A/N: Just to clear up, I know some people were wondering why the sex scene was more like rape and I just wanted to say that in my opinion, which is my, own, personal, opinion and its ok to disagree with it, but Tom Riddle's character is not one to wait for the girl to be ready. I mean sure, he's going to want her to respond and not shy away from him, but he's controlling, he takes what he wants, regardless of other people's feelings. I don't feel he's the type of person to be sweet and all hugs and roses, etc. but he'd do what he wants, when he wants and bend everyone else to his will. So, things get better, (kind of) but, I hope you still enjoy it, and it's totally ok for others to not agree with my opinion, I don't expect many to, but I just wanted to clear that up. Anyways, on with the story!

Chapter 7 – Tainted Forever

Heather and Eve didn't arrive for another half hour. In the meantime, Serena sat on her bed and reflected on what had just happened. She still couldn't believe it.

"Serena!" Heather said, as she walked through the door as a hello. Eve followed behind her and closed the door after her. They were both giggly and hyper so Serena pasted a smile on her face as they all sat down on her bed.

"So, how was your date Eve?" Serena asked her, trying to keep the conversation upbeat. Eve laughed.

"Well, he began to get extremely uncomfortable when Professor Slughorn came over to talk and basically ran away afterwards." She said, shrugging. Serena smiled.

"What about you, Heather? How was Lucius?" Serena asked. Heather grinned.

"Delicious," Heather said. "We like made out the whole time!"

"I know, I saw!" Serena said as Heather blushed.

"But Serena, what happened to you? You like disappeared." Eve said.

"I know! I think we looked everywhere for you!" Heather said. Serena smiled slightly.

"Did you check the Slytherin rooms?" She asked. Eve and Heather's mouths dropped open!

"What!" They exclaimed simultaneously. Serena sighed.

"Yeah, we left when we saw you two busy with your dates." She said.

"Blood hell!"

"You slut!"

"What happened!" They asked/yelled. She tried to smile, but couldn't. She took a deep breath.

"Guys," She started. "We had sex."

Heather and Eve laughed.

"No seriously Serena," Heather said.

"I am serious," Serena responded.

"You're fucking kidding me!" Eve said. Serena smiled sadly.

"I kind of wish I were," She said.

"Serena are you serious?" Eve asked her. She nodded. Eve's smile vanished as Heather and Eve looked at each other. There was an awkward silence and then a loud thump as Heather fainted onto the floor.

"Oh shit! Eve, get a bucket of cold water from the bathroom!" Serena said, kneeling down beside her unconscious friend. Eve returned momentarily with a bucket of very cold water and washrag with which they preceded to dampen and squeeze on Heather's head, before giving up and dumping a large amount on top of her. That made her come to, and they slowly helped her onto the bed.

"Serena, I can't believe it," Heather whispered. Serena smiled grimly.

"I know," She said.

"Are you ok?"

"Did it hurt?"

"How big was he?"

"What happened!"

Serena smiled.

"I'm ok, I guess. It hurt a little, but… He was big…It… I don't know, it was weird." She said.

"Aw!" They said, hugging her.

"What happened?" Eve asked, slightly concerned.

"We were kissing on the patio for awhile, when he wanted to go somewhere quieter. I gave in after a little and we went to his room, and… things just got out of my control. I didn't even realize what was happening. It was so…I don't know." She said. Eve and Heather exchanged shocked faces.

"But you're ok?" Heather asked. Serena nodded.

"I think so. It's just strange, you know. I can't even process it yet." She said.

"So, are you and Tom going out then?" Eve asked, trying to add some more humor back into the conversation.

"You know, I have no idea," Serena said, shaking her head. There were many more hugs that night before they went to bed.

Serena's sleep was slightly restless, as she kept thinking back, waking up, rolling over and trying to go back to bed. It wasn't surprising either that the next morning Serena opted to stay in bed a little while longer rather than go to breakfast. Heather and Eve smiled glumly at her behavior, knowing she was still embarrassed about what happened the night before and decided to bring her some breakfast when they returned.

Serena tried to sleep, but found it impossible and ended up getting up half an hour later. She walked to the bathroom, brushed her teeth and washed her face and set the shower on. Serena shed her tank top, shorts, and underwear and quickly jumped into the welcoming shower.

She closed her eyes as the warm water beat against her face, relaxing under it. She sighed, turning around so the water soaked through her hair, running down her shoulders and back. She brushed her dripping hair back from her face and again closed her eyes.

She was no longer a virgin.

She had sex with Tom Riddle.

She had sex.

Fucking hell! She had sex!

Shit!

Serena shook her head, desperately trying to remain calm.

No big deal.

So she had sex.

People did it all the time.

Fuck.

Serena took a deep breath, twitching her hand..

She was ok. She wasn't going to die. It wasn't the end of the world. Tom was hot. And, it wasn't like she had hated it. Ok. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.

And she did. Serena forced herself to relax, starting to accept it. It was so weird. She still had a hard time actually believing it had happened. Taking another deep breath, Serena grabbed her bar of soap and washed her faintly sore body. She rinsed off the soap suds and proceeded to wash her hair. When she was done conditioning her hair, Serena turned off the shower and rung her hair out. She grabbed her towel from behind the curtain and dried herself before stepping out of the wet stall. She avoided looking at herself in the mirror and continued drying herself. Once she was finished, she wrapped herself in her towel and returned to her room to get clean clothes. She came back to the bathroom, changed and sat down on the stool across from the mirror, and dried her sodden hair.

