A\N Another super long chapter for you full of action! Please fav and review this story I've tried super hard on this chapter and reviews make me want to continue writing but no reviews makes me sadddddd! If I get 5 reviews I'll post the new chapter! Happy reading!

~Mollielouu

Two weeks had passed since Tom had kissed me and he hadn't attempted to do it again. I had watched him duel the day after the kiss but didn't get involved myself, much to the dismay of Tom. I wasn't ready to show him my power yet, and I didn't want to draw any more attention to myself just yet. We walked to and from classes together and sat with each other in the evenings before only parting to go to bed. He was a man of few words and liked to disappear at random and show up a few hours later. I could only assume that he was going to Deatheater meetings or creating Horcruxes or some shit, I didn't like to think about it. Thus my minds turmoil began.

I was sat alone in my room, Tom had to 'go and study' with Abarax and the other boys. He had no clue I knew that he and his followers were off in some forgotten corner of the school on a pureblood power trip. I hadn't had too much time alone over the past couple of weeks, spending time with the girls, Tom following my every move, Dumbledore watching me from across the great hall with a knowing smile and now that I was on my own recent events came crashing into my head like a sloppy jelly legs jinx turning my brain to mush. Then as I sat there, alone on my bed, I began to once again think about my friends…Ron, Harry or Hermione hadn't even popped into my head for at least a week. I was so wrapped up in my new life that my old one had begun to slip. How could I have let that happen?! I shook my head violently trying to push my brain out of my head. How could I have so easily forgotten what had happened to me…the battle, the death…it hadn't crossed my mind…

What on earth was I doing….I was absentmindedly been hanging around with the person who had killed my friends…who ruined my parents and my family's name. I needed to scream, I need to break something. I grasped my head and pulled at my wild ginger hair. My brain began to feel like it was going to fall out of my head. Here we go, another episode.

Every so often my emotions would take over my brain and would turn into pure anger. That had happened in the battle…after I saw a Hufflepuff first year be killed I had reached down to him and touched his small dead face, his eyes were blank but I could see the future he could have had. I turned towards the death eater that had done it and killed him in an instant. No thinking had been involved, just pure anger, and I couldn't stop after that. Every Deatheater I crossed, I killed. It must have amounted to about 10 in total…of course no one knew about this. And when Voldemort had come to kill me I had no energy left to fight him.

I once again shook my head trying to rid my mind of the memories. No how could I have forgotten, I couldn't live a normal life, not after what I had done. Oh but you can Crimson. The darkness spoke from within me.

"No" I said out loud clamping my hands over my ears. I couldn't escape my past, although the past few days I had been I cannot forget what I was here to do…yes you can Crimson, follow your heart. My breath shuddered to a stop has I heard my mother's voice echo in my head. I broke down. I missed my mum…I hadn't thought about her since before the battle. Before I left to go and hunt Horcruxes I had blamed her for the power I had and what my own mind could do to me. I blamed her for people leaving me as an outcast in school. I blamed her for my second name. I blamed her for what had happened to my friends. If she hadn't married my stupid father I would have been different, or I wouldn't have existed at all.

I felt myself scream out loud. I stifled another scream by clasping my hands over my mouth, forcing the air back into my throat. I couldn't see Tom again. We hadn't known each other for that long anyway so distancing myself from him won't be difficult…

No I can't.

I have to go through with what Dumbledore tasked me to do.

I stood up quickly grabbing my wand from beside me and began to make my way out of the door when I was faced with Louisa.

"Crimson I've been looking for you!" she said before her face fell into a frown. "Are you alright?" she said looking concerned. "Should I go and get Tom?" she said before grabbing my arm and beginning to drag me towards the boy's dormitory.

"NO!" I shouted yanking my arm from her grip. "Sorry, I'm fine. Just having a moment."

"it looks like more than a moment! Its past curfew now where are you thinking of going?" she exclaimed.

"Just for a walk, don't tell anyone where I am ok? Especially Tom." I said with urgency.

"A-alright." She said startled.

I quickly turned and began to run down the stairs, past students studying in the common room and through the hidden door into the corridor. I ran through the empty corridors turning sharply round corners so fast that my bare feet skidded, making the soles of my feet burn. My feet soon hit the grass outside the great castle doors. It was cold and damp but my feet welcomed the coolness of the night dew. I carried on running until I reached the foot of the astronomy. I looked up at the top for a second before I began to climb the stairs to the top. When I reached the top my throat and chest burned with the cold and my eyes watered profusely. I walked over to the edge before flopping down, dangling my feet over the side. I took a deep breath regulating my breathing, taking in small amounts of air to stop the burning in my throat.

