Author's note: Alrighty, here's the next chapter. My finals are finally
over, and I'm free until Wednesday! YAY! Anyhoo.I found this chapter to
be pretty touching and kinda tear jerking at times (ok, I admit it- it had
me in tears at one point..but that could just be my tired/depressed mood
talking). So yeah. I also pre warn you that this chapter is longer in
length then most others, and it's not because of a song. It's because my
creativeness wouldn't stop, so I just kept writing, and now this chapter is
about twice as long as my others (lol, I managed to "watch" Uptown Girls a
total of 4 times while writing this too). Don't forget to review! I love
those reviews! And, just to advertise a bit, if anyone's looking for
another good fic to read, have a look at "Truth Before Her Eyes" by
Jmistar688. And if you do read it (and I hope you do) leave a nice
review..just like you do for me * grins*
-Jmistar688: hee hee hee- did you like my brilliant idea? I'm promoting
your fic.anyway, in response to you 2 reviews, lol, yeah- it seems a lot of
people liked the part where Eric slapped him. Lol, yeah the song seemed to
work..like I said it was just a last minute thing that popped into my head.
Yeah, fitted is a word, but it doesn't really work in that sentence, lol.
Yes- your comp seems to need some serious ECA, lol. Yep- it'd be really
nice if Selina did that, but I don't think she's going to.
-An Anti-Sheep Cheese Muffin: lol, yeppers- it seems like Eric does a lot
of singling. And as for your idea about Salvius.lets just say that it's
going to be in here, but I'm not going to tell you how, mwhahahahah! (Cuz I
learned my lesson last time I spilled something). And it's not exactly
what you said in the review- more like what you said in the IM conversation
we had later, lol. Lol, honestly- Eric has to have had a mother..do you
really think Voldemort would have adopted someone?!?!? Don't get me wrong,
I don't' have anything against adoption, I have quite a few friends who
have been adopted, but seriously, I just can't see Voldemort of all people
adopting..it's just weird. Rubber ham? That's a new one.
-Mariel the smart: Lol, ok, ok, you make think it's terrible, but come on,
it's not so bad.. Don't make Eric appear out of thin air on me again (he
did earlier when I was replying to an e-mail to Jackie.you know- that
really really helpful person who's given me so many ideas for this fic and
everything..THANKS JACKIE!!!). Yes, I know I said Salvius instead of
Severus.that could be because Salvius is a character..and I wanted him
involved in this chapter (well, the last one, he's not in this one at all).
Remember? Salvius- Severus' twin brother.go back to "a long lost
relation" (can't remember the ch number right now), to find out more..and
he will be playing a bigger part later, lol. Glad to see you care about
how I do in school..maybe I should just stop updating all together- would
that be better? I have english this coming semester too- you know, that
thing that helps me to improve in my writing skills? So yeah- NO MORE
COMPLAINING FROM YOU OR ELSE!!!! (Ok, that was an empty threat, I could
never stop updating this fic, but yeah.)
Chapter 15: Dinner
A while later, Eric looked at the time.
"Hmm, it's about time we got to dinner." He said, getting up and offering
his hand to Selina.
Selina took his hand, got up, and followed him to the dining room with a
smile.
Voldemort looked up from his seat and couldn't help but smile to himself as
he noticed the ring on Selina's finger.
"Nice to see that the future Mrs. Riddle decided to join us." He said.
"The future Mrs. Riddle?" Severus asked in shock, looking at Selina.
"Since when?"
"Since about ten minutes ago." Eric replied. "Show him, Selina."
Selina blushed a little and held out her hand to her father. Severus
stared at the ring for a few minutes, then looked up at his daughter with
tears in his eyes.
"Would you mind if Selina and I stepped outside for a few moments?" He
asked.
"Of course, just don't be too long." Voldemort replied.
With that, Severus took Selina's hand and gently led her from the room,
closing the door behind them.
After a few moments of silence, Severus pulled his daughter into a
hug.
"My little girl's getting married." He said quietly, a few tears finding
their way down his face.
Selina laughed a bit. "You're supposed to save that for the actual wedding
day." She said.
