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He hates parties, with all of himself. And he really doesn't know how he managed to get his brother to convince him to attend the birthday of someone he doesn't even know. But Sirius insisted and so now, he's at the house of someone he's never seen before with people he doesn't know, he promises himself that he's going to kill his brother and then he goes to get a drink.
He looks at the drinks table trying to choose what to have, then reaches over to get the coke bottle, he doesn't like alcohol and all soft drinks seem too sweet. While pouring the coke into the glass, someone runs into him and all the coke spills on his shirt.
"Excuse me! I am sorry" Regulus snorts and turns around, looks at the boy in front of him, he's tall, he has glasses and caramel colored skin, he's really handsome but he's also an asshole so beauty doesn't count. He keeps apologizing and Regulus raises a hand to shut him up "it doesn't matter, I have an excuse to leave"
At that moment Sirius arrives next to them smiling "oh Reggie I see you met James! James he's my brother Regulus" Regulus looks at James and hints at a barely perceptible smile, James really smiles and holds out his hand. Regulus looks at him and then shakes it "fine, now I'm going home" Sirius shakes his head "absolutely not, indeed James, Reggie, could you go upstairs to get more chairs?" Regulus looks around, there are many free chairs but he nods only because he knows that otherwise Sirius will torment him.
He and James go upstairs, looking for chairs, when they realize "upstairs" is the attic Regulus mentally curses his brother and James curses.
They go up to the attic and look around "So...you're sirius' younger brother, how old are you?"
Regulus glances at James moving the chairs "24, did you find any chairs?" James shakes his head "no, just a lot of dust" Regulus snorts "let's go downstairs, if he finds the chairs himself"
James goes towards the attic door trying to open it "fuck" Regulus approaches him "what?"
"is blocked"
Regulus tries to open the door, nothing. Fuck he knew he wasn't supposed to come.
James tries to knock on the door trying to get attention but they both know that no one will hear.
Regulus sits on a box and James does the same, they stay silent for a while then James looks at him "what do you like to do?" Regulus looks at him confused "what?" "In your free time, what do you do?" Regulus remains silent for a while, he doesn't know why a person he doesn't know for 30 minutes is asking him things about him, but he can't ignore it since they are closed there, so he replies "I like reading" James chuckles "Really? What a nerd" "Excuse me? What do you care?"
James shrugs "I'm trying to make conversation, it's not my fault you're a nerd".
Regulus tries to keep calm but it's quite difficult for him, what kind of friends does his brother have? "I might be a nerd, but at least I'm not a dickhead like you" James adjusts his glasses and chuckles "how touchy you are"
Regulus is about to answer but then he hears the door open, without saying a word to his brother who is watching them he comes out of the attic. James chuckles and whispers "lovely" Regulus mentally curses him too.