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Ficlet: Trick
Title: Trick
Author: nishizono
Characters: Sirius & Regulus
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: They aren't mine.

Summary: Sirius and Regulus get ready for Halloween.

Author's Notes: The bad puns are all ships_harry's fault.


“You’re a bastard, you know that, right?”

Sirius grinned and adjusted his brother’s frock coat. The spectacles perched on the bridge of his nose interfered with his depth perception, making it difficult to work with all the tiny buttons, but he didn’t even consider taking them off. It was almost time to go, and he couldn’t wait to get to the party.

“He’s going to kill both of us,” Regulus offered solemnly. “And when he does, just remember I warned you.”

“Calm down,” Sirius said with a laugh. “It’ll be great, I promise.”

“Great for you, maybe,” Regulus replied, crossing his arms and looking a lot more like the man he was impersonating than he really had a right to.

Shaking his head, Sirius fished around in his pocket. Withdrawing the studded collar, he held it out to his brother, who looked at it, rolled his eyes, and obediently lifted his hair. All but crowing with his impending triumph, Sirius fastened the strip of leather around his brother’s neck, attached a length of chain to it, and took a step back to admire his handiwork.

“I always knew you had a thing for him,” Regulus said with a smirk.

Sirius very nearly retched. “Merlin, what’re you trying to do, make me so sick I can’t go to the party?”

“If I thought it’d work,” Regulus replied mournfully. “I can’t believe I’m letting you lead me to my death, and I won’t even get to have sex on my last night amongst the living.”

“We could fix that,” Sirius said with a suggestive wag of his eyebrow.

“Ugh,” Regulus shuddered, “Don’t look at me like that when you’re dressed—well, like that.”

Sirius snickered and wrapped his arms around his brother’s shoulders. It felt a little too much like hugging someone far less pleasant, but at least the hair under his lips was clean. Regulus was tense under his hands, and Sirius tried to think of a way to put his brother at ease.

“Hey Reg,” Sirius began with a grin, “Wanna see my prong?”

“Oh for fuck’s sake,” Regulus laughed.