Behind the Façade: A Regulus Black Story

"little child, be not afraid
though thunder explodes and lightning flash
illuminates your tear-stained face
I am here tonight"

- Lullaby for a Stormy Night (Vienna Teng)

BOOM!

"Wha!!" Regulus Black cried out sitting straight up in his bed, "Siri!"

Sirius Black groaned a little in his sleep but rolled over and pushed his self up to look at his brother, "What's wrong Reggie?"

Regulus was about to answer when another clap of thunder sounded sending the petrified four year old running across the nursery and jumping into bed with his brother. Burying his head in the six year olds shoulder he began whimpering, "Make it go away Siri."

Sitting up completely, Sirius pulled his little brother into his lap hugging him close and humming a soft tune he couldn't quite place where he'd learned it. The storm raged on outside, each burst of thunder making the younger of the two flinch and cling to the other closer, eventually though, they both drifted off to sleep…

"Hey Reggie." Sirius whispered from the window the next morning, "Reggie wake up, come look at this."

Regulus blinked sleepily and sat up in his brother's bed, "What is it Siri?"

"Come 'ere." Sirius said motioning the younger boy over to the window. Obviously still half asleep and moving far too slow for his brothers liking Sirius met him by the bed and picked him up on his back and carted him to the window over looking the back yard. The sight they met took Regulus' breath away.

The whole yard was drenched in a golden light from the rising sun, the puddles around the yard caught and reflected the light so it looked like the yard was literally full of mini-lakes of gold, the trees and other plants along with the various fixture in the yard were covered in tiny beads of water that glitter with beams of sunlight.

"Wow…" Regulus said as he gazed out the window. Sirius smiled and readjusted his brother making it easier to hold him

"See Reggie?" He asked nodding out to the yard, "Rain isn't all bad, is it?"

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A.N.- I've done a lot of the depressing parts, so I thought I'd better show that there were some happy moments too.