Sunny side

Promise

A week after school hat started again everyone was involved in their classes.

Till one evening Enzo saw a massage from Matty in the group chat.

Enzo got up and hurried out of his dorm.

She had to be somewhere.
Maybe Tom had knocked but Enzo knew Sunny.
If she wasn't ok she wouldn't have opened the door.
He got up and walked down the hallway to the girls dorms.

He stopped before Sunnys door and knocked.

„Sunny? SUNNY? Just tell me if you're there"

No answer.
He layed his head against the door.
He could hear little sobbs.
She was there.
Why didn't she told anyone?
Not even him or Pansy.

„Sunny please open the door. I wanna see if you're ok. Please for me"

He said in a caring and sweet tone.
He heard the door unlock.
As it didn't opened he assumed she had used a spell.
He opened the door carefully and got in.

„Sunny what's going on. Tom said you didn't show up to your study sessions. What happ-„

He approached her.
She was sitting on her bed.
Her knees pulled up to her chest and her face burried into her arms.

His tone was soft and gentle until she lifted her head.
Besides her tear stained red face his eyes wandered over a black eye and a big bruise over her left side.
His heart stopped and he instantly hurried next to her.

„Oh my god. What happened? Who did this?"

He cupped her face gently trying not to hurt her. Tilting it to see if there was more.
Then he realised that her right arm had also a big purple bruise.
His blood was boiling.

„Sunny....who did this! Tell me."

She looked up to him with glassy eyes and tears began to roll down her eyes again.

„Enzo....he...he told my parents"

Enzo looked at her confused.

„What? What do you mean?"

„Ladwell. He told my parents that I would whore around. That I would behave inappropriately. That I am friends with you guys and what a bad influence you all were."

Enzos face shiftet into pure rage.
He remembered Potters words.
That her parents would beat her.

„They...they did that?"

She just nodded slightly.
This was enough for him.
Ladwell had known what he did telling her parents.
Enzos hands were shaking.

„I have to go. I will come back princess. This has an end now."

She looked up confused.

„Enzo don't do something stupid"

„I do what's right"

With that he was out of her dorm.
He walked down into the common room with quick steps.
His fists clenched.
In the common room were the other boys on a couch.

„Ey you found her?"

„Enzo?"

They asked but Enzo walked past them.

„Oh shit. This is not good. Get going guys!"

Matty said low as he saw Enzos face.
They knew that not much could get Enzo out of his usual calm state.
But when it came then there was no way back.
They didn't asked any questions.

Enzo knew where Ladwell would be.
At this hour he was probably near the glasshouses to smoke with his friends.

Enzo walked up front, close behind him Matty and Draco,
behind them like shadows the tallest Blaise and Theo.

They all had understood that this was serious and what was about to happen.

As Enzo turned the corner of the glasshouse he saw Ladwell with some of his friends.
In total they were more than the 5 boys.
But that wouldn't matter.
The upbuild rage in any of them would be enough.

Enzo didn't hesitate a bit and walked straight up to Ladwell.
Ladwell looked up and laughed cruel.

„What's up with you Berkshire? Is the little whore crying again?"

Enzo couldn't understand how he could still be so cocky.
Matty had beat him up several times.
And still he felt so on top.

This fuelled Enzos hate just more.
As soon as he reached Ladwell he launched a precise punch in his face.

With that he had raised hell.
Everyone started fighting.
Enzo concentrated on Ladwell.
Even if Enzo experienced some pretty bad punches from others he made sure that Ladwell wouldn't forget this.

As he was blindly punching at him he felt how a large cold hand stopped his fist.

„That's enough. I think he got the message"

Toms cold voice snapped Enzo out of his trance.
He looked up through his blood covered face.

„You don't know what he did. You haven't seen her."

„Lorenzo. He-„

„No Tom. He told her parents"

Enzo blaffed back.
Tom hesitated at his words and looked down to the groaning Ladwell.
Enzo could see his eyes flicker.
Was this hate?
Or worry?
Tom suddenly let go of Enzos hand.

„You have 10 minutes until the other prefects start their round. Make sure you guys are out her by then"

With that he was gone.
And Enzo made sure he used the time wisely.

„If I hear you talking about her one more time you will end up worse.
Oh even look at her again and you're done.
That's also the case if I hear one of your friends talk. You will be the one to blame.
And this is no warning.
This is a promise"

Enzo spat at Ladwell before he finally let go of him.

As they were finished they hurried back.
They made sure no one would see them getting back.
They all looked bad but not as bad as the griffindoors.
And he was willing to hold his promise.

As they arrived in the common room they separated. The guys went to their dorms to get cleaned up.
Enzo wanted to go back to Sunny.
He was stopped by Tom.
He catched him at the bottom of the stairs.

„Nobody saw us"

Enzo said short.

„Alright. I think he will remember this. Please take this. It helps with her bruises. She has to apply it every couple of hours. It will fasten the healing process."

He held out a small vile with a almost white paste in it.
Enzo took it.

„Thanks Tom. Also for earlier"

„No need for that. She doesn't deserve any of this. Please take care of her. I trust you"

„I will."

Enzo smiled slightly what hurted like hell.
But knowing Tom cared for her and trusted him gave him some sort of relief.