-Blue on Black-
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CHAPTER FIVE
~*~*~*~*~Time Passes~*~*~*~*~
Ami, Tom and Lucius made their way through the train, locating a compartment full of Slytherins to sit in. Half way through the ride Ami excused herself to go down to the bathrooms on the other end of the train. Some of the Slytherins offered to go with her but she refused saying she didn't need a babysitter.
With that, she took off down the train. She went to the toilet but half of the way back she ran into some of the girls from Tom's fan club that were all sending her dirty looks. "Oh look. It's the ugly slut. Just what is Tom getting you to do for him so you can hang out with him huh?" asked a particularly snobby one.
"Nothing Hornby. Unlike SOME people, Tom has a heart and is really nice. And unlike those SAME people, he is not cruel without a basis or a reason." she said evenly, showing no emotion what so ever.
"First name basis now huh? So he has you doing 'that' huh." and angry smirk crossed the girl's face.
"What is 'that' supposed to mean?" asked Ami, never losing her cool. But before they could answer, a voice cut them off.
"You bitches better shut those holes of yours or you'll be finding that you can't move them much for a while." the female voice growled. Turning around, Ami saw Britony had followed her carrying both their school robes on her arms, and the other Slytherin girls whom were in the compartment were also sending deathly glares towards the Ravenclaws.
"Guys, I can handle this." she sighed,
"We know you can Ames... but miss bitchy over there just dissed a Slytherin and a friend... we don't let it slide."
"Now this is what happens to sluts who think they can pick on our friends." Sandy Jones growled, punching her fist.
5 minuets and one good old-fashioned fist fight later, Tony handed Ami her robes as she brushed off her clothes. "That should teach ya not to mess with Any Slytherins and especially not to mess with Ames. Now we are going to the toilet, might as well change while we're down there. Come on."
"... I've already been down there... I'm just gonna change in an empty compartment Okay?"
"Suit yourself Ames. See ya back at the carriage." grinned Sandy, stepping over the girls laying half conscious on the floor.
"You know he only talks to you out of pity... That and he wants to screw you. Everyone knows it." gritted out one girl before she fell fully unconscious.
NO matter how Ami tried, she could not shake off the girl's words. He only talks to you out of pity. That and he wants to screw you.... is that the truth? Is that what he really thinks. Is that why he was nice to me all of a sudden??... No. Tom isn't like that... but try as she might, she couldn't shake the possibility from her mind... he had started being nice to her all of a sudden... completely out of the blue... and in the hospital wing, he had made clear he didn't mind thinking of her in 'that' way... But it couldn't be true... it just couldn't!
So with tears threatening to fall, she set off down the train, robes in hand looking for an empty carriage. She would listen into each one rather than opening it. Finally she came to one where she couldn't hear anything, so she slid open the compartment door and to her shock. The compartment was very much full. Full of dosing Gryffindors and those who weren't sleeping were playing muggle cards.
"Oh my gosh, it's freak." whispered Pettigrew
All open eyes turned to her but no one said anything.
"Sorry, I thought this compartment was empty." she said, the tears becoming harder to contain... no matter how many times it was said, it still cut deep. To know so many hated her really hurt her heart.
"Shut up Peter. Hi Ami, it's ok don't worry about it. Why you looking for an empty compartment?"
Lily Evans just stuck up for me? Whoa. Though Ami was surprised, she noted that none of the Gryffindors were. Without saying anything she shifted her school robes into view, before taking a step back and making to leave.
"Hey Ami wait!" Potter? Oh great what does he want?
She stopped and turned to look at him "...?" she held a questioning look
"Stay. Come on we don't mind. Just stay,"
Staring at him oddly her eyes turned cold, "I don't stay where I am not wanted Mr. Potter." she paused and looked around the room, "And I'm certainly not wanted here."
"Yes you are. Come on just stay." that was Remus Lupin.
"And I'm supposed to believe that because?"
"Because we're asking you to stay." that was Sirus Black, why the hell were they all of a sudden being nice? Especially 'him'.
"Really?" her eyes turned deadly as they bore deep into Sirus' orbs, making him shiver at the intensity of the gaze, "Now pray tell why I find it so hard to believe that there's nothing wrong with this picture?" her gaze turned accusing before she spun around and walked off. By the time Ami had changed, the Slytherin girls were making their way back through the train and it had started to slow down.
"Yo Ames, let's go find the guys." called out Tony as they surrounded her and walked together back to the Slytherin carriage.
While they greeted the guys who were walking out of the carriage, Ami's eye's shifted to the floor. She still couldn't shake off what the Ravenclaw girl had said.
"Hey what's up Snowflake? You look sad," she looked up to see Tom standing in front of her, his face in a worried expression.
Shaking her head 'no' she moved to walk past him but he held onto her wrist, spinning her back, "Ami what's wrong? What happened to you?" his voice was soft as the others stopped at the end of the carriage.
"Come on, what are you two doing?" called back Lucius
"Go ahead, we'll catch up." said Tom receiving nods from the gang before they turned and walked off, "Snowflake what's wrong? Please tell me."
"Why? Why do you care? Why did you all of a sudden decide, hey I'm going to be friends with the freak?" she asked as tears began to build up.
"What? Where'd this come from Ami?"
"The girls told me what this was all about." she said in a broken voice, "I thought you were different..." her eyes filled to the brim with tears, "I thought you actually cared..."
"Slytherin girls?" he asked, confused
She shook her head and pulled her arm free of his hand, turning and walking down the hall.
"Ami wait, what did they say?" he called jogging after her spinning the blue haired girl around once again.
