"You can love a monster. It can even love you back. But that doesn't change its nature"

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It has been two days since Lilith's letter. The victim number has been up to 6 kids. Parents are worried about the safety of their children. The teachers have realized that maybe the legend of the chamber, is not just a fairytale. Everyone wants the school to close, but the ministry does not want to do so. Thankfully, no one has found Freyja yet. But Lilith hasn't found the stone yet, which made Tom worry that he will never be able to bring Freyja back. Finding another way to fix it would take a lot of time. Tim he couldn't afford to lose.

Adryan is now suspecting him more and more, since no one has seen Freyja for the past week. He doesn't dare to say anything because he is afraid of the side effects; Tom could easily murder him without a lot of trying.

As the kids were enjoying their breakfast on that windy Sunday morning , a sudden noise made them stop whatever they were doing and look up to the sky. A big, flock of owls flew into the great hall. Letters were falling in their heads. Tom wasn't expecting anything, however, a heavy box with an elegant letter fell in front of him. He took the paper in his hands and started reading it.

Dear Tom,

After a lot of trying, I finally found the stone. I cannot write a lot, but I sent you the correct spell with a guide on how to use it. When you do it, burn both the papers and send me the stone back. The spell doesn't make a lot of sense, but we are talking about magic. Nothing makes sense! Keep in mind, that you can only use the stone once!

I hope you succeed,

Lilith Esmeralda O'lone.

He decided not to see the stone now, so he kept the red, velvet box in his pocket. He picked up the second paper and examined the spell well. It seemed simple. You just must hold the stone tightly and say what you were supposed to say, while thinking about that person. You had to be fluent in wandless magic, and thankfully , Tom was.

He put the letter in his pocket with the box and quickly got up. After a lot of walking , he arrived to the room of requirements. Freyja's body was laying in one of the leather armchairs, just like Tom left her. He closed the door and took the papers out. He read the instructions again and again, making sure he doesn't make anything wrong. He opened the red box and a sharp, green light illuminated the room. He took the stone in his palm. He closed his eyes and said the spell out loud. Memories started to flow in his mind. The day they met. Their first fight. Their last one...

He felt a weird sensation in his palm, so he opened his eyes. He got closer to her and watched her as she was coming back to life. She wasn't pale anymore. She started breathing again. After a while, she opened her eyes. "What happened?" Freyja whispered when she completely opened her eyes.

"Thank god, you are alive!" Tom closed his eyes and sat in the floor next to her.

"You killed me..." Freyja whispered, looking at the wall in front of her.

"Yes, but I brought you back to life"

"You fucking killed me!" She was now yelling at Tom

"Now you are alive, thought!"

"Tom! You threw the killing curse on me!"

"I am aware! But I am sorry, truly sorry. And I did everything I could to bring you back! I even talked with you mother!"

"You talked with my mom?" Freyja looked at Tom with infidelity.

"yes. And she helped me."

"For how long I have been dead?"

"About a week...?"

"A WEEK?!"

"well, less than a week! About 5 days..."

"Holy shit, tom ..."

"I apologized, what do you want me to do more?"

"You never apologize !"

"See! You are an exception!"

Freyja didn't speak. She crossed her arms and tapped her foot on the floor fast.

"Look, I am not going to run behind you like a lost puppy, so if you don't want to forgive me, perfect!"

Freyja let out a sigh. "Fine! Apology accepted!"

"Good. Now we have to go because people are suspecting that something is wrong."

"How is the chamber going?"

"Not good. We need to close it soon." Freyja nodded and walked out. Tom walked after her and closed the door. Freyja fixed her hair and her skirt "Have you seen my wand? "

"You left it on your bedside table"

"Let's got get it"

At the whole walk, Freyja didn't spoke;it was obvious she was mad at Tom.

"I don't care if you are and at me"

"Oh, I'm not mad at you"

"Good"

"Why would I be mad you? It's not that you killed me at my most vulnerable moment"

"Wow, sarcasm. That's original. Just for the record, I did everything I could and brought you back. "

"Four."

