revenant || sebastian sallow.

CHAPTER THREE.

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Ominis and I had been together more than usual since Sebastian's return. Everyone seemed to adjust well to him coming back and joining us in classes.

Unfortunately, Sebastian had not transferred to any of my classes. Maybe this was a good thing, considering how he had still not spoken to me, class together would've been painfully awkward. It didn't stop me from wishing he was in at least one. Maybe then he would have to talk to me, for some project or a partnered assignment.

I knew it was pointless to hope and focus on all the what-ifs.

As I walked to my next class, DADA. I had woken up feeling unrested and fatigued, this wasn't a shock as I had practically stayed up all night, running through many possibilities explaining Sebastian's behavior. I couldn't land on just one reason, cause, in reality, I didn't know anything.

Poppy appeared from the nearby hallway and happily skipped over to join me. Thankfully, she was also in my class and usually helped me get through class without completely losing my mind.

She had been the only friend to continue to stick by me despite everyone else either being afraid of my magical abilities or straight up casting me out for being different. I was grateful for her kindness.

"Hello, Millicent! Are you reading for today's class? You look a bit tired." She added at the end. I wondered if everyone else who had seen me today noticed the same thing. I grinned weakly.

"I didn't get a good rest last night, but it's alright, I'll just have to remember to go to bed earlier today," I said briefly as I kept my eyes ahead as I walked, yet I could feel Poppy's analyzing gaze on me.

"It's Sebastian, isn't it?" She paused as she tried to keep pace with me. I hadn't noticed that I had sped up. "I saw your interaction in the Great Hall. It's odd he would brush you off like that. Has he forgotten about your friendship fifth year?" She said scoffing.

"I was wondering the same thing, Poppy," I replied a knot forming in my throat. It wasn't easy for me to talk about it, but I knew it wouldn't be the last time someone asked me about Sebastian or mentioned him.

Except now he wouldn't just be talk among students, but physically here, roaming around, avoiding me and everyone else around him. It was painfully more difficult to function now that he had arrived. My feelings mixed in anger and happiness to have seen him again after so long.Our first encounter had been nothing like I had envisioned in my head, thinking about what it would be like when I saw him again.

I had no idea what Sebastian had gone through while he was gone, though I wish I knew.

Poppy and I continued to walk to class, after a bit, we entered the wooden doors and took a seat next to each other at one of the tables near the back. For the longest while I had taken a liking to the seats at the back of the classroom. Only because some of my peers had made it annoying to sit at the front. I would hear comments here and there.

'She's the one who killed Ranrok.' And 'Do you think she was the reason Professor Fig died too?'