amidst the chaos caused by umbridge, the students of hogwarts were still adamant on hosting a pre - christmas party which was a part of the tradition. the organizers didn't disclose their name as they didn't want the news to travel to their parents in case someone tries to snitch. i was in the dorm, putting on my clothes when aarav walked inside, all dressed up in a white plaid shirt . he looked good, i'm not going to lie.

as for me i was wearing a white t- shirt with black trousers which looked awful but seriously, i had nothing to wear. i exited the room and looked around, trying to find blaise in the crowd but it was almost impossible ; the slytherin common room was packed. 

"hey theo!" i heard pansy's voice from the dance floor as she made her way through the crowd, pushing past students and grabbed my hand. i gave her a questioning look but she gave me no time to react as she pulled me on the dance floor. she grinned at me and stuck her tongue out, signalling me to loosen up and dance.

now, i hate dancing.

i was sure i looked like a fool, moving my hands in all the directions. i accidentally bumped into someone which slightly hindered my balance but i helped myself up. i turned around to apologise only to be met by those certain brown eyes coated with eyeliner and mascara that day.

"i'm sorry." she gave me an apologetic smile . she was wearing a low cut red dress with a thigh slit and i couldn't help but let my eyes wander everywhere. her hair was left open as they almost reached her waist which kinda surprised me.

"uh.  .  i should be the one apologising." i smiled slightly when suddenly an idea struck me,"let me treat you to a drink as an apology."

i thought she was going to deny but she didn't. i led her to where the drinks were kept and my eyes widened seeing the bartender of the day, blaise.

"merlin's beard, what are you doing here?" i frowned watching as blaise gave me a tight lip smile. "ohh what do you want me to get for you?" he had a smirk on his face as he waited for me to answer, slightly raising hie eyebrows every now and then.

i ignored him and turned to samaira,"what would you like to have?"

"firewhiskey." she simply answered with a sly smirk on her face which kinda scared me. "one firewhiskey.  ." blaise trailed off as he made a stupid show with the glasses before putting one on the table.

"one for me too." i added, giving him a weird look to which he winked as a response making me roll my eyes at his behaviour.

"here you go." he offered the glasses and i grabbed them both before passing one to samaira and leading her away from the crowd gathered to get drinks.

i didnt want things to be awkward with silence around us so i tried to initiate a conversation. "are you enjoying?"

"mhm, not really." samaira made a face before taking a sip from her glass.

"why is that?" i was curious . from what i knew she loved parties and celebrations more than anything. she didn't answer instead i saw her eyes fixed on someone which turned out to be aarav. not again.

"do you like him?"

 can i die?

 i had no idea why , how that question slipped out of my tongue but it just did. samaira laughed at my question, slightly shaking her head as she did so.

"i don't know what gave you the idea to think so. he's my family friend, nothing more." she explained as she looked me up and down and i suddenly started feeling anxious.

"is something wr-"

"samaira!"

i whipped my head to the left to find the man we were talking about, standing next to me with his hands pushed in his trousers and his veins popping out. he knows how to get a girl.

"hey nott.  ." he drawled off, drawing his lips into a smirk as he scratched his jaw,"what are you doing here?"

"it's none of your business." i simply answered without reflecting any emotions other than annoyance.

"he's treating me to a drink. why, is there any problem?" samaira asked as she crossed her arms and gave him a glare.

"ohh , do you fancy her?" he smirked, keeping his hand on my shoulders,"i shouldn't have asked that. everyone knows you're chasing her since so long."

"can you shut up?" i snarled, swatting his hands away and glared at him.

samaira released a sigh as he placed her glass on the nearby table and walked away.

i intentionally bumped my shoulders with his and made my way out of the common room, the curfew leaving my mind for a moment. "why the fuck am i out at this hour?" i sighed as i roamed around the castle, praying not to bump into filch or umbridge. i strolled towards the black lake when i noticed someone sitting by the big rock, same place where we played truth and dare.

"oh we meet again." samaira smiled as i stopped a few steps away from her, signalling me to sit down next to her.

"tell me nott." she started asking and i made sure to pay attention to it,"is it true, that you like me?"

my breath hitched as i immediately lowered my eyes, my ears and cheeks feeling hot and i was sure i was blushing now.

"yes." i honestly answered with a small smile on my face.

she chuckled with her eyes crinkled as she said,"you're cute."

i couldn't believe my ears nor my eyes that this was actually happening. i was smiling like crazy and my eyes started watering for no reason.

"uh.  . now that you know." i scratched the back of my neck , feeling quite confident since she called me cute,"will you like to go out with me?"

samaira chuckled at my question as a smirk spread on her lips. "like a date?"

"yeah i mean, if you want." i smiled, more like smirked. we were both enjoying this conversation, i just knew.

"well." samaira said as she stood up, lowering her gaze to me,"i'll think about it. . and let you know."

a chuckled escaped my lips as i saw her turn around and make her way inside the castle. i sat there smiling, thinking about the conversation we two had. i hope she says yes.

a/n: college is kicking my ass.