Chapter 55
By the end of the day, Lith was thoroughly embarrassed. Sebastian would not leave her alone. Everywhere she went he was there waiting to hug her, to kiss her, to hold her. It wasn't that she didn't like it, far from it. It was more to the point that she had never had a boyfriend; never had anyone to fawn over her in public like he was now. Not to mention the base fact that everyone thought of them as mortal enemies. To suddenly see him lean over at the breakfast table and kiss her was almost more than the gossip pool could bear.
By the time they made it back to the common room Lith had had enough. Dru, Reign, and Vinny were right behind them, giggling at the two of them and saying how cute they were when Lith shrugged Sebastian off her and started towards her room. When he followed her she spun around and yelled at him.
"For Merlin's sake let me breathe!" She stomped off to her room with the laughter from her friends echoing behind her.
Dru put her hand on Sebastian's shoulder and led him to the couch. He frowned after Lith, but followed his sister.
"Sebby, Lith isn't used to all this. You need to slow it down a bit. I know you're happy, but she's…."
"Moody?" Sebastian put forth.
Vinny snorted and tried to cover it with a cough. Dru tried her best not to smile.
"You could say that. But I do know that she likes you. Just… slow down, okay?"
Sebastian nodded and leaned back on the couch. The big game was in the morning and he needed to get some rest.
"Will you ask her to come talk to me real quick, then I'll leave her alone?" He asked Dru as he rose and headed to his room.
Dru smiled. "Of course."
Lith was laying face down on her bed when he door opened and closed quietly.
"I'm not kissing you." She said into her pillow.
"Good, Reign might get a little upset if you do."
Lith sat up and smirked at her friend. "Hey."
Dru smiled. "Sebby wants to talk to you real quick, before he passes out. Says he'll leave you alone if you do."
Lith rolled her eyes. "Yeah, until tomorrow."
Dru laughed. "So, how are you feeling about all this?"
Lith shrugged. "It's… weird." She sighed. "It's like… I have to forget everything that happened to us before and start over."
Dru nodded. "Give him…."
"Don't say it!" Lith held up her hands and shook her head.
Dru laughed and followed her friend out of her room.
Sebastian was on his bed, nearing that lovely time between sleep and wakefulness when there was a tap on his door.
"'M'in." He muttered and rolled over.
Lith pushed to door open and gaped at the state of his room. It was a disaster. Clothes were everywhere along with his books and a myriad of things she could barely recognize. She smirked and looked at the bed where Sebastian was laying face first in his pillow. She cleared her throat, but he didn't stir.
"Sebastian?"
"Mmm."
Lith shook her head and sat down on the bed next to him. She would never understand how guys could fall asleep so quickly when at times it took her hours just to relax. He shifted so that his face was only half in the pillow and smacked his lips a few times before falling back into what appeared to be a deep sleep. Lith sighed and reached up to brush his hair out of his face.
"Good night." She whispered and leaned down to kiss his cheek.
Suddenly his arms wrapped themselves around her and pulled her down on top of him. He was right side up and staring at her with a large grin on his face.
"How did you do that?" She asked, more surprised than anything.
"Talent, Lilith. Pure talent."
Lith rolled her eyes and wiggled, trying to get off of him.
"Uh, Lilith, could you not do that?" Sebastian asked, looking suddenly very uncomfortable.
"Let go then."
"But… you feel so nice laying here on top of me."
Lith rolled her eyes again and tried to pull away.
"Kiss me, please. It's good luck to fool around before a game."
"Are you kidding me?"
Sebastian laughed and smiled up at her. "Please? I'm not above begging."
Lith cocked an eyebrow. "Fine."
She leaned down and placed her lips upon his, intent on it being a quick one. Sebastian tightened his grip and deepened the kiss. Finally he pulled away and they stared at each other.
"That was…."
Lith smiled. "Great?"
Sebastian laughed. Lith kissed his cheek and got off of him. "Now shut up and go to sleep."
He smiled at her and kicked off his shoes. "See you in the morning Lilith."
"Good night, Sebastian."
Saturday morning the Slytherin common room was filled with almost every student, all of them wearing silver and green and more than ready to cheer their team on against the rival Gryffindors. As always, the team had left long before anyone had gathered and were warming up down at the pitch. Dru, Reign, Vinny, Xanthus, and Lith bundled up against the cold and left the common room with everyone else. On the way out to the Quidditch pitch Dru saw Grace from a distance with a tall guy in scarlet and gold Quidditch robes. She smiled up at Reign and pulled him over to them.
"Grace!" She shouted, gaining her attention.
Grace beamed at her and waved her over. The boy next to her sneered at the two Slytherins approaching them. She elbowed him in the side.
"Be nice, she's my friend." She whispered before Dru swept her up in a hug.
