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Chapter 26-Bastards

"Char get over here!" I heard Sirius shout from the hallway. I frowned at the panicked sound of his voice. I dropped what I was doing and walked into the living area asking;

"Sirius what are you screaming about…oh my god" I gasped when I saw the bleeding boy he was helping to the couch. I turned around on the spot and quickly gathered some towels and a bucket filled with warm water. I sat down next to Regulus who was moaning and started to wipe the blood off his face, Sirius was swearing and looked like he would hit someone any minute.

"How bad is it?" he asked me when he had finally stopped swearing.

"Not so bad actually…he's got a cut above his eyebrow and one on his arm, that's where all the blood came from. He's got some new fresh bruising on his abdomen…otherwise nothing. It looks a lot worse than it actually is" I said smiling slightly. And then I healed the cuts with a spell Mrs Potter had taught me just in case. I also managed to heal some of the fresher bruises. Regulus seemed to awake when I healed some of the bruises, which had obviously been the source of his pain. He opened his eyes and looked at us and smiled a bit. Clearly happy that he had managed to get himself here.

"I did it…I lied about not feeling well…so I didn't have to go to the party…but Avery and Mulciber…they decided to check up on me" he coughed and I have him a glass of water. When he had taken a couple of clunks he continued.

"They got suspicious I guess…since I didn't attend the Malfoy's thing. They beat me up but didn't question my reluctance to attend…they thought it had to do with that…muggle. They beat me up and left. That's when I grabbed my things and left. I'm not allowed to apparate yet…so I…I walked." here he quieted down again and I smiled at him sympathetically. He had walked the whole way here, bleeding.

"I'm going to get you some food. But before that…you need to get a bath" I said smiling a bit and then Sirius and I helped him to the bathroom and I left to fix the rest of the dinner while Sirius found him some towels and other stuff he needed. Then he came up behind me when I was putting the finishing touches on the casserole I was making.

"How is he?" I asked when I felt his presence behind me. He put his arms around me and his head on my shoulder and sighed.

"Better. Still a bit shook up and sore. But I think the bath is going to help with that and food." I smiled and then he helped me serve the food. Regulus showed up a couple of minutes later looking a lot fresher but still tired. We didn't talk much and he ate two portions and then almost fell asleep at the table. Sirius and I had to help him to bed; he was so weak and tired that he could barely walk. The minute he fell down on the bed he was asleep. We cleaned the kitchen and then we sat down in the couch. Both of us lost in our own thoughts.

Sirius POV

Regulus showed up all beaten up. We helped him, healed some of his injuries, gave him a bath, food and then sent him strait to bed. I felt like a parent for some odd reason. I was now sitting in the couch with Char not really watching the show that was playing on the TV. I looked down at her and noticed that she wasn't really paying the show any attention either.

"Penny for your thoughts" I mumbled into her hair. She smiled and said;

"Guess"

"Regulus?"

"Yeah…what are we going to do about those guys that attacked him? And well...we both know that your parents won't be happy about this."

"No they won't…and those bastards…well they will be happy if they never meet me" she sat up looking at me.

"Are you telling me that you're not going to find them and beat them up?"

"Not unless they find me first" I said. I know that she thought that I would just run after them but Regulus had asked me not to. I don't know why, but I promised him I wouldn't go after them. Char just nodded and for some reason I felt like she understood why even without me explaining it too her. We fell silent again and just enjoyed sitting there together. After a while we both went to bed, exhausted.

Chars POV

When I woke up Sirius was still asleep. The whole flat was quiet and I decided to get up. So I went up, not bothering to get dressed. Wearing Sirius quidditch shirt and a pair of short shorts. I entered the kitchen and started to make coffee and started looking through the cupboards. I heard a small noise and turned around and spotted Regulus standing there staring at me with a faint blush on his cheeks. I grinned at him and turned around saying;

"Morning, how do you feel today? Sleep well?" he still looked a bit flustered and that is understandable. I mean here I am this girl that he knows very little about. He probably knew my name, that I was with Sirius and that I was a Gryffindor the same age as Sirius. And that was probably it. And here I stood wearing very little, of course he was embarrassed. And coming from the strict family he came from he probably never attended a breakfast where half the tables' occupants weren't dressed. Judging from his fully clad form.

"I'm much better, thank you. And I slept very good, considering." He sounded so damn formal. We had to change that, and I had no doubt that within the week he would be a lot more comfortable.

"How do you like your eggs?" I said grinning at him determined not to let some embarrassing silence take over the kitchen.

