Oh, my dear... (Mattheo Riddle ff)

how the night took place...

M.R.

,,Is that it?" I asked.

Thorne looked up at me in confusion, as I carefully pulled on the collar of her sweater a little.

,,What?"

,,Your new perfume, love. Are you wearing it?"

,,Oh, you mean that... I mean, yeah. I am indeed."

,,Huh..." I nodded slowly. ,,Smells good."

She chuckled, quickly leaning in to sniff my hoodie. ,,What the hell? How do you not stink of cigarettes for once?"

Shrugging, I nudged her shoulder, urging her to keep on walking. ,,Well, love... We can't have you walking around here in the middle of the night, coughing loud as fuck. You'll just attract some teachers."

,,I appreciate your concern for my well-being, Riddle."

Frowning, I looked over my shoulder, quickly checking the nightly castle for any other people.

,,Don't take this the wrong way, Thorne. I just don't want to get suspended. Or worse..."

,,Alright, Riddle, shut up. We both know how to make our way through Hogwarts at night. Don't act like you couldn't get away if we get spot by a teacher!"

I raised my eyebrows at her. ,,You know how to make your way through Hogwarts at night?"

She looked up at me like I just asked her if she knew the Lumos spell.

,,My dear..." She pulled me in slightly by my arm. ,,I've been wandering these halls since the first week of school. You are not the only one knowing how to sneak around Ms Norris and Filch, Riddle."

It was cute, how she tried her best to tease me, with her hand gripping on my sleeve, her eyes looking up at me kind of angry.

,,Oh, love..." With one swift move, I ripped my arm from her grip, quickly sneaking it around her waist.

As she gasped softly, I couldn't help but chuckle, pulling her close against me.

,,I know very well, how sneaky you can be. I remember pretty well, how you found me that one night..."

To my surprise, she met my gaze with confidence, not backing away in the slightest.

,,Yeah, I remember that too... You were bleeding and looking like shit. Like, you always do, but that was especially bad. Anyways, I found you that night. I healed you..."

,,Speaking of that, why did you even do that?"

She just shrugged. ,,Believe me, I've been asking myself the same question since that night."

Carefully, I brushed a strand of hair from her face. ,,Did I ever say thank you for that?"

,,I don't know, actually. But you've always been an arrogant ass, so probably not."

Chuckling at her insult, I lifted her chin with one hand. ,,Big words for someone who's just been exposed to be desiring me by Amortentia..."

,,Are you fucking for real, Riddle? May I remind you, you're just as obsessed with me, according to that same potion?"

,,Am I?" I whispered, way too close to her ear. But she didn't back off.

Instead, she turned her face only slightly to face me, her lips suddenly only an inch from mine.

,,That's easy to answer..." she whispered.

Searching her eyes for any sight of nervousness, I raised my eyebrows once more. ,,Is it, love?"