If Only You Knew (Gryfferin Au)

-Corentin Caron-

Caron's POV:

  We finally got back to Worluck after hours of flying. By the time i turned  my head around to tell them that we've arrived, they were all asleep.

"Oh no!" i whispered, waking them all up immediately. My fear was confirmed after the third time i tried to wake up Rowena. She had passed out.

They rushed her inside the collage. Salazar carried her since i could barely walk without a cane from my injuries. But i tired to walk as fast as i could to get to them.

They finally got her to the hospital wing. "Holy cherry... Here..." a nurse said, pointing at a room.

By the time i got in, Rowena had already been placed on a bed. Her thigh was red from all the blood she had lost and the tooth wasnt visible anymore.

I asked the others to leave and trust us with Rowena. They were all too tired to say no, so they all left the room with a lazy nod.

I noticed how Salazar put his hand on Godric's waist but quickly forgot about it after i heard the nurse talking.

"Professor, i will need your help in this delicate procedure. The tooth was venomous and-" I cut her off, continuing her sentence myself "And now the poison is in her blood stream. We have no time to lose."

We got to work and was able to remove the tooth from her body after 30 minutes of hard work.

After we were done, i gave her a few drops of my Optio potion to help her regain strength.

Her now black veins peaked through her flesh which was a sign of healing.

  "Looks like the potion is doing it's job, Professor." the nurse said happily.

I sat there for a few hours, waiting for her to wake up.
I could hear her mumble gibberish every now and then but her words slowly started making sense to me.

         "No... Please... Stop... Stop."

  Rowena gasped and opened her eyes. She scaned the room in panic.

"Heeey easy tiger. Your okay now. We're back home." I told her.

"Are... Are they here?" Rowena asked. "Who?" I asked.
"Paul... Helen... A-Are they here?" She asked.

"No they're not.. How come?" i asked with a raised eyebrow.

"N-nothing." she paused. "Yeah okay i forgot that you can read minds. Please don't read mine I'll tell you everything myself." she said with a frown.

"Don't rush anything. You don't have to tell me anything right now. And i don't just read minds like a creep." I complained to her.

Did she really think that way about me? Did they all think like that?

  "No no i didn't mean that. Also, i really feel like it's the time i talk to someone about this." She answered, looking down and swallowing a couple of times.

I dragged my chair closer to her bed and rested my arm on my knee. "I'm all ears. But are you sure you wanna talk now?" i asked with a smile.

She smiled back and took a deep breath. "I-I love reading books." she said. I nodded and waited for her to continue.

"And i try to feel confident and comfortable in my own skin. I sometimes wear pants. I know im not supposed to. I shouldn't and it's against the school's regulations but..." She stopped, swallowing hard.

I rested my chin on my fist and waited for her.

  "They tore the only pair i had." I frowened after hearing that.