Oh, Ophelia | Tom Riddle

Firsts

Some good old fashioned Tom and Ophelia interacting, cause why the hell not?

Ophelia rested her head against the window as she watched the passing cars on the street from inside the bus. Then Tom was pulling on her shoulders so that she would rest her head against his shoulder and she shook  her head, 

"No." She whispered, as she put her sunglasses in her bag, 

"Why?" Asked Tom, "I promise that I'm more comfortable than the window," he spoke quietly to not alert the other passengers of conflict, 

"No." She said, like an insolent child determined in gaining more control, she pulled the stuffed sun out of her bag and rested it against the window and leant her head against it, 

"I still don't understand why you don't want to apparrate, we can use my magic," Said Tom, and Ophelia shut her eyes tightly, 

"No apparrating." Said Ophelia, and Tom furrowed his eyebrows, and he moved to take her hand and she pulled it away harshly, 

A car on the highway backfired and Ophelia nearly jumped half a foot, her eyes wide and her breathing uneven as she seemingly searched for someone, but the strangest part was, she clutched Tom's hand, 

Ophelia seemed completely afraid, "No, no, no," she kept muttering looking for Grindelwald, she could practically feel his eyes on her, and this was how these thing went, they wiped out the entire bloodline, 

Was Henry even alive? 

Did Primrose watch him die? 

What the fuck was Jason doing right now?

Why couldn't Lolita be here. Was Grindelwald here?

The world seemed to slow around her as ever person seemed one of those German who used to follow her from work everyday, and every sound was like the menacing steps in her flat or apartment when she arrived home, 

Telling her what to do. 

Threatening her family, and Ophelia needed a lifeline, her heart beat faster as she felt like she was outside of her body, and she clutched Tom's hand tighter, and he touched the side of her face and stroked her cheek,

"Hey, no apparating." He said reassuringly, and Ophelia's eyes continued to scan the surroundings and he didn't want anyone to look, and she needed to be shocked back to life, so he pressed his lips to hers for a moment, barely even a peck, but then her eyes were on his, "No, apparating. You're alright. Ophelia, you're safe."

Ophelia nodded slowly and blinked trying to calm down, 

"Nice stuffed sun." Said Tom, and she nodded, 

"Doctor Tanith gave it to me." Said Ophelia, shoving it in her bag and resting her head on Tom's shoulder, wanting human warmth because Ophelia needed people. 

"I have absolutely no idea what we are going to do in New Haven." Said Tom, running his thumb over the back of her hand, 

"Go to Yale?" Said Ophelia, and Tom cracked a smile, looking down at Ophelia who had shut her eyes, 

"I missed you." said Tom quietly, but Ophelia wasn't listening she was too busy wondering if her brother was alive. 

She relaxed into him a little and his heart fluttered. This was Tom's weakness, his great big blind spot in life, 

All he wanted was to keep her safe and make sure she was okay. All he wanted was her. 

"The Ivy league is the only thing good enough for us," Said Tom, and Ophelia nodded,