Disclaimer: I own nothing, save this plot.
I know it's sad, but true.
Anything you recognize
Belongs to You-Know-Who.
A/N: AND AWAY WE GO ~
~ Chapter 23 ~
"Angeline," Snape whispered quietly at first and then a little louder. "Angeline," he repeated while slightly shaking her.
Angeline opened her eyes reluctantly. It took her a moment to realize that Snape was sitting on the bed leaning over her. She pushed herself up in the bed and looked at Snape curiously. He had a grin that she had never seen before. "What's the matter?" she asked groggily
He laughed slightly and Angeline tilted her head. She had never heard him laugh before. "I was beginning to wonder if you were ever going to wake up. I should have given you a dilute potion last night, but it didn't occur to me that the potion would work as though I had doubled its strength."
"What time is it?"
"Noon."
"What?" she said and began to jump up.
"It's alright. Minerva taught your morning class, so all you have to do is eat lunch and be in class at one-thirty."
Angeline moaned and raised a hand to her head. "Severus, if I don't pull myself together, Dumbledore is going to fire me."
Snape smiled and stood up so that Angeline could get out of bed. "Does that mean that you're planning on remaining at Hogwarts?"
"Yes ~ Well, that is if Dumbledore agrees to me coming back next year. I'm sure the rest of the staff is still quite miffed at me for the whole Fudge incident."
"Quite the contrary. Everyone has been expressing quite a large show of concern for you."
Angeline blushed slightly and smiled. "Thank you, Severus."
"For what?"
Angeline looked considerately at him. "For being so understanding. I don't think I could have gotten through any of this without you."
Snape's eyes went humbly down to the floor. Compliments were something he didn't get often, and when he did, he never knew quite how to react to them.
After a few moments of awkward silence, Angeline moved to get her crutches. It seemed, however, that the sleeping potion still had a hold of some part of her mind, and she became slightly disoriented. Snape held her shoulders and steadied her.
"It will wear off once you've moved around a bit," he spoke softly.
The stood like that for a few seconds before Angeline looked up at Snape's face. Snape met her gaze and his dark eyes seemed intense and searching.
Angeline leaned towards him as he pressed his lips to hers. She closed her eyes and absorbed his warmth while her fingers made their way through his dark, thick hair. His scent made its way into her senses. It was another thing that she had not before noticed.
Snape pulled back and smiled at her. "I wish you would do that more often," Angeline said playfully.
"What's that?"
"Smile. It suits you," she replied, grinning at the expression on his face.
"I'll let you get ready for lunch," he said while turning to walk out the door. "Call if you need me."
As Snape disappeared out the door, Angeline touched her fingers gently to her lips. She looked over in the mirror and noticed that her necklace was blazing in a bright red mist.
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A/N: Aaaaaawwww ~ Well, short, sweet, and to the point, right? Mushy isn't my strong suit, so to those of you who expect more of this sort of thing, forgive me! Lack of romance in one's life does that to a person! Anyway ~ One chapter remains. What will happen? Tune in next time. Same bat-time, same bat-channel. (Disclaimer: Nor do I own Batman or anything affiliated with it. I just happened to "steal" the line from the original television series.) =) Cheers!
Oh, and by the way. I am leaving for Spain on Saturday, and I will be gone for almost two weeks. After that, school starts back on the 18th (Noooooooooo) so I'll probably go ahead and upload the last chapter once I've returned. (Because if I don't then I'll be trying to escape from my patients in order to get to ffnet. =) )
I know it's sad, but true.
Anything you recognize
Belongs to You-Know-Who.
A/N: AND AWAY WE GO ~
~ Chapter 23 ~
"Angeline," Snape whispered quietly at first and then a little louder. "Angeline," he repeated while slightly shaking her.
Angeline opened her eyes reluctantly. It took her a moment to realize that Snape was sitting on the bed leaning over her. She pushed herself up in the bed and looked at Snape curiously. He had a grin that she had never seen before. "What's the matter?" she asked groggily
He laughed slightly and Angeline tilted her head. She had never heard him laugh before. "I was beginning to wonder if you were ever going to wake up. I should have given you a dilute potion last night, but it didn't occur to me that the potion would work as though I had doubled its strength."
"What time is it?"
"Noon."
"What?" she said and began to jump up.
"It's alright. Minerva taught your morning class, so all you have to do is eat lunch and be in class at one-thirty."
Angeline moaned and raised a hand to her head. "Severus, if I don't pull myself together, Dumbledore is going to fire me."
Snape smiled and stood up so that Angeline could get out of bed. "Does that mean that you're planning on remaining at Hogwarts?"
"Yes ~ Well, that is if Dumbledore agrees to me coming back next year. I'm sure the rest of the staff is still quite miffed at me for the whole Fudge incident."
"Quite the contrary. Everyone has been expressing quite a large show of concern for you."
Angeline blushed slightly and smiled. "Thank you, Severus."
"For what?"
Angeline looked considerately at him. "For being so understanding. I don't think I could have gotten through any of this without you."
Snape's eyes went humbly down to the floor. Compliments were something he didn't get often, and when he did, he never knew quite how to react to them.
After a few moments of awkward silence, Angeline moved to get her crutches. It seemed, however, that the sleeping potion still had a hold of some part of her mind, and she became slightly disoriented. Snape held her shoulders and steadied her.
"It will wear off once you've moved around a bit," he spoke softly.
The stood like that for a few seconds before Angeline looked up at Snape's face. Snape met her gaze and his dark eyes seemed intense and searching.
Angeline leaned towards him as he pressed his lips to hers. She closed her eyes and absorbed his warmth while her fingers made their way through his dark, thick hair. His scent made its way into her senses. It was another thing that she had not before noticed.
Snape pulled back and smiled at her. "I wish you would do that more often," Angeline said playfully.
"What's that?"
"Smile. It suits you," she replied, grinning at the expression on his face.
"I'll let you get ready for lunch," he said while turning to walk out the door. "Call if you need me."
As Snape disappeared out the door, Angeline touched her fingers gently to her lips. She looked over in the mirror and noticed that her necklace was blazing in a bright red mist.
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A/N: Aaaaaawwww ~ Well, short, sweet, and to the point, right? Mushy isn't my strong suit, so to those of you who expect more of this sort of thing, forgive me! Lack of romance in one's life does that to a person! Anyway ~ One chapter remains. What will happen? Tune in next time. Same bat-time, same bat-channel. (Disclaimer: Nor do I own Batman or anything affiliated with it. I just happened to "steal" the line from the original television series.) =) Cheers!
Oh, and by the way. I am leaving for Spain on Saturday, and I will be gone for almost two weeks. After that, school starts back on the 18th (Noooooooooo) so I'll probably go ahead and upload the last chapter once I've returned. (Because if I don't then I'll be trying to escape from my patients in order to get to ffnet. =) )