I woke up the next morning. I am still in pain. I need to take my potion, and get ready. I must teach today I cannot let this take me down. She kissed me last night. She could have possibly save my life. Why? She didn't care about me. She hates me right? "Think I hate you guts!" Or maybe she doesn't. A knock on the door let me know that Dumbledore was there to ask me if I could teach. I knew the routine, too well for my comfort.

"Come in Headmaster"

"Hello Severus. I trust that since you are up, you will be teaching today?"

"Yes, Yes I will be fine."

"Are you sure, you are still in pain-immense pain."

"I will be fine, I have been worse"

"If it wasn't a Wednesday I would think you are only teaching to see Katarina."

"Why would I do that'

"Because you want to thank her for that kiss."

"W-well that was inappropriate she should-should. Oh I don't know what! Yes I did enjoy that damn kiss. I loved it when I saw her run out, reassuring me, dressed in her pajamas out in the cold, She showed that she cared sir! She came and helped me when other people would have just laughed!"

"Yes Severus, I know. And you must fully believe that she doesn't hate you know right?"

"Yes"

"Good, now remember you have your class with her tomorrow night, if you want to talk to her about that, then talk about it. If you don't get to her talents that will be fine, as long as you sort it out. With that I must go, I will see you at breakfast, Good-Bye."

"Good bye"

Why did he have to know everything? Where's that potion I need to be well before Thursday afternoon.

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"YOU WHAT!?"

"I k-kissed him..."

"WHY!?"

"I have no idea. I don't regret it. IF you must know."

"So he was hurt and that's why you left. And then you got Mcgonagall whom got Dumbledore and then you went and kissed him!?"

"Yeah just cause I dunno I wanted to know someone cared about him."

"YOU CARE ABOUT HIM?!"

"Yeah I guess, I practically can't wait till Thursday now."

"You're crazy."

"And if anyone finds out Hermione, You're dead"

"OK I promise."

"Good"

"Come on lets go to breakfast. Can I not even tell Ron and Harry?"

"No not yet"

"You have been yawning a lot today, did you get enough sleep Kata?" Ron inferred.

"Not really I had nightmares, I was awake for have the night."

"Oh sorry, what were the nightmares about?"

Why did he care!? Or ask geeze.

"That my mum died."

I made that lie trying to get him to shut up. So I said it sadly so it seemed like I didn't want to talk to him about it. That worked.

"So what do you think you are gonna do in charms today Kata?" Harry asked helping get of the nightmare thoughts.

"Don't know Don't care. I can't wait till DADA. That's gonna be fun!! I wonder what I'm gonna be doing though."

"Hmm. Look at the time- we Have History OF Magic in A half-hour! We should go"

I was getting up when I looked up at Snape, He looked horrible, I wish I could talk to him tonight.

The rest of the day went by quickly, and soon enough I was done with my homework and there was still an hour before curfew. I just told them that I wanted to walk around cause my legs and that I would be back soon enough. I gave Hermione a smile so she knew that I was going to see. Which might have been why she confronted me before I left.

"You aren't going to seriously??"

"Yes I am. Believe me after last night we really need to talk ok? And another thing I won't be gone long ok, like a half-hour, I am still tired from last night."

"I can't belie-"

"Believe it, and stop worrying ok?"

"Fine"

"Cya in a little while"

"Bye."

I went to the door, I was a lot more afraid now then I was just talking about leaving. I slowly brought my hand up and knocked,

"Come in Headmaster."

He sounded like he expected him. I opened the door.

"Sorry to disappoint you. It's just me. I wanted to see if you were feeling ok, you still looked horrible this morning."

"I'm fine, do you need anything, Because I am busy!"

"No sorry, sorry for caring. I see why need help with love, you shove it aside every time someone tries to give it to you."

"You don't care. You shouldn't care. I'm no one to care for."

"Everyone is someone to care for Professor Snape. Everyone should know that. Why do you think everyone hates you?"

"Because, uhh, Because I'm-"

"Yes because you are mean to everyone and yell at time and take away points. When the bell rings, they are out of here before the bell has stopped ringing. You have good reason to think no one cares. But no one cares because of the way you act. When I stood up to you. It wasn't for popularity, It was because I wanted you to know that someone wasn't afraid to like you, even if I didn't seem that way."

I said that in two long breaths and was walking towards his desk where he was sitting correcting papers it seemed. I was looking him right in the eyes before I was done.

"Really?"

"Really Really"

"I want to thank you now" He said it as though I just thanked him for something. "For last night, its not everyone that would come help me, I'm glad that you are the one that got the mind reading. And the K-kiss, that was totally unnecessary."

"Was it? Did it not make you feel better?"

"Well yes but then it made me feel uncomfortable."

"Well then maybe we did it wrong."

I leaned forward and so did he, and we kissed once more, it was better our soft lips touched. The end of it was when his clock rang out, I got up from him immediately to see a hurt Snape looking at me, I had just stopped our kiss but then I said

"Ten o'clock, Sorry curfew, I have to get to bed"

"You have five minutes, My clock is off"

"Five minutes to get to bed, sorry again, cya tomorrow!"

"Don't tell me you kissed him again!"

"Maybe"

"Gross"

"You asked"

"Did not! I told you not to tell me!"

"Oh sorry, anyhow I am off to bed. Long night tomorrow."

"Half hour! You were gone for an hour!"

"Yeah well I sent a letter to me mum and then I went down there which took like ten minutes so I was really only there for like 20 minutes."

"Yeah whatever"

"GOOD NIGHT HERMIONE!!"

"Good-night.."

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FInd out what happens tomarrow at potions and then her talents class!

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