Ginny felt absolutely breathless. Just looking into his eyes made all the pain drift away. He was causing her to become addicted to him. Which was exactly what he needed and wanted. He stroked her cheek again wiping away her tears. She couldn't place whether they were tears of joy or tears of fear. He could sense her mistrust. But he knew how to make her his. All Ginny needed was for someone to love her. She needed that feeling of warmth that she could get nowhere else. He had decided to give it to her. She felt everything she had wanted to say spill from beneath her as Tom's lips finally caressed hers.

"This too shall pass, Ginny. This too shall pass. All the pain, the angst, it all will not be in vain." said Tom, soothingly.

"How do I find the strength to hold on? I can feel myself slipping. I don't know how long I can go unnoticed around everyone here, with people seeing through me."  Ginny said softly.

"I don't see through you. I'm holding you in my arms as we speak."

"I'd forgotten what it felt like to be held...to be touched."

It's been so long since you have allowed anyone to do so. Since I was forced to leave you by Potter, I haven't been able to. Your mistrust of me stopped me until now."

"I have every reason to keep myself from trusting you. You nearly cost me my life!" said Ginny, with another that had fallen.

"I never meant to cause you any harm. I am shocked to know you have no memory of what I told you before you fell into the deep sleep in the chamber," he now had Ginny's complete attention. " I never meant to hurt you, you were merely bait for Potter to come to me. I intended to use him as the source to bring me to life again, and to restore you with my power. You and I both knew we could not hide ourselves from him. You were so willing to help me lure him into the chamber. I only wish I knew what caused you to forget what we shared."

Ginny stared up at him with wide eyes. She could remember everything now. He had meant to make her his, but Harry was in the way. Curse him, to make them go this long when they both needed the other so badly.

Tom was grinned not only outside, giving her that smile to calm her, and bring her back to him, back also on the inside. Sure, he needed her and he loved her. But Ginny was meant to serve more than one purpose for him. She just didn't know it yet.

"Will you come with me?" he asked.

"I don't know. C-could I just say goodbye to them?"  Little did she want to admit it, but she had grown attached to her family. But it could be broken.  Tom sighed.

"Perhaps it is not yet time. I hate to have to make you wait, love. But, perhaps you do need to say goodbye. Not verbally, of course. But let it be known that you know you are no longer welcome. Let them realize how horrible they have been. That way, they won't come after you when you're gone. They will know they have chased you away," he explained. Ginny could not help but smile. She would soon be with her love, and nothing else would matter.

"What do I have to do? To make them realize it? They never have before," she said in defeat, "why would they now?"

"All you have to do is simply look through them. Your family believes that you notice them, even though they give you nothing in return. Simply don't. For one week, Ginny. Nothing more. I won't let you stay here for any longer. I want to take you were I can show you better."

Tears of joy ran down Ginny's cheek. She would be with him soon. Only time kept them apart now. Only one week, that was all she had left to give.

With all said and done, Ginny sensed it was time for Tom to leave, but not for long. He leaned to give her one last kiss that would last her the rest of the time needed. Softly brushing his lips along hers, he set Ginny down on her bed from his hold in his lap, and disappeared.

Tom's plans for Ginny and himself would soon be set in motion.

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