Chapter 2

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It was raining. There was so much rain that it looked like anyone who went out there would drown. Most people sat inside or sheltered under a tree or bus stop, but on the lifeless playground of Wool's Orphanage sat a boy on the swings. He had emerald-green eyes and messy dark hair. He was also too thin for his age and looked like he was 5 or 6 instead of 7. He staring into space with an blank expression. The boy was soaking wet. He had been sitting there for about 3 hours, but he didn't mind.

"Are you okay, Collins? It's not good, sitting in the rain like that." The boy was surprised to hear a voice behind him. He didn't turn around but knew who it was, Tom Riddle. He was also surprised the other boy even talked to him. Yes, they were roommates, but Riddle had always ignored him if he wanted some help, to play, or just talk. The boy tried to hide his expression, successfully. It wasn't that difficult, he had a lot of practice.

"Why are you talking to me? Just go away, Riddle." Riddle raised his brow.

"Since when do you call me Riddle? You always called me Tom." Collins looked at Riddle furiously. He wanted to be alone.

"So, you do listen when I talk to you. snort Just leave me alone." Collins sneered.

"What happened, Harrison?" The boy, Harrison Collins, looked angry and surprised. He didn't want to talk about his problems, so he tried to change subject.

"Since when do you call me Harrison?"

"Don't change subject." Tom answered in a silky voice. He walked to the swing next to Harrison and sat on it.

"Do you always feel like this when someone calls you a freak?" Tom looked a bit surprised at this question.

"No, I got used to it." Tom answered icily. "So, the rumors were true. You and Angelique fell from the 15 meter high roof and landed safely in the kitchen."

Harrison said nothing. He thought back to the event that started it all.

Flashback

Harrison and his four other friends sat on the grass in front of Wool's Orphanage planning on what to do that day.

"What are we going to play today?" said a red-haired girl with brown eyes, Angelique Simmons.

"Hide and seek?" suggested a fat brown-haired boy, Rick Walker, who was now eating a sandwich.

"That sounds like a great idea" said a blond-haired girl, Emily Johnson, cheerfully. The others nodded.

"Who's it?" asked the thin brown-haired boy, Tobias Jackson.

"I'm it." said Harrison cheerfully. He closed his eyes and began to count. The other ran away to hide.

"One... Two...Three... Four... Five... Six... Seven... Eight... Nine... Ten!" Harrison opened his eyes and looked around.

He could see Rick behind a tree. He was too fat to stand there. Harrison had explained to him many times that there were better places to hide himself, but he wasn't really smart. He walked over to the tree.

"I've found you."

"Again the first one." Rick looked disappointed.

"Yeah, but if you tell me where the others, I will make you the second one."

"Only one, is that good enough?" Rick asked hopefully.

"Yes."

"Angelique is hiding on the roof."

"Okay, thanks." Harrison walked to the orphanage and climbed onto the roof.

He looked around and saw nobody. When he looked behind him he felt something move and turned back. He saw Angelique with a plant, trying to cover herself.

"Found you!" Harrison yelled.

"Aah!" Angelique turned around, unfortunately she was clumsy and wasn't watching where she placed her foot and tumbled off the roof. Harrison saw it and grabbed her hand. Unfortunately they both fell off the roof.

We're both going to die thought Harrison. He felt the air everywhere around them. The speed of the fall increased. They both closed their eyes, hoping it would be a painless death.

Suddenly Harrison and Angelique felt something odd. They held their eyes closed until they hit the ground, but after a minute nothing happened. Surely they should die in that minute, it was only 15 metre. Harrison opened his eyes. He looked shocked. He and Angelique floated in the small kitchen of the orphanage. Then Angelique opened her eyes too, she had the same expression on her face, but couldn't help it to scream. "Aaaahhh!"

The whole orphanage heard it Harrison thought. He heard footsteps, coming his way. Then the door opened. In the doorway stood Rick, Tobias, Emily and Mary. When they saw Harrison and Angelique floating they looked shocked too.

"Help me!" Angelique sobbed, tears rolling off her cheeks.

"What happened?" Mary asked while she was helping Angelique.

"We... We played hide and seek. I...I hid myself on the roof. And... and..Harrison found me..me.. I was sur.. surprised to see him. He... he was al.. always so bad at this game. I..I stepped wrong and fell. Harr..Harrison too and I... I.. felt something odd and.. and when I.. I opened my eyes we were in the kitchen... floating." More tears rolled on her cheeks. When Mary succeeded to help her to the ground she turned to Harrison and looked a bit disappointed. She stared at him for a long time.

