Ravenclaw Tavern

Selena

My cuts hurting like hell, I subcontiously bring a hand to rest around the one bandage around my neck.

God. If that blade where to hit a little bit to the right, I would be dead right now.

Realizing my fingers are gloved, I take a deep breath in my sleep, not moving a muscle.

Mark

She moves a hand to her neck in her sleep and I hesitate before setting mine over it, hoping to calm her. Just rest, Sel.

Selena

Sleeping for around three and a half hours, I wake, still cuddled close next to Mark. Yawning, I try to stretch but end up wincing, my legs and torso sore.

Mark

Selena wakes and I blink out of my half-asleep state, flashing a smile at her. She yawns and stretches, wincing as consequence. I sit up and set a hand on her back, worriedly looking at her, "You better now?"

Selena

I nod, no words coming, and wrap my arms back around one of his, not dating to move my legs.

Mark

I study her, kissing the top of her head, "What happened, Sel? What made you like this?"

Selena

I sigh, closing my eyes again for a second, "When I was running, I tripped over something and fell down three flights of stairs. Landed on my legs. God, that hurt like sh*t. And the cuts are from trying to get out of a hotel room the government trapped me in. Turns out there were blades in the doorway so you can't get out..." I pulled a glove off from one of my hands, a bandage wrapped around the palm, "Then I cut myself breaking the window."

Mark

I take her hand in mine and look at the bandage, shaking my head as I mutter, "Similar to my experience there..."

Selena

I nod, sighing, and get a text. Seeing as it's from my dad, I sigh again and push myself up, wincing at the pressure, "My dad needs to meet me downstairs," I breathe. My tripping on something on the floor, I fall straight on my face and just lay there for a second, "Or I'll just fall asleep again right here."

Mark

I help her up and flash a smile, wrapping an arm around her waist to support her, "I'll help you down there. I won't stay, but you can text me when you're done."

Selena

I smile and nod as he helps me up and downstairs. When I get there he lets go. My dad waits for me and I unsteadily walk up to him, "What."

"I need a favor," He states.

I groan and bring a hand to my forehead, "What."

"I need you to babysit Zayne," He says, pulling a ten year old out from behind him. He smiles at me and I don't smile back.

"You know I don't have any...motherly instincts yet, right? You can't blame me if I do something wrong," I sigh.

He nods, "Whatever. He's you're little brother. Take him," He throws him to me and I roll my eyes as he walks out, texting Mark I'm done.

I look down at my little brother once I did, "Evil," I mutter under my breath.

Mark

I bring Selena downstairs and head back up to the hallway to avoid hearing anything. A few minutes pass before she sends the text and I'm heading back down there. A little boy stands beside her.

"Uh...who is that?" I ask, sizing him up.

Selena

"Zayne," I reply, gripping my brother's wrist, "He's pure evil. My little brother," I say, annoyed. Zayne reaches up for me with a smile and I glare at him, "No. I'm not picking you up. You're freaking ten," I mutter. He pouts and lets out a huff, reaching up for Mark instead.

I shake my head at him, "You know how to walk."

Mark

I study the kid before leading the two back to my room, not sure how I feel about the boy being here.

Selena

He leads us back to our room and I sigh, looking at Zayne when we get there.

"Rules. No screaming. No bothering me...or Mark. No waking me up if I'm sleeping. No going though my things. No crying. Stay a five foot radius apart from me. Take a nap every hour. No talking to me.Got it?"

He just stares at me before nodding and Taking five steps back, "Like this?"

"No talking to me," I repeat, plopping on the couch.