From Eden - Regulus Black (Complete)

Chapter One Hundred -

WATERMELON

COMEMORATIVE CHAPTER (100 CHAPTERS!)

TW: EXPLICIT SMUT AND VERY, VERY LONG CHAPTER

Regulus Black crossed the wards of the Potter Lands and smiled at himself as he saw the Potter Manor and waited a few steps from the front door, not even daring to knock. He hadn't warned Anne he was coming, but he was sure that she would like the surprise, so he just shoved his hands on his pockets and waited one of the people inside to come out once they noticed he wards had been crossed – he had been allowed access, which meant he could go through, but it would still warn the owners of the house of his presence.

It was no surprise that the person that opened the door was Mia Potter, smiling brightly at him once she saw him well.

"Hello, darling. Happy birthday!" she said.

"Hello, Lady – Hello Mia," he corrected himself quickly. Mia smiled at him and nodded, glad for his sweet voice saying her name, not her title. "Thank you so much, ma'am."

"Did you have a good party?" she asked.

She took a step to the side, opening the door further and allowing him inside the house. He walked in, smiling a bit at her as he turned around to watch her closing the door. He found it curious that she locked it, but he didn't ask any questions.

"It was a party, but that's all I can say," he said. "It was hell."

"Anne did say so," Mia said, nodding. "Are you hungry?"

"Just had lunch, ma'am, but thank you," he said. "I didn't tell Anne that I was coming, but do you think she would like to see me?"

Mia nodded.

"She's in a good mood today, so surely she will be happy to see her friend," she said. She raised her eyebrows. "Why don't you go up to her room and I will send you lunch up there once it's ready and you two can share since she doesn't seem to have much space left on her stomach. She spent the day eating chocolate."

Regulus understood a lot of things at once.

One) The Potters had visitors inside the house that certainly didn't know of his and Anne's relationship by the way Mia seemed to be coding most of her sentences carefully to not be too obvious on the nature of their 'friendship'. Two) The Horcrux had been destructed, which meant the mission that had been happening during his birthday had been a success and that was why Anne was in such a good mood. Three) She had been present on the Horcrux's destruction, otherwise she wouldn't be indulging on chocolate during the whole day as Mia had said she had been doing; it must have been a difficult situation by the way Mia looked away soon after his eyes filled with understanding and he nodded, not daring to speak.

"I'll do just that, ma'am," he said.

Mia nodded.

As he started going up the stairs, Mia cleaned her throat once more. He came down once she called him to get closer, she had to look up since he was taller than her, but did whisper to him.

"Anne's batch of the potion will be ready only tomorrow, so do use the charm," she said.

Regulus' face became so red that he was almost sure that it was what caused him to be slightly light-headed.

"Will do," he said, giving an awkward smile.

He used the opportunity to run up the stairs, not wanting to go further in that conversation, especially with the grandmother of the girl he had been seeing. Fortunately, the others on the floor didn't seem to be awake just yet, so he knocked on the door without much problem.