¹Veritaserum ✸ Regulus Arcturus Black ✓

017; SEAL OF FATE [ rewritten ]

Chapter Seventeen ⠀⠀ seal of fate

"MS. REYNA! MUST COME QUICK, IT'S MR. REGULUS."

Fourteen-year-old Reyna De Martel stepped downstairs quickly at her house-elves words. Her bold hair was tied into a low bun on a Friday evening.

Penelope and Edward weren't home like always, either at work or Salzar knows where. So it was always just Reyna and Dorota at home.

A year after Regulus and Reyna got together her brother Jasper got married to one of the respected ladies of the twenty-eight families.

"Reg?"

There Regulus sat on the lavish sofa looking tear-stricken, defeated, betrayed. And so much more negative emotions all wrapped together.

"He's gone."

"What?"

"Sirius...he's gone. He left Grimmauld Place."

Reyna let out a small gasp of disbelief. She knew that Sirius hated living at home but to leave? Where would he go?
"Mother disowned him. No doubt father is furious and yelling at her at this very moment." Regulus sniffled. The De Martel dropped to his side and embraced him. Her green eyes watered.

Of all people, Reyna knew what it's like to lose a family member. Especially if that family member is disowned.

First Andromeda and Andrea and now Sirius are gone as well.

"He didn't even say goodbye to me!" Regulus cried out. "Sirius doesn't love me anymore..."

"That's not true...he does love you Reg━━maybe you can try talking to him!" Reyna's voice laced with hope, though doubt evident in her tone.

Now with Sirius disowned would she be allowed to communicate with him?

The Black scoffed and shook his head. He used his hand to wipe away his tears. "There's no point. Any disowned member of the family is automatically cut off," he stated scornfully. Bitterness oozed off him, feeling resentful towards his older brother leaving him.

"Everything's going to be alright, Reg. I'm here." Reyna whispered assuringly, pecking his lips and bringing him closer.

Regulus closed his eyes tiredly and held onto Reyna. He didn't feel like letting go, fearing that she too would leave him as well.

"Will you leave me as well?"

"Never. I would never leave you, understand me? We're in this together."

His glossy eyes stared into her green hues, "To the moon and back."

"To the moon and back."

Dorota popped into the room with a tray of tea and biscuits. "Dorota noticed Mr. Regulus was feeling down so she brought tea!"

For the first time Regulus got here he let out a small laugh. The blonde cracked a grin and silently thanked the elf for cheering him up.

"Do you want to stay for the night? I'm sure my mother and father won't mind." Ever since they got together they've always stayed at each other's houses, obviously welcomed with open arms.

"I'd love that." Regulus breathed out. He obviously didn't feel like going back home, knowing his mother would be there to fill lies of how it was for 'the best.

The Black family was broken into millions of shards that are beyond fix now. It was the same for the De Martel family.

Jasper has become a Death Eater. Mother can't stand the thought of having another child of hers being disowned so she took the opportunity to ask her brother and Bellatrix to put in a good word to the Dark Lord. Edward didn't want his daughter to be a part of it. Maybe it's the fact that he'll lose another daughter again.

Though her future is still undecided, that didn't mean Reyna feared the thought of killing innocent blood.

"I think mother is going to set me up with the Dark Lord next summer..." Regulus began.

Horror struck the blonde's face. Is Regulus becoming a Death Eater? The boy can barely hurt a house elf!

"Regulus no!" Reyna shook her head. "You can't."

Regulus wore a grim expression, but there was fear evident in his eyes. "I have to....for this family's sake. The date is set for the end of Summer."

And for yours, Regulus thought. He couldn't put her in danger. If he put himself out there then Reyna wouldn't have to do the worst things he could possibly think of. Reyna wasn't the one for bloodshed and violence.

The De Martel's thoughts were to go to Sirius for help, but then she remembered his disownment and sighed in defeat. This isn't the life she used to cherish anymore. This was a battleground.

Two sides to a coin and must choose one. The path of light or darkness.

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So this is basically a time jump to the fourth year in case all of you are confused. This around the time that Sirius is disowned by the Black family and now the mantle falls on Regulus Black since he's the only male Heir.