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A/N: I amm soooo sorrryyy! I've neglected my readers sooo bad!! But I promise, I'm already half done with the next chaper.
Thanks to nekoneko636 for the Beta!!! And the shopping advice!!
Severus wouldn't leave his room.
He couldn't leave his room.
He knew facing Hermione would be hell.
But he still wondered how she knew...
Could she have…no…
But the thought remained.
Had Hermione possibly preformed the Legilimens spell?
If she had then Severus was in over his head. She saw his personal feelings.
She would know.
Severus didn't think he would be able to handle her reaction. And it wasn't something he wanted to test.
Finally a week went by. Severus was living on crackers by now, and he couldn't avoid Hermione any longer. Or food.
Sneaking into the dungeon hallway, one night, after everyone had gone to sleep, he hurried to the kitchens. He figured this way, he could get food and avoid Hermione.
Unfortunately, that's not how it went.
Hermione was in the kitchen, sitting on a stool in her robes, sipping a cup of tea. Around her, were thirty or fourty house elves, gazing at her as if she was a goddess.
Severus paused slightly, and began to back out of the doorway, hoping to go unnoticed.
"Severus?"
He looked up and caught Hermione's stare.
"Hello Hermione," he said, but barely. He felt as if his mouth had been shot up with novacaine.
Hermione looked down at her tea. Stirring it cautiously.
"I was worried about you Severus. You haven't been seen in almost a week," she said weakly.
He remained silent.
"I'm sorry," she whispered, and a small sob followed after.
Severus climbed back through the door and walked slowly over to her.
"Hermione…you shouldn't be sorry…it's not your fault."
Silenced answered him.
Sighing, he put his arm around Hermione, holding her close to his chest. He could feel her shaking up and down with every sob. His shirt was starting to feel wet, but he didn't care. He had Hermione in his arms, just as he'd always wanted.
He began to stroke her hair, his heart beating faster and faster every second.
"I love you," he whispered, half hoping she wouldn't hear it.
She looked up.
Her eyes were puffy and red, but she was smiling. She jumped up and threw her arms around his neck.
They embraced, until Hermione broke away, her eyes back to normal.
"Severus…" she began, but was cut off immediately.
He pressed his lips against hers, kissing her with the passion that had been held up inside him for all these years.
He held her head close to his, not giving her the chance to break away. But it wasn't like she was trying. She was kissing him with just as much passion as he was.
When they did break apart, they only looked into each others eyes, not noticing that every house elf had their eyes focused on them.
Severus smiled.
Hermione smiled back.
"I love you too," she said, leaning in for another kiss.
Severus stopped her.
No matter how different the situation is, she would always be his student.
A/N: Awww I bet so many of you are relieved!!! I can only ask snakegirl-sprockett how did you guess?!