Only Time Will Tell (Tom Riddle)

Part 11 ~ The Bet and The Boggart

"You all three owe me 50 gallions!" Ronnie yelled running into the great hall. Some of the other students turned to her. "Mind your own beeswax!" She yelled at them. "What do you mean they owe you?" I asked as I sit down. "Aye doofeses! You owe me 50 galleons each! I won!" She yelled again looking at Parkinsons, Lestrange, and Malfoy. "Ah come on really?!" They all started complaing and pulled out their wallets. "Still didn't answer my question." I said. "Veronica betted that you and Tom will sleep together before the Yule ball. Malfoy betted that you two won't sleep together at all, Lestrange betted that you will after the Yule ball, and I betted  that you two will next year." Parkinsons said handing money to Ronnie. I stared at them open mouth and started to glare. "I give you all 10 seconds to run. 1, 2-" they all jumped up and started to run. "10" i skiped the numbers I chased them down the hall. We ran passed a confuse Tom. "If I get you I am going to Crucio all of your asses." They stupidly ran to our common room. "We are sorry Trish please." They all begged for my mercy as they hid behind the couch. I started laughing maniacly. I hexed Malfoy so that his hair is in 2 braided ponies which he won't be able to loosen for the whole day, Lestrange I hexed so that his voice sounds like a girl, Parkinsons I hexed so that he wears a dress with heels that he can't take off. I smirked at Ronny. "Trish, please, I am your best friend! I will do anything!" I smiled evilly and turned her hair pink. The colour she despised most. "Why can her hair only turn pink!" Lestrange sounded girly causing us all to burst out laughing.

"WHat in Merlin's name is going on here!" Tom yelled from the door. I explained to him and he turned to the 4 glaring at them. "I give you 10 seconds to run." He said calmly. "Not again!" Malfoy said. "1, 2-" they all started running out the door leaving me with Tom. He pulled me into a hug. "You know, you are devilishly evil." He said laughing. "I know, it is one of the many talents I posess." I said smirking. "Like all those talents from last night?" He asked smirking. I rolled my eyes and kissed him.

We made our way to potions. "Ah Tommy M'boy and miss Evermore!" Tom mumbled curses under his breath. I greeted the professor and we made our way to our seats. Class were boring, we offcoarse got perfect scores again. We stood up making our way to the rest of our classes. Last was DADA. Me, Tom, Malfoy, and Ronnie had this class together. We entered the classroom seeing the chairs are gone. There was a big closet in the middle. The professor entred and started talking about Boggarts. "When you see the thing you fear the most you must yell 'Ridikulus!'" The professor said. "This class is Ridikulus." Abraxas mumbled making me burst out laughing because that was exactly what Draco said. Everyone looked at me weirdly but one glare from Tom made them all stop.

"Everyone line up" The professor said. First in line was Veronica, then Malfoy, Me and then Tom. He opened the closet and out crawled a demon baby. Veronica screamed and then yelled "RIDICULUS!" The demon baby turned into a turtle on the back of his shell and she moved to the side. Malfoy stepped on next and the boggart turned into him in rags, obvoisly being poor. "Ridikulus!" He yelled and it turned into a dancing Dippet causing the whole class to laugh. I was up next and it turned into a murderous clown with blood dripping down it's teeth. I nearly passed out. One girl did. "RIDIKULUS!" I yelled and it turned into a dancing Llama. I wiped a tear away before anyone could see but I knew my friends saw. I moved to the side. The boggart took time with Tom but in a minute or so it turned into me, I was laying on the ground in my own blood, grasping for air as blood came out my mouth, we all saw the life draining out of me. Tom stood there with eyes huge. He ran out of the class and I ran after him. "Tom wait!" He kept running till he ran into an empty classroom. I followed him in. He sat on his knees crying. I closed the door and Muffliatod the room. "Baby I am here." I said bending down. He grabbed my face and examined it over making sure it was me and that I was alive. I kissed him softly proving I am alright. "It looked so real. As if my nightmare came true, I couldn't do anything, I just stood there." He sobbed as I embraced him. "Shh, it's okay love. It's just a stupid Boggart. I dont understand why He brought such a thing. Most of us are going to need therapy." He wiped his tears. He kissed me deeply. "I realised something. I am not scared of death. I am scared of your death. I am scared there will come a day where you are dying and I can't do anything." I hugged him. "That day won't come my love." He stood up and I followed him out of the class. A student made a comment about him being scared of somthing, Tom Silenciod him and then Cruciod him. The rest of the day students did not even walk in his way or made eye contact. I am fearing he is turning is what everybody is fearing.

The rest of the week is just that. He kept to himself mostly unless he was with me and hexed anyone who upsetted him. He even hexed malfoy for asking a stupid question. After threatening to never talk to him again He promised to not hurt our friends.