Dangerous Seekers AU

Chapter 42: Reveal

Art not mine. Credits to the owner.

"Um... Gusion," Ling said and gestured to him. "I have no idea what is going on with you."

"So am I," Claude added. "We were shocked when we heard you calling her the 'M' word again."

With Ling and Claude's statements, Lesley Vance felt that they still remembered her and Gusion. Even though she was offended by Gusion calling her a Mudblood, she still had the motivation to show him the letter he wrote. However, Gusion Paxley still felt irritated when he heard his friends' comments and still saw Lesley's face. Lesley made a fierce face while she was still handling the letter. They were still in the corridor alone so that no one would see them like this.

"What are you two talking about?" Gusion asked them with a hostile tone.

Gusion looked at them with a bratty glare that made Ling and Claude feel nervous to tell the truth. Ling and Claude gestured to each other who would spill the tea for him by elbowing each other.

"W-well," Claude said nervously. "Y-you see that you and Van-"

"We were together before, Paxley." Lesley interrupted with a fierce tone. "If you are still very harsh to me until now, I can show you your last letter for proof."

Lesley immediately showed the letter in front of Gusion with her right hand. Ling and Claude were both surprised again when they saw the last letter from Gusion, which was a doodle and Lesley being apart with the caption 'I luv you & I miss you Lesmione - Gusion'. The two believed that the letter that Lesley showed indeed came from Gusion, for it was written in his name. However, Gusion examined the letter and the doodle while feeling suspicious about it.

"How can you say that I was the one who wrote that?" Gusion severely asked Lesley. "And I told you that I don't want to see stuff from you. Why are you so stubborn, Mudblood?"

Lesley’s heart was struck again when she heard him calling her that word again. On the other hand, while she was still showing his letter in front of him, she was trying to be brave enough to convince him. She took a deep breath.

"Because your name is written in this letter," Lesley said as she pointed his name with her pointer finger from her left hand. "In addition, Dave, your snow-white owl, sent me this while I was outside of Hogwarts."

"My owl?" Gusion scoffed. "You've gotta be kidding me."

Still, Ling and Claude believed in her statement and the letter because not only his name was being written on it, but also the style of the doodle and the penmanship. They both know about Gusion's penmanship and style of doodling, which depending on his mood can be either good or messy. Meanwhile, Gusion was still not yet convinced about the letter. It irritated him more when Lesley tried to convince him that they were together before even though he had a fixed marriage with Guinevere. Ling tried to convince his Pureblood friend about this situation.

"What are you talking about? ME and Vance being together?" Gusion spat out.

"Yes, Gus- I mean Paxley. What I just said to you is true." Lesley suddenly spilled up. "You changed yourself a lot when you were with me because you LOVE me so bad, you even felt guilty when you called me the 'M' word. Now you went back to your old brat self again."

"I see that bud," Claude added. "You told us last time in the Noel Wizarding Ball that-"

"Can you guys shut up and go back to the common room for Merlin's sake!" Gusion demanded his friends.

Ling and Claude had no choice but to shut up and follow their friend's orders. Gusion suddenly looked at Lesley with a death glare. Lesley was feeling nervous about this as Gusion went close to her and grabbed the letter harshly. Ling and Claude prepared themselves to leave but they felt the gut that something is happening between their friend and Lesley.