"Uhm... Can you help me too?" Mary nodded and helped him too.

"Thank you." He turned to his 3 friends in the doorway, who looked at him with fear.

"Uhm.. Let's stop with hide and seek. We can play something else."

There was a moment of silence. Rick broke it.

"We don't want to play with a FREAK!" Rick yelled. He walked to Angelique to comfort her.

"Look at what you have done to her! Go away freak! You're just like Riddle!" Harrison felt tears in his eyes. The words hurt. He looked at the other to in the doorway. They both looked pale and walked over to Rick's side. Harrison felt more tears in his eyes, he tried to stop it, he didn't like to cry. Then he looked at Mary. The one who had treated him the best. She looked afraid and disappointed. She didn't say anything.

At tear rolled on Harrison's cheek when he saw Mary's expression. He ran out of the room and out of the orphanage. Tears rolled as fast as they would come. When he heard something loud, he looked at the clouds. Harrison felt a drop of water on his nose. It was going to rain, probably hard. A part of Harrison expressions hung in the air, sadness. The other parts where anger and confusion. Harrison walked to the playground of the orphanage and sat on the swing, looking into nothing.

"Yes, they were. Does it bother you, Riddle? It's nothing of your business anyway." Harrison said bitterly.

"Yes, it does. You're really angry, right?" Harrison looked at him with a of-course-I'm-angry look, but didn't say anything.

"Well, fortunately for you, I was there too. So, you don't have to tell me what happened." said Tom in a normal tone as if it was nothing. Harry now looked outraged. Tom saw even a bit of red in his eyes and smiled.

"Really, it isn't your fault. You're special like me. You have to embrace it. The others are just afraid of something they can't explain, they're disgusting."

"They are my friends!" Harrison snapped. After Harrison heard what he said, he regretted it, biting on his lips.

"They are your friends? After what they have done? I think you have to choose your friends better."

"Well, they aren't. But what do you know about choosing good friends. You don't have one."

"O, you break my heart." Tom placed his hand on his heart and his knees hit the ground, he looked as if he was in pain. Harrison couldn't help but chuckle.

"Finally, you do something else than looking like a scary statue. Really, you could stare me to death with that face."

"Tom Riddle ,the one who tortures everyone, afraid of a statue." Harrison looked amusing, while Tom rolled his eyes.

"You know, you aren't that bad. Want to be friends?" asked Tom casually. Harrison didn't reply.

"It's rude, not answering someone's question." Tom looked seriously at Harrison.

"..."

Tom was losing his patience. He turned around and walked to back to the orphanage.

"Yeah..." He heard Harrison muttering. He stood there a meter away from Harrison, paralyzed. He turned slowly. Harrison was looking at the grass. Tom walked slowly to him.

"Let's begin all over again. My name is Tom Marvolo Riddle. It's nice to meet you.' Tom smiled.

"... I'm Harrison Collins. Same to you." Harrison tried to smile. It was both a sad and a happy one.

"See, I'm good at choosing friends." Tom teased. Harrison laughed.

"Perhaps, you aren't that bad, but that's because of me." said Harrison in an over dramatic tone.

"Yes, of course, my dear.' said Tom sarcastically, while rolling his eyes.

"See, you even admit it." Harrison teased. Tom rolled his eyes again.

"I've never seen you rolling your eyes this. Perhaps I should call you Tom Rolldle." Harrison grinned.

"Too cheeky. Perhaps I should call you Cheekison Collins." Tom grinned too. This time it was Harrison who rolled his eyes.

"Let's go." said Tom. He grabbed Harrison's arm and walked towards the orphanage.

"Why?" Harrison didn't want to go back to the traitors.

"For revenge. They will feel the same pain as you felt at their betrayal and even more." Tom and Harrison shared an evil grin.

Author note

And did you like it? It's my longest chapter so far. Also I apologize if there are grammar mistakes. Remember it's not my native language. I would appreciate it if you tell my mistakes, so I could correct it.

Also, perhaps the chapters about Tom and Harrison will be till chapter 12 to 15. I can't write 2 hogwarts years in two chapters. I hope you will understand. In each chapter Harrison and Tom will be one year older, except for the hogwarts years and the chapters after the years.

I would appreciate it if you review.

xxx Thefanficwriter10101

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