A little fun

"What is it?" Fate spoke slightly startled after a few minutes.

Tom was still staring at her hand, with a tight grip. He would not believe this but here it was in front of him.

A familiar vision replayed itself in his gaze, as he remembered it all.

—something covered his eyes when he tried to push it away. Someone else's hand pushes away the silk from his face. Soon the same hand held his. A slight scar on it. The burnt hand held him, a firm grip stopping him from moving.—

"Tom?! Stop and tell me!" She snatched her hand back and looked at him breathing rapidly.

Right then and there both of them knew something was coming their way, something that could be good or perhaps bad or maybe both.

She knew it, she looked at his face as if she could read it like a spell.

"You saw something didn't you?" The words slowly rolled off her tongue carefully as if the boy that stood in front of him might snap or dissolve into thin air.

He drew in a sharp breath "whatever it is, it has nothing to do with you" he gritted his teeth, taking a sharp turn he started walking away.

But was soon stopped by a grasp on his arm heaving him. "Oh, yea? Then did u hold my hand stare at my scar in horrors for nothing?" Fate spoke snappily, her nails slightly digging in his night robes.

Tom yanked his arm out of her clutch and glared at her with resentment in his eyes, he came close to her, their faces inches apart. "Stay away from me Crysta"

"That's a wish of yours that won't come true Riddle, so try your best to run and I'll do my best to hunt" the dark-haired girl spoke in a dangerous tone to the dark souled boy.

Tom gritted his teeth together causing veins to merge at his sharp jawline but without saying another word he fled out of the library.

Fate sighed as he left, she still felt like someone had abruptly trapped her underwater and the water was slowly seeping in her lungs, her heart weighed down.

She peeked at the stacks of the books lying on the table and then at her hand. Now, it wasn't just a slight scar because now it was a sign of the fate they forhold.

Even if she didn't know what Tom saw if it was good or bad.

It is sealed that Fate and Tom are going to crash into one another, sooner or later.

But she still had bigger problems on hand. She had read and analyzed about hundreds of books about the dark arts, magic, spells, and curses yet there was still no clue or any such art that could possibly contain any knowledge of creating Horcruxes and Fate was running out of time.

Riddle made his first Horcrux during his fifth year and half the year was already dusted away, only a few months were left till Christmas.

Tom will kill a mudblood this year and Fate can not change that unless she stops him from finding out he is the heir of Slytherin but the question was how? How will he know he has blood Salazar Slytherin running within his veins.

She could only stop him if she knew why was the boy so cold-blooded and what made him so cold-blooded.

It was all in his past, past that Fate did not know of.

—I will know now— she thought to herself determined because now she was going to find out what happened to this boy when he was a young sapling.

Sitting in her bed, she read about seven books and it was five in the morning birds chirped and sang but Fate, on the other hand, wanted to set them on fire.

—what the hell are these feathery chirps so excited about at FIVE in the morning?!—

She groaned rolling her eyes, at this hour and after the events that took place in the library, it was obvious she would feel like setting everything on fire.

—Just...the...last...paragraph...cmon you can do it Fate cmon!—

Her eyes were shutting close despite drinking two cups of coffee before bed.
Her fingers glided on the last old, rough, and crips page of the book, it was a paragraph about some sort of potions that had something to do with werewolves.

—done!— Fate slammed the book shut and ceased back in her bed, her sudden moment woke up jinx who was peacefully asleep near her lap.

"Sorry love...come here" she coed the sweet creature, taking jinx in her arms.

"At least I finished reading all these bloody books" she gloomily smiled.

—yes now only about a million more books to go—

She let out a heavy breath and closed her eyes drifting off into unconsciousness, temporarily escaping from her reality.

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Faint sounds of a high-pitched voice could be heard in Fates' sleep.

"Fateeee! Wake up!" Lily grabbed a pillow and hit Fate but she was still slumbering peacefully.

"Bloody hell what are you made off? What happened to all those cups of coffee you demolished at dinner?! Why are you sleeping like your dea-..." she gasped suddenly.

"Fate please say you didn't die in your sleep?!" She shook Fate this time almost pushing her off the bed.

"Ahh what?!- I didn't set anything on fire! Did I?" Fate yelled sleepy, sitting up.

"Oh, sweet Merlin! You're alive!" Lily placed her hand on her chest.

"Cmon! We're going to be late for potions!" Lily pulled the sleepy girl out of her bed and shoved her in the bathroom.

Soon both the girls were standing outside the potions classroom. Fate took in a breath and walked in.

"May I come in sir?"

"Ah yes, Fate! We were anticipating your arrival and you too Lily! Why are you, late child?" Slughorn spoke in his always "happy go lucky" tone.

"Oh uh...I had a...headache so lily was with me" Fate painted in a lie.

