The next evening Tom has called a meeting, we are meeting near the Forbidden Forest, everyone has come to help me and us. Tom is their leader, and they would do anything for him. Tom stands in front of everyone and looks at me for approval. "Well, first, I want to tell you that Lucia and I are back together. For good, that means nobody touches her, understand?" He says in a stern tone, especially to Enzo. The Knights all stand at attention as Tom speaks, acknowledging the announcement between him and me and listening carefully to what he has to say.
Enzo: "We understand, Tom. Nobody touches her." They all nod and agree, showing respect and obedience towards Tom. "Good. Then that's settled. Besides, she's part of us. For a long time, and that's why... we're going to help her bring her mother's murderers to justice, " he says emphatically, taking my hand, and I look at the others expectantly. They look at me with understanding and sympathy, and it's easy to see how much they care about finding justice for me. They all nod their heads in agreement, and one by many of the Knights speaks up, echoing the sentiment of Tom, Evans Rosier: "We'll do whatever it takes, no matter what the cost." I turn to Evans and nod."Thank you. "
Then Markus speaks, "Muggle-borns, I'm in."
Evans: "What's the plan?" Everyone looks at Tom expectantly. Tom is thinking hard about the best way to go about this, and he glances around at the others, gauging their reactions and considering how this might turn out. He wants to make sure everything is planned out properly, and he wants to make sure that everyone is safe. After a moment, he speaks with confidence and determination, "The plan is to find these bastards and kill them. We'll start by locating their last known location and then go from there."
After the meeting, it's customary for everyone to have a drink, and so we all end up sitting at Black Lake getting drunk and smoking. It's like my life has completely changed in one year. I've broken more school rules in one year than others have in their entire school career. Tom is celebrating with the others, I'm already thinking about tomorrow and how I'm going to face the murderers. They are enjoying their night of drinking, getting tipsy and smoking, and celebrating the success of today's meeting. Tom is enjoying this time with everyone, but his thoughts and attention seem to be on me rather than them. Every moment he's not looking at the others, he's glancing in my direction, and he can't seem to take his eyes off of me.
I smile at him and wave him over to me.
He brings me a bottle of whiskey, which I gratefully accept. "What are you thinking about?" I ask him mischievously. Tom smiles warmly at me as he comes over next to me, and he takes a sip of his bottle of whiskey. His voice is filled with affection, and his tone is relaxed as he answers my question, looking at me with a flirtatious smile. "I'm just thinking about you... how beautiful you are and how much I want to kiss you right now..."
"Then kiss me," I say, teasingly, and take a sip from the bottle. Tom's grin widens as he hears my words, and he lets out a soft laugh. He leans in quickly and takes my bait, pressing his lips hard against mine. Our mouths collide in a long, passionate kiss, filled with hot desire. It's like nothing else matters right now except for the two of us in this moment.
When the others see this, there is a loud roar from the group, and they are happy that we are finally together again. All except Enzo, of course, but he tries to accept it. It would be the death of him if he tried anything with me again. The Knights begin to cheer and applaud me and Tom as they watch the passionate kiss, but as I look at the crowd of cheering knights, I notice no cheers from Enzo. His face is filled with jealousy as the realization that he no longer has a chance with me finally sinks in. It's a clear message that it's official that the two of us are now back together, and there's no going back for anyone else. I lean my head on Tom's shoulder when Evans comes rushing up from behind and puts his arm around us, visibly drunk. "Are you practically our first lady now?" he says with a laugh.
This question makes us both laugh, and Tom nods his head, wrapping his arm around me gently and pulling me closer to him as he answers Evans. "She sure is. And she's my first lady." he says with a cheeky chuckle, making sure to make eye contact with me so that he can see my reaction to his comment.
Tom laughs gently at Evans's antics, and he wraps his arm around the both of us as well. It's clear that Evans is feeling pretty buzzed, but he seems to at least know his limits as he can still stand upright and isn't stumbling around. He looks happily at the both of us, and his words are filled with humor and friendliness, not jealousy as the other Knights have no chance with me. Evans's words are clearly meant as a joke and not as an insult, and he's clearly happy for both of us.
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Tom Riddle - Downfall
Fanfiction"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...
