The Stupid Closet

4

You walk back to the Slytherin house, Theo sitting on his bed, shaking his leg with his head down. He looks up when he hears the door open.

"Hey" You say quietly.

"Hi." Theo responds, clearly still pissed.

"You know you didn't have to hit him." You say sitting on your knees in front of him.

"I know but-"

"Theo. You know that we tease each other. We always have. And I know you want to protect me but it's just Mattheo." You explain. You didn't want your boyfriend and his best friend to fight over you.

"You know I'll never let anyone hurt you, right?" Theo says, looking up into your eyes.

"I know."

"I'm still pissed at Mattheo though, he had no right talking to you about that." He shakes his head.

"Hey, he's your best friend. Cut him some slack, ok?" You peck him on the lips before standing up, "I'm going to bed. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Alright, see you later" Theo watches you as you shut the door behind you.

You turn to start walking to your dorm, running into Mattheo in the process.

"Shit sorry" You say backing away, mattheo holding your arms so you don't fall backwards.

"No need to be sorry" Mattheo smirks, still holding your arms. You maintain eye contact for a moment, getting lost in his eyes, before coming to your senses, "Goodnight".

You walk around him as he whispers, "Goodnight" back to you. You walk straight to your room without looking back because you were nervous about what you would do if you did. You could feel Mattheo's eyes on you though as he opened his door and walked in.

You walk in your dark room, Pansy already asleep in her bed. You go to the bathroom to wash off your mascara and brush your teeth. As you look in the mirror, your mind starts to wander.

You had no idea what was happening between you and Mattheo but whatever it was, it was getting intense. You and him had shared two kisses now and you could still feel them, remember them like they were still happening. Why couldn't you still feel Theo's kiss?

After you finish, you change into a t-shirt and flannel shorts, jumping into bed. Today had been long and grueling and you desperately needed sleep. You were just hoping that a certain somebody would occupy your dreams.

You wake up, your alarm clock showing 5:15 am. Great. Not only did you wake up early but you had dreamt about Mattheo. The wrong somebody. There was no way you were going to get any sleep now.

You get up and walk over to the windowsill, sitting in it. Mattheo was invading your mind and it seemed to be constant as of late. This was bad. This was really bad.

You like Theo and you didn't want to hurt him. Especially not with his best friend. The only way was to avoid Mattheo altogether. No run-ins with him, no group activities, nothing. You had to stay away because if you didn't, you knew it would all blow up in your face.

You stayed there for a while, just thinking, before finally yawning. You could barely keep your eyes open so you lay back down in your bed. You don't remember falling asleep after that.

Later that morning, you wake up again to Pansy shuffling through her chest.

"What are you looking for?" You mutter out, still half asleep.

"You know that black tank top that I love? I can't find it" She stands up and goes over to her closet.

"You wore it to that house party a few weeks ago, remember?" You say standing up.