Midnight
17th January, 2023
I cannot sleep. It is past midnight and my eyes have refused to let any sleep come to me. I am starving. I had to skip dinner today because I was working on my Charms homework that is due tomorrow.
I believed it would be alright.
But here I am, wide-awake in the middle of the night, pondering about food.
The others are all in their slumbers. I cannot do this. I am bound to go to the kitchen. I cannot just stay like this till breakfast. I might faint. Besides, staying hungry is never the solution.
I got onto my feet and carefully sneaked out of the room, making my way through the common room that was filled with 7th year students dozing open mouthed over their NEWT textbooks.
The thought that this would probably be my condition in one year sends shivers down my spine.
I hurried out of the common room and made my way to the direction where the kitchen was. Through the course of my journey, I continued to look around to make sure I wasn't spotted by Filch or Mrs. Norris.
That cat is such a Barmy!
I almost reached the kitchen when I suddenly was overcome with pain in my right foot. I couldn't walk any forward. I froze at the spot. It was as if my foot was stung with something.
Groaning in pain, I rose up my foot to realise the situation. Oh fuck. A piece of broken glass had stung my foot, causing blood to flow a little.
Peeves.
This has to be that wanker! Always causing trouble.
I wince in pain. Suddenly I heard footsteps lingering from somewhere behind me. They weren't too far. Filch? Gosh, no, not a detention just during the start of the term!
"Who's there?" A voice suddenly called out. Wait- this voice seems familiar. "Taehyun?" I replied through the darkness that was dimly lit.
"Y/n? What are you doing here?" The footsteps hurried until they reached me. There was Taehyun in his nightgown along with a lit wand. Oh shit. I forgot my wand.
I swear I have to stop talking to Caspian. The dumbness is coming to me through osmosis.
"Why are you standing like th- oh my God, Y/n-" His eyes fell on my foot that I was currently holding up with my palm. "What happened?" Taehyun seemed concerned. What does he mean what happened?
Is he blind?
Oh Merlin! it hurts.
"Can't you see? This bloody glass! Ugh! Must be Peeves! That bloody dickhead! I swear if we could use curses on ghosts. I would have Avada Kedavra-ed him a long time ago! That imbecile!"
"I assume you won't go to Madam Pomfrey?" Taehyun ignored all those complaints I had against Peeves. "You want to be in detention together for being out after the curfew?" I rolled my eyes.
"I thought so." Taehyun seemed considerate. He glanced around once. "Let's get to to the nearest classroom. I think I can fix this." He suggested.
Before I got accept or refuse his offer, he threw one of my arm over his shoulders. That was so sudden that it sent a rush down my spine. I-its just embarassing.
"Try walking, uh?" Taehyun suggested. Keeping one foot in the air, I tried walking on the other. But taking one step seemed like it was taking forever.
"If you keep this up, we're going to get to the classroom after dawn." Taehyun said, impatiently. "I'm using one leg, you idiot!" I snapped.
Taehyun bit his lip, hesitantly.
"Do you have your wand with you?" Taehyun questioned. "No." I replied as it was the most obvious thing. If I had my wand, I'd have fixed this situation easily.
"Okay then, forgive me for this." Taehyun said. Before I could understand what exactly he was talking about, he made both my legs rise in the air and I found myself in his arms as he carried me in a bridal style.
"THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!" I shrieked as I felt my cheeks being heated up.
"Stop yelling! We're dead! If Filch catches us!" Taehyun whisper-yelled. "Listen, we don't have all day to get to the classroom. This was the easiest way." He added.
"But-" It's not like it was making me uncomfortable. I was just flustered and I hated to admit it. Taehyun smells really good. Wait-
"Shut it." Taehyun ordered.
What surprising was that I listened! He walked me to the nearest classroom that wasn't much far. Throughout this brief but extremely embarassing journey, I made sure to keep my hands pasted to myself.
When we got to a classroom, Taehyun settled me onto the first bench gently. He then knelt infront of me and holding my hurt foot with one of his hand, he fixed it with a swing of his wand in no time.
He smiled up that me.
I felt my heart skip a beat.
Yeah, it's because it was too ugly! Yeah! It's because of that. It's definitely because of that. "Is it okay now?" Taehyun soothingly asked. "Uh?" Oh the pain in my foot. Oh yes, I was completely ignorant of it's absence. "It's fine now." I replied.
"Good." Taehyun replied, not breaking the eye contact.
"What were you doing out here this late?" I questioned. "Oh..." Taehyun's eyes travelled to the floor. "Delphini..." He muttered.
They still hold secret meetings? They should as well date now. I felt a weird anger rise inside me. "Are you sure that the two of you aren't dating?" I stared down at Taehyun.
"We're not!" Taehyun said at once.
"All these secret meetings are really suspicious, you know." I replied. "Why?" Taehyun flashed a sly smile, staring back at me. "Are you jealous?" He added.
I broke the eye contact, rolling my eyes, I scoffed. "My ass."
"Why were you out right now?" Taehyun changed the topic. I'm glad he did. "I was starving. Didn't have dinner." I cited. "Why didn't you eat?" Taehyun asked. "Was too busy with my homework." I shrugged.
"I'll get something from the kitchen and then, you can feed yourself and after that I'll help you back to your common room." Taehyun proposed.
I nodded.
Taehyun was about to get onto his feet but I stopped him with my hands. "You liked carrying me, didn't you?" I smirked. Making him, or making literally anyone flustered and asserting my dominance always made me gratified.
"And what if I say I did?" With a confident face and seductive gaze he stared back into my eyes, intensely. My breath became unstable and an unusual nervousness flaunted inside me.