Adeline
I was seated in a large wooden chair in Dumbledores office. I examined the room looking over shelves on top of shelves of books, a platter of sweets sitting on the edge of his desk as he sat behind it.
"Miss Roberts." He questioned with a concerned tone.
"Yes sir." I replied nodding my head in acknowledgement, although I wasn't really with it. I couldn't help but let my mind spin on wheels just coming up with some reason as to why this is happening. Then my mind drifted to Draco, I shouldn't be this mad about him almost kissing Pansy but I was and that's that!
"We've been a bit...well concerned lately about you." He spoke up interrupting my thoughts.
"Why's that?" I replied with a cocked brow fiddling with my rings not bothering to make eye contact.
"Well, we know that this isn't the first time that this has happened to you and it's becoming a bit of a concern, Adeline." he looked uneasy as he spoke, like I was a mental patient. Careful with his choice of words.
I scowled at his condescending tone, the way he stepped around eggshells when he spoke to me.
"Sir, I can assure you there's no reason to be concerned." I replied bluntly with an expressionless look.
"But you-
"I'm fine!" I demanded a little to harshly, but I was tired, whatever that was drained the life out of me.
"Well if you insist Miss Roberts, you're free to go." He offered as his hand directed me to the exit of his office. Worry still plastered on his eyes.
As i gandered down the cold corridors of the dimly lit castle my thoughts drifted, who was it? Was it just a terrible re-occurring nightmare? Was someone really in need of my help?
"What happened?" A familiar voice echoed down the corridor interrupting me of my thoughts as I made my way to my dorm.
"Surprised you're arsed, Malfoy." I replied without bothering to even flash a glance in his direction, fury pumped throughout my bloodstream as earlier conversations rang in my ears.
"I asked you what happened, Adeline!" He shouted growing impatient.
"Oh fuck off Draco, do me a massive fucking favour and fuck off." I scowled pivoting on my heels to face him as i carried my books on top of my forearms.
"Look I'm sorry Ade, It was a dare and I never knew I'd actua—
He paused when he watched my expression drop, I'd never felt so utterly beaten and done over as a sheet of anger knocked over my expression, did I just fucking hear that right?. "W—what?" I stuttered as bile rose to my throat clogging my breathing pattern.
"W—oh shi—Adeline I thought—fuck I'm sorry!" He muttered trying to find the right words to what he'd just told me.
"You fucking bastard!" I screamed slamming my fists into his chest "you absolute arsehole!" I continued to scream as he grabbed a hold of my wrists in attempt to stop my weak punches.
"Adeline please believe me, the first initial sex we had it—it was a bet b-but then, then you intoxicated me Adeline—I—I grew feelings for you, fuck—you're more than that to me Roberts I swear, I have feelings for you, surely you can see that!" He pleaded as our gaze's met each other's.
His eyes broke before me as they examined my tear streaked cheeks, his deeps silvers now a solid shade of dull grey as pricks of water glistened at his eyes betraying him the steamy tears attacked his cheeks.
"F—fuck you." I cried pathetically as i wriggled my wrists from his hold. He now began to sob, I actually witnessed him cry. I wanted to nurture him, to tell him it's okay. But it wasn't, it was far from fucking okay. I turned my back to him, stumbling clumsily as I walked away from him with a blurred vision.
"Don't walk away from me Adeline!" He shouted in a shaky voice as he clenched his fists. I began to run, my knees knocking together as I fumbled clumsily with my key trying to fit it into my dorm door. Before I knew it I was muffling screams and cries into my bedsheets, scrunching my duvet in my wrists as I began to punch my pillows. I shouldn't be this angry, but I was, and that's that.
I heard a knock at my door, our secret knock.
"Darling, please let me come in." Kol's rough voice echoed from outside of my door in an attempt to sound soothing. I didn't bother to answer as my stomach churned, feelings of nausea rising up my throat. flashbacks flickering through my memory.
The intimate showers. "God you're beautiful."
The foreplay. "Fuck yes that's it, good girl."
The Christmas market. "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow."
The nightclub.
The gentle kisses. "You'll be the death of me, Adeline."
The not so gentle kisses.
The drunken conversations. "If you t—think about it we WE ARE LAND-FISH!"
The breathless laughter.
Everything merged into one foggy memory as my head became heavy, my temples pulsating against my skin. My eyes puffy and lips chapped.