"I'm just shocked that this is happening." Severus replied. "Are you sure
this is the life you want?" He added when Selina said nothing in response.
Selina closed her eyes and sighed. "To be completely honest, it's not the
life I would have chosen had I a better choice." She replied.
"Selina, I'm so sorry you had to get involved in all this. Your mother was
right- you deserve a better life then the one I can give you." Severus
paused for a moment. "Perhaps if I had listened to her, she would still be
alive and you wouldn't' have to be going through all this." He finished, a
sorry look on his face.
"Oh daddy, don't talk like that. We'll get through this." Selina replied,
hugging her father tightly.
"You haven't called me that since you were a little girl." Severus said
with a smile.
"It seemed like an appropriate time to use it again." Selina replied.
"You remind me so much of your mother. She'd be so proud of you right
now." Severus said, looking deeply into Selina's eyes.
"I miss her so much." Selina said softly, burying her face in her father's
robes as the tears began to fall, her voice shaking.
"Oh, Selina. I do too." Severus replied as his own tears began to fall.
"I do too." He repeated, wrapping his arms around Selina.
After Selina and Severus had left, Voldemort started up his own
conversation with Eric.
"Was she at all reluctant to agree?" He asked.
"No, she agreed pretty much right away." Eric replied.
"That's wonderful. She should prove to be a loyal wife then." Voldemort
replied.
Eric nodded.
"We'll start planning the wedding immediately then." Said Voldemort.
"Well, that could cause a problem." Eric said, a slight nervousness in his
voice.
"What do you mean? Part of the agreement was that you'd be married by the
end of the summer." Voldemort said.
"Yes, but Selina has asked that we wait until after she's finished her
school yeah, and I see that as a reasonable request." Eric replied.
"Any why might that be?" Voldemort asked.
"Because she's only 17, and that's a bit young to marry. And, as she's
still in school, I think it'd be better if we did wait- it'd give her one
less thing to worry about." Eric replied.
"I suppose I see your point. Alright, we'll postpone it." Voldemort said.
"Thank you, father." Eric replied.
"However, as you are going back to Hogwarts to help Severus, I expect you
to keep an eye on her and make sure nothing happens to cancel this wedding
altogether. Should something happen and you fail to end it, I will have
her killed, understood?" Voldemort threatened.
"Yes, father." Eric replied.
"Good, then perhaps you should go and ask Selina and her father to come
back as dinner is beginning to get cold." Voldemort said.
Eric nodded and went to the door.
Selina and Severus had just finished their tears when Eric opened the
door.
"Is everything alright?" Eric asked, noticing Selina's reddened eyes.
"It's fine, we were just about to come back." Selina replied.
"Alright." Eric said, going back into the dining room.
Selina looked up at her father again. "Thank you." She said. "I needed
that."
Severus smiled a little, took Selina's hand again, and led her back into
the dining room.
They all sat and ate in silence. When they had finished eating, they
began another conversation.
"Well, Selina. Seeing as you're going to be part of the family soon, I
thought we could move you to a more comfortable room." Voldemort said.
Selina smiled. "That would be wonderful, thank you."
"In that case, Eric, would you care to show her to the room across from
your own then?" Voldemort asked.
Eric smiled. "Of course, father." He said, getting up and escorting
Selina to her new room.
When they arrived, Selina looked around in wonder.
"Like it?" Eric asked, watching her reaction.
"It's wonderful." Selina replied.
"Good, because I've been preparing it for quite some time now." Eric said
with a smile.
Selina threw her arms around him in a hug. "Thank you." She said.
Eric simply smiled and hugged her back.
Severus entered the room a few moments later.
"My, this is quite the improvement." He said. "But may I have some time
alone with my daughter again, Eric?"
Eric looked at him questioningly.
"I promise it won't end like last time. I learned my lesson." Severus
assured him.
"Alright, I'll just say goodnight now then." Eric said, turning to Selina.
"Goodnight. I'll see you in the morning. And remember, I'm right across
the hall if you need anything, feel free to come by at any time." He said,
then added a kiss.
Selina kissed back, something she had not done for a very long time. Eric
smiled, then went across the hall to his own room.
"Selina, what happened this evening reminded me that I had this."