I'm not sure how long I sat there for but I did lots of thinking, I knew that I had to control myself. I knew I had to do what was asked of me. And I knew that for a while I had to stay away from Tom Riddle. It must have been past 2 in the morning when I decided to stand up and make my way back to my room. I stood up slowly stretching my legs and yawning loudly. I hadn't realised how cold I had gotten. My hands and feet were blue and my breath was visible in the night air. I sighed before taking out my wand and casting a warming charm to linger round my body.

I approached the castle silently and slipped through the corridors like a ghost. I passed through the wall into the dark common room. The embers of the fire had long been extinguished so not even a flicker of light remained.

"Lumos" I said softly. A soft dim light glowed at the end of my wand, guiding me towards to stair and up to my dormitory. As I found the stairs I silently dimmed the light to a small glow that would no wake up the other students. I found my way up to my room and opening the door swiftly before entering and waving my wand to light a few candles. I signed deeply.

"ffff." I expelled the held air from my lungs and relaxed slightly letting my shoulders slump down. I waving my wandless hadn't at the fire to light and warm the room. The rush of hot air hit my cold cheeks with a welcoming flush. I was extremely glad Louisa hadn't told anyone where I was I couldn't deal with seeing Riddle right now…

I changed into my night dress and slipped into bed. I stared up at the canopy above me before waving my hand above my hand and enchanting stars above my head. I sighed and watched them with glazed eyes. I imagined that I was lying with Draco at Malfoy manor on a warm summer night, watching the stars hand in hand, without warning I fell into a deep dreamless sleep.

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I woke up the next morning to a sharp knock on my door. I jolted away and looked at my clock. 6:30am…you have got to be kidding me.

"IT IS 6:30 IN THE MORNING PLEASE LET ME SLEEP IN PEACE." I shouted shoving my head back into my pillow.

"Crimson, please answer the door." The voice that came from beyond sounded angry. Blank. And scared me to the core. It was Tom.

"Alright Tom hold on." I said quietly before swinging my legs over the bed and pulling on my Slytherin jumper over my underwear.

I opened the door to a seething Tom Riddle. He pushed his way into the room, slammed the door and pushed me up against it.

"Where were you last night." He whispered menacingly.

"None of your business where I was Riddle." I said maliciously snarling at him.

"I came by your room late last night as it hadn't seen you to bed. And you weren't there….i asked Louisa and Clara and they seemed…very…suspicious…they lied to me saying you were in bed. You were not in bed Crimson." He said staring into my eyes, into my soul.

"What does it matter to you Riddle. I'm allowed to go whereever I please." I said trying to push his hands off my wrists. He didn't budge.

"I was worried." He said sternly. I could tell there was no real emotion behind. He wasn't worried. "Were you in another boys bed? Your relationship with Potter has certainly grown over the past few weeks."

In dark arts I was moved next to Sebastien Potter as Riddle and I would argue about curses and get slightly too competitive. It was thought best that we sat next to student that need some help…Riddle was sat next to a small Griffindor girl called Melini Berryweather. She barley looked up from her books and never talked to Tom during group tasks. She was scared of him. Like many of the other students in this school. As we walked the corridors people moved out of our way. Tom and I were constantly flanked by his friends like we were some kind of royalty.

Sitting next to Sebastien Potter was difficult. He had dark brown eyes and unruly black hair just like Harry's. His attention span and uncaring nature was like that of Ron and Harry when they were together and it was killing me inside. However, after a couple of lessons we had chatted and I found it easier to talk to him. He wasn't really like Harry at all. His voice was deep and his face was rounder. It was nice to talk to someone so…normal. They had studied on their curses scroll together, much to the dismay of Tom.

"Of course I wasn't! Potter and I are just study partners for out cruses scroll!" I said wildly, pushing Tom away from me. "I am no harlot Thomas Riddle, if you much know I was at the astronomy tower practicing for the astronomy exam next week!"

He fell into silence, still staring at my angry eyes.

"And Louisa and Clara had nothing to do with it! I'm sure they didn't like you threatening them for information" I stated angrily.

Tom clenched his jaw and looked away from me. I walked back towards him.

"You do not own me Riddle, you barley know me. Do no push me." I said through my teeth. "I spent years in the shadow of other people and months on the run, scared of people taking control of me. Now that I am safe you will not mess this up."

Tom did not say a word, he simply looked away and turned out of the door.

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Tom avoided me for the rest of the week. He did not speak or look at me at dinner or in classes. It was infuriating. Gossip of our split carried throughout the school and whispers followed me where ever I went. Not that I cared…I was used to biting rumours in my time at Hogwarts, just show that children are all the same. I spent my lunches with the girls, watching that stupid 6th year girl Phoebe hang off Riddles arm where ever he went…I wasn't jealous…he just seems to have moved on quickly…not that he had to move on from me…we weren't together…obviously….