"Oh I hope you are feeling better, now why don't you sit with Tom I have specifically reserved the seat for you" Slughorn point towards Tom.

"...Sure" Fate could sense Tom stiffing with each step she took towards him.

"Hi, there" the girl confidently sat next to the brunette boy and placed her potions book in front of her using her left hand.

During the whole lesson Fate innocently did her part while making the potion while Tom tried his best to ignore the girl.

The bell rang indicating the class ended and Tom quickly gathered his books and notes and sped to the door, but so did Fate.

"What do you want?" Snapped Tom.

"Wot?... I'm just walking to our next class...with you" she shrugged.

"Why don't you join those friends of yours? The redhead and that prefect?" Tom made a displeasing taste as he mentioned Lily and Remus.

"They're fine, they have company but you seem alone so I'm here for you" she tried hiding her smirk.

"Look Crysta I am aware of the tactics you are using to get me to talk, but I have already told my vision has nothing to do with you-"

Toms was unable to hide his emotions this time because his eyes went wide as soon as he realized what slipped from his mouth.

Now both the teenagers were stood in the now, empty corridor because everyone had reached their classes but Tom and Fate had other matters to discuss.

"Ooh?" She raised her eyebrow. "A vision? Finally, at least you admitted you saw something in that orb." This time she fully displayed her smirk, her pink lips curling from its one end, her eyes boring into his.

"Now are you going to tell me-" before she could say another word, She was dragged into a nearby abandoned corridor that no longer had any actively used classroom.

"Listening closely Crysta, you have no right to ask me any sort of questions alright! If you think you are going to bully me into speaking..." he scoffed "then you're wrong" he exaggerated at the end his grip tightening on her forearm.

Fate clenched her jaw and looked him straight in the eyes, a stern look on her face.

Tom was not the only one with features that resembled that they were carved from the sharpest of blades becaus he had noticed how deep and sharp her jawline looked, she looked so different when she had expressions on her face, even if displayed grimace.

"Do wot ever you can Tom, I'll chase you in your nightmares if I have to find out how I bind with your fortune" she gritted her teeth, speaking in a dangerously low tone.

"You are not bounded with my fortun-" before he could finish Fate freed herself from his grasp and left like a ghost, as if she was never there.

After these events, Tom almost tied Lucius by his side to make sure the stubborn girl won't show up out of anywhere.

Fate didn't mind not being able to chase Tom after potions today's dose was enough for him because she had plans of her own.

She made way to Professor slughorns class, seeing the he was the only teacher who was friendly enough for her to inquire about some questions.

"Sir may I ask you something if you don't mind, I could not think of some else to ask this so I was hoping you would help me." She stated, taking a sip of her coffee.

"Oh of course miss Crysta how can I help you?"

"Well you see, I have been trying to befriend one of your very honorable student, Tom Riddle...but he seems very disgruntled when I speak to him.

so I thought maybe if you give me some information about him or his past maybe I could relate to him...and we would develop a good friendship on the basis of mutual understanding?"

Fate finished hoping to god this works out.

"Oh...I see, well I have never seen Tom being rude to anyone, though he is a bit reserved. I have known Tom since he was a wee little boy, he was very smart and bright...still is but he never spoke of his family or perhaps he does not know of his family seemingly he came from an orphanage."

All hopes of Fate have been washed away after hearing sulghorns reply.

"Oh it's alright sir, I must be going now" just when she was about to turn the handle Professor called after her.

"Miss Crysta I think professor Dumbledore could help you with this.
He was the one who got Tom from his orphanage, there's a record of every student in his office and some have extra details if provided, so you might be able to find what you are looking for"

Fate smiled looking at him "thank you very much sir, and...don't bother mentioning this to Tom please"

"Of course, off you go now"

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"I'm sorry miss Crysta I would have liked to help but it is against the school rules to share any personal information of students with any another student or an outsider"

"Oh I understand but thanks anyways" washed away with disappointment Fate left professors dumbledores office.

She was on her to the Gryffindor common room when she was suddenl swarmed by the four Gryffindor boys who were shoving their shirts and ties in their mouths to stop their laughter.

Fate smiled slightly confused.

"What's up, guys? Wot happened?"

"Oh nothing much, we just got a bunch of skeletons just a bit earlier than Halloween and hexed them to chase everyone in Slytherin." Grinned James.

"And specifically Bellatrix" Remus added at the end.

Upon hearing all this, an idea popped up in Fates' mind.

"Guys seeming that you all are great at pranks, hiding and sneaking, I need you to something for me, will you please" she smiled mischievously.

The same mischievous glint glowed in their eyes.

"And wot would that be little-ol-Fatey?"

"Sneaking into dumbledore's office"

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