She looked up at him and smiled. "So you must be Alan."
He had shaggy dark blond hair held back by a scarlet and gold bandana. He took off his dark aviator sunglasses and she saw his light green eyes.
He wrinkled his nose. "Only my parents call me Alan. I go by Ben."
Dru raised her eyebrows. "Oh."
"Ben, this is Dru and her boyfriend… sorry, fiancée, Reign."
The three of them shook hands and stood in an awkward silence. Dru rocked back on her feet and smiled at Grace.
"Well, I'd say good luck, but Sebby would kill me for well wishing the rival team. So I hope it's a good game."
Ben and Grace nodded, Grace a little more enthusiastically than Ben.
"Okay, we'll see you later!"
"Bye!"
Once down at the pitch, Lith and Dru wandered off to the Slytherin dressing rooms to wish the team good luck. When Sebastian saw Lith he swept her up off her feet and spun her in a circle, placing a long passionate kiss on her lips. Dru blushed and smiled as she watched her best friend and her brother kiss. The rest of the team cat called and whooped. When he finally lowered her to the ground her face was flushed and she couldn't keep the stupid smile off her face.
"I hate you." She whispered.
He smiled. "Sure you don't."
He turned to Dru. "Your turn little sis."
She smiled and stepped up on her tip toes and kissed her brothers cheek. "Good luck."
He was still holding on to Lith and smiled at his sister. Lith frowned at him. "You had better win."
He smirked. "Oh, we will."
"And Gryffindor scores again, bringing the score to Gryffindor 80, Slytherin 60!" The announcer screamed over the crowd.
Sebastian shouted at Peter Goyle to keep those Bludgers aimed at the other team and took off after one of the Gryffindor Chasers. He knocked the Quaffle from his hands and sped back towards to goal, a Bludger came out of nowhere and he ducked, allowing it to hit the person behind him. He smirked and scored another goal for Slytherin.
"80, 70, Gryffindor!"
Theo watched the game from above, searching for the Snitch and seeing nothing. The Gryffindor Seeker was on the other side of the pitch seemingly doing the same thing. Sebastian screamed out his frustration at Jones, the Keeper, when he let another goal through.
"Oh, for fucks sake, Jones! Get your shit together or I will replace you!" He said before taking off with the Quaffle.
He scored two more times and Bilson scored once more, bringing the score even. It had already been two hours and the game seemed to be far from over, when both Theo and the Gryffindor Seeker saw the Snitch at the same time near the Gryffindor goal post. They dove and raced forward, each of them reaching for it. Sebastian turned his head and saw this, he smirk returning, knowing that Theo was one of the best fliers at the school, when he felt the worst pain he had ever felt in the side of his face. From a hundred feet up he tilted to the side and before he ever left his broom he was unconscious.
Dru and Lith jumped up and when they saw Theo dive for the Snitch. They figured the game was in the bag and then suddenly Lith screamed and started running away from her. Dru frowned and looked around the pitch. Her eyes widened as she watched her brother hit the ground hard. Her hands flew to her mouth and she took off after Lith. Reign, Xanthus and Vinny followed them at a slower pace.
As Lith reached the ground the crowd roared and the announcer shouted the end of the game. She didn't listen. She didn't hear who won. Sebastian was lying motionless on the ground where he had fallen moments ago and his teammates were landing around him, looking worried. The side of his face was bloodied and one of his legs was in a position it could never have been normally. Madam Hooch landed beside him and shouted that he needed immediate care. She pointed her wand at the prone figure and he raised off the ground and began to float his way back to the castle. Lith was in tears, which she didn't care to stop. She had never been so scared in her life.
She followed them up to the hospital wing and watched as Madam Pomfrey set to work on him. She turned to Lith and said that she was going to have to leave but Lith shook her head.
"That is my fiancée. I'm not going anywhere."
The old woman shook her head and went back to work. Lith fell into the chair near the bed and watched Sebastian's face. Once Madam Pomfrey was finished she turned to Lith and sighed.
"Well dear, he'll be fine. I mended his bones and cleaned up that nasty gash on his forehead. But head injuries are funny things. As I told Miss Malfoy when she woke up, they can do funny things to people. We just have to wait for him to wake up now."
Lith nodded and scooted the chair closer to the bed. The old woman smiled at her and patted her shoulder.
"In my experience with Quidditch injuries, this is far from the worst."
It didn't make Lith feel any better to hear that so she ignored it and continued to stare at him, watching the rise and fall of his chest. She wiped the wetness from her cheeks and grabbed his hand. She would wait as long as it took for him to wake up. She would be the first face he saw. She would hug him and kiss him and never let him go. She never wanted to be that scared again. She closed her eyes and let her head fall to the bed.
