AN: This one was written to sick-atxxheart, who resquested a drabble with eiter Tom Riddle or Voldemort who was afraid of death. Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, the characters or the universe.
A young boy was not sleeping. He was staying awake as long as he could. Everytime he went to bed, and it was very quiet, he could hear the older kids who went out at night while the others slept.
He was afraid of them. Everyone knew that they were murderers. Therefore he slept with a knife under his pillow, in case they would kill him before he was able to become immortal. Then he would be known as Marvolo The Deathless.
And he would never be afraid again.