"Why don't you ask them yourself? I actually believed that I had found a friend I could trust because we could relate... I guess not," she mumbled softly, walking off the train and hopping into a carriage.
Upon his arrival at the school, Tom had demanded to know what Tony and the others had said to Ami about him. They had told him they said nothing, and that it must have been the Ravenclaw girls. SO that very night, a gang of Slytherins, plus Tom and Lucius ambushed the Ravenclaws in the hallways, looking fearfully frightening.
"I'm going to ask this once. If I like the answer, then you might just get away tonight not injured too badly..." growled Tom, his eye unconsciously shifting red then going blue again, "What did you say to Ami, that's gotten her so upset? And you lot better tell the truth."
"Or else we have a reason to pound you into the ground." growled Lucius punching his fist.
"Well we um... we um...we..."
"Spit it out!" hissed Tony moving forward, glaring at them hard. When they continued to stutter, Tom grew frustrated and once again, his eyes began to glow red. He moved forward and slammed the girl closest to him into the wall, glaring at her with his ferociously eerie red eyes,
"What the hell did you say to Ami? And quit your bloody stuttering, you sick bitch." his voice was audibly shifting to a deeper more angry one. You could hear the rage quite easily.
"We said... we said that everyone knew the only reason you were nice to her was because you felt sorry for and because you wanted her in. In-"
"Wanted her in what?" growled Lucius
Cowering in fear she whispered something that only Riddle heard, "In your bed, to screw..." Tom pulled the Ravenclaw girl off the wall and threw her to the floor with such force that the sound of bone smashing against hard rock and the shattering of a kneecap and elbow was sickeningly loud.
"How fucking dare you bitch!" he hissed "You don't know Ami, you don't know me, and you certainly do NOT know when to keep that fucking mouth of yours shut." by the end of his little rant, Tom's wand had been pulled out and was aimed right between the whimpering girl's eyes.
"What did she say?" hissed Tony angrily,
"She basically told Ami I only spoke to her because I wanted her body." he growled calling out two curses. One to bind the whimpering girl to the floor with shadows, and the other to do the same to the rest of them, "If Ami hates me... Us, because of your little comment, then next time I wont let you live, got it?" with that, he turned and walked off, robes billowing around him in his anger, as shadows cowered away and lights dimmed where he walked. It was as if a great darkness had been awakened and angered greatly...
For the next few weeks, Tom continually tried to get close enough to talk to Ami, but whenever she saw him, she'd turn around and walk through a crowd, vanishing. Once again, people stopped seeing Ami unless it was in class, and she only occasionally appeared in the library. No one saw her in the great hall, for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and not a single Slytherin had been able to see let alone speak to Ami since they had arrived.
Tom drew back into the darkness his ancestors controlled and loved, as shadow fell over his heart. He had promised Ami he would never let anyone hurt her, even himself, and now he had... He had hurt her so much that she had once again cut herself off from everyone. She never even spoke in classes anymore, Ami, I'm so sorry. He cried mentally, though his stoic face showed no trace of the Emotion.
Slamming the book he was using for information, shut, Tom stood and retreated back into the aisles to get another one out. He missed her so much that he couldn't even concentrate on his work in class. His grades had fallen from top of the class to average and many of his teachers had come up and asked him if there was a problem, or a reason why his grades had dropped so intensely. Please. Please just give me a chance to talk to her, make her see the girl was lying, PLEASE! His heart cried out to the heavens but he knew it was futile.
So taking out another two books that looked like they could help him finish his astronomy homework, Tom began to walk back to his table but froze mid stride as something blue caught his eye through the shelves, turning to his right, he suddenly realized the gods must really listen for there was Ami, in the last aisle, flicking through a book silently then putting it back on the shelf, picking up another.
Jogging stealthily over to the aisle, Tom prayed that Ami would take her time. He could corner her in the aisle and demand she let him talk to her, or he would never let her leave it. Thankfully, the gods must have been very happy with him today for Tom reached the aisle just as Ami began putting books in her arms to take out and borrow, "Hello Ami..." he whispered softly, as he walked down the narrow aisle swiftly.
Ami turned around, and gasped out loud, dropping the pile of 10 books in a clutter to the floor. Once the surprise vanished, hurt and anger replaced it as she glared at him and silently scooped down, beginning to pile the books back up. As she reached for the final one, it was swiped up before she could rest her hand on it. Looking up, she saw Tom flicking through it. Glaring, she stood with the other books and held out her hand expectantly, not saying a word.
"You know the polite way to ask for something is to say please Ami." her glare darkened and she turned her back on him, going back to the shelf, searching to see if there was a second copy of the book. "Ami, I was joking. Come on Snowflake just look at me, please?" he asked softly, moving his hand forward, and gently turning her around, but it didn't work very well, because Ami flinched away from his touch. "Ami please-"
She glared at him again but stopped when she saw the pain flash through his eyes, "What Riddle?" she said in a cracking voice. She had not used it since they got back to the school.
"I found out what those Ravenclaw girls said to you," he paused waiting to see a reaction, but her emotionless face did not change, "And they were lying Ami. You know, deep down, that they're lying." he took a step forward and she took two back, so he stopped dead in his tracks. "How can you believe what was said by a group of girls who insulted and abused you for your whole life at Hogwarts, over a friend?" he asked softly.
It took a while but Ami eventually answered, in a soft, upset voice, "I'm a girl of facts Riddle..." she paused for a good 5 minuets but they felt like eternity to Tom, "And all the facts fit."
