Always || Tom Riddle

Changed

When I had regained consciousness I heard lots of muffled voices around me.I recognized them but my thoughts were still hazy.My head began to throb and so with a groan of pain I reached up with my hand when it was smacked away.

"No,no,no!If you do that you will open the stitches again!"I opened my eyes and squinted,why on earth was everything so bright in here?

"What do you mean again,I don't recall regaining consciousness before now."

"You kind of slipped in and out of it,when you did though you weren't really making any sense"My head turned away from the nurse to a boy who looked around 15-16 years old.His hair was dark but lighter than the boy beside him,they both had beautiful blue eyes,maybe they are related.

"Do you recognize any of us?Any of us at all?"A girls worried voice broke through the silence between me and the others,for that I was great full,I didn't really know what to say.

"No...Where am I?Why am I here?I don't belong here,I want to go home!"I began to feel panicky and a frown appeared on the girls face and she looked as though she was about to cry.

"This is all my fault!Clara I am so sorry I-"Tears began to well up in my eyes,it was frustrating that they all seemed to know me and yet I couldn't even remember who they were.

"Penelope..."The older out of the two boys pulled her into a hug comfortingly.

"Why can't I remember anything?!"I let out a sob and the others gave me apologetic looks but my little panic attack had alerted the nurse who rushed straight back over.

"That's enough!I think its time you all left Clara to rest"The trio nodded,passed sorrowful looks to me and left the room,which I now realized was a hospital wing.

"Someones here to see you Clara"The nurse smiled reassuringly at me before stepping aside to reveal a tall blue eyed,blonde haired man who looked like a doctor and a man with a long silver beard.

"Clara,this is Doctor Cook,he would just like to speak to you to see how much you can remember"I frowned at them both and much like a child would I lay down on the bed and turned away from them,only to have the man with a long silver beard wander off and the doctor sit on the bed beside me.He took out a photo and handed it to me,I kept an eye on him while looking at the picture,it was of two girls and a boy.The boy who was pale with dark hair and eyes caught my eye the most,I recognized him.I smiled a little and noticed a smile also appear on the doctors lips.

"You recognize him?"I didn't need to look up to know that he was beaming,just from the way he spoke you could tell he was smiling.

"Yes,but who is he?Can I talk to him?Where is he?"I began to fire questions at the doctor who chuckled and got onto his knees so that we were face to face.

"His name is Tom Riddle,you are talking to him,hes right here"

"Tom Riddle,I know that name"Tears once more welled up in my eyes and the doctors smile left his face,he cupped my cheek with his hand and a sorrowful look replaced his happy one.

"You do?"I smiled at the doctor and nodded.I had the sudden urge to hug him and so reached over and wrapped my arms around him.It felt good that I was already beginning to get my memory back.As a question came to mind I pulled away and lay back on the bed.

"How come if your Tom Riddle you were introduced as Doctor Cook"A sad laugh escaped his lips and he sat back up on the bed taking my hand in his.

"That's my disguise,I couldn't bear it to stay away with you like this,so I used polyjuice potion to change into a doctors who looked nothing like me."A peaceful silence began between us while I tried to figure out why he would have to use polyjuice potion and disguise himself as someone else.

"I am not a good person Clara,that's why I need to disguise myself...so I don't go to Azkaban."He explained as if reading my thoughts.

"You couldn't have done anything that bad...you look too nice to do something like murder"A hearty laugh was emmited from him and I didn't understand what was so funny.Was it something I said?If he had done something like that he could of easily gotten away with it.I couldn't help but smile back at him which caught his eye and for a moment we stared happily at each other.

"Oh Clara,I have missed you"Tom gave my hand a squeeze shortly before some people walked in with their wands drawn.

"Where is Tom Riddle?!"Aurors,they are people from the ministry of magic who defeat the evil in the magical world.I have to go,I will come back Clara I promise.A voice sounded in my head but it wasn't mine.I looked to the doctor beside me and he gave me a sad smile before getting up and leaving,walking straight past the aurors they didn't even realize the Tom Riddle they wanted had literally just walked past them.One of the aurors made for me and I froze,uh oh.

"She hit her head,she cant remember anything for her past,it means we are at an advantage,she can be changed"The man with the long silver beard spoke and I frowned,why would they want to change me?What had I done that was so bad that they wouldn't let me remember?