Sunny side

Patch up

As Enzo bursted back into my room I looked up.
I didn't knew where he went off to but I had assumed that it was nothing good.

As I saw his bruised face and his blood covered clothes I jumped out of my bed.

„Oh my god Enzo what happened?"

He walked to me with a small smile on his face.

„We reminded them that they can't do anything they like. But that doesn't matter. They won't bother you anymore"

I looked at him in shock.

„You shouldn't have. I don't want you guys to get in trouble all the time just because of me"

I felt tears fill my eyes.

„No one saw us. And they won't tell a soul if they wanna life. And we are save Tom helped us"

„What?"

My eyes widened.

„Yeah. He tried to stop me but as I told him he covered us"

I was speechless.
That the uptight and rule loving Tom Riddle would do something like that.
Because of me?

„Here he gave me this. Let me apply this. He said it will help with the bruises"

He got out a small vile and tried to open it.

„Enzo stop. I think it's more important that we clean YOU up"

He looked down to me.

„No no. Let me-„

„No disussion!"

I blaffed and pulled him with a firm grip into my bathroom.
I grabbed a sweater and held it out to him.

„Here. Change. It's yours. I forgot to give it back"

He looked at the sweater and smirked.

„You could have kept it."

„I think you need it more than me right now. And besides this it doesn't smell like you anymore"

I mumbled the last sentence but he had heard me.
A wide smirk crossed his face.
I rolled my eyes and turned to my cabinet to get my first aid kit.

As I turned back around he had changed into his sweater.
I gestured him to come closer.
Due to our hight difference I had a hard time accurately concentrating on his face.

He chuckled at my attempt and with one move he grabbed my waist, lifted me up and sat me on the bathroom counter.
My face flushed red and I had a hard time looking at him.

„Here you go shortcake"

he said joking and placed both his hands besides me and leaned closer.
I cleared my throat and concentrated on his cuts.
I gently wiped the blood out of his face and started to clean his wounds.

He hissed and whined a bit.
I could see how much he held back to not look weak.

He had his eyes closed.
I admired his face while patching up a cut on his eyebrow.
He was so handsome.
This made me so nervous all of the sudden.
I was close to him before.
We were best friends.
We had done a lot movie nights.
We cuddled all the time.
All in all we both were very close all the time.
But I had never thought about it like this before.

My heart was pounding.
I tried to push these thoughts away.
I had seen how this could end.
I wouldn't risk my friendship with him or the others.

I grabbed the vile he had layed on the counter besides me and applied some of it on his bruises and cuts.
He opened his eyes and looked down at the vile in my hands.

„Ey. No no. This is supposed to be for you"

He tried to snatch it out of my hands.
But I was quicker.

„There is enough of it. You need that too."

„I don't want it. It's for you"

I held it behind my back but he reached behind me, what got him even closer to me.
His face was inches away from me.
My breath got stuck in my throat and I totally forgot what we were doing.

He smirked sweet and snatched the vile.

„Ey!"

„No complaining shortcake"

he grinned.
I rolled my eyes and huffed.

„Come here"

he said softly and tilted my head towards him.
I hissed slightly as he applied the paste on my black eye.

„I'm sorry"

he mumbled but didn't stop.
I stared up to him in his concentrated face.
As he finished he looked at me and smiled.

„I'm gonna make sure to apply this every few hours. Tom said he trusts me with that"

he said proudly.

„He said that? Oh wow."

I said a little sarcastic.
I laughed at his slightly offended look.

„The way you look you probably need it more"

I huffed.

„It was worth it. I don't care how I look. At least I know I did something good. You didn't deserve this"

he said lifting me off the counter.

„You guys are crazy. Who's idea was that even? Matty?"

„No it was mine. Actually I didn't even said anything. If they hadn't seen me in the common room I would have went alone"

I snapped around to him.

„Enzo are you mad? They would have killed you!"

„I don't care Sunny! What he did was too much. This had to end. If I have to see you cry one more time because of that bullshit I'm going insane."

I got slightly red and sighed deep.

„I just...I just don't want that you get in trouble because of me."

„We don't care Sunny. You're our friend. You're my best friend. I can't see that pretty face cry"

He caressed my cheek and looked into my eyes.
My heart skipped several beats.

No I had to ignore that.
We're just friends.

„Thank you Enzo"

I pulled him into a deep hug.

„And we will find a solution for your problems at home. We're here for you Sunny. You're not alone."

he squeezed me tight.
I couldn't think about anything else than how good it felt in his arms.

We stood there for a while before it knocked and Pansy, Astoria and Daphne bursted into my room.
They all looked at me in shock, then at Enzo in even more shock.

„Oh my god! I heard from Matty what happened. Are you good?"

„Yes she did a good job"

he grinned and ruffled my hair.
Pansy pulled me into a deep hug.

„Why didn't you tell me"

she said desperately.

„I do t know. I was ashamed"

„Are you insane? You fucking tell me if something like this happens"

she scolded me.

„Yes ma'am"

I said sarcastically.
Astoria and Daphne pulled us into a group hug.
As I looked back Enzo was already gone.
I was sure he would go and look after the others.
The girls stayed with me the whole night.