This had shocked him to no end, "What facts? It's all a lie Ami. I'm your friend because I like you, because you're a good and caring person!" he tried to reason
"What facts? You all of a sudden, out of the blue, decide you liked me-"
"Because we saw you were decent and funny." stated Tom, interrupting her
"Hospital wing?"
"I was trying to get you to laugh, you were so sad," he told her softly
"Orphanage?"
"I wanted a friend with me and I knew you needed someone. I know how it feels to lose family."
Ami's resolve was cracking, "The lake?"
"You deserved a treat, besides, you fixed our room up. It was the least I could do... And I'll admit I like you. I'd be crazy not to. But I didn't befriend you because of it."
"How do I know you're not making this up?" she whispered, tears gathering in her eyes,
"Two reasons, would a Saturnian lie?" she did not answer, "And would you like me to go get some Vertaserum? Because I'd do it. Ami you are my closest friend, and I don't want to lose that over some bitch in your house who's angry and jealous of you."
Ami froze turning it all over in her head. What had she done, he probably hated her now... "I-I-" Tom could see that he had finally gotten through. So he smiled softly at her holding out a hand to her, "Oh Tom, I'm so sorry!" she cried softly as she dropped the books and bolted into his arms, hugging him as tight as she could. Tom sighed contently and set the books he was holding on the shelf, as he wrapped his arms around her too.
"It's ok Ami... I don't blame you... I can see how it looked like from your point of view," he whispered, resting his head on hers
"I'm so sorry, you probably hate me and I know I should have had a little more faith in you but it just cut so deep and I'm used to people attempting to use me but not in that way and-" tears were leaking from her eyes in silent streams as she spoke but was abruptly cut off when Tom's finger was pressed against her lips, silencing her.
"I already told you I understand Snowflake. Why must you insist on explaining?" he rested his forehead against hers, looking her straight in the eye.
"Because I want you to know... so you can forgive me," she said not looking away until she had finished speaking.
"There is nothing to forgive... it was just a misunderstanding. Now come on, smile for Me." he tickled her sides and she squirmed to get away as peals of laughter fell from her lips.
"Ok, ok stop it- Tom!" she giggled still trying to get away while accidentally drawing much attention from a certain group of people sitting nearby.
Chuckling, Tom gently brought her back into his arms savoring the feeling of her wrapped in him. Ami leaned against Tom's chest attempting to catch her breath as she released a few giggles now and then.
"So... you like me huh?" she teased looking up with a giggle.
Tom smirked in amusement, "Didn't I say I'd be crazy not to?" he quirked an eyebrow.
Ami blushed prettily giggling again, "Hmmm.... that's a new thought...the most wanted Slytherin guy in school, happens to like the freaky Ravenclaw he's recently befriended..."
"I can see the headlines now..." he smirked, "reckon we'll make the front pages?"
"Now why would we?"
"Cause I prefer to look at it as the Saturnian Prince happens to fancy the Mercrian Princess." he whispered in her ear. This earned him a swat on the head,
"Don't say that here. Someone might hear you, then what will we say?" she said attempting to look mad though it didn't have the same effect when she began to laugh again.
"We'll say it's none of their bloody business Snowflake." he grinned, never once letting go.
"True... but do you seriously think that will stop them from asking questions?"
"No... but it will if it's said at wand point."
"Good point. Now if you'll kindly let go, I need to pick up the books I just dropped." she tried to step back but Tom just held on tighter, burying his face in her shoulder.
"I'm not letting you go Snowflake." his voice was only just audible to Ami's ears
"Tom. Come on, I've missed you too but I really need to get this homework done." she whined softly. Seconds later the books were hovering in front of Ami's hands waiting to be held.
"There you go, now I don't have to let go." he grinned
Letting out an exasperated sigh, Ami grabbed the books and Tom moved to her side, keeping an arm around her waist as they moved towards the desk he had been working at before. Tom sat down in a seat and before Ami had time to do anything, he brought her down on his lap, "You weren't kidding were you?" she asked softly.
"No." he grinned as she rested her head on his shoulder. Being at least a head shorter than him, it was easier for her.
They stayed in the library for another half hour while Ami finished her work and Tom just held her while his enchanted quick pen wrote down his homework as he said it. After finishing up, Ami wiggled out of Tom's arms and returned her books while he returned his two to the shelf.
As they walked out of the library, they finally took notice of the Ravenclaw girls whom had been staring at them the whole time they were there. "Well. Now if the whole school finds out about this, we'll know who to blame." sighed Tom. A little annoyed,
"And if I'm killed with glare galore, you know who to blame." giggled Ami. Turning down the corridor they made their way down for dinner.
Sniffing the air Tom smiled, "Yum, I'm starved, how bout you?"
Ami froze mid step.
"Snowflake? Are you ok? Ami what's wrong?" Tom got worried when she shook her head
"I. I don't want to go in to dinner," she said softly,
"What? Why not, I know you're hungry." he put his hands on her shoulders in a comforting gesture.
"I just don't know if I can face them after this long. I shouldn't have believed those girls. I know I shouldn't have. But I did, and I-" she was cut off as Tom pressed a finger to her lips,
"Shhh. listen how about you and me go down to the kitchens to eat, and I'll talk to the others tonight after dinner ok? Just remember they aren't mad at you. Just confused and a little annoyed that you believed them. They're mad at those bitches that said that to you. Ok? Does that sound good?" he asked, pulling her into a hug.
Ami nodded slowly, resting her head on his shoulder in the middle of the hallway.
"Righty-o. Let's go." he smiled, as they headed down to the kitchens.
After stuffing their faces with a wide variety of foods, Ami and Tom slowly made their way up through the corridors, and into the entrance hall where they would need to part ways for the night.
