James had done his share of sneaking around Hogwarts. In all his years attending the school, he searched through almost every nook and cranny he could possibly find. Once he graduated, James assumed his days of sneaking through the haunted halls were over. Turns out he was very wrong.
“Jamie, it's late, you need to go.” Despite his words Regulus Black continued to let James kiss down his jaw and onto his neck. James was in no mood to stop now that he had started, not even the whole school exploding in a ball of fiendfyre would keep him from ravishing his fiancé.
Fiancé. James would never get tired of referring to Regulus as such. Ever since, in a twist of events, Regulus slid down on one knee, James had been the happiest person in the world. Of course he was slightly wounded that Regulus had beat him to it but the pure elation from being engaged washed it all away. Now James planned to devour every inch of Regulus every chance he could get. Several of these chances included sneaking into Hogwarts while everyone was distracted with dinner to spend a late evening with Reg, who was in his third year as the Divination professor.
See the reason James had to do all this sneaking was because Regulus wasn’t technically supposed to have any visitors. He could leave for the weekends and breaks, but other than that he was required to reside within the castle. Being Ravenclaws Head of House meant he had to be available for any of his students at all times. There was also a very dumb rule, in James’s personal opinion, that only married couples could reside together within the castle. Since James and Regulus were not yet married, James was not allowed to live with his own fiancé. So naturally James had taken to sneaking in whenever he was in the mood for some time with Regulus, which was just about every other night.
“Jamie, I love you and I love the direction we are headed but if you don’t stop, we are going to get caught. Again. Besides, weren't three rounds enough to satisfy you for a while?” This question finally got James to pull back and look deep into Regulus’s stormy silver eyes.
“There will never be enough rounds to satisfy me, mera pyaar. But if you no longer wish to be with me, then I understand. I shall take my leave, never to bother you again. Please say you will think of me, I know my every thought will be of you and all of your glory.” Regulus simply rolled his eyes and moved to get up from the bed. James quickly wrapped his arms around his waist and tackled Regulus back down into the bed. James grabbed Regulus’s wrists and pinned them above his head, effectively trapping him underneath James.
“Please don’t make me go. I promise to be very good and hide if a student or other professor shows up at your door. I even brought the cloak this time to make it easier. Please jaanu, let me stay the night.” James rolled his hips, making Regulus bite his lip and hold in a whimper. James knew he was close to giving in, he just needed to continue pressing the right buttons. James let go of Regulus’s wrists and started to kiss down his fiancé's body. Down his neck, across his collarbones, right around his nipples which were starting to harden under James’s breath. James made sure to spend some time kissing across Regulus’s chest scars and continued his path lower.
Right as James was about to reach his goal, Regulus quickly closed his legs and rolled away from James. “Nope, no, I am not giving in this time. You are leaving and you are going to go home and sleep in that bed. Not this bed. The other one. That is in our house. That we own. Go James.” Regulus stormed over to his wardrobe and quickly slipped on his dressing gown. He then walked over to the door and opened it, waiting for James to walk out.
Knowing he had lost, James took his time collecting his clothes and finally made his way over to the door. He paused before going through the door and grabbed Regulus by his hips and pulling him into a searing kiss. James stepped back and looked at Regulus who seemed to be having a deep internal debate. James simply chuckled, whispered an I love you and walked out into the corridor.
James was lost in thought, going over every detail of the night he just had and didn’t notice the student in front of him. James bumped past the kid, mumbled an apology and kept walking. James hoped the kid didn’t get caught out past hours, those detention could be brutal.
“Dad?” James froze in his tracks. Sudden clarity came to his brain. His son. His 12 year old son went to school here. His son who he should definitely not be bumping into at 1:00 in the morning.
“Haz? What on earth are you doing roaming the halls this late at night? You are going to get caught and put in detention! You could get benched from the team. So explain to me now what you are doing.”
“I was going to see Reggie. He makes me a nice tea when I can’t sleep and escorts me back to the dorm. What are you doing here? You aren’t supposed to be here at all! Auntie Minnie has told you this a thousand times dad. She is going to lose it if she catches you.”
“Listen kid, you don’t understand this now but when you really love someone, you have a desperate need to be around them. So I am not going to let your Auntie Minnie stop me from fulfilling my need to be around the love of my life. Besides, she doesn't scare me. Now go get your tea kid and get back to bed. See you this weekend?”
“Or tomorrow night when you idiots sneak around again.” Harry grumbled as he turned to head to Regulus’s chambers.
“Hey no sassing your old man.”
“Whatever.”
James chuckled as he turned and continued down the hall. It warmed his heart to see Harry going to Regulus for help and comfort. James had been nervous about Regulus fitting into their little family but now he knows there's no need for worry. He was settling in just fine.
James made his way out of the castle and across the grounds to a spot where he could apparate home. He walked into the dark, empty home and sighed. It was true that he wanted to spend all his time absolutely wrecking Regulus, but in full honesty he just hated being in this massive house alone. It was too empty without Regulus or Harry there. So James took every opportunity to not be in it. Coaching for Puddlemere United took up enough time during the day but at night it was a struggle.
When James finally made it into his room, his owl came swooping through the open window and dropped a small envelope into the bed. James, curious as to who was sending notes at this late hour, grabbed the note and quickly opened it. Inside was handwriting he would always recognize in an instant.
My dear Jamie,
Good thing I kicked you out when I did or we would have traumatized your precious son. Again. We really do need to remember our locking spells.
I apologize for my rudeness in forcing you out and I was wondering if I could make it up to you. Maybe tomorrow evening? Perhaps this time I sneak out to see you, I can put the prefects on stressed out students duty.
Did my new toy ever come in? I've been looking forward to trying it out. Hopefully we can have a test trial tomorrow night.
I will look forward to it with every passing moment.
I love you
R.A.B
James smiled and fell down onto the bed. Life was good. He was the happiest he had ever been. He was ready for whatever life decided to throw at him. As long as he had Regulus by his side through it all.