A/N: I know this really would never happen but this is fanfiction and I am doing this shit for free so deal with it.
Regulus was waiting in one of the conference rooms in Gringotts, he is going to work with the Aurors because the Malfoy's might be helping a murder cult financially so they needed the numbers of the transactions to confirm or deny. Regulus is one of the few Wizards that worked there and is the only one that will work with the Ministry because they are a bitch.
He had made a presentation of what were the findings from all the accounts they have requested to be looked in on. The door opened and one of the main Auror came in with messy black hair with beautiful bronze skin with glasses that framed his face. Behind the frames were hazel eyes, he smiled at Regulus as he walked over to him.
"Hello, I am James Potter, one of the Aurors working on the case." Regulus thought for a second that it might be Sirius' friend but he shook that thought off. He was too polite and formal and hot to be him. "I am going to need you to sign this, which states that you can't say anything about the case with anyone but those that have also signed this document." James says putting the paper on the table, Regulus reads over it to make sure he knew what he was signing. Once he was done, he took a quil and signed the document being sealed by a spell like the unbreakable vow. But this doesn't kill you, it will alert the person who put the spell that you told/did what you promised you wouldn't do. If Regulus broke this, he would go to Azkaban for the rest of his life. Or maybe get the dementors kiss.
"Okay great, so please show me the information then." James, requests, and Regulus go over everything that he found, and that he felt would be more vital to the case and then the things that probably meant nothing.
They then discussed if there were any more details they were missing and if Regulus could get access to other vaults and their transactions.
"I thought the Gaunts were dead, they must be connected to this Tom person. Could you get access to the Zabini vault?" James asks writing something on one of the now many scrolls that they have out. Regulus can't remember what any of James were, he could barely remember his own. Over the conversation they had to grab scrolls and even transfigure random things for more.
"Yeah, it is going to take an extremely long time though. The Zabini's are very secretive about what happens with their money and vaults. And then you know what the Zabini's are known for. The amount of vaults they have is astounding. And then I have to go through all the numbers. If I must, it would take about 6 months to finish it."
"Damn, how about we work on it like once a week together? So I can give you updates on the case for things to look out for, and give us updates so we don't feel like we are just left hanging you know?" James asks putting all those damn scrolls away. The meeting went for 4 hours which was much longer than expected. It started in the later afternoon and now it is nighttime and everyone else left from work. Including one of Regulus favorite coworker Mx. Delta, who had checked on them every hour and telling James and Regulus that James needs to take him home to make sure that he is safe and then left after telling Regulus to have a good night. Mx. Delta was protective over Regulus, being like the grandparent he never had. Regulus picks up his messenger bag and also puts things away.
"Sounds good, I want to be of any help that I can be. Let's meet up here after work. When do you get off of work?" Regulus asks, now walking out of the conference room and out to the hallway now being dark and a weird stillness since nobody is around, other than the most aliveness that is what would be normal here. Of people bustling around working on their own things but always being willing to help the other coworkers. Regulus, now having worked here for almost 2 years, feels people dislike the goblins for no reason. They can just be cold but they always have the best intentions deep down. Like Mr. Winter, he helped him so much on what to do in cases like this. Honestly, he just felt like he took them for granted like they do with house-elves. James joined him and they started walking to the door out of the building.
"Usually around 5pm."
"That works for me." Regulus replies, now both outside of the building putting the spells and charms necessary to lock up the building. Once he was done he looked at James, and he looked at him. Neither sure of what to do next, who should be the one to leave first? Do they even want to? James clears his throat and talks.
"Well, I better make sure you get home. I don't want to cross Mx. Delta." Regulus laughs at this. "No, you don't James, they would kill you." Regulus says loving doing whatever this is.
"I better make sure, may you do the honors Regulus?" James asks with his hand out
Ready to hold it so Regulus can appreate them at his flat. Regulus took it and did so. They were now in front of his flat's door. Now they are back to where they were before. Not wanting to leave the other.
"Well, thanks for bringing me home. We should probably get some rest huh?" Regulus speaks against his will, this is the right thing to do so he better do it.
"Yeah, we'll see you next week."
"See you next week." Regulus, they shake hands, Regulus feeling a blush dragging its way from his cheeks to his ears and down his necks, leaving its nasty red mark. James then apperates away. Regulus opens his door and when he closes it he leans his back against the door and then sits down his head on the door. 'Why did that feel like the end of a date? Get your head out of this! This is professional and business. I can't be feeling this way.' Regulus thinks to himself. He then got up and went through his nighttime routine trying to convince himself of this. Trying his hardest to convince himself, but he knew deep down that this won't go away. He went to bed falling asleep trying to figure out how to get all these vaults opened up and accounted for.
oO0Oo
They meet as planned for months. They discussed the case, the new information, how said information changes things, and what they need now from Regulus. After almost a year of doing these things that slowly turned into something more, both now looking forward to the day each week. Anyway, this went on for a year and a trial started about 6 months ago and finally it is over. At the end of the last court decision the Ministry found and tried the correct people (finally) guilty. Regulus and James, both having been at the trail in case they needed extra evidence or another witness. They were leaving the Ministry together, ironically on the same day and time they would meet up to talk about the case for a year now.
