Consuming Darkness: Sebastian Sallow

Chapter 16

**spice warning**

-Ronnie-

I woke up for the first time in a long time without a nightmare. I kept my eyes closed, relishing the feeling of a good nights sleep. I was so warm and cozy, I didn't want to move. The rise and fall of Sebastian's chest under my cheek took me by surprise and I opened my eyes. I moved to look at his face. He was still asleep, his face so peaceful. I moved up and kissed his cheek, causing him to stir. I kissed his nose and a smile spread across his face, his eyes still closed. I moved so I was straddling him. I kissed his eyes and then he opened them.

"I don't think I've had a better wake up call in my life," he commented and kissed me sweetly before pulling away.

"You're welcome." I chimed and kissed him again. He had reacted so amazingly to everything yesterday, and the things he'd said to me... it felt like a dream. Now I had him in a bed between my legs and I couldn't think of anything else other than taking his clothes off, but he pulled away from my kiss with a sly grin.

"So eager! I just woke up," he teased as he faked a yawn.

I rolled my eyes and started unbuttoning my shirt. His eyes widened.

"I know you are going through a lot right now, I don't want you to do anything you don't want to do." His eyes not leaving my chest as I finished unbuttoning my shirt and threw it to the floor.

"Well I want this... so are you going to say no?" I teased him and removed my brazier.

He stared at my bare chest in wonder and I laughed. I leaned down and kissed him, putting my hand on his face.

He moved away again. "I just... we should talk...-"

I kissed him, and then trailed kisses down his neck as his hands roamed my bare back. "About what?" I asked in a teasing tone and resumed kissing his neck. I brought my mouth to his ear and lightly grazed his ear lobe with my teeth. He let out a deep groan.

"Our feelings?" He stuttered out.

I sat up again and his hands moved to my hips. "Why don't I just show you how I feel about you then?" I said in a low voice, and kissed down his  bare chest. My mouth moved lower until I reached his waist band. I could feel that he wanted this as much as I did.

Suddenly there was a loud knock on the door. I quickly moved off Sebastian and grabbed my brazier and shirt.

"Bloody hell...!" Sebastian cursed under his breath. He climbed out of bed and opened the door a crack. "What?" He asked harshly.

"It's time to check out or pay for another night, we have people who need the room," I heard the Innkeeper say.

Sebastian sighed, "Fine. Well be out as soon as we pack up our stuff."

"Thank you Mr. McAlester," the Innkeeper replied. "If your not out in like next 20 minutes, I'm going to have to charge you for another night."

"We'll be out, no need for threats," Sebastian groaned. He closed the door and turned back around as I was finishing putting the remainder of my clothes on. "Well that was horrible timing," he laughed.

We finished dressing and put our hoods up as we left. On the road back to Hogwarts Sebastian grabbed my hand and pulled me off the road to the abandoned ruins. He pushed me up against a wall, placing both hands on either side of my head. My heart was racing and my head felt fuzzy. His brown eyes looked like the color of liquid honey in the sunlight and his hair was messy and falling on his forehead. His freckles made my knees weak.

"Ronnie..." he said breathlessly. His eyes falling to my lips. I could barely breath. My heart felt as if it would beat out of my chest. Finally, Sebastian put me out of my misery and kissed me. I quickly moved my tongue into his mouth and kissed him hungrily. I felt his tongue against mine and moaned.

Sebastian grabbed the backs of my thighs and picked me up and moved in between my legs. My legs were on either side of his hips and I felt him hard against me. I let out an slightly embarrassing whimper at the realization of how much he was enjoying kissing me. My hands roamed along his shoulders, annoyed at how much clothing he was wearing.

He kissed along my jawline then down my neck and I moaned. Sebastian laughed wickedly. "You are far too loud to be kissing you in public like this."

"I can be quiet," I said practically begging him to kiss me again.

He moved his face closer to mine and my eyes felt glued to his full lips. "I don't want you to be quiet," he said in a low voice causing my core to tighten.

I looked back to his eyes, unable to find any words respond to him. Even thought I was so ready to do this with him this morning, it was on my terms but now with him looking at me the way he was, my stomach was filled with butterflies.

"I want to hear you say my name again," he said in my ear. He sent me back down on the ground and I was not confident in my ability to walk with how weak my knees felt.

He kissed me again quickly before grabbing my hand and pulling me back to the path. The air was cold and the wind began to pick up as we walked back to the castle. I tugged my cloak around me to fight off the chill. Sebastian wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me close to him.

"You're shivering, luv," he squeezed me closer.

"Well it is freezing outside..." I responded. My brain wasn't working. I couldn't think of witty or cute things to say to him.

"There's a Floo Flame right up here. Let's just use that," he offered.

"Good idea," I responded.

We got to the Floo Flame and I pulled him through. We crashed into the Room of Requirement. I didn't really remember choosing to come here, but it was so warm. The cozy feeling being surrounded by sunshine and plants. I saw Deek cleaning the floor in front of the vivarium.

"Welcome back!" He smiled.

"Hello Deek!" I smiled back. I noticed him looking at Sebastian. "This is my... uh... this is my friend Sebastian," I stuttered out. We were friends, not anything else really? Right? This was all so new. I didn't know what I wanted this to be. I was enjoying where it was headed, but too soon to say it was anything else. Right?

   "Hello," Sebastian offered, interrupting my spiraling thought.

"Nice to meet you!" Deek responded politely. He gave me a knowing smile. "Deek has an errand to run. Deek will be back later." With a snap of his fingers he disappeared.

"I can't get over this place! You have a bloody house elf," Sebastian exclaimed.

"If you had a better imagination maybe you could have a cool Room of Requirement," I teased. "I bet I know what yours would look like."

"Oh yeah?" He raised an eyebrow. "What would it look like?" He crossed his arms across his chest and leaned against the wall watching me.

"A cozy fire place, loads of books, a comfy sofa, practice dummies, and a huge self portrait hanging above the fire place," I offered.

He barked out a laugh. "I would love to look at my beautiful face," he laughed. "You're so lucky you get to see it so often."

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever." I walked away to check on my plants and potions. I felt Sebastian follow.

"Did you bring me here to check on your plants?" He asked amused.

My cheeks turned red. "You can leave if you want?" I responded quickly.

He moved between me and the dittany I was pretending to be tending to. "Is that what you want?"

I hesitated before meeting his eyes. I felt as if he could see into my soul. "No."

"What do you want then?" His voice low and his normal teasing tone was completely gone.

I knew exactly what I wanted in that moment. "You."

"Then have me."