A/N and Disclaimer: I own nothing! cries Are you happy? Well anyway, I want to once again thank those who have reviewed. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! Okay, easy there. Don't scare them off heh heh. These story is doing ALOT better then my other one, odd. I just thought this up the other day and I've been working on the other for like 8 months. Oh well, whatever tickles you chicken I guess. Well anyway again thanks for reviewing and please keep reading and, as always, don't forget to review; (Or I'll send Snape on you and he'll make you beg!) (Hehe maybe that's not such a bad thing!) it truly makes my day or night or whatever.

Chapter 3

A Very Rude Awakening

Severus Snape awoke just before the dawn could invade his room. Drawing in an awakening and refreshing breath, he sat up in bed and scrubbed his face with his hands. He turned and put his bare feet on the cold wooden floor. At once, the sconce on the wall beside his bed flicked on. He groaned and looked around; breathing in deep again. "I would if those brats are up yet?" he asked to himself. Then, shaking his head, he thought, "Nope, probably not."

Severus stood up and dressed quickly. Then went out into the hall and, after locking his door, he jogged downstairs to start breakfast and have a cup of coffee. He ate breakfast in silence and alone. Alone? Wasn't there supposed to be two bratty girls eating their breakfast? Scowling, he walked calmly but menacingly, up the moss-colored carpeted stairs. He turned left and put his hand on the doorknob, preparing to bellow his most vicious words. Sucking in a breath, he turned the knob and flung the door open. But before he could utter a single reprimand, his breath caught. He burrowed his brow and looked at the bed in disbelief and bewilderment. Nobody was in it! It appeared that this bed hadn't even been slept in, either. With a deadly air about him his head snapped suddenly to the door at the other end of the hall. Calmly, he straightened and closed the door silently. He stalked over to the door that surly hid the girls behind it and quietly, he opened the door and peered in.

What he saw in that bedroom surprised him more than the last one did. There, in the bed, was Ginny and Hermione sleeping very close to each other. Sometime during the night, Ginny had turned over and was now facing Hermione; her face practically touching the other girl's. Both girls' arms were draped over the other's body in a careless, yet delicate and loving, way. The sight didn't anger him, no. It was the fact that they were not up yet that irritated him. Severus soundlessly walked to the foot of the bed. He took a moment to observe the sleeping girls and cocked his head to the side, as if pondering some possibly. Then he shook his head solemnly. He reached out took the bottom corners of the bedspread and, with a slight pause, yanked the blanket from the bed.

The girls screeched and gasped as they saw Snape standing at the foot of the bed with the covers clutched in his hands. "Just what do you think you are doing?" Hermione yelled with a sudden boldness.

Severus narrowed his eyes at the girl's bluntness and attitude. "I'm getting you two out of bed. That is what I am doing. Now get up before I drag something else out of that bed," he challenged and dropped the blanket onto the floor and left the room; without even closing the door.

"That… that… ASS!" Ginny exclaimed. She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at the doorway as if Snape were still standing there. "I suppose we should just get up. I don't even want to think about him coming back up here to really get us out of bed," Hermione said starting to rise. Ginny nodded and followed suit. They walked slowly down to the breakfast nook.

As soon as they came through the doorframe Severus turned to them and watched their gloominess as they got their breakfast. "Oh, for Merlin's sake. They act as if their parents caught them in that position," Severus thought to himself. Then his throat suddenly went dry and his eyes opened wide at the thought. He flicked his glance to the girls that were in his care then looked back down to concentrate on his coffee cup. That position. Why did it give him the bizarre feeling he wanted to see it again and other positions along those lines. He was curious. Bewildered as to how and why they had gotten into that position. He could ask them. Yes, ask and demand them why they were like that. Without another thought, Severus, careful not to sound too eager, asked, "How did the two of you end up in the same bed? Couldn't settle the quarrel without my assistance?" Damn, couldn't quite keep the venom out of his voice; nor the perverted innuendo. Severus smirked as they both blushed from his question and insinuation.

Hermione cleared her throat, "We wanted to be comforted. Sorry if it was a sight but we weren't talking last night and we did not wake you so I don't see what the problem-"

"The problem is, Miss Granger," Severus said harshly. "That I specifically told you two to sleep in two different beds. Tonight, Miss Granger, I expect to find you in the other room. Is that clear?" He looked at her and mentally kicked himself. He won't be able to see more positions. (Pout!)

"Yes, sir," she nodded. "I'm sorry"

"I'm sorry, too," Ginny piped in before she, too, was berated.

