HP One Shots

Riddle Twins

You were running to Tom's dorm, excited to show your boyfriend the 100 that you got on your potions test, which he helped you study for. You had always been bad at potions, but with Tom's help you finally understood the subject. You rushed through the common, up the stairs and bust open Tom's door. Your heart immediately fell into your stomach. Tom was passionately making out with a Slytherin girl. Your test fell out of your hand and onto the floor. Tom looked at you, then at the test and then resumed making out with the girl. You chocked back a sob, as you left the room, hoping that this was a nightmare. It wasn't, it was reality. You were running through the hallway, your eyes blurred with tears. Suddenly, you bumped into someone, as you turned the corner. "Y/n?", you looked up to see Tom staring at you. Wait, but that can't be. "Love what's wrong?", he asked as he knelt down. That's when you noticed a small bouquet of your favorite flowers in his hands. He followed your gaze, "I heard from Slughorn that you got a 100 on the test, and I was on my way to- Why are you crying?" "Y-you cheated on me..", you sniffled in confusion, "I just saw you-" Tom helped you up and hugged you. "I would never cheat on you! You are my world, my life! I was with Abraxas the entire day, I swear!" You pulled away from the hug and looked into his eyes. There was only love in them. "If you are here...then who the hell is in your dorm?" Suddenly, Tom's eyes darkened and his grip on you tightened, as he growled, "Mattheo..."

Tom practically flew through the halls to his dorm, with you trailing behind him. You were scared to think of what he was going to do to Mattheo. His brother has been chasing after you, trying to get you to break up with Tom for awhile. Tom didn't care that Mattheo was his brother, to him he was a threat to your relationship, and this time he took it too far. When Tom burst into his dorm, it was empty. There was no sign of Mattheo or the Slytherin girl. But on his bed was a note that said, "Dear brother,
I will get y/n for myself. You don't need her. Focus on your world domination plans instead." "I'm going to kill him..." Tom growled, as he turned to you. "From now on, until I say so, you will be by my side at all times." You nodded. This was only the beginning of the crazy competition between the Riddles for your heart. Just as Tom said, you spent the next week by his side all day everyday, and Mattheo didn't do much, besides stare at you in class and wink at you in the hallways. Despite Tom's protests, you convinced him to loosen his grip on you. One night, Tom and you agreed to meet in the library to study for another potions test. You were sitting in the library, taking out your books, waiting for Tom, when someone wrapped their arms around you and kissed your neck. You turned around, "Merlin Tom, you scared me!" you laughed. "Sorry love, I couldn't resist", Tom smirked, as you gave him a kiss on the lips. Suddenly, you heard footsteps coming in your direction. Tom leaned over and whispered in your ear, "Say hi to my brother for me...", and apparated out, just as the real Tom approached you. That's when you realized, who you just kissed. "Were you just talking to someone?", Tom asked, while taking out his notes. "I-uh-um...no?", you stuttered out nervously. Tom raised an eyebrow at you, but didn't say anything. 'What am I doing? Why did I not tell him the truth?', you wondered. After your review session with Tom, you went back to your dorm, ready to relax. As you laid on the bed, you felt something under your back. It was a note. 'My dear y/n, Please meet me at the astronomy tower at 8 p.m - M.R' You felt your cheeks flush. 'What is wrong with me? I should show this to Tom! Or...maybe I should go and see what Mattheo has to say..', you yelled at yourself in your head. But thinking back to the library and that kiss you gave him...it felt so right yet so wrong. Just thinking about him not being scared of his brother, because he wants you, made butterflies appear in your stomach. 'Screw it', you thought, 'I'll go..'You went to the tower, and Mattheo was there waiting for you. "What do you want?", you said coldly. "Do you have any feelings for me? I feel like you do", Mattheo questioned you. "I-uhm-no-I love your brother!", you stuttered out, "And what happened in the library was weird but-" "The library?! What happened...", Mattheo cut you off looking...angry? "I kissed you, but I thought you were Tom so that was nothing! I will always choose Tom, I...I'm leaving!" With that you left. That night you felt bad about lashing out. The next day you approached him in herbology. "Mattheo, when we met last night in the astronomy tower-", you started, but Mattheo cut you off, "Y/n? I don't-astronomy tower? I was in my dorm?" He look at you confused. But then you felt someone's eyes on you. Tom was staring at you from across the room. That's when it all started to fall into place...You approached Tom. "So I was with you last night?", you asked nervously. "Yes. You're getting too close to my brother. I think you need a reminder of who you belong to", Tom said coldly, grabbing your wrist and dragging you out of the greenhouse. He pulled you into a broom closet and locked it. He started kissing you roughly, yet passionately, slowly making his way down...
