Warm Candle Light

{Word Count: 1265}

Maisy sent Enzo a wink before stealing a cigarette from Theo's pocket, he shook his head trying to signal her but she payed him no mind. She had been to focus on trying to get his darn lighter to work, as she figured it out she went to put the cigarette in her mouth but, Theo snatched it out of Maisy's hand before she could causing her to groan and roll her eyes. "Theodore!" Maisy pouted at her brother, but he just shook his head.

" no, you are not smoking." He scolded while lightning the cigarette, and handing one to Mattheo who watched the siblings with a smirk. Enzo chuckled from the corner, he held his wand in the air doing random spells.

They all sat in the astronomy tower, they had just arrived at Hogwarts and had decided to skip dinner. It was in fact a tradition since their second year, for Dumbledore's speeches alway seemed to make them want to go to sleep.

" why not, you two do!" She defended crossing her arms, Theo sighed and looked up at her while rolling his eyes. "Yes exactly, it is a terrible habit to start Mais."

" Fine whatever." She sighed, standing up to move to the edge of the tower she sat admiring the beauty of Hogwarts. The sound of footsteps made her turn, Lorenzo was walking towards her with that adorable smile of his.

" you alright?" Enzo asks bumping his shoulder against hers after he took a seat next to her, she chuckled along with him. " yeah, it's just he never allows me to do anything fun." She sighed running her hands through her hair, it frustrates her how protective Theo gets over her.

" He is just protecting you Mais, that's what brothers do." He said looking down at her with a smile bumping her shoulder once again. She knew that was the truth but sometimes she just wanted to experience for herself.

  She looked back up at him with the smile, not realizing how close they were, she quickly looked out at the landscape as her face flushed a deep red.

" you've always been my favorite Enzo." She said after a few moments of silence, she turned her gaze up at him, who was still looking at her with a smile. Maisy could've swore she saw him leaning in, but before she could honestly make sure Mattheo called him over.

Enzo coughed awkwardly, his face burning a bright red, just as Maisy's did just moments ago, and made his way over to the other two boys. She watched as he walked away, making eye contact with Mattheo as Enzo sat down. She had always had a crush Mattheo, from the moment Theo introduced them she knew she wanted him. Whether it was as her boyfriend, friend, best friend or hookup it didn't matter she wanted him. Though she never acted on anything romantically for her own sake, for he only saw her as 'Theo innocent little sister.'

" I'm gonna head to the dorms, see who I'm rooming with." She said with a shrug grabbing her bag from beside Enzo, and waking her cat up who was curled up next to Mattheo. She had gleaming, jade-green eyes, fluffy black fur and matched Maisy's personality perfectly.

Theo shook his head standing " Not by yourself, you're not." Maisy tilted her head back with a groan, in times like these she had wished she was an only child. " Theo, it's Hogwarts, I'm safe."  Theo normally wasn't this protective but with Potter's claim that the dark lord was back he wouldn't let her out of his or their groups sight, and their father had him promise to not let anything happen to his babygirl. And you never wanted to let Mr. Nott down, for the consequences would be dire.

" I'll walk her." Mattheo claims standing up, putting his cigarette out on the wall next to him before throwing it over the edge. " I have to meet Draco and Blaise anyway." Theo nodded, placing a kiss on her forehead.

" Goodnight May."

" Goodnight Theodore."

" Night Mais!" Enzo shouts from his spot, she returned his gesture and made her way down the stairs as Mattheo followed behind.

Maisy had always enjoyed his presence, though Mattheo was the dark lords son he had a calming sense to him. One that she had craved ever since her mother died.

She looked back at Mattheo who's head was lowered to the ground with his hand in his pockets looking as if he was deep in thought, he looked up after feeling her eyes on him. " You're quiet." She sighed stopping to fully turn towards him, she placed her hand on his bicep. " are you alright?"

He moved his gaze down at her hand, then back to her face. Both of their faces were tinted orange from the warm candlelight, he had a small hint of a smirk on his lips as she became flustered from his stare. Salem - her cat- pushed the back of her legs with her head, the girl stepped forward to avoid the tickling feeling of the cats fur. The dark haired animal let out a meow in victory, Maisy chuckled at her cats odd behavior. But Mattheo's face was plain, it was an unreadable expression.

" Maisy I-"

" Riddle there you are, your taking your sweet time."  Blaise called out from the other end of the hall, Mattheo rolled his eyes walking around Maisy.

" Blaise start without me, no one will miss me that terribly."  Them and a few others had planned to get together in the abandoned classrooms to play a few drinking games.

Blaise had finally reached them, he had nodded to Maisy as a greeting which she returned. " Hazel will." Blaise said with a smirk while wiggling his eyebrows.

" I said start without me." Mattheo said firmly looking back at Maisy's confused expression.

She knew he had a history with many girls at Hogwarts, but her best friend? How could she have not known about them, how could she had been so stupid as to tell Hazel of her crush on the boy. If she had known they were hooking up or together which ever one it was she wouldn't have told her.

Well that probably explains why Hazel avoided her after that, or how she would beg Maisy to let her hangout with their group. " Alright, alright." He said holding his hands up in surrender, Blaise cracked a smile before running off.

Maisy continued walking to the common room still in thought, Mattheo sighed and followed after her. They both remained silent as they entered, most of their class were most likely drinking, smoking or whoring, maybe all three.

" We're not sleeping together."

" Okay." Maisy said trying her best to not make it look like she cared, when in reality it shattered her heart. It wasn't even that he was with someone else, she had grown used to that pain, it was the fact that it was with someone who knew of her crush on him.

" Why should I care?" She faked a smile " you're a big boy, you can sleep with whoever you want." Salem let out a meow laced with disappointment. Mattheo went to speak but she interrupted him,

" Goodnight Matt."

{Authors Note}

I know this is the first chapter but I need to add both tension and some pain, and I apologize Bc am still trying to work on my writing and those concepts.

But anyways I hope you enjoy and have a great day or night!!!