Ever since Sirius had done his absolute best to get Regulus and himself away from their parents, Regulus had been sticking closer to his brother. He struggled to trust anyone but his closest friends, Barty or Evan- although he wouldn't be caught dead admitting it.

Sirius never seemed to mind and he'd even become reluctant friends with the other 'Marauders', Remus in specific because he was the most sane. Or that was Regulus’s excuse whenever teased about it by Sirius.

So when his brother had gotten permission from Euphemia and Fleamont Potter, who they were staying with as well as James, to go on a trip around England because Sirius was eighteen and had his licence, Regulus had agreed.

Being a year younger than Sirius meant that he was finishing his last year of Hogwarts without him. That made the Slytherin boy internally dissatisfied but Regulus was stubborn and refused to admit it.

Obviously Regulus had known that Sirius's friends were coming along. He was fine with that and promised to not hex any of them if they irritated him during the trip. Especially James, who Sirius had made sure had brought his ADHD medication.

There was only a slight problem and it included James. Regulus had not known when it began and frankly found it very irritating but his heart suddenly sped up whenever he was closer to the older Gryffindor boy.

Regulus was very good at hiding his feelings because everyone knew that James was destined to be with Lily. Unfortunately he had no idea how well he would be able to hide them when stuck in close quaters for a few weeks.

Currently Regulus was sat in the back of the car that Fleamont had, warning Sirius to be careful, given him for the trip. It was Regulus’s first time in a muggle vehicle and it felt strange. But not in an awful way.

They were by the coastline and the windows were down to let in a nice summer breeze as they drove. Regulus was leaning against the open window and watching the landscape pass them by.