"Want me to take you up to your common room?" Tom asked softly as he hugged Ami
"No I'm sure I can make it on my own." smiled Ami.
"Alright. If you're sure Snowflake," he grinned
"I'm not hopeless you know."
"I know." his grin turned into a soft smile as he leaned forward and placed a light kiss on the corner of her mouth. "You're far from hopeless." he brushed her blue bangs to the side, "But I'm taking you half way anyways." he chuckled as he saw her just staring up at him in surprise though as he looked closer, he could see a light blush on her ivory cheeks.
"Um... ok." she looked away as the heat in her cheeks grew stronger.
Grinning broadly, Tom lifted Ami off the floor and began to walk.
"Tom what on earth are you doing?" exclaimed Ami as she wrapped her arms around his neck to keep herself steady.
"Carrying the princess to her quarters," he said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"You said HALF way!"
"I changed my mind." he smirked
"Argh you are so infuriating sometimes!"
"I love you too Snowflake."
"I give up!" she sighed, resting her head against his shoulder,
"That's nice."
"Why do I even try?"
"Yes why do you?" laughed Tom as he set her down in front of what seemed to be a statue of a woman with a book in one hand and a wand in another. "We have arrived mi-lady." he grinned as she blew a loose strand of hair out of her face in exasperation
"You are well and truly impossible."
"Thank you. I pride myself upon it." his smirk grew.
"Right..." she shook her head in annoyance. "Anyways. Good night..." she leaned up on the tips of her toes and placed a short peck on his cheek, before giving him a bright smile to hide her blushing face.
"Night Snowflake." he whispered in a low voice, right beside her ear. He took pleasure in seeing her shiver slightly, before turning and walking back down the corridor, though his destination was not the Slytherin common room... At least not yet.
While he made his way into the girls lavatory, and said the words in parsltongue his mind replayed the same thought over and over, they will pay for hurting him and her and as he summoned the large snake to him, purple light enveloped his body as it morphed from the hansom young man that was known as Tom, to the ugliest half snake half man like creature the world would ever see... "They will pay."
~*~*~*~*~
Ami sat by the lake in the moonlight just watching the squid as it swam leisurely across the surface of the water. It had been weeks since she and Tom had made up and she was quickly growing more and more attached to him. She knew she was starting to fall for her best friend, but was it right? He was her very closest friend and if it didn't work out then where would it leave them?
Sighing she lay back down and lifted her gaze to the starry sky above her. "What am I going to do?" she mumbled to herself but the sky held no answers for her. Closing her eyes she allowed the cool breeze to play with her hair, which she had taken out, also having removed her 'glasses'. No one would see her. Everyone was tucked snuggly into bed without a care in the world... unlike her.
Lately she had been seeing Tom in a new light. His dark tousled hair and his deep, meaningful sapphire eyes gave him a dark roguish appearance. It drew her to the point where she found it difficult to breath around him when he was too close. His large callused hands, which were so strong, yet seemed so gentle with her slight self, and his tall powerful body seemed so alluring. This kind of thoughts had caused her to blush madly around him at the most embarrassing of times.
Groaning, she rolled onto her side and opened them only to come face to shoe with the very person that plagued her thoughts. Looking up she noted he was looking as hansom as ever and managed a small smile at the blue eyed Slytherin who just plopped down beside her,
"Hey. What are you doing out here at this hour?" Tom's deep voice entranced her for a few moments before she snapped back to reality. Did she mention his voice always sent shivers up her spine?
"Thinking." She managed to speak normally and silently congratulated herself, "You?"
"Same."
"What about?" her voice was soft as she sat up beside him.
"A lot of things." He sounded sad and confused, so pushing aside her attraction for a while; she shuffled next to him and wrapped an arm around his shoulder.
"Anything you want to talk about?"
"I want to... but I'm worried. I mean I don't want anything to change- I mean I do- but there's no guaranties that things would work out and-"
"Tom, there's never any guaranties in life. That's just how it is." Tom remained quiet for a long while before he visibly seemed to come to a conclusion.
He slowly turned and stared at her for a long time, just drinking in the beauty of her ivory skin and glittering blue hair that fell in waves around her under the full moon. "Snowflake... I've wanted to say something- do something- for a very long time now... but I'm not sure if you will hate me for it..." he noticed her eyebrows knit together in confusion.
"If you want to do something, then do it. I mean, ok I don't know exactly what it is you want to do but I doubt I could never hate you. Become annoyed maybe but that's about as far as it goes." She giggled when he cocked a brow at her.
"I don't know..." he sighed looking up at the glittering sky, before looking back at Ami's beautiful face.
"Look Tom, if you want to do something, then do it. Besides what are you talking about?" she gave him a reassuring smile.
Sighing, Tom gave her an uncertain smile, "Are you positive you wont hate me?" when Ami nodded, Tom's eyes grew hopeful as he leaned foreword as though to whisper something into her ear, "I've been wanting to do... this..." he trailed off as his lips met hers dead on and his hand squeezing her shoulders gently, eyes closing in pure bliss.
To say Ami was shocked, would have been an understatement. Tom, her major crush since they became friends again, was 'kissing' her!! Pressing her lips against his in response, Ami's mind remained a fuzzy surprised blur but she got over her short initial shock when she felt Tom's tongue run across her lower lip, asking for entrance. Pulling back in surprise, Ami stared at Tom in absolute shock. His arms remained around her yet she made no effort to move.
