The Curse of Being a Seer - part 9 (Hogwarts Mystery Imagine - fem!Seer reader)
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“You… you fancy me?” You asked Barnaby, staring at him with wide eyes.
Here you were, standing with Barnaby, who just confessed he fancied you. What else was going to happen during this evening? Your heart was racing at this point!
The Celestial Ball seemed to have a good beginning, although Barnaby’s behaviour during the Celestial Ball made you doubt everything. Then you tried to get back to your dormitory, thinking you had ruined your friendship with him, only to be attacked by R. Sure, you had seen it coming, but the vision never told you when it was supposed to happen. You also didn’t expect them to attack during the Celestial Ball. If it wasn’t for Rakepick, you would have been taken away with ease. You were escorted back towards the Great Hall by Merula and Bill just before Barnaby had come over to you.
That all led to the situation you were in right now. Hearing Barnaby confess he fancies you was the last thing you expected. You were certain he would be done with you after everything you did. You didn’t feel like you had been a good friend to anyone after Jacob’s trial. You didn’t feel like you were the same person anymore.
Still, you and Barnaby talked to each other about almost everything. You could basically tell him everything about your relationship with your relatives, just like he did about his relatives. You never felt uneasy around Barnaby. Although, you had been feeling more nervous around him. It wasn’t a bad feeling, but it was like your friendship with Barnaby was changing into something else. It scared you a bit to be honest, because you didn’t know what it meant.
“Yes, I really fancy you.” Barnaby said, blushing a lot when he once again told you how he felt about you.
You were still staring at him, almost in disbelief. Hearing him say he fancied you for the second time made you feel slightly dizzy. You wondered if this evening had become too much for you. You didn’t seem to be able to process everything that happened this evening.
“Y/N?” He was concerned, noticing you weren’t saying anything back to him.
You were just staring at him and he was worried if he had made a mistake by confessing to you now.
“Hey…!” His eyes widened a bit. He knew exactly what was happening to you when your eyes seemed to roll back: you were about to faint. He was able to catch you, because he was standing close to you. It didn’t take long before you opened your eyes again. He lifted you up, carrying you somewhere you could sit down. Once you sat down, he knelt down in front of you.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you…” You mumbled softly, giving him a weak smile.
“Don’t worry about it.” He said softly, gently holding your hand. “I should be the one who should be sorry.”
“Why?” You asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Well… Telling you how I feel about you was probably a bit too much for you…” Barnaby gave you a sheepish grin.
“It mostly confused me to be honest… I’m still a bit confused.”
“You know you don’t have to tell me how you feel about me.” Barnaby said honestly. “I just needed to explain to you what was going on, before you thought I didn’t want to do anything with you anymore.”
You rubbed your temples a little. “Well, it was probably the only way to get through me at that point…”
“That wasn’t exactly your fault. You were distressed, because of what happened.”
“Even though it was not my fault, I don’t think you could have done anything else to make me believe you still wanted to have me around.”
He squeezed your hand slightly, giving you a small smile. “I’m glad I could convince you, because not wanting you around is the opposite of what I want.”
You gave him a small smile back. You were honestly glad he still wanted you around, but knowing he fancied you changed things a little. You knew you were feeling something for Barnaby, but how strong were those feelings? Besides, would these feelings for him be dangerous? If R would find out, would they use these feelings against you? What if they hurt him? You didn’t want anything bad to happen to him.
“Are you all right?” Barnaby asked concerned. He noticed a frown appeared on your face soon after you gave him a smile. He was certain you were thinking about something.
“I’m okay.” You told him. “I was just thinking about something…”
“About what?”
“About us.” You said, trying to be straightforward with him. “Now you have told me how you feel about me, what does that make us?”
“We could be whatever you like.” He said honestly. “Look, if you’d rather be friends with me, then that’s fine too. Just because I like you, doesn’t mean you have to like me back.”
“I understand what you mean.” You mumbled. “It’s just that I’m a bit confused and I can’t think really straight at this moment.”
“It’s fine to be confused, I’m confused a lot of times.” He kept his eyes on you. “You might also be recovering from fainting.”
“Yeah, I’m probably still recovering from fainting… I’m feeling quite fuzzy and tired.” You said softly before you let out a small sigh.
“I would bring you to your Common Room, but since Rakepick told you to wait nearby the Great Hall I should probably wait before she thinks it is safe.” He said honestly, frowning slightly. “Is there anything I could do for you?”
“Having you around is good enough.” You said softly. “There is not much you could do about it anyways.”
