Under My Skin

~ Chapter Twenty-Four ~

"Daddy issues"

"You're what?" I yelled. We were all sitting in a compartment on the train back to Hogwarts. We didn't think there would be one, but the Dynasty's parents pulled some strings to save money. Although we have no idea why. They were all filthy rich.

"I'm joining the competition no matter what you say Em!" Kieran yelled back. I squeezed my fists together, my nails digging into my palms. "You can't!" I argued. "Yes I can!" He countered back.

I stood up from my seat. Storming out of the compartment and down the hall into another. It would've been worse if we were on a plane. Having to share such a small space with Kieran right now would've annoyed me. I sat down my knees pulled to my chest as my eyes watered.

6 minutes later Kieran entered the compartment. "Go away." I told him. "What are you so upset about?" He scoffed. He didn't understand. "You'll die...." I croaked out. My voice cracking in the process as tears streamed down my cheeks.

"Emmy I'm no-" I cut him off. "Don't you remember what happened to Cedric Diggory?" I questioned finally facing him. I probably looked a complete mess. "Darling...I've wanted to compete in the tournament since I was a child." He told me. I knew that already.

"I've finally got the opportunity to at least put my name in the goblet to try." He reasoned. "I know...and I don't want to take away your dream but I'm scared Kieran. I'm scared I'll lose you in there." Here came the waterworks again.

He sat beside me pulling my petite body into his. I muffled my feared sobs into his shoulder. "Just promise me you'll be careful okay?" I made him promise this a lot. "I promise." He kissed my head, holding me closer into his chest.

"We're almost to Hogwarts." He gave me a toothy grin. "What's got you so excited?" I quirked an eyebrow up at him. "I finally get to show off my girlfriend." I groaned out.

"Your ex girlfriends and play things are going to curse me." I stifled a laugh at the thought. "I don't have play things anymore, which reminds me that I probably do need to tell them that." I slapped his shoulder making him imitate a fake hurt expression.

"I think they'll get the memo once they see us together." I gave him a sly wink. "And if not I could always curse them." He put on a fatherly look and shook his head no. "Okay dad." I joked standing from his lap.

"Hey that's daddy to you!" He stood up behind me his hands on my waist. "Kieran I swear to merlin if you had a daddy kink." I warned. "Nope the only thing involving daddy that I'm interested in is my girlfriend with daddy issues." I rolled my eyes at that.

"I don't think it counts as daddy issues if my father unwilling died." I gave me a duh look. "Mmm no it still goes in the daddy issues category." I walked out of the compartment along with him.

"I hate you." I hollered back to him since he was walking behind me. He didn't reply just watched me as I walked towards the compartment with our friends.

"How did you guys manage to skip the honeymoon period of the relationship and go straight into married for 20 years stage?" Scorpius questioned us as we opened up the compartment door. "Just lucky I guess." I shrugged off.

"Holy shi-" I placed my hand over Atlas's mouth to muffle his cursing. He was looking out of the window. Hogwarts stood tall in front of them. Then I felt something wet and gross across my palm.

"Oh my merlin! Did you just fucking lick me?" I took my hand back from Atlas's mouth. "You are so fucking disgusting!" I insulted my brother. "And you also managed to skip the awkward faze right into the sibling one." Athalia commented.

Making Atlas and I both stick our tongues out at her In unison. When we saw we were doing the same thing we stuck our tongues back in our mouths.
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When we walked into the great hall people were still crowding in. I'm guessing Graham sent a letter to Headmaster McGonagall about Atlas and Aspen after our conversation.

We weren't exactly in school uniforms but we hadn't really cared anyways. I told my siblings to stay beside the doors to the great hall until they were announced.

I took my place at Slytherin table getting cheers from my fellow snakes. It was nice to be welcomed back so warmly.

Kieran went to sit with the Quidditch team since he was Slytherins team captain. Scorpius joined him since he was also on the team along with Athalia. So it was just Lilah and I sitting beside eachother.

"Are you nervous?" Lilah asked me taking my hand in hers. "Me? Of course not. They're my siblings they've got this in the bag." I grinned at her as me smiled back. "Settle down! Settle down!" Headmaster McGonagall hollered as it echoed around the room and our chatter died down.

"Before we talk about what you're all waiting for, we have two new students joining us." She informed everyone. "Atlas Sayre!" She called. Atlas gave his little sister one reassuring hug before going up. He sat in the chair the hat being placed on his head.

"You're cunning and ambitious, but you also have impressive intelligence..." The sorting hat spoke. "Just place me in my house already." Atlas ordered obviously bored.

"Rude....it'll be Slytherin!" Slytherin table clapped and cheered from their seats. While Lilah and I jumped from our seats. We were hugging eachother and screaming like maniacs. "That's my fucking brother!" I yelled as Atlas shook his head at us with a chuckle.

Lilah and I embraced him in a hug, everyone else was staring in shock. "Do I need to take my fork and gouge out your eyeballs or are you gonna be respectful?" I threatened them. Lilah giggling at my side.

See? Told you Lilah was a Slytherin.

Atlas just pushed us towards our seats to avoid me threatening more people. "Next is Aspen Sayre!" Headmaster called yet again. Aspen looked over at Atlas and I, frozen in place. I gave her a smile and mouthed you got this, to her.

Atlas and I both giving her thumbs up. And with that she threw her shoulders back and proudly walked towards the front. "Oooo another Sayre, a bloodline of Slytherins but you...you seem kind. Very loyal...and patient." The hat told her.

"Well I'm losing my patience with you at the moment, and I'm not so sure I'll seem kind to you if I set you on fire." Atlas,Lilah, and I were like proud soccer moms at our child's first match.

"Slytherin." Was all the hat muttered. Slytherin clapped again while Lilah and I stood screaming again which made Atlas cover his face and look away from us. Then I felt his eyes on the back of my head. I turned to him, a smile evident on my mouth.

His dimples popping out, god was I lucky to have this fine motherfucker...