I felt a familiar large hand stroke the back of my hair as I laid on my stomach with my head on its side faced away from him, "please kol just leave-
"Don't be fucking ridiculous." He interrupted as in one smooth motion he snaked his hand under my body lifting me into a sitting position. He leaned against my headboard lowering me in between his legs as my back rested against his chest. He caressed strands of my hair as no words were said, no words needed to be said. Just his company alone, he knew that was all that was needed in that moment. Just his comfort as I quietly sobbed under his hold.
"You Adeline Roberts, you are utterly amazing." He whispered into my ear as he rested his head in the crook of my neck. I snuggled my head onto his shoulder as we just held each other. "I know I'm a cocky bastard at times love, but I'll never not be here for you. Never wonder if I will be because I always will be." He comforted me.
"You hear me?" He questioned as he pushed my hair from my forehead.
"I love you Kol."
"To the moon and stars Adeline."
He planted a kiss on my forehead as we sat in a comforting silence, all my troubles seemed to slip away as I felt my eyelids begin to fall heavy.
"Malfoy he's a prick, but he's also my brother. And those feelings that are evidently there Adeline, they're real and coming from me you should know I'm not one to bluff." Is the last words I heard whispered into my ear as I fell into a deep haze of sleep with Kol's thumb circling my cheek bone growing lazy as he did to.
I woke to the natural light beaming amongst my skin, speckles of golden rays dancing on my creamy goose-flesh. I turned to my side flickering my eye sight to Kol. His olive skin and chiselled features seemed so angelic. That is until he wakes, the menace. With his one arm rested underneath the pillow and his other slumped on my rib I smiled and I thanked the heavens for blessing this man into my life.
I watched his wrist lazily rise into the air, still under the pillow as he brought it to my hair, loosely fiddling with a few strands. "Morning, you." He whispered groggily as he lazily lifted his eyelids.
He kissed my forehead as he sat himself up rubbing his face with his palms. He turned around shaking my hair with his hand as he laughed at my grumpy morning complexion. I threw a pillow at him as we giggled like children throwing numerous pillows at each other.
For a moment the memory of Draco's words slipped from my mind as me and Kol wrestled playfully on my bed, he flung me over his shoulder as he stud up tickling my sensitive ribs as i wriggled from his hold "l—let go!" I stuttered in between laughter.
"He strikes once!" He shouted as if he was an actual wrestler teasing me as if he was going to throw me off of his shoulder as he stood next to my bed, god here we go.
"He strikes twice!" He shouted again repeating the motion. "Kol put me down!" I screeched as he tickled my calves.
"And he strikes a third time!" He shouted as he grabbed my waist throwing me on the bed, tickling my stomach and neck. I squirmed as I begged him to stop.
After a minute of torture he eventually stopped as i panted from exhaustion, he laughed at his strength "you know you can live out your wrestling fantasies on anyone but me!" I giggled lightly pushing his arm. "Well I have to get my practise in Adeline!" He joked as he slid his robe on.
"Come on, up you get lady." He ushered as he yanked my arm lifting me off of the bed. "Ugh not today Kol." I groaned, truth was I couldn't face today. I'm sure Draco would be snickering to Pansy about how much of a fool I was to believe he actually liked me.
"Now listen here, you are Adeline Roberts...fuck that you are MY Adeline Roberts, okay? And you know what, MY Adeline is a fucking badass who holds her chin high and tells everyone to fuck themselves when they deserve it." He informed me holding my arms as he lightly shook my body as if trying to shake some sense into me. "Now tell me what you are." He ordered as he stood straight, looking down at me. "Ugh Kol, really?" I groaned as I tilted my head back. "I said tell me what you fucking are!" He growled as he lifted my chin with the pad of his finger, his eyes piercing into mine as if he metaphorically gave me a piece of his energy. "I am Adeline Roberts and I'm a badass." I muttered as I hung my head in embarrassment.
"Oh darling, say it louder. Come on, for Fletcher." He winked as he cupped my chin in his palm. "I am Adeline Roberts and I'm a fucking badass!" I shouted clenching my fists with a wide grin. He shot me a look of proudness with a smirk tugging at his lips. "Thata girl." he informed as he planted a kiss on my forehead.
I brushed my teeth and I made sure I wouldn't go unnoticed, I left my hair in wavy curls as I wore knee high socks today with a lace hem. I ensured my skirt was just a tad higher than normal and my shirts buttons were popped open by two. I applied a light layer of black eyeshadow around my waterline and in a small wing form up my lid. I coated my lips in a red tinted gloss and powdered my face with subtle blush a bronzer lastly applying mascara.