Barnaby decided to sit down next to you and looked at you. “Normally, I would just wrap an arm around you, but I don’t want to make things weird between us…” He mumbled, blushing slightly.
You blushed slightly as well. “It’s fine. I think I might need it.”
He blinked slightly, but didn’t question you. He wrapped an arm around you, pulling you slightly closer to him.
You remembered him trying to figure out what else he could say to you and ended up talking about Nifflers, trying to keep your mind off things. You also remembered you were slowly falling asleep in his arms.
Once you woke up, Rowan told you Rakepick said it was safe for you to get back to your dormitory if you wanted to. You nodded to her and decided to go back to the dormitory with her. You had glanced back at Barnaby one more time until you weren’t able to see him anymore.
“So, when are we going on a double date?”
You rolled your eyes when Tulip asked you the question for the third time that day. “Tulip, Barnaby and I aren’t together.”
“Not yet.” She said with a smirk.
“I have told you why.” You mumbled softly, frowning slightly.
“Because you are scared what R is going to do?” She shook her head slightly. “Even if you are not together with him, they will figure out he is important to you. Besides, if something happens to him you might be able to foresee it.”
You ran a hand through your hair. “I’d rather don’t see a terrible vision involving him…”
“You already had one about Bill… I don’t think you can stop these visions if they target us.” Tulip said honestly. “You should try to at least have some fun and be surrounded by people who like you. R probably wants you to be miserable, scared and alone.”
Tulip had a point. R probably wanted you to be miserable, scared and alone, because you would be an easy target in these conditions. You were stronger with your friends around, people who cared about you. The people you cared about…
“Try not to live in fear. You need to enjoy your life, you know? Carpe diem!” She grinned. “Besides, your crush on him is getting more and more noticeable each day.”
“I know…”
“Wow, you finally admitted you fancy Barnaby too.” Tulip chuckled. “So, I suppose that means a double date would be possible soon.”
“I don’t know if I want to be there when you keep snogging Merula.” You mumbled amused.
“Hey!” Tulip blushed. “We don’t snog in public… Maybe a small kiss, but we don’t like public display of affection.”
“You seemed to be ready to snog each other during the Celestial Ball.”
“That’s different… Besides, everyone was too busy with their own dates to notice anything…”
You laughed softly. “I can’t believe I managed to fluster you about this.”
“Oh, shut it.” Tulip rolled her eyes. “Although, I have to admit, you did a good job at teasing me for once.”
“Thanks, I have picked up a lot from you and Tonks over the years.”
“Maybe Tonks and I have to pick up our game. Then again, I’d rather focus on pulling off even bigger pranks with Tonks.”
“I’m pretty sure you are a lot better at teasing Merula than your friends. I mean, you probably know a lot more about her than you used to.”
Tulip laughed softly. “I have learnt quite some things about Merula since we started going out. Although, there is probably a lot more to learn about her. We haven’t been dating very long after all.”
“And what are you going to tease me about, Tulip?”
Tulip jumped slightly and turned around quickly.
Merula stood there, smirking at her girlfriend. “Well? Is there something you have learnt about me you want to tease me about?”
Tulip blushed slightly, but tried to smirk as well. “Maybe, but you will figure it out when I’m going to tease you about it.”
“Oh really? Because I have learnt some little things about you as well and I think I would be able to tease you about these things too.”
You grinned. “It sounds like you actually need to pick up your game after all, Tulip. Merula seems to be a step ahead of you.”
“What? No way!” Tulip mumbled, huffing softly. “That’s what Merula wants everyone to think.”
“Y/N seems to understand how things are truly going here.” Merula chuckled.
“I can’t believe you picked Merula’s side…” Tulip mumbled, shaking her head. She was slightly amused about this though, even though Merula managed to fluster her.
“I didn’t take anyone’s side, I just made a quick observation.” You said amused.
“To think I wanted to go on a double date with you.” Tulip chuckled.
Merula rolled her eyes. “Really, Tulip?”
“What? It could be fun.” Tulip smirked.
“How many times has she mentioned this double date to you?” Merula asked with a sigh.
“Today, I think she mentioned it three times.” You said honestly.
“Really, Tulip… You know Barnaby and Y/N aren’t dating.” Merula muttered.
“No, they aren’t dating yet.” Tulip smirked.
Merula groaned softly and then she looked at you. “She is going to make me go mad one day.”
“Aw, but I know you love me for it.” Tulip winked at her.
Merula once again rolled her eyes and then she looked at you again. “I can I steal her from you?”
