Regulus was fixing his tie in the mirror of the Black manor. Regulus was now sixteen years old, and Sirius no longer lived on Grimmauld Place with him and his parents. Sirius now was seventeen, and as long as Regulus were aware, his brother was camping on the house of his Hogwarts housemates. Not that he did care about Sirius whereabouts, because he really didn't. His brother had chosen his path when he refused to attend Bella's wedding, and now it was up to Regulus, to carry on the name of the Black family to its prestigious glory alone.

That afternoon on the beginning of July, Regulus had arranged to meet up with some students like Snape, Avery and Mulciber. Together, they had arranged a meeting with Regulus's cousin Bellatrix and her husband Rodolphus were they planned to discuss how and what they could do to help the Death Eaters cause. Regulus hasn't comment any of this with his parents yet, as he planned to make a surprise. He was certain that they would approve it though, as it wasn't rare for him to ear they talking about the Lestrange's as they were true heroes.

The meeting had been arranged in a very small and infamous wizarding Pub which was located near the King's Cross area. As this place wasn't very far from Regulus home and he was a bit earlier, Regulus decided that he fancied a little walk for a change. He put on his top hat and was about to leave the house when his mother called his attention.

"Regulus my darling, where do you think you are going?"

"Sorry mother, I forgot to mention, but I'm going to meeting a couple of friends for lunch at the Troll Eye's," Regulus said hoping that she wouldn't feel angry for him didn't tell her his plans beforehand.

As he expected she answered him with a large smile.

"Oh my Regie, you always so well related! Different from that other one who was always… never mind! Shall I expect you for dinner?"

"Probably yes, but I promise to send you a message if it changes, mother. Now I'm better to keep going, as I don't want to be late."

And after kissing and hugging his mother on the chick, Regulus left his parents home on what had been so far a very regular Tuesday afternoon. However, not long after stepping out of the safe zone of his parents home, Regulus heard someone calling his name. He was completely shocked when he noticed that it had been a muggle that had called him; the muggle boy that used to play with his brother when they were young.

"Hey, Black! Regulus, isn't?" Regulus tried to ignore the teenager, but he was determined to call his attention "Wait! Please, it's important!" The muggle boy posited himself in front of Regulus, making it impossible for the wizard carrying on ignoring his presence.

"I'm sorry, but I'm extremely late for an appointment… now if you excuse me, I…" Regulus tried but he was cut off by the boy who seemed to have around the same age as his brother.

"Sirius suffered an accident yesterday! He is unconscious on the emergency unit of the University College Hospital," Alfred said finally grabbing Regulus full attention "they said that it's a miracle that he is alive. He lost tons of blood, and the hospital seems unable to find a compatible donor… apparently, his blood type is so rare that they have never seen anything like it before! I've been trying to find someone from your family for ages but…" but it was Regulus turn to cut off the muggle boy who seemed to be in a panic.

"Wait, where again did you say that they've taken my brother?" Regulus looking a bit pale.

"To the UCH, you must know it. It's that big hospital near Euston…"

"Can you take me there?" Regulus asked letting a little bit of panic shown in his voice.

"Of course, that's what I've been trying to contact someone from your family for ages! Come on, let's get a cab!"

And both boys ran to Pentonville Road where it wasn't hard to get a cab. Regulus was so worried about the perspective of finding his brother in an awful state under the care of muggle doctor's, that he didn't even have time to feel disgusted for touching a muggle car or to be travelling on the company of a muggle. Everything he could think about was the health state of this elder brother.

"What happened with Sirius? What sort of accident was he involved in?" Regulus asked worriedly.

"He bought an old motorbike from my uncle's shop with me yesterday, and well… he crashed…" Alfred answered him a bit embarrassed. He was the one who had helped Sirius to get a fake driver license in order for him to be able to purchase and drive his new motorcycle.

"Typical Sirius way to get trouble." Regulus rolled his eyes.

He was worried about finding a way to take his brother out of that place full of muggles.

Regulus was still underage, so he couldn't technically perform magic outside the Hogwarts grounds unless in case of emergency. Would the Ministry consider it as an emergency?

The cab didn't take more than three minutes to leave them in front of the hospital. Once there, Alfred led the way to the cubicle where Sirius was laying completely unconscious.

He had bandages on his head and some tubes connecting him to a muggle mechanical machine. The cubicle was very simple and had a strong smell of cleaning products that he had never smelt on his life before. Regulus was very surprised to see the girl that had answered the door of the White residence for him last year. Her hair was still up on a ballerina's bum, and she seemed to be comforting a second girl that Regulus had never seen before on his life.

Regulus stared at the White twin girl once more and she gave him an annoyed glare back. Maybe she remembered their last talk after all. He couldn't avoid noticing that she looked much more attractive than what he could remember. Regulus was wondering why they didn't find girls like that in Hogwarts when Alfred's voice that took him out of his trance.

"I've got Sirius's brother with me," Alfred informed the girls. "so maybe they'll be able to do the blood transfusion now…"

"His situation has changed; the doctors said that he no longer requires a transfusion…" Alfred's younger sisters answered him.

"What's his situation now?" Regulus asked the girl, but she ignored him and looked at her brother while answering his question.

"The doctors are astonished; they say it looks like his body is healing itself! They said it is like a miracle, as if by magic. But they don't know why he is not waking up… it's like he is in a coma, but they can't explain why he is in a coma."