She looked up and faced her guilty, chocolate brown eyes. She stared sullenly at her reflection for a few minutes before turning away. Serena lifted the heavy brush and ran it through her still damp hair. Tying it back, she left the bathroom and met her girlfriends returning from breakfast.

"Darling! Are you ok?" Heather asked as Eve hugged her.

"Yeah, I'm fine," She said.

"Here, we brought you some food," Heather said, handing her a napkin covering a scone and a pear.

"Here," Eve said, handing her a bottle of juice. Serena smiled and hugged them.

"Thanks," She said, walking over to her bed. She ate her breakfast as Heather and Eve changed. Today was Sunday, so there wasn't much to do. Heather and Eve tried their best to distract Serena and finally succeeded. By lunch time, Serena ventured down to the great hall, blushing and turning away when she passed Tom, who just smirked satisfactorily as she passed. After lunch, they went outside and read romance novels out loud to each other, laughing at them and the funny voices they made. Then it was dinner, and then after a while in the common room, bedtime. Serena slept much better this night and was ready for classes on Monday.

Classes passed without much incident. Transfigurations was awkward for Serena, who was dreading her encounter with Tom. The bell rang and she quickly made her way to her seat, avoiding eye contact with him. Of course this had to be the day when Professor Dumbledore was twenty minutes late, leaving Serena and Tom seated together.

Serena turned away from him and pretended to play with her hair. Thankfully, Eve noticed how uncomfortable Serena was and came over to talk to her. Heather saw Eve and immediately joined her in distracting Serena. Eve couldn't help making faces at Tom which totally said "I know what you did, you lucky, dirty bastard," when Serena wasn't looking. Tom rolled his eyes and looked away from her.

Finally Professor Dumbledore arrived and class began.

"Firstly, I would like to congratulate Mr. Riddle and Miss. Haesley for being the first to complete the scavenger hunt and turn it in to me." He said, smiling. "I would also like to congratulate those who finished soon afterwards. Your hard work will pay off."

"Now," He said, walking behind the desk. "For our lesson…"

Class couldn't have ended sooner for Serena. When the bell rang, she practically jumped out of her seat.

"Um, Serena, if you wouldn't mind, I'd like to speak with you before you go." Tom said as Heather and Eve came over. Serena inwardly groaned.

"Ok," She said. "Guys, I'll be two minutes." She turned to face him.

"Yes?" She asked nicely.

"Let's talk in the hallway," Tom said, gently placing his hand on the small of her back and guiding her out of the classroom. They found a quiet alcove away from the door. Serena looked at him inquisitively, hoping she wasn't shaking too badly. Memories of the previous night flooded her mind, and Serena's embarrassment came back ten folds.

"I just wanted to make sure you were ok," Tom said, looking her in the eyes with his enchantingly sexy, puppy dog ones. His face was etched with worry, whether genuine or false she wasn't sure. Serena looked away, flushing slightly. "You've been acting a little uncomfortable around me and I just wanted to make sure I didn't hurt you the other night."

"No, I'm fine," Serena said, forcing herself to turn back to face him. He took her hand gently, sending subtle shivers up her body.

"I had a lot of fun with you, and not just during the sex part," Tom said, forcing Serena to smile. "I moved probably faster than other guys would have, I just got caught up in my own desires and forgot to think about you. I would be terribly upset if I knew I had hurt you with my selfishness."

"Really, I'm ok." She said, relaxing a little.

"Ok. Well, I don't know if this is too soon, but I'd really like to hang out with you again sometime," He said. "And we could move slower," He added. Serena smiled.

"That would be fun," She said. Tom smiled.

"You're sure your ok?" He asked. She nodded, smiling again to reassure him.

"Well, I'll see you later then," Tom said as he bent down and kissed the hand he held as a goodbye.

Serena watched him leave, disappearing into the long, dark corridor. She sighed and went her own way back to her dormitories.

"So what'd he say?" They asked when she returned.

"He just wanted to make sure I was ok," She said, sitting on her bed.

"Aw!" Heather cried.

"Are you?" Eve asked.

"Yes, I'm fine, I told you," Serena said.

"So, that was it?" Eve asked.

"Well, he kind of apologized by saying he realized he moved fast," Heather and Eve made slightly sarcastic noises, "And he wanted to know if I'd be ok with hanging out again sometime, moving a bit slower." She concluded.

"AND!" Heather shrieked!

"What did you say?" Eve asked.

"I said yes," Serena said, shrugging.

"You slut!" Heather said, her jaw dropping. Eve just made surprised faces.

"What?" Serena asked them. "Did you want me to say no?"

"Serena! You'll be like going out with him!" Heather said in her high pitched voice.

"Well, we did have sex. I mean if I was going to go out with someone, isn't it better it was the guy I had sex with?" Serena asked.

"Yeah, sweetie, it's fine," Eve said. Heather sighed audibly.

"I guess its fine then if Lucius and I fuck then?" She said.

"Why are you two going out now!" Serena asked.

"Yes!" Heather cried excitedly.

"Aw!" Eve and Serena both cried, hugging her.

After brushing her teeth, taking off her makeup and washing her face, she jumped into bed.

"I can't wait for Defense Against the Dark Art's tomorrow!" Heather said jokingly. Serena smiled in her pillow.

"I know, me either!" Eve said, giggling. Serena laughed to herself.

"I love you guys," She said. Honestly, she really did.

"I love you too!" They both said to her and each other. Serena smiled again as she drifted into sleep wondering how Professor Sinclair would act around Eve after going to the ball with her.