Sirius was normally a patient child. Despite the fact that he was only two and a half years old and could be considered a spoiled child because he had never been denied anything he wanted, Sirius had never once thrown a tantrum because he had not been given what he wanted immediately. Lucille had taught him early on that it would sometimes take a while before he received what he wanted and that patience was rewarded.

Over the last eight months though, Sirius' patience had disappeared. As he was only two years old, Sirius hadn't really understood just how long nine months really was. He had thought that his baby brother or sister would be born soon. When the baby hadn't been born he had asked questions and grew more and more impatient as the months passed.

"When is the baby going to be born?" Sirius asked impatiently.

Lucille hid her smile from the irritated child, knowing it would only make him more irritated if he saw it, and patiently answered.

"Soon Sirius. The baby will be born any day now."

Sirius gave no answer to that, merely giving her an annoyed look before turning back to his blocks.

An hour passed quietly with Sirius building a castle and Lucille reading her book. Unfortunately, it was interrupted by a hurried knock at the door. Lucille looked up but before she could bid the person enter the door flew open and a rather frazzled looking servant entered. Lucille frowned as the servant approached and bent down to whisper in her ear.

"Lady Black went into labor last night. Lord Black requests that you bring his son to the study next to the master bedroom so that the young master may meet his sibling when the child is born."

Lucille nodded and the servant left. She set her book to the side and looked over at her young charge.

"Sirius, your father wants to see you." She said.

"Why?" He asked in a whiny tone.

"Your mother is having the baby."

Sirius instantly brightened at that. He abandoned his blocks and crossed the room to Lucille who had stood from the chair. Lucille bent down and smoothed out a few wrinkles in Sirius' clothes before picking him up.

Sirius watched with wide eyes as Lucille carried him through a maze of corridors that he hadn't seen before. The little boy had never visited his parents' wing of the manor before. Every time he had seen them, it was somewhere else, usually in the dining room. The décor of his parents' wing was vastly different from the décor of his own wing.

Lucille knocked on a plain door which was answered by a servant a moment later.

"What is your purpose?" The servant asked.

"I've brought Lord Black's son as he requested." Lucille answered, shifting Sirius on her hip.

The servant noticed the young master and nodded. She stepped back and allowed the two to enter. Orion was sitting in the same armchair he had sat in two years ago when he wife was giving birth to Sirius. There was another unfamiliar woman sitting on the same couch that Lucille had sat on while she waited for her charge to be born. Lucille correctly guessed that this was the new baby's nanny.

She set Sirius down and took his hand before crossing the room to stand in front of Orion's chair. The elder Black looked up and gave a cursory glance to the nanny before focusing his attention on his heir.

"Sirius." He said after a long minute.

"Good afternoon, father." Sirius said, not showing a trace of the impatience he had displayed not ten minutes ago. Again, Lucille inwardly marveled at how well Sirius was able to behave when around his parents.

"How is mother?"

"Your mother is fine. The baby will be born soon. Until then you may wait here." Orion turned back to his evening papers. In three sentences he had answered his son's question and dismissed him at the same time.

Lucille took Sirius' hand and led him over to an unoccupied corner of the room. The servant who had answered the door had disappeared through the door that connected the sitting room with the master bedroom. The new nanny had picked up a book and was attempting to read through it though Lucille noticed that her eyes weren't moving and were instead focused on a single point on the page.

She ignored both of them and sat down with Sirius on a couch. She pulled out one of his books from her bag and proceeded to read to him. The next hour and a half passed in this way. Sirius had learned to recognize two new words in his book. The silence was interrupted by the midwife entering the room.

"Lord Black."

Orion looked up.

"You have another son." The midwife announced.

Orion simply nodded before folding up his newspaper and standing to go see his wife. Sirius looked up at Lucille as his father disappeared into the next room.

"Is the baby here?" He asked with wide eyes.

Lucille nodded. "Yes, Sirius. You have a baby brother."

Sirius' face broke into a grin and he began to bounce excitedly on the couch.

"When can I see him?" He demanded.

"Don't bounce on the couch Sirius." Lucille scolded. Sirius stopped bouncing. "You can see him when your father brings him in here. Let your father have a few minutes to see his new son."

Sirius pouted but nodded in agreement. He turned his attention to the door and stared at it eagerly, waiting for his father to come through with his new brother. It was a full five minutes, which felt like an eternity to the little boy, before Orion returned to the room with a small bundle wrapped in blue in his arms. As Lucille had done, the new nanny stood up and faced her employer as he came to a stop in front of her.

"Here. He's your responsibility now." Orion said shortly as he handed the bundle to her.

Without another word, he turned and went back into the bedroom. As soon as his father had gone, Sirius was on his feet and tugging Lucille over towards the nanny.

"I want to see my brother." Sirius demanded.

The nanny, unaccustomed to dealing with Sirius, looked to Lucille for guidance on what she should do. Behind Sirius, Lucille nodded, telling the woman to let Sirius see his brother. The nanny sat back down on the couch and Lucille picked Sirius up and set him next to her. Sirius knelt up on his knees and peered over the nanny's arm at the little face peeking out from the blanket.

"What's that?" He asked curiously, reaching over to point to the black fuzz on the baby's head.

Lucille's hand kept him from touching.

"That's his hair Sirius."

"Really?" Sirius asked, looking up at his nanny

"Yes. It will be a while before his hair looks like yours though. He has to grow a bit bigger first."

"Oh." Sirius thought about that for a minute. Then another question that was much more important occurred to him.

"What's his name?"

"Regulus." The new nanny replied.

The baby in question yawned and closed his eyes. That was the cue for Lucille to pick Sirius up and make her way to the door.

"You can visit your brother later Sirius. Right now he's tired and wants to take a nap."

Sirius offered no protest, feeling rather tired himself. He put his head on Lucille's shoulder and allowed her to carry him back to his nursery.

AN: Yes, I know this is a few days later than when I planned. All I can say is that college decided to make itself known.

I was planning on putting a short game at the end of this chapter but seeing as how there's only two days until Sunday, I think I'll wait until the next chapter to do so. Don't worry, it will be fun.

I was also planning on breaking whatever feels you may have by recommending a story that would leave you crying for a good ten minutes. Luckily, I got reviews that made me smile and decide not to do it right now. That could change though. Leave reviews unless you want me to break your feels.