🥀 Roses and Novels | Hogwarts Legacy Fanfic | Sebastian, Ominis and Evander

🥀 - chapter 45 -🌹

(Helena perspective)

I lay in bed the next morning, the sunlight already pouring through my window.
It was my birthday, but I didn't feel like celebrating. I was tired, I hadn't slept well.
The nightmares were back, haunting me again after witnessing another terrible trauma.

Last night, after I finished writing in my diary, I heard Sebastian return from his walk.
I listened as he climbed the stairs and quietly entered his room, shutting the door behind him.
I wondered where he had been... and what he was doing out with a full moon like that.

A soft knock came at my door.

"Come in," I said with a quiet voice.

Ominis stepped in, carrying a black tray in his hands.
"Good morning, birthday girl."

I sat up, and he placed the tray on my lap. Then he sat beside me, and I gave him a small smile.
On the tray was a teacup with a pot, a plate with two sandwiches, a bowl of fruit, a white rose, and an envelope.

"Oh Ominis, how lovely. Breakfast in bed? I feel like a princess now."

He smiled.
"You are a queen, princess. How are you feeling?"

I took a careful sip of the hot tea, blowing gently to cool it.
"I'm okay... I guess. Didn't sleep much."

"Nightmares?" he asked, a hint of worry on his face.

"Yeah... I was scared to fall asleep at all after everything that happened."

"That's not strange, love. You've been through a lot these last few days. I figured you needed some space, so I let you do your own thing last night."

I smiled at my thoughtful boyfriend.
"Thank you, Omi."

He leaned in and kissed my cheek, then whispered near my lips,
"How does it feel to have a younger boyfriend?"

I pushed the tray aside and pulled him onto me, kissing his face all over.
"Couldn't be better," I laughed.

His full weight gently pressed me into the bed as we kissed.
My hands explored his back while he held my waist tightly.

Then he pulled away and stood up.

"Drink your tea, darling. It's getting cold."

He blew me a kiss and closed the door behind him.

After enjoying the breakfast Ominis made, I opened the envelope.
It was a letter from Garreth and Amit, sent all the way from India, wishing me a happy birthday.
Flood had brought another letter, this one from Matilda.

I rolled out of bed and looked out the window.
The warm sun lit up my face. It was a perfect day to be outside.
Ominis was sitting in the garden, reading.

Later, with the help of Flood and another staff member, I started baking a strawberry birthday cake. Meanwhile, Ominis and Sebastian were outside in the front yard, playing a game together.

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(Third-person perspective)

Sebastian laughed, tossing the ball to Ominis.

"You didn't think I'd let you win again, Gaunt, did you? Now that your sight's back, I'm playing rough!"

"Give me a break, Sebastian! You know I'm still better at this than you," Ominis shouted back, grinning.

They'd been at it for over an hour.

The game was simple: one person throws, the other tries to catch and return it.
Tackling is allowed to stop the other from scoring. If the ball crosses the line, it's a point, unless you're tackled first.