8 Dances & Dreams
She was standing in the Astronomy tower, wearing a summer dress. The sun was shining through the windows, lightening up her face and body. He had never seen anything so
beautiful, she looked like a goddess. Aileen. Her gorgeous blue eyes were looking at him, filled with desire. She longed for him… He longed for her. He went closer and closer to her
as he watched her, never letting go of her eyes. The next moment all images were flashing: his lips touched hers, his hands felt her waist, she put her arm around his neck, his
hand slipped under her light dress. "Tom" she whispered, her voice raspy. "Aileen" he whispered "Mine."
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Tom Riddle woke up still thinking the dream was real. Until he opened his eyes and saw Aileen's room. "What the hell is wrong with me?" He thought. He could still see the
images flashing in his head. He longed for her, he wanted her, but he couldn't admit to it. He needed to get back to his plan and stick to it. He had finished some aspects
already. He had killed his filthy muggle father and grandparents last year, which gave him a great feeling of power and he was pleased with himself. But after that, Aileen
came into the picture and he didn't went through with the rest of his plan. It was getting difficult to forget her, he had let this gone too far already. Would he be able to
have both? Being lord Voldemort and having Aileen? He could make it seem like she meant nothing, like he'd be using her. While in fact, his feelings for her were deep, she
could become his weakness and lord Voldemort didn't have any weaknesses. Tom Riddle decided to see how it went, first he needed to get out of her room immediately,
since people would start to wake up soon. He put his clothes on and didn't even bother to button up his shirt since he had to be quick. He entered his room and heard the
shower in the bathroom. He went over there and doubted. Would he open the door? He decided that would not be wise and sat on his bed deeply thinking about
everything. He didn't even notice the sound of the shower had stopped, suddenly he heard the bathroom door opening. He looked up to see Aileen wearing only a towel…
his towel. He was fighting the way she turned him on, but still he walked towards her, not saying one word. "I… I just thought I'd…" he put his finger on her lips to shut
her up. Aileen stood still like a prey waiting for an attack, as she always did lately when he came close to her. She always expected the worse from him. He looked into her
eyes and stroked a string of her hair out of her face, looking at her like she could brake under the littlest movement. He stroked her cheek, moving further to her soft neck,
not letting go of her look. He slid his finger down her left arm and felt her shivering under his touch. He took her wrist and held up her arm to see the wounds he had
given her. He stroked them carefully, his face got serious. He grabbed his wand and pointed it at her arm. He heard her gasp, she thought he was going to hurt her again.
He put the tip of his wand carefully against the wounds, and they faded away. She started smiling, but still she was a little tense not knowing what she could expect from
him. "Aileen" he whispered, stroking her face again. "You should go" he said, with regret sounding in his voice. She grabbed her clothes off the bed and before she
opened the door she said "Thank you" and then she left, closing the door behind her. He kept staring at it for a while, hoping she would open it again and come back to
him.
