Forbidden Love

Chapter 4

The next day I woke up 45 minutes before my first class started, Potions with Professor Snape. I slept through breakfast this morning. I suppose I was overwhelmed with the random introductions with Mattheo and Draco. It is the first day of classes, so it's best I face the day head on and prepare myself to focus on my studies instead of the unfortunate events that occurred yesterday. 

After dressing in my robes and fixing my face, I made my way down the main stairs that lead to the Slytherin Common Room to find Mattheo and Draco lounging on the couch. "Morning, Haynes," Draco says. 

I look at him while placing my leg on the table to lace up my combat boot. Mattheo, admiring me from afar while I tie my laces, licks his lips and leans his head back and a cloud of smoke escapes his mouth. 

He seems exactly like that type.. 

I finish lacing up my combat boot and grab my textbooks from the chair behind me. I then pull my class schedule from my Potions textbook and flip through it. Without saying a word, I head toward the door, but before I can grab the doorknob, I feel a hand grab my wrist. I turn around to see Mattheo hovering over me. "You could make the strongest man alive crumble beneath you with the way you look." 

I swallow hard and feel myself get wet before he even finishes his sentence. He leans over me, putting his left arm above my head while his right hand plays with the hair that's falling from the side of my face. My cheeks are flushed, and I can feel the heat from my face radiating all over me. Mattheo pulls his hand away from me and turns to look over his shoulder at Draco. 

"Malfoy, doesn't Eden look absolutely breath-taking right now?" Draco stands up and adjusts himself as he walks over to stand next to us by the door. "Sure as hell, mate. You don't know what you do to us, sweetheart. We could both have you, and you'd still be begging us for more." 

I try to catch my breath, attempting to form words, a simple fucking response to their comments, literally anything, but I can't do it. Nothing comes up.

"Eden.. Come on.. You know you can't resist either of us." Mattheo says as he slides his hand around to grip my lower back. I arch my body as he pulls me closer while Draco is gripping the back of my neck. Mattheo's lips almost meet mine when...

It was just a dream. 

I wake up to find that my roommate is getting dressed. I was assigned to a room with Eleanor Billby, the blonde girl I met last night right after being sorted into Slytherin House. 

She looks over at me and asks if I'm okay. "Your cheeks are so red. Do you need some water?" I rub my eyes, trying to fully wake up."No, I'll be alright. Just need to get up and get moving. What time is it?"

She pulls out her pocket watch and reads: 7:25 am. 

"You've got less than 2 hours before your first class." She reminds me.

I reluctantly get out of bed and get dressed for the day. I change into my Slytherin robes, slip on my black platform heels, pull my hair into a high ponytail, grab my textbooks and head to the girls' lavatory to finish up my normal morning routine. I enter the bathroom and splash some cold water on my face and look into the mirror before applying my make up. The redness on my cheeks slowly disappear from the cool temperatures of the water as I brush my teeth and quickly gather my thoughts and emotions. I exit the bathroom and head to the Great Hall for breakfast. Eleanor waits for me outside the bathroom and offers to walk and dine with me this morning. 

As the two of us enter the Great Hall, nothing but the overwhelming sound of chatter can be heard as our fellow classmates enjoy their first morning at Hogwarts. We make our way over to our house table and I instantly lock eyes with Draco. He stares me down as I approach the table, sitting just feet away from him, Mattheo, and four other Slytherin boys. 

I grab a pumpkin muffin and pour coffee into my crystal mug, the aroma of the fresh brew perks me right up. I keep my head down and pull my robe over my face a bit and look to my left, trying not to make my glance look completely noticeable because I can feel eyes on me. 

Draco... 

Both of them are still staring right through me. I look away again, releasing my robe trying to ignore them and make immediate conversation with Eleanor and another Slytherin girl named Ramona Nettles.

Shortly after breakfast concludes, I tell Eleanor and Ramona I will meet up with them after our first classes. They wish me luck and agree to meet up with me later on in the day. 

As I'm walking to Potions class, Mattheo and Draco appear from behind a set of columns along the hallway as if they're waiting for me. These motherfuckers are always popping up out of nowhere. Don't they have other shit to do?

"Heading to Potions class are we, Haynes?" Draco asks sternly. 

My body freezes and I nod. 

"What? Too good to speak?"  He says tauntingly.

"No, just making my way to class, Malfoy." He raises an eyebrow and scoffs, looking over at Mattheo.

"Wow, Malfoy, we've got a feisty newbie, don't we?" Mattheo laughs as his eyes begin to gloss over, looking me up and down. 

"Well, Mattheo, Draco," I say looking between the both of them. "I plan to make the most of my time while I'm here, and dealing with you two is not one of my top priorities at the moment, nor will it ever be."  They look at one another, then back in my direction. Mattheo leans down to whisper something in my ear. "We'll see about that, sweetheart."  

I don't know what he meant by that, but I intend on NOT seeing about it. Fucking teenage boys.

They both immediately walk away as I collect myself and make my way to Potions before Professor Snape rides me about being late to class on the first day. I've already been warned that he doesn't take tardiness lightly, and that is the last fucking thing I need right now.