The nighting's amour.
Here I was, beside Blaise as he spat out some random ass memes he found online. Draco and I had been in an argument yet again, no surprise. After all, a few months ago I did kiss Draco's crush in front of him, because I wanted to see his reaction. But this time it was the stupidest reason ever, why was I being punished to hang out with Blaise as he told weird things like 'Pookie pie' and 'Sigma' U didn't understand a thing he was saying, it was all gibberish. Draco was mad at me because I somehow took Potter's side in PE. Like it was my fault that Ms. Hooch put me together with that heroic freak.
"Bro, are you even listening?" Blaise asked as I looked over the fence of the astronomy tower. The wonderful night sky was shoving, if only Hogwarts was set in Norway or Sweden. Maybe then I could see the Northern Lights. Every star twinkled to a different shade, as they lit up the black sky, making it a wonderful midnight blue.
"No? Should I?" I questioned looking over at Blaise as he scuffed, clearly done with me. He slowly crossed his arms before mumbling something under his breath, probably something along the lines of 'Always complaining, yet never listening.'
The time seemed to slow down for a moment as I looked down from the magical sky and down into the courtyard to see... Y/N sneaking out past curfew? I couldn't help but stare as she moved along the bushes, her hair in a ponytail as she tried to avoid the leaves. Everything in the past week has annoyed me with her, so I tried to get a reaction out of her. Then she gives me the opposite of wanting or nothing at all! Doesn't help that everytime I see her in the courtyard she's with Brooke. Brooke was the first girl I actually had feelings for, all the others I would use for my own entertainment, I couldn't help but be nervous around her. So can you imagine seeing her with a lesser version of her? Being 'besties' with her?! God... And for the worst of it, Brooke had a date for the Yule Ball now. It just couldn't get any worse. Why was it always me?
"Seems like your date is breaking curfew." He stated firmly after noticing her too.
"Ah well aren't I just Chuffed!" My eyes drifted to the side as I responded in a mocking happy voice.
"Enzo, you are more of a Berk today than usual, talk to me."
Silence filled the tower as I started to think, I guess I was being a bit more of an ass today. But I had my reasons! Maybe not good ones but still, all I wanted to do right now was be with Brooke. Watching her hair fly in the wind while I whisper sweet nothings into her ear.
"Just been a bad day, the whole thing with Draco... Y/N always reminding me of my failure to ask out Brooke... Not to mention people see me as soft now because..."
...
Earlier that same day.
Right after I complained to the three of them, they all stared at me like I was a clown or maybe even a garden gnome. First Pansy raised her eyebrow, clearly not wanting to deal with this complaining. She was the only girl in our friend group, so every single one of us would run to her and ask for help in the romance department. But could you blame us? For lack of a better word we were and are idiots when it comes to romance. Draco who literally can't get one girl, Blaise who had dated a few but somehow always gave them the ick... Theodore who would just have one night hookups and Mattheo, he does just scare every girl he gets in contact with to be honest. And then we have me, who frankly doesn't care much for girls. Well until I met Brooke of course, but before that I was just like Theodore.
Theodore stood beside Pansy, still taking puffs from his cigarette as the snowflakes melted on the burnt paper. Blaise seemed to have listened as always, but didn't say a word. Pansy thankfully was the first one to speak.
"Why don't you just tell her that it was a mistake? I'm sure she would help you with Brooke."
That was the most dumbest thing I have ever heard, her help me with Brooke?! Impossible, those two were stuck to one another. No secrets leaving the both of them. Besides I don't think I could say a word to her after she pinched me. I didn't wanna admit it, but it kinda hurt? Merlin this whole thing was just so stupid! Screw love, I will die alone on top of a hill.
Theodore puffed out the smoke, as he looked over at Pansy. "He's not gonna do that, the two girls are inseparable." Pansy nodded while finally understanding the situation. I could see that Blaise was still not talking, he was probably off in his own mind again.
"Hey!"
I looked behind me to see Y/N holding something in her bare hands. Then in the next second a cloud of snow hits my face, the small stings and cold wetness spreading over my face. I could feel it on every single piece of skin-cell, quickly I wiped it away.
"What was that for?!" I mumbled crouching down and making one of my own, and throwing it at her. I didn't know why I did it. Or why I laughed while doing it... Or Why I was enjoying myself at that very moment. It hit her shoulder, as she tried to avoid it but failed. Which in turn made me smirk, clapping my now cold and wet bare hands. Another moment went by as she gave me a grin, her legs moving in another direction.
"With how much you complain about her, you sure enjoy whatever THAT was."
Quickly I turned around to look at the three, wanting to know who said it. It wasn't Pansy since it was a male voice. But the two guys just whistled while looking away. My hands turned into fist as I could feel the embarrassment rise to my cheeks. In the corner of my eye I saw a whole group of Gryffindors, had they been watching the whole time?
...
"Because of what?"
His voice broke my flashback, I looked back over at Blaise with a frown. "Haven't you seen? The school newspaper came out today, the 'cutest couple'."
Blaise finally remembered what I was referring too, his tongue made a clicking noise as he scratched his neck. In the meantime I looked back down at Y/N, she was now wearing a rusty helmet from Merlin knows where. But hey at least she was still hiding in the bush, and hadn't been spotted by teachers or noticed me. I hated her with all my guts, now I'm back to square one. Being the soft Slytherin all over again, having people mock me. I hope she burns...