Severus said, pulling a locket from his pocket. "It was your mother's, but
she always said she wanted you to have it when you were of a decent age. I
think it's about time you had it. Consider it a birthday gift from your
mother."
Selina was nearly speechless. "Thank you. This means a lot to me." She
said, turning around and moving her hair aside to allow him to put it
around her neck.
As Severus was doing so he noticed the necklace from Kevin. "This is nice,
who gave it to you?" He asked.
Selina went slightly pale. "Ohh.uhh.."
"Would that mean it's from Kevin?" Severus asked.
"Well, yes. It was a gift for my birthday." Selina replied, hanging her
head.
"That was quite sweet of him. He certainly has good taste." Severus
replied.
"I know I shouldn't still have it on, but I just can't let him go yet."
Selina said.
Severus reached out and cupped Selina's chin in his hand, tilting her head
up. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." He said.
Selina smiled. "Thank you." She said through a yawn.
"Hmm. Looks like you should be heading off to bed." Severus said.
Selina nodded and climbed into her new bed. Severus smiled and went over
to her, kissing her forehead and pulling the blankets up.
"You'd think we'd gone back in time. First you call me daddy and now I'm
tucking you in." He said through a laugh.
Selina smiled and yawned again.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow then." Severus said, heading to the door.
"Daddy?" Selina said, giggling a little.
Severus stopped and turned around, smiling. "Yes, sweetheart?" He said.
"I love you." Selina replied.
"I love you too, Selina. Now you should get some sleep." Severus said,
shutting off the light before leaving and closing the door behind him.
It didn't take Selina long to fall into a deep, happy sleep.
Another author's note: lol, ok, so I used a few movie lines there without
realizing it. Oh well, that happens all the time. However, I'm going to
point out that the whole locket thing was quite similar to "A Little
princess" (the movie anyway- I have yet to read the book, so I don't know
if it happens there as well. It probably does, but I can't think of the
author at the moment), so I'll give it some credit just for being there.
Wasn't this a touching chapter? Lol, ok, Severus lovers don't get mad
because I made him nice..he's not necessarily going to stay like that, but
yeah.let me know what you thought!
over, and I'm free until Wednesday! YAY! Anyhoo.I found this chapter to
be pretty touching and kinda tear jerking at times (ok, I admit it- it had
me in tears at one point..but that could just be my tired/depressed mood
talking). So yeah. I also pre warn you that this chapter is longer in
length then most others, and it's not because of a song. It's because my
creativeness wouldn't stop, so I just kept writing, and now this chapter is
about twice as long as my others (lol, I managed to "watch" Uptown Girls a
total of 4 times while writing this too). Don't forget to review! I love
those reviews! And, just to advertise a bit, if anyone's looking for
another good fic to read, have a look at "Truth Before Her Eyes" by
Jmistar688. And if you do read it (and I hope you do) leave a nice
review..just like you do for me * grins*
-Jmistar688: hee hee hee- did you like my brilliant idea? I'm promoting
your fic.anyway, in response to you 2 reviews, lol, yeah- it seems a lot of
people liked the part where Eric slapped him. Lol, yeah the song seemed to
work..like I said it was just a last minute thing that popped into my head.
Yeah, fitted is a word, but it doesn't really work in that sentence, lol.
Yes- your comp seems to need some serious ECA, lol. Yep- it'd be really
nice if Selina did that, but I don't think she's going to.
-An Anti-Sheep Cheese Muffin: lol, yeppers- it seems like Eric does a lot
of singling. And as for your idea about Salvius.lets just say that it's
going to be in here, but I'm not going to tell you how, mwhahahahah! (Cuz I
learned my lesson last time I spilled something). And it's not exactly
what you said in the review- more like what you said in the IM conversation
we had later, lol. Lol, honestly- Eric has to have had a mother..do you
really think Voldemort would have adopted someone?!?!? Don't get me wrong,
I don't' have anything against adoption, I have quite a few friends who
have been adopted, but seriously, I just can't see Voldemort of all people
adopting..it's just weird. Rubber ham? That's a new one.
