Tom Riddle X Reader | ✓

Part 15 Belligerence | Edited

Slightly later, a different girl caught Riddle's attention, he noticed her Ravenclaw uniform before her white glasses. He immediately lifted himself up, dragging you alongside as he rushed over to her.

"Pardon." - he stopped before her

"If it's about letting you two go, I've been observing and---"

"I wish to attend the washroom." - he calmly interrupted her "But I cannot when there is someone cuffed to me like a muggle."

"Well..." - she pushed her glasses closer to the upper part of her nose with her index finger "Can I trust that right after you're done you'll be back?"

"You have my word." - he recalled the solid reputation he had among his peers, creating it to act as one of the tools for his persuasiveness.

"Do you pinky promise?" - she stretched out her hand, lifting up her fifth finger

Tom glowered at her confused, he's never heard of such a silly request before "I will not be doing that."

"How about an unbreakable vow then?" - her stretched pinky swapped into a full handshake as she smirked

And Riddle, at a loss for words, simply glared at her.

"I'll do the pinky promise for him" - you intervened, locking your pinkies with the unusual girl.

"I'll trust you to get him" - she pulled out a set of enchanted keys and unlocked the chain.

"Finally." - Riddle sighed, rubbing his hand as he headed for the male bathrooms. You followed him to make sure he wouldn't go off trail, so you awaited outside.

You glimpsed at your hands and noticed they were dirty from kneeling on the ground and messing around with potion ingredients before that. It made you feel uncomfortable, you wanted to wash them.

So you quickly entered the female bathroom without realizing that some people had followed you.

As you rinsed your hands under the tap of clear water, your head was smacked face forwards at the heavy, solid sink and your forehead started bleeding. Dizzy from the sudden pain, you turned around to see the white haired girl and her friends stand directly in front of you.

"I did say you'll regret it." - she confidently said "Like the filthy trash that you are."

You touched your forehead then inspected the fingers, seeing the red liquid on your trembling fingertips. You felt a hot rush take over you as you sneered at her and her three friends standing behind her 

"You don't want to do this." - you told her, sneakily reaching into your robe for the wand.

Lizzie saw your hand move and she immediately pulled out her wand

"Expelliarmus!"

The red flash of light almost clashed at your hand, but with your rapid reflexes, you whisked your hand sideways, conjuring a protection charm.

"One against four?" - you said, standing in a prepared stance with your eyes observing their taunting grins "Seems hardly fair."

"Afraid?" - One of Lizzie's friends said as all three of them behind her took out their wands and aimed them your way

"Please." - you pointed at you Gryffindor's emblem "I'll never be. Not of you."

Lizzie flipped her wand, sending out a bright bolt, and all the girls behind her were sending flashes at the same time, all constantly surging out of their wands as they advanced with their feet.

Each time you'd deflect their spells and conjured the shield, your feet ambled backwards, feeling as if a force was pushing you back.

When you felt like you were about to get cornered, you summoned a massive flame that erupted into the air, their faces suddenly lit up by the orange, hot shadow sizzling above their shocked bodies.

As the flame dashed for them, two of them covered their faces as the other two tried to stop it with a water shield. The impact created a thud, as it collided and turned into smoke, throwing all four of your enemies backwards from the pulsing crash.

It was so loud, someone must've heard it.

Her friends quickly rose on their feet as some of the walls crumbled from the strike. They knew they'd get into trouble if they were caught so they ran.

Lizzie herself, however, quickly blasted a spell at your ribs as she bolted out of the room.

The spell felt as if something inside you had shattered and all of sudden your body couldn't be kept intact. You fell forwards, holding upwards against the ground only with the help of your quivering arms as you yelped at the sharp pain.

Having heard the hassle, Riddle walked into the washroom and appeared shocked as he kneeled down in front of you "Are you alright?" - he brushed back your hair, spotting your bleeding forehead. His eyes lowered and he noticed one of your hands clench onto your rib area. "It was her, wasn't it?" - he calmly asked "Saw them rush out of here. They'll be expelled for this and the damage they did to Hogwarts."

"The damage might've been my fault..." - you faintly uttered, still feeling striking pain

"They'll check your wands. I suggest you start thinking about excuses now."

"She attacked first--- Hold on... I thought you were fond of her?"

"I'm fond of nobody."

You felt as if there was some tension, his attractive looks gravitated like a magnet and you found yourself wanting his comfort for once.

Riddle placed one of his arms around your shoulder, pulling you closer as a sign of nothing more but sympathy.

In return, you wrapped both of yours around him, giving him a full hug.

Shocked, Tom froze, sitting completely silent with one of his hands lingering halfway in the air.

He then gently laid both of them around your back and patted it in an odd and awkward manner as an attempt to comfort you.

Friendzone.