Seduce and Destroy | Tom Riddle

Abraxas

Chapter six
¦1943, 21 september¦

I pushed the blankets off, immediately feeling the warmth of sleep begin to slip away. I swung my feet over the side of the bed and sat up, rubbing the crust from my eyes. I stood up, my bare feet pressing softly against the soft carpet, and walked towards the window. The morning brought strings of white stratus to contrast against the blue sky. They drifted lazily in the breeze without destination or purpose, as if they sensed it was a Saturday morning.

'Ah, you are awake!' a tired Ruth exclaimed from behind me.

'I didn't mean to wake you up.' I said with a lower voice and I got into bed again.

'No, it's Saturday! I have lots of things to show you. Maybe we can go to Hogsmeade! Come on, we are going to breakfast!'

I groaned. 'But it's early..'

'No buts! Change yourself and let's go!'

I didn't answered and I went to the bathroom. In ten minutes, I was ready to go. Ruth was waiting for me.

'Oh, I like what you did with your hair. It's sexy.' she told me and started to laugh. I gave her a small smile and we headed for the Great Hall. I never had a friend like her. She was so different to Ginny or Luna.

In the Great Hall, just a few people were enjoying their breakfasts. At the Hufflepuff table just three young kids were eating something.
We seated down and I looked around. Not many were at the Slytherin tabel. Thorn was probably sleeping. I reconised the blonde haird boy that was with Tom the other day, but that's all. Tom wasn't anywhere in sight.

'We are going to have so much fun! I must show you the Forbidden Forest!' Ruth exclaimed happily and she filled her plate with many fruits.

'We are not allowed there.' I said calm, but it was too late.

'How did you know?' she looked directly at me.

'Lucky guess? The name is obvious.' I said with a fake laugh and I focused on my food. I had to be more carefully. This mistakes can't appear around Tom.

I didn't like to addmit, but Tom Riddle was everywhere in my mind. Whenever I was thinking about something, the Dark Lord was there. It had become exhausting and I was in the past just for three days.

'Auch!' I sighed when Ruth hit me in the shoulder. 'What is this for?'

'Tom Riddle is coming to us. Better said, to you.' she answered with a serious voice.

I turned around just in time to see Tom coming to us with a pale face. He looked like he never slept.

'Good morning.' I said to him trying to be casual but he didn't greeted me back.

'Come with me.'

'Why?' I asked surprised.

'Slughorn's project. We have to do it today. I don't like beeing late.'

'Actually, Tom, I am going to show around Hermione and-' Ruth said maliciously, but in a second Tom grabbed my arm and made me stand up. Before I could protest, we were already in front of the door and Tom let my arm go. The doors opened and Thorn was looking at us with a concered expression.

'Morning, Hermione.' he smiled at me and I returned his smile. 'Tom.' he said, but Tom seemed pissed off about something I couldn't figure it out.
'Let's meet at five in the afternoon, I want to show you and Ruth something.'

'Talk to you later!' was all I got to say before Tom pulled me out of the Great Hall.

'How rude, Tom! You can't just drag me everywhere you want. You could have asked.' I said with a harsh tone and for a moment I forgot that I was speaking with young Voldemort. I pulled myself away from him. He didn't look at me and went straight for the library with quick steps. It was hard for me to keep up and I almost started to run after him.