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Chapter Four: Contemplation and Hunger
NO! Hermione thought as she realized what was about to happen. It's not supposed to happen like this! She then moved up into the bed and let out a shrill scream. I am not going to be taken like an animal again, Hermione thought as she busted into a fit of hysteria.
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Hermione began shaking uncontrollably as Severus came to his senses. Her scream had ripped through him. Now, Hermione was murmuring, "Never again, not that way. it can't be that way.too much." Severus drew her into his arms, although she went reluctantly, and started whispering sweet things into her ear. "I'm sorry, I know it was too much. I got carried away. Please forgive me Hermione. You know I would never hurt you. You are as dear to me as any living thing could possibly be. Please, calm down. Everything is well; no harm will ever come to you again. I promise." Hermione's face was staring up at him when he finished. Her face was flushed and there were tear streaks down her face, which Severus tenderly wiped away. "I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have let it get that far either. But I can't ever have any relations like that, at least be taken by force again. It is too painful. it reminds me of." and there she broke down again, while Severus comforted her and made promises that he would be her protector from now on. Soon enough she fell asleep in his arms and he along with her.
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Hermione woke up a couple of hours later to find herself alone in the bed, though someone seemed to have thoughtfully tucked her in, for the covers were tight around her whole body. Her eyes scanned the room in the darkness, and she couldn't see Severus. She whimpered a bit and tried to adjust her eyes, but he was nowhere in sight. "Severus?" Hermione called reluctantly, she hated being alone in the dark, and it reminded her of. "Severus, where are you?" "Right here," came a voice to the far left of the room. Severus rose from a chair and out of the shadows. "Why didn't you stay here with me?" Hermione asked with concern. "I woke up and needed to think on some things, so I just went over here to sit and think." "Oh," was all Hermione said. Severus then crossed the room and got into the bed beside her, he had on black boxers this time, she noticed. "I'm sorry, did I worry you?" Severus asked looking down at her face with a look of worry himself. "No, I just thought you had left me," Hermione said and Severus laughed lightly. "Never," he said and bent down to kiss her softly. "I hope not. Are you angry with me for earlier?" Hermione asked sadly. "No, I just think that we got too carried away, how about we take things just to kissing and holding, is that enough or too much?" Severus asked brushing the hair from his face. Hermione reached up to touch his, not greasy, but silky hair, and smiled. "That's all I want at the moment. Are you okay with that? Because I know that I cannot do anything more it is just too painful and." "I understand, Hermione." Severus said placing one slender finger on her lips and then removing it for a kiss. "Thank you, Severus," Hermione smiled and then went to kiss him as he folded his arms around her. For a second time that night, sleep enveloped them.
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Severus was still asleep when he felt lips against his and began to kiss back. He wanted to savor this feeling and he slipped his arms around Hermione's waist and pulled her down to him. Severus advanced the kiss and slipped his tongue into her mouth as he then began to gently massage her tongue as he stroked her hair. Hermione pulled away and Severus kept his eyes shut. "Why?" was all he asked. "Because I want you to see me. I want to be the first thing you wake up to," Hermione said as he opened his eyes. There she was looking down at his so intently and knowing that he wouldn't dare turn away. Her face was a perfect mixture of emotions he didn't think her capable of feeling for him. love. "Hermione. I." was all he could say. "I know. Give it time," she said perceptively as she stroked his chest. "I'm sorry about last night. I lost control. I hadn't been that close to a woman in years," Severus said as turned her face to look straight at him. "I know. I didn't think that I would ever be able to be touched by a man without crying out in pain from memory, but you changed that. Even though we went to far too fast, I felt comfortable until I realized what was going to happen. I just need my next time to be slow and a building thing. It also needs to be special and normal. I don't ever want to feel that dirty again."She trailed off as she turned to bury her face in the pillow. Severus' face got dark and he turned her around, "You won't ever feel that way with me. And if you ever get close to that feeling we will stop. I want you to be happy, you deserve it." "You deserve to be happy too," Hermione said reaching for his hand. "We've been down this road before, and it as well takes time," Severus said as he intertwined his fingers with hers. She smiled, "You hungry?" Severus' stomach growled, "Why it appears so." He replied with a laugh.
A/N: Yes, I know I should be stoned to death. But alas, my life got interestingly dramatic again and I starred in a play for school and I had finals and hell, my life got hectic. I started this chapter a while ago and never liked the ending and I think this one is okay but still don't like it that much. I want to put out quality instead of quantity, so this is rather short and I hope you all like it. Please R & R. I love to hear your thoughts and ideas; my brain sometimes gets depleted of original thoughts.
