Goodnight Princess

chapter 13

The next morning I woke up and got ready quickly. I went down to the main sitting area at the front of the house and bid my goodbyes to the Malfoy's and Miss. Lestrange. Thanking them for their hospitality. Then apparate back to my house, we landed in my backyard in a corner that is not visible from the street or house.

"See you Monday."

See you then theo."

    I then walked into the house. Oh no they were already here they weren't supposed to get back for another three hours.

"Where have you been?" My mother screamed at me.

"A friend's house." I answered truthfully but I did not yell.

"And who is this friend?"

"Matteo Riddle, he goes to my school."

"I thought everyone there hated you." She said with a smirk.

"He's new this year."

"And you were selfish enough not to tell him what you did. You bring the new kid down, gosh I can't believe you. And then you push yourself on his parents, on his family over the holiday. And you weren't here when we got back. You know how tired we are when we come back. This is unexceptable. Come here." She grabs one of the knives out for the drawer. "Hold out your arm." I did as I was told. She took the blade, running it over my skin three times. I had three deep gashes that were seeping blood but she did not care. She grabbed my arm and squeezed it just to make the pain worse, yet I hardly felt a thing. Physical pain no longer seemed to have a strong hold on me.

I just walked up to my room, and grabbed the first aid kit I had bought over the summer and bandaged the wounds. I spent the rest of the day sketching the view from yesterday. It was beautiful and I never wanted to forget it or how happy I was that day. When I had finally got it right it was time for bed.

"Goodnight Theo"

"Goodnight Princess"

On Monday I got up and threw on a t-shirt and some jeans. I was afraid of how Theo would react to my new injuries so I threw on his hoodie.  Then I walked down stairs and to where we always meet in the morning. He arrived a few minutes after me.

"Apparate or walk princess."

"Apparate we are running a little late." I walk to his other side, giving him my good hand, he grabs it and we appear behind the school. We make it through our first few lessons until we get to English class.

"Today we are going to be starting a new group project. You will be working in pairs of four. Get into groups of two and then I will put you into fours." Me and Mattheo immediately stand next to each other. 

"Ok so Y/n, Mattheo, Ben, and Russell. You are a group, go find a table..." She continues pairing off the other students.

"The project is you will have to come up with an utopia; a perfect society. You will have to consider work, money, family, laws, entertainment, transportation, and all of the other stuff that goes into a working community, you have 10 days to finish, begin."

"Oh would you look at that you already moved on to your next toy, aww you were quite fun to play with you know." Ben said to me. I rolled my eyes.

"So who is doing what?" I ask, ignoring him.

"The way I see it either you can do the entire project or have no say whatsoever."

"Got it we will do the entire project."

"Princess, your grade does not matter, we are going to Hogwarts."

I shake it off. I can not tell him that I am doing it for my safety. I had failed a math test and got my wrist cut. That was their form of punishment. I can't tell him I am afraid of what he would do to them, I can't do that to Leo. I know they are not good people but they are kind to him and they would never hurt him.

"Do you have any preferences or themes you would like me to take into consideration?" I ask the two bullies. But they have already started ignoring me and started talking loudly about how annoying I am. I saw Theo's jaw clench. I reached out my hand resting it on his, not realizing what that could have meant. I was just trying to calm him down.

Mattheo's POV

    She reaches her hand over and places it on mine. Butterflies instantly fill my stomach. I hate that she has that effect on me, no one else does. She is my biggest weakness, I would die for her, I don't even know if she feels the same way. Especially since I can't just look into her mind, that is how I normally find things out but no her mind is protected unlike mine which can be read at any time. Though she said that she does not look into mine since she trusts me to tell the truth.

    Anyways I was mad at the things they were saying about her. How she was stupid and was a horrible person while she was sitting there doing the entire group project. The other thing that got my attention is when he said that she found herself a new toy. As if she was using me. If anything I was using her to get into Hogwarts. But I cared about so much more than that now.  I tried not to worry about what he said and instead helped her with the project.

She turned to me. "How about we take turns saying what we think is needed for a perfect society. I will write all of the ideas down.  For example I think that everyone should get enough food so that they are never hungry."

"I think that they should have the right to do whatever job they want and have access to proper training and schools." I add. We both looked at the others to see if they were going to give any suggestions.

"Oh I have one. That you are not in it." Ben piped up. I started to get up having enough but y/n simply pulled me back down. She was able to shake it off quite easily. We continue going back and forth with ideas until we have covered all of the key points. She put the paper in her backpack as the bell rang for lunch. We walk down to the lunch room which is always hot with the two hundred-ish kids in it with no air conditioning. We sit at our usual table by ourselves. I look over at her in my oversize hoodie and am happy she likes it and is wearing it but it is far too hot in here.

"Aren't you hot?" I ask jestering to the hoodie. She looks up at me, visibly sweating a little.

"No not really"

"I can clearly tell that you're lying, come on, take it off. I promise I won't  take it." I say jokingly. She pulls it over her head and I briefly see that her wrist is bandaged. "Show me your wrist." I say concerned but sturn at the same time. She held out her right wrist, not the one that was injured. "The other one princess." I say trying not to scare her because I know sometimes I scare her when I get mad. She holds it out and regret fills her face.

I look at the bandage that is slightly crimson from blood. I reach for it but hesitate looking up at her for permission. She nods her head. I walk over and sit on her left taking her arm once again. I slowly and carefully undo the bandage. I see three fresh looking cuts.

"Who princess?" I ask gently, caressing her lower arm.

"You can't hurt them." She says with tears in her eyes.

"Why, did they threaten you?"

"No, Leo you can't do that to Leo."

"It was your brother?" I ask in confusion.

"No parents." It was sweet how much she cared about her brother that she wouldn't let me touch the people who made her life a living hell, just so he wouldn't be put in the same situation she was. I kind of get it, I would do the same for Draco.

"After school I will heal it ok princess" I say sweetly trying to reassure her that I was not going to do anything.

"No, they will notice and then I will be in real trouble. Plus it doesn't even hurt."

I slowly wrap it back up, leaning down to kiss it. I don't know why I did that. It was a bit daring and obvious. She blushed but overall did not say anything.

"Better?"

"Yeah thank you Theo." I am not really sure what she was thanking me for but I smiled back at her anyway. We finish up our lunches and head out to recess. The rest of the day goes like normal, and we walk home together. I go home, and take out my anger on my punching bag before going to bed. I lay in bed thinking of what I have learned today. What she found needed to live peacefully.

"Goodnight Princess."

"Goodnight Theo"

And I fell asleep.