Tom Riddle looked down at the body that lay on the ground. There was no blood; no damage to the body; it looked like they had laid down to sleep. His dark brown eyes held no emotion. The pain that he felt was gone. For Tom Riddle just made his first horcrux, and the part of him that would have cared was now locked away in the diary. He knelt down next to the body and brushed the long brown curls away from the face. The dark blue eyes that use to hold wonder and curiosity were now blank. The body belongs to a girl who use to be Tom Riddle's best friend. A witch with the name of Serenity.
Serenity had met Tom Riddle during their first year of Hogwarts. He was sorted into Slytherin while she was sorted into Ravenclaw. It was an odd thing that Tom had gotten close to Serenity. The orphan that seemed to have a mean streak and the young lady that seem brighter than the sun. Not only that, Serenity came from a high powered pure-blood family, and Tom was just a half-blood. Everyone was whispering and they were watching them closely. As everyone was watching them, Serenity didn't care. She always smiled and made sure that Tom was having a good day. There was something about Tom that made Serenity smile even more.
It was around their 4th year, Tom had begun to look into the Dark Arts, especially into finding out everything about Horcruxes. At first, he didn't tell Serenity what he was doing. He didn't want to worry or have her stop him from looking into this. No one was going to stop him from gaining what he wanted in this life. Yet, when he wasn't looking into the Dark Arts, Tom was with Serenity. It seemed like they were the perfect couple. Both of them were the top of their class. Both of them were prefects for their houses. No one could believe that the two of them were still friends, and there were more whispers of them becoming more than just friends. Serenity wanted nothing more than to be more than friends with Tom. She had started falling in love with him.
Fifth year was when the Chamber of Secrets had opened causing fear and panic in the school. Serenity looked at Tom and asked if he knew anything that was going on. Tom lied and told her that everything will be fine. It wasn't until Myrtle Warren was killed that Serenity had gotten really upset. Serenity and Myrtle weren't close, but they were housemates. Tom had gotten mad and demanded to know why Serenity was so upset. They weren't friends and she was just a muggleborn witch. Serenity blinked and stared at him before saying, "It doesn't matter what blood you have. A girl had died and it is so sad for her family!" Serenity then walked away from Tom, which made only him angry.
During the summer, Tom had figured out how to make a horcrux, and he was ready to make his first one. He wanted to make a copy of his younger self, and he wanted to make sure that no one would ever find it. He wanted to tell Serenity everything because he knew that she would be loyal to him. Of course, Tom knew that she will do as she is told. So Tom owled Serenity and asked her to met her. Serenity sent a reply that he could come to her flat because her family would be gone that day.
Serenity couldn't believe that Tom wanted to see her. She was so happy that he was going to come over. Today, she was going to tell Tom how she felt about him, and hoped that he felt the same about her. So she put on her best outfit, a white blouse and a blue skirt, and waited. When there was a knock on the door, Serenity opened the door, and smiled brightly at Tom. Tom was wearing normal Muggle suit with a chain that hung out of his pocket. It made Serenity blush as she looked at him. She took a step back and invited him in. After he walked in, he started to tell her about everything. He told her about the horcruxes and how he wants to make them. Then he told her that he wanted to rid the wizarding world of the all the muggleborns. The whole time that Serenity was listening to him, she couldn't believe. The man that she fell in love with wanted to kill the muggleborns and wanted to split his soul in not one part, but seven.
"Tom, you can't be serious," Serenity said, "You can't do that. Our magic needs the muggles to continue. Don't you understand that not all pure blooded families can produce witches and wizards? Many families can only have one child or they produce squibs."
"Serenity, this is going to work." He said, looking at her, "I want your loyalty. I want you by my side."
"You think I can stand by your side? I will never be by your side."
"I thought you love me. Serenity, you can be my queen."
"Do you even love me? How can you love me and think I will be alright with you murdering people!"
Tom looked at her, his dark brown eyes glaring down at her. He pulled out his wand, and pointed it at her. Serenity, eyes wide, moved away from him. Her wand was upstairs, and she felt so stupid that she trusted him enough not to have it on her.
"Tom, just leave. I won't tell anyone your plans." Serenity said as she back into the wall, "Just leave."
"Serenity, I am sorry, but I can't let you stay alive. You should be happy, you will be the reason why I make my first horcrux."
Serenity watched as he raised his wand, and then nothing. Tom watched as the green light hit Serenity in the chest, and fell to the ground. Quickly, he did the incantation, and split his soul. The pain ripped through his body as his soul went into the journal that he had in his pocket. It took him about 5 minutes to get over the pain, and leave the house. He didn't look back, and he didn't care that he just murdered his only friend. His plan was now in place. There was no turning back now.