Safe & Sound//Sebastian Sallow

fourteen.

Summer flew by and Autumn barreled in with full force. Sebastian and I had been doing wonderfully since reconciling and I was feeling at peace for once; even Peeves couldn't sour my mood.

The castle was decorated for Halloween, but the students were abuzz with news that we would be having a Yule Ball in the coming months before winter break. To be honest, I was equally as excited for it as the students. Even though I'd be chaperoning, I was looking forward to a reason to dress up with Sebastian.

Quidditch had started and the house rivalry was tangible during game days. Ravenclaw was having a great start to the season, with Slytherin following closely behind. Gryffindor and Hufflepuff were tied for third, but it was still early enough for them to come back.

Ominis was still seeing Morgana and had made plans for the four of us to get together so we could finally meet her. The plan was for them to come to Hogsmeade for Halloween so we could enjoy the festivities together, and possible more.

My confidence since being with Sebastian had skyrocketed. I'd bought almost an entirely new wardrobe, choosing to buy items because they accentuated my figure, not because they hid my scars. His love helped me feel truly beautiful.

"Remember that we're meeting Ominis and Morgana for dinner tonight," I reminded Sebastian as we got ready for the last day of classes before the weekend. Halloween had fallen on a Friday, which I was happy about. It had always been one of my favorite holidays.

"I'll remember. 7 o'clock, so don't spend too much time in your office after classes," he told me as he tightened his tie, knowing that I could easily spend hours caught up in my own little world.

"I won't. I can't wait to show you the dress I bought for tonight. Very Halloweeny."

"Halloweeny," he asked, laughing.

"Shut up. Don't make fun of my words." I laughed back in response.

"Fine, I guess I won't give you a hard time this time. I can't make any future promises, though."

"Deal." I smiled at him before pulling him down by his tie so I could kiss him. "Have a good day, Sebastian. I'll see you tonight."

"You, too, love. I can't wait to see your Halloweeny dress." He kissed my cheek and ran out of the room before I could say anything in response, causing me to laugh and roll my eyes since he couldn't see.

The day went by quickly. I didn't want to give homework over the holiday weekend, so we just reviewed for tests in each of my classes. I'd tried to make a review game to keep the students' attention, but they were all excited. With my 6th and 7th year classes, I eventually just let them use the period as a study hall as long as they kept their volume down.

Once the school day had finished, I returned to my room and immediately got in the shower. I wanted to make a good first impression when meeting Morgana, especially if things escalated, so I made sure I was scrubbed and smoothed. After finishing in the shower, I wrapped my hair again so it was fall in loose waves and then used my expensive lotion.

After I was wrapped and hydrated, I pulled out a black lace lingerie set I'd bought that Sebastian hadn't seen yet. It had straps that crisscrossed down my torso, stopping at my waist and a garter belt to hold up my stockings. I was feeling especially frisky, so I didn't even bother with panties. Even if we didn't do anything other than eat with Ominis and Morgana, I knew I'd be able to at least fuck Sebastian.

Instead of immediately getting into my dress, I put my robe on and decided to do some light makeup. I generally wasn't one to use anything, as I didn't trust many of the ingredients, but I'd found a shopkeeper in Diagon Alley who made everything with homegrown ingredients and pigments. It was all plant based, so I figured it was a bit safer than some of the other products I'd come across.