STARS! ( david dobrik )

five

FINISHING HER MEAL, Aurora left the Great Hall with Evelyn by her side. The two making small chat about their classes and complaining about multiple things Professor Slughorn had assigned as homework within the week. Eventually, they made it to their dorms, both of them quickly entering and flopping onto their beds before Aurora muttered a small "Shoot" under her breathe. She was supposed to be checking on Apollo.

She stood from her previously comfy spot and starting making her way to the door before she heard Eve speak, "Where do you have to be? We just got here!" She said with a slight chuckle. Aurora turned around, a hand already on the door handle so she could get the last word.

"I have a uh... date! Yup, I have a date. Alright see you later Eve I have a date!" She said quickly before shutting the door behind her, hearing a slight "I want full detai-" before the door was completely shut. Aurora wasn't really looking forward to making up a date that lasts however long she ended up talking to Apollo.

Rora trotted down the girls dormitory stairs before starting up the boys. She knocked on the 3rd door on the right and then turned the handle, entering somewhat slowly. "Apollo..?" She spoke quietly, the room was dark so she couldn't see much.

She walked to what she knew to be Apollo's bed and was able to make out his figure in the darkness. "Apollo-"

"I'm fine, Rora. You don't have to check on me"

"You didn't show up to dinner and didn't ask Evelyn to go on the Hogsmeade trip with you so yes, I'm checking on you" She sat on the side of his bed, crossing one leg over the other before speaking again. "What happened? I only got so many details from Eve"

"Piss off" It was an uncommon phrase to hear from Apollo, even when he was upset in the past he usually just stayed quiet.

"I'm not leaving until you talk to me, I'll be here all night if I need to be" Aurora stood and turned on the lamps in the room, Apollo used a hand to shield his sensitive eyes from the brightness.

"Okay, you'll be here for a while." Apollo spoke, almost with no emotion to his voice like he couldn't care. Aurora sighed, "Actually, I think I know something that might fix your mood, or make you hate me, we'll see" She left the dorm, racing quickly down the boys stairs and up the girls.

She opened her dorms door somewhat abruptly, "Okay I'm not on a date but you have to come with me, don't ask questions just come on" Aurora said calmly to Evelyn. Evelyn looked puzzled for a second before putting the book she was reading down. She figured she had lost something weird.

"Great!" Aurora grabbed Eves hand and pulled her down and then up the stairs again, Evelyn walking quickly to keep up with her friends pace. "So- what are we-" Evelyn began to speak before she was not-so-gently shoved into a dorm.

Aurora waved her wand at the door lock and quietly said "Colloportus" before shoving her wand in the pocket that also contained Apollo's wand, which she took when she was turning on his bedside lamp previously. She felt bad but she didn't want to deal with their bickering and Apollo getting upset whenever Eve interacted with any male that wasn't him.

Apollo stood after realizing Evelyn was in the room and not Aurora. He tried to turn the handle but it didn't budge. After a quick realization that she had used the locking charm, he went to his bedside table and reached for his wand but only grasped air.

He turned around quickly, "Did you really take my wand?" He shouted, hoping Rora could still hear him. "Yup, you'll get it back when you two sort everything out. I love you guys, and this is good for you so don't kill me whenever I unlock this door!" Aurora shouted back before sitting against the hallway wall.

Meanwhile, in the dorm room, Apollo paced, his hands on the back of his head. Evelyn was really confused, she had never seen Apollo so nervous before. "So, why am I stuck in here?" She asked, sitting down on a random bed.

Apollo really wasn't sure what to start with, the door wasn't going to be unlocked until he poured his entire heart out to her. He sighed deeply before speaking, "I like you, alright?" Apollo blurted, those weren't the words he meant to say in the moment but they tumbled off his tongue.

Evelyn was frozen, she didn't know how to respond. She knew how she felt towards him but, she still didn't know what to say. Since she stayed quiet, Apollo kept talking. "And I know you don't feel the same way, you've made that quite clear so i'm-"

"Apollo-"

"-very sorry to just drop this on you but we're kind of locked in this dorm so I have to say it-" He had started pacing again, rambling now.

"Apollo."

"I really, really like you. Just seeing you smile or flirt with a guy, always really messes me up. Which is kind of awful when I think about it, you don't even feel the same way towards me so why should I get upset? You can do whatever you want with your life so-"

"Apollo!" Evelyn finally shouted, cutting off Apollo's quick rambling.

"What!" Apollo shouted back, stopping in his place and turning towards Eve.

"Would you let me bloody speak!" She shouted once more before returning to her normal tone. After a small nod from Apollo, she spoke again. "I like you too, if you had stopped rambling 5 minutes ago you would know that already." Evelyn huffed, her eyes staying to her lap.

"Wait you- but you're always dating some random guy, I really don't understand.." Apollo shook his head with confusion, sitting down on the bed besides the one Eve was sitting on.

"I uh- see that's a story actually. I didn't think you liked me back so I would date any guy interested in me to try and get rid of those feelings but obviously, that didn't work out" She looked up to see Apollo's expression but instead met his eyes, an immediate blush rushing to her face.

"Oh, that makes sense okay.. What are we supposed to do now?" He asked, his eyes staying on her. Eve stayed quiet, as she wasn't quite sure either.

"Never mind, I think I figured it out. Evelyn?"

"Hm?" She hummed a reply, looking up at Apollo once more but this time, keeping her eyes on him. She never had the time to notice before but, his eyes were a beautiful shade of brown. Most people would find the eye color boring but she found them mesmerizing.

"Would you like to go with me to Hogsmeade tomorrow?" Apollo asked nervously, his hands staying in his hoodies pockets.

Evelyn smiled brightly, nodding slightly before she stood and hugged Apollo. Their arms wrapped tightly around the around the other, they stood like that for a long time. The hug meant so much more than the other ones. With previous hugs,they only hugged during upsetting or happy times, like a normal pair of friends do. This hug though, this hug meant so much more, to the both of them. The hug held so much emotion and love within it.

As they pulled away, their hands stayed where they were, the only thing that changed was the distance between them. Their lips were barely centimeters away, Apollo had started to lean closer to Evelyn when the door suddenly swung open.

"Oh- alrighty then, that worked out. Sorry for interrupting but uh, glad to see you two sorted it out" She smiled, looking between the both of them. "Oh, and you can have this back" She tossed Apollo his wand, the boy clumsily fumbling it around for a moment before he actually gripped it.

"Apollo you should probably sneak down to the kitchens and get some food so you don't starve and Eve, we should probably get back to the dorm before I get a reputation of stalking the boys hallway" She chuckled slightly at her own words.

Eve slightly nodded before heading turning around and waving smally at Apollo. Apollo said a quick "Bye!" and smiled widely at Evelyn before they left.

authors note

this chapter got a bit long but pffttt it's fine.
i really wanted to get this chapter out tonight and i'm really surprised but proud that i did. it kinda sucks though, i feel like the interaction between apollo and evelyn isn't very realistic but at the same time she's an impatient girl and he's an emotional, nervous boyo so :/