Tom broke away and began to move back an apology falling from his lips as well as his eyes, "Oh my gods Ami I'm so sorry. Gods I shouldn't have said anything. I shouldn't have done that. Now you probably hate me-"
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CHAPTER FIVE
~*~*~*~*~Time Passes~*~*~*~*~
Ami, Tom and Lucius made their way through the train, locating a compartment full of Slytherins to sit in. Half way through the ride Ami excused herself to go down to the bathrooms on the other end of the train. Some of the Slytherins offered to go with her but she refused saying she didn't need a babysitter.
With that, she took off down the train. She went to the toilet but half of the way back she ran into some of the girls from Tom's fan club that were all sending her dirty looks. "Oh look. It's the ugly slut. Just what is Tom getting you to do for him so you can hang out with him huh?" asked a particularly snobby one.
"Nothing Hornby. Unlike SOME people, Tom has a heart and is really nice. And unlike those SAME people, he is not cruel without a basis or a reason." she said evenly, showing no emotion what so ever.
"First name basis now huh? So he has you doing 'that' huh." and angry smirk crossed the girl's face.
"What is 'that' supposed to mean?" asked Ami, never losing her cool. But before they could answer, a voice cut them off.
"You bitches better shut those holes of yours or you'll be finding that you can't move them much for a while." the female voice growled. Turning around, Ami saw Britony had followed her carrying both their school robes on her arms, and the other Slytherin girls whom were in the compartment were also sending deathly glares towards the Ravenclaws.
"Guys, I can handle this." she sighed,
"We know you can Ames... but miss bitchy over there just dissed a Slytherin and a friend... we don't let it slide."
"Now this is what happens to sluts who think they can pick on our friends." Sandy Jones growled, punching her fist.
5 minuets and one good old-fashioned fist fight later, Tony handed Ami her robes as she brushed off her clothes. "That should teach ya not to mess with Any Slytherins and especially not to mess with Ames. Now we are going to the toilet, might as well change while we're down there. Come on."
"... I've already been down there... I'm just gonna change in an empty compartment Okay?"
"Suit yourself Ames. See ya back at the carriage." grinned Sandy, stepping over the girls laying half conscious on the floor.
"You know he only talks to you out of pity... That and he wants to screw you. Everyone knows it." gritted out one girl before she fell fully unconscious.
NO matter how Ami tried, she could not shake off the girl's words. He only talks to you out of pity. That and he wants to screw you.... is that the truth? Is that what he really thinks. Is that why he was nice to me all of a sudden??... No. Tom isn't like that... but try as she might, she couldn't shake the possibility from her mind... he had started being nice to her all of a sudden... completely out of the blue... and in the hospital wing, he had made clear he didn't mind thinking of her in 'that' way... But it couldn't be true... it just couldn't!
So with tears threatening to fall, she set off down the train, robes in hand looking for an empty carriage. She would listen into each one rather than opening it. Finally she came to one where she couldn't hear anything, so she slid open the compartment door and to her shock. The compartment was very much full. Full of dosing Gryffindors and those who weren't sleeping were playing muggle cards.
"Oh my gosh, it's freak." whispered Pettigrew
All open eyes turned to her but no one said anything.
"Sorry, I thought this compartment was empty." she said, the tears becoming harder to contain... no matter how many times it was said, it still cut deep. To know so many hated her really hurt her heart.
"Shut up Peter. Hi Ami, it's ok don't worry about it. Why you looking for an empty compartment?"
Lily Evans just stuck up for me? Whoa. Though Ami was surprised, she noted that none of the Gryffindors were. Without saying anything she shifted her school robes into view, before taking a step back and making to leave.
"Hey Ami wait!" Potter? Oh great what does he want?
She stopped and turned to look at him "...?" she held a questioning look
"Stay. Come on we don't mind. Just stay,"
Staring at him oddly her eyes turned cold, "I don't stay where I am not wanted Mr. Potter." she paused and looked around the room, "And I'm certainly not wanted here."
"Yes you are. Come on just stay." that was Remus Lupin.
"And I'm supposed to believe that because?"
"Because we're asking you to stay." that was Sirus Black, why the hell were they all of a sudden being nice? Especially 'him'.
"Really?" her eyes turned deadly as they bore deep into Sirus' orbs, making him shiver at the intensity of the gaze, "Now pray tell why I find it so hard to believe that there's nothing wrong with this picture?" her gaze turned accusing before she spun around and walked off. By the time Ami had changed, the Slytherin girls were making their way back through the train and it had started to slow down.
"Yo Ames, let's go find the guys." called out Tony as they surrounded her and walked together back to the Slytherin carriage.
While they greeted the guys who were walking out of the carriage, Ami's eye's shifted to the floor. She still couldn't shake off what the Ravenclaw girl had said.
"Hey what's up Snowflake? You look sad," she looked up to see Tom standing in front of her, his face in a worried expression.
Shaking her head 'no' she moved to walk past him but he held onto her wrist, spinning her back, "Ami what's wrong? What happened to you?" his voice was soft as the others stopped at the end of the carriage.
"Come on, what are you two doing?" called back Lucius
"Go ahead, we'll catch up." said Tom receiving nods from the gang before they turned and walked off, "Snowflake what's wrong? Please tell me."
"Why? Why do you care? Why did you all of a sudden decide, hey I'm going to be friends with the freak?" she asked as tears began to build up.
"What? Where'd this come from Ami?"
"The girls told me what this was all about." she said in a broken voice, "I thought you were different..." her eyes filled to the brim with tears, "I thought you actually cared..."
"Slytherin girls?" he asked, confused
She shook her head and pulled her arm free of his hand, turning and walking down the hall.
"Ami wait, what did they say?" he called jogging after her spinning the blue haired girl around once again.
