Ravenclaw

Chapter 39- How I Feel

Song for the chapter: I Hate You I Love You by GNash featuring Olivia O'Brien

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     "Ophichus... not now please..."
     Winter had fell upon the grounds surrounding the Black Lake, and Christmas was fast arriving. It was the perfect time for the oldest Ravenclaw sister to set everything in place, to easily start to relax. Because her plan was almost complete. It was impossible for her pathetic sister to magic her way out of every godamm situation, and this must be the one she wouldn't be able to escape.
     However, with the wedding to approach soon, Flaura Mae Ravenclaw was not ready for the overwhelming work of wedding planning and the school's progress-- it was almost time to decorate and install, to spread the word and start educating on something she didn't know how to do.
     "Ophichus..."
     Her partner-in-crime couldn't wait anymore. He slammed the folder filled to the brim with sketches of wedding dress shut and swept easily off the desk-- it landed with a loud 'thud' on the floor, and Flaura Mae sighed angrily in defeat.
     "What is it that you want now?" She said, clearly irritated with his behaviour. But the harsh reaction faded when her eyes met his green ones and she immediately regretted her actions.
"Sorry," she said," I'm just... stressed, I guess."
Ophichus held her hand and squeezed it tightly in his; he knew that Flaura was stil struggling with magic, and at any point in time, their plan could fail terribly.
     "I know, but..." he sighed. "I need to tell you something."
     His green eyes were firm; they didn't hold the darkness he secretly hid in him. Instead, they reflected hope, happiness, and a twinge of anxiety. They were different, different from what they were before.
     Maybe it was change. Flaura Mae knew that change was inevitable, especially now since she had started making so much of them to lives of everyone around her. She could potentially hurt others, she had potentially hurt others.
     But staring into the eyes of the man before her... it sparked something inside, something unknown... and she didn't like it. She didn't like not knowing what she was feeling, be it pain, anger, or sadness. But one thing was for sure, it was something good.
     It had made her feel different, made her feel she was capable of change herself. As if she, Flaura Mae, was capable of doing it all over and just tell the truth. But it wasn't strong enough to make her undo all she did.
     Because old habits do die hard.
     Ophichus took a deep breath and sighed again. It was almost... happier, in a sense. He smiled gingerly.
     "Flaura, I want to tell you how I really feel."
     Her breath hitched and her heartbeat quickened--she didn't know why, but she continued to enjoy this unknown feeling, despite the debil chanting in her head.
Godric... Godric... you love Godric...
     "Flaura Mae Ravenclaw, the minute I laid eyes on you, curiosity got better of me. I always wanted--needed to know more, and I did through the battle to gain power over your sister."
     He paused, waiting for a reaction, but when there came none, he decided to continue.
     "I got to know your true feelings; I was your only friend. You needed me, and thus you made me feel wanted. My shoulder was ready for you to cry on, and my lips were ready to give advice."
     "We grew older. And so did my jealousy, larger, stronger. What does Godric have that I don't? I know for sure he will never treat you like the queen you are, because he'll never know it's you and never know you."
He sucked in a deep breath. Flaura had frozen; she didn't know what to say. She was struck with his words that meant so much more to her than he knew. Maybe he was right... he was right...
"Flaura Mae Ravenclaw, I... I like, you. As in, like like you."
It was adorable, really, how a 21 year old male was going back to using the terms a 15 year old would probably use. It was all down to the charms only Ophichus possessed, and Flaura Mae couldn't help but fall for them.
"Ophichus..."
"Flaura..."
"Ophichus... I think I... I think I like like you too."
And for the very first time, Flaura Mae was actually glad that Godric wasn't around at all.

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