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Elisa woke up with a terrible head ache but on the other hand she still felt great. Next to her Draco was still sleeping. He had one arm around her. Elisa's heart started
beating louder, last evening was amazing. Their first kiss was just perfect and he might just be the perfect man for her. It was as if he felt she was awake because he
softly opened his eyes He smiled at her. "Good morning." He croaked still a little bit tired. Draco didn't had much to sleep. Most of the times he woke up in the middle of the
night afraid he might hurt Elisa, he was after all a very wild sleeper. Elisa softly touched his lips with her fingers. "Good morning." Elisa said back, smiling sheepishly. "Had
a good night sleep?" He asked her a bit worried he might have kicked her during his sleep. She nodded though. "Of course I did. I have a bit of a headache though." She
said starting to feel stupid. The things she said and done yesterday were a bit inappropriate but Draco still looked at her as if she was an angel. He couldn't stop looking
at her. She was so pretty, even in the morning. Her make-up was a little smudged, it looked cute on her. He leaned in closer and wanted to kiss her but then he thought
about his morning breath. He jumped out of bed leaving Elisa behind confused. "I'll take a shower first." He said in a hurry. Draco hopped into the shower trying to scrub
away every last smell of alcohol. He thought about Elisa again. Maybe he should ask her in the shower with him. Both of them naked. Draco shook his head. Merlin, this
woman had such an enormous effect on him. He couldn't stop thinking about her from the first time he saw her. When she walked into the great hall he had noticed her
small figure, feminine hands, her curves, blonde curly hair almost waist long. He wanted to get to know her even after he found out she was one of the muggles. He only
pretended to hate muggles actually because of his parents. One of his many secrets. Like how Draco almost got sorted into Ravenclaw but begged the sorting hat to put
him in Slytherin just because he didn't want to disappoint his parents. Draco got out of the shower and brushed his teeth. The last thing he wanted was Elisa to be
disgusted by his kiss. He took back his lounge pants and got back in. Elisa was looking at him curiously. "Can I use your bathroom?" She asked him a little bit shy. "Off
course, but first a kiss." Elisa dodged his kiss. "If you get to brush your teeth first, me too!." She said laughing and sprinted into the bathroom. Draco heard the shower
and his mind wandered off again. He really had to hold himself from taking a peak. He tried to read his potions book but pictures of Elisa kept coming back in his head.
After a while he heard Elisa coming out of his shower and after a few more minutes she came back from the bathroom. Her hair was wet and so was her skin a little. She
was still wearing her baby doll. Draco swallowed, this was too much to handle. He got up and softly stroked her cheek. He leaned in and he felt her soft lips on his. Their
kiss was passionate and Draco had to hold himself from throwing her on his bed. He softly pulled back from the kiss. Elisa looked disappointed. "Sorry, maybe it's better if
we talk first." He said. Elisa was surprised by him. He was so nice, most guys would have asked for sex but not Draco, he was a real gentleman. "I really like you Elisa."
Draco began. "I might even say, love you." He blushed when he said those last words. Elisa smiled, she took his hand in hers. "I love you too, I mean it." She said. Elisa
knew where this was going. His parents. "It's just, this relationship will only stay here, at Hogwarts." Elisa nodded understandingly. She knew they never really had a
future together, it still hurt to hear him say those words. "Doesn't mean we can't have fun." Elisa said trying to sound happy. They both looked into each other's eyes and
there was an unspoken bound between the both of them. "If I ever find a way, I'll do anything for you." Draco said sounding hopeful. Elisa didn't want to get her hopes
up. She got up, kissed his lips and took her clothes with her to the bathroom. Draco hoped he didn't hurt her too much. He would do anything for her. He was already
happy she didn't make a scene. Elisa got back out of the bathroom. Draco was dressed as well. "Dancing lessons." Elisa said silently and left Draco.
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Aileen was confused. The way he touched her… caring, loving almost. What made him have this change of heart? She got shivers again thinking about the moment he
touched her, she could feel the chemistry between them. He said her name… for the first time. Her name sounded so much prettier when it came out of his mouth. He was
too perfect. She was so lucky that he was there for her yesterday. When she woke up in his bed this morning she was confused for a second. She immediately looked
next to her if he was laying there, but he wasn't. Had he already been awake? Or did he sleep somewhere else? Did anything happen that night that she maybe didn't
