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International women's day is coming soon and I was able to finish this *will totally blow your mind* update chapter of this fic
Ahhhh, I love Regulus too much for my own good...
Chapter 6: The chains
"Shouldn't she be awake now?" Cynthia vaguely heard someone talking
"Regulus?" she choked out the first thing that came to her mind. Opening her eyes, see saw that it was Remus, James, Sirius and finally Lily crowding around her bed, checking if she was really fine "You guys shouldn't be crowding in the hospital wing like this, you know?" she chuckled weakly at all the attention they were giving her.
The groups' facial expression turned into a smile at her interaction when a kind older voice came from behind "It's good to see that you can still joke in this situation." James moved out a bit to make way for Dumbledore.
"I'm alright, Grandfather. My inner organs were damaged a bit, but I don't think I was out for any more than a day."
"No, you certainly weren't -" he agreed
"But it is not something so trivial that you can be so casual about it, young lady!" Madam Pomfrey cut him off "If Mr. Black hadn't brought you in here on time, you could have had inner bleeding and blood loss! You'd better behave while I'll go get your medicine." And she left
"You saved me, Sirius?" Cynthia asked in surprise
"No, it was my brother." Sirius answered bitterly, angry that it really wasn't him. That he wasn't there when she needed. But at the same time, jealousy dominated his reason "Sorry he's not here to greet you, seeing as how his name was the first thing you said after having just woken up."
"I-I didn't -" Cynthia muttered, shocked and not understanding why Sirius spoke in such a hurtful voice.
"Sirius!" Lily wacked his shoulder "Cynthia has just woken up. Don't you dare use that kind of voice while talking to her."
"That's right. We must be grateful that he was there on time to save her." Remus said, noticing a small smile of relief on Cynthia's face. She was very grateful that Remus actually stood up for Regulus in this situation. He had always been a reasonable person.
"Not you too, Remus!" Sirius started bickering. Once a man starts, he cannot stop.
"Sirius, you should really quiet down, or else we won't be able to stay -" James couldn't finish what he wanted to say before Madam Pomfrey came back and forced every single one of them out of the hospital wing. Dumbledore was of course free to stay behind.
"You will have to spend another night here and then you are free to go, as I know you will be able to take care of yourself." she said after giving Cynthia some medicine to drink "I trust that if you go back now, those friends of yours would never leave you to rest, which is exactly the thing you need right now."
"I understand, Madam Pomfrey, please don't worry." Cynthia smile, understanding what the older woman was talking about.
"Alright, I'll leave you to the Headmaster now. But please make it quick Albus, the medicine will kick in and put her to sleep very soon."
Dumbledore nodded and turned to Cynthia "I know what you are going to ask, so I'll just go straight to it. Both of them were not expelled, as I know you will oppose of that idea and ask for mercy for them, but punished greatly by me and currently Professor Slughorn is dealing with them as well."
Cynthia smiled "Thank you, Grandfather."
"I have also used the pensieve to look at exactly what had happed. You are now more in control of you powers and your aiming is definitely one of the best," Dumbledore said as saw his granddaughter smile happily at the compliment "Definitely better than the time when your powers went havoc every time you panicked or were scared." He chuckled "However Cynthia, I know that you do not want to hurt others, but in the situation, where you have been challenged like such, you shouldn't just use defensive spells. You should also use immobilization or stunning spells at least. Not hurting others doesn't mean letting them hurt you. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Grandfather." Cynthia looked down at the cup of water she was holding, fiddling with it, unable to look into her Grandfather's eyes. She knew her grandfather was right. Wasn't he always? But she didn't have the resolution to direct an offensive spell at another human being just yet.
"That would be enough for today." Dumbledore stood up and took away the cup from her hands. Laying her down, he pulled the cover up for her patted her shoulder affectionately "Sleep well, Cynthia."
"Thank you, Grandfather. See you tomorrow." She let out a small yawn and fell asleep.
It was past midnight when Cynthia opened her eyes. The stars were shining brightly through the hospital wing's windows and Cynthia wondered briefly as to why had she woken up at this time of the day. Looking around the room, her eyes landed on a bundle lying on the hospital bed table. Taking her wand and whispering "Lumos", she realized that the bundle was actually a bouquet of Coldwater lavender roses. Picking it up, she brought them closer, smelling the familiar faint scent of the flowers. These cold water roses had become her favorite since she has learnt about the meaning that they represented: love at first sight, the purity and enchantment of first love. They represented exactly what she felt about Regulus and what she was still feeling for him at the moment. Hear heart leaped at every sight of him. She felt enchanted every time that he smiled. She remembered the first time he said her name and his first smile towards he just yesterday.
"Who's there?" Cynthia asked as she heard the sounds of metal clanging as the meet the marble floor. But no one answered. After a few seconds, she said quietly "Regulus?"
Regulus' heart throbbed from hearing his mane coming out of her lips. He tried to calm down, thinking that she was just guessing, there was no way she could have known that it was him. He was careless. He should have returned to his dorms immediately after seeing her alright and putting the flowers on the table. However…
"Regulus?" Cynthia repeated "If it is really you, then please come out." she pleaded
Before his head could reason with himself, his feet had already moved, carrying him out of the darkness. The first thing he saw was how glad Cynthia was to see that it was really him. How could she not notice how miserable her smile made him feel? He was struggling so much to prevent himself from showing his emotions, but she just had to ruin it all.
"Thank you for visiting, Regulus" she said as he nodded "Madam Pomfrey told me that it was you who brought me here. Thank you. For saving me." Another nod. Regulus was refraining himself from talking to her. If he said anything back right now, his voice will surely betray him, leading him to his doom.
