The Stupid Closet

11

"There you are!" You turn your head to see Theo standing there, "What's wrong?" He asks, furrowing his eyebrows as he shuts the door.

"Nothing, I'm fine." You respond. There was no way for you to tell him. Not right now.

"Are you sure? Why are you all wet?" He starts asking questions.

"Theo I'm fine, I just went outside."

"In the rain?" He asks as he holds your arms.

"I'm really tired." You say breaking from his grasp.

Theo doesn't say a word, he just looks at you concerned.

"I'll see you tomorrow" you say walking out of the room. No kiss. You couldn't kiss him now.

You walk back to your dorm, it's thankfully unlocked now and empty. You shut the door behind you but leave the light off. You change out of your wet clothing and open your dresser.

Your hands linger on top of the shirt Mattheo let you keep the other day...it smelled like him.

You pull it out and change into it before climbing into bed. You could hear the music at the party faintly playing as it was dying down now.

You can't fall asleep, your mind racing. You were dating Theo and you really did like him but...Mattheo loved you and you thought that maybe you loved him back.

Love. You had never said that to anyone before. You had never felt it for anyone you've dated before. This was new and it was so terrifying. How could Mattheo Riddle, the dark lord's son and the most mysterious playboy at Hogwarts, love you?

Your mind is going in a million directions but you eventually manage to fall asleep. By the time you fell asleep, Pansy was already back and had fallen asleep after the party.

The next morning when you wake up, the sun is shining outside. Pansy is still asleep so you quietly get up and get dressed before sitting in the window sill and reading for a bit.

You had a hard time reading, you were distracted by your thoughts and by what Mattheo had said last night.

You still couldn't believe that he was in love with you, it made no sense. You two had fought since you were little kids, always bickering and competing. How did this happen?

You look out the window after a while, watching outside. This was your favorite time of year, the leaves were finally changing and the air was just a bit cooler.

Pansy wakes up after a while and you two head down to breakfast together. Your heart was beating extra fast, you were anxious to see Theo and Mattheo both.

When you get there, Mattheo is already sitting. You sit across from him and start to talk to Draco before Theo walks up and sits next to you.

He pulls you in and pecks you on the cheek. You look up to see Mattheo's eyes looking upward towards you, his head tilted down. He looks back down, staring at the table before turning his head to the side and rolling his eyes.

You pull away from Theo, even scooting away an inch. Theo notices but brushes it off.

You manage to have no contact with Theo during breakfast after that, Mattheo still acting down the whole time. You had to talk to him.

When you leave breakfast, you see Mattheo head for the courtyard, walking in the opposite direction through the castle.

"Hey I'll catch up in a bit, yeah?" You say to Draco. He nods as you turn around and follow Mattheo. He could see what you were doing but didn't want to bother you about it again...yet.

You find him sitting on a bench in the courtyard, off to the side where nobody is walking around. You knew that Mattheo preferred peace and quiet.

You walk up and sit down on the bench next to him. Neither of you say anything at first. After a moment, you speak up, "Matty we need to talk."

"You don't get to call me that." He says not looking up from his book.

You take the book out of his hands, "Ok fine. Mattheo I need to say something and I need you to listen."

Mattheo sucked in his cheeks before moving his eyes up to you, watching your every move.

"You were right. I was jealous that you were with Melanie. I didn't like seeing you with her and I tried to make you jealous in return. But you don't get to tell me you love me and expect me to just drop everything. I mean I'm-"

"Are you done?" Mattheo questions.

"What?" You ask, stopping your rant. "Mattheo I love having you in my life but-"

"Seriously, stop talking." He says as he grabs your cheek and pulls you in for a kiss.

It takes you a moment to reciprocate but once you do, the kiss is slow and delicate. Your eyes flutter closed and it feels like you two are the only people in the world.

The kiss continues, becoming sensual and breathy as your tongues dance. His calloused hand rests on your cheek the entire time, making it warm. It feels...cozy.

After you pull away, he smiles softly as he looks at you with those great, big brown doe eyes. The ones you loved to get lost in.

You stare at him for a moment, "Quit looking at me like that."

"Like what?" He raises his eyebrows. He knew exactly what he was doing.

"Like that." You can't help but smile. You push him on the shoulder playfully. Mattheo grins.

You stare into his eyes for a second before looking down at his lips and back up.

"Do you do that when you're nervous?" He points to your hands, pointing out you rubbing them.

"I guess so." You smile gently. Mattheo grabs your hand, stopping your fidgeting. You look up to him and you feel your heart melt as his look is soft and supportive.

"Look I like you...like a lot. But I can't just leave Theo without knowing that this is real." You say still holding his hand.

"I can show you. I want you to be mine. All mine." He says.

You stare into his eyes looking from one to the other for a moment, "just give me some time, ok? How about we meet at the astronomy tower at 9?"

"Sure" He smiles before his gaze finds its way down to your lips.

You put your finger on his lips, "you have to earn it Mr. Riddle." You coo.

He moans, it cascading through your body as it vibrates against your finger.

You smirk before patting his knee and getting up, "see you later."

You walk away but before you turn the corner, you look back to see Mattheo watching you with his lips slightly parted.

You turn, walking down the hall. You let out a breath that you didn't know you were holding.

You walk back to the slytherin house, thinking about what to do with Theo. You didn't want to break up with him...yet but you wanted to give Mattheo a chance.

You walk into the common room, seeing Theo working on homework with Draco and Blaise.

Here you go. You'll be okay.