remember? No, she remembered everything else. She sighed, nothing had happened. She stroked her left arm, the wounds were gone leaving no marks behind. She could
still feel his fingers on her arm. It just felt so right. She decided to get dressed and take a walk outside. It had snowed for the first time this year. She put on her coat and
a thick woolen scarf. "Aileen!" She heard Diggory's voice. "Go away!" she said. "Please, I want to apologize" he said "I'm so sorry, there is no excuse…" "You're damn right
there is no excuse!" she yelled. "Just leave me alone!" "You're so naïve Aileen, you really think Tom Riddle cares about you?" Diggory got angry. "Everyone knows you're
just his cheap whore!" Aileen didn't see this one coming and she ran away, tears rolling down her face. In the hallway she bumped into Tom, who looked at her confused
and shocked of seeing the tears roll down her face. She got past him and ran to her room as soon as she could. A few moments later she heard knocks on the door. She
wiped the tears out of her face. It would probably be Elisa. "Come in" she said. Tom Riddle walked into Aileen's room. She sat on the bed, trying to hide the crying. "What
happened?" he asked. "Nothing" she said. "Don't lie to me." "I don't want to talk about it okay?" "Look at me" he said, and he lifted her head so her eyes met his. Tom
went into her mind looking for the events of this morning. He saw what happened immediately, since she was still upset about it. Diggory… He must really want to die,
Tom thought. "I'll teach him a lesson" he said. "What?" Aileen asked. "How do you know?" "I know everything" Tom said. He touched her face and suddenly let go to walk
out of the door. He would find Diggory. He was boiling up with anger. "Diggory!" Tom yelled. "Riddle" Diggory answered. "You came to defend your bitch again?" he said
mockingly. "You have a death wish Diggory?" Tom was furious, but tried to stay calm on the outside. He saw Diggory freeze, realizing his courage wasn't courage
anymore, it was stupidity. No one got in a fight with Tom Riddle. "I don't offer second chances at people, but since I'm hoping to terrorize you until school's over, I will
make this an exception." He said. "If you ever come too close to Aileen again, you will not be able to tell anyone, since you'll be death." The last word came out so
threatening that Charles Diggory left at a run. Tom returned to Aileen's room. She was still sitting on the bed. He sat next to her not knowing how to react or how to
comfort her. "He'll pay for this." She said. "What are you going to do? You can't face up to a wizard." Tom said. "I will if I have to." Aileen said. "I'm not scared." Tom must
admit to himself that he admired her courage and he was a bit curious about what she would do to him. Next, Aileen laid her head on his shoulder. This was all new for
him, he had never cared about anyone before. He thought of the image of Draco stroking Elisa's hair softly and figured that might be an appropriate reaction. He put his
hand on her head and touched her hair lightly. He could sit there all day striking his fingers through her hair, just being with her. It calmed him, it was like time stood still
for a moment and he didn't have to think about anything.
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Elisa knocked on Aileen's door. "Aileen it's late we have to…" she came inside the room and saw the image of Tom Riddle stroking Aileen's hair. "go to the dance lessons."
She finished her sentence. Tom stood up immediately and left the room, he didn't even look at Elisa "Okay, now I'm confused… What did I miss?" "A lot happened
yesterday" Aileen said. "And today." "Tell me" Elisa said. "Have you been crying?" Aileen told Elisa the whole story. "Guess there's a little piece of humanity left in Tom
Riddle after all." Elisa said. "So are you guys like a thing or something?" "No" Aileen said "He hates muggles, he would never… No." Aileen started blushing and Elisa knew
what she had seen between Tom Riddle and Aileen was love. He actually cared about her. "Let's go to class" Aileen said. Everyone was already seated when Aileen and
Elisa entered the classroom. The girls were sitting at the left side of the class, the boys on the right. Aileen and Elisa sat down next to Kim Chang and some other
Ravenclaw girls. The next moment, professor McGonagall entered the room. "Today you will learn the art of dancing. We will be dancing in pairs." Aileen noticed that all the
girls looked excited, while the boys looked like they wanted to be somewhere else right now, anywhere else would qualify. "I need two volunteers please." McGonagall
asked. "No one?" she said after a few minutes. "Then I'll choose for you. Miss Vesper, if you please?" Aileen hoped she had heard wrong. "Go then" Elisa whispered
pushing her in McGonagall's direction. Aileen got up and walked to the center of the classroom. "And mister Riddle, if you please?" she said. Aileen felt her cheeks warming
up. "You've got to be kidding me" she whispered. "What were you saying Miss Vesper?" McGonagall asked. "Nothing professor." She answered.