"You are jelous aren't you Crim." Clara said sipping her juice looking at me over her glass.

"What jealous of what?" I said looking down at my plate stabbing my lettuce with my fork.

"Don't be daft Crim, you have been staring at Tom and that prostitute all week." Louisa laughed making a stupid love sick face towards Tom and his friends.

"I have not. I really couldn't care less. I've only been here 3 weeks I want nothing to do with that boy…"I said shoving the food into my mouth.

"Well what about that Potter boy?" said Clara smirking at Louisa.

"He's just my friend." I said smiling.

"Even though he is a Griffindor…he's still cute." Said Louisa smiling. "Just look."

I peered over my shoulder to look at the Griffindor table. And there he was. Black hair swept delicately over his eyes and he was looking at me. As we made eye contact he blushed and looked down.

"I had a friend back home who looked like him…I could never get with him." I laughed.

"Ok okaayyyy." Said Louisa laughing at me. "Should we get going to potions? We have to make a love potion today…maybe I'll slip one to Abrarax…" she said dreamily.

"oh be quiet you love sick fool. Come on lets go." Clara said giggling grabbing my arm.

We laughed all the way to potions and lined up against the wall outside.

"AHHH girls." Said a voice from behind us. Professor Slughorn rounded the corner and walked to the classroom door. "I hope you are ready today, it's a difficult class!" he said before walking into the room.

We waited for 5 minutes before the rest of the class was seated. Tom had silently floated into the seat next to me without a word.

"Today class we are going to make a love potion. Extremely tricky to make and requires full concentration. We don't want any explosions. If you get even a drop on your skin you will have an obsessive infatuation with the first person you see for at least 24 hours. So sensible heads on please. I have an example potion for each of your pairs at the end of your desks, before you start I would like you to smell the potion and record your findings."

I sighed and reached for the potion at the same time Riddle did…his cold hand gently touched mine and he looked up at me. He didn't say anything, he simply looked away and let me grab the potion. So childish…

I took the potion in my hand and took the cork from the top. The smell hit my nose straight away. It was intoxicating. I smelt something dark, like old wood or damp earth. It was manly and demanding. I closed my eyes and look in another breath of the sweet air. And then I stopped breathing…I knew that smell…my eyes opened wide…it was the unmistakable aroma or Tom Riddle. The few times we had been in close proximity to each other I had loved the smell of him…not that I always made a point of smelling him…that would be weird…but I couldn't get it out of my head. I quickly moved the flask away from me and shoved it towards riddle, nearly tipping the contents over the desk.

"Watch it." Tom said grabbing my hand to steady it. It was strange having him touch me again. I looked up at him and gazed into his eyes, forgetting what had happened for at least 3 seconds. I quickly shook my head and passed the flask over to him carefully, moving his hands from mine.

I watched Tom carefully lift the glass tube to his nose and take a deep breath. I knew from Dumbledore that he was conceived under the influence of a love potion and according to magic laws, children who were born under those effects could not feel love. But I must have been wrong. I heard Riddle give an audiable breath in and then it stopped. I looked up to see he was deadly still, as if someone had taken a photo of him. Hi eyes were wide and his jaw was clenched. I wonder what he could smell….

"What is is?" I asked quietly.

"I smell…." He paused… "nothing." He said placing the flask down on the desk.

I knew he was lying through his teeth. He could smell something but like he had once said to me…love was a weakness he could not show, especially to me.

We continued the rest of the class in silence, chopping and adding ingredients to our potions. Riddle staying at least 2 meters away from me at all times. I scoffed as he moved round the other side of the desk to avoid us chopping Tentacular leaves on the same side of the desk. When the potion had finished we brought it to the front of the room to have it checked by Slughorn. We rounded the desk and faced the class. Slughorn pottered around the potion and brought out a small thermometer like tube and put it into the potion. Pink love hearts and sparks shot out of the end and into the air around us.

"AHHH." Exclaimed Slughorn. "Perfect! Come class come and sniff this and see how strong the effects are." The class began to gather just as Tom and I both moved to move the heavy cauldron toward the end of the desk…then

BANG

CRASH

One of the students tripped over a forgotten bag and crashed into the desk, pushing the potions all over my arms and legs. Without thinking I looked over towards Tom to see if he was in the same position as me. I realised as soon as we locked eyes that this was a huge mistake…we were both drenched in a love potion….

