06

"Detention, can you believe it?" I grumbled, outraged by the prospect of it. "And with McGonagall, of all people— If I ever cross paths with Malfoy again, I swear to Merlin I'll—" Cutting myself off at the image before me, I knitted my brows together even tighter.

Taking a second to take my friend in, I huffed in amusement as well as annoyance.

His head tilted slightly, Kai's attention was entirely on the book in his hands, scanning line after line probably without ever having noticed my whispered shouts. Though, he seemed to notice the silence now and took it as his cue to hum in agreement.

His eyes never leaving the pages, he scratched his nose before nodding. "You're absolutely right, Anna," He muttered absentmindedly, eyes flickering over to me for a split second before they automatically found their way back to the book.

With around ten seconds of delay, they shot back up to mine after he processed the glare on my face.

"Put down that bloody book, Kai!" An annoyed groan accompanied my words as I leaned over the library table, snatching it out of his hand at once. He just sighed, leaning back in his chair leisurely.

Pushing the brown curls out of his face, his eyes lingered on the now-closed book sitting on the table in between us.

"My bad, cariño," He admitted, an apologetic smile gracing his features as he looked up at me. "It's just... this Jane Austen—" He trailed off, eyes lingering on the book once more. "It's hard to put it down once you start," He shrugged.

Eying the book myself, I quirked an eyebrow at the novel. "Is it muggle?" I wondered out loud, though I was pretty sure I already knew the answer.

"Sí," He nodded excessively, knowing how much the fact would irk me. He watched me push the red book a little further to the side with an amused grin, shaking his head slightly at the action. "Now, what was it you were talking about? I heard Malfoy's name and decided it wasn't worth it."

Riled up simply by the thought of the situation, I scrunched up my nose in annoyance.

"That fucker turned me in for breaking curfew— when he was out breaking curfew himself!" I began once more, trying my best to keep my voice down, seeing as we were in the library, after all. "After basically telling me he wouldn't."

I knew, technically, he never said such a thing. Though, I felt we had a silent agreement last night. So, to be served detention by Snape in passing during lunch was hardly what I had imagined.

The professor didn't even bother stopping as he walked past the Slytherin table, saying nothing but "You know what you did, Hayes. A detention should finally teach you what curfew means," as he walked as slow as he talked.

Only after I went to his office later on in the day, I found out I were to serve that detention with Professor McGonagall. "She has a lot of candelabra for you to scrub next Saturday," He had explained before refusing to listen to any of my but's and if's.

And that's when I ended up here, knowing I'd find the Ravenclaw boy in one of the aisles.

"Well," He said after I had finished my angry rambling, his lips playfully pressed into a thin line. "All I can say to that is what were you doing out alone at night, breaking curfew with him, anyway?"

A playful gasp broke his pretend-serious demeanour before he clutched a hand against his chest. "I thought what you and I had was special, Adreanna. You're breaking my heart," He laughed.

Rolling my eyes, I stretched out my leg underneath the table, kicking around until I successfully hit his shin. "Shut up," I snorted humorously. "No, you didn't," I added afterwards, triumphantly watching his smirk transforming into a pained scowl.

Moving to rest his injured leg on the other's knee, he rubbed the spot while simultaneously looking back and forth between it and me in playful disbelieve.

"Well, you know what I always say—" The corners of his lips twitching back into a smirk, I raised my brows in interest, urging him to go on. "Sharing is caring" The words passed by his lips with a snicker, a wink accompanying them.

This time when my foot aimed for his legs once more, he was quick enough to move out of the way, a laugh escaping his lips as he threw his head back in amusement.

The saying sparked a different thought in my head.

"Funny you bring up sharing is caring, though," I smiled innocently, tilting my head slightly. His brows immediately furrowed at the words.

"No, no—" He quickly interrupted, dismissively waving his hands. "You only look at me like that when you want something," He pointed out, making my smile crack into a full-on grin.

"Well, you haven't even heard what I want, yet," I complained swiftly, watching his head fall to the side with a loud sigh.

"What is it?"

"You know, I'm positive McGonagall had you guys write an essay about human transfiguration last year," I began. "And, funnily enough, we have to hand one in as well next week. So, sharing that would be greatly appreciated."

"No."

"Kai—!"

"No," He repeated, amusement lingering in his voice now.

"I'm super busy this week; you'd really be doing me a solid," I huffed. "I'd owe you one?"

"I don't even think I have it anymore," He shrugged, a brow raised as he looked at me intently.

"You could check?" I pouted, though couldn't help the grin spreading across my face soon after. "Pretty please?"

Still not seeming convinced, he stayed quiet, eyes squinted together slightly like they always were when he was thinking.

"I could help you check?" I suggested, then, a smirk forming on my lips when his eyes snapped up to mine at once. Spotting the familiar gleam in his, I went on. "You know, it's almost time for dinner; It should be empty now— your dorm, I mean?" I wondered out loud, pretending to think for a moment as my eyes flickered through the corridor of the library.

Standing up with a sigh, painfully aware of his eyes burning into the side of my face, I looked back at him before gesturing towards the exit of the library. Running a hand through his brown hair, his eyes followed mine. "And we'll lock the door this time— I know how messy rummaging through old stuff can get."

At that, he was up and by my side in a heartbeat, grabbing the red novel off the table before leading the way towards the exit.

"You're gonna be the death of me, you know that?" He mumbled under his breath, shaking his head in amusement once I caught up with him.

"I'm doing everything right then," I shrugged with an innocent smile, following him towards Ravenclaw Tower.

A/N: I present to you: Kai Alire(7th year Ravenclaw) AN ABSOLUTE BABE.

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