Oh, my dear... (Mattheo Riddle ff)

how it developed...

P.T.

Secret relationships were a difficult thing for themselves...

Back when I was dating Harry, he had kept our relationship a secret for about two moths. With him, it had felt somewhat weird, because it made me feel like he was embarrassed of me, and didn't want anyone to know that he was dating me.

But with Riddle... It was so different. Maybe because we were not really dating. Or because he didn't make me feel like I was something at his side to be ashamed of. He acted like he was actually exited to be in a secret relationship with me.

And that's what is was. Exiting and thrilling.

Our deal was finally starting to pay off, and become somewhat fun. The rumors, the questions, the whispers everywhere around us...

It was just exiting. The teachers looks, the nosy comments...

,,I think, he want's to be invited to our wedding someday..." Riddle whispered, and quickly nodded towards Professor Slughorn.

I chuckled and gently brushed of some dragoneggshell- dust from his nose. ,,Yeah, seems like it..." Slughorn was by far our biggest fan. At least once every lesson he told Riddle and me how glad he was that we were finally getting along better.

,,Hey, love?" Riddle whispered.

,,Huh?" I mumbled and looked up.

He gently grabbed my chin with one hand, his thumb brushing over my lower lip.

Rolling my eyes, I pushed his hand away and turned back to our potion. ,,Don't overdo it, my dear. We're still in class, and this is still a secret fake relationship, remember?"

,,Yeah, unfortunately..."

We continued working on our potion of forgiveness, when suddenly there was a loud bang behind us, followed by a little fire.

,,Ms Clearwater!" Professor Slughorn shouted out. ,,What have you done this time?"

Penelope Clearwater, a fellow Ravenclaw of my year, was coughing behind us.

,,I don't know, Professor! I did everything how it was told in the book, and then it just blew up!"

Trying to hold back my laughter, I quickly covered my mouth with my hand.

,,Sure, she did..." Riddle next to me muttered sarcastically, brushing off the dust from the explosion from his uniform with an annoyed look.

,,She added far too much of the batwing-powder..." I whispered, turning back to our own potion.

Riddle glared at me. ,,You saw her making that mistake and didn't say anything? What the fuck, Thorne?"

I shrugged. ,,She's Percys girlfriend."

He frowned. ,,Who's girlfriend?"

,,Percy's. Percy Weasley? Ginny's and Ron's brother?"

Riddle froze for a moment, before he shrugged. ,,Alright, fair enough."

,,Thanks..." I muttered, before adding the shredded unicorn horn to our potion. It took on a really, really dark red.

Riddle peeked into the cauldron. ,,Pretty..."

I chuckled. ,,Of course it is. I made it."

With a sly grin, Riddle sneaked one arm around my waist, leaning in. ,,Such a talented young witch..." he whispered, before I could push him away once more.