Dark New World || Sebastian Sallow

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Sebastians eyes trace Lena's still face as he ran his thumb over his chin, he sat in the chair beside the bed now regretting that he didn't go with them to Hogsmeade. He lets out a sigh as he rubs the palms of his hands over his tired eyes.

He promised himself that he wouldn't let her get hurt again, no matter what but he failed and for that he couldn't help but beat himself up over it. He thought about how he couldn't save Anne and the mistakes he made along the way. He knew he couldn't afford to make the same mistake with Lena.

That's when Natty, Poppy, Imelda, and Ominis walk in, she was situated by the couch and table at the back of the room, her bed being the one on the left. He looks up to them as they look to Lena. Ominis walks to the side Sebastian's on and traces his hand along the side of the bed till he felt Lena's hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. The three girls stood at the other side of the bed, looking to Lena with sullen eyes.

"Sebastian, what happened to her?" Ominis asks. "She was attacked by wolves on the path, she lost alot of blood. They initially thought she would get an infection but presume that she'll be okay." He explains, Poppy looks down as her brows draw together. "Wolves? On a busy path like the one to Hogsmeade? They don't typically come so close." She says, Natty nods. "She is right, that isn't necessarily common." She agrees.

Imelda lifts the blankets to see the bloody bandages wrapped around her lower thigh. "Ugh. Looks like she won't be doing much for a couple weeks at least." She murmurs, cringing as she gently places the blankets back over Lena. "Well at least she is here now, she will get the help she needs and hopefully she can make a quick recovery." Natty says. Ominis nods. "Unfortunate though. This is not exactly the best way to start off the school year, is it?"

Sebastian gets up and makes his way out of the room, Imelda looks to the others with concern as she follows him out. "What happened?" Natty asks, Imelda sighs. "Im not sure but I'll go check on him." She says as she leaves the room. She sees him pacing back and forth by the large unicorn statue across from the stairs. "Sebastian? Are you okay?" She asks.

"Can no one see that this guy is a fucking weirdo? He clearly did something to her." He snaps. "How can I be the only one who sees it? I want to know what he did to her. He'll pay for this."  He snarls, Imelda grabs his arm. "Sebastian you need to relax, for now I think we should just focus on helping Lena get better. Don't you agree?" She says, he looks at her for a long moment and then nods. "I think focusing on Dawn is only going to distract you from what really matters." She adds, the two of them looking back towards the room.

The next day Sebastian woke up with a kink in his neck as he slowly moved around in the chair he had been sitting in since he got to the hospital wing last night. He rubs his eyes and looks to Lena who was still unconscious. "You sure are taking your time aren't you?" He asks, leaning in close to her. "Come on, wake up love." He whispers as he reaches out and rubs his thumb on her cheek then up over the scar on her face. "I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you."

He backs away slightly as he sees Professor Weasley approaching. "Goodmorning Sebastian, how is she?" She asks, walking around to the opposite side of the bed and looking at her. "The same, I'm hoping she will wake up soon... isn't there a spell that brings people out of being unconscious?" He asks, scratching his neck and repositioning his robe. "There is, but a he will wake up in time, she just needs some rest." She says. "You should get ready for class Sebastian, you can come back and stay after you're finished." She says, he looks at her and shakes his head. "I can't leave her, I need to be with her when she wakes up."

Professor Weasley nods. "I promise I will get you right away, you can be the first to see her I'll make sure of it but for the meantime you need to tend to your studies." He nods with a sigh as he stands up. "Very well then, professor." He says as he walks out from the hospital wing. Professor Weasley watches him with a heavy heart as he disappears around the corner.