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Regulus Black // Aiden Sarcelles (lostblackheir) wrote in all_roads,
@ 2008-03-22 22:09:00

Entry tags:

*thread-inprogress, aurora sinistra, regulus black

WHO: Regulus, Aurora
WHERE: If only Reg knew
WHEN: January 11, evening
SUMMARY: A need to have some grown up company leads Regulus to ask Aurora out alone unexpectedly.
RATING: TBD

It had taken some doing, going out with Aurora tonight, but Regulus thought it was wholly worth it. For ten days he had barely left Carina's side, first out of a paranoia that that if his gaze moved off of her for an instant that she would disappear, and then out of her growing accustomed to the company and enjoying it. However, not leaving her side for ten days had left him, selfishly, craving adult conversation, and his thoughts had turned to Aurora. There was something there, something tangible that he could feel--that he prayed they both felt--and yet neither of them had dared to voice an acknowledgment of it.

And now here he was. He was about to set out with Aurora on what most might deem a 'date' and absolutely unsure of what to do. His original idea had been to surprise her with his astronomy knowledge, but as nothing eventful had been happening in the stars that was a dud before it even went anywhere near a plan. He had tossed around several other ideas, but shot them down too. It wasn't until she was at Narissa's house that he even got very far in the planning on how he would spend this day out. However, seeing her, he knew it had to gradual.

So that's why he chose a tea shop rather than a restaurant. There were things to order if she was hungry (though for some reason Regulus's stomach was churning with what Muggles called butterflies so he knew he wouldn't need anything to eat)but it had a much more relaxed atmosphere, as though it were used for casual meetings and friendly things rather than dates. Regulus shook his head, he wasn't even sure why he was using that word, he knew Aurora likely didn't think of their excursion as a date at all.

"Here we are..." he said, opening the door of the shop for her.

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revontulet
2008-03-24 12:05 am UTC (link)

As with every invitation and meeting that was not directly concerning Carina, Aurora had hesitated before agreeing. It was not that she objected to time spent with Regulus – in fact, since the kidnapping and his revelation of his birth identity, they had spent more time together, even accompanied by others, than they had spent together collectively over the time she had been Carina's tutor. What her hesitation stemmed from was how she felt about him. Despite everything that spelled caution for her, she was irresistibly drawn to this man and knew what she felt for him was far more now than the initial attraction. What the last days had revealed was a man would would be too easy to love. Perhaps.... perhaps he already was.

And so she had accepted and now found herself being ushered into a tea shop as though this were a 'date'. Her experience with those was as limited as a young teenager's and her stomach was a bundle of knotted anxiety. She cast a look his way and then away, dark lashes sweeping down over her eyes in a look he was likely becoming familiar with, one that indicated she was not wholly at easy with her situation.

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lostblackheir
2008-03-24 12:17 am UTC (link)

Though she likely didn't know it, it was a look Regulus was beginning to fall for. There was something so innocent and yet enticing all at once about it. He swallowed deeply, forcing himself to look away before he lost too much of his sense in the innocent look.

"This way..." he found them a table and held her chair for her before taking his own. The corner of the shop that they were in was relatively vacant, but not entirely. He liked it that way, no one breathing in and near enough to notice if he mistakenly referred to himself as "Black" but not so quiet and secluded that things would turn precariously quiet if there was a lull in conversation. "Thank you, for agreeing to accompany me tonight."

Merlin, Black, you sound as though she's escorting you to a funeral. Not so somber. It's only Aurora, you've been speaking to her for a long time before this, and you'll continue to speak to her after. Relax.

"In fact, I've been meaning to thank you for everything. You've been a godsend these last few days."

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