“Go ahead.” You said amused.
“You don’t need to steal me away from anyone though. I’d gladly go along with you.” Tulip grinned.
“Just come along with me, silly prankster.” Merula mumbled when she took Tulip’s hand and began walking away.
Tulip glanced at you with a smirk on her face before she turned to Merula and began chatting with her. These two seemed to get closer each time you saw them together. It was quite obvious how much they liked each other.
It made you wonder if you would ever be like that when you were in an actual relationship. You knew you had feelings for Barnaby, but you were afraid about how things would go. Not just because R was out there, but also because you didn’t want to lose him. You were scared everything would be ruined between you two if you decided to break off the relationship…
Still, the way things between you and Barnaby were going now wasn’t pleasant either. It was pretty awkward and you two often didn’t know what to say to each other besides greeting each other.
Maybe you needed to give it a chance?
You had been looking for Barnaby, only to stop yourself from getting too close to him. Some girls seemed to be surrounding him and you didn’t know what you should to think about it. It irritated you and you had the urge to just pull him away from them. It was the same feeling you had when Ismelda was talking to him. Were you actually jealous?
You shook your head, knowing it was stupid. Why would you be jealous? It wasn’t like Barnaby was flirting with these girls. They weren’t doing anything inappropriate either, so there was no reason why you should feel jealous.
These feelings were more complicated than you thought they were. You wondered if you should walk over to him and perhaps ask you if he wanted to talk with you later. Although, you weren’t sure if the timing to walk over to him was right. Maybe you needed to wait until he was alone. You sighed softly, before turning around. Things wouldn't be so complicated if you just said something to Barnaby before. The fear of ruining things between the two of you was back. You knew he fancied you, which meant he didn’t hate you. However, he has been such a great friend and if things go wrong you might lose it all.
You bit your lip slightly before you began walking away, thinking about going to Jacob’s study. Maybe looking for clues or counter-curses would clear your head a bit. Or maybe you should just go back to your dormitory and start studying for your O.W.L.s like most people in your year did. You frowned slightly, wondering if you would even be able to focus on anything right now.
“Hey Y/N.”
You blinked, noticing Penny walked up to you. “Oh, hey Penny.”
“Are you okay? You seemed to be frowning a bit.” She pointed out, tilting her head slightly.
“I’m fine…” You sighed. “I just was thinking about ways to clear my mind.”
“Why do you need to clear your mind?”
“I was thinking about something…” You mumbled, blushing a bit.
Penny stared at you for a little while before she giggled. “Don’t you mean someone?”
You groaned softly, shaking your head slightly.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to laugh. I mean, I think it is sweet you like him too.” She said honestly. “Were you looking for him?”
“I was, but he seemed to be busy.” You mumbled softly.
“I’m sure he would be fine with it if you would come over to him.”
You glanced back, seeing Barnaby was still surrounded by girls.
“I still think he would be fine with you coming over to him.” Penny said honestly. “He told you he fancies you, so he would probably be happy if you want to talk with him.”
You sighed. “Maybe, but things are slightly more awkward between us since he confessed… And I haven’t given him an answer yet.”
“Well, what were you planning to talk about with him if he wasn’t surrounded by other people?”
“I… Well… I wanted to talk about what to do next…”
Penny grinned. “So, you were planning to talk about your feelings for him, right?”
“Maybe…” You mumbled, blushing a bit. “I should be focussed on the Vaults, finding a counter-curse and how to deal with R if they strike again, but I can’t focus on anything right now…!”
“I know you want to focus on those things, but you can’t just keep fighting your feelings. Besides, if you are going to work on the Vaults and the counter-curse, you should ask others for help too. You can’t just keep working alone.”
“I just don’t want to endanger anyone…”
“Because of what could have happened to Bill?”
“The visions are one of the reasons why… but I’m their target. They might target you as well if you help me.”
“That doesn’t stop us from helping you. I definitely won’t stop helping you. Beatrice is still stuck in the painting and I want to help her to get out of there.” Penny said seriously.
You knew you couldn’t stop your friends from helping out with the Cursed Vaults. Everyone had their own reasons to help. Penny had a good reason to keep looking for the Vaults. Her little sister was still trapped and she wanted to figure out as well how to save her and the other students.
You only hoped nothing bad would happen to them. After finding Jacob, you didn’t want your other friends to become as lost as he did. You’d rather sacrifice yourself than let them die or go completely mad. You always felt like it was your fault for starting all this, but it was Jacob who had started it all. If he never had been looking for the Vaults, you wouldn’t be in this situation. Things would have gone differently. You might have been in no trouble at all… Still, you knew you probably wouldn’t have the same friends you have now. You might have had a completely different life.
