The dance ends, and Tom stares at me sadly as I walk away from him and towards Enzo. A part of him wants to follow me, but he has to be careful. He doesn't want to let that feeling be anything more than a moment, so he just lets his eyes follow me until I meet Enzo with a hug. Enzo smiles fondly and kisses my cheek, and he looks as though he's ready to claim me back.
"Are you okay, Enzo?" I ask him carefully, as he has been in the bathroom for a long time. Enzo's head perks up when he hears my voice, and he grins at your worried concern. He nods his head, clearly still drunk, but he seems more coherent. He has a playful look on his face as he tries to act as confident as he was before.
"Yeah, I'm good. Just drank a bit too much, if you know what I mean. But I'm ready to take you back out there and dance with you some more..."
"I think I've danced enough, shall we sit down together?" he nods, and we go to a table together and talk for a long time. Tom's eyes keep meeting mine, and Valerie seems quite annoyed with him. Probably because he danced with me.
The hours pass, it's quite late by now but there's still a lot going on. Enzo and I are standing a little away from the dance floor when Enzo suddenly looks at me in love as if he wants to tell me something. Valerie is still getting very annoyed with Tom's behavior. He's clearly staring at me with such passion, and she doesn't like that. She's looking at us the entire time, and she can't help but get very jealous of me. Enzo looks at me with such loving affection, and he's almost about to pull me in for a kiss. I can tell he's feeling very romantic, and he's definitely feeling that drunken state of love.
Then Enzo says, "Lucia, I really have feelings for you..." My attention immediately turns back to Enzo, and I'm unsure if he really just said that."Enzo..what do you mean?" I ask him, puzzled. Enzo's drunk and love-stricken state seems to make him bold, and he's still holding me closely as he stares directly at me, his drunk words spilling out of his mouth like honey "I really have feelings for you, Lucia. I have been feeling this way about you ever since we first met, and I just couldn't keep these feelings to myself anymore. I want to be with you, do you understand? Will you please, please, be with me???" I'm incredibly overwhelmed by the situation and don't know how to react. After all, I don't feel the same way about him at all. As I stare at him, Enzo decides to just kiss me. And it's not that it's not a good kiss, but it just doesn't feel right. Enzo's sudden kiss took me by surprise, and it's not that it's a bad kiss, but it doesn't feel right. I can't deny that my thoughts are still on Tom, and Enzo kissing me just reminds me that this isn't the guy. I don't feel the same butterflies or the same rush of emotions as I did with Tom. As my lips pull away, Enzo is still unaware of that, so he still has that blissful look on his face.
Also, Tom has seen everything, and I see him run out of the ballroom into the hallways "Enzo, I'm sorry, I can't do this" I push him away lightly and know exactly what to do now. Enzo's face is full of disbelief and confusion as I push him away and run in the hallway, and he calls out to me, but he is far too drunk to follow.
However, Tom is standing there down the hallway, and he's watching me run after him. His expression is unreadable, but it is clear that he is shocked. When I finally reach him, he just waits for me to talk. His eyes are on me, watching me carefully and silently. What will I say?
"Tom, where are you going?" I say, slightly out of breath because running in this dress and shoes is like a marathon, but I had to follow him. So I look at him expectantly. My heart almost stops. Tom appears shocked at the sound of my voice, probably because he didn't expect me follow him and he stares at me for a moment, trying to understand why I would run after him, before he speaks softly and his tone is a bit tender, despite his current expression.
"I...um...I just needed to get some air. That's all..." We stand opposite each other, both struggling with our feelings."You saw Enzo kiss me, didn't you?" I say this quietly and with trembling in my voice. Tom is unable to lie when I ask him this question. I can tell that he saw my kiss, and he wasn't impressed with it. "Yes... I saw that."
I want to tell him so much, but nothing comes out of my mouth. After a moment of silence, Tom takes a deep breath and says, "It's wrong. You shouldn't be with him. You should be with me. You belong with me..."Ass he says this, tears come to my eyes, but this time I don't take my eyes off him.
