Alphard Black was different. He had know this ever since he was young, he may have looked like his father, but that was the extent to it with his relation to his family. He never fit in among his siblings, he was the one no one paid attention to, the odd one out, the black sheep (or well the white really) of the family. Perhaps that's why he got along with Sirius and Regulus so well later in life. And didn't have any friends, so instead he chose to spend his time writing stories and annoying Tom Riddle, (a Slytherin prefect in the year above him).

Alphard Black was drunk. It was has sister's wedding and instead if dancing or whatever he should be doing, he was outside on balcony and drinking as much fire whisky as he could find, without getting caught of course, (thank Merlin for house elves). He knows he should be happy for Walburga, but he wasn't, I mean how could be, she just married the love of his life, his Black, his Orion, not Walburga's. Sure Orion has reassured him this changed nothing between them and he still loved him, and he was his one and only, but Alphard still hated it, it should have been him at the alter waiting for his Orion, it should have been him married to Orion, Orion should have been his husband. It should have been him.

Alphard Black wanted to hit something. It had been a few years since Regulus Black had been born and he had avoided coming to Grimmauld Place at all costs. Today however it was mandatory for him to go there as it was the annual Black family reunion. The day when Walburga would flaunt her money, status, husband, while he would drown himself in order to forget that Orion wasn't his husband and Sirius and Regulus weren't his kids, (Merlin he was depressing). But today he was determined not to do that and instead spent time with his nephews.

Alphard Black loved Sirius and Regulus. He considered them his own, since they were his lovers children. Sirius and Regulus were really something else, they were fire and water, yin and yang, and even a blind man could see they completed each other beautifully like the pieces of a puzzle. Sirius was an exact copy of Orion, while Regulus, much to everyone, especially Walburga's dismay looked and acted like him,(who was he kidding, she didn't care, she didn't even want a second child).

 Alphard had tried to spoil them anytime he could, in between his trips for work, writing his books, and spending his time with Orion. He was proud to say that he gave them something Walburga never could, he gave them love, gifts from the heart, care and affection, he tried to play the motherly role they never had in their life, and honestly it was a shock to him when he realized how easy maternal instincts came to him.

Alphard Black was furious. To put it simply he wanted to torture Walburga until she begged for death. How dare she disown HIS son, she disowned him too, but he didn't care, although it warmed his heart that Orion had fought for him, but then again he wanted to murder her because she hurt HIS Orion and Sirius. As the days went on his anonymous informants gave him more and more information to what happened that day, he was also keeping tabs on his sons, lover and Walburga, as well as the rest of the family. 

His murderous thoughts were decreasing slowly as the days went by, but one day changed it all, it made them all return at full force, made him want to use all the Unforgivable's on her, it made his blood boil when he was told that she had forced Regulus blast Sirius off the tapestry, and then had tortured him the day after to take out her anger. Oh not even God himself could help her when he was done with her. How dare she touch what was his, she was going to pay for that. No one harmed his family and got away with it.

Alphard Black's breaths were numbered and he was minutes away from death. He was finally at his end, and he was happy with how his life turned out. He didn't regret anything, not loving Orion, not loving his sons, not being disowned, and certainly not leaving his book empire to Regulus and his money to Sirius, (his properties would be split between the two and he left a couple of things for Orion as well). 

He knew Orion wouldn't....no couldn't live without him, and this made the selfish part of him proud, he couldn't wait until they would be reunited again, this time they wouldn't have to hide their love and when Regulus and Sirius join them, hopefully Orion could beg for forgiveness and they can be a proper family, and with these thoughts, and an image of a better life in his mind, he died peacefully, silently thanking Walburga for taking time out of her busy schedule of evil to assassinate him and unknowingly give him the thing she said she would never let him have. Love and a Family. 

A/N: So it's been sometime, sorry about that, school is just one exam after another, plus I have a bit of writers block right now, thanks to my English teacher sucking the imagination out of me, by making me write essay after essay, she reminds me of a dementor sometimes, but anyways I hope you like this chapter. Sorry for the wait. 😁