Some good things happened while looking for the Vaults, you were certain of that. You had a group of friends you could definitely rely on. However, things have become more dangerous lately. R was out there, waiting for you… You have got this far and you weren’t planning to give up now. Alone, you would be weak. Together with your friends, you would be stronger.
“You are right. I can’t do this all on my own. I wish I could, but I can’t.” You said softly. “I need your help in order to defeat R and stop the curses that are placed on the Vaults.” You said honestly.
“We are always there to help you, Y/N. If we find all the Vaults and break the curses, everyone in the school would be safe again.” Penny said seriously. “R might be our biggest problem, but I’m sure we will be able to find a way to defeat them.”
“Let’s hope everything will turn out to be okay.”
“It has been a while since we have worked together, Y/N.” Liz said when you two were gathering supplies during Care of Magical Creatures.
“Yeah, it sure has been a while.” You said honestly, feeling somewhat comfortable.
“You probably felt like you could concentrate more if you worked with me, right?” Liz gave you a small grin.
“What?” You tilted your head slightly in confusion.
“Well, it is obvious you were nervous earlier.” She chuckled softly. “I saw you avoiding Barnaby’s gaze.”
“Do you think he noticed?” You asked softly before you bit your lip slightly.
“I think so. In a matter of fact, he is looking at you right now.”
You blinked and looked at Barnaby. Your eyes definitely met each other and you both looked away as quickly as possible.
Liz was slightly amused. “It seems like you and Barnaby have a lot to talk about.”
Liz was right, you did have a lot to talk about with Barnaby. You began blushing and started focussing on gathering the supplies again.
“When was the last time you spoke to him?”
“This morning.” You mumbled softly.
“I mean a real conversation, not just hello and goodbye.” Liz definitely wasn’t stupid. She had seen how you have been avoiding him when people were around him.
“I haven’t had the chance to really talk to him.” You admitted softly. “I want to talk to him alone… I don’t want to bother him.”
Liz sighed softly. “I think he would really appreciate it if you go talk to him. He definitely wouldn’t think it is a bother if you ask him to talk with you in private.”
Maybe you were just making up excuses to avoid a conversation with Barnaby. You could have spoken to him if you really wanted to, but you were too nervous to actually talk to him. “Maybe I have to talk to him later today…”
“That’s good.” Liz said honestly. “To be honest, I was worried you would keep avoiding him… He doesn’t seem to be handling it well when you avoid him.”
You were confused when Liz told you Barnaby didn’t seem to be handling it well when you avoided him. “What do you mean?”
Liz looked serious when you asked that. “Look, Barnaby and I are good friends, and I might have heard some things about the situation…” She began. “He’s having a hard time, thinking he has messed things up between you two because he told you about his feelings. He also seemed to be troubled by something else…”
You hadn’t really considered Barnaby was having such a hard time… You had a sinking feeling, like you were already too late to talk to him.
“Y/N?” said Liz softly, wondering if she did the right thing by telling you Barnaby was having a hard time.
You slowly began feeling like you were feeling before Barnaby told you how he felt about you, thinking you have been waiting too long to talk to him. You felt like you had left him hanging, knowing you have been a terrible friend… The sinking feeling slowly became worse, making you nauseous.
“I’m sorry… I know you have a lot on your mind and I probably shouldn’t have said anything about it… It’s just that I’m getting a little worried about Barnaby…” Liz looked slightly panicked when she noticed you weren’t taking this well. “Y/N, it will be fine. Just talk to Barnaby soon.”
“What if I’m too late…? I have been avoiding him for a week…!” You whispered to Liz.
“I’m sure he will understand if he knows you have been nervous… I think he kind of knows you are, but he is just doubting himself a little.”
You ran a hand through your hair, feeling like you were about to hyperventilate.
Liz put a hand on your shoulder. “Try to stay calm… Trust me, things will be going all right if you talk to him.” She tried to reassure you.
“He is worried about you.” Liz said softly to you. “If you were too late, he would probably not keep an eye on you like that.”
You were almost too afraid to look at Barnaby right now. You were getting more worried about talking to him.
“Okay, I understand you are even more nervous now… But it will only get harder if you keep avoiding him.”
You took a deep breath and tried to look at Barnaby for a moment. He seemed to be focussing with Charlie on the assignment given by Kettleburn. He glanced at you though, looking concerned.