Cynthia was now feeling very awkward about his lack of conversation. She was really hoping he would open up and talk to her just like he did on his birthday. Or was all that just a dream? Was it just something her mind had made up during her coma? She wasn't even sure anymore. Tears started to fill her eyes again.
Regulus turned away. His fists were clenched so tightly, it started to bleed in places where nails dug into his skin. "You should rest." He choked out and lifted his iron weight feet to leave.
"Regulus!" she called, catching the hem of his robes just in time "I love you!" she said and it too him a few seconds to register her sudden confession. "Even if you hate me or ignore me, I would never give up!" Yes, she loved him too much to give in to rejection.
Hate? When did he ever say that he hated her? He hated her for making him feel so loved. He hated her for breaking his resolution. He hated her for always smiling at him so brightly. And even so, hate was definitely not a word he would use to describe what he felt towards her all these years. Her words were like million arrows piercing his heart all at once, but at the same time, it felt like a kind ray of light that shone on him, melting his icy heart.
That was when Regulus finally made his decision. Turning around, he pushed her down on bed and captured her lips with his. He took a hold of her hands and interlocked his finders between hers. He knew he had to had to hold back as she was still injured and all, but he was an official lost cause thanks to soft moans of his name from her. Taking the opportunity, he slid his tongue inside, exploring her small cavern.
Cynthia was so surprised at what Regulus was doing that she didn't know how to respond. This was the first time anything like this had happened to her. But with Regulus, it felt so right. She tightened her fingers' grip a bit and also started kissing him back, moving her tongue along with his. However, her movements were so shy and unsure of herself that Regulus couldn't hold back a small chuckle. He knew he was her first and it pleased him to no end.
Although he had yet to have enough, be broke the kiss so Cynthia could regain her breath. The look she had on right now was arousing to say the least. Her long black hair spread on the white sheet, her cheeks a bit pink, visible only thanks to the bright stars and moon outside, her lips were parted and another mutter of his name from her lips had sealed his fate forever.
"I love you." he said, knowing there was no escape for him this time "I love you more than anything else in the whole world." he said, showing his sincere emotions by yet another soft kiss on her lips. "I would have stopped at nothing to protect you from all the danger you could have been involved into because of me or not. Even if it meant ignoring you, hurting you… However, I don't think I can do it anymore. I want you so much…" He rested his forehead on hers.
"Then please don't hold back." she cupped his face with her hands "Please don't ignore me, please let me into your world, please let me be there for you. I love you too, Regulus."
Regulus' lips found hers again. All the chains that had bound him all these years seemed to have been released all at once. She moaned into his mouth as he applied more pressure, deepening the kiss with his tongue. Never once did he know that life could feel this good. He was never letting her go again.
~ Afternoon of the next day~
Cynthia was now standing in front of the Trasfiguration classroom. She was afraid. Afraid of opening the door in front of her. What if it was just a dream? What if the Regulus behind these doors is the normal, emotionless Regulus? What proof did she have that yesterday was real? The bouquet, yes. The Coldwater lavender roses were the only proof she had for yesterday's night. Regaining her composure, Cynthia placed her hands on the door handle. However, she couldn't gather her strength to push the door open.
"What are you doing?" a cool and deep voice came from behind
"Eek!" Cynthia jumped from surprise, turning back to see that it was Regulus in all his cool glory "Re-Regulus!" she stumbled "Good to see you"
"What are you doing out here? Hurry up and go in."
Cynthia's heart fell and his cold voice, thinking that everything was just a dream after all "O-Okay…" she opened the door and walked inside and Regulus followed her, closing the door behind him. Cynthia kept her eyes down, not wanting to show him what she was feeling right now.
A light chuckle escaped Regulus lips, which gradually turned into a small laugh.
"E-eh?" Cynthia turned back
"You should definitely see yourself in a mirror right now." Regulus said in between his laugh
"E-eh? B-but!" Cynthia was really confused about what was happening right now.
Before she could say anything else, Regulus pulled her into his arms "I told you that I will never let go of you again, didn't I? That I love you? And I don't have any intention of taking back those words any time soon."
"Then…" Cynthia's hands moved to hug him back lightly "Yesterday was real?"
"Of course." He whispered in her ear.
"The… The kisses too?" she asked. Although embarrassing, she just had to confirm of her suspicions.
Regulus chuckled "If you still can't believe it, should I kiss you here again?"
"Wh-What? Th-That's -" Cynthia wriggled out of Regulus' arms without avail.
"I told you that I will not let go of you again and you know how persistent I can be about my decisions" he nibbed her ear softly "Not just kisses, but there are still so many things I want to do to you… to teach you…" He kissed her softly "So you'd better prepare yourself." He grinned mischievously, making Cynthia forget everything else in this world but him.
I nosebleeded a bit writing this chapter, I want to be pushed down too =)))
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I actually love Sirius very much too and I don't want to make him a totall bad person. He is my number 2 after Regulus, but number 2 is number 2, so I cannot make him too likable either, but some inner thoughts to express his feelings will be more than enough to make you unable to hate him, I guess. But this fic is RegulusxOCxSirius, so he'll have quite a bit of screen time =))
Yeah and about Lestrade vs Lestrange. Lestrade is actually an annoying officer in Sherlock Holmes stories, but I decided to use his name, because it sound similar to Lestrange, but it sound better. Because Lestrange just sounds... strange to me.
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So yeah, as you know about our beloved Dumbledore, no one can get into his head, not yet anyway. He is worried about her, but I wonder what else is brewing in his head?
I totally love the owl too! I spent days searching for a suitable owl, and I finally got this one =))
Yes, Regulus is in a tight place, literally and figuratively.
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