Adronitis {t.r.}

Chapter 13

Eve awoke to the sound of Cleo and Rhea laughing.

"Good morning angel face", Cleo smiled.

"How did you get in?" Eve asked as she stretched.

"I followed Malfoy in. He was talking mad shit about Riddle", announced Cleo. This news caused Eve to fully wake up, interest boiling up within her.

"What?" asked Eve, sitting up.

"Yeah, he was going off about how Riddle is just trying to get into your pants and how Riddle only wants you because you're the new girl", Cleo said.

"Malfoy really is a cunt, huh", Eve replied. "Did he mention me at all?".

"He said he wants to sleep with you", Cleo said.

"How can he talk awful about Tom when Malfoy literally wants to fuck me", Eve remarked. The girls all laughed in unison, chatting about the party.

"What time is it?" asked Eve, looking at both Rhea and Cleo.

"It's like 12:30, I think", Cleo trailed off. She watched as Eve got up.

"I have a study date with Tom at one", announced Eve. The girls looked up at her.

"Did you just call him Tom?" Rhea asked.

"Yes I did", Eve replied, putting on a black turtleneck with a green plaid skirt.

"Be careful around Riddle", Cleo said. "He might try to manipulate you".

Eve looked up. "I know how a manipulative person works". Because I am, Eve thought.

Tying the laces to her boots, she grabbed her bag and headed out. It was a lovely Saturday afternoon and the air felt crisp. Eve sighed as she walked down the halls of Hogwarts, admiring the architecture.

"Going somewhere Noir?" a voice spoke from behind her. She turned around to see Abraxas.

"The library", she responded. He watched her as she looked up, her eyes boring into his.

"Would you care to accompany me to the party tonight?" he asked. She paused in her tracks, turning to look at him.

"I don't need someone to accompany me", she replied, her voice deepening in a seductive way before walking off to the library.

Abraxas watched Eve walk off. He had a strange desire for her developing but he didn't know how to deal with it. If Riddle does anything, I'll fucking end him, Abraxas thought.
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Tom sat in the library, reading a book. He watched as the door opened, Eve entering. Her eyes moved around the library before spotting him, walking over to him. What a lovely sight, he thought to himself.

"Hello Riddle", Eve greeted as she sat down.

"I thought you were going to call me Tom", he replied, watching her as she pulled out a book. They sat in a hidden corner of the library, a place that was hard to find.

"Well yes, but Riddle is more formal", she said. "So you never answered my question from yesterday".

"What was it again?" Tom asked. He started to notice how soothing her voice was whenever she spoke. He enjoyed listening to her.

"I asked you if you knew what a Horcrux was", she whispered, staring into his eyes.

Tom observed her face. Her eyes never left his, the energy weakening between them. He watched her as she bit her lip gently, holding up the book and smirking.

"I know what a Horcrux is", Tom replied.

"Have you made one yet?" she asked, staring at him. He looked at her.

Tom knew that whatever he would reply with would change their lives forever.

"Can I trust you?" he asked softly.

"Of course you can".

"I have made one".

Eve watched his face as he watched her's. Her eyes stared into his deep colored ones, looking for any sign of lying. There wasn't any.

"When I read the book, it said that energy could be felt between two people who had created a Horcrux", she explained. However, Eve did not recall ever making one until she remembered the night Malcolm died.

The way I felt so drained when the curse hit me, it was as though I did die. I swear I saw my soul leave my body, she thought.

"Have you created one?" he questioned. She stared at the table for a bit.

"This is going to sound so strange but I think the night my mum's boyfriend died, something snatched a piece of my soul out of me", Eve said.

He looked at her. What the hell, he thought. Then he remembered when he read something similar to Eve's experience in the forbidden book.

"If I say this, it could help you out", Tom began. "When I started to study Horcruxes, I learned that if the killing curse strikes you but doesn't kill you, there is a possibility that it could have ripped your soul apart".

Eve looked up at him. She finally began to piece things together. Why couldn't I find that excerpt, she thought to herself.

"The thing is, I felt my soul leave my body. I thought I had died", she said, looking at the table.

"What saved you that day?" he asked as he remembered the dark cloud he saw in her necklace.

Eve closed her eyes, thinking to herself. They snapped back open as the realization hit her.

"The necklace my father gave me", she answered as her hands went up to the garnet silver key around her neck. She stared at it, noticing a dark cloud forming then dissolving into Eve's body. She felt the energy bolt through her body, causing her to slightly jump.

"I felt it too", Tom said. She looked up at him.

"I know".
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Rhea put on her earrings as Eve changed into a black satin slip dress. The girls had been in their dorm, getting ready for the party that was happening in their common room. Eve began to layer necklaces, ranging from long to short. She stopped after she put on at least four.

"Do you think they'll have muggle alcohol?" Rhea asked, adjusting her shoes. "It's the best".

"Obviously they will", replied Eve. She stared at herself in the mirror. The whole library study date was replaying in her head, his deep voice intoxicating her mind.

"Come on Eve, we have to go and get Cleo", Rhea said. Eve threw on a brown coat and Mary Janes. She quickly adjusted her fishnet tights before following Rhea.

"You look great Noir", Emanuel said. She turned to look at him, shooting him a painfully fake smile. He was walking with Avery and Rosier, who happened to be apart of Slug Club as well.

The girls spotted Cleo, who approached them fast.

"So excited to get fucked up tonight", smiled Cleo. "I brought weed, I can roll".

The girls smiled at each other before speed walking back to the Slytherin common room, arms linked, smiles wide.