Turning the Tables

Chapter16- A Favor

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I woke up in a dark hospital wing.

When I tried to sit up something beside me moved. "Ahh!" I shouted and thrust myself backward "Ouch!" I fell from the bed. "Are you always wild like this ?" A familiar voice from behind me spoke. "Tom ?" I said as he helped me get up. "Yes." He replied. I was relieved that it was him. But then a thought made me worried.

"Why are you here ?" I asked "I am the head boy I can be anywhere I like even after hours." 

"That doesn't answer my question. What's your purpose here?"

"I don't need to answer your question." He snapped.

That was rude and they way he said made me shiver. "Well well, as you are alright now, why don't you go back to your dorm." Tom said I simply nodded and we walked out of the hospital wing. He was walking faster and I was behind him. "Tom ?" I started "Were you there" I paused "because of me?"

He turned back, annoyed.

But I knew there was something other than just annoyance in his gaze, something good. We both stopped walking. "Don't flatter yourself." He came a bit closer to me "There's nothing special about you which will make me choose to sit back in the hospital wing and waste my time." 

"But you still did." I grinned.

He took a step back and said "That's because I owe you a favor." He paused and for the first time looked at me in a good way, as if not trying to be my enemies "You saved my life y/n. I owe you a favor. Ask me anything you want." 

I thought for a moment. Anything I want? "Would you..." I was worried that my words won't please him. "Spit it out y/n. I won't get angry" We both started walking once again. "Would you let me join the slug club ?" and stepped forward coming even closer to him.

He looked at me as if I was an idiot.

I am just trying to get closer to him, slowly and gradually. If I make a move a bit too quick and Tom figures out what my true motive is then I guess the game will be over. "Are you sure that it is the only thing you wish for ?" 

"Yes" I replied boldly. "Very well then. Slughorn already likes you, I am quite confident that he'll accept you in the club." Tom muttered. We stopped in front of the girl's dormitories. "You can't go any further, I'll take care of myself from here." I said "I can...if I want to." A smirk was on his face. "But why would you want to waste your time here ?" 

"Yeah I won't. Anyways, if you want to join the slug club then remember, you need to obey me." He flashed an evil smile and walked away.