I woke up feeling really out of place. I wasn't exactly sleeping comfortable either. It took me a few minutes to remember that I was passed out on the sofa in the common room. Alicia was passed out on top of me as well. I sighed as I heard noises coming from the dorms.

Alicia stirred, looked up at me and smiled before snuggling into me again. I wanted to move but she wouldn't let me. I ran my fingers through her hair and sighed. Alicia finally moved when I started swearing the few students who dared to comment.

"You really need to stop being so mean." Alicia complianed.

"People really need to mind their own damn business then." I glared at the others watching us.

"You're so grumpy in the morning." Alicia teased.

"Whatever." I rolled my eyes.

Alicia got up and kissed my cheek. I realised that I was smiling a little. I shook my head and made my way to my dorm. My mind seemed to be stuck on one thing. The reason we had slept on the couch was because Alicia refused to let go of me. Her moods had been changing drastically and I didn't want to upset her.

I didn't waste much time getting dressed and ready for the day. I waited in the common room as long as I could for Alicia, but she didn't show. I attended my classes in a sour mood because of that. My day only got worse the longer I didn't see Alicia.

A few of the Slytherin girls, whose names I didn't care for, were sitting around the fireplace. I hadn't seen Alicia the whole day and the only reasonable place left for her to be was inside her dorm room. Guys weren't allowed into the girls dorms.

I marched up to the group of girls, some of the guys sitting there stood up and walked towards me. I rolled my eyes at the guys. Did they really think they could take me on? I was the top of the year and I had a rather ruthless reputation.

"Where's Alicia?" I demanded more than asked.

"Who?" One girl asked.

"Don't play stupid with me. Where is she?"

"D... Dorm."

"Go get her. Now!" I growled out.

One of the girls scurried off. The others stared at me a little dumbfounded. The guys were no better with their expressions. It brought me a feeling of empowerment and control over people. A feeling I actually really enjoyed having most of the time. It made me smirk as I watched their faces.

"What is wrong with you?"

I turned around and looked at an angry Alicia. The girl that went to get her was cowering to the side just behind her. I stepped away from the group and walked towards Alicia.

"What's wrong with me?" I frowned and scoffed. "The hell is wrong with you? The whole damn day..."

"You don't own me!" Alicia yelled, cutting me off.

"This again?" I growled.

"Yes, Tom. If it has to be, then yes. I'm not some item that you can control." Alicia frowned and crossed her arms. "You can't keep going around scaring or hurting people because I wanted to take the bladdy day off."

"Well maybe if you told me I wouldn't be scaring people. I haven't hurt anyone just yet!"

"Maybe if you weren't such a fucking jerk it wouldn't matter." Alicia still hadn't moved from her spot.

I stopped right in front of her. "This is your fault!"

Alicia rolled her eyes. "No Tom, you're just a fucking jerk. It's your own damn fault not mine"

I sighed still a little frustrated. "I love you! You annoying, stubborn muggle. Of course I'm going to be affected by not seeing you. Are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine. I was just feeling a little sick this morning." Alicia sighed and shook her head slightly. "You said you love me."

"Don't let it get to your head. Is there anything I can do?"

"You can stop turning into the devil himself whenever something happens with me." Alicia huffed playfully.

My anger was completely subdued. Everyone was staring at us from our shouting match just a few seconds ago. I could see a few people's shocked expressions from the sudden change in my mood and Alicia's nerve. I brushed a strand of Alicia's hair from her face and shrugged.

"I can't promise you that." I shrugged.

"Yes, you can. Seriously, it has almost been a year and you still act like a spoilt brat when I don't talk to you." Alicia frowned.

"10 months, 2 weeks exactly." I shrugged. "And the solution is simple. Just talk to me and I won't turn into the devil."

"You're absolutely ridiculous. Are you going to be in a bad mood for the rest of the week?" Alicia sighed.

I raised an eyebrow. "Are you planning on not talking to me for the rest of the week?"

Alicia sighed. "I've just been feeling a little sick Tom, so I was going to take the week off. I guess I won't be able to do that."

"No. If you need to rest, then rest. Just make sure you come out for lunch because I won't have you going the whole day without any food." I sighed and kissed her forehead.

Alicia shook her head and hugged me. "You're so impossible. Has it really only been 10 months?"