“You see? He is just worried, not angry at you.” Liz said with a small smile. “Believe me, it will be okay.”
You really wanted to believe Liz, but you still were worried about it all. Talking to him was definitely going to be hard, especially when you knew he was having a hard time.
Once class was over, you were softly nudged by Liz. She gave you a small smile before she mouthed ‘go’ to you.
You noticed Barnaby was about to leave the class with Charlie. You kind of wanted to back out, seeing the two were chatting with each other.
Liz gave you another look, like she was saying you shouldn’t run away from it. She managed to convince you though.
You took a deep breath and then you made your way over to Barnaby, gently tapping his shoulder. “Barnaby?”
Barnaby turned to you and blinked. “Oh, Y/N. What’s up?”
“Can… Can we talk?” You mumbled softly, blushing slightly.
Charlie looked at both of you and then he grinned slightly. “We talk about this another time, Barnaby.” He said before he left.
Barnaby nodded to Charlie before he looked at you again. “You want to talk?”
You nodded slightly. “Could we go somewhere more private…?”
“You want to talk about what happened at the Yule Ball, is that right?” Barnaby asked when he closed the door to Jacob’s study behind him.
“Not only about that, I also want to talk about some other things…” You said softly, biting your lip slightly.
“Are you all right? You are shaking a little…” He pointed out.
“I’m fine, don’t worry…” You said softly before you sat down on the couch in the study. You waited for him to join you, thinking it would be more comfortable for the both of you to sit down.
He sat down next to you and looked at you. “I’m a little surprised you wanted to talk to me. We haven’t talked in a while since I have told you.” He frowned slightly when he said that.
“I know and I’m sorry about that… I-it’s not like I wanted to avoid you, but I didn’t really have the courage to talk to you.” You blushed slightly.
“What I have told you must have caught you off guard… So, I suppose you needed time to let it sort of sink in.” He said softly. “Although, you kind of made me worried…”
“Because you thought you messed things up between us?”
“Well… Yes. Also, because you didn’t seem to be very happy lately.”
“I’m sorry…” You said softly, looking down a little. “I didn’t mean to worry you.”
“It’s okay. I mean, I understand you needed some time.” Barnaby said honestly, however, he was still frowning a little. “I knew the timing was awful, I wanted to tell you when we were both more comfortable…”
“No, the way I acted was awful… I basically forced you to tell me…”
“You couldn’t help it… The situation forced me to tell you. You were just very stressed out when I tried to talk to you.”
“It doesn’t make up the fact I have been avoiding you…” You said honestly. “I haven’t been really considerate.”
Barnaby raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean?”
“Liz told me you were having a hard time and as one of your best friends I feel terrible for not being there for you.”
“What has Liz told you?” He asked, frowning slightly.
“You were having a hard time handling the fact I was avoiding you… She also said something else seemed to be going on, but she didn’t say what.” You said softly.
Barnaby looked slightly relieved. “There were some things going on, but don’t worry about it.”
“It was about your family, right?” You said, knowing Barnaby quite well.
Barnaby slightly glanced away. “It’s fine… I managed to deal with it.”
You gently took his hand, squeezing it lightly. “I’m sorry I wasn’t there to listen to you when you needed me.”
He looked at you again and gave you a small smile. “It’s okay… I know you would have been there to listen to me if the situation was different.”
You frowned slightly. “If I hadn’t been a terrible friend before then I’m definitely one now…”
“Will you stop calling yourself terrible?” Barnaby muttered, not liking it when you kept putting yourself down. “You were confused and you needed time to think, there is nothing terrible about that.”
“You are too nice…” You said softly, sighing. “It’s not making things easy right now.”
“You call it too nice, I just call it honesty.”
“I just don’t get it.”
He raised an eyebrow. “What don’t you get?”
“I don’t really understand you.” You looked him into the eyes.
He was confused, not sure what you meant with it. “What don’t you understand about me? I’m pretty sure I’m not a very complicated person.”
“Why do you fancy me?”
Barnaby was caught off guard by your question. “You want to know why I fancy you?”
You nodded, looking quite serious about it. “I don’t understand why you fancy me when I’m clearly not the most stable person.”
He groaned softly, not sure how to answer this. “Do I really need to explain to you why I fancy you?”
You nodded slightly. “Please?”
He sighed softly, blushing slightly. “It’s not like it happened immediately, you know? I noticed my feelings for you were growing since last year…”
“But I’m not sure if I’m the same like last year…”
“You haven’t changed that much.” He said honestly. “Look, you seem to understand me and try to be there for me when things at home aren’t too great. You make me feel comfortable enough to tell you about my life at home. Actually, I can talk to you about almost everything.”