*45 minutes later*
"You belong to me. Understand?", Tom asked panting. You were so exhausted, so all you could do was nod. Tom kissed you again and whispered, "Go to my dorm. I have to take care of something." "What are you up to?", you asked worriedly. "Do as I say", Tom said firmly, before giving you one last kiss and leaving the broom closet...with his wand out...You waited in Tom's room, anxiously. 'Where is he?', you kept on thinking,'What's taking him so long?!' After another hour passed, you couldn't wait anymore. You grabbed your wand, just in case, and searched for a while, but couldn't find him anywhere. Suddenly you heard shouts coming from a dark hallway that no one ever used. From the poor lighting through the dusty windows you could see two silhouettes fighting, curses flying through the air. "Tom? Is that you?!", you yelled worried. The two silhouettes stopped fighting and approached you. You held your wand out, in fear. Two Tom's appeared from the shadows, both bloodied up in the same places. "Y/n.." they both started, their identical voices sounding metallic in unison. You didn't know what to do. They looked identical. It was only after an hour of interrogation that you found the Tom, and Mattheo left in defeat. You were relieved you found Tom, but you couldn't help but wonder...What if you chose Mattheo instead? What if he pretended to be Tom and then revealed his identity? Would you have left him? The thought of Mattheo doing all of this crazy nonsense for you, made you feel a certain way. It made you wonder - did you have feelings for Mattheo? That night, when you fell asleep in Tom's arms, you had a dream, in which you got your answer... It was dark. Then, the moon shone through. You were able to see where you were- a large room. The floor was marble and the walls had beautiful glass mirrors, expensively decorated. You could see yourself, in a light silver dress, hair loose, standing barefoot. "I made this place for you... and me", Mattheo appeared from the shadows. He extended his arms, and you, to your surprise, went into them. A beautiful melody started playing. "Leave him y/n, I can give you more", he whispered in your ear as you danced. Before you could respond, he leaned down and kissed you...You kissed him back. Suddenly, the floor disappeared and you fell into darkness. You woke up in cold sweat. Tom was asleep next to you. You should've woken him up and told him about Mattheo. But you didn't...because now you had feelings for Mattheo too. The next week was weird. The thought of having secret meetings with Mattheo excited you, but also caused immense guilt. You did have a crush on Mattheo, but you also loved Tom. Thats why you decided to end the affair. That night you met Mattheo in your dream again. "Hello again there beautiful", Mattheo said as he took you into his arms. "Mattheo, w-we should-", he kissed you before you could answer, and you couldn't help but melt into it. His kisses were slow and passionate, while Tom's were more heated and aggressive. Suddenly, while you were kissing, Mattheo stopped, looking at something behind you. "Come out brother, I know you're there", he said, as his grip on you tightened. You thought your heart was going to stop when Tom stepped out of the shadows, ignoring Mattheo, his eyes locked with yours. Before you could say anything, Tom looked at Mattheo, who instantly vanished. The air grew cold. You were tired and confused. Tom stepped closer wrapping one hand around your waist, the other tipping your chin to look at him. "Do you like him?", he questioned coldly. "I-I guess so..but I like you too", you answered tiredly. It was as though suddenly all of the energy was drained from your body. Tom was your only support. "But do you love him?", Tom looked at you, worry and sadness in his eyes. You shook your head as he laid you down on the cold marble floor. "Then you will stay here until I get rid of him for good. He will not take away the one person I love." "N-no", you whispered hoarsely as Tom left the room. What was he going to do? But what could you do stop him? You were locked in this room, in a dream.

