Closure (Sebastian Sallow x MC)

Chapter 15

The next couple of days are a little rough for me. The rumours about what happened in the Halloween party spread quickly, and there are all kinds of theories. That I fell sick because of food poisoning. That I took some kind of drug that made me say and do stupid things. That I provoked Sebastian so he punched Leander. That I drank a shit ton of alcohol and tried to hook up with Leander and Sebastian.

And, of course, that Leander has been expelled because of me.

That's the only one I have heard that's kind of true. Not even a day after what happened, Leander left the school and started his journey to Durmstrang, where they have promised that he will "find the right path". I'm not sure about how they plan to do that, but I don't have any complaints. I do not wish to see him, ever again.

I don't care much about the rumours as much as I do for this feeling of dizziness that has been accompanying me the last few days. I haven't recovered entirely since I left the nursery.; it's like my head is kind of cloudy since then. I'm not able to remember anything about that night, and that really bugs me. Everyone has tried to fill the gaps I have for that night, but I know there must be some things that they are not telling me, either because they don't want to or because they don't remember them. Especially Sebastian.

I have been interrogating him non-stop for the last couple of days, but I know there are some details he is not telling me. At least, he has told me mostly everything, that's for sure. And I have never been more embarrassed in my entire life. What I was thinking, being that flirty and trying to kiss him? I was clearly out of my mind.

Though, I feel relieved knowing that the lips I barely remember from that night are his. The outcome of that night would have been terribly different if that person wasn't Sebastian. I can't be more grateful right now. He treated me with such patience, I almost didn't expect that from him. Of course, there is no world in which he would have taken advantage of that situation, but I didn't know he could take care of me in that way.

Anyways, if this whole situation has teached me something, it's that I can trust him entirely again. I was right when I gave him the second chance. He has truly changed into a better friend than before.

All this week, he has asked me at least two times everyday how I am feeling. He watches me carefully when we are in the Great Hall, making sure I eat properly in every meal. He has even offered to help me with homework, to which I have refused. Maybe if it was somebody else doing all of this, I would be mad. As I told him, I can take care of myself, and I appreciate my independence. But it's the way he does it. I don't feel like he sees me as weak, or as I need to be protected. He does it because he is honestly concerned about me, and more of a way to keep himself calm. Like he is making sure that his worries aren't true, and I allow him to do so.

I have noticed too that he has become more touchy since the day that I woke up in the nursery. I didn't think that he was a physical touch kind of guy, but he truly is. It's like we have broken a barrier I didn't know was there. I love to express myself through touching, hugging or caressing, but I wasn't certain that Sebastian was into that. But, since I leaned into his hand two or so days ago, it's a new side of him I'm knowing little by little.

When the end of the week is approaching, he comes to greet me in the morning while I taking breakfast with Poppy.

As he sits next to me, and takes a cup of tea. "Hello, young ladies."

"Sebastian." We both say in unison.

Poppy takes a bite of her cookie before adding, "I've heard you have a match this weekend?"

"Ah yes. I expect you both to come and cheer for Slytherin."

"Oh, but if I recall correctly, I'm a Hufflepuf." I say with a tease in my tone.