“You also understand how things are going at my home and you have been there for me as well.”
“You also have been really kind to me and supported me.” He gave you a small smile. “The more time I spend with you, the more I want to protect you and make you smile.”
“Does that kind of explain why I fancy you?” Barnaby asked, gently placing his hand against your cheek.
You nodded, blushing a lot. You were flattered he liked you so much.
“So… Could you tell me how you feel about me?” He was blushing when he asked you that.
You moved yourself closer to him. “You have been making me feel kind of strange for a while.”
He was slightly confused. “I have been making you feel strange…?”
“It took me a while to realise what these strange feelings were to be honest… I also have been quite worried how it would change our relation with each other.” You told him honestly, moving a little closer again.
“We will be whatever you want us to be, I have told you that before.” He said, blushing slightly more when he realised how close you were to him.
“I was also worried how this would endanger you… R might target you because of my feelings for you.”
“Your feelings for me? Does that mean-”
You gently pressed your lips against his, not letting him finish his sentence. Once you pulled away, you bit your lip slightly. “Does that answer your question…?”
Instead of answering you, he held you closer to him and pulled you into another kiss.
You and Barnaby had walked into the Great Hall together. You noticed people were slowly beginning to stare at you two. They seemed to notice something new…
“Hey, is that what I think it is?” Tulip said, smirking a lot when she looked at you.
Andre blinked and then he looked at your direction as well. “Merlin’s beard! It finally happened!” He said, seeing you were holding hands with Barnaby.
“This means we definitely can go on this double date.” Tulip said with a wink.
Barnaby became confused, looking at you like he was asking what Tulip was talking about.
Merula rolled her eyes. “Just ignore her.”
Tulip chuckled, looking very amused at Merula.
“Congratulations, although it took a lot longer than I expected you to get together.” Andre said with a grin.
Penny elbowed Andre lightly. “Hey, cut them some slack.”
“I was just saying what I thought about the situation, nothing really bad.” Andre said honestly.
“It’s fine, Andre.” You said with a smile before you joined your friends at the table they were sitting.
Barnaby sat down next to you, feeling great. “I think you might have seen the situation differently than I did, Andre.”
“It kind of turned into something more complicated than it should have been.” Andre said, shaking his head slightly.
“It doesn’t matter, they are together and that’s what counts.” Merula said with a shrug.
“Be aware of the rumours that will be spread around the school.” Merula pointed out to you and Barnaby. “Students were quite creative when they heard about my relationship with Tulip.”
“Yeah, some people have said some nasty things.” Tulip said honestly. “Although, I knew the rumours were false so I wasn’t too bothered by them.”
“Like I said, they were quite creative…” Merula rolled her eyes.
“Well, they can’t be much worse than the rumours that were made up when people found out I was a Seer.” You said honestly.
“The only rumours I dealt with were rumours about how I would become a Death Eater just like my parents.” Barnaby said honestly.
“Oh, don’t remind me… Those accusations were terrible.” Merula muttered.
“Anyways, I’m pretty sure you two would know how to deal with these rumours about your relationship.” Tulip said, trying to make them stop thinking about the bad rumours that were made up about her friends and girlfriend.
“It should be all right.” You said, thinking it would be going all right as long as you knew the rumours were false.
“As long as they don’t harm Y/N, I think I can ignore them for most part.” Barnaby said honestly.
Merula shook her head. “Keep an eye on him, Y/N, because he will actually fight…”
“Jacob, it seems like things are going quite all right here, don’t you think so?” Said a man next to Jacob’s bed in St. Mungo’s.
“Y…You!” Jacob said, looking afraid.
“You know you can’t leave us yet, Jacob. You are a part of us and we need you to get your sister.”
“…. No”
“You know resisting us won’t help… You belong to us and your sister will follow your footsteps soon… It will be easier for her if she has you around, don’t you think so?”
“….”
“We are quite aware of what is happening with your sister… She is in love. I’m wondering how far she would go to save her boyfriend. We think she would already go far if we involve her friends some more. Don’t you agree?”
“Don’t…”
“You can’t do anything about it… You can barely speak without our guidance, but don’t worry… We will come and get you in a few days. You will be able to do a lot more than just lying around in this hospital bed.”
You shot up awake and frowned. Jacob was in trouble and you were afraid this would cause a lot more problems. If R succeeded to capture Jacob again, what would happen next?