The Heartbreak Prince Sebastian Sallow

Chapter 23: Maybe, Maybe not

"I'm going to kill him." Poppy said, running her hands through her hair as she got ready for bed.

"Poppy its not -"

"Alora, I can't believe you are making excuses for him after what he tried to do to you." she said giving me a glare.

I explained everything to her, listening to her cries at first, anger coming second after telling her what happened at the beach. My heart sank every time her reaction changed, one minute its tears the next is rage, followed by worried. I did not tell her about me containing the curse only that Anne's curse was lifted. She didn't really pry me for questions especially when I told her how Sebastian reacted to everything.

"Poppy I'm not making excuses for him. He knows he screwed up and that's all that matters. I don't even know what spell he was going to use on me anyway."

"That's not what makes me worried Alora, he didn't think about what COULD have happened and that scares me."

I breathed deeply, pulling the blankets closer to my chest as I settled in. "You didn't see him though Poppy, the amount of pain he felt is something I don't think I could bear to watch again." I sighed, "I almost don't blame him...." My voice trailing off remembering the way he looked at me when he realized I took his last family member away from him. 

"If you ask me Alora, he should be sent to Azkaban. Somebody like that has a lot of potential to become something worse."

Poppy settled in her bed grabbing her book from the bedstand looking down at the cover, her hands sliding over the top of it, feeling the leather fabric.

"He needs a chance Poppy, don't you think all those animals you save deserve a chance? Even when the ones are mean to you at first and don't understand what's best for them?"

"Sebastian is a lot different from a puffskein or a giant purple toad trying to either lick me to death or slap me with their tongue. He's dangerous Alora, you should stay away from him."

I sighed, laying my head down on my pillow looking up at the ceiling. "I don't think that's even possible now."

"Why's that?" she asked

I chuckled. "Well, I um, might have sorta kinda told him how I fel-"

"You told him you love him?! OH for merlin's sake...."

I turned my head so I was facing her, watching her hilarious reaction as she grabbed a pillow putting it over her face holding it against her, groaning in frustration at my words.

"What did he even say to that?" she said, her voice still muffled from the pillow.

"Just that, quote on quote "you can't.""

She pulled the pillow away from her face putting it behind her as she eyed me with curiosity.

"So he doesn't want you to be in love with him? That makes no sense. You can't change how you feel just because he doesn't-" she paused, my heart sank realizing what she said might be true. I just didn't want to believe it. "Sorry Alora, I didn't mean-"

"Its okay Poppy, for all I know at this point you might be right. Maybe too much has happened between us at this point."

"Maybe. But... maybe not. Weirder things have happened."

"Yeah like your obvious crush on Weasley." I teased.

Her cheeks got extremely red as she grabbed a pillow and threw it at me, hitting me directly in the face. Our room filling up with laughter as the pillow fell to the floor.

"For the record, I don't even like him that much." she said trying to hide her still red stained cheeks.

 I laughed "You keep telling yourself that and see where it gets you. For the record though, I'm happy he's perfect for you."

She smiled at me before turning her attention to her book opening it up and flipping through the pages.

I turned in my bed facing away from her, feeling my eyes grow heavy as I listened to the sound of book pages lulling me to sleep.

"Goodnight Poppy." I said.

"Goodnight Alora."

*

I walked down the corridors of the castle heading into the great hall where breakfast was served. Opening the tall doors pushing my way through, finding Poppy with Garreth at the end of our Hufflepuff table. She waved at me inviting me over when the feeling of being watched came over me. I looked to my left and saw Ominis and Sebastain at their own table looking in my direction. Me and Sebastians gaze catching each other before he looked away immediately looking down at his cereal bowl. 

Poppy whistled at me catching my gaze as she again waved me over. I smiled at her bravely taking a deep breath. 

She looked off down the tables realizing who my gaze was on before getting up from her table panic-stricken washing over her face. I shook my head at her before my feet taking flight as I walked down the side of the Slytherin table. 

If things were even possible to go back to the way they were last year, I have to put away this wall that Sebastian has put up and just plow through it. I owe it to myself to maybe just maybe explore the option, so my feelings won't be in vain.

I stopped where Sebastain and Ominis were sitting on the other side of the bench. Sebastain not looking up once as Ominis gave me a surprised look. We stood in silence just for a moment, Ominis elbowing Sebastians side causing him to glare at his friend.

"May I sit with you?" I asked in a slightly shy voice.

Ominis looked at Sebastian, waiting for answer. Leaving us both in suspense as I stood there crossing my toes and fingers that he would agree.

Sebastian took a deep inhale, letting it out slow as his brown orbs finally poured into mine with such intensity that I started to feel unstable. He extended his arm pointing to the seat in front of him. 

"Sure, why not."