"And I hate seeing you with Valerie." I say with a sob, and it's as if the words are stuck in my throat."I thought I didn't mean anything to you.."
Tom's expression softens as he hears the sob in my voice. He takes a step towards me, placing his hands on my face gently.
"You mean everything to me, and I can't stand the thought of you being with anyone else but me. Do you want him?"
I sob, and the tears run down my face, I try to wipe them away quickly, but Tom sees them anyway. Our eyes don't avoid each other, and I answer through my tears. "I don't want him. I want and have only ever wanted you. " Tom's heart skips a beat as he hears my answer. I don't just want him, I've wanted him this whole time. Tom is speechless, but the look in his eyes tells me everything. He wants this, more than anything. I want this, too, and I've never felt this way in my life. The spark between the two of us is undeniable now, and we're both feeling something that I can't explain.
It makes me nervous that he doesn't say anything. He takes a step towards me. "Say something please," I say, sobbing, and Tom takes my face in his hands, wipes away my tears with his thumb, and looks deep into my eyes. Tom looks at me and smiles gently as he wipes away my tears with his thumb. He likes the way my skin feels under his hand. He stares deep into my eyes, almost unable to tear his gaze away. He's so close to me, but at the same time, he's still being cautious, as he doesn't want to ruin this moment, or do anything that I don't want him to do. Tom tries to speak but then stops and leans in and kisses me, pulling me close and wrapping his arms around my body. The kiss sends butterflies to my stomach. With that kiss, everything changes from before. This kiss contains an overwhelming amount of feeling, more than a normal kiss could ever have. Our lips feel like they were made to be together. His kiss says more than a thousand words, and I can feel our connection. I can finally feel again that I mean something to him. That he cares about me. It's one of the most open conversations we've had in months. I never want to leave him again, I want to be in his arms. The kiss is long and passionate, and it's a perfect representation of how much we both have missed each other. This kiss is not just a physical connection, but it brings out my emotional connection as well. I want this to last forever, and I never want to leave him again. Tom's hands move down to the back of my waist as he pulls me even closer.
Tom breaks the kiss and looks at me as he wipes away the rest of my tears, and he takes my hand lovingly. And then says, "Shall we go?" I look at him and hesitate briefly."What about Valerie and Enzo?" Tom smiles softly at me and chuckles softly as my hesitation. He then speaks softly once more. "They're not important right now...what's important is us being together. We should leave this place and go somewhere private..."
"You're right." I take a deep breath and say, "Only you are important."
Tom's eyes flicker with that same familiar spark when I say that. He smiles gently and lets out a small chuckle before he grabs my hand and leads me away from the party and towards his dorm.
Once we are there, he pulls me into his arms and kisses me deeply, holding me against his strong frame. He is finally allowing himself to let all his emotions out after suppressing it for so long. I feel his passionate desire, and his hands start moving up and down my body. I stop him briefly and look into his eyes. "I missed you so much." A few tears run down my face again, and Tom almost tears up at the sight. His expression softens even more when he sees those tears rolling down my cheeks. Our reunion is more emotional than either of us could have imagined, and we both have experienced so many different emotions this night. Tom wipes my tears away again, and he just holds me close, like he never wants to let me go again.
"I'm sorry, I mean the crying...I can't control my emotions right now..." I look away from him in shame but still hold his hand.
Tom shakes his head and places his forehead against mine. He just wants to hold me and for me to feel safe in his arms. He is not in any way, shape, or form, bothered that I'm crying. In fact, it almost makes him feel even more connected to me. With that, he pulls me even closer and kisses my neck passionately. Tom takes me in his arms and lifts me up so that I'm almost lying in his arms. He lays me gently on his bed and doesn't let me go an inch. He wants to show me that he takes me with all my emotions.
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Tom Riddle - Downfall
Fanfic"The monsters were never under my bed. Because the monsters were inside my head. Because all this time the monster has been me." This is the Story of Tom Riddle and his life in Hogwarts when he was 17 and Lucia Grey, a popular girl from Slytherin bu...