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I felt a surge of lust inside my stomach and an uncontrollable desire to grab Tom by the back of the neck and kiss him senseless and looked at me exactly the same. We launched into each other and locked lips in a vicious attack of passion. His lips slide effortlessly with mine as he grabbed the back of my head and pulled at my hair. He was warm against my lips and I felt like I was complete in his arms.

"I love you Tom, we can never be apart." I screeched at the top of my voice. As soon as I went back to kiss him I was violently pulled away from him by two sets of strong hands.

"oh my days." I heard professor Slughorn shout. "Grab him please" he shouted as I saw Tom lunge towards me moving out to grab my outstretched hand.

"Let go of me! Let her go you bastards!" Tom shouted violently struggling against the hold of his friends Avery and Abrarax.

I looked back to see I was being pulled away by Clara and Louisa. "NOOO GET AWAY TOM HELP ME!" I screamed what were these girls doing to me! "YOU JUST WANT TOM FOR YOUSELF" I screeched again I need to get to Tom. I needed Tom. Before I could grab for him again that Slug bastard man waved something smelling strongly of lavender under my nose and I blacked out…

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I bolted upwards in a cold sweat with Tom on my mind.

"TOM!" I shouted quickly looking around me. I was in my room and not with Tom, I began to sob. "Tom where are you."

"Crimson…" I looked up and saw a very scared look Clara and Louisa staring at me… "Slughorn said that she would be out till this had worn off! It's only been 4 hours! Now both of them are awake!" she exclaimed, I stayed quiet.

"Where is my Tom?" I said sobbing.

Louisa laughed and sat next to me, I shuffled away , Tom would be so angry if I was next to someone else. "Your Tom is fine Crim, hes just with his friends he will be back soon" she said softly.

"But he said he wouldn't leave me." I cried launching myself into her lap.

"He hasn't left you Crim! He will be back after dinner!" she said smiling.

"WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING AT ME! YOU WANT TO STEAL MY TOM DON'T YOU" I screeched throwing myself away from her.

"No no! Of course I don't! Why don't we go and get Tom Clara?" she asked turning back towards her.

"Really?!" I said standing up and walking towards the door.

"What?" Clara said looking confused. "OHHHH" she said suddenly. "Yeah Crim we will be back soon!" she said as she was dragged out of the room by Louisa.

Phew I was going to see Tom now! I couldn't wait to see his gorgeous face and kiss him again. I heard a click from outside…they had locked the door…

"What, where are you going?" I said rushing to the door.

"We will go for dinner and come back with some more sleeping draft for her. She is funny isn't she, never seen a love potion working in real life! Apparently Tom is going crazy! He cursed Ab with wandless magic and he's in the hospital wing!" Louisa laughed…

They were trying to keep us apart….

I lay silent until I was sure that they had gone. As I thought they had taken my wand…but they didn't know that, like Riddle, I was experience at wandless magic. I waved my hand over the lock and it clicked open slowly. I opened the door and peered out slightly, checking that I wasn't been watched. I waved a silence charm onto my feet and swiftly walked towards the head boys dormitory.

I knocked on the door. Avery came to the door, when I saw him he quickly flicked his wrist to move his wand but I was quicker.

"STUPLEFY!" I shouted moving my hand to make contact with his chest. Avery flew backwards and landed next to Tom's bed and his eyes rolled back into his head.

"TOM!" I shouted running into the room. And there he was tied up with a entrapment charm in the corner of the room.

"OH MY TOM.!" I ran towards him and held his chiselled face in my hands. I smashed my lips into his as I used my magic to untie his body. As soon as I had he pulled me wildly onto his lap and tangled his fingers in my hair. He pulled his face away from mine and pushed our forheads together.

"I can never let you go Crimson. After school is over we are going to run away and rule the world. Ridding it of everyone we hate." He said gritting his teeth pushing his lips back to mine. He scooped me up into his arms and pulling me till my back was against the wall. He pushed my hands above my hair and held them there as he kissed me wildly. His tongue pushed my lips apart and he began to stroke his tongue against mine. He bit my lip harshly drawing blood and causing it to pool inside my mouth.

"I love you Tom. We are going to take over the world." I said pushing my hips into gaining a growl to earth from his lips. I pulled roughly at his dark curls causing them to fall over his dark eyes making him look like a god. He moved his thumb to stroke the blood from my lips pulling at the cut slightly causing me to wince. But that didn't matter right now.

"You are gorgeous Crimson." He said looking deeply into my eyes.

I could never leave him. In that moment all was forgotten.

The door crashed open and Dumbledore burst in waving his hand to push us both apart to opposite sides of the room. He walked over to me and forced a purple thick liquid to my lips and forced it down my throat. I coughed and spluttered, nearly spilling the contents of my stomach. He then crossed the room and did the same to Tom. Then, for the second time today, my world went black…