A/N aight, so I am truly amazed that you guys like this, I personally think it's a bit corny, but if you like it . . . hmm, anyway, yes! This is the chapter when Brittany and Tom make out . . . finally! If you didn't catch it, Brittany really didn't tell Orion her true feelings, just the shallow.

~*BRI*~

When He Was Tom . . .
Chapter 6: After Dark

Brittany's cheeks flushed as she looked at Tom. What was the deal? There was nothing wrong with her . . . except for the fact that she kept unexplainably blushing as she looked at the boy she thought was hot at the movie theater. Tom seemed to be having the same problems. **Maybe it was the dream . . . damn squirrel** She thought smiling to herself.

"Brittany?" Said Seneca snapping her out of her reverie.

"Si?"

"What?"

"Spanish for yes."

"I knew that."

"Of corse you did." Said Brittany smiling.

"Whatever. Are you going to pass those mashed potatoes or just stare at them?" Said Seneca.

"I don't know I rather liked their white mushiness." Said Brittany passing them. Seneca rolled her eyes and took them piling a mountain onto her plate. Tom and Brittany glanced at each other across the table again and Orion looked at Brittany.

"So . . . Morgaine, have you been to Hogsmeade yet?" He said. She was thankful he'd promised her to keep her real identity a secret.

"No. Remember I dropped out of the sky." She said smiling again.

"I sure as hell do." Muttered Tom. Brittany rolled her eyes frowning and getting up.

"I'm going to the dorm." She spat glaring at Tom. Everyone watched her leave and Tom clenched his jaw.

"What is her problem?" He said.

"Dude, she doesn't like you." Said Orion eyebrows raised.

"Oh really?" Said Tom angrily.

"Yeah, she told me." Said Orion. "She hates you." Tom glared at him.

"I'm leaving too." He said grabbing his own bag and leaving. Orion and Grenda exchanged looks and quietly followed keeping their distance.

Brittany flipped her legs up over the chair and starting reading Romeo and Juliet happy to have something she knew about to read. Suddenly the door behind her slammed and she fell off the chair and looked up. "Thanks." She muttered glaring at Tom again. He helped her up, but didn't let go of her hand.

"You said you didn't like me."

"So? It's not like you care." She said glaring at him and trying to turn, but her hand was still caught in his.

"I do care." He said. Brittany's eyes softened and she watched him. "Because I like you." He said. Brittany smiled as he pulled her closer. He kissed her deeply. **This is so much better then the dream.** She thought. She pulled him over to the chair still kissing him and fell back, he followed her down and wrapped his arms around her, she began caressing her back before something happened. Brittany sensed them coming . . . Grenda and Orion. She lurched up and pushed Tom off her. He fell on the ground as the door opened.

"Oh hey Orion!" She said getting up and going over to him. Orion smiled at her and gave Grenda a look before glancing at Tom who scowling at Brittany from the floor. (A/N Hey I didn't say it'd end up good)

"What were you doing?" Said Orion.

"Making out." Muttered Tom.

"What?" Said Grenda ears perking.

"Making up." Said Brittany quickly avoiding a dilemma, she gave a piercing glare to Tom and pulled Orion out into the hallway. "What are you doing?" She said. He backed her into the wall.

"I was coming to see what you were up to. Obviously it wasn't anything bad like Grenda thought." Said Orion nearing her mouth. She felt shivers down her spine.

"Grenda? Why would she even think that? I hate him!" Said Brittany smiling ignoring the sinking feeling in her stomach. Orion got even nearer his bright blond hair falling in front of his icy blue eyes. **He really is cute.** She thought as he wrapped his arm around her waist. **This is the same position I was in with Tom.** He heart sped up. This was how it felt to kiss, not the way she and Tom had jumped into it, she needed her weird feelings in her gut and Orion's mouth lowered onto her's. **Yeah, Tom's not exactly the best kisser in the world.** All the time she knew she was trying to convince herself that she didn't like Tom, let alone Love, but she couldn't push that fact away.