"Scrambled" he said plainly.

"Really? That's my favourite too…now we're two against one on that front…Sirius likes his fried" I chatted on happily grinning t him. He grinned back and seemed to relax. I told him where he could find the stuff he needed and he actually helped me set the table while I made the eggs. Sirius appeared a couple of minutes later, wearing only boxers no surprise there. I didn't even notice him come in until I felt his arms around me.

"Morning…" he muttered and I turned around giving him a quick kiss before I turned back to the eggs. He took a cup of coffee and then sat next to his brother, who once again looked flustered. Sirius noticed this and asked;

"What's up with you? You're all red and blotchy-like…" I snorted at his blunt question and when poor Reggie could only muster some stuttered words I cut in.

"I think he's all flustered because of our choice of clothing…or lack of rather" I grinned and winked at the poor boy when I put the eggs on the plates.

"Is that right?" Sirius said smirking. Regulus put his head in his hands and made a noise that sounded suspiciously like a snort and then he nodded. Sirius and I shared a look and then laughed at his obvious discomfort of our lack of modesty.

"Well…get used to it…because im not going to start getting dressed when I don't have to" Sirius said honestly still smirking at his brother. Reggie shook his head and the poor bloke was still blushing. But he was chuckling. So I don't think he would be scarred for life at least. We finished breakfast and I simply charmed the dishes away. The brothers were still bickering friendly and I just rolled my eyes at the silliness.

Regulus POV

Sirius and I were bickering. But it was friendly and we didn't mean anything by it. Sirius suddenly picked up a cat I hadn't seen and Char explained that his name was Sidney but they called him Sid for short. I looked at the girl curiously. I could still not understand why she was being so nice to me. According to Sirius that's just the kind of person she is. But still…I expected her to hate me. I have been mean, tortured, although only verbally, hexed and teased muggleborns like her all my life. And she knew that and yet here she was completely understanding and kind. I had seen her at school of course; she had been the talk of the school when she showed up hanging around with the famous marauders. People described her as mischievous, always smiling and slightly crazy. Just like the marauders, but like them she was kind and she helped those who wanted her help. And people like McNair and Nott hated that. But that's because they didn't understand it.

Our bickering was interrupted when Char said;

"Well you two can bicker all you want. But I'm going to take a shower" I nodded and Sirius got this wicked grin on his face and said;

"I'll join you!" standing up as well and Char who was already half way through the living area shouted back;

"No you won't" and Sirius pouted but the glint in his eyes had not faded. He handed me the cat and said;

"Here…he'll like you. He's only bitten James…and Peter" that was supposed to be encouraging?

"Bitten!" I blurted out staring wide eyed at the cat. He laughed and said;

"Yeah. But that's just Prong. Sid likes to tease him for some reason…and well…he doesn't like Peter. He's only teasing Prongs but he actually bit Wormtail so much that he started bleeding. Oh well…don't worry though" and with that he dashed after Char. I heard her squeak and my brothers bark like laugh and then a door slammed.

"Don't worry" I mocked him and looked at the cat that was staring back at me. Then he started to purr and stroke himself against me.

"Well you're not that bad…" I said and then gave him some sausage from my plate. I grinned down at the cat and then decided to look around my new home. I found the library/ office and the second guestroom…or it was the only guestroom now. Since Sirius and Char had told me I could do whatever I wanted with my room.

I looked at the pictures that hung on the walls. One was of Sirius and his friends, another of Char and a bunch of girls. I spotted one with Sirius and James where they were laughing and playfully punching each other. One was of Sirius and Char smiling at me and kissing occasionally. But the one that caught my eye the most was one of Char, James and Sirius. They were at the lake at Hogwarts, James was grinning madly his hair more ruffled than usual and Char was on Sirius back both of them grinning like maniacs. I laughed to myself and thought of Char who had exclaimed that we needed to take a picture with me in it. She was obviously the one that had insisted on all the photos.

I spotted the box that Sirius had explained was called a TV. Apparently it was a muggle device that entertained them. I figured out how to turn it on and watched in amazement at the cook on the TV telling and showing me how to make the perfect Crème Brule.

"Now how did you get in there?" I mumbled amazed at the thing. Who knew muggles could actually accomplish something like this…without magic! Then I heard a door open and my brother came strutting outside looking rather pleased with himself. I just chuckled at his silly expression and then turned back to the TV. I think I was going to like it here.

An: Hope ye liked...the next chapter should be up sometime next week...Im workin on it...and I'm going to be away from the computer for the weekend so that might prelong the wait...