You tried to opened the door, but it was locked. Locked in your own dream. Suddenly, you saw movement in the corner of your eye. It was in a mirror. You approached it and felt your heart leap into your throat, because of the scene before you. Tom was beating up Mattheo. Blood was on his shirt, his sleeves rolled up, he knuckles bruised and swollen. Mattheo was no better. He had two black eyes, blood all over his body and he was half unconscious. "STOP! STOP!", you screamed, banging on the mirror. To your surprise they looked up at you. Tom just smiled and went back to what he was doing. When Mattheo was fully unconscious, Tom stood up and approached the mirror from the other side. While you were banging on the glass, he just smirked and drew a heart on the mirror, winked and walked away. Suddenly, everything went black. You opened your eyes, coming back to reality. You were in the hospital wing, Madam Pomfrey and Tom by your side. While Madam Pomfrey was getting potions, you and Tom sat in silence. "How do you feel", Tom asked gently taking your hand. "What did you do to Mattheo?", you weakly replied. His expression hardened and his grip on you tightened. "I'm sorry y/n...you know how I get jealous and it's like someone takes control of me", Tom started, guild evident in his voice. "What did you do?", you kept pressing. Tom looked at you, then behind you. You followed his gaze. A few beds down was Mattheo, covered in cuts and bruises. "Is he..", you started, tears clouding your vision. "I'm sorry...", Tom repeated. Your breathing quickened, "G-go away...I don't want to see you.." Tom placed a soft kiss on your knuckles and left, as you began to sob. Mattheo couldn't be dead...After a couple of days your wounds have overall healed, but you wouldn't leave the hospital wing, waiting for Mattheo to wake up. You haven't heard anything from Tom. One night, while you were sleeping in a chair next to Mattheo's bed, holding his hand, you felt him squeeze yours. "Mattheo...you're alive", you sob quietly. Mattheo weakly opens his eyes, "Mattheo?" he asks confused. Suddenly, he bolts out of bed, looking for a potion in Madam Pomfrey's cabinet. He finally finds what he was looking for and gulps it down. "Mattheo, lay down, you'll hurt yourself!", you plead, as he turns around. But when he faces you, it's not Mattheo you're looking at... its Tom. At that moment you realize, who you really saw being beaten up that day on the other side of the mirror..."T-Tom?!", you cried out and stepped away. This whole time it was Mattheo, who was being the obsessive psycho. "He told me that if I told you...he'd hurt you, so I let him be me", Tom explained. He slowly pulled you to him, hugging you. "We have to tell Dumbledore...this is madness", you softly sobbed into his chest. You were relieved, but tired of all this. "We will darling, but first I must do something ", Tom said, stroking your hair, "I love you".
"I love you too", you replied, meeting his gaze. Tom slowly moved his head down, and kissed you. 'Finally this is all over', you thought. But you couldn't have been more wrong...Tom found Mattheo and fought him until he was almost dead. Dumbledore was made aware of everything and expelled Mattheo. Mattheo disappeared and everything went back to normal. You and Tom graduated from Hogwarts and moved in together. Tom got a job in the ministry, you became an auror. One night, while Tom was in his study finishing some paperwork, you went to the library, as you did every night. You sat on the sofa, and opened your book. A note fell out, the message making the hairs on your back stand up. "Dear y/n, I'm glad you're doing well. Even after I left Hogwarts and ran away from home, my heart still belonged to you...as it does now. Leave Tom, he doesn't deserve you. I can give you more, I can give you the world. Come to me my love, or I will take you by force." Suddenly, you saw something move in the shadows...