Ancient: The Legacy of Slytherin

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Content warning:  Spice towards the end of the chapter. This is a long one (almost 5,000 words) because I didn't want to break it up into two short chapters, so be warned! All characters aged 18+

Sebastian POV

I woke up with Ara sleeping soundly in my arms. In my mind, I tried to retrace the steps that got us here. I had no idea why she wanted me in the way she did. I had been with other women before and even a few men, but none of them even came close to her. It had to have something to do with this feeling in my chest and the fact that I could see traces of ancient magic. Maybe I could find more information in the Restricted section.

Maybe Ara would join me and I could take her there too.

I felt myself getting hard, picturing her pressed against a dusty bookshelf as I drove myself into her and she screamed my name. Fucking hell. I needed to calm down.

Arabella looked like an angel as she slept. She was so tiny, so delicate, but so strong. In fact, she was one of the strongest people I knew next to Anne.

Anne.

Merlin did I miss her. When she wasn't here, it felt like an entire part of my soul was incomplete. That is, until Ara showed up. There was a strange force at work connecting Ara and I. It drew me to her, no matter where we were in the castle or elsewhere. I could sense when she was in trouble or in pain, just like I used to be able to do with Anne. Ever since she was cursed, our connection has been irreparable.

I used to think that I wasn't attracted to Ara sexually, which obviously proved to not be true. Whenever she was near me, I had a constant, overwhelming need to protect her seeping from my bones. Sometimes I confused it with possession. I was also aware of how much Ominis fancied her, no matter how much he tried to deny it or push her away. I knew she liked him too, and I promised myself I wouldn't come between that if he finally got the courage to be with her.

And don't get me started with Weasley. I didn't understand her relationship with him, and I knew it was hard for her to end things yesterday. I suppose objectively he was nice to look at, if red heads are your thing. He did have nice eyes too. They were blue, like the morning sky. His teeth were also very white, like scarily white...

Merlin why am I thinking about Garreth like this?!

Ara stirred in my arms and I realized I must have been tightening my grip on her while my mind wandered. I relaxed, and so did she. Then she turned the front of her body towards mine and nuzzled herself into my chest. I tensed and froze, not sure what to do with my hands. As if reading my mind, her hand reached out to find mine and wrapped it around her waist. I relaxed a bit and tightened my grip on her while placing gentle kisses on the top of her head through her hair.

I felt myself drifting off again as her warmth enveloped me.

Arabella POV

I woke up in Sebastian's arms and felt just as safe as when I fell asleep there. He was like a human flame, heat radiating from his whole body and warming me like a fire in winter. There was also something hard poking me in the bum.

I turned over to burrow into his chest and drench myself in his smell. He smelled like the honey you put in tea, mixed with the grass that covered the Scottish Highlands. The pull in me was stronger than ever when we were together like this, but at bay at the same time.

He seemed tense at our closeness, so I grabbed his hand and placed it around my waist so he would relax. He did, and we both drifted back into the abyss of sleep.
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When we woke again, it was nearly the afternoon. Seb's arms were heavy as they draped over my waist.

"Seb, come on, we should get some schoolwork done today or something so we don't entirely fall behind and flunk out of Hogwarts."