So this oneshot is about Regalus. The quote is from Ain't No Rest For the Wicked by Cage the Elephant. Enjoy.
"And there ain't no rest for the wicked until we close our eyes for good."
The thin seventeen year old ran his hand through his dark hair and took a deep breath. An involuntary shudder racked his body as he thought about what he was going to do. Reaching into the ebony dress robes he was wearing, that he was supposed to wear to the large dinner his mother was holding for the death eaters and company, he pulled out the locket.
'Death Eaters. Merlin, I was an idiot.' he thought as he threw the locket into the air and caught it swiftly, 'Just like a snitch.'
As he continued mulling over the plan he did not realize that he continually referred to himself in past tense. That it was as if he already considered himself dead.
Which, in a way, he was.
He rapped on the short cupboard door and whispered "Kreacher?" Quickly two little hands emerged, followed by a little elf body. The servant looked up worriedly at his master.
"Yes Master Regalus?" he croaked.
"I want, no, I order you to take me where the Dark Lord took you." he said confidently.
"T-the Dark Lord, sir?"
"Yes! How many Dark Lords do you know?" Regalus usually liked the elf but right now he was being too slow for his liking and he hadn't much time to leave.
"Kreacher apoligizes sir. But may Kreacher ask why?" he said timidly, shaking at the thought of the awful cave and the awful potion in it.
"No." Regalus simply stated. Kreacher gave a small whimper but asked no further questions. Then grabbing the his young master's skinny wrist with his long fingers the two disapperated with a Crack!
They arrived inside the cavern. At the center of the gloomy lake, Regalus could see a small island with the goblet in the middle. Just as the house elf had described to him a few weeks earlier.
Trembling, the creature raised the boat. Regalus stepped into it and paused a moment, as if wasn't sure whether or not it would hold his weight. When he decided it would, he beckoned the house elf to climb in with him and together they sailed across the inferi infested lake. The inferi were starting to freak the young wizard out a bit, a hand here, a foot there...
They landed on the tiny island, maybe only a few meters wide. The seeker lept out of the boat nimbly and the house elf hobbled out behind him, terrifying memories entering his mind. He wondered why his young master was making him do this.
Regalus pulled out the gold locket with the serpentine S on it and crouched down beside the elf.
"Kreacher," he said handing him the locket "I am going to drink the potion. And when I do so I want you to switch the lockets. Destroy the real one by any means possible. Those are orders."
The elf blanched. "Sir?" Regalus straightened up.
"Orders Kreacher. And you will never, ever tell the family about this. You understand?" Kreacher nodded solemnly.
Regalus leaned on the goblet for a moment. 'I win.' he thought. Then he started drinking in earnest.
He writhed and screamed, he shouted profanities and begged the house elf for help, who was sobbing. Memories flew through his brain, each increasingly painful.
"Sirius! Sirius! Where are you going?" the twelve year old asked as his brother scowled at him and continued shoving stuff into the bag. He glanced around, regretting not being able to take some of the on his wall but that was the point of a permanent sticking charm.
"Away from this insanity." Sirius said shortly.
"Away where? Why are you going? What insanity?" Regalus pleaded.
"Merlin they got you hooked. It's unfortunate really." Sirius responded shutting his bag and walking out of the room, out of the house never come back again.
Regalus watched him go until he was completely out of sight and then sat down and cried.
On the island Kreacher watched his master struggle and saw the inferi come out of the water. The hooked on to Regalus dragged him under. But he didn't struggle anymore and smiled as he floated out of this life.
"And there ain't no rest for the wicked until we close our eyes for good."
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