Are You Mister Graves? {Percival Graves x Reader}

Chapter 4

March 26, 1921

     A year had past since (Y/n) has joined MACUSA as she's still partnered up with Percival; much to both of their annoyance with one another, but Madam President and Tina's amusement. Unknowingly to the two partnered up Aurors, this status of the two being together was kinda of a set up by Madam President with Tina's idea that her boss needed to interact with someone for once. So far, this was the greatest idea the two have come up with. Besides (Y/n)'s status with Percival, she's been really acquainted to the other employees of MACUSA. 

     Such as Tina (now one of her best friends) and her younger sister Queenie (one of MACUSA's sweetheart to most of the men, except Percival since he says he doesn't have the time for "serious relationships" though he admits her beauty), Madam President (Though, she barely had the time to spend around (Y/n), being the president of MACUSA and all), Cecily (A sweet girl as she was quiet), Bernadette (They've only talked to one another a couple of times but are pretty good friends),  Magali, Paloma, Red the goblin bellboy, and others. The very last on her list that she's just slightly acquainted with was Percival, surprisingly.

     Although getting on one another's nerves, they've somehow worked out their presence with one another. It went like this. Percival was to never treat (Y/n) like a child (which he ignores) and treat her like she's a professional that she is, she won't annoy him in return (which she also ignores since Percival ignored this rule first). (Y/n) was to not cut Percival off when he's speaking, he doesn't put a Silencing Charm on her in return (which is often when he does put one on her). Percival can't act bossy (even though he's her superior), she won't annoy him in return (She still ignores the not to annoy him part). In result, this strange policy with each other works out, somehow to the other's confusion.

     Anyway, (Y/n) was on break with Tina, Queenie, Magali, and Cecily. Having coffee as they chatted. 

     "You know, have you girls noticed how Abernathy is always making sure I'm always in his line of sight. He likes me of course. It's annoying really." Queenie says, "Why can't I find a decent guy who doesn't like me for my looks?" She sighs as she sipped her coffee.

     "Guys who can also like you for your personality." Tina says.

     "It's really hard to find those kind of guys really." Magali says.

     "Sadly true..." Cecily says quietly as she glanced over at another employee Sam. The girls smirked slightly as they knew about her crush on him.

     "I'm sure Sam is one of them, Cecily." (Y/n) teases with a smirk as she sipped her coffee.

     "Sam can be one of them."Tina teases.

     "I'm sure he'll take a liking to you."Queenie says with a small smirk. Magali snickers as Cecily blushed madly and the girls laughed. "Alright, alright. Let's give Cecily a break. ("Thank you..." Cecily says quietly in response.)" Queenie says as she calmed down, "Now, we know Tina isn't one who's into relationships yet and Magali hates guys."

     "Mhm." Tina and Magali hummed in response. The girls looked at (Y/n) with smirks, she responds with a confused look.

     "What?" Queenie rests her chin in her hand.

     "You and Graves have been close for the past year since you been partnered up with him. Haven't you?" (Y/n) blushes a tiny bit with a scoff.

     "Yeah right. We're just trying to not get on each other's nerves." She says.

     "Really? From what I can tell you two have been passed that point and are really good friends." Says Magali.

     "Yeah? So what?" (Y/n) says with a scoff as she picks up her cup to drink her coffee.

     "Because I don't know what you two are doing when we split up when we're on a mission." Tina says with a smirk.

     "We don't do anything!" (Y/n) defends with a slight blush.

     "Why are you getting defensive about it?" Cecily asks.

     "I'm not getting defensive!" (Y/n) saying placing her cup down. She thinks about it before huffing, "Okay maybe I am but we don't do anything. I don't know what you're thinking Tina. And for whatever reason you guys think I'm close to him is incorrect. The reason I am kinda close to him in a way is... Personal..." She mutters as she picked up her cup again and looked down at her coffee. The girls' smirks fade in looks of confusion as Queenie's face saddens.

     "It's because Graves reminds you so much of him..." She says quietly with a saddened voice, the girls looked at (Y/n) with slightly widened eyes. (Y/n) looks up at Queenie.

     "I thought we talked about not reading my mind, Queenie." She says as she drank her coffee.

     "I-I'm sorry, (Y/n). But it's a habit whenever someone feels troubled." Queenie apologizes as she looked down.

     "Is there something wrong, (Y/n)?" Tina asks with a concerned look.

     "Do you wanna talk about it?" Magali asks who also had a concerned look. (Y/n) finishes all her coffee.

     "It's nothing." She says standing up, "I should be heading back up. Finishing up paperwork and all that. I'll see you girls later." She says as she walks off and the girls watch her head to the elevator. The doors open and she steps in, "The Aurors' private offices."

     "Understood." Red says as he presses the button and the elevator went up. The girls looked at Queenie.

     "Who does Graves remind (Y/n) of?" Tina asks. Queenie looks up at her sister with the same saddened look.

     "A long dead friend of hers..." She says quietly as her eyes were slightly brimmed with tears, "The memory was so sad and her emotions was so strong that I saw it in her mind so clearly..." Tina's eyes widened slightly as she hugged her little sister comfortingly.

     (Y/n) gets to her office door and takes out her wand, "Alohomora..." She mutters and the door unlocks. She reaches a hand to take the door knob.

     "Miss (L/n)?" She hears a familiar male voice say. (Y/n) looks down the hall and sees Percival looking down the hall at her from his doorway, "Are you alright?" He asks with furrowed eyebrows. (Y/n) forces a small smile.

     "I'm fine." She says before going inside her office and closing the door behind her. Percival looks at her door in confusion before sighing and going back in his own office. (Y/n) sits down at her desk and looks at the pile of paperwork she hadn't even started yet. She sighs and takes a sheet of paper, and starts filling it out. 'Why does he have to look like him...? It's only making me more miserable somehow... And I don't want to feel miserable, just like I promised him...'

A/n: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! I hope I'm not going to fast into the timeline! Aaaaand yeah heheh... >~<