"Why don't you ask them yourself? I actually believed that I had found a friend I could trust because we could relate... I guess not," she mumbled softly, walking off the train and hopping into a carriage.
Upon his arrival at the school, Tom had demanded to know what Tony and the others had said to Ami about him. They had told him they said nothing, and that it must have been the Ravenclaw girls. SO that very night, a gang of Slytherins, plus Tom and Lucius ambushed the Ravenclaws in the hallways, looking fearfully frightening.
"I'm going to ask this once. If I like the answer, then you might just get away tonight not injured too badly..." growled Tom, his eye unconsciously shifting red then going blue again, "What did you say to Ami, that's gotten her so upset? And you lot better tell the truth."
"Or else we have a reason to pound you into the ground." growled Lucius punching his fist.
"Well we um... we um...we..."
"Spit it out!" hissed Tony moving forward, glaring at them hard. When they continued to stutter, Tom grew frustrated and once again, his eyes began to glow red. He moved forward and slammed the girl closest to him into the wall, glaring at her with his ferociously eerie red eyes,
"What the hell did you say to Ami? And quit your bloody stuttering, you sick bitch." his voice was audibly shifting to a deeper more angry one. You could hear the rage quite easily.
"We said... we said that everyone knew the only reason you were nice to her was because you felt sorry for and because you wanted her in. In-"
"Wanted her in what?" growled Lucius
Cowering in fear she whispered something that only Riddle heard, "In your bed, to screw..." Tom pulled the Ravenclaw girl off the wall and threw her to the floor with such force that the sound of bone smashing against hard rock and the shattering of a kneecap and elbow was sickeningly loud.
"How fucking dare you bitch!" he hissed "You don't know Ami, you don't know me, and you certainly do NOT know when to keep that fucking mouth of yours shut." by the end of his little rant, Tom's wand had been pulled out and was aimed right between the whimpering girl's eyes.
"What did she say?" hissed Tony angrily,
"She basically told Ami I only spoke to her because I wanted her body." he growled calling out two curses. One to bind the whimpering girl to the floor with shadows, and the other to do the same to the rest of them, "If Ami hates me... Us, because of your little comment, then next time I wont let you live, got it?" with that, he turned and walked off, robes billowing around him in his anger, as shadows cowered away and lights dimmed where he walked. It was as if a great darkness had been awakened and angered greatly...
For the next few weeks, Tom continually tried to get close enough to talk to Ami, but whenever she saw him, she'd turn around and walk through a crowd, vanishing. Once again, people stopped seeing Ami unless it was in class, and she only occasionally appeared in the library. No one saw her in the great hall, for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and not a single Slytherin had been able to see let alone speak to Ami since they had arrived.
Tom drew back into the darkness his ancestors controlled and loved, as shadow fell over his heart. He had promised Ami he would never let anyone hurt her, even himself, and now he had... He had hurt her so much that she had once again cut herself off from everyone. She never even spoke in classes anymore, Ami, I'm so sorry. He cried mentally, though his stoic face showed no trace of the Emotion.
Slamming the book he was using for information, shut, Tom stood and retreated back into the aisles to get another one out. He missed her so much that he couldn't even concentrate on his work in class. His grades had fallen from top of the class to average and many of his teachers had come up and asked him if there was a problem, or a reason why his grades had dropped so intensely. Please. Please just give me a chance to talk to her, make her see the girl was lying, PLEASE! His heart cried out to the heavens but he knew it was futile.
So taking out another two books that looked like they could help him finish his astronomy homework, Tom began to walk back to his table but froze mid stride as something blue caught his eye through the shelves, turning to his right, he suddenly realized the gods must really listen for there was Ami, in the last aisle, flicking through a book silently then putting it back on the shelf, picking up another.
Jogging stealthily over to the aisle, Tom prayed that Ami would take her time. He could corner her in the aisle and demand she let him talk to her, or he would never let her leave it. Thankfully, the gods must have been very happy with him today for Tom reached the aisle just as Ami began putting books in her arms to take out and borrow, "Hello Ami..." he whispered softly, as he walked down the narrow aisle swiftly.
Ami turned around, and gasped out loud, dropping the pile of 10 books in a clutter to the floor. Once the surprise vanished, hurt and anger replaced it as she glared at him and silently scooped down, beginning to pile the books back up. As she reached for the final one, it was swiped up before she could rest her hand on it. Looking up, she saw Tom flicking through it. Glaring, she stood with the other books and held out her hand expectantly, not saying a word.
"You know the polite way to ask for something is to say please Ami." her glare darkened and she turned her back on him, going back to the shelf, searching to see if there was a second copy of the book. "Ami, I was joking. Come on Snowflake just look at me, please?" he asked softly, moving his hand forward, and gently turning her around, but it didn't work very well, because Ami flinched away from his touch. "Ami please-"
She glared at him again but stopped when she saw the pain flash through his eyes, "What Riddle?" she said in a cracking voice. She had not used it since they got back to the school.
"I found out what those Ravenclaw girls said to you," he paused waiting to see a reaction, but her emotionless face did not change, "And they were lying Ami. You know, deep down, that they're lying." he took a step forward and she took two back, so he stopped dead in his tracks. "How can you believe what was said by a group of girls who insulted and abused you for your whole life at Hogwarts, over a friend?" he asked softly.
It took a while but Ami eventually answered, in a soft, upset voice, "I'm a girl of facts Riddle..." she paused for a good 5 minuets but they felt like eternity to Tom, "And all the facts fit."
