Challenge: Fire the Canon's Character of the Week Drabble Competition (week 3) on HPFC
Characters: Owen Cauldwell, Laura Madley
Prompt: Romantic relationship
Word count: 170
With an hour left in the journey back to Kings' Cross, Laura gestured for Owen to follow her out of the carriage, away from the Hufflepuffs'. He was surprised, but then he wasn't: Laura always was impulsive.
"You owe me a favour, Owen," she said.
"Yeah, you told me." He watched as she leaned closer to him, her voice a whisper. He dropped his to match. "But I'd always do anything you asked me to. You didn't have to make it a promise."
"But now you can't get out of doing what I tell you. So I'm telling you now: don't hate me."
He blinked his dark eyes, nodding, wondering what could be so bad he'd hate her for it. "Okay."
She leaned closer still, brushing her lips against his. He felt a quick spark - but she pulled away quickly. Too quickly for his liking.
"I really like you, Owen."
"Me, too, Laura."
"No, I mean I really, really like you. Like...like like you."
He smiled. "So do I."