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Tom Riddle came forward. Why the hell did McGonagall choose him for this? Of course he was glad that no one else would dance with Aileen, but couldn't she just pick two
other people? "Music please!" McGonagall said. As the music started, McGonagall started giving instructions. "So this dance is about passion. First there is the passion of
nearly touching each other." She continued: "Put your right hands almost against each other. Your hands can't touch, that would break the moment of longing." Tom
looked into Aileen's eyes, thinking about the dream he had that night. There sure as hell was passion enough between them. This would only awaken it more… "Good
mister Riddle, miss Vesper! Looking into each other's eyes is very important. Now go in circles around each other slowly, not taking your eyes off each other." And so they
did, not letting go of each other's look, the chemistry sputtering between their hands and even their bodies. Tom got pulled out of reality again, he kept looking her in the
eyes and it was like only they were there and all the rest had faded away. They switched hands and turned again, the other way. Then they put both hands almost
against each other, never letting go of each other's eyes. He longed for her so much… it was burning inside him, willing to get out. "Now mister Riddle, put your right hand
on her waist." Tom was pulled back to reality again. "Excuse me?" he said. "On her waist Riddle." McGonagall said. Tom hesitated and put his hand lightly on Aileen's
waist. He looked at her as if asking for permission, although he thought he didn't need that. He was Tom Riddle, he could do whatever he want. He felt the heat boiling up
inside him. Her right hand grabbed his left, and they began to dance. As they were dancing all he could think about was his dream, how he grabbed her waist and she put
her arm around his neck. He wanted to kiss her, first soft and then wilder, he wanted her to be his. Tom grabbed her waist a little harder now. He felt her shivering under
his touch, it made him feel powerful. He noticed that Aileen was blushing. She looked shy and sweet but also sexy, as her eyes showed something he didn't know. It was
like she wanted him too, it was the look he had seen in his dream… Suddenly the music stopped. "Class is over!" McGonagall said. Tom hadn't noticed that the other
couples had been dancing around them. All he could see was her, and he liked it. They slowly let go of each other and did a step back. Aileen looked confused and went
out of the classroom. Tom followed her. "Aileen wait." He grabbed her arm. "Why are you running away from me?" he said. "I don't know" Aileen answered. "I'm a little
confused. I feel strange" She hesistated. "I just don't get you. First you go all nuts on me being a jerk and now you're like… you saved me from Diggory and you touched
me and you took away my wounds." "So you consider that a bad thing?" Tom was the one being confused now. "No of course not." Aileen said. "It's just… I mean is this
real? Or is this just an act?" "I don't know what this is." He said. "You hate people like me." He didn't know what to say to her. He did hate muggles, so why did he care
for her? He didn't know the answer to that question. He touched her face and she felt chemistry flowing. She blushed again. "I have to go" she said. She turned around
and walked away. When she was gone Tom whispered: "I don't hate you Aileen, you're everything."
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Draco was already waiting in the classroom for dancing lessons to begin. He was hoping Elisa would be his dance partner. He had a weird feeling after she left. He felt
guilty for bringing this painful subject on the table but he didn't want to give her false hope. Elisa entered the room together with Aileen. They both went to sit with the
other girls so Draco decided to sit with the Slytherin boys. He didn't even listen to their taunting. He kept looking at Elisa, who avoided his gaze. He didn't even hear
professor McGonagall calling Tom Riddle and Aileen forward to dance. The other Slytherin boys were sniggering and laughing. When Professor McGonagall ordered
everybody to make pairs he quickly got up and walked towards Elisa. She was surprised he stood there right in front of her. "Sure you want to be seen with me in public?"
She asked a little cold. Draco took her hand. "Don't be silly, didn't I tell you I wanted to be with you here at Hogwarts?" He took her hand and placed his hand on her
waist. Her eyes were still sad. "Give me some time." She said silently. Draco nodded in agreement. In silence they danced. They didn't need words to communicate. Elisa's
eyes were like an open book. In a rush he leaned in closer again and kissed her softly on her lips. Professor McGonagall saw it and tapped on Draco's shoulder. "Could
you keep those activities out of class?" She said stern. Draco quickly nodded but when he turned around to see Elisa again both of them were grinning.
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