"Does this feel like a start of a new chapter in your life? Or the end of one? Like this big change just happened that has been your routine for a year and now it is done so that is now done." James says to Regulus as they walk to a quiet place to apparate even though they could do it anywhere they just didn't want to leave each other which had became a repeated theme. They were many days where James would stay the night at Regulus' and vis versa. And then when morning came and James would make sure Regulus would get to work (from Mx. Delta request/threat) they would smile and say goodbye and stare each other for a few seconds would go on to long. Those seconds felt like days to them, in the most fantastic way. They had the desire to never leave and never look away from each other's gaze. But they did. Each time was harder than the last the touches coming more frequent is then the last. Each hoping for just a little longer to have with each other. There only comfort was that it would again next week, now that was gone.
"Yeah, I do too, but I don't know why? Like this really didn't affect at least me that much." Other than finding and getting to know you and he didn't want this to end. Regulus thought but never said.
"Want to go on a date? For dinner, this trail last forever today and I'm starving." James asks face burning with nerves and embarrassment for the what if?
"That sounds amazing." Regulus say with a grin on his face, his gray and black eyes shining with joy. James also grinning, and they both apparate go to dinner.
oO0Oo
James dropped Regulus off at his flat with a kiss and then left to take himself home. Regulus giggled like a person with a new romantic partner as entered his flat blushing with a smile no one could wipe off his face. Or at least he thought that but then again the dinner he arranged with Sirius and Remus that he forgot about was nowhere near his mind. Sirius looked like a parent who caught their child doing something wrong and was about to do an extremely long lecture.
"Where were you! We thought you died or was kidnaped! We were about report missing!" Sirius yells, then Remus piped up, "No, we were going to look for you." Sirius looked at Remus with the face that says Now Is Not The Time My Dear Husband and says "Same thing. Anyway, I want answers." Regulus wanted to die. He forgot about his brother- and brother-in-law and now he had to face it.
"Oh shit, Sirius, Remus, I am so sorry. You see after the court was dismissed the dude I was working with? Well, he asked me for dinner and I said yes total forgetting about y'all. Again I am so sorry that I forgot and made you worry. It was totally my fault, I will make it up to you anyway you want." Regulus rambles hoping he wouldn't be to mad at him even if it was deserved. Sirius face changed from mad to curious but with the undertones of this isn't over yet.
"So you are seeing someone?" Sirius asked.
"No fucking kidding Sherlock." Remus speaks up again. "Obviously it went pretty well. Tell you what you can introduce us to him. Sound good Padfoot?"
"Sounds good Moony." Sirius says.
"Well, we are going to go. Hope you don't mind but we made dinner and there was food in the fridge for you." Remus says finally getting up from the couch and walked over to Sirius.
"That fine, I will let y'all know if he is okay with it. Bye." Regulus says and they apperate away.
oO0Oo
Regulus had just left the office when he saw James waiting for him.
"Prefect, I need to talk to you."
"Geez, what did I do Reggie?"
"Nothing, my brother- and brother-in-law were wondering if you would be okay with meeting them."
"Oh, yeah, I am fine with that. When?"
"Are you free tomorrow? Or sometime next week?"
"Tomorrow works. Hey while we are here want to come over to the office and meet my best friend of almost 2 decades in the Ministry."
"Sure." James offers an arm or Regulus and he takes it, James then apperated them to Ministry and brought him to their office. Once there, the dude was standing back towards them and huh he kinda looks like Sir- OH MERLIN! THAT IS SIRIUS!
Sirius looks at them for a minute and then says. "This is who you are dating." Who he said that to neither knew. After a few minutes of processing when Sirius yelled.
"YOU ARE DATING MY LITTLE BROTHER!"
"PADFOOT I DIDN'T KNOW-"
"DIDN'T KNOW! You know what I am going to treat you like the adults you are. You treat each other good and that will be prefect. James?"
"Yes. . .?"
"If you hurt him, I will kill you."
"O-okay."
oO0Oo
". . .and that is how your uncle James and I got together." Regulus finally finish telling his little nephew Teddy, who insisted on the story again. He was now half asleep.
"You ready for bed teddy bear?" Teddy nodded and closed his eyes and Regulus kissed forehead and got up and softly closed the door whereupon he was kissed by James.
"He asked for the story again doll?" James asks softly, wrapping his arm around Regulus waist as they walked into living of Sirius and Remus house.
"Yep, I still can't believe Sirius was so calm about it."
"Yeah, when are Sirius and Remus getting back again?" James asks as they both sit down on the couch. And Regulus yawns. "You sleep I will stay up. You had to make Teddy fall asleep."
"Okay," Regulus says cuddling into James and falls asleep.
James will never forget what Sirius said to him afterwards. He had to be restrained by Peter and Lily to make sure he didn't kill him. Calling him many names and threats and how could he do that to his baby little brother. James sorts quietly. Sirius calm? Only for Regulus. James looks at the now asleep Regulus hair in his face. But he understood why.