Prince In Darkness Sebastian Sallow

Chapter 24: Broken Friends

*Alora Pov*

Professor Black stared her down hard as he twisted the vile with the memory inside with his fingers slowly. 

"This must be sent to the Ministry, immediately. He's a killer!" She shouted. 

Black sighed heavily, "I will look inside the pensieve and make that decision, ON MY OWN..... Ms. Reyes. You best be going."

"But sir-"

He got up swiftly, his jaw tightening from the aggravation. 

"Go..... I will send for you if anything is needed further from the Ministry."

She bit down on her lip, forcefully walking away as her robe flew behind her. Slamming the door that shook the pictures on the walls,

Everything felt like it stood still.

Time was not real. This wasn't real. I pinched my eyes shut, seeing her face in the back of my mind. 

Imelda Reyes

How and why, and when did it ever become to any use to her to do this! They were friends! Or at least I thought.....

My eyes slammed open when I heard the case in which the pensieve open, allowing the oval dish move in the direction of Professor Black.

Ominis eyes followed the noise, seeing that his eyes had too glossed over. His face white, pale, immediate shock written all over him as he tried taking slow and deep breaths. His hand over his mouth to muffle the noise. 

Professor Black sighed, slipping the memory inside the pensieve. His face going headfirst. 

Within seconds which to us felt like a lifetime, Black shot back. His mouth heaving, wiping off the access water over his beard.

"It can't be......" He whispered under his breath.

He frantically grabbed the vile, sweeping the memory back inside, grabbing his wand swiftly including with the letter, tumbling over his desk till he reached the door. Slamming it shut behind him. The echoes of him running down the stairs felt like his life depended on it. 

The shake of room felt like it had reached my heart............like it was going to give out any second. 

I dropped down to the floor, no longer being able to feel my legs. The charm disappearing and I went to muffle my sob that was trying to escape my mouth. 

Ominis rushed to my side, putting a hand on my shoulder. 

"Why-Why would she do that! Why Ominis!?" 

His eyes wandered back to the floating pensieve. 

"I...... I don't know. We were on good terms, I don't..... I don't understand this." He sighed, pinching his eyes shut with dread. "Do you still think Sebastian didn't let it slip-"

"He swore to me. He swore he didn't......... I have to believe him. I-.........I have to."

Ominis grabbed my hands, forcing me to stand.

I had to stop this, I had to stop him. I couldn't let him get to the Ministry. 

I bit down on my lip, hard enough to make it bleed.

"Ominis....... I know what we have to do-"

His white orbs looked upon my face, his hand reaching up to my face softly. Pushing away a few stubborn tears with his thumb.

"There's nothing you can do..... we have to go back. Black's the one who's seen the memory, he has it with him."

"I know.......... that's why I'm going to wipe his memory."

The breaths in between me and Ominis came in and out in waves. The unsteadiness, I was sure it would cause us both to faint. 

"Alora-"

"I can rewrite this Ominis, I can do it!"

"You can't! You can't rewrite what's already been done! We can't disrupt time like this!"

"I have to try! Please Ominis!"

Ominis bit the inside of his cheek, seeing his eyes turn away from me in regret. 

 I know it was against the rules, I know it was forbidden, and I knew I could be costing everything. But I had to. I had to...... I had to try if nothing else. 

"Think about what you are doing..... even if you succeed in wiping his memory, then what? What about Imelda? You don't even know where she is now!"

"I don't care! I-I- I can do it!"

The pounding in my head, the ringing in my ears, the deep increase of adrenaline rushed through my veins. I had a chance. It was an extremely small chance, but one I was willing to risk.

"Are you with me or not?!" I said forcefully.

Ominis looked away in defeat, his body stiff as he rolled his wand in his hands as the red blinking light got brighter at the tip. 

"I came this far with you.........I took the risk of almost being seen by the headmaster..... and here you are once again pushing the boundaries."

"Please......." I whispered.

He grabbed my body, pushing me up against the pillar, my body tightening up from the roughness of his hands, his body only inches from mine as he looked down. Breathing heavily.

"Alora......... I'd run into fire for you, I'd-....... fuck I'd fight any demon by your side if you asked..... But I can't do this! This is wrong and you-... damn it! You know it!"

His white orbs penetrated my soul, swimming deep within my eyes as if he was looking right through me. 

There was some part of me that knew he was right. That there was too much of a risk at hand, there was no security that we couldn't run into other past selves. There was no promise that I would know where to find Imelda or even the headmaster. I knew the rules, I knew the risks, but I also saw the gains. 

If I could do this, I could rewrite everything. I could go back to the Sallow home. Go back to the exact moment in which I was sitting on that bench with Sebastian, feeling the summer sun on our face and we enjoyed each other's company. Leaning into his embrace as I snuggled my heart into him. 

I'd look up into the sky and never see the carriage come for us. The world would continue to spin, and we could have our happily ever after, after all.

But could I live with myself?

Could I live with myself for not trying...... to pushing those limits and breaking my promises and boundaries to the ones I loved. 

Would my heart be able to take it.