I do love me some Regulus/Remus. They are just SO damned adorkable FHDSLFHASK

Forever's Waiting Room

Regulus stood at the edge of the Forbidden Forest impatiently. He wished he knew the time. It felt like he'd been standing here forever, but in reality it had probably only been about fifteen minutes. He hoped that Remus would come for him.

When Remus had still been at Hogwarts, he had promised Regulus that he'd meet him on the edge of the Forbidden Forest at four o'clock on the last day of Regulus's seventh year. Yet here, Regulus stood, and Remus was nowhere in sight.

He could feel his heart rate pick up when he had a horrible thought – what if Remus didn't love him anymore? His entire future happiness was counting on Remus loving him as much as he loved the werewolf.

He looked around all over and there was nobody heading his way.

His heart started to feel like somebody was squeezing it too tightly, and that it would soon burst from the strain.

"Reg."

His voice was soft and oh so perfect. Regulus swivelled round quicker than humanly possible and his eyes landed on his boyfriend. He lunged at him and wrapped his arms tight around him, inhaling deeply and taking in the scent of the most wonderful person he had ever met.

"I missed you so much," he said breathlessly into Remus's ear. Remus clutched onto him tightly and kissed his hair.

"I missed you too," Remus whispered.

When they broke apart, they stared at each other for a long moment, Remus taking Regulus's hands in his own.

"Where are we going to?" Regulus asked.

"We're going to run away and never look back," Remus replied, squeezing his hand. "We're going to live the life we've always dreamed of and we're going to be together forever."

Regulus grinned and grabbed Remus's robes, pulling him closer. "Kiss me."

"If you insist," Remus replied, pulling Regulus in for their first kiss in a year. It was passionate, and wonderful and intoxicating.

Regulus's head was spinning. He'd been dreaming of this moment for such a long time, and just seeing Remus again had made his expectations seem so dull compared to the reality.

Remus was his love, forever and always. He couldn't be happier.

"I love you," Regulus said, when they broke apart.

Remus smiled at him and took his hand once more. He mumbled a heartfelt, "I love you, too," and they headed away.

Away to their new lives, and they would never look back. Not once.

~The End~