I shrugged and hugged her back. It might have been weird but I had been counting every day since she first said hello to me. At first it had been to see how long she'd last and gradually it turned into a habit. I started doing it to keep track of our anniversary after we started dating.

"That's just how long we've been dating." I kissed her forehead.

*~*~*

Alicia had been avoiding me again. I know I had told her to rest and all but why did she have to avoid me? It was soo annoying and I just wanted to yell. I tried not loosing my cool until I noticed her trying to sneak out of the common room.

In my anger I grabbed her, picked her up and walked away. Students we passed looked at us like we were crazy. They probably all thought I was kidnapping her but were too afraid to do anything. They were technically right since Alicia was screaming for me to put her down.

"I thought we were past this, Tom." Alicia sighed.

"Oh, we are." I shrugged. "Not my fault you were trying to sneak away without me."

Alicia rolled her eyes and kissed my cheek. She kept looking at her bag and then at me like she was trying to hide something from me. We stood in silence having a conversation with our eyes. She knew what I was going to ask, and I knew her answer. The thing now was who would cave first.

"Okay fine!" Alicia sighed and took her bag.

I smirked triumphantly as she brought out a leather-bound book. A journal of sorts and it was really good quality. I raised an eyebrow at her and waited for the explanation.

"Soo, I thought you would like it. I was trying to surprise you for your birthday you grumpy devil." Alicia said.

"Thanks." I took the book from her.

"You know you could be more excited." Alicia grumbled.

I smiled and shook my head. I leaned forward and kissed her. I brushed some hair from her face. She smiled back at me seemingly happier with that reaction. Alicia walked around me and wrapped her arms around my neck. I rolled my eyes at her knowing she wanted a piggy-back-ride.

"Really?" I asked.

"What?" Alicia asked.

"You know exactly what." I sighed.

I bent down and she jumped onto my back. After securing her legs I picked up our bags and she kissed my cheek. It turned my head slightly and she knew what I wanted. She kissed me and I kissed her back. I didn't really care that we had stopped in the middle of a hallway anymore.

"Why do you always become Lucifer incarnate when I'm not around?" Alicia asked suddenly.

She's been asking me the same thing since I scared most of our housemates. The same question every day since she stopped hiding out in her dorm. We could be talking about how the sun is pink and she'd somehow weave that question into the conversation. I hadn't really answered her, and I wasn't planning on answering her.

"Tom." Alicia said.

"I don't become Lucifer incarnate." I defended.

"Yes, you do. You don't think I heard what happened in the hospital wing last year? McGonagall told me after I woke up that I should be careful around you." I felt my blood begin to boil slightly. "She told me that your features changed when you saw me laying there."

I gritted my teeth and waited for her to continue. McGonagall had no right to talk to her about me. She smiled gently at me and rested her head against my shoulder. She was extremely calm oddly enough, but she was always unafraid.

"I'm not saying that it was bad. I'm just saying that you tend to scare a lot of people. I saw what McGonagall meant that day in the common room. Your eyes were red, and your skin was pale. Why does my absence make you act like that?" Alicia's voice got a little shaky at the end.

I could tell that it wasn't because she was scared though. She had never been afraid of me. Even when I threatened her, even when I followed through on my threats. Alicia was never afraid of me or what I would did. She was persistent, always persistent and I admired her for it.

"What do you mean you saw what McGonagall meant?" I asked trying to avoid her question.

"I told you, Tom. Stop trying to divert the conversation and answer me." Alicia huffed.

"I can't stand the power you have over me just by being you. It's frustrating but at the same time..." I mumbled.

"What power over you?" Alicia asked.

"I love you. It drives me crazy not knowing what you're thinking. It drives me crazy not seeing you." I deadpanned and then sighed. "I told you before that your eyes were the colour of my emotions. Everything I feel is because of you."

Alicia was stubborn and it was infuriating at times, but it was one of her traits that I found myself admiring. The end of our final year at Hogwarts was approaching fast. Would I lose her again? It had taken losing her to realise how much I wanted her around. I didn't want to lose her again.

I realised that I could no longer imagine my life without her. This girl who had made such a simple and ridiculous request when she first started talking to me. She had stolen the heart I didn't know I had before I realised what had happened. She had torn away everything I believed before and replaced it.

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