Lucretia~*
Chapter Four: Contemplation and Hunger
NO! Hermione thought as she realized what was about to happen. It's not supposed to happen like this! She then moved up into the bed and let out a shrill scream. I am not going to be taken like an animal again, Hermione thought as she busted into a fit of hysteria.
*~*
Hermione began shaking uncontrollably as Severus came to his senses. Her scream had ripped through him. Now, Hermione was murmuring, "Never again, not that way. it can't be that way.too much." Severus drew her into his arms, although she went reluctantly, and started whispering sweet things into her ear. "I'm sorry, I know it was too much. I got carried away. Please forgive me Hermione. You know I would never hurt you. You are as dear to me as any living thing could possibly be. Please, calm down. Everything is well; no harm will ever come to you again. I promise." Hermione's face was staring up at him when he finished. Her face was flushed and there were tear streaks down her face, which Severus tenderly wiped away. "I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have let it get that far either. But I can't ever have any relations like that, at least be taken by force again. It is too painful. it reminds me of." and there she broke down again, while Severus comforted her and made promises that he would be her protector from now on. Soon enough she fell asleep in his arms and he along with her.
*~*
Hermione woke up a couple of hours later to find herself alone in the bed, though someone seemed to have thoughtfully tucked her in, for the covers were tight around her whole body. Her eyes scanned the room in the darkness, and she couldn't see Severus. She whimpered a bit and tried to adjust her eyes, but he was nowhere in sight. "Severus?" Hermione called reluctantly, she hated being alone in the dark, and it reminded her of. "Severus, where are you?" "Right here," came a voice to the far left of the room. Severus rose from a chair and out of the shadows. "Why didn't you stay here with me?" Hermione asked with concern. "I woke up and needed to think on some things, so I just went over here to sit and think." "Oh," was all Hermione said. Severus then crossed the room and got into the bed beside her, he had on black boxers this time, she noticed. "I'm sorry, did I worry you?" Severus asked looking down at her face with a look of worry himself. "No, I just thought you had left me," Hermione said and Severus laughed lightly. "Never," he said and bent down to kiss her softly. "I hope not. Are you angry with me for earlier?" Hermione asked sadly. "No, I just think that we got too carried away, how about we take things just to kissing and holding, is that enough or too much?" Severus asked brushing the hair from his face. Hermione reached up to touch his, not greasy, but silky hair, and smiled. "That's all I want at the moment. Are you okay with that? Because I know that I cannot do anything more it is just too painful and." "I understand, Hermione." Severus said placing one slender finger on her lips and then removing it for a kiss. "Thank you, Severus," Hermione smiled and then went to kiss him as he folded his arms around her. For a second time that night, sleep enveloped them.
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Severus was still asleep when he felt lips against his and began to kiss back. He wanted to savor this feeling and he slipped his arms around Hermione's waist and pulled her down to him. Severus advanced the kiss and slipped his tongue into her mouth as he then began to gently massage her tongue as he stroked her hair. Hermione pulled away and Severus kept his eyes shut. "Why?" was all he asked. "Because I want you to see me. I want to be the first thing you wake up to," Hermione said as he opened his eyes. There she was looking down at his so intently and knowing that he wouldn't dare turn away. Her face was a perfect mixture of emotions he didn't think her capable of feeling for him. love. "Hermione. I." was all he could say. "I know. Give it time," she said perceptively as she stroked his chest. "I'm sorry about last night. I lost control. I hadn't been that close to a woman in years," Severus said as turned her face to look straight at him. "I know. I didn't think that I would ever be able to be touched by a man without crying out in pain from memory, but you changed that. Even though we went to far too fast, I felt comfortable until I realized what was going to happen. I just need my next time to be slow and a building thing. It also needs to be special and normal. I don't ever want to feel that dirty again."She trailed off as she turned to bury her face in the pillow. Severus' face got dark and he turned her around, "You won't ever feel that way with me. And if you ever get close to that feeling we will stop. I want you to be happy, you deserve it." "You deserve to be happy too," Hermione said reaching for his hand. "We've been down this road before, and it as well takes time," Severus said as he intertwined his fingers with hers. She smiled, "You hungry?" Severus' stomach growled, "Why it appears so." He replied with a laugh.
A/N: Yes, I know I should be stoned to death. But alas, my life got interestingly dramatic again and I starred in a play for school and I had finals and hell, my life got hectic. I started this chapter a while ago and never liked the ending and I think this one is okay but still don't like it that much. I want to put out quality instead of quantity, so this is rather short and I hope you all like it. Please R & R. I love to hear your thoughts and ideas; my brain sometimes gets depleted of original thoughts.
Lucretia~*