yay! no more midterms!

Hours later the ball was in full swing. There were hundreds of young ladies that attended the ball just to meet the prince and hope for a chance to become his princess, and each was very lovely and goodlooking, but none, Sirius decided, could compare to his lover.

Sirius, from where he sat at the head of the ball room in a large throne between his mother and father, could see Remus standing with James and Lady Lily Evans. He looked nervous and like he thought he didnt belong...

"Sirius, havnt you seen a young lady you'd like to meet?" His mother's haughty voice made him tear his eyes away from his love.

"No, mother.''

"What about that young lady there...'' His mother looked out at a petite blonde that looked as if she had given up eating when she was five.

''Mother, no...'' Sirius sighed.

"Or that one there?"

"Mother, I think I may be related to that--yes, mother, that is Narcissa.''

"Oh well that's never stopped anyone before. it would keep the royalty in the family.''

Sirius rolled his eyes. "Mother, I--''

"Sirius, if you're not married by your next birthday, we give up the throne, which the Blacks have ruled for generations, to the Malfoys. And I will not tolerate it!'' his father didnt seem happy.

''Father, I have--'' he was losing his temper. He stood and headed out into the crowd (which must have been half the kingdom) to get away from his parents.

Many of the girls blushed and giggled when he passed. He flashed his charming smile and walked to the back where James, Lily and Remus were.

"King and Queen of the jackasses getting to you, Sirius?'' James grinned.

"Only a little.'' Sirius sighed. He looked at Remus. ''How are you, love?"

Remus smiled a little "I'm okay.''

"I'm sorry, love. This is terribly boring.''

Remus shook his head and his face lit up ''No, not at all! I've always wanted to come to a ball.''

''Not a ball where your lover is supposed to be finding his bride though.'' Sirius smiled appoligetically.

Remus blushed and looked down, twisting Sirius' ring on his finger. "I guess...''

''Don't worry, I don't intend on staying for the whole ball. It's ridiculous.'' Sirius looked around the grand ball room in disgust.

James grins ''Yeah well, compared to the one your parents threw you for your sixteenth birthday...''

"Nothing beats that. The Wierd Sisters came to it.'' Sirius smirked.

"And you still left early with that girl...What was her name?"

"Jasmine...She was a Princess from Persia.''

"She was like twenty five.''

"She was gorgeous.''

"Gorgeous and twenty five.''

Sirius rolled his eyes. Lily sighed and looked at Remus who smiled a bit and shrugged.

"Anyway...I must go and pretend to have a good time dancing with these women.'' Sirius looked around to make sure no one was looking before he discreetly kissed Remus' cheek. Remus smiled in return and Sirius went off to dance with some maidens from the kingdom.

Meanwhile, Regulus was on the other side of the room with Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape, both from highly respected families.

"So, let me get this straight,'' Lucius started. Regulus thought it was an interesting choice of words. "Your brother is sleeping with the stable boy?"

"Yes. That's him over there.'' Regulus noded to Remus across the room.

''Well, you must admit, he does look rather fuckable.'' Severus leaned against the wall.

"Severus you cant be--'' Regulus said in shock.

"I'm not, but if the oppertunity arose...''

"Regulus, there comes a time when you'll sleep with almost anything attractive and willing to come to bed. Male or Female.'' Lucius said as if it were common sense.

"Especialy when you're engaged to a wench with no sexual stamina at all.'' Severus muttered.

"Narcissa practically has a padlock on her knickers.'' Lucius took a swig of some expensive liqour.

"Which is more than what Bella can say. Everyone's been with her.'' Severus looked disgusted.

"Can we stop talking about sex and my cousins?" Regulus almost whined at the older boys.

''Right, so about your brother and the stable whore...'' Lucius drawled. "What do you plan to do about it?''

"destroy them some how.''

''Yes, but how?"

''It's simple really. Expose them to our parents. They'll flip and probably excile the little slut. Sirius will be so upset he'll probably leave with him.''

"Sounds almost too easy.'' Severus seemed uncertain.

"it'll work.'' Regulus insisted.

"You should have a back up plan.'' Lucius said thoughtfully.

"What do you have in mind?"

TBC