A.L.S.O

10

Lexi

Later that night I walked in to trophy room rolling up the sleeves on my white button up to my elbows. Sebastian was already there with a bucket and a rag flung over his shoulder. He wondered around looking at all the trophies I know he's seen before.

"Hey you." I said walking you to him.

"Hey princess." I turned looking me up and down. "You didn't change?"

"No I kinda got held up."

"Oh I know." He laughed. What did he mean he knows? "The whole school is talking about the kiss. Honestly some details have gotten messed up which makes it funny."

"How do you...."

"Princess you nearly ran into Ominis. So the boys and I followed you."

"So you saw." I realized.

"Yeah." Something about Sebastian seeing the kiss hurt. I knew when I impulsively did it there would be a few witnesses. I just didn't expect him to be one of them. "Anyways this polish stains white so just be careful."

"Careful is my middle name." I joked grabbing my bucket and rag.

"It's far from it princess."

Most of detention was spent in comfortable silence. Almost every detention Sebastian and I share are in silences. As I polished on if the trophies I actually noticed the name on this one.

William Sallow 6th year Slytherin quidditch seeker

"Was your father a seeker?" I asked. Sebastian walked over standing behind me looking over my shoulder.

"Yeah, he taught me everything I know on a broom. Obsessed over it. He always said that he wanted to see me on my houses quidditch team when I came to Hogwarts."

"Well do you play?"

"No." He said sitting down and followed his lead sitting in front of him. "I was going to. For him. My mother hated the idea. She didn't want me to get hurt."

"How old we're you when..."

"Nine. I was nine. You know some days are hard considering I know they the both used to walk these halls. They fell in love here."

"They seem lovely."

"They were. They would be so disappointed in me."

"Seb..."

"I miss my sister, Lexi." He let him a tear slip from his eye. "I don't even know where she is. If she's safe. If she's even still alive."

"She's fine Sebastian." I said putting my hand on chin forcing him to look at me. "Anna is strong. I promise you she is ok."

"I just wish I knew for sure."

"I know." I said wrapping my arms around his neck as he buried his face into mine.

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The next morning I was running late again. Putting on my robes I ran out of the dorm room and to the great hall. At this point the boys have given up on waiting for me. Running in I took the spot next to Asher.