Different Times: Sebastian Sallow x Reader

4 - Going Back

As I get closer to the room with sandwiches and sodas in hand, I hear their laughter echoing down the hallway. 

I pause outside the door and peek inside.

Anne and Sebastian are smiling and laughing together, the tension from earlier completely gone. Seeing them so happy makes me smile without even realizing it.

I don't know why, but even though it's only been a day, it feels like I've known the two of them forever.

I give a light knock on the door.

"Food delivery," I announce as I step inside. 

I set the small pile of sandwiches and sodas on the table beside the bed.

"I wasn't sure what you'd like, so I just grabbed a little bit of everything."

Anne picks up one of the cans, turning it in her hand while she reads the label.

"What's a soda?" She asks, raising an eyebrow.

I blink at her.

"Wait... Really?"

A laugh escapes me before I can stop it.

"Wow. There's so much to teach you two before school." 

I pop open one of the cans.

The sharp hiss makes Anne jump, which causes Sebastian to burst out laughing.

I glance over at him, noticing how his eyes sparkle when he smiles. He already looks better than before.

"Here," I say, handing Anne the can. "Try it."

She cautiously takes a sip.

Her face immediately scrunches in confusion and she lets out a gasp.

"It feels funny, why does it do that?"

Sebastian takes the can from her, looking suspicious.

He takes a small sip and shakes his head firmly.

"Absolutely not," he says. "I'll stick with tea and butterbeer."

I laughed so hard I nearly started wheezing as the two of them begin listing drinks they think are superior.

Somehow the list includes polyjuice potion... and bog water.

"It's carbonated, not evil," I tell them grinning. "You two are being dramatic."

Sebastian rolls his eyes and immediately mimics my voice. 

"You're being dramatic."

"That is not what I sound like."

Anne laughs so hard at the two of us tears start forming in her eyes.

"It's good to see you in better spirits, Sebastian." She says between laughs she still laughing as finishes her sandwich. 

She took another small sip of the soda, still looking suspicious of it.

"It's getting late," she adds. "I'm going to try to sleep." 

She squeezes Sebastian's hand before walking over to the couch by the window. She pulls one of the spare blankets over herself and settles in. 

Within minutes, she's asleep again.

I smile softly before taking her seat beside the bed.

Sebastian is staring up at the ceiling.

"Are you feeling better?" I ask as I pull a book from my bag, I placed an extension charm on it last year, so it holds far more than it should.