Too Sweet || Blaise Zabini

But you don't know me.

Kali waited in the library, her books splattered in front of her and her notes ready to go. Her handwriting was pretty, and people usually complemented her. It made her proud.

Clemson was supposed to be here two minutes ago, but he was younger, so Kali would give him a ten minute grace period. They got paired together to do a project, and they had to make due. Obviously, Kali wanted Carla, but she got paired up with him instead.

Truthfully, she had been mad at Blaise and the way he tried to scare off Clemson with his mean glare. It was rich, especially after they hadn't talked in a few days, just hugged to keep up appearances. His words about his outlook on relationships really struck her because she had let herself live in a little fantasy that maybe he liked her, just like she liked him. The line between fake and real was meshing together, and she didn't like it.

She didn't want to voice her feelings, because that would just make them real, and having a crush on a boy that is not interested in you is one of the hardest things one could do. For now, she would repress the feelings until they disappeared. That sounded like a good idea.

A few minutes later, Clemson rushed into the library. His hair disheveled, like he just woke up from a nap. "Sorry I'm late, I had something important to do and lost track of time."

With a tight smile, she nodded. "It's okay." She was a bit annoyed, but she wouldn't take it out on him. Trying to shake the feeling, she opened the parchment she had in front of her. "Let's just start."

He stared at her for a few beats too long, like he didn't expect her to actually want to do work. "Sure." He sat in the seat next to her, a bit too close for her liking, but he didn't seem to notice her subtle shift away from him.

Her eyes stayed stuck to the writing in front of her. "So, what the professor was asking us to do was to investigate a plant that can help after the cruciatus curse was put on someone. Something that can ease the pain." She handed him the paper, which he gladly took. "Here are some of the plants I was able to find that have pain killing properties."

They stayed silent while he read what she had written. Then, he placed the paper on the table. "I think dittany is our safest bet, but my mum used to say that wiggentree would help her during childbirth, which is pretty painful."

"We can check the properties and if they resonate with the research we did in class." Kali said sweetly, her voice low. She enjoyed having a partner that actually did the work.

Without her asking, Clemson stood up and went to one of the very full bookshelves of this huge library. The books were dusty, so we caressed them until he could read the titles. After a few seconds of looking, he finally found the encyclopedia of herbology, which contained all of the information about plants necessary. It was heavy and contained more that a thousand pages, but with a few spells they should be able to find exactly what they were looking for.

He placed the book in the middle of the table they were at, careful not to touch any of Kali's notes. She approached him and the book, ready to look for some information. He opened page for page, trying to find more plants with some sort of healing effect. There were so many that it was like trying to locate hidden treasures.

Then, he started speaking. "Where's your boyfriend tonight?" His voice sounded nice, so Kali took it as a sign that he got over whatever it is that Blaise did when they met.

"He's probably in his dorm with his roommates." She answered, her eyes tracking the photos of every plant they passed.

"I don't know about that." He said low, but with enough malice for her to hear.

Kali took a small step away from him, uncomfortable with his words. "What do you mean?" She hated sounding small, but what he said made her worry.

"Well," He started, the sparkly eyes he usually had masked by something darker, muted. "Someone saw him at the black lake with Daphne Greengrass. Did you know they used to date?"

That was all it took for her sour mood to turn foul. Realistically, she knew that she didn't have any control over what Blaise did in his free time, and if that was hanging out with Daphne Greengrass, a girl he had a history with, then so be it. But, she remembered, they made a deal. He would remain celibate as long as they were fake dating because she wouldn't be embarrassed.

Silly her, she thought he had upheld his side of the deal, like the gentleman he claimed he was. But she was made out as a fool, and the person that told her was a stupid boy she didn't even know. Camden and Draco probably knew, and they were all making fun of her together, laughing at how naive she had been. How she believed their best friend when he said that he wanted to help her. This was part of an experiment most likely.

She felt sick with the news, and understood that she was jumping to conclusions, but it was jarring to hear. Maybe Daphne had interrupted his alone time and someone just saw them at the wrong time, yet she couldn't stop her mind as it gave her splatters of the worst case scenarios.

"I can see in your eyes how betrayed you feel." Clemson said, looking evil under the dim lighting. She forgot he was here. "Why are you even with him?"

"Why do you even care?" She asked, because it was suspicious, his worry.

He looked away from her and returned with the light in his eyes. "I just want what's best for you."

"But you don't know me." She said, then started thinking about why he was so invested. "Who made you say this?"

Clemson shook his head, but his barrier was breaking. He suddenly looked younger than ever, innocent. "Look, Simon threatened to cut my brother from the quidditch team if I didn't tell you this. I'm sorry."

"What the fuck?" She whispered and packed her bags frantically. The parchment was getting wrinkled and she couldn't bring herself to care, she just needed to get out of this stifling library and the boy sitting in front of her. If she could, she would leave the school.