Title: Regrets, Memories and Healing
Author: AntiLupinTonks
Beta: Vikertee
Disclaimer: Blahblah Don't Ownnnnn.
A/N: YAY! 20 REVIEWS EVEN! and in only one day. xD Heres the next chapters buddies. Enjoy!
"I'm here for my son. Regulus." Sirius heard and felt the color drain from his face. He turned to look at Regulus who was equally, if not more, pale.
"M-Mister Black! A surprise." Hagrid cleared his throat, almost as if he was stalling.
Sirius swallowed hard and then turned to Regulus.
"Quick!" He hissed. "Go hide."
Regulus frowned but turned on his heel, pulling the pantry door open and carefully climbing in, shutting the door firmly behind himself. Frantically, Sirius tried to find somewhere to hide.
"Where is my son? You do know where he is, don't you?" Sirius' heart hammered in his chest as the door creaked closed, signaling that his father was indeed in the house.
"Y-Yes, Sir." Hagrid muttered and his loud footsteps sounding again, approaching the stairs. "He was upstairs in bed the last time I saw him!" He said, louder than he needed to.
Sirius smiled slightly. Hagrid was helping them. He fumbled through the keys hanging on the hook above the stove, embarrassed that through all the excitement he had forgotten they were there. The loud jingling didn't help his nerves.
"Wait a second..." His father's voice came, directly outside the kitchen door. Sirius froze.
"What?"
"Who's in the kitchen at this time of night?" He stepped closer, his expensive shoes clicking against the hardwood floors.
"Err...em...uh...probably just one of the maids...cleaning up, Y'know?"
Orion didn't answer.
Their steps started upstairs and Sirius relaxed slightly, continuing his search through the keys.
"Aha!" He whisper-shouted and held the correct key up triumphantly.
He walked over to the food pantry door and opened it. Regulus stared up at him with a deer-caught-in-the-headlights expression but he relaxed when he saw it was only Sirius.
"C'mon. I found the --" but Regulus never found out what Sirius found when the door of the kitchen busted open. They both snapped their heads around and gasped.
Orion Black stood there a cold expression on his aristocratic face.
"Well well, my boys. It seems you've been very bad..." his voice held a dark humor to it that caused a chill to run down both Sirius' and Regulus' backs.
Sirius scowled and stepped protectively in front of Regulus.
"Father." He growled, causing Orion to chuckle.
"Are you angry with me, Siri?" Sirius didn't like the tone in Orion's voice. He didn't like it at all.
Sirius clenched his fist around the key tightly and reached back to nudge the key into Regulus' hand.
Inhaling deeply, Sirius hunched his back, preparing to tackle his father and give Regulus enough time to get out and to where Remus waited.
"Uncle Orion!" A high-pitched squeal came from behind the doorframe and Sirius frowned. He forgot his cousin Bellatrix was also here.
Orion forced a thin smile on his face and looked over his shoulder just as a girl came into view. She had dark wavy hair that fell down to her middle-back, and her half-lidded eyes sparkled maliciously. She has sunken out cheeks, giving her either an 'evil and beautiful' or 'dead and revolting' appearance, depending on your point of view.
"Hello, dear Bella. I hope you are well."
Bellatrix giggled and nodded.
"Yes, very well, Uncle. Brian is very sweet to me."
Sirius nearly gagged but restrained himself enough to use this distraction to his advantage and get Regulus out.
Together, the brothers edged toward the door. Standing in front of him, Sirius covered Regulus from view as the he pushed the key into the lock and clicked it open.
Orion's smile had turned slowly into a grimace as Bellatrix relayed every detail of Brian and her relationship, which let me tell you, isn't that entertaining.
"Yes yes..." he cut her off mid-sentence and turned back to where Sirius and Regulus stood just as Regulus threw the door open and bolted out.
Growling, Orion lunged out to try to chase him but Sirius held him back.
"BELLA! GO GET HANK AND DROID AND TELL THEM TO GET REGULUS!" He bellowed over his shoulder while trying to wrestle his way out of his eldest son's grip.
Bellatrix turned on her heel and ran toward the front door, screeching as she went.
Thoughts and prayers whizzed through Sirius' head.
Regulus was always a fast runner, he should have been able to get out and get to Remus by now.
But what if the guards catch him first?
He probably is hiding in the bushes. Regulus is smart. He'll know what to do...
But what if they find him?
Sirius forced the pessimistic thoughts from his head and concentrated on restraining his father, who was slowly losing strength.
Looking over his shoulder he figured Regulus would have had enough time to get to Remus.
He shoved hard on his father's shoulders, sending him flying back into the wall. Quickly, he turned and bolted out the house, inhaling sharply as the wind whipped at his face.
He ran straight to where he knew Remus was waiting and was positive he'd see Regulus there as well, wearing the over-sized sweatshirt Remus said he'd have ready.
He got there and Remus turned around, a surprised look on his face.
Panting, Sirius crawled into the bushes behind him and grinned.
"We did it!"
Remus frowned.
"What? Where's your brother?" The grin fell off of Sirius' face.
"Isn't he here?" Remus shook his head.
Sirius swallowed hard and a glee-filled laugh caught his attention. He peered out of the bushes to see his father standing over a crumpled figure.
He felt his heart sink and only one word flickered through his shocked mind.
...Regulus.
TBC.
(A/N: What? You actually thought Sirius was gonna be able to save Regulus? Pft. Yeah. Like it'd really be that easy. Okay, okay. I'm evil. But fear not, dear readers! There is still a possibility that Regulus will be saved! If you review and tell me if you think he should be saved or not I MIGHT take your vote into consideration. But you'll have to review to let me know...)