Sallowed By You | Hogwarts Legacy Sebastian x MC fanfic

Ominis's Concern

I sat in the Undercroft, preparing to practice Bombarda. I didn't know why I was there. Part of me needed to just be somewhere Sebastian and I would spend so much time. Practicing combat eased my mind a little. It help me set my mind on the goal, even if part of me didn't know what that was anymore.
"Aura?" I heard a voice come from behind me. There was only two people it could be, and it wasn't Sebastian.
"Ominis, what are you up to?"
"I just needed to be alone,"  he said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I'll leave."
"No. No need. It's okay. There's something I've been meaning to speak to you about anyway."
"Oh?" I asked.
He nodded.
"What's going on with you and Sebastian? He seems really concerned about you and you seem to have been distancing yourself from him lately."
"Oh, I've been busy," I said.
Ominis shook his head, "Aura, we both know that isn't true. I can tell when people are lying."
"You have always been very emotionally aware," I said.
"That's was trauma can do to a person," he said quietly.
I sat there silent for a moment.
"Ominis, you're Sebastian's best friend. I can't exactly confirm or deny what you've said. I don't know if I can trust you for one...."
"Aura, I would never betray what someone tells me in confidence."
"But why? Are you genuinely concerned about me? Because if you are, I don't see why. It's not like I told you all my secrets and vice versa. You've only ever seen the surface of this facade," I said, my mind was blaring.
Then, I realised, how harsh I had just sounded.
"You're right Aura. You have no reason to trust me. But I do care about Sebastian, and I know he's hurt. He would never admit that to me, but I can tell," he said calmly.
I felt unnerved. How was he so composed? Especially after I had just been an asshole to him.
Ominis hit a nerve. Suddenly, I couldn't stop myself from crying.
"I just can't do this. Everything. I'm overwhelmed, physically and emotionally," I sobbed.
"It's okay Aura. It will pass. Recognise that you're doing your best and what's happening now won't be forever," he said softly.
"I can handle being beaten by dark wizards, heck even a troll. The mental toll everything at Hogwarts is taking on me is too much," I cried.
Ominis sat down next to me.
"It's okay, you can vent all you need."
He sat there beside me, simply listening, and offering input whenever I needed it. It was in that moment I had realised, that I found a friend in Ominis.

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Ominis and I stepped into the elevator that allowed us to exit the undercroft. It was a little cramped but since curfew was in 10 minutes, we really didn't want to risk getting caught. Up we went, and a few seconds later, the elevator jolted to a stop. I pushed open the door and stepped out of the clock, turning to face Ominis. Just as he was about to lift his other foot out, he tripped, stumbling into me. Ominis pinned me into the wall with a thud.
"What in the bloody hell is going on here?"
My eyes shot to my right.
There stood Sebastian, watching me and Ominis, taking the situation completely out of context. It must've looked like we were in an embrace.
We quickly separated.
Blood rushed to my face, and my mind went dizzy in a panic.
"What are you doing here?" I blurted out. Immediately realising how much more suspicious it made this look.
"Why shouldn't I be here? The real question is, what are you TWO doing?" He asked in a huff.
"Oh Sebastian, don't get ahead of yourself, I just tripped," Ominis said.
"Likely story," Sebastian said as he stormed off in another direction.
Ominis signed. "I can try talking some sense into him but it will be better if it comes from you," he said.
"Ominis....I can't," I looked at the floor.
"Very well, good night Aura. If you need to talk my door is always open," Ominis said. Then he left.
I stood there alone for a few moments, processing what had just happened.