Consuming Darkness: Sebastian Sallow

Chapter 42

**spice warning**

-Ronnie-

Grace Pinch-Smedly was snoring so loudly that I was surprised anyone could sleep. I had 'gone to sleep' before everyone else so no one would see that I had gotten in my bed fully clothed. I wore a dark green flowy shirt, with a black corset on top of it, black leather pants and white stockings. I grabbed my knee high boots and crept out into the common room. The metal floors outside of the dorms amplified each footstep, so I figured just wearing socks until I was clear of it was for the best.

   Once I was in the common room I leaned against the wall and began slipping my boots on. I felt eyes on me and I glanced up through my silver hair, that was falling in my face, to see Sebastian watching me hungrily. He was always quite the sight, and I couldn't help my eyes from scanning over him. He wore a white shirt with the top few buttons undone and the sleeves rolled up. A tie hung loosely around his neck and he worse some well-fitting black trousers. He was so handsome I felt myself swoon all over again, and he smirked when he caught me staring. Despite knowing he saw me, I couldn't help but continue to admire him. His jawline was far more cut than it had been last year, his freckles, the look on his face that always made it seem like he was up to something, all of it, all of him, managed to make my heart face. His broad shoulders and the way he was casually leaning against the wall as if it wasn't totally against the rules for him to be out in the common room at this hour... there was no way to reign in my thoughts. I imagined kissing along his bare shoulders, the way his mouth felt on my bare skin.

"If you keep undressing me with your eyes we won't make it to the library tonight," he remarked pulling me away from my needy thoughts.

I laughed and walked over to him. I took a hold of his tie, pulling him closer me with a lustful smirk. My lips crashed hungrily into his. He smiled against my mouth and returned the kiss and moving his hands to my backside. I whimpered and grabbed onto the wavy brown hair at the base of his neck. I grazed my teeth along his bottom lip and broke our kiss. "Come on," I laughed, looking up into his beautiful brown eyes. We needed to go to the library. I was just tormenting myself. I grabbed his hand and pulled him after me up the stairs.

He groaned. "You very well may be the death of me Veronica Underhill," he chuckled. I smirked to myself.

We cast the disillusionment charm and snuck through the halls into the library. Thankfully the librarian was already gone so getting into the restricted section was far easier than I had anticipated.

After we were down the stairs Sebastian revealed himself. "No ghosts tonight," he told me.

"And hopefully no poltergeist either," I laughed as I reveled myself.

Sebastian groaned, "Blasted Peeves..." He turned to me and a dreamy smile spread across his face.

"What?" I wondered confused.

"You are ravishing," he breathed out as his eyes ran along the length of my body. My cheeks felt hot. It was not as if he had seen and touched every part of me. Why did his words still make me blush then? "I thought it when we came here over a year ago, but now... after everything... you are somehow even more beautiful."

I smiled, my cheeks hot. "That night was when I knew I was falling for you..." I admitted, bashfully meeting his eyes.

   A big smile spred across his face.

   "Stop looking at me like that..." I laughed out nervously.

   "I just like hearing you admit that you were falling for me," he shrugged, teasing me.