"Marcy, don't look so perplexed. Do you need proof?" Alice pulled down the color of her shirt, revealing a large reddish- purple mark. "Yes, one of Toms many talents" she flipped her long brown hair and walked away. Marcy was not fazed that Tom had done this with Alice, she was simply confused because Alice had this strange illusion that Marcy cared. It was all too much for Marcy to handle. The rest of herbology was a nightmare. Marcy could see Alice giggling and snickering, to her daft friends about her time with Tom. It also didn't make any sense, when had this happened? In between potions and herbology? Marcy knew that Tom was only playing with her, this was all a test, and Marcy was positive she passed. She went to the rest of her classes without thinking about it, and she could see Tom deeply staring at her in the halls, while he walked with Alice and talked constantly. He looked rather irritated. Marcy smiled at him and even gave a small wave of her hand. Tom even made the effort to sit with Alice during lunch which made Alice squeal with excitement, and jump into his arms. He made a face of disgust and pushed her away.
"You and Tom are over?" voiced Violet with a little sorrow.
"Well, we were never together…" she said with complete calmness "But, Tom hates Alice, he's just playing with her feelings. He'll be demanding I sit with him in a day or two."
"And not to mention, you two will be all alone this holiday…" she said with a snigger.
"Hannah! You are ridiculous" she said with a shake of her head.
"I'm right! It's only you two, and maybe that first year Angelina. Otherwise everyone else is leaving."
Well this holiday was going to be discomfited. Tomorrow is the last day of classes, and then Hogsmeade after that everyone leaves for home. The rest of the day was simple. Every class was easy simply because holidays were near and professors are getting lazy. When classes were over Marcy walked herself back to the common room. She stepped inside and saw that Alice and Tom were kissing right in the middle of the room. But it wasn't Tom's usual gentle kiss; he stayed separated from her so their bodies wouldn't touch. His arms were on her hips, and her hand was rested on his arm but their bodies were at least 5 inches apart. It looked uncomfortable and awkward. They both looked up to see Marcy. Tom had his everyday bored expression painted on his face, but Alice had a menacing smile. Alice looked back up at Tom and proceeded to kiss him. Marcy rolled her eyes lightly and walked up to her room. Marcy found her way to the library, and read until her eyes began to get heavy with fatigue. She was reading a book named "A witches way" by an anonymous author. It was a fictional story of a witch who gained her independence, through a broken heart. It took Marcy a good two minutes to realize a shadow had fallen over her book. She looked up into the exquisite eyes of Tom Riddle.
"You're in my light." She said with a yawn.
"Get up. It's late and I need to speak with you." He said lightly putting his hand on her shoulder. She nodded her head in agreement and walked with him into the night.
"Have you spoken with Alice?" he asked keeping his eyes ahead of them.
"Her mouth has been preoccupied lately, I haven't been able to get a word out of her" she said with sarcasm.
"So you have talked to her" he said eyeing Marcy with his intense stare.
"Yes we have spoken. Alice showed me some of your 'talents' as she put it"
"Ah, yes. Alice and I have become rather close. But there is no need to be jealous Marcy"
"I'm not jealous in the slightest" she said with a voice of honesty. He laughed and looked down at her in disbelief
"There is no need to act as if you aren't. We can all see it"
"Oh really? You don't believe me? Go ahead and read my mind. Tell me if you find a hint of covetousness" she could then feel him entering all of her thoughts, looking into her mind. She had complete trust in him. When he was done, Tom let out a deep sigh and furrowed his brow. "No luck huh?" she said with a smile.
"I found nothing of envy. I suppose you weren't jealous. But why? It is obvious you have feelings for me"
"You care about me. You don't care about Alice in the slightest. She is nothing more than a pet for you."
"I do not care about you. You are a play thing to me." he said taking in a deep breath.
"That's a lie. You care about me deeply. You follow me around; you make me sit with you in the great hall. You shelter me from Brutus. You also never let me leave the common room past midnight because of the monster. I know you absolutely hate to admit it, but you care about me." a feeling of satisfaction fell over Marcy, but her speech made Tom madder. They were a few feet away from the common room and Tom barked the password. He put his arm around Marcy and pushed her in. Marcy playfully laughed.
"Why so mad Tom? Because you know I'm right?" she teased. The dim fire caught his eyes, making the light dance across the blue-gray surface. It was beautiful and she could see the anger that was building up in him.
"Quiet yourself Nott!" he snapped. The common room seemed to be completely empty.
"No! Why can't you just admit it to yourself? I'm the first person you've ever cared about and the feeling terrifies you!
He suddenly moved towards her and grasped both sides of her shirt. He forcefully started pushing her farther into the common room
"Tom" she squeaked out but it only made a horrifying smile broaden across his face. The look in his eyes scared her, but his face was so beautiful in the dim light, that she never wanted him to let go. He vigorously pushed her onto an end table so she was sitting on it. His hands never left her sides. He brought himself as close as he could without their bodies touching.
"I do care for you. And I absolutely hate the feeling. Everything about it is disturbing to me." And then he surprised her. He put his hand on the back of her neck and kissed her. She allowed his tongue to explore her mouth and it was a brand new feeling for her. She has only ever kissed Brutus and that was almost painful. Brutus had a horrible tendency to bite her lip causing her to bleed. Tom on the other hand kissed her softly. He put a lot of care and effort into it. She put her hands up to his chest to push him away. "No" he grunted through the kissing and his hands drifted down her thighs and under her knees. Tom grabbed underneath her knees and pulled her forward roughly which startled her, Marcy gasped in surprise, but he simply smiled. He allowed his lips to trail from hers and towards her neck. She let out an even louder gasp and repeated herself
"Tom" he didn't let his hold over her knees go, but he brought himself to her face.
"Marcy what's wrong? This is what you wanted…isn't it? Why are you so nervous?"
"To be blunt, this is not what I was expecting. And yes, it's probably the best surprise I've received, but I'm just not used to this." He let out a small laugh.
"Marcy I just admitted to caring about you. This terrifies me too, but at the moment all I want is you" he looked deep into her eyes, it made her melt. The feeling she got from this was impossible. Tom's eyes left hers and trailed behind her but; his body froze and began to fall to the floor. She felt a tug on her shoulder but it wasn't from Tom, before she could do anything she found herself lying on the floor, and Brutus was hovering over her.