Author's Note; Hello everyone :) I'm sorry, this chapter still isn't as long as normal, but it's all Sev, so I hope you guys will enjoy that. I also apologize once again if my writing still seems a little choppy, but I'm trying my best to even it out. Another thing, Elven at Heart asked if I could give Severus and Hermione some kind of romantic moment soon. For that, I'm responding, yes, of course, it's just difficult because if anyone has noticed, I have this weird thing where I love to drag things out. I feel it rises the anticipation, or... something. Don't worry, whatever I write, this is a romance, it's bound to lead to romantic happenings. Finally, I think I should put a disclaimer in this chapter, as I drop a few designer names, but please, I'm not trying to sell their clothing for them or anything, I just saw some pics of them on the internet and decided to put Sev in them. If you want to see what some of them look like, though I might have changed the colors, the address I went to is :
www.activeplaza.com
And here's a thanks to all the reviewers from chapter 9. :) Thank you so much.
Elven at Heart
Sara D
DarkFire77
Forever Snape
Nebula
F75
How Much You Never Knew
Chapter 10; Bill Blass Italian Wool Suit, $249.95
By the time Severus awoke that dreadful morning after arriving at Hermione's villa, the sunlight coming through his large window was blinding him, and his heavy blankets had fallen to the floor. Perfect, just great, he thought bitterly. He could tell it was going to be one of those days. As he swung his legs over the side of what he guessed was a very aged sleigh bed, something on the floor screeched in pain.
"Damnit!" He yelled, feeling something very furry beneath his foot just before he tripped backwards over his suitcase.
"OOOF!"
............ ouch ...........
Jesus Christ, that kills! Snape lay on his back, momentarily stunned by the blow of having the wind knocked out of him as he landed on the hard wood floor. A scuffling of feet could be heard downstairs, and he listened carefully for a few minutes, afraid that his fall had made a racket for anyone else in the house.
...silence... Good, maybe no one heard...
Feeling reassured that nobody had noticed, Severus began to pick himself up off of the floor, when his door suddenly flew open.
"SEVERUS! Are you --- ...." Snape rolled around to see Caprice standing in his doorway, a hand over her mouth. "Oh, Professor, I.... I didn't realize you had just gotten up." She pointed a finger, indicating his lack of clothing. "I just heard a loud 'thump' and I thought that maybe you had hurt yourself! Is there anything I can do?"
Snape could feel his face heating up as he grabbed for a nearby quilt to pull over him. "I believe I'm quite all right, but thank you."
"No, no, no! You must positively ache after having such a fall, let me help you." Caprice moved to lift him in any way she could, but Severus backed away.
"Please, Miss, as you can see ---" Snape stood up quickly, "I'm very capable of assisting myself."
Caprice almost looked hurt herself that he wasn't allowing her the privilege to even aid him if needed. "Well, um.... okay then, I'll just... leave...." She shut the door quietly, and Severus breathed a sigh of relief.
Phew!
He'd never really had a woman view him in that state; all disheveled and in his boxers. How charming... Trying his best to recover from that temporary loss of dignity, he scanned the area of his room to shake off his humiliation. Seeing the black suitcase he had just tripped over, a plan for the day formed in his mind. He remembered Minerva saying something about having bought him some clothes for this trip.
Maybe I can find something presentable to wear...
Severus got down on his knees, and eased the suitcase open. The bag full of clothing was right where he had left it. Pulling it out, he could see that all of the items had been charmed to fit inside individual, one-inch boxes. He took the first one in his hand, and read the tag hanging from it.
Bill Blass Italian Wool Suit, $249.95
Wow, I never realized Minerva had such expensive taste. He opened the little box, and out unfolded a perfectly unwrinkled, sharp, black suit. He stood in front of the mirror, and held the suit to his body. Not exactly my style, but it looks like it'd fit. Almost excited, he tried another of the little boxes, reading the tag first.
Bill Blass Silken Sport Coat, $129.95
A second, pricey purchase. Yes, Minerva must've had much more fun shopping for me
than she ever let on, and she really seems to have a liking for this Mr. Blass, whoever he
is. Severus was able to entertain himself for the next twenty minutes, unleashing all of
what would become his new flare for the summer. He found a bomber jacket, shirts of all kinds, several pairs of swim trunks, and even what looked to be a.... huh?
Wait, what is that thing..... ? Snape had just opened a box, which contained only a small piece of stretchy black cotton, with holes in it. Reading the tag finally, it said,
Calvin Klein Body Thong Underwear in Black, $13.50
After examining this thong thing, and realizing its purpose, Severus became aware of a familiar sensation, which was now creeping into his cheeks again. He threw the lingerie under his bed where he would not have to look at it any longer, or face the fact that Minerva of all people --- one who had seemed so innocent, even when cutting his hair --- had spent more than a second estimating the size of his genitals, and how well they might fit into that particular garment. As one last disturbing thought raced through what was becoming a filthy mind of his, he could have sworn that the thong actually looked several sizes too big, of all things.
No, No, NO! STOP IT! Minerva would NEVER think about something so dirty.
Or would she?
.....STOP THAT! NO SHE WOULDN'T!!!
Knowing that he was just going to have to get dressed, as there weren't any boxes left, he decided to put the horror of the thong scenario to rest for a while, with what was really a rather complimenting outfit....
Footnote; Sorry, but I've got to cut you off. You'll be able to imagine his outfit in chapter 11, so just wait. And to Silindro, if you're out there, the next chapter will be dedicated to you, as this outfit I will put Severus in came from your imagination.