Snape nodded his acknowledgment and said quietly, "After breakfast I want Miss Granger's belongings in the room across the hall. I also want those rooms clean and spotless. Understood?"

The girls nodded and glanced at each other, confirming their suspicions that he was to make them work. After breakfast Ginny and Hermione returned to the room they'd slept in and removed Hermione's things and replaced them in the room across the hall. "I choose Door Number One, Bob. What do I win?" Hermione played the game show silently in her head. After the drum roll she continued, "A lifetime with Severus Snape!" The applause was deafening and all she could do was stand there and look puzzled. In reality she scowled.

Ginny noticed and she said, "Don't worry, 'Mione. We'll still hang out outside of our rooms." She patted her shoulder and laid her head there. "If we don't clean ourselves to death," she said as an afterthought. Then her eyes went wide. "What if he's trying to make us beg?"

"What?!" Hermione said turning to her friend, surprised and a little confused.

"You know, he said if he wanted to kill us he'd make us beg. What if he's trying to make us beg for death by cleaning?" Ginny said frantically.

"Oh, Ginny, that's absurd. He's supposed to be protecting us, not kill us," Hermione said turning and sitting on the bed.

"I hope you're right. I don't want to die, not yet!" Ginny said mournfully.

"You're not going to die!" Hermione exclaimed. "Now, I suppose we should get started cleaning our rooms."

Ginny nodded and, after hugging Hermione goodbye for now, left to sanitize her own room.

As the girls worked separately, Severus set about his own affairs to the house. He made lunch and, not wanting the girls to die of starvation… yet, he went to the stairs to call them down.

"Lunch is ready and unless you want to go hungry, I suggest getting down here promptly; either way I care not!" He yelled from the bottom of the stairs to the top landing. Before Snape even got through the middle of his speech both girls barreled out of their rooms and rushed past him and into the dining room.

Surprised, Severus only followed them and found them already gorging down food at the table. He sat and began eating himself but only heard portions of the girls' conversation. He was still thinking of that position from this morning. Yes, that position was plaguing him; mocking him, in a way. He longed to see it again. And perhaps join in or be in the middle of that position. His heart skipped and for moment he thought the girls could hear his thoughts. He glanced up but they were enthralled in a discussion. Severus coughed silently against the lump in his throat. "This is absurd! They are mere children!" he thought.

"Are they?" Another part of his thoughts asked.

"Aren't they?" He counter thought.

"No," it said simply.

"Oh," Severus said out loud abruptly.

Both girls stopped talking at once and turned to him, as if noticing for first time that he was there. "Did you say something, Professor?" Hermione asked. "Are you alright?"

"Tell her, tell them both. Tell them what's bothering you and then tell them how they could make it alright," his thought taunted him.

Scowling at his inner voice and the thought, he growled, "No, I did not say anything and yes; I am fine. Thank you!" The girls shrugged and continued conversing, although a little quieter.

"You're a coward," the voice taunted in his head. "And you call yourself a man!"

"I AM a man!" Severus confessed to his mind.

"Then… prove it," the voice said wickedly.

Severus gulped and glanced at talking girls… no, women. "You're twisted," he told the voice, silently.

"Am I? You're the one actually having this conversation. I'm merely a counterpart."

"I see. So, I'm actually having these thought and ideas, am I? Well, I can't say that I don't blame myself. Merlin, the lat time I had a woman was at those Death Eater parties Lucius would throw. Damn, that was more than five years ago! No wonder I'm having these thoughts. But I can't possibly think about a student like that."

"…Why not?"

"…Because…"

"Because… why?"

"Because-"

"Sir? Professor? Are you sure you're alright?" Hermione's voice rang through Severus' thoughts. He blinked and looked at her. She was standing by his side, slightly bowed, and was shaking his shoulder gently.

"W-what?" He asked not sure what she had been saying. Had she and Ginny really heard his thoughts this time?

Hermione blinked and spoke again, slow and gentle, "I was just asking if Ginny and I could be excused. We still have things to clean out upstairs."

"O-oh, of course. You may go. Dinner will be at seven. Don't be late," he snarled but couldn't look into her eyes.

She blinked and, after exchanging a look with Ginny, turned to leave. She and Ginny walked up the stairs and returned to their tasks. Severus, who still sat at the table, could feel Hermione's touch burning his shoulder, still. He could also still feel Ginny's smoldering gaze as she'd sat across the table watching him curiously during his interaction with Hermione. Now that they were gone he could still feel their presence; he swallowed. Reluctantly, he got up to clear the table and to attend to more important business.

