In the Shadows - Sebastian Sallow x reader (English)

Chapter 27

TW: Violence

"Judging by your smell, you two spent the whole day together." We sat at the Slytherin table opposite Ominis, who once again amazed me with his keen sense of smell. "But that doesn't surprise me." Grinning, he shoved a piece of toast into his mouth. Sebastian and I also smiled to ourselves. Under the table, Sebastian put his hand on my thigh and stroked it absently. I was chewing on a piece of potato when the Slytherin's hand slowly moved inward, causing me to choke. "Well, were you too greedy?" Imelda teased beside Ominis while I struggled to calm the urge to cough and patted my chest. Sebastian tried to help me by patting me on the back and handing me a glass of water. "You could say that," I croaked when I had calmed down, giving the brunette Slytherin a sharp sideways glance. He grinned cheekily at me and leaned in to whisper in my ear. "Hm, too greedy sounds very familiar to me." "Shut up," I mumbled, my head red. "As your friend, I would tell you to eat slower, but as Slytherin Quidditch captain, I say keep it up," Imelda babbled. "If Gryffindor loses its best Seeker in years, things won't look so good for you, and I, er, I mean Slytherin will finally win the Quidditch Cup again." "Wow, thank you for your insightful words. I feel very loved by you," I said to the Slytherin in a sarcastic tone, after which she just stuck her tongue out at me. We exchanged severe looks for a moment and then burst out laughing.

"Urgh, your laughter gives me a headache." Catherine sat down next to Sebastian, and he moved closer to me. "You always have to get the whole school's attention, don't you? Sebastian, what do you see in her?" "A lot, Catherine. Too much to list now," the brunette replied, annoyed and turned back to me. Sebastian put a hand on my back, where it travelled up and down and kissed my cheek. "I would love to skip detention and spend the evening with you, mo ghràdh," he whispered. "We could pick up where we left off." Cheeks flushed, I looked up into his hazel eyes, which had that sparkle again. "As tempting as that sounds, you shouldn't risk any more detention. Even if it's for a nice evening for two." "You're welcome to spend the evening with me, Sebastian," Catherine squeaked. "No, leave it be. "Oh, come on, you used to enjoy your time with me too." The blond Slytherin put a hand on Sebastian's thigh, but he immediately slapped it away. "Now, don't be like that!" That's enough! I jumped off the bench in a rage and yelled at Catherine. "Can't you tell he's not interested in you? You're pathetic, Catherine!" "Oh, am I?" Now she jumped up, too, and we stood face to face. "If anyone is pathetic here, it's you, you little whore! I knew Sebastian before you! I kissed him first!" "Catherine!" Sebastian tried to interrupt her. "We were a couple first! And you think you could take everything away from me? You dirty mudblood? Look at you! Sebastian will have fun with you, and then he will come back to me, and I will welcome him with open arms. He's mine, bitch!" "Stop it!" Sebastian tried to put himself between Catherine and me to settle the verbal fight and avoid a physical altercation. But the Slytherin girl had already reached out and gave me a resounding slap that brought tears to my eyes. "Are you out of your mind? Why are you hitting her?" Sebastian yelled at his ex. The anger inside me kept bubbling and threatened to boil over. Wildly, I ignored the burning pain in the left side of my face. "Tch, look at you! Slapping me because you can't stand me dating your ex-boyfriend, who you still fancy. How low self-esteem you must have. Didn't Mommy and Daddy ever love you?" SMACK! That got me the second slap in the face. "Leave my parents out of this, you bitch!" As much as I wanted to hit back, I pulled myself together. You're better, Y/N! Don't let yourself down to her level! Sebastian pushed me back a few steps while Catherine was dragged away from me by the arms of two more Slytherins. "What's going on here?" Professor Weasley exclaimed angrily. Imelda seemed to have notified the deputy headmistress in the meantime because she was walking next to the witch with a worried look on her face. Sebastian took me protectively in his strong arms and stroked my hair soothingly. Now, the dams broke for me, and I let the tears seep into his sweater. "The two got into an argument, and then Catherine hit Y/N!" reported an excited voice from the Slytherin table. "Twice!" shouted another student. "Miss Malfoy! You did what?" Professor Weasley was furious. "You three!" She pointed to Catherine, Sebastian and me. "To my office! NOW!" I hastily wiped the tears from my face and broke away from Sebastian's embrace to take his hand. "Are you okay?" He asked me, worried, and I just nodded. Catherine was strong, and my face was throbbing with pain. However, I didn't want to give her the satisfaction of showing her how much her slaps hurt.