"Four what? "

"You already told me that four times"

Tom let out a sigh and clenched his jaw. She was alive for less that half an hour and she was already pissing off Tom. He decided not to start a fight. He knew it was not worth it.

Somewhere in the castle, 22:00/10:00 pm

It was a strange night for Hogwarts. None of the petrified students have woke up yet. The teachers knew they never will...

Freyja was accompanying Tom while he was doing his prefect duties. They were slowly walking side by side in one of the dark corridors. The moonlight, coming from the big windows, was the only source of light they had.

"When are we planning on closing the chamber? " Freyja asked without stopping her walk.

" If everything works out correctly, I am planning on close it by tomorrow morning "

"Why so soon? "

"I already told you, darling. People are suspecting us. "

Freyja thought about that word again. Maybe Tom didn't meant it the way Freyja understood.

"Don't thinks about for too long. It was just a word"

"I am not. "

"You don't have to occupy your mind with such useless things"

But was the name 'Darling' such a useless thing?

"Why did you saved me? " Both of them stopped walking. Freyja looked into his magnificent eyes but he didn't dare to look at her.

But why did he saved her, really?

"Was it because of guilt? Pain? Did you do it because you wanted to take advantage of me? Or something else?"

He avoided her black eyes, so he turned to the moon instead. "Full moon tonight" He whispered "Perfect chance if you want to go Werewolf hunting."

Freyja moved closer to him but stayed silent. "Isn't she beautiful?"

Freyja's eyes moved to the dark, full of stars, night sky. "As always" She said quietly.

She glared at Tom again "Who would imagine that the same guy that want to rule the world and kills mudbloods in his free time, would be a hopeless romantic and would fancy the moon"

"I'm not romantic"

"You are hopeless, thought"

Tom scoffed "I just... I always had a weakness for the night sky" His eyes finally met hers

"You didn't answer my question. Why did you saved me? "

"I don't know. It felt right. It felt like my life wouldn't be the same without you."

"You know me for less than a year."

"Even a day is enough to understand whether or not you want someone in your life"

Freyja lowered her head, so To. couldn't see her red cheeks.

"You don't have to hide. I can understand, even in the dark, that you blushed"

Freyja was surprised by Tom's behavior. No one could imagine that the boy with the emotionless expression during the day, would say so beautiful things during the night. Maybe he wasn't that bad, after all. Maybe he knew how to hide his emotions deep inside him. But we are talking about Tom Riddle. The man who talks life away from people, like he the God, so he can gain more power.

"You remind me of the moon, sometimes. So delicate and beautiful. The queen of the dark world"

"I thought that you were the one ruling"

"You say there is only place of one at top. But what if we sit on that place together"

They locked eyes and let the silence fill the place. Their breathing became heavier. They moved closer, but a sudden scream made them turn their heads at that direction. The scream sounded at the whole castle.

"Where do you think that came from?" Freyja asked worried.

"Hopefully the girls lavatory." Tom smiled and started walking to the bathroom.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that, if I'm right, we can close the chamber of secrets"

The bathroom entry was crowded with students of all types and ages. Freyja got closer to see what was going on. A dead girl was laying in the middle of the room.

"Is that Myrtle?" Freyja frowned, trying to get a closer look. "I think it is." A unknown Raven claw girl, standing next to her, answered her question

Freyja moved next to Tom, that was sitting in the back, smiling.

"Is it the heirs fault, honey?" Freyja placed her hand on Tom's shoulder.
"Isn't it always, darling? "

And there they sat. Her hand on his shoulder. His blue eyes shining in sight of his creation. Her lips curled into a half smirk. To anyone passing by, they were two ordinary students. But the couple was far than ordinary. They were dark, evil and dangerous. God helps anyone who messed with them. Maybe now, they were just two students, trying to declare their feeling for each other. But who knows what the future holds?

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