The girls had finished their projects a few hours before dinner but seeing as Snape was acting decidedly odd, even for him, they didn't want to cross his path in the hall. So they preoccupied themselves with other things in their own rooms until dinner. At seven they met atop the stairs and trekked down to the dining room together. There they met a distracted professor that jumped at seeing them. They found this, too, odd and glanced curiously at each other.

Severus determined to keep his thoughts from ruining yet another meal, tried to listen in to their conversation; however dumb, girlish, or juvenile it was. Severus snorted; it was, in fact, all three of these things.

"Oh, I just can't wait until that movie comes out!" Hermione said excitedly.

"Me neither, promise you'll take me to go see it!" Ginny said stabbing with her fork.

"Of course, Gin. Though, I don't know if we'll be able to see it anytime soon. It comes out in a week," Hermione said sorrowfully.

"Oh," was all Ginny said and they continued to eat in sad silence.

After a moment Severus started to get annoyed. "Damn it, talk! Talk you two!" Snape reprimanded them in his mind.

"Hey! You could always make them talk," that voice said. "Or beg. Either way works, really."

"Oh damn it all," Severus thought. As dinner wore on, Severus surfaced from his reverie calmly stated, "After you've finished with your dinner I want you two in bed." The inner voice laughed evilly, the girls looked at him, and Severus just coughed. "In your own beds," he hurriedly added. That voice laughed harder and then coughed. Severus thought it might have died but it only caught its breath and snorted. Severus sighed and the girls nodded and mumbled 'yes, sir's to him.

When they finished they mumbled their good nights and left him to himself. After a couple of minutes of just sitting there, Severus got up to clear the table and clean the dishes. He walked up the stairs and turned to the right and knocked lightly on Ginny's door.

"Come in," was what Severus heard through the door and he opened it and peered in.

At Ginny's questioning gaze, Severus said, "I just wanted to make sure you two were actually in your own beds. Good night."

"Um, good night, Professor," Ginny said sheepishly.

He closed the door and walked to the other side of the hall and knocked on that door. At the reply to come in he peered into the room and noticed Hermione on her bed, book in hand. "Miss Granger, what are you doing?" He said walking further into the room, but not after subconsciously closing the door behind him.

"Reading," she informed him simply.

He sighed. "Go to bed, Miss Granger. You need your rest."

"Why? So we can clean more tomorrow?" She blurted out.

He regarded her a moment then looked down at the book that was currently in her lap. He reached down and slid the book from her hands. She gulped as he looked at it. Brow bent in confusion he looked at the cover then asked, "What is this?"

"I-It's a… a book?" Hermione offered.

He looked at her. "I can see that, Miss Granger. What kind of book is it?" He looked back at it and read a couple of lines. But before Hermione could confess he knew what it was. He looked back at her. "Is this a… a romance novel?"

"E… erotica, actually, sir," she admitted not meeting his eye.

"Erotica?" He said incredulously. He stared at her while she fixed her gaze on her hands in her lap. "G-get some sleep," he said handing the book back to her.

She took it and nodded as he turned and walked to the door. Before he closed it he turned back and said, "Good night."

"Good night," she whispered, still not looking up. He closed the door softly and strode over to his room.

He got inside and, still in a daze, got ready for bed. He lay underneath the covers staring at the ceiling. That's right; Severus Snape just had a very rude awakening!

Another A/N: I just wanted to express that I throughly enjoyed writing this chapter at 5 this morning. I also wanted to share my favorite parts in this chapter because I am the author and I can do that! Muhahaha! Well, first off I love the fact that the name of this chapter has two different meanings in the sense that G&H get woken up rather rudely and Sev has a rude awakening in realizing that there are sex-craving, almost lesbians, living in his house. My absolute favorite is when Sev rips the blanket from the girls. Another is when Sev is talking to himself (kinda reminds me of Secret Window; I actually did not intend this. I write and it flows out of the pen). Another is Sev perverted innuendo at the beginning and end of this chapter. Hermione's constant game show. When Ginny called Sev an Ass! The constant reminder of being begged (and incidentally the whole being killed aspect. I find it rather funny and it helps me get through the day). The fact that Sev is thinking of the 'position' ALL day ( which IS the course of this chapter, lol). Hermione's romance... no erotica inquiry. And finally the fact that when I wrote this it was was 7 sheets of paper front and back (I write big) Well, until the next chapter I bid you all fare well.