I do not own Harry Potter. I only own Eva and Sarah.
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A strained silence filled the room as Eva watched Severus, who seemed to be lost in deep thought. She decided to keep her mouth shut as she took a seat on the nice couch in the room, which was in front of a gorgeous fireplace. She jumped when a fire burst to life inside the fireplace, and she almost thought someone was going to come flying out of it like she and Severus did in the other room earlier. With a soft thank you, she fiddled with her thumbs while she heard Severus pacing the room a bit.
"Are you all right with this?" Severus asked breaking the silence between them. He watched as Eva spun around on the couch to stare at him since he was behind her. "Tell me honestly, are you all right with this?" he asked again.
He knew that the two of them did not have a choice in the matter because the demon inside of her would make her do this if she refused, and his lord would make him suffer if he refused what his lord saw as a privilege and a gift. He could see the conflict in her eyes, which he was surprised to see were no longer hidden by his glamor. "I'll have to test that some more," he thought privately in regards to the power of his glamor on her.
"I'd be lying if I said that I'm a hundred percent accepting this, but I really don't have any other choice and neither do you. I know the demon won't kill me if I disobeyed but I'm afraid of what that man would do to you if you refused. I'm not saying we'll be the happiest people on Earth but for both our sakes, I'm willing to make this work. You've been nice so far and I appreciate that, so at least we are off to a good start," Eva said slowly as she was also convincing herself of every word she was saying. Sarah flashed before her eyes, but her friend was in a better place. Anyways, Eva had more important future decisions to think about now that things have changed so much in such a short time.
"You think we can make this work? We barely know each other," Severus said with a sigh as he walked around to take a seat by her on the couch. He kept some distance between the two of them. "I'm sure there was someone from back home that you would rather be with anyways," he commented and he started when she gave a small snicker.
"Sorry, this isn't a funny situation, but I've never had anyone back home that I had feelings for or a guy I loved. Sarah was my only friend to tell you the truth. I'm too much of a workaholic to actually take time for relationships or anything like that," Eva commented and put her hand on his arm before quickly snatching it away in surprise at what she had just done. "Sorry," she muttered and looked away to stare at a wall.
"Well I guess we have that in common," he said and felt his heart beat a little faster when she saw her give a sigh of relief. "I only have one room, so I'll prepare the couch for myself," Severus said standing from his seat.
"You don't have to do that, I'm intruding enough in your home already right now. I'll happily sleep on the couch," Eva said jumping up as well and grabbing his hand.
The two froze at the contact and Eva went to jerk her hand away in embarrassment, but she felt her heart stop when he kept a hold of her with a gentle grip. He turned around and she felt her face heat up as he pulled her closer and put a hand under her chin to raise her head so she would lock eyes with him.
"You're not intruding and you've had a rough day and night, so you deserve the bed. I have magic remember, so that couch will feel like the best bed in the world after I'm done with it," he said running a hand over her cheek with a small smirk when he saw her blushing.
"Thank you," Eva whispered shyly as she felt her body heat up with how close they were to each other and the way he was looking at her.
"I already set out a set of my clothes that you can wear tonight after you shower. I shrunk them to a smaller size so they will fit you better," he told her while gently releasing her. He tried to calm his heart but it was still racing. He had not been this close and comforting to another women since he was a teenager. "Good night, Eva," he said before turning back to the couch to start casting some magic to make the furniture more comfortable.
"Good night, Severus," she whispered before disappearing into his bedroom. She closed and locked the bedroom door behind her before taking in the beautiful yet simple bedroom. She smiled at the sight of the sleep clothes on the bed before entering another room, which was the bathroom.
Everything finally hit her when she was standing under the hot water of the shower. She let out all of her tears for her friend's death, the fact she now is a host for a demon, and that she will never be able to return to the life she knew. After all of her tears were gone, she left the shower determined to make this work. She had no clue what all would occur in the future, but she was going to make the most of it. With a tired sigh, Eva slipped on the clothes and shivered at the silky feel of the clothing. She got in the bed and quickly fell asleep, but she felt a strange sensation as she slept. She was unaware that the demon had created a large snake out of his power to protect her while she slept.
