Disclaimer: I am not J.K. Rowling no matter how much I wish I am. I don't own these beautiful characters either.

Author's Note: I'm writing about the deaths of the marauders and co to torture your feels and twist your hearts into rocks of sadness that fall to the pit of your stomach. I'm starting with Regulus Black because I have a soft spot for the Black brothers and I feel as though it'll start the story out well. Later chapters will go off of this one including: Marlene McKinnon, Lily and James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Tonks. I hope you enjoy this fic.

They always said death was painless. Some people die naturally in their sleep, others just drift off into another world after a few last words with their loved ones. But what if you were killed? You had to leave everything and everyone you loved behind just because someone decided your fate for you. It's not fair. Not at all. In these stories, we all faced our deaths bravely. We were killed, yes, but one could say we greeted death as if it were an old friend. We went into the battle, knowing that death could reach us at any moment, but we still did. We still faced death, hoping that the ones we loved could live on. There's many stories I could tell you. But I'll leave the others's stories for them to tell, I'll just tell you my own.

It all started at a mandatory death eater meeting a few days ago. The Dark Lord was giving out weekly orders. I admit that I've killed before, and I hate myself for it. I didn't really see any other option for myself though, other than to travel along in my family's footsteps.

"The McKinnons are a threat to us..." The Dark Lord started, and I cringed at the thought. Marlene McKinnon: the one girl my brother ever actually loved. He stopped his whorish ways for her. I had to get a warning to him, even if he hated me. "It has come to my attention the the girl–Marlene, is it? Has arranged to visit her dear parents this Sunday." He laughed cruelly. "A perfect time to kill them all. Bellatrix, I trust you would like to go on this mission."

"Yes, my Lord." Bellatrix cackled excitedly. "My dear cousin Sirius the traitor has it in for little Marly McKinnon, I'd love to help ruin him!"

I cringed again at the thought as the Dark Lord turned to me. "Is that so?" He smirked. "Then Regulus, I order you to kill Marlene McKinnon. What a great way for brothers to bond." He laughed.

"But my Lord..." Bellatrix started.

"SILENCE!" He held up his hand. "I have ordered Regulus to do it. You, Bella, may go along to see that he gets the job done. I noticed that recently some of his ordered victims have gotten free..."

"I'm sorry, my Lord." I bowed my head, trying to think of a way to get out of it.

"It's okay, young Regulus." The Dark Lord laughed. "You will redeem yourself by killing the McKinnon girl."

Days of nervousness passed and I nearly fainted when my cousin Bella came to get me.

"Wish us luck, Kreacher!" Bellatrix laughed as she pulled me out the door. "Not that we need it."

"Best of luck, madam Bellatrix and Master Regulus." Kreacher bowed.

I nodded at Kreacher as I walked out the door, clutching my wand. Once at the Mckinnon's I walked up to where I suspected Marlene's room was, trying to hurry the best I could.

"Regulus Black..." Marlene said with watery eyes. "I never thought you would betray your brother like this..." She dropped her wand. "Go on. Kill me."

"Marlene. Listen to me." I said frantically. "You need to get out of here. Go find Sirius. Go to the Potter's. Anything. The Dark Lord ordered me to kill you. But I couldn't do that to Sirius. Please. Leave now. Disapparate!"

Tears fell down her cheeks as she pulled me in for a hug. "Thank you." She whispered. I noticed her true beauty, thinking about how lucky Sirius was. How he could spend the rest of his life with her.

"Just go." I said, hugging her quickly. "And Marlene? Tell Sirius I love him..."

"You can come live with us, Regulus." She offered, searching for her wand. "I'll talk to Sirius, alright?"

I only nodded and smiled at her, knowing the Dark Lord had a fate in store for me that was far worse than death. "Marlene...go!" I said again as the door was thrown open.

"I knew you didn't have the guts, dear cousin." Bellatrix laughed, shutting the door and circling Marlene and I. "She's a looker, isn't she? That's probably why my brat cousin picked her. Only in it for the sex..."

"That isn't true." Marlene said firmly. "He loves me. And I love him."

"Marlene, go!" I said exasperatedly. I considered killing Bellatrix, but I couldn't move.

"Not that it matters now, dearie." Bella laughed. "Because I'm going to kill you. I'd torture you first, but little Reggie here would probably escape with you. Any last words?" She picked up one of Marlene's curls and let it slap her in the face.

"You're a bigger bitch than Sirius described." Marlene said bitterly, clenching her fists and facing her fate bravely. I never truly knew how brave someone could be before the war.

"I'll take that as a complement." Bellatrix laughed, raising her wand. "AVADA KEDAVRA!"

With two simple words, Marlene's lifeless body hit the ground. She never once let out a sound of pain. Her eyes still tearful, looked out into the distance. Her life was over and Sirius would never get to hold her in his arms again. I started crying as I disapparated back home.

"Let's go, Kreacher." I choked back my tears, grabbing the elf's hand. He obeyed as I took him to the place where I knew the dark lord was hiding a horcrux. He let it slip while bragging about being eternal. I was the only one who was smart enough to figure out what he meant.

"No, Master Regulus! Do not cut yourself! Let Kreacher do it for you!" The house elf said worriedly.

"It's alright, Kreacher. The wall needs to sense weakness." I said as I rubbed my cut hand across the wall. "Listen to me, Kreacher. You can't tell anyone what I did. Understand me? I'm going to give you a locket that looks like this." I pulled out the replica of Slytherin's locket to show him. "And you have to destroy it no matter what. And I want you to disapparate back home and set to work on destroying it once I go in the water. Understand? Do not try to save me. Leave me. And, Kreacher...tell Sirius that I love him."

"Yes, Master Regulus." Kreacher nodded. I could have sworn I saw tears in his eyes as the inferi came from the water.

"GO, Kreacher." I shouted as I was dragged into the water. Maybe some deaths are painless. But mine wasn't. I thrashed about in the water, completely helpless as the undead army of the Dark Lord pulled me under. I opened my mouth, accepting my fate. I was as good as dead anyways. My last thought was 'I may be going down, but at least I'm taking the Dark Lord down with me.' And with that, my body froze and became lifeless. I felt my soul lift up from my body and I watched as the inferi sunk back to the bottom and the water calmed itself again.

As I got to King's Cross Station, Marlene was already there waiting for me.

Author's note: alright everyone, how do you think I did? Reviews please! I know Marlene's death was included in this, but the next chapter will be focusing on her point of view. I hope you liked it!