I waltzed out of the bathroom to be met with Kol sitting on the edge of my bed fiddling with his rings, "ready?" I questioned breathing in a sharp breath at the thought of battling today.
"Fuck.My.Life" he whispered taking breaks between each word, I gave him a twirl whilst I ushered my hands down my body in a scanning motion. I watched a smirk grow on his face as he parted his lips. "Now this, this is the badass we were talking about" he egged me on as he strolled towards me, if there was one person in the world to give my confidence a good old boost it was Kol Fletcher.
"Turn around" he ordered, and so I did. "Yep arse is looking fucking dashing." he commented with a grin. I gasped as I turned around slapping his chest lightly "what!" he chuckled innocently as he held his hands up in surrender. "You slimy git!" I shouted in laughter as I gave his chest one final slap.
I skipped over to my full body mirror as I turned around tilting my head to examine my backside "you're not wrong though Fletcher." I winked as I examined my arse tightly tucked in my skirt.
He cocked a brow at me rolling his tongue in his cheek as he shook his head. He waltzed over to me as he slumped his arm around my shoulder, I wrapped my hand around his waist as he comforted me informing me that I'd get through today and to make a mental note of the phrase "badass."
He'd walked us to Defence Against The Dark Arts whispering the words "remember who you are Adeline." As we made our entrance Draco was already seated at his desk behind mine. He looked...different, still charmingly handsome but his eyes were red raw, skin pale like he'd had his head in the toilet all night. His eyes met mine and his lips parted allowing his eyes to examine my body, I flashed him a wink with a wave of my head as I skipped to my seat. Badass Adeline remember, badass.
I sat in between Eve and and Bex at our desk, "how are you baby?" They both questioned caressing my upper back. How the fuck did they know, that fucking Parkinson girl can't keep her trap shut.
I swallowed my anger as I flashed them both a grin, I turned my head to Draco as I muttered "better than ever" and turned my head back to face the front of the class.
We were all awaiting Snape's arrival, then she walked over. I stiffened in my seat as I examined the Raven-haired girl walk over to Draco and Kol's desk. "Hi Draco baby." She murmured as she twirled a strand of straw like broken hair between her fingers.
He ignored her as he examined his crossed hands on the hard wood desk. "How did she take it?" She questioned him with an annoyingly evil chuckle.
No answer.
I clenched my jaw along with my fist as I turned to Kol "stay calm Roberts" he mouthed quietly as he flashed me a look of content and calmness.
"I mean the mudblood, awe did she cry-
"Fucking say that again" I shouted as I pushed my books of the desk. The screech from my chair gathered everyone's attention to the unfolding situation.
"Argh look Draco baby, she's all mad." She chuckled still twirling her hair unbothered, and I lost it. Completely and utterly lost it.
I connected my fist with her jaw as the whole class gasped in shock. She rose back up from the hit and I could tell she's all talk when she couldn't even form her knuckles into the right position to punch me. Before she could I grabbed the root of her hair slamming her head down on Draco's wooden desk. He didn't bother to intervene as a smirk grew on his face watching my skin grow red in anger. "Fucking call me it again!" I screamed to her ear as she whimpered against the hard desk "Not so ballsy now are we ey, Parkinson?" I whispered into her ear. "Oh and doesn't seem like your 'baby draco' is coming to your rescue!" I mocked laughing at her helpless posture, I wasn't truly going to go insane on her, but I liked scaring her with my words.
I felt hands wrap around my waist as they pulled me from my grip on her hair I looked up to see Draco not in his seat. The smell of mint, smoke and expensive Cologne filled my nostrils as cold pale hands gripped my stomach. "That's enough!" He growled dominantly next to my ear as I threw a fit in his arms, he carried me out of the classroom as he pushed me against a wall. I tried to the best of my ability to wriggle out of his hold but he had one arm against my chest and the other next to my head. "Stop fucking fighting me!" He growled growing impatient, I eventually realised I would not escape this and I panted under his hold huffing in frustration with strands of hair messily scattered around my face.
As I grew calmer he delved deep into my eyes with his, searching for a flicker of emotion as I now stood there numbly. "Roberts please, I know what I did was fucked-
"Fucked?" I scoffed interrupting him. "How dare you stand there now and look at me knowing what you've fucking done? It is sick in the head to fuck with a person like that Draco. We are all people for merlins sake we have emoti — you know what I don't know why I fucking bother." I scoffed as i wriggled from under his hold walking back into the classroom.