Scarlett's POV

"And were you a Quittich player?" I asked, gasping for air from Tom's last comment. He had come to see me and visit with me every day and stay for awhile, keeping me company. I hated it when he was not around, I would light up completely when he would come and see me.

"Actually no, I was not. I was not big on sports." He replied, looking down." I had other things on my mind." He said, his eyes connecting with mine. I felt sparks ripple through me at this. He always.. Mesmerized me. He was so beautiful and sweet, angelic really. But then again, he was also a monster. I never believed that. His soft chocolate brown eyes looked into my emerald ones.

"Tom, did you ever have a girlfriend during school?" I asked him out of curiosity, I wanted to know if anyone ever had there way into the dark lords heart, if that was even possible.

"I had many actually, I cared for none of them.. Except her." He said, sounding in great pain. I felt a little stab of jealousy, then forced myself to snap out of it. He cut his eyes up at me and smiled." Why do you ask? "

He asked, a smile spreading bigger across his perfect face. I felt heat rise to my cheeks. I'm sure my face was bright red at this point.

"No reason." I snapped. I did not want Tom Riddle knowing that I find myself drawn to him often.

"Who was she?" I asked, out of curiosity. Normally, most people would be afraid of standing in the same room as him. But I always felt do comfortable with Tom. I always had this.. connection with him. These past few weeks here would have been unbearable without him here with me. I just.. I need him.

"Her name was.." He said, then hesitated. "I don't like to say her name." He said, then looked down, then back at me. I just stared at him with big eyes, then he broke our eye connection, and looked down.

" She was the most beautiful girl to walk the whole entire world. I loved her, and still do till this day." I felt a stab of jealousy at his words.

"She could light up a whole room." He said, then he whispered," She still can." Then looked up at me and weakly smiled.

"She was.. Perfection." He said, then he lightly moved his hand up to my face and touched my cheek. I closed my eyes at his touch. "Perfection." He whispered. I felt heat where his hand was on my cheek, I never wanted him to remove his hand.

"Tell me more." I said, and slowly opened my eyes, his hand was still on my cheek.

"She has beautiful pale skin. And a smile that makes me go weak at the knees. She has a beautiful personality, she can always make you smile no matter how hard times are. And her eyes.." He said before I could feel him getting closer to my face. I kept my eyes closed. He slowly put his other hand to my face.

"Open your eyes Scarlett." He said. I slowly opened them, only to see his face only inches from mine. His chocolate eyes looking into my emerald ones.

"They make you feel like they are the only light in the world, like yours Scarlett." He said softly, just below a whisper. He slowly leaned in, and lightly brushed his lips against mine in one swift move. He was lightly trembling. I felt like this moment right here, was meant to happen, like as if nothing in the ever mattered to me, and all that I cared about was here and now. He tasted like mint, and his touch was like someone was shooting electricity through me. He was so perfect.

I slowly moved my hand, and placed it in his hair. It was so soft, like silk. He must have enjoyed this, because I felt him smile. His lips moved against mine.

He slowly pulled away, and a tear fell from his eye, I leaned up and kissed where his tear fell.

"Your so beautiful." He said, stroking my hair very gently.

We stared into each others eyes for a moment. Then I heard a great deal of banging and yelling from behind the door, then the door slammed open.

"My Lord." Said Lucius Malfoy.

Tom looked at me for a moment more, then snapped his head around.

"What!" He snapped," Could this not possibly wait?" He said through gritted teeth, I smirked at what he just had said.

"I'm sorry to.. bother you.." He said, his eyes went directly to me and I looked down. "Dumbledore is dead my Lord." He said clapping his hands.

I felt my heart drop into my stomach, then fear overtook me. I felt hot tears make there way down my face. I remembered how sweet he was to me, how welcome he made me feel. He was such a good man. And now, he is gone and all for what?

"So Draco did the deed?" Tom asked, dominance taking over his voice. I cant believe I thought for one second he was not a monster. I wanted to scream at him, slap him for touching me, but it was as if I was paralyzed. I was afraid that he would let Malfoy inflict more damage on me than what was already there.

"Not exactly sir, Severus took over instead, Draco failed." He said, looking down.

"Well then." he said, standing up and smoothing his clothes.

"We will discuss this later Malfoy." He said, giving a curt nod, then turning to me.

"My dear, your crying." He said moving closer to me.

"D-don't touch me." I said soft plea. He looked hurt for a moment.

"Please Scarlett, let me explain." He said, moving closer. I felt myself go into panic and curl into a ball and turn away from him, as childish as that was.

"Scarlett.. Please." He said, then lightly touched my shoulder.

"Your afraid of me?" He said softly," Your afraid of me." He said once again, more coldly this time.

"Have I not shown you kindness? Have I not taken care of you while you were ill? Have I not been your friend? Have I not.." I cut him off by rolling over and touching taking my hand and touching his face.

"You terrify me at times Tom. You killed an innocent man, that frightens me to no end." He looked down, and a tear rolled down his face. I pulled his chin up to look at me.

"Though I may fear you like I have never feared anyone else in my life, I cannot deny the way I feel about you." I said, then I slowly leaned in and kissed his soft lips. I could taste his tears in our kiss, then he abruptly pulled away.

