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A few years ago, when they were only sixteen, the pair met as Evan and his cousin Pandora tore through the city cutting through streets full of adrenaline and hope as they escaped the police chase. It was all good in the moment until Pandora suddenly stopped, the halt slamming Evan into their cars dashboard. When he looked up, he locked eye contact and saw two youngish boys infront of the car, standing still like deers in front of headlights. The brunette one leaned into his window and asked “you with the dogs?” Evan wasn’t fast enough to reply so panda quickly replied “no, quite the opposite we’re actually running away.” A grin appeared on the brunette boys grin “same. Err- we kind of need a home and ride! Mind if we join you?” With no reluctance, Pandora nodded and the two boys hopped inside the car.
The brunette one took out his hand
“Barty. Barty crouch jr.”
“Holy Shit you’re Barty crouch? I thought he was old” Evan blurted out in awe as he thought one of the most honourable men in the gang business was in the cars backseat.
“Jr. I said junior.” Barty corrected harshly, mockery underlining his tone
“Evan rosier” Evan nodded shortly, appalled by the rudeness of the guest in his backseat.
“Excuse him, he’s kind of very oblivious, I’m Pandora.”
“Regulus black.” The other one chinned in “and sorry to break our little greeting but I hear sirens. Very close.”
Pandora laughed,kicking the gas pedal and zooming the group down the streets. The car rocketed down the freeway, sirens blaring behind them. Evan rubbed his temple, the past adrenaline clearly washed off “I swear to god if one more cop joins the chase I’m gripping the steering wheel and yanking us into the ocean Panda.”
“Oh please, you can’t drive for shit Evan. You would drive us of into the ocean either way- with or without the intention of escaping the cops.” Pandora giggled, pulling a face at Evan as he sneered. Barty leaned in towards them raising an eyebrow.
“Siblings?”
“Cousins” Pandora replied.
“You?” Evan engaged in the conversation despite his quickly made assumption on how annoying this Barty was.
“Ah well, you know how it is.” Barty simply said, overly sighing.
“No? I don’t.” Evan blinked at him.
“We are fuck budd-“
“I swear to Merlin, Barty can you not say that to people you just met-we are not fuck buddies, we are best friends but I think I’m currently regretting my decisions” regulus snapped glaring a at Barty. ‘If looks could kill, Barty would be dead’ Evan thought to himself.
“Decisions on no longer wanting to be friends but fuck budd-“ Barty began to question as Pandora collapsed into hysterical giggles having to cover her mouth, Evan tried his best to not laugh but he couldn’t suppress his own giggles; and even the cold looking Regulus seemed to be smiling.
“He’s one insufferable fucker.” Reg sighed.
“Fucker you say?” Evan cocked his head, exhaling shakily to stop laughing.
At this regulus banged his head on the back of Pandoras seat and the other three bursted into another fit of laughter.
Barty leaned into his seat, rubbing his eyes as his cunning grin did not escape, pointing his fingers at Pandora and then Evan. “we’re so gonna be great friends”
And they were, probably more than friends- Barty and Evan.