This had shocked him to no end, "What facts? It's all a lie Ami. I'm your friend because I like you, because you're a good and caring person!" he tried to reason
"What facts? You all of a sudden, out of the blue, decide you liked me-"
"Because we saw you were decent and funny." stated Tom, interrupting her
"Hospital wing?"
"I was trying to get you to laugh, you were so sad," he told her softly
"Orphanage?"
"I wanted a friend with me and I knew you needed someone. I know how it feels to lose family."
Ami's resolve was cracking, "The lake?"
"You deserved a treat, besides, you fixed our room up. It was the least I could do... And I'll admit I like you. I'd be crazy not to. But I didn't befriend you because of it."
"How do I know you're not making this up?" she whispered, tears gathering in her eyes,
"Two reasons, would a Saturnian lie?" she did not answer, "And would you like me to go get some Vertaserum? Because I'd do it. Ami you are my closest friend, and I don't want to lose that over some bitch in your house who's angry and jealous of you."
Ami froze turning it all over in her head. What had she done, he probably hated her now... "I-I-" Tom could see that he had finally gotten through. So he smiled softly at her holding out a hand to her, "Oh Tom, I'm so sorry!" she cried softly as she dropped the books and bolted into his arms, hugging him as tight as she could. Tom sighed contently and set the books he was holding on the shelf, as he wrapped his arms around her too.
"It's ok Ami... I don't blame you... I can see how it looked like from your point of view," he whispered, resting his head on hers
"I'm so sorry, you probably hate me and I know I should have had a little more faith in you but it just cut so deep and I'm used to people attempting to use me but not in that way and-" tears were leaking from her eyes in silent streams as she spoke but was abruptly cut off when Tom's finger was pressed against her lips, silencing her.
"I already told you I understand Snowflake. Why must you insist on explaining?" he rested his forehead against hers, looking her straight in the eye.
"Because I want you to know... so you can forgive me," she said not looking away until she had finished speaking.
"There is nothing to forgive... it was just a misunderstanding. Now come on, smile for Me." he tickled her sides and she squirmed to get away as peals of laughter fell from her lips.
"Ok, ok stop it- Tom!" she giggled still trying to get away while accidentally drawing much attention from a certain group of people sitting nearby.
Chuckling, Tom gently brought her back into his arms savoring the feeling of her wrapped in him. Ami leaned against Tom's chest attempting to catch her breath as she released a few giggles now and then.
"So... you like me huh?" she teased looking up with a giggle.
Tom smirked in amusement, "Didn't I say I'd be crazy not to?" he quirked an eyebrow.
Ami blushed prettily giggling again, "Hmmm.... that's a new thought...the most wanted Slytherin guy in school, happens to like the freaky Ravenclaw he's recently befriended..."
"I can see the headlines now..." he smirked, "reckon we'll make the front pages?"
"Now why would we?"
"Cause I prefer to look at it as the Saturnian Prince happens to fancy the Mercrian Princess." he whispered in her ear. This earned him a swat on the head,
"Don't say that here. Someone might hear you, then what will we say?" she said attempting to look mad though it didn't have the same effect when she began to laugh again.
"We'll say it's none of their bloody business Snowflake." he grinned, never once letting go.
"True... but do you seriously think that will stop them from asking questions?"
"No... but it will if it's said at wand point."
"Good point. Now if you'll kindly let go, I need to pick up the books I just dropped." she tried to step back but Tom just held on tighter, burying his face in her shoulder.
"I'm not letting you go Snowflake." his voice was only just audible to Ami's ears
"Tom. Come on, I've missed you too but I really need to get this homework done." she whined softly. Seconds later the books were hovering in front of Ami's hands waiting to be held.
"There you go, now I don't have to let go." he grinned
Letting out an exasperated sigh, Ami grabbed the books and Tom moved to her side, keeping an arm around her waist as they moved towards the desk he had been working at before. Tom sat down in a seat and before Ami had time to do anything, he brought her down on his lap, "You weren't kidding were you?" she asked softly.
"No." he grinned as she rested her head on his shoulder. Being at least a head shorter than him, it was easier for her.
They stayed in the library for another half hour while Ami finished her work and Tom just held her while his enchanted quick pen wrote down his homework as he said it. After finishing up, Ami wiggled out of Tom's arms and returned her books while he returned his two to the shelf.
As they walked out of the library, they finally took notice of the Ravenclaw girls whom had been staring at them the whole time they were there. "Well. Now if the whole school finds out about this, we'll know who to blame." sighed Tom. A little annoyed,
"And if I'm killed with glare galore, you know who to blame." giggled Ami. Turning down the corridor they made their way down for dinner.
Sniffing the air Tom smiled, "Yum, I'm starved, how bout you?"
Ami froze mid step.
"Snowflake? Are you ok? Ami what's wrong?" Tom got worried when she shook her head
"I. I don't want to go in to dinner," she said softly,
"What? Why not, I know you're hungry." he put his hands on her shoulders in a comforting gesture.
"I just don't know if I can face them after this long. I shouldn't have believed those girls. I know I shouldn't have. But I did, and I-" she was cut off as Tom pressed a finger to her lips,
"Shhh. listen how about you and me go down to the kitchens to eat, and I'll talk to the others tonight after dinner ok? Just remember they aren't mad at you. Just confused and a little annoyed that you believed them. They're mad at those bitches that said that to you. Ok? Does that sound good?" he asked, pulling her into a hug.
Ami nodded slowly, resting her head on his shoulder in the middle of the hallway.
"Righty-o. Let's go." he smiled, as they headed down to the kitchens.
After stuffing their faces with a wide variety of foods, Ami and Tom slowly made their way up through the corridors, and into the entrance hall where they would need to part ways for the night.