"I-I cant do this t-to you again Victoria.." He said, tears falling from his eyes rapidly at this moment.

"Tom.. Why?" I asked before he stood up and slowly started walking away.

"You deserve better, I cant hurt you. I cant live with myself if I do." He said, then walked out.

I felt like someone had just tore my heart out and stepped on it.

"What the hell." I said, before I felt the tears fall from my eyes. How can he just kiss me like that, like I had never been kissed before, then just leave because he thinks I need better?

I laid there for awhile, thinking of why he would do this then I got tired of thinking, and decided to take a walk.

Tom's POV

I ran out of her room and into mine. I threw myself on the bed and immediately began sobbing.

"Damnitt!" I shouted, then felt rage course through me. I began punching the pillows. The rage stopped once I began to think about her, how I left her feeling. Then he remembered kissing her, how amazing it felt to have her lips pressed against his. He felt tears fall again at the thought.

"Scarlett, I love you." I whispered.

I laid there with a smirk on my face until I heard her screaming.. Screaming for me…

Scarlett's POV

I slowly got out of bed. This was the first time I had walked in weeks, so I was very slow.

I began to walk towards the door. "If I was caught, they would hurt me even more." I thought to myself.

I very carefully opened the door so it was slightly ajar. I walked out of my room and looked around me. There was a huge stair case right before me, and a long hallway that I remember Tom carrying me down. I walked towards the staircase and looked down to see if there was anyone there. There was no one, so I continued down the stairs. Trying as hard as I could not to make a sound.

"Naughty naughty girl." I heard a deep voice say from behind me.

"You know what we do to naughty girls such as yourself.. Darling." He said, I couldn't move. I just froze, I couldn't speak, couldn't breath, nothing.

I could hear his footsteps getting louder and getting closer. I needed to run but I couldn't.

"Naughty girls should get taught.. A lesson." The man said now directly behind me, I could feel his foul hot breath running down my back.

He turned me around to face him.

"Well well now, you're a pretty little thing, I bet your tight as hell." He said looking my body over.

"And look at those eyes!" He said clapping his hands together, I just looked at the ground.

"Oh im gonna have fun with you tonight darlin." He said, picking me up over my shoulder. I felt panic course through me. I began to try and wiggle out of his grasp on me.

"Oh I wouldn't do that love, it will just make it worse." He said.

I felt the tears fall from my eyes as he sat me down. He slammed his tongue into my mouth, so I bit it as hard as I could. A metallic taste filled my mouth as he pulled away.

"You stupid little cunt." He sneered, then pushed me up against the wall. I felt a hand hit me hard in the face. Once he tried to kiss me again, I spit in his face, and for that one I got a punch in the face.

"You just wont learn will you!" He shouted then tore my shirt off my body, leaving me in my bra. Panic ran through me again.

"Tom Tom! Help me!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, then he knocked me onto the ground.

"Get up bitch." He said, then got on top of me and tried to take off my bra. I hit him in the face, then I screamed again," Tom, Tom PLEASE!" as loud as humanly possible. Would no one help me? Take mercy on me? For gods sake im only sixteen!

"He cant help you now slut, once im done with you. Im going to kill you slowly, make it hurt. Im going to cut the fuck out of that pretty little face of yours." He said, and I felt myself began to sob.

"Please stop." I said as he began to put his hands in my pants and kiss my neck. I screamed out in pain from where he bit my neck so hard, I felt blood oozing out.

"My god." I heard Tom say from behind him. I looked up to see Tom standing there pointing his wand at him.

"Did I NOT tell you to never EVER touch her Macnair, she is MINE!" Tom shouted.

"My l-lord." Macnair said.

"Avada Kadevera." Tom said. The man fell directly on top of me, dead.

I just felt myself sob some more. I looked at Tom, who looked at me, sadness full in his eyes. He kicked Macnair off my body, and picked me up.

"Thank you." I said, burying my face in his neck.

"Are you alright Scarlett?" He asked, concern in his voice. I looked up at him.

"I am now." I said, and placed my face back in his neck.

"Scarlett, im so sorry, im so sorry." He kept repeating this until we got to my door.

"No Tom, I cant be alone tonight.. Please." I said, feeling my grip on him tighter, he made me feel safe and secure. He said nothing, just looked down at me.

"I need you Tom.. Please, im afraid." I said, I felt him clutch my body tighter. He put his head on my head.

"Im here Scarlett, now and always." He said, then kissed my forehead and began walking towards his room.

He opened his door and slowly laid me down on his bed. It was very dark in his room, no lights were on.

"I will get you a shirt to put on." He said in a soft voice. He rummaged through his drawers and found her a simple white t-shirt of course, it would be too big for her petite figure but it would have to do.

"Here you are beautiful." He said, his words made me smile a bit.

I slid the shirt over my head. I laid down and noticed he was taking his shirt off. He was very toned and muscular.

"My god." I whispered. He must have heard me because he turned and looked at me and sent me a smile.

"Your silly." He said with smile, then walked over to the bed and got in on the other side. He came over to where I was laying, he wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me close to him. His head was buried in my hair and neck.

"No one will ever hurt you again. I swear to it." He said, holding her a little bit tighter.

"You are truly amazing Tom." She said right before she slipped into unconsciousness.