Regulus felt a little bit angry for being ignored by the muggle girl, but he had more problems in his mind to give any importance to her disdain. He scanned the room looking for some way that he could possibly take Sirius away from that place. He clearly needed to be taken to St. Mungos were they surely would know how best to treat him. It was when his eyes rested on a bag that he recognized as belonging to his brother. Without asking permission, Regulus opened the bag and found a two-way-mirror inside that Sirius had probably stolen from their parents. Regulus gave a weak smile and turned to face the others.

"I'm sorry, but would you mind to leaving me alone with my brother for a few moments?"

After exchange a few glances but no words, the two girls left the room, leaving Alfred and Regulus left together.

"I didn't think you care about your brother." The muggle boy observed.

"I'm here, aren't I? Now, if you would mind to excuse us…" Regulus pointed to the exit from Sirius cubicle.

Alfred looked like he would say something but he ended up deciding not to say anything and left both Black brothers together. Without waiting any longer, Regulus took the two-way mirror from his brother bag and started talking to it, hoping that someone that would truly care about Sirius health would answer it. Regulus wasn't very surprised when he saw the face of James Potter on the other end of the mirror after trying calling the owner of the other half for a couple of minutes.

"Black? What are you doing with Sirius's mirror?" James asked him suspiciously.

"Potter, I need your help to take Sirius out of this place! It's infested with muggles here!" Regulus asked his brother best friending hoping that he would understand the emergency of the situation.

"What's the problem to be in a place full of muggles Black? Let me talk to Sirius!" James answered him coldly.

"Potter, don't you understand? Sirius is unconscious in a muggle hospital! I think that he is using his magic to heal himself but I think it is making him magically exhausted. I'm still sixteen and I can't do magic to take him out here!"

"Merlin's beard!" James exclaimed in shock. "Regulus, I'm here with Remus… we are both seventeen. Tell me where you are and I will pick your brother up!"

Regulus gave him short directions and in less than a minute James and his other friend appeared on the same ward that Regulus had been. Both carrying their wands on their fists.

"Sirius!" James went near to his best friend. "I know I should have gone with him… it was all my fault!"

"James, blaming yourself is not going to help him now. Come on; let's take him out of here." Remus said grabbing Sirius belongs.

"Thank you very much for this, Regulus," James said to him after positioning himself near Sirius in a preparation for a side-along apparition.

"I haven't done this for you, Potter! You might have forgotten, but Sirius is my brother." Regulus answered harshly.

"Whatever makes you happy. I'm glad you helped him anyway." James answered ignoring Regulus bad manners. "Shall we go, Remus?"

And with a magical POP noise, Sirius and his friends disappeared in front of Regulus eyes. At least his brother was going to receive a decent treatment, Regulus though when he looked the time on his pocket watch. He cursed when he noticed that it was five minutes past the time he had arranged to meet up with his school friends. He knew that he couldn't be very far from the Pub, but he also had no idea where he was; his best option was going to be to take the knight bus and hope to arrive there before the time he had arranged with the Lestranges. However, when he was about to leave that infested place, he was caught by surprise by the White twin girl, who blocked his way out with her own body.

"Are you going already? Leaving your ill brother on the mercy of strangers?" Annabel White said not believing her eyes.

"I've made sure that he is being transferred to a proper hospital..."

"But… you can't do that!"

"Of course I can. I've already done it!" He said giving her a harsh stern.

"But… we've been here the whole night with him! Lisa is going to be heartbroken! They have been dating for the past of couple months..."

Regulus's eyes widened in shock when told that his brother had been dating a muggle for the past couple of months. He quickly composed himself and directed the word to her with the Black's typical coldness.

"Well, you can hardly blame me for wanting my brother to have the best treatment available, can you? Now, if you can excuse me, I'm extremely late for an appointment with my friends."

"You can't seriously be thinking of going out and meeting friends with your brother being unconscious in a hospital bed! This is so selfish of you!" She spat her anger at him.

Regulus froze his eyebrow after hearing her comment. Sirius was the selfish one, not him! He had just made himself late for an important appointment because of his brother reckless care with his own life. Regulus was the one who was about to risk his own life for an honourable cause! How couldn't she see the clear difference between them?

"You may think whatever pleases you, muggle, but I assure you that I can be many things, but selfish is not one of them. Now, can you please excuse me? I don't want to be even later than I am already…"

"At least let us know to where he was transferred. Please!" She grabbed his arm with urgency in a last attempt to make him stop.

"I'm sorry, but he was taken to a place that people like you have no access to it." He said avoiding looking her on the eyes. He knew that what he was saying was nothing but the pure truth, but for some strange reason, saying it loud made him feel very bad.

Annabel took this frankness as rudeness and if she was angry before, now she looked possessed after hearing that comment. Regulus didn't blame her reaction, after all, she really didn't understand why she wouldn't be allowed inside the Magical Hospital.

"Are you insinuating that my brother, my friend and I are less valuable than you?" Her voice was shaking with range.

"That's not what I said, but it does not cease to be true..." He said with a hint of compassion in his eyes. It wasn't her fault that she had born a muggle after all…

"Go fuck yourself, Black!" She said and left him standing alone in the busy Hospital lounge.

For a moment, that felt like an eternity Regulus forgot about his gathering with his friends, and the range on the girl's voice was everything he could think about. For some reason he couldn't understand, the hatred in her voice bothered him. After long minutes had passed, he realized how late he was and dashed to make his way to the old Pub were his friends were certainly waiting for him with very unpleasant faces.