Regulus did the best a lanky fourteen year old boy could to hide between the banisters that spiraled up their staircase. He swallowed as he watched silently at the scene in the hallway. He'd been upstairs doing his summer homework when he'd heard yelling again.

Of course he'd ignored it, ever since Sirius had been placed in Gryffindor, well, it was safe to say his parents weren't really pleased. Sirius had just grown more and more….rebellious was the best word for it. He seemed to just provoke fights even when they were just eating. They'd be talking about something simple, like the wars progress and Sirius would just yell and have random outbursts.

Well, Reg thought they were random Sirius didn't, he had asked him once. He didn't like it so much.

"Why are you always causing problems Sirius?" Regulus sighed, leaning in his Brother's doorway to his very red and gold room. Just another sign that what Regulus was saying was valid. He only did it to make Mother and Father mad.

"I don't cause them." Sirius snapped.

"Well, the littlest things send you off, it isn't fair." Reg muttered.

"Fair, HA!" He'd gotten right up in his face, and Regulus thought he'd handled it well and rather dignified. "Fair! Fair isn't what [b]they[/b] believe is right! You know what, I give up… you'll get it someday,"

"Now that isn't fair. I'm thirteen!" He wasn't a child anymore! Sirius was going to get it in his head, or Regulus would put it there! He was only two years younger!

"Yeah, well the day you can tell me it isn't random is the day you'll have gotten it!"

He'd stormed off after that. So Regulus had just ignored it when they were yelling and even when he heard something breaking. It was all normal as far as he was concerned; it had been going on for a good six years. What did finally catch his full attention was screaming. He'd heard it before, but this was really bad…and it was Sirius. Now, he wasn't at good odds with his Brother lately, but he was screaming like he'd really gotten hurt, and his parents certainly couldn't have done it. Then he heard more banging noises, and he stood up from his chair and heard a sharp 'OW' from Sirius.

"YOU DISGRACE! FILTH! DISGRACE OF MY NAME! MUD-BLOOD LOVER!" He looked worried towards his door, he didn't know if he should go down there or if it would make things worse. It usually did…. sometimes. There was more loud bangs, and he was pretty sure that was the china crashing.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT!" Regulus smelt a weird smell, even from here, and then heard his mother laughing. It was really weird laughing, it was chilling really.

"GOOD!" He heard Sirius scream, very loud. "FINALLY DID ME A FAVOR, HAG!"

He saw his door rattle and a huge bang from downstairs, along with his Father's voice over the laughing.

Regulus had gotten up, quill in hand and just started to peak through the door when he saw Sirius storming up the staircase whipping tears from his eyes. He'd been stunned to silence, Sirius didn't cry, it was like saying he wanted to transfer to the Slytherin house or he'd start being nice to Kreature, or calling him Reg like when they were kids! It didn't happen.

Next thing he knew Sirius was storming out of his room and he had his suitcase with him. Regulus had paused, for a moment, but flung the door open when he heard it clunking on the stairs. Why did he have his luggage? He heard his Father yelling something! It was the first time he'd ever heard his Father raise his voice like that, he was always so quiet. Kind of like Regulus, but he had a way of making you know that he meant something.

"WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? CURSE ME AGAIN?"

"I'LL DO WORSE THAN THAT BOY!"

Regulus had run to the staircase at that point, and was now trying to hide between the banisters. He could just see Sirius' cloak as he spun around and ran down the hallway towards the door, his luggage jumping along behind him. Regulus stood up, looking at his Brother with confused grey eyes, where was he going?

"Sirius," He muttered, but he couldn't be heard over his Mother's cackling

"What's all this racket?" One of the old house elf heads asked, but Regulus was running down the stairs as Sirius swung the door shut.

"SIRIUS!" He shouted to him, where was he going? He couldn't leave! He couldn't just leave him here! It was…he couldn't do that! He ran towards the door and flung it open, and he could just see Sirius' retreating form. He was really leaving, he went to go out the door…to follow him, to make him see sense, to see that Regulus still wanted him to be his Brother, but he paused at his Father's commanding voice.

"Regulus, close that door. Come inside before we are further embarrassed." He looked at his Father and then over his shoulder where Sirius was disappearing into the mist that was settling over their lawn. He paused again until his Father yelled.

"Now!" He flinched and shut the door, walking towards his Father who was going into the family drawing room where his Mother was still laughing. It was weird, he looked back at the door, half expecting Sirius to walk back in the door and roll his eyes at Regulus and storm up the stairs in a bad mood. That was when he realized his eyes were wet and his throat tight….Regulus was crying. He wiped his eyes on the back of his sleeve while his Father disappeared. Crying was for weak people.

He walked into the drawing room. This was stupid, Sirius was just being a dramatist again, whatever it was, it couldn't have been that bad. It was their parents, they were harsh, but they just wanted to help Sirius. Sirius was just confused; they were trying to make him see reason.

As he stood in the drawing room and his Mother held her wand in her hand still laughing. She looked scary; he looked towards the wall as he felt Kreature tugging at his hand.

"The young master must not be in here now, come, come, Kreature will make you something, Master." He ignored him for once and looked towards the family tapestry where there was a smoking hole where his Brother's head once resided.

As Regulus looked down the lines from his parents, he realized he was all alone.

Sirius had actually abandoned him.

Author's Note- Thanks for Reading! The first of two retelling the same story! I personally don't think anyone sees Regulus' side to the story often enough! So here it is!