M Is For...

Chapter 6

It's been two whole weeks, and you haven't heard once from Mattheo or Tom. Two f*cking weeks. But you're over it. At least that's what you tell yourself. It's Sunday, so you get ready for brunch at Leo's with everyone. You have fully settled into Hogwarts and life here in general, spending time with your friends and focusing on your school work. It has been nice, you just wish you knew if Mattheo was alright.

You walk into the common room, expecting everyone to be there to head towards Hogsmeade, but you notice there are more people than expected. "Matty?" Your mouth falls open to the ground. You can't believe your eyes. "Hello Princess." Mattheo stands there, unsure if you're happy or not to see him. To be honest, you're not sure yourself since you haven't heard from him for more than two weeks. You cautiously walk over to him and put your hand on his arm to make sure he's actually in front of you. "Hey." Mattheo says with a sweet smile, but you can hear some pain in his voice. You realize that you have no idea what he's been through the past few weeks and don't want to add to his pain. You throw your arms around him and hold him as tight as you physically can. "I've missed you so much, Princess." Mattheo whispers in your ear. "I've missed you too, Matty." a single tear falls down your face. You're just happy to know that he's alive and well. "Can we go now?" Tom says annoyed, as usual, and rolls his eyes. "I have missed you as well, Tommy." you walk over to him and hug him tightly. He doesn't reciprocate the hug, but doesn't push you away either. You take it as a win.

"Mattheo! Tom! It's been too long." Leo welcomes everyone warmly, but especially them. "We know, sorry for that. We have missed you." Mattheo says and gives him a hug. Leo hugs Tom as well, and to your surprise, Tom actually hugs him back. "Sit! I'll get you a nice spread of food." you sit down in between Tom and Mattheo. It feels a bit strange to just go back to normal. Is this even normal? They have been gone for longer than you have known them. You try not to think about it too much and enjoy the brunch.

The waiter is cleaning up the table as you're all having a good time and talking. "Mattheo." Tom whispers to him and gestures to go outside. Mattheo pushes himself up from the table, but you immediately grab his hand. "Don't. Don't just leave again." you say, almost begging. "We're just going to talk. I'll be right outside, I promise." he kisses you on the top of your head and gently drops your hand. You take a deep breath and sit up straight.

Mattheo's POV

It hurts to see her like this. The pain in her eyes. All because of me. I just can't risk anything happening to her. I couldn't forgive myself. "He's going to visit soon." Tom says, and I snap back to reality. "Why?" "You really aren't the brightest. How am I supposed to know why that man does any of the things he does?" I haven't seen Tom talk about our father this way in a long time. It's probably because of the anniversary. "It's tomorrow, right? The 24th?" Tom just stares into the void. "Yes." nothing else comes out of him. A few minutes of silence pass. "Are you going to tell Y/N about her?" Tom looks at me. It's almost like he wants me to. "I think I have to. She'll notice something is wrong." I slide down the wall and sit down on the ground. Tom joins me. "You should tell her." Tom says, to my surprise. Tom doesn't warm up to people easily, but I can tell he likes Y/N. My father can never know about her.

Mattheo and Tom walk back inside and sit down at the table. "Everything alright?" You ask him. "Yeah. Everything is great." He kisses you on the cheek. "Come on guys, I want to walk around Hogsmeade for a while. There is this new shop I want to go look at." Pansy gets up from the table and everyone else follows. We all say goodbye to Leo and split up in smaller groups going around. You're left with Tom, Mattheo, and Enzo. "So Enzo, have you asked Olina to go to the Yule ball with you yet?" You ask him and as he turns his head away from you, you can tell he hasn't asked her anything. "That's right. You kissed Olina Lovegood at the party. You should definitely ask her to the ball." Mattheo says. "They have been hanging out almost every day since the party. He just hasn't made a move yet." You explain to Mattheo. "We'll get there eventually. I'm glad to see he's been talking to her at least. This relationship has been 7 years in the making." Mattheo tells you. "I'm right here." Enzo says a bit annoyed as you're talking about him. "I'll make my move. Just give me some time, merlin." Enzo quickly walks ahead. "I guess we'll have to wait and see." Mattheo takes your hand and holds it as you walk through the streets of Hogsmeade.