Long Road Ahead // Sebastian Sallow x Reader

8

"Imelda, how does this look?"

"Hmm, I don't know, what else do you have?" She opened my wardrobe and combed through it. She pulled out a couple dresses and laid them on my bed. I walked over to her as she inspected the both of them. "This one." She handed me a a long sundress that was a dark green color with a decorative lace floral patter going down the side in the same color. I put it on and then looked in the mirror at myself.

Imelda walked up behind me and also looked in the mirror at me. Her hand went up to my hair and she pulled the pin out that was keeping my hair in a bun. "As for your hair, keep it down and simple."

"You don't think it should be up? Or styled differently?"

"I know from being an eye witness for the past two and a half years that Sebastian pays extra attention to you when your hair is down and simple."

"What does that even mean?"

"Just trust me alright?" She backed away from me and walked over to her bed and sat down. She put her shoes on and the stood back up. "What are you doing for jewelry? Keeping it simple?"

"Well, I already have my necklace. Should I put anything else on?"

"I don't think it matters, you could put some earrings on if you wanted to."

"I think I'll go just like this. The backings always get wrapped up with hair when it's down like this."

"Well then, I think you are ready for your date with Sebastian. Let's go, I'll walk you out." I grabbed my bag and walked out to the common room with Imelda. The common room was unusually empty for a Saturday afternoon, but we were easily able to find Sebastian and Ominis. 

Sebastian was wearing a white button up shirt and only the button on the collar was undone. It was really fitting to his body. He was wearing black dress pants and shoes. He was slightly turned away from us, but I could see he was holding something in his other hand that was hidden. We walked up to them and Imelda linked her arm into Ominis'.

"Delivery for Sebastian." He turned to me and I could now see he was holding a bouquet of flowers.

"Uh, these are for you." He handed me the flowers while looking me up and down.

"Thank you." I returned his kindness for flowers with a smile and then met Imelda's eyes.

"Here, let me take these to our room for you and put them in water. You two have fun!" I handed the bouquet to her and she rushed off to our room. Ominis waved at us as we walked away.

"So, where are we going?" 

"Not very far. We just have to walk for a little bit. You don't mind do you?" 

"No." The air was still crisp outside, but the wind was gentle and it wasn't snowing. As we walked, the snow that was left on the road crunched underneath our feet. It had been a few weeks since Sebastian had asked me out and he told me a few days ago that he decided what we should do and that he wanted to go today. 

I trailed behind him by only half a step, but it seemed like we were going to Hogsmeade. Once we went through the familiar archway that signaled we had entered the small town, we took a left at Olivanders and followed the path over the river. We entered a small abandoned shop and Sebastian closed the door behind me. The fireplace was already lit and a blanket laid on the floor. A short table was sat in the center of the blanket with lit candles in the center of it. I sat down and Sebastian did the same on the opposite side.

"What is this place?

"The story goes that the man who owned this shop was experimenting with a shrinking charm. Something went wrong and it's been abandoned ever since."