It was always like this. She'd always come to annoy me. I'd always try to act like I was ignoring her. We were in our final year of Hogwarts and she had become the centre of my world in less than a year. I couldn't tell her that though.

"Are you finally going to say it?"

"Are you finally going to accept that you belong to me?"

"I'm not an object Tom!" She huffed.

I shrugged and picked up my book. She ripped the book from my hands and straddled me. Neither one of us said anything as we stared at each other. The common room was dead silent.

"I'm your girlfriend you know. You should tell me that you love me." Alicia sighed and ran her fingers through my hair.

"Does that mean you agree that you belong to me?" I smirked.

"Agh! Just say it already!" She pouted. "I love you. Say it."

I raised an eyebrow. "I love... Learning new spells and potions. Can I get my book back now?"

Alicia huffed and crossed her arms. "Why do you have to be so difficult! It's been a month already."

"1 month and 4 days actually." I winked at her.

She stuck her tongue out at me before getting off of me and picking up my book. She handed it to me and I grabbed her wrist instead. Normal I detested doing things like this in public but she was actually really upset. Even if she didn't say anything.

I pulled her towards me and kissed her. Alicia basically dropped into my lap again as she kissed me back. I really did love her but I was really bad when it came to emotions. Last time I had almost broke her heart and I didn't want to do that.

Alicia sighed after we broke apart. She rested her head against my shoulder and curled up on my lap. I could feel her shaking as her grip tightened on my shirt. I held her and rested my head against hers. I didn't know how much longer I could draw out this little game without hurting her.

"I really like you." I whispered. "For now that's the best I can do."

"Fine. But I'm not giving up." Alicia responded.

*~*~*

"You're such a fucking jerk you know that!"

I sighed and rubbed my forehead. Choosing once again not to respond. It only earned me more yelling but at this point I didn't really care. I found it both cute and amusing as Alicia tried to make herself taller. I was wrong about her height admittedly, but being 5'1 on tippy-toes isn't even that much taller than I had initially assumed.

"Tom! Are you seriously ignoring me right now!?" Alicia screamed in my face.

I cupped her cheeks in my hands and kissed her nose. She wasn't going to get words out of me that easily. I didn't like talking all that much and she knew it. Sure once or twice I'd lose my composure and rattle off about stuff but it wasn't often and it was never in front of others.

Of course, she was probably wanting me to ask her why I was apparently a jerk, but I already knew the answer. She knew that I knew anyway so wanting me to talk was pointless. It's not like I ever hid my true personality from her.

"So, what now, huh? I get the silent treatment?" Alicia huffed.

"If you want me to talk to you then stop yelling at me." I shrugged at her.

"Agh! Fine. At least apologize to him." She said in a calmer tone.

"That's not going to happen." I deadpanned.

Alicia frowned at me and huffed. She swatted my hands away from her face. I could tell she wasn't happy with how amused I was. She turned her attention to the Gryffindor that was sprawled out on the floor behind her.

"He's really not that bad of a person." Alicia said softly.

"That's not true." I quipped and raised an eyebrow.

I pulled Alicia away from the younger boy. If he didn't want to end up on the floor, then he shouldn't have touched my girl. I didn't care much for Alicia's explanation; nobody touches what's mine. Especially after what happened. Alicia glared at me as I continually prevented her from helping the boy up.

"What is your fucking problem, Tom!?" Alicia yelled at me.

That was it. I was no longer amused by this situation. Could she really not see the obvious truth here? If the kid could get up, he would have by now. He couldn't because I wouldn't let him. I grabbed Alicia's arm, maybe a little too tight, and forced her to face me. Why the fuck did she care about this stupid maggot?

"No One Touches What's Mine." I hissed out angrily, punctuating each word.

"What am I just property to you!?" Alicia responded.

"You're my girlfriend, Alicia. I will not have anyone else touching you. Do I make myself clear?" My voice was a lot more demanding and dark.

"There's no need for you to be jealous, Tom. He's just a kid." Alicia hissed back at me and pulled free.

She pushed away from me abruptly. I sneered at the kid as I dropped the spell. He scurried away before Alicia could offer her help and I couldn't help but smirk a little. Alicia slapped my arm, huffed and stormed off.

Honestly, she knew exactly what she was in for when we started dating, so she couldn't really complain. She calls it jealousy. I call it... Well, honestly, it's just who I am. A few people have said that I was being possessive, but Salazar be damned if I let someone other than me touch what's mine.

I went straight back to the common room having satisfactorily scared the stupid Gryffindor. I also probably kicked up a new rumour to add to my reputation. I was content with what had happened. Maybe a little bummed out that I wasn't able to remain amused but it certainly gave me a rush.

There was a commotion in the common room which I wasn't even bothered to entertain. I closed my eyes and relaxed against the couch. Only to have someone plant themselves in my lap a moment later. I instantly went to push them off as I opened my eyes with a scowl. Alicia was straddling me with the biggest, dumbest grin on her face.

"So, you would allow other girls to randomly touch you then?" Alicia asked when I didn't react further.

"You're not some random girl. If you were, you would be on the floor covered in boils or something." I grunted.

"Am I entitled to react the way you did earlier?" She asked.

"Alicia, you can react however you see fit. Just don't expect me to change." I said and shrugged. "Because I won't."

Alicia smiled and closed the distance between us. She kissed me as her fingers ran through my hair. I kissed her back, semi-aware of the eyes staring at us. Alicia didn't seem bothered by the prying eyes as she bit down on my lip.

I couldn't stop the moan that vibrated in my throat. I had to push her back slightly. I was not comfortable with all the eyes settling on us. Alicia pouted when I wouldn't let her keep kissing me. She knew I hated public affection, but still insisted on doing stuff like that in the most crowded places.

"Come on. Get up." I grunted when she wouldn't move.

"You're such a meanie." Alicia pouted.

"Oh, stop whining and let's go." I rolled my eyes.

I led Alicia through the castle and into the Chamber of Secrets. It gave us all the privacy we needed, and no one could get in even if they found the entrance. This was the first time I've brought her here. I was glad that I had cleaned the place up a little. I watched as Alicia raised an eyebrow and plucked a blindfold from a wall hook.

"Your torture dungeon?" Alicia smirked.

I shrugged and she plucked some rope from a second hook. She raised an eyebrow in question and I shrugged again. I could actually see her Slytherin side start to show as she walked towards me. She smirked and held the rope out towards me.

"What? You want me to tie you up?" I smirked back.

"Yes, please master." Alicia winked at me.

I took the rope from her and she put the blindfold on. The smirk on her face only seemed to grow as she held her hands in front of her. I shook my head slightly at her antics. She was crazy and I was all for it. I lifted her chin before kissing her.

"Leaving your fate in my hands isn't a good idea." I whispered.

"Then make me regret it." Alicia responded and smirked.

I smirked as I led her deeper into the chamber. I had almost expected her to start shaking with fear. I knew better than that though. Alicia wasn't afraid of me. No matter what I did or said she never showed fear. It was one of the reasons I was so in love with her.

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