-Mariel the smart: Lol, ok, ok, you make think it's terrible, but come on,
it's not so bad.. Don't make Eric appear out of thin air on me again (he
did earlier when I was replying to an e-mail to Jackie.you know- that
really really helpful person who's given me so many ideas for this fic and
everything..THANKS JACKIE!!!). Yes, I know I said Salvius instead of
Severus.that could be because Salvius is a character..and I wanted him
involved in this chapter (well, the last one, he's not in this one at all).
Remember? Salvius- Severus' twin brother.go back to "a long lost
relation" (can't remember the ch number right now), to find out more..and
he will be playing a bigger part later, lol. Glad to see you care about
how I do in school..maybe I should just stop updating all together- would
that be better? I have english this coming semester too- you know, that
thing that helps me to improve in my writing skills? So yeah- NO MORE
COMPLAINING FROM YOU OR ELSE!!!! (Ok, that was an empty threat, I could
never stop updating this fic, but yeah.)
Chapter 15: Dinner
A while later, Eric looked at the time.
"Hmm, it's about time we got to dinner." He said, getting up and offering
his hand to Selina.
Selina took his hand, got up, and followed him to the dining room with a
smile.
Voldemort looked up from his seat and couldn't help but smile to himself as
he noticed the ring on Selina's finger.
"Nice to see that the future Mrs. Riddle decided to join us." He said.
"The future Mrs. Riddle?" Severus asked in shock, looking at Selina.
"Since when?"
"Since about ten minutes ago." Eric replied. "Show him, Selina."
Selina blushed a little and held out her hand to her father. Severus
stared at the ring for a few minutes, then looked up at his daughter with
tears in his eyes.
"Would you mind if Selina and I stepped outside for a few moments?" He
asked.
"Of course, just don't be too long." Voldemort replied.
With that, Severus took Selina's hand and gently led her from the room,
closing the door behind them.
After a few moments of silence, Severus pulled his daughter into a
hug.
"My little girl's getting married." He said quietly, a few tears finding
their way down his face.
Selina laughed a bit. "You're supposed to save that for the actual wedding
day." She said.
"I'm just shocked that this is happening." Severus replied. "Are you sure
this is the life you want?" He added when Selina said nothing in response.
Selina closed her eyes and sighed. "To be completely honest, it's not the
life I would have chosen had I a better choice." She replied.
"Selina, I'm so sorry you had to get involved in all this. Your mother was
right- you deserve a better life then the one I can give you." Severus
paused for a moment. "Perhaps if I had listened to her, she would still be
alive and you wouldn't' have to be going through all this." He finished, a
sorry look on his face.
"Oh daddy, don't talk like that. We'll get through this." Selina replied,
hugging her father tightly.
"You haven't called me that since you were a little girl." Severus said
with a smile.
"It seemed like an appropriate time to use it again." Selina replied.
"You remind me so much of your mother. She'd be so proud of you right
now." Severus said, looking deeply into Selina's eyes.
"I miss her so much." Selina said softly, burying her face in her father's
robes as the tears began to fall, her voice shaking.
"Oh, Selina. I do too." Severus replied as his own tears began to fall.
"I do too." He repeated, wrapping his arms around Selina.
After Selina and Severus had left, Voldemort started up his own
conversation with Eric.
"Was she at all reluctant to agree?" He asked.
"No, she agreed pretty much right away." Eric replied.
"That's wonderful. She should prove to be a loyal wife then." Voldemort
replied.
Eric nodded.
"We'll start planning the wedding immediately then." Said Voldemort.
"Well, that could cause a problem." Eric said, a slight nervousness in his
voice.
"What do you mean? Part of the agreement was that you'd be married by the
end of the summer." Voldemort said.
"Yes, but Selina has asked that we wait until after she's finished her
school yeah, and I see that as a reasonable request." Eric replied.
"Any why might that be?" Voldemort asked.
"Because she's only 17, and that's a bit young to marry. And, as she's
still in school, I think it'd be better if we did wait- it'd give her one
less thing to worry about." Eric replied.
"I suppose I see your point. Alright, we'll postpone it." Voldemort said.
"Thank you, father." Eric replied.
"However, as you are going back to Hogwarts to help Severus, I expect you
to keep an eye on her and make sure nothing happens to cancel this wedding
altogether. Should something happen and you fail to end it, I will have
her killed, understood?" Voldemort threatened.
