Different Times: Sebastian Sallow x Reader

4 - Going Back

As I got closer to the room with some sandwiches and sodas in hand, I heard their laughter bouncing through the halls. I took a peak through the door to see the two siblings smiling and laughing together, seeing them so happy brought a smile to my face. I didn't know why, even though it had only been a day, it feels like I've known the duo forever.

I gave a light knock, "Food delivery." I said to them as I entered with a smile, and brought in the food setting it on the table. "So I wasn't sure what you would like so I just grabbed some sandwiches and sodas."

"What's a soda?" Ann asks with a raised eyebrow making me laugh.

"Wait? Really?" I took a breath to relieve my laughter. "There's so much to teach you two before school." I told her as I opened one of the cans. Ann jumped as the can hissed making Sebastian laugh. I looked over at him and noticed the way his eyes sparkled as he smiled, he seemed to be doing better. "Here try this."

Ann took a sip with a concerned face. She let out a gasp, "it feels funny. Why does it do that?"

Sebastian with a confused face took a sip and shook his head. "Yeah no, I'll stick with my tea and butterbeer."

I laughed so hard I was wheezing as over two of them took turns listing things better to drink. On that list being polyjuice potion and bog water.

"It's carbonated, not evil. You guys are being dramatic." I told them while keeping a grin on my face.

Sebastian rolled his eyes and started to mock me, "you're being dramatic."

"That is not what I sound like."

Ann had laughed at the two of us till tears came.

"Good to see you're in better spirits Sebastian." She said still laughing and finishing her sandwich. She took another small sip of the soda, "It's getting late so I'm gonna try to go to sleep." She gave Sebastian's hand a squeeze and walked over to the couch by the window.

She laid down and pulled one of the extra blankets over herself. I smiled at her as she easily drifted right back to sleep.  I took her place in the chair beside the bed and looked over at Sebastian who's looking up at the celling.

"Are you feeling better?" I asked as I pull a book out of my small bag, I  had place an extension charm on it after I learned about them last year.

"Better, yes. Good, not really." He continued to stare at the celling like it had the answers. "Everything has just happened so quickly. Like I found out my best friend is married and old, when to me yesterday he was nervous about their anniversary." He let out a sigh. "Sorry I don't know why I told you that."

I slowly started to open my book to read, but I was also wondering about why I seem so oddly comfortable around this handsome stranger. "I'm not sure, maybe it's because of who my grandparents are to you." I gave him a shrug while I started to read.

"That's not it, honestly we had been growing apart when they had started dating, and I'm still over sharing for no reason." He groaned and rubbed his face in frustration.

"Why were you all growing apart? Not trying to push." I asked while closing my book not trying to be nosey but not being able to help it.

"It doesn't matter really. Ann was close with your Grandmother until we left, she left because of me. Ominis and I on the other hand drifted. I'm not even sure why. But enough of me talking. What are you reading?" He looked over at me. I could see there was a sadness in his beautiful brown eyes making me want to talk about it.

"Just some sappy fairytale book nothing good." I said looking down at the cover trying to avoid his eyes, and trying keep myself from pushing further.

"Can you read some of it to me?" My head shot up to look at him surprised as a smirk crept across his face while he looked over at me. I felt hot as a light blush spread across my face. I began reading to him, glancing up to see him staring at me intensely. Shortly after reading though he was asleep again. I chuckled to myself as I kept reading.

As the sun came up around 6 the nurse came in and took out the IV and took him off the oxygen. I didn't realize how late in the day it was until they both woke up and I checked the time. They both look far better than the day before, whereas I looked worse after getting no sleep. "Good afternoon, are you ready to head back?" I asked with a yawn.

"Back where?" Sebastian asked with a flat tone and a raised brow.

"To the cottage?" I ask confused, "You'll need somewhere to stay before going back to school." I said with a furrowed brow and with a question in my tone.

"Why not just send us back to our time?" I could feel the anger behind this question.

"I-I don't know if it's possible. I mean I guess I could..." I started trailing off and looking at my hands. For the first time I felt I had belonged in a group of people and they didn't even want to stick around in the slightest.

"Why go back?" Ann asked him, "it's not like we have a lot left for us now, we can do something new here."

"We had our lives, we have to completely rebuild if we stay here. What about Amit? What about Feldcroft? The memories of mom and dad?" He was getting angrier with each sentence. This was not the boy I stayed up and talked to last night. What changed over night?

"I'll try my best, but not in a muggle hospital." I said with anger growing in my voice. "Get dressed." I tossed his clothes in his face as I walked out the door to the seats out there. Ann followed me out with a sad look on her face.

"I'm sorry about his behavior, he's always had trouble with change, and a lot has and had changed in the last year for us." She sincere about it.

"It's fine, he and I just talked last night, and it was nice. I thought he was- it doesn't matter I guess since you're leaving." I told her, the frustration dripping from my words. "It'll be fine I'll figure out how to get you back and I guess you'll just be randomly placed into my memories. This is so confusing." I put my face in my hands trying to make sense of it all. "What did Sebastian mean when he asked about Amit? I don't mean to pry, but it just seemed like there was more."

Ann sighed, "Amit was a boy I hav- had a crush on, I think he likes me too but it's hard to tell."

"Ann I'm so sorry-"

"Can we get a move on now. I'd like to go back." Sebastian huffed from the door frame. What happened last night? Why is he acting so different? Was it just a weird moment we weren't supposed to have? All of these questions crossed my mind as I look in his eyes, eyes filled with anger and distain nothing like the gentle ones I saw last night.

I didn't say a word and just walked to the elevator with both of them following closely behind. "What's her problem?" I heard as he whispered over to Ann.

"What's yours?" She questions back. We all go in the elevator and I disapparate us back to the beach house.