
There's a silence.
"Speak now"
There's his last chance.
"Speak now"
So Regulus stands out with shaky hand.
"Speak now"
All eyes were on him. Including James' teary eyes.
"Horrified looks from everyone in the room." Regulus said.
"But I'm only looking at you." James whispered as he walked down a bit of the aisle.
"I'm not the type of guy who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion." Regulus stated looking in to James' eyes who responded with a smirk. "But you are not the type of guy who should be marrying the wrong person."
There was another silence but Regulus' confidence was truly there as he spoke louder,
"So don't say yes. Lets run away now. I'll meet when you're out of the church by at the back door. Don't wait or say single vow, you need to here out. And everyone was telling me to speak now. So I did." Regulus said and waited a few seconds and turned around to leave.
Then he heard James' voice, like the sun finally breaking through after a storm.
"Let's run away now. Lets me just take this tux off and I will by at the back door. I am so glad you were around when they said to speak now because I don't know what I would do without you there to stop from making stupid decisions and I am so sorry for not coming home sooner because you, Regulus, are my home."
Regulus slowly turned around and did a quick walk to grab James' face to drag his lips to his. James put his hands on to Regulus's waist.
When they pulled away, then rested each others foreheads on the other.
"Keep the tux on. You suit it." Regulus whispered before James grabbed his hands and dragged them out of the church to the back door.
When they got out Regulus pushed James against the wall and kissed him. Between the kisses James spoke. "Reg." Kiss. "I need you." kiss. "To know." kiss. "Something." kiss then Regulus pulled back but kept his hands in James' hair. "I need you to know that I love you."
"I love you. Maybe a bit more." Regulus replied with a smile.
"And I never want you to not be together. So if that means I have to forever apologise for not realizing sooner then so be it, but I will do that anyways." James continued.
"James Potter. I never want a moment without you. So, will you be my boyfriend so I can propose to you in about 4 months and get married rather next year or the year after in Summer?" Regulus asked.
"Regulus Black. I will be your boyfriend. But I am going to be the one proposing to you." James replied. Then Regulus saw Pandora pull up behind them.
"Someone texted me saying you two need a getaway car, get in Lils is waiting at home." She said out of the window.
Then they saw five people pile out of the back door of the church.
"Wait!" They heard Barty say. "Can we come?"
"Sure." Pandora say. "It's going to be quite a tight fit."
"I will sit on your lap." Regulus whispered to James which made James smirk.
Before they got in the car they all took their ties/bowties and jackets off and chucked them in the boot. When they all got back to Pandora and Lily's house, James and Regulus went to talk in the spare bedroom.
"I have a few questions'." Regulus said as they sat across from each other. Regulus was on a chair facing James who was sat at the edge of the bed. James nodded. "Why wasn't I invited? Sirius said I was but I was not."
"I did invite you but Emma was the one who sent the invitations out and must of not."
"Why would she do that? No one knew about us."
"I never stopped talking about you. Never. There wasn't a moment of the day I didn't talk about you." James replied.
"Did you sleep with her?" Regulus asked with a straight face.
"What?" James choked.
"Did you have sex?"
"No. Never."
"Did you two do anything sexual together?" Regulus asked with a slight tone of jealousy.
"No. She tried." James laughed at the second part.
"WHAT?" Regulus said with a lot of jealousy in his tone.
"But I didn't let her." James said looking down at his hands. "It was like she was trying really hard as well." James tried to laugh off while Regulus death glares him. "I just couldn't bring myself, I ended up making some bullshit excuse about marriage."
"What did you let her do?" Regulus asked as he moved slightly closer to James.
"Huh?" James looked up where he was met with Regulus climbing on to him to straddle him.
"Did you let her do this?" Regulus questioned as he started to kiss James' neck. James shook his head and leaned his head back and Regulus bit gently in to his neck. He found James' sweet spot as James moaned his name. Regulus started to unbutton James' shirt while James quickly unbuttoned Regulus'.
"No. I didn't." James said. "Reg." James moaned again while unbuckling Regulus' belt.
"What about this?" Regulus questioned before kissing James, trying to explore his mouth while also palming him through James' trousers. James released a small moan into Regulus' mouth, when Regulus pulled back he licked his lips.
"Never."
"Reggie?" James asked as they lied down next to each other on under the covers.
"Yes Jamie?" Regulus replied.
"I would never let her because I loved you. I could never do that to you. I should of known I didn't want to marry her but there was quite a lot of pressure on me. And then she told me that she saw you kissing some girl. So I tried to move on. But there is nothing that could stop me from loving you. For Merlin sake. You are Regulus Arcturus fucking Black."
"I promise to you that I never would of betrayed your trust like that. I love you more that, from the moon and to saturn, remember." Regulus replied which James softly kissed him on the cheek Regulus carried on, "James Fleamont Potter, you ar making it impossible to not marry you tonight."
"Although that might not be possible tonight." James said as he got out of the bed and knelt by Regulus.
"JAMES!"
"Regulus Arcturus Black. Reggie. Reg. I love you more and more every time I can see you breath, every time your eyes glimmer. Its like a chemical reactions which stops me from breathing. I want to ensure we are forever timeless because your electric touch is something which forever be my invisible string. So, please say yes to this question. Will you be my forever and marry me? Even if I am the foolish one here for not doing this years ago when I first saw you." James said with passion, like he always does.
"Did you just propose or am I hearing things?" Regulus asked for clarification.
"Yes."
"Yes." Regulus replied. "Yes, Jamie, I will."
James kissed Regulus slowly trying to capture the moment.
"Oh my dear, I love you." Regulus whispered.
"Did you just call me dear?" James teased. "Merlin, that felt good to hear. Plus it is a dear joke, I guess I did rub off on you."
"Are you trying to ruin the moment?" Regulus joked.
"No!" Replied scared. "I love you so much, Reg."
"I love you too. I should of told you sooner as well but now we have the rest of our lives." Regulus replied. "And trust me, darling, I am not wasting or waiting any more time for that, it is now, our forever"