Brittany returned to her common room in a dream like state. **Yep, I think I like Orion just a tad bit better.** Noone was in yet, due to the fact that they had a quiz tomorrow in Transfiguration and most were studying . . . most.

"Morgaine." Whispered a menacing voice behind her. She whirled around to find Tom Riddle holding up a small green notebook.

"Oh thank God Tom, I thought that thing was gone forever." She said. He pulled it out of her grasp.

"What were you doing with Orion?" Said Tom glaring at her still. Brittany backed up.

"Why?"

"Because, you seemed a little quick to end our little talk earlier."

"Maybe that's because I sensed them coming and I didn't want anyone to get upset." Said Brittany. Tom flipped open the book.

"Melissa sensed him coming. She quickly flipped the cloak over her head and disappeared from sight, thanking God she was psychic." He read Brittany's words to her and she scowled at him.

"You aren't supposed to read that." She said angrily.

"Why? Secrets to the future? Are you psychic Morgaine? Is that why you're so odd?" He said.

"No, I . I can't tell you." Said Brittany rubbing her arm. Tom flipped the notebook to another page.

"Voldemort's screams filled the air as Melissa spilled the remaints of the pensieve all over the floor. Sirius ran in and looked around-"

"Tom! I know what I wrote."

"Then you must know that my nick name is Lord Voldemort." Said Tom angrily tossing the book across the room and narrowly missing her head.

"Yes." Said Brittany quietly. Tom watched her turn towards the notebook and pick it up. She flipped to a page and shoved it at him. "Maybe this will give you a hint." She spat pushing him out of the room and setting on her bed waiting for herself to calm down before she could go through the relaxing process of sleep.

*** Dream***

It was after dark. The cresent moon glowed from both Brittany's forehead and the sky she looked into the pool of water to find a face across from hers.

"What do you want Tom?"

"Why'd did you write about that Morgaine?"

"Avalon? Cause I love it." Said Brittany sitting in front of the pool and letting Tom sit next to her. He took her hand and she didn't resist.

"Are you from Avalon?"

"No. I wish." Muttered Brittany. Tom scooted over closer to her and she laid her head on his shoulder looking across the pool and seeing the fairies flit around in the trees. Tom stroked her bare arm and she shivered, realizing she no longer had the beautiful dress on but a preistess's robes.

"It's beautiful here." He whispered then he looked at her. "So who's this Voldemort character that's trying to kill Mel-"

"Let's not talk about that right now." Said Brittany. "It's much to complicated."

"When though?"

"When the time comes." Said Brittany smiling and touching his face. "Tell me, is this a dream, or is it real?" Tom cupped her chin in his hand.

"I hope it's real." He said kissing her. Brittany felt the familiar shivers and smiled. She'd been right the first time, this was real, he really did love her, but she still had her doubts about Orion. She sat back this time letting him go softly, making sure he wasn't going to be mad. Brittany lay on the ground and looked into the sky.

"I don't know about this Tom." She whispered. After all, she was only brought here to do the very thing she was doing, and she would most likely end up being killed if everything went according to the plan that Voldemort had told her of. Or was it the real plan? Maybe . . . and this was such a major maybe, but maybe the Death Eaters were planning a mutiny. Maybe they were planning to weaken Voldemort . . . Tom to kill him, end HIS reign. Brittany sat up, ignoring Tom startled face. **I really do think like a writer.** She got up and brushed herself off and looked into the pool. It wasn't a dark blue any more, it was glowing with light and two figures faces floated before it. Lucius Malfoy and who she guessed was Pettigrew.

/He's supposed to be weakening Wormtail!/ Shouted a very angry Lucius.

/I don't know what's wrong Lucius! The girl is having no affect!/ Said Wormtail. Brittany backed up. Her theory, she'd almost forgotten about it! Melissa Potter in the fifth book was supposed to travel back in time, but when you travel back or forward then you switch to a parrellel demension. Which meant Melissa was really in the demension where Harry had chosen to take Draco Malfoy's hand and become a Slytherin.

Brittany must have switched demension's too, because if nothing was happening to Voldemort, then something had gone wrong, but there was still one problem, what decision made this demension different from her's?