Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Harry Potter. If I did I wouldn't be writing this on FFN I'd be publishing it, and making millions of dollars… duh!

Summary: Harry has a mysterious voice in his head, which refers to itself as 'Phantom'. That's about it…

Warning: This will be slash! That means guy on guy people. Also completely ignores HBP. Child abuse.

Pairings: So far the only definite one is Harry/Tom, but Ron/Hermione, and some others may come in later. Nothing is set in stone right now, I'm not even really sure where this fic is headed, so bear with me.

Phantom Chapter 1 Only Five Days Left

The Dark Lord Voldemort, also known, albeit more privately, as Tom Riddle, sat absently staring into the fireplace in his room at Slytherin Manor. Now anyone simply observing Tom would think he was just contemplating life, or planning new ways to kill people – whatever it is that Dark Lords do when they're staring into fires. But Tom was actually having a telepathic conversation with none other than Harry Potter.

Tom really didn't want Harry dead. That was all just a cover he had to keep up for Dumbles. Tom actually cared about Harry, how could he not, he spent years talking with the boy, and knew that Harry's life was just as bad as his childhood had been. Why all of Tom's attempts to kill Harry had failed had been for the simple fact that, except for the first time, he had meant for them to fail. After the night Tom tried to kill the Potter family, a bond was formed between Harry and Tom, allowing them to communicate, not that Harry knew that, he just thought he had a voice in his head.

'Phantom!' Harry's panicked scream brought Tom out of the lull he had worked himself into.

'What's wrong Harry?'

'Vernon's been drinking again…. Something bad is going to happen, I can feel it.'

'Harry, just stay out of your uncle's way, and he wont have any reason to hurt you ok?'

'Yeah…. Too late, he already spotted me. Something must have happened at work to make him like this…. Oh shit he has that I'm-out-for-your-blood look.'

Harry was slowly, but steadily getting himself into more of a panic, and if he wasn't pulled out of it soon, he wouldn't be able to think straight to protect himself. Harry may be able to face the Dark Lord himself, and be fine, but if their was one thing he was truly afraid of it was his uncle.

'Harry, calm down.' Tom commands, sending waves of calm through their link.

'Thanks Phantom, but what am I gonna do about Vernon?' Harry asks, still slightly panicky.

'Harry, it's going to be okay, just try not to bring attention to yourself, and get up to your room.'

As Harry made his way, slowly, toward the stairs, Vernon suddenly lunged out grabbing hold of Harry's over-sized sweater tightly.

"You little shit. I still cant understand why Petunia insists that you stay here, but I'm gonna make sure you know you're not welcome." Vernon spat at his nephew.

'Phantom…' Harry's voice was small, timid, and deathly afraid in their minds, even as he tried to stand up to his monster of an uncle.

Tom, knowing that Vernon was about to lay into Harry quickly wrapped the younger boy in a mental hug and sent more waves of calm and bravery to the teen.

After Vernon had finished beating the boy he was supposed to look after, Harry was sure he had at least one broken rib, but he managed to make his way up to his room as his uncle left in search of Dudley. Immediately upon arriving in the small room Harry lay down on the bed, knowing that he had to be perfectly still if he wanted Phantom to heal his numerous wounds. They had been following this routine for about three weeks now, Vernon would come home, lay Harry out, and Phantom would heal him as much as he could without arising too much suspicion from his relatives.

'Just try to relax Harry. Think about it, you only have five days until your birthday, only five days left in this hell hole.'

'Thanks Phantom.' And with that Harry passed out while Tom healed his broken and bruised body.

A.N.: Okay I know these chapters are incredibly short, but the next chapter should be longer, and after that they should all be about medium length, at least that's what I'm hoping for… I'll have the next chapter up a.s.a.p., but I'm actually supposed to be writing a four page research paper so it might be a little while.