In his own worst nightmare, Tom Riddle X reader

Chapter Seven

Despite everything that had happened, Y/n managed to clear her mind once they got deeper into the forest. Paying attention to her surroundings more than the criminal who is standing by her, watching her every step, every breath. Everything she did, he was there, watching her like how a wolf would watch its prey right before pouncing and taking its last breath away from it.

Thats how she felt, in that very moment, at any moment he could cast that death spell, an unforgivable spell, that only he had the nerve to cast on an innocent human being. On someone who is here to help him, not hurt him, someone who loves him, who tried to help him change for good. Although he doesn't know that, because of course everything that happened between them was lost in the void of a different timeline. Although she knew that nothing good was going to come of this trip, she couldn't give up. She has to fix the time turner, she has to get back to her husband, the love of her life. Although she couldn't shake her mind from him, looking back at Tom, she had thought to herself, did she love Draco? or is he just a reason for her to forget about her forbidden love with Tom? If she had tried harder to protect him from himself, she would have been eating breakfast with Tom that morning.

Her thoughts came to an end as the group approached a tavern in the woods, it was a tiny wooden building that was lightened by a small lantern hanging from the taverns pillar. y/n gave each of them a look and signaled for them to follow her. They entered the tavern and got looks from several people, one man had a scar just above his eyebrow, he was mid conversation with another man, drinking beer and laughing. Y/n had walked up to the bar, she flagged down the bartender, watching him walk over to her.

She began their conversation, "I'm looking for someone." she started, "you and just about anyone who comes across this tavern." the bartender replied, coming more into the light where she could see him more clearly. He had a dark complexation, his hazel eyes looking into her e/c ones. Y/n studied him for a second before speaking, "he's a maker of unimaginable things. He can fix any magical item. I need help finding him." The man looked at her with a devious grin, "I can take you to him, but..with a price."

Y/n rose an eyebrow at him, "What do you want?" she watched as his facial expression turned into a smile. He replied, "i know you're not from this time. I want you to take me with you."

She tilted her head, placing her hands on the bar and intertwining her fingers, "Why exactly would I do that? do you have any idea what that would do to the timeline?" she asked him, learning from her past mistakes the last time she had used the time turner to get to this time.

He placed a glass that he had just finished wiping down back onto the shelf in its neat order, "It wont mess with the timeline at all..you see, were from the same timeline, y/n l/n. Professor Dumbledore sent me here 2 years before you to do the exact same mission you were sent here to do." he expressed, making eye contact with her. She made a little gasp as she looked closer at him, "But how? you didn't come back?" He shook his head, laughing a little, "unlike you, I wasnt given a way back. I was left to fend for myself, as you can see, Tom hasn't made much improvement thanks to me."

Y/n nodded, holding out her hand, "deal." he grabbed and shook it.