It was pretty late after midnight, everyone was already in the dorms sleeping peacefully through the night. Tom Riddle, on the other hand, was in the dim lighted common room. Candle next to him on the table was making crinkle noises now ans then. The essay he was writing looking important, he was frowning deep into it.

Then he heard some gossip across the room. He would usual ignore it but… he couldn’t ignore specially this one.

“Didn’t you hear?” Theodore Nott said into the silent common room, puffing his cigarette. Blaise Zabini was sitting across him, lighting up a new cigarette. “Hear what?” He said with a light shrug.

Theodore Nott continued, “They broke up, Mattheo and Y/N.”

The time has stopped.

His brother and his girlfriend, broken up. He quickly got up, got his book and blow the candle.

“When?”

Theodore and Blaise turned to the voice that was coming to them from across, Tom Riddle. He walked to them, and stand near them. Looking down at them like they were nothing but bugs.

“Um…” Blaise sat up, mumbling awkwardly. “Your brother and…”

“I heard that.” Tom cut him off with his cold tone. Blaise gulped, Theodore turned to Tom. “Like… around wednesday.”

Two days ago.

Tom nodded briefly, his eyes piercing the floor.

“Why?” He asked in his demanding tone, looking at the Theodore Nott.

“Apparently…” He started and sighed a little. “There was a cheating involved.” He shook his in a disbelief, “You know Mattheo…”

Cheating…

My brother had HER and then cheated her. Oh, I am so gonna hex my brother and watch him die.

He hide his cruel plans inside of himself, not showing his maniac smirk. He walked off. Leaving Theodore and Blaise alone in the big common room.

Tomorrow day, he first saw you in the breakfast at the great hall. Your eyes were puffy, probably from crying.

I’ll make all of your cryings go away, sweetheart.

You and Pansy Parkinson were sitting away from the Mattheo and his stupid mates.

Good, very good…

At classes, you were distracted. Couldn’t answer the basic questions, always looking down at your notebook.

Don’t worry my dear, I’ll make him regret for what he did to you.

He waited. All day, just watched you from afar. How the whole school slowly finding out your break up and how you were single now. Tons of guys tried to talk to you, how you avoided them. He just watched.

Until now.

It was after all the tiring classes, loud dinner at the great hall. He looked at your back from behind. Sitting near at the black lake, at the very silent corner. Wind slowly passing around you, making your hair fall around you. You looked smaller than usual, it made him want to carry you to his bed and kiss you until you can’t breathe-

No, Tom. Not yet.

He took a breath and walked to you, his footsteps were firm but also quiet. Once they find you, he stopped and looked down at you. He watched you notice his presence next to you and lift your head to look up at him. Your eyes were wet, nose was red… You were crying.

Merlin, you looked adorable. I just wanna devour you.

“Hey.” Tom just said in his usual hard tone, it was low.

You whipped the back of your cheeks with your hands. “Hey.” Your voice sounded sad, little, soft.

I could worship the way your lips move, darling…

“I heard the news.” Tom said maintaining his position. “Its awful…”

Its amazing!

“I can’t believe how he could do such a thing…” He sighed as he looked at the Black lake for a sec.

I am SO glad he screw this up. I’ll take better care of you more than anyone could, dollface.

His eyes find you again. “Do you want some company?”

Say, yes. Say, yes. Say, yes.

You sighed softly with a small nod, “Sure…” He way you said ‘sure’ were so… adorably sad.

Tom Riddle sat down next to you on the grass. He wouldn’t think actually you would say ‘sure’ to his company. You and him… didn’t talked much. Both of you just made a small talk since you were dating his brother for a year and a half. But…. the thing you didn't know was Tom Riddle was obsessed with you.

“How do you feel?” Tom asked.