Author's Note: Written for…

The 5 Drabbles Competition. Crack pairing: Tom Riddle/Rita Skeeter. Prompt: teal

Inevitable

The first time they met, she wore a tight teal dress and spilled a drink all over him. He was drunk and couldn't keep his eyes off her. They were both still human, and lonely. He was bored and she was young. It shouldn't have worked, but it did.

It was only meant to be one night. No need for last names, or questions, or complications. They were just Tom and Rita. But he came back the next night and asked her to come home with him when her shift was done, and she couldn't say no.

She swore on the third night that she wouldn't leave with him, but he came back with emerald earrings that matched her eyes. He was handsome and charming and mature, unlike all the boys her age.

She was already falling in love with him.