Exile || Sebastian Sallow

5 | Linger

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"Moon dances over your good side
And this was all we used to need."
- Harry Styles

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5 | Linger

Sebastian's Perspective

"Do you truly plan to go to this party?" Ominis asked behind me, the bed creaking under his weight.

"I do, why wouldn't I?" I looked at him through the full body-length mirror in front of me as I buttoned the cuffs on my black shirt, then adjusted the top buttons near my neck to loosen it.

Ominis gave me a look that told me I should already know the answer. I merely raised a brow, not fully getting it.

"What?"

"I just wonder because you know Belle would be there," he pointed out.

I huffed an exasperated sigh, looking at him over my shoulder before looking back to the mirror. "And this matters how?"

Annoyance was rushing through my veins. This topic was coming out of nowhere and everyone should know I was only going because Lila had invited me. I was almost sure everyone only tolerated my presence because of her.

She was nearly as well-known as Belle in this school considering they were always together when I wasn't there. If I'd known before that she was a friend of Belle's, I wouldn't have gotten attached.

Yet, here we were. I think I liked her too much now to leave it all to pieces.

I think.

I noticed the way Ominis's jaw ticked, and although he couldn't see me, it felt like he was piercing right through my soul. He'd always had a talent for that.

"It matters because you can't stand her, and you're my friend, Sebastian. I worry you'll do something irrational because your temper might get the better of you at this party," he said, almost too nonchalant for my liking.

A chuckle escaped me. "I'm not going to ruin my girlfriend's party, don't worry. And you know, Belle's got a temper too, don't blame it all on me if things go wrong."

I didn't know why I felt the need to point that out, that thing about her little temper. I didn't even know why such a small detail flickered in my mind. She should be the last person I should be thinking about, if at all. Knowing that part of her, I sometimes found it hilarious that she was ever considered as Hogwarts' Sweetheart.