Riddle Me This

37

"Mattheo, I can't stand it anymore. Give me that motherfucking egg," I said, holding out my hand. Me and Mattheo had been cuddling on my bed, but ever since yesterday when Cedric caught me in the hall, I had thought about what could possibly happen if I took a bath with the egg like he said.

"Cae-" Mattheo began. "Just give me the egg," I pleaded, giving him my puppy eyes. He sighed a long sigh, but got up from bed to rummage in his dresser. He pulled out the egg, and walked back over to hand it to me. I took it, sitting up criss-cross applesauce over the covers.

"Thanks, Teo," I said, holding the egg in my hands. Like before, it was heavy, and shiney. 

"Cedric said to take a bath with the egg," I said. Mattheo looked at me, raising an eyebrow.

"What's that supposed to do, wash off the gold?" Mattheo asked. "No, not a shower. I think he meant like a tub-bath," I said. 

"The prefect bathrooms have tubs. But I don't think any of the dorms have them," he said, shrugging. "Then I'll just go there," I said. I had a feeling that this would work.

"Alone? And injured? Not happening," Mattheo said. "I'll go when my arm is fully healed," I said. 

"But not alone," he said firmly. "You're so overprotective!" I sighed. "Cae, I saw you plummet from a broomstick after being shot at with fire, and all I could do was watch in the stands. Don't you think I would be a little protective after that?" he asked, resting a hand on my thigh. 

I smiled. His reason was the definition of a good boyfriend.

"Yeah, I guess," I said. "Then we'll go take a bath in the prefect's bathroom the night after tomorrow," he said. I grinned and kissed his cheek.

Then, realization hit me that I was going to take a bath with Mattheo. In the prefect bathroom. Alone.

The next day...

"You ready?" Mattheo asked as I pulled my pajamas on. "Yeah. Let's go take a bath," I said, picking up the egg and the invisibility cloak I borrowed from Harry.

We quietly slipped out of our dorm and put the cloak over us. It wasn't nearly enough to entirely cover the both of us, but if we stayed in dark areas, we wouldn't be seen.

I didn't breathe until we reached the prefects bathroom door. I exhaled as we walked in.

"Okay. Let's see what this egg has to say," I said, setting it quietly down on the rim of a tub and putting down my towel beside it. Mattheo began sliding out of his clothes, until he was in nothing but his boxers. I did the same, and put our clothes next to the towel.

We both slipped into the tub, and sank into the clear, warm water. I took the egg and put it in the water with us. It sank to the bottom of the tub. I looked behind me to see Mattheo watching me intently. 

"What?" I asked, turning around completely to face him. "Do you know how beautiful you are?" he asked, dazed, as he reached for my face. He traced my cheekbone, down to my neck, to my healed arm, to my hand. I tangled our fingers together.