Chapter 2
Four hands gently shook me out of sleep. I took a moment to recollect why I was sleeping outside before cautiously opening my eyes. When I realized it, I sighed and sat up. I turned to face the two girls who the hands belonged to. The two girls looked alike, most likely sisters. The older, taller girl with dark brown eyes, long, curly blonde hair, and freckles all over her face. The younger girl had short, blonde hair that was slightly curly, and dark brown eyes.
"Are you alive" came from the younger girl. Nodding my head I sat up and got off the bench, "Are you sure," the older questioned with a grim look on her face, probably staring at my soaking wet clothes.
"I'm very much alive" I replied offended.
"Well you don't look it," the younger state with a doubtful expression.
"Well I am"
"Just wanted to see if you were ok, would you want to join us for breakfast," the older asked.
"No thanks, I'm fine"
"People who are fine don't sleep on benches in the rain-" the younger cut it " Just eat with us before you get hypothermia"
"fine but only for food and clothes" I caved.
The three of us walk down the street while people stare at us likely giving strange looks. To be fair it was a strange sight. "My name is Kate and this is Ashely" the older waited for a response.
"My names Regulus, it's nice to meet you"
"Hm are you homeless, is that why you slept on a bench," the younger asked.
"Why I'm sleeping on a bench doesn't concern you, but no I'm not homeless," I answered slightly offended.
Despite the sun being out it's cold and I'm shivering still. The promise of clothes that aren't soaked through gives me the motivation to continue walking and not drop dead this very second. Maybe a half-hour later after getting to know each other we make it to a blue house with a yellow door and many plants. It already looks more welcoming than Grimmauld place. There are two stories and I can see movement through an upstairs window.
"MUM, DA we bought a guest from the park" Ashley yelled when we entered the house.
An older woman comes out of the kitchen with an apron covered in flour, most likely the mother, and gives me a concerned look "Oh look at this nice young man, I'm Kristy it's nice to meet you."
"Regulus, the pleasures all mine" I respectfully respond.
"How sweet, Kate go get him in some clean clothes you must be freezing, my son's clothes should fit you well enough."
Kate drags me up the stairs "I'll steal some of my brothers but they might be big on you."
She walks into a room across the hall after telling me to stay here and I can overhear some of the arguing happening.
"Oh my God do you ever knock," her, I'm assuming, brother asked angrily.
"Oh my God do you shut up," Kate mocked him "Whatever Im stealing these."
When Kate leaves she stops the door from closing all the way, leaving it an inch open.
"Close the damn door" he grunted.
Kate continues to ignore him and drags me to a bathroom, shoving the clothes in my hand. After she quickly leaves and shuts the door behind her I take off my wet clothes and put on A dark blue jumper with black sweatpants. Looking in the mirror I see how small I really am, the Jumper shows off my collarbone a little and shows the necklace Sirius got me for my eleventh birthday. The sleeves go over my hands, no wonder Kristy looked concerned. Ignoring the problem at hand I pick up my wet clothes and open the door to meet Kate. She grabs my clothes walks back into the bathroom and puts them into the dryer.
"My mum's making pancakes for breakfast," Kate says simply.
I nod at her and follow back downstairs to the kitchen and see her dad sipping on a cup of coffee.
"Good morning kid, Ashley was just telling me how she found you on a bench, my name's Carl" He introduces himself.
"I'm Regulus, nice to meet you, sir," I shake his hand as he gently laughs.
"Please none of that sir stuff just call me Carl, Ash go get Ethan"
Kate tells me to sit down while she passes out six plates across the table and sits down herself. I look over to the door hearing two sets of footsteps come down and walk into the kitchen, Ashley comes in and sits across from me. The chair on my right is pulled out and the son, Ethan, looks down at me. He's taller with the same blonde curly hair and deep brown eyes. He has a more muscular build, and he's also fucking fit.
He stares at me for a second and looks at me as if trying to see if he recognizes me.
"I'm Ethan, and you are," he inquired.
"Im Regulus" I answer.
His curious gaze shifts to a glare.
"Hm, Regulus can I talk to you for a moment, alone" He walks out of the room and I follow through a door leading to the backyard.
Kate yells at him "Don't scare him off, I like this guy!!"
Leaving behind the laughter of the family he looks at me with a dark and serious look.
"Regulus Black"
I nod at him cautiously.
"Look Black, I know who you are and I don't want you and your death-eater family anywhere near my family, now leave," he demanded.
"How do you know who I am," I ask slipping on a mask to not show my confusion.
"Muggleborns exist you know" I just nod at him, "Whatever you're doing here to my family stop it and leave," He starts walking but I block the door before I even realize what I'm doing.
"I get why you would think that but I swear all I'm doing here is eating food and wearing your clothes, my parents temporarily kicked me out and your sisters found me at a park and decided 'Hey he looks dead let's keep them' and I know you hate me and have no reason to trust me but I really just needed somewhere and I get that you hate me, most people do, and have no reason to actually believe me-" I rambled off wishing to stay for at least the morning.
"Ok, fine just stop rambling and go eat I guess," he cut me off exasperated.
We go back inside and sit back down in the previous sitting, next to each other.
"So what'd you boys talk about," Kristy asked us as we grabbed food.
Ethan responded before I could "Regulus goes to Hogwarts too."
"Really another wizard, who would've thought," Carl spoke.
Suddenly I felt rather anxious with everyone staring at me surprised "Yup" I reply rubbing my neck.
"Well, how do you like it," asked Kristy.
"I guess it's ok, the place itself is great and other people like it I guess," I answered.
"But you don't like it" Ashley pressed for answers.
"It's not that I don't like it, it's a great place just the people are not as great, so as a lot of people love it I just don't" I rushed to explain.
"So why'd you get kicked out," Kate asked as if it were nothing. I glared at her instead and tried to give the most vague answer possible while still telling the truth.
"Um my parents are just kinda strict and I did something they thought was wrong even though it wasn’t really so they kicked me out till the end of the break"
All the shocked faces turned to concern, Even Ethan looked a little concerned. Rushing to reassure them it wasn't that bad "It's really ok though it's just for a little over a week it'll be fine."
"Well, you can stay here till then" Kristy offered.
I already felt guilty for intruding on their morning I wouldn't want to ruin their break to "No it's really ok I can figure something else out I wouldn't want to be in the way-"
Carl stopped my sentence reassuring me it would be fine "Nonsense you are more than welcome here it would be no trouble."
'You can stay in my room" Ethan offered, earning surprised looks from everyone in the room.
"You never let people into your room" Ashley offered curiously.
All Ethan did was shrug and aid he wouldn't mind.
"Well then it's settled, you'll stay here til then. Ethan show Regulus your room after we eat" Kristy added.
I finished the best breakfast I'd ever tasted and continued observing the family. They were nice and talked throughout the meal instead of sitting in silence like Maman and Papa do. Despite the horrible night before, it was an enjoyable morning.