"Want me to take you up to your common room?" Tom asked softly as he hugged Ami
"No I'm sure I can make it on my own." smiled Ami.
"Alright. If you're sure Snowflake," he grinned
"I'm not hopeless you know."
"I know." his grin turned into a soft smile as he leaned forward and placed a light kiss on the corner of her mouth. "You're far from hopeless." he brushed her blue bangs to the side, "But I'm taking you half way anyways." he chuckled as he saw her just staring up at him in surprise though as he looked closer, he could see a light blush on her ivory cheeks.
"Um... ok." she looked away as the heat in her cheeks grew stronger.
Grinning broadly, Tom lifted Ami off the floor and began to walk.
"Tom what on earth are you doing?" exclaimed Ami as she wrapped her arms around his neck to keep herself steady.
"Carrying the princess to her quarters," he said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"You said HALF way!"
"I changed my mind." he smirked
"Argh you are so infuriating sometimes!"
"I love you too Snowflake."
"I give up!" she sighed, resting her head against his shoulder,
"That's nice."
"Why do I even try?"
"Yes why do you?" laughed Tom as he set her down in front of what seemed to be a statue of a woman with a book in one hand and a wand in another. "We have arrived mi-lady." he grinned as she blew a loose strand of hair out of her face in exasperation
"You are well and truly impossible."
"Thank you. I pride myself upon it." his smirk grew.
"Right..." she shook her head in annoyance. "Anyways. Good night..." she leaned up on the tips of her toes and placed a short peck on his cheek, before giving him a bright smile to hide her blushing face.
"Night Snowflake." he whispered in a low voice, right beside her ear. He took pleasure in seeing her shiver slightly, before turning and walking back down the corridor, though his destination was not the Slytherin common room... At least not yet.
While he made his way into the girls lavatory, and said the words in parsltongue his mind replayed the same thought over and over, they will pay for hurting him and her and as he summoned the large snake to him, purple light enveloped his body as it morphed from the hansom young man that was known as Tom, to the ugliest half snake half man like creature the world would ever see... "They will pay."
~*~*~*~*~
Ami sat by the lake in the moonlight just watching the squid as it swam leisurely across the surface of the water. It had been weeks since she and Tom had made up and she was quickly growing more and more attached to him. She knew she was starting to fall for her best friend, but was it right? He was her very closest friend and if it didn't work out then where would it leave them?
Sighing she lay back down and lifted her gaze to the starry sky above her. "What am I going to do?" she mumbled to herself but the sky held no answers for her. Closing her eyes she allowed the cool breeze to play with her hair, which she had taken out, also having removed her 'glasses'. No one would see her. Everyone was tucked snuggly into bed without a care in the world... unlike her.
Lately she had been seeing Tom in a new light. His dark tousled hair and his deep, meaningful sapphire eyes gave him a dark roguish appearance. It drew her to the point where she found it difficult to breath around him when he was too close. His large callused hands, which were so strong, yet seemed so gentle with her slight self, and his tall powerful body seemed so alluring. This kind of thoughts had caused her to blush madly around him at the most embarrassing of times.
Groaning, she rolled onto her side and opened them only to come face to shoe with the very person that plagued her thoughts. Looking up she noted he was looking as hansom as ever and managed a small smile at the blue eyed Slytherin who just plopped down beside her,
"Hey. What are you doing out here at this hour?" Tom's deep voice entranced her for a few moments before she snapped back to reality. Did she mention his voice always sent shivers up her spine?
"Thinking." She managed to speak normally and silently congratulated herself, "You?"
"Same."
"What about?" her voice was soft as she sat up beside him.
"A lot of things." He sounded sad and confused, so pushing aside her attraction for a while; she shuffled next to him and wrapped an arm around his shoulder.
"Anything you want to talk about?"
"I want to... but I'm worried. I mean I don't want anything to change- I mean I do- but there's no guaranties that things would work out and-"
"Tom, there's never any guaranties in life. That's just how it is." Tom remained quiet for a long while before he visibly seemed to come to a conclusion.
He slowly turned and stared at her for a long time, just drinking in the beauty of her ivory skin and glittering blue hair that fell in waves around her under the full moon. "Snowflake... I've wanted to say something- do something- for a very long time now... but I'm not sure if you will hate me for it..." he noticed her eyebrows knit together in confusion.
"If you want to do something, then do it. I mean, ok I don't know exactly what it is you want to do but I doubt I could never hate you. Become annoyed maybe but that's about as far as it goes." She giggled when he cocked a brow at her.
"I don't know..." he sighed looking up at the glittering sky, before looking back at Ami's beautiful face.
"Look Tom, if you want to do something, then do it. Besides what are you talking about?" she gave him a reassuring smile.
Sighing, Tom gave her an uncertain smile, "Are you positive you wont hate me?" when Ami nodded, Tom's eyes grew hopeful as he leaned foreword as though to whisper something into her ear, "I've been wanting to do... this..." he trailed off as his lips met hers dead on and his hand squeezing her shoulders gently, eyes closing in pure bliss.
To say Ami was shocked, would have been an understatement. Tom, her major crush since they became friends again, was 'kissing' her!! Pressing her lips against his in response, Ami's mind remained a fuzzy surprised blur but she got over her short initial shock when she felt Tom's tongue run across her lower lip, asking for entrance. Pulling back in surprise, Ami stared at Tom in absolute shock. His arms remained around her yet she made no effort to move.
Tom broke away and began to move back an apology falling from his lips as well as his eyes, "Oh my gods Ami I'm so sorry. Gods I shouldn't have said anything. I shouldn't have done that. Now you probably hate me-"
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