"Yes, father." Eric replied.
"Good, then perhaps you should go and ask Selina and her father to come
back as dinner is beginning to get cold." Voldemort said.
Eric nodded and went to the door.
Selina and Severus had just finished their tears when Eric opened the
door.
"Is everything alright?" Eric asked, noticing Selina's reddened eyes.
"It's fine, we were just about to come back." Selina replied.
"Alright." Eric said, going back into the dining room.
Selina looked up at her father again. "Thank you." She said. "I needed
that."
Severus smiled a little, took Selina's hand again, and led her back into
the dining room.
They all sat and ate in silence. When they had finished eating, they
began another conversation.
"Well, Selina. Seeing as you're going to be part of the family soon, I
thought we could move you to a more comfortable room." Voldemort said.
Selina smiled. "That would be wonderful, thank you."
"In that case, Eric, would you care to show her to the room across from
your own then?" Voldemort asked.
Eric smiled. "Of course, father." He said, getting up and escorting
Selina to her new room.
When they arrived, Selina looked around in wonder.
"Like it?" Eric asked, watching her reaction.
"It's wonderful." Selina replied.
"Good, because I've been preparing it for quite some time now." Eric said
with a smile.
Selina threw her arms around him in a hug. "Thank you." She said.
Eric simply smiled and hugged her back.
Severus entered the room a few moments later.
"My, this is quite the improvement." He said. "But may I have some time
alone with my daughter again, Eric?"
Eric looked at him questioningly.
"I promise it won't end like last time. I learned my lesson." Severus
assured him.
"Alright, I'll just say goodnight now then." Eric said, turning to Selina.
"Goodnight. I'll see you in the morning. And remember, I'm right across
the hall if you need anything, feel free to come by at any time." He said,
then added a kiss.
Selina kissed back, something she had not done for a very long time. Eric
smiled, then went across the hall to his own room.
"Selina, what happened this evening reminded me that I had this."
Severus said, pulling a locket from his pocket. "It was your mother's, but
she always said she wanted you to have it when you were of a decent age. I
think it's about time you had it. Consider it a birthday gift from your
mother."
Selina was nearly speechless. "Thank you. This means a lot to me." She
said, turning around and moving her hair aside to allow him to put it
around her neck.
As Severus was doing so he noticed the necklace from Kevin. "This is nice,
who gave it to you?" He asked.
Selina went slightly pale. "Ohh.uhh.."
"Would that mean it's from Kevin?" Severus asked.
"Well, yes. It was a gift for my birthday." Selina replied, hanging her
head.
"That was quite sweet of him. He certainly has good taste." Severus
replied.
"I know I shouldn't still have it on, but I just can't let him go yet."
Selina said.
Severus reached out and cupped Selina's chin in his hand, tilting her head
up. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." He said.
Selina smiled. "Thank you." She said through a yawn.
"Hmm. Looks like you should be heading off to bed." Severus said.
Selina nodded and climbed into her new bed. Severus smiled and went over
to her, kissing her forehead and pulling the blankets up.
"You'd think we'd gone back in time. First you call me daddy and now I'm
tucking you in." He said through a laugh.
Selina smiled and yawned again.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow then." Severus said, heading to the door.
"Daddy?" Selina said, giggling a little.
Severus stopped and turned around, smiling. "Yes, sweetheart?" He said.
"I love you." Selina replied.
"I love you too, Selina. Now you should get some sleep." Severus said,
shutting off the light before leaving and closing the door behind him.
It didn't take Selina long to fall into a deep, happy sleep.
Another author's note: lol, ok, so I used a few movie lines there without
realizing it. Oh well, that happens all the time. However, I'm going to
point out that the whole locket thing was quite similar to "A Little
princess" (the movie anyway- I have yet to read the book, so I don't know
if it happens there as well. It probably does, but I can't think of the
author at the moment), so I'll give it some credit just for being there.
Wasn't this a touching chapter? Lol, ok, Severus lovers don't get mad
because I made him nice..he's not necessarily going to stay like that, but
yeah.let me know what you thought!