A/N: This one was to write about Severus losing crookshanks while Hermione is away and having to tell her.
final word count: 350
Where the bloody hell is that cat? Severus thought to himself as he bent to check under their bed.
Merlin she was going to murder him. She was going to be back any minute and he was going to have to tell her that her beloved "Crooks" was missing and had been for over a day.
"Where the fuck are you hiding, blasted cat?" he mumbled.
The front door opened downstairs. Shit.
"Severus?" the voice of his wife called.
Shit, shit, shit.
"Coming!"
He had no idea what he was going to do. He had to tell her that her blasted cat had disappeared and he'd spent two full days searching the house and neighborhood for him.
He walked down the stairs and barely stepped into the living room before her weight slammed into him with a fierce hug. "I've missed you," she murmured into his chest.
Merlin, how I am I going to tell her? Severus thought as he wrapped his arms around her.
"I missed you too, witch."
She looked up at him and cocked her head, noting the flatness of his tone.
Merlin, he wasn't ready to tell her that she's gone for a few days right after moving in and he lost the cat. She'd leave.
"Love, what's wrong?"
He leaned against the wall. "I'm so sorry, Hermione."
Her hand brushed his shoulder. "What is it?"
"I've looked everywhere, scoured the house and the neighborhood, I can't find him."
"Find who, love?"
"Crookshanks, I've lost him."
He heard an intake of breath. And then a giggle.
He turned to her, scowling. "Did you not hear the part where I told you I lost your cat?"
"Severus, he does this every once in a while. He just disappears for a few days and then shows up again. He's a mysterious cat."
"You mean I wasted the last two days?"
She grinned. "No. You spent the last two days being so sweet that it only made me love you more."
She kissed him, and took his hand raising an eyebrow as she moved to go up the stairs.