Running away... literally
She'd ran away from him, all the way up to her dorm in Gryffindor tower.
Y/N spiraled there, pacing around the dorm, mumbling to herself about how to get out of this mess. "I could tell him it was a joke?" She muttered, "No, he wouldn't believe that... UGH!" She groaned and flopped face first on her bed.
It was no use, she thought, there was no avoiding her feelings.
So, like the big girl she is, she sucked it up.
Pushing herself up from her bed she turned to the clock and saw that it was nearly dinner. Had she really been pacing for that long?
Sighing, Y/N stood, heading to the bathroom, fixing her hair in the mirror before she head for the great hall.
Theodore hadn't done much since Y/N had ran away from him. He knew he should probably feel hurt about it, the girl he had liked and known for so long running like her bottom was on fire and away from him after they had finally kissed, but truth was, he didn't. Because fact was, he knew things would turn out right.
Theo also couldn't see the downside to having finally kissed her. Hell, he was giddy and grinning like an idiot by the time he finally got to the Slytherin commons.
"What are you so smiley about?" Pansy asked, grinning slightly at the sight of her dazed friend.
Theo turned to her with the widest smile she had ever seen on the boy, "Huh?" He said, his eyes glazed over slightly and Pansy laughed.
The rest of the guys tried to get answers out of him, but he was too lost in his thoughts to say much. Just hum and grunt in response, he even let out the occasional giggle.
He couldn't wait for dinner, to see her again. Theo wondered what it would take for her to kiss him again. He figured he'd give just about anything for even just a peck on the cheek.
When dinner rolled around Theo went there at the soonest time, he wanted to be there when Y/N got there.
But the Gryffindor girl didn't show up until thirty minutes into dinner, and as soon as she stepped foot into the hall Theo was on his feet, the bench behind him screeched against the floor as he stood and bushed it back slightly.
The people around him turned and looked at him curiously.
It also seemed that Y/N had noticed it. Her head turned towards the boy and her eyes widened, "Shit." She mumbled to herself, staring at the pretty boy who stared at her with a wide smile.
Her heart was jumping out of her chest. It was like when she'd first met him, when she could barely talk to him because she was so shy about being near him. Her face warmed just like it used to back then too.
Theo stepped away from the table and started walking towards her, it wasn't until he was at the end of the table did she realize what was happening.
"Oh no..." He muttered and she looked around panicked. She wasn't actually ready to confront him!
So, she did the first thing she could think of. Turned right around and hightailed it out of there.
Theo hesitated for a second before he called out for her "Y/N!" He yelled but when he realized she wasn't going to stop he started running after her.
"Y/N!" He yelled again and she looked back over her shoulder.
"AHH!" She yelled and ran faster.
"What the...?" Theo started to slow down but ran harder.
When he realized she wasn't going to stop running anytime soon he stopped himself. He didn't understand, why would she run away again? He could understand the first time, she'd just confessed and under weird circumstances. But to do that again?
For the first time in hours Theo dropped his stupid grin and frowned.
He didn't understand that girl at all.
She had ran, again. She hadn't planned on running right when she saw him, but she hadn't planned on talking to him right away as well.
It was all just too much. She felt like a little kid again. She didn't know how to act! Was she supposed to act like nothing had happened? Or maybe Theo wanted to talk about it, but did he feel the same way?
She didn't know.
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Y/N spent her weekend holed up in Gryffindor tower, she didn't eat in the great hall, she ate in the kitchens.
She knew she was acting cowardly and owed Theo a hell of a lot of explaining. She'd realized that over the weekend.
"Hi Theo." She said softly, taking the seat next to him.
The Slytherin boy tensed up, he swallowed thickly and turned to look at the girl.
While Y/N had spent the weekend planning how to confront Theo, Theo had spent it going over anything he did wrong.
He didn't know how to act. He didn't want to scare her away again, didn't want her to run away again.
"Hey, Y/N." He said, his words short and strained slightly.
His tone worried Y/N, had he already gotten over the kiss? Did he not want to speak to her anymore? Was it because she ran? Oh Godric it was because she ran wasn't it!
Despite her mind whirring with worry and doubt she forced herself to take a breath, "Can we talk, after class?"
Immediately his head turned to hers, his eyes roamed her face to try and gauge what she'd meant. Was she going to tell him the kiss meant nothing? That it was all something they should forget? Salazar he hoped not.
He nodded his head in reply. His gaze lingering on the girl longer than he knew a friend should. But he couldn't help it.
This was the first time he'd seen the girl all weekend, this up close. He could see the specks of color in her eyes, the slant of her nose, and the curve of her lips.
The lips he'd dreamt of, the way they'd feel against his, whether they'd mold against his, how she'd taste, only now he knew all those things. He knew they felt amazing against his lips and they did mold against his, and he knew she tasted like his new favorite flavour.
Slowly he dragged his eyes back up to meet hers. She stared at him, her pupils were slightly dilated and she parts her lips then licks them.
Theo groaned slightly before turning away from the mesmerizing girl. He covered his face with his hands. How the hell was he supposed to pay attention in class with her sitting right beside him, smelling like all he'll ever want in life.
The class dragged out painfully slow.
Both of them were jittery as they packed up their things. Theo followed Y/N out of the class and lead them to a secluded corner. For a moment they stood across from each other silently. They were hardly a foot away from each other.
"So-"
"I'm sorry for running away." She cut Theo off, "Both times." Y/N swallowed thickly, "And I do like you and I meant what I said under the mistletoe and I don't want to sweep whatever happened and how I feel under the rug and if you don't feel the same- if you don't feel the same way then I understand and I'll respect your boundaries." She was out of breath by the time she finished, having said it all in one go.
Theo stared at her, frozen in awe. Her words had all come out so fast, he was still processing it all.
As Theo stared at her she started to get more and more nervous. Her palms felt clammy and she didn't think the hall was this hot before.
A minute passed and her heart beat was going a mile a minute. He wasn't saying anything! What did that mean?!
"Right- well, I'll just," She said suddenly, turning to walk away.
"No!" Theo blurted, grabbing her wrist and spinning her back around and closer than she was before.
She stumbled into him, the hand not being held by his came up to rest against his chest. Y/N peered up at him, her eyes wide with confusion. "Wha-"
Before she could say anything else and before Theo could think any better of it, he kissed her.
It was more aggressive than their first kiss. But it was just as good, hell, it was even better.
Their lips met and it was like heaven. Y/N's hands tangled themselves in his hair and he groans, she found herself smiling against his lips.
Then their tongues met and Theo explored her mouth, earning sounds that would haunt him in his dreams.
"Teddy." She sighed into his mouth, "We should get to class." He didn't listen though. Instead the boy kissed her harder, more passionately and Y/N forgot what she was even talking about.
Then she remembered and tugged at his hair once more, "Teddy." She said breathlessly, "Teddy I'm serious."
The boy complied, though not as much as the girl would have liked. He moved down her jaw and her neck, kissing and nipping and sucking at the skin, all the while he was mumbling things against her skin.
"Teddy." Her voice was barely above a whisper, "Wha-what are you saying.
She tried listening harder, and eventually she heard it.
"Heaven. Heaven, my heaven. My angel." He repeated, whispering it against her skin like a prayer.
"Teddy, we're in the school hallway." Y/N knew there was no stopping the boy, what she didn't know was whether she actually wanted him to stop.
"So then how bout my dorm, Angel?" He finally pulled away from her neck, his pupils were completely dilated, the dark green color of his eyes barely there anymore, and his lips were all swollen.
He was beautiful.
AGHHH all finished!!
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