365 Days of Regulus
Jessica Dawn
May 27th - What is something beautiful that you saw today?
He did his best to simply play his part, to accompany Narcissa on her date with Lucius and not interfere. He was only there to ensure that nothing immoral happened. He'd brought his homework with him, but he'd finished that long before. It was June, and hot. The three of them were down by the lake, Lucius and Narcissa laying in the grass and laughing at whatever small talk they were making as clouds rolled by overhead. Regulus himself was just a boy, and could have cared less what the two were doing or talking about but their family was old fashioned. Narcissa couldn't be seen alone with him before they were married, not on a social date like this.
Narcissa yelped, and Regulus turned to see her clutch at her side, frowning as he drew his wand. If Lucius had hurt her, he was going to pay for it… even if he had years on Regulus. But Lucius seemed concerned too, his hand over Narcissa's, the other reaching up to wipe away tears before they could fall.
"It's just a bee sting, love… lift your shirt, we'll get the stinger out." He'd instructed. Regulus moved a little bit closer, just to make sure that his cousin wasn't taken advantage of in a moment of weakness.
Narcissa did as she was told, lifting her blouse just enough that they could both see the small stinger sticking out of her soft flesh, tears threatening to fall once again, "Are you sure?"
"I used to get stung in the gardens when I was young… My mother always took the stinger out... " He tried to pinch the small thing between his fingers but couldn't quite manage, his nails just too short to really get a grip on it. He leaned down then, and Regulus stood, watching attentively, but all he did was use his teeth to remove it, spitting it into the grass as soon as he pulled away from her.
Again, he reached up, smiling at her as he wiped her tears away again, pushing her hair back behind her ears, "That wasn't so bad now, was it love?" He asked, pressing a chaste kiss to her cheek.
She smiled faintly and shook her head, leaning against him, and Regulus couldn't help but think that this was love, and love was absolutely beautiful.