The Turning of Time ~ Sebastian Sallow

Chapter Fifteen

As soon as the light from Lumos hit the two girls, the screaming and running starts, again. This time however, Garreth, Amit and Ominis stay behind with Sebastian and I. Unfortunately, I'm the one now in shock. Sebastian gets to work right away, he grabs my purse from my death grip and accios two Wiggenweld potions out of it. He feels their pulse and announces that they are both alive. He gets the help of the three boys and pours the potions into their mouth. Amit then runs back inside and returns with two glasses of water. The girls start to stir, which causes me to startle. I scramble over to them while tripping over my dress in the process. I finally make it over and hug them so tight! I hear them moan, and release them a little. I'm sobbing, I was tricked. They've been missing since Monday and I didn't notice. How did I not notice. Even if this is Polyjuice I should've- that's why they found an excuse to stop talking to me. When, they seemed so normal after the incident with Imelda, when? I'm so stupid. I should have known they were acting out of character. Instead I let my own insecurities blind me. By why them?

"Poppy, Natty. I'm so sorry, I'm so stupid. Please-" All of a sudden Professors start to apparate all around us. Nattys mom immediately grabs her daughter and aparates away. Professor Sharp takes Poppy. Professor Weasley turns to us, a look of fear evident on her face.

"Please go back to the castle, we are under lock down." She looks directly at me 

"You may apparate inside the castle, but you must hurry the wards will go up any minute." She grabs her nephew, and Amit. I'm still on the ground as I take Sebastian's hand in my left and Ominis in my right and apparate to my only true safespace. The room of requirement. We arrive into the middle of the main room, where all my plants and potion tables are. I startle Deek who's mopping in the corner.

"Sebastian, why?" Ominis has let go of my hand and starts making his way to one of two chairs and a table I have tucked into a corner.  I squeeze Sebastian's hand. The nausea I had been suppressing since before our talk hits me with full force. The room of requirement, ever so intuitive shifts and now down the hallway that leads to the sun room has a new branching hallway with four doors. One door is open and the candles already lit, a bathroom. A decent sized bathroom with all the amenities, shower,  toilet and two sinks. Unfortunately I don't have any time to look at the details. I manage to make it to my feet and take off, barely making it to the toilet, before the cupcake comes back up. I didn't even have time to close the door. 

"Depulso." I croak out, they do not need to see, or hear me like this. As the doors swings shut, a hand comes up and stops it. I see Sebastian make his way towards me. I still feel nauseous but I haven't eaten anything else to keep getting sick. I'm feeling everything I tried to repress at the party. I don't understand, I took pride in my strength. So why do I keep getting weak and sick? It doesn't make sense. I don't even remember the last time I have been truly sick. He walks towards me, I close the lid and flush it. I rest my head on top, closing my eyes. All my energy has seeped out of me. I hear him turn on the sink. I hear the new doors open and shut, until Ominis finds what he's looking for.

"How come it's always you that sees me like this?" I mumble out. I hear the tap shut off and I hear him pad over and sit next to me. I feel a cold cloth get set on my head. I didn't even realize I was feverish.

"I'm just lucky that way." I don't even need to see him to know he's smirking at me.

"I don't know why this keeps happening, first it was the weakness on the first day and now this." He gently nudges a glass into my clammy hand. I don't even open my eyes as I take a slow sip of the cool water, testing my stomach. It seems to have settled some, I set the glass on the floor. 

"I told you, the first day was just stress. In terms of today you probably got a bug, must be from when you snogged Garreth." I blindly swing at him with my free hand, I graze his shoulder. It was such a weak attempt that he manages to grabs my hand in the proces.