Mattheo Riddle - Assumptions

Three

Just when she thought she is going to have a peaceful night. It all started again. Doubting if it was even her body or if she was floating in between two worlds somehow. Screaming. Horrified. Panic. Terror. Eyes unfocused. Unable to do anything. Hopeless in all means. Her breath shortened, she couldn't grasp it.

Finally a tap on Arabella's arm got her eyes snapped open as she breathed in finally. Her wide eyes trailed to the right side to see no other than Tom staring and blinking at her after few seconds like she just said the earth was flat and froze the time.

Both sides of his bangs were left as in a bowl cut, maybe because he didn't style one side of his slightly curvy hair inwards yet. Even if he was tall she could only see half of his upper body since he was siting on his knees down on the mattress but his head was towards her. "Well that's definitely a unique way to wake up" He spoke humorously with a sly grin.

Arabella POV:
I knew that there is something definitely wrong with that nightmare. The way Tom spoke was the least of my worries. I barely glanced at him before looking into nothing. That nightmare is starting to worrying me but I don't have any other hints or ways, no faces or voices other than mine supposedly.

I huffed and looked back to my right side to find..no one. Just as it hit me, I noticed by my indirect vision that he already was standing further in by Mattheo's side. The curly haired boy was siting up with a yawn as Tom was mumbling things. I couldn't hear it.

Which remind me..why does Tom seems so peaceful? Well not like he was exactly upset yesterday but he did bite at every word. Then I noticed Mattheo stopping, looking up at Tom then straight to me then to Tom again. Weirdos, I thought and went out of bed to head to the bathroom. I hate talking before brushing my teeth.

Skip time.

After morning routine and getting ready. They didn't talk to each other yet as they headed to the reception to see if the others were there. Tom was behind them but somewhere on their way Arabella turned back to see that he vanished. Mattheo didn't say anything, maybe it was a habit, but again Tom isn't supposed to be seen.

She didn't expect much of being out here afterall they hadn't planned any exact location to meet if separated because they never thought they would. Although to her confusion..yes confusion not surprise. The pair came to a halt once seeing the shattered group around the reception.

Flash news, Draco was holding some kind of clean screen tapping aggressively on it and turning it around in his hands yelling "Find Riddle, Find Riddle!! You stupid thing, how do you work?" Blaise was arguing with the lady at the reception.

"Well yeah? But they are my friends! And I only need to know if they checked in, do I seem old enough to kidnap them?! Am YOUNG. Look at my. CLEAR. Skin. See the shine. See the GloW." He gestured to the side of his face.
Lily and Pansy were like back up, standing with Draco trying to figure how that thing work for a bit before standing with Blaise explaining things. Lorenzo...He was talking with muggle girl aside. Hand on the wall, other on the hips and a huge flirty smile plastered on his face.

She blinked speechlessly, she couldn't even think of a comment. The muggle world really did them dirty. She glanced at Mattheo who was apparently in the same state but he was quick to clap his hands together. "Uhh..Guys?" The reception hall finally quietened down and all eyes were on them.

"What are you all doing?" And finally sighs were heard.
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They all sat in one of the booked rooms. Turns out, Draco had went into an argument with one of those drunk men from yesterday. Needed to run after that because the sirens of police cars filled the road which they later got to figure out that it was like Auror in the wizarding world by hearing a bit of talk here and there.

They finally decided to come here as they knew it was the only place that was somewhat reasonable to find each other as they have been separated in the run.

Weird enough. Arabella doesn't remember hearing any sirens but maybe because they stepped deeper into that alley.

Pansy and Lily had this room, two beds on each side. Bed table in the middle with a night lamp on. Two vases with flower on the mini tables in the corners and of course, a bathroom.

Arabella didn't have to come up with any lie as Mattheo had cut her before she could answer when Lily asked where they had gone off to. "I dropped one of my rings at the Pizza place, I didn't think it would take that much of a time." His tone was casual, his lie missed alot of details but they didn't seem to question it since he didn't show anything wrong at all.

But the thing is..now all eyes were on her and only her because the idiot made a lie that covered for just himself. She fumbled on her words, taking aback by the attention. She forgot this part.
"I...I noticed that Riddle  was missing so I went to find him" she shortened the story and earned suspicion hums.

Draco put down whatever he was holding earlier mumbling things like "Muggle tinkering doesn't work. How do they live?" Which catched the groups attention. "That's a phone" Mattheo commented, bringing the attention back to him like a triangle.

"How would you know that?" The blonde boy raised an eyebrow along his words. Followed by Lorenzo's clueless face. "What's that? I heard that girl talking about phone number too. Did they develop new words in muggle England?"

Arabella was genuinely interested so she just kept listening like the rest while Mattheo started explaining. "It’s a modern tech muggle things. They use it to communicate and posts things...like the daily prophets, owls and moving pictures. But they have it all in here."

Draco rolled his eyes. "Well the lady did tell me it is a way to communicate which is why I bought it for about 150 galleons but that doesn't explain why it doesn't work!"

And it was that's how the group got a free lesson on the Muggle technology and how to use it by no other than..Riddle..Mattheo Riddle.

Pair of emerald eyes watched them by the window.