Declaimer---the same as always.
A/N---same as always.
Chapter Four--- Comfort and Confessions
"Kiara, are you all right?" he asked, great concern in his voice, but he didn't know why. She was another Slytherin Snape, wasn't she?
"Yes," she paused. "No..." she knew she couldn't lie to him, no matter how hard she tried. "James, my whole life is falling apart in front of my eyes. I-I must can't take it anymore." She said as she broke down again. She fell back to the ground with her hands over her eyes, trying hard to shield her face from him, but no such luck.
"Ara-"he began but was cut off by her.
"Don't ever call me that again. Only two people can call me that. One is dead and the other sure as hell isn't you." She snapped.
"Alright, damn. I was just trying to help." He said defensively, and for some reason, he found that hurt.
"I'm sorry James." She said when she saw the look on his face. "I just need someone right now. I need someone to listen and I'd hate to lay everything on you."
"Wanna know the truth Kiara?" he asked.
"What?"
"Talk to me." He said as a small smile appeared on his lips. He sat down beside her and leaned back against the wall.
"Are you sure you want to hear my problems? If not, I can go. If you have something—"she was about to continue but a gesture made her stop.
Before he knew it, his finger was on her lips silencing her. He saw her try to hide a blush and pretended not to notice it.
She smiled just a bit. "Um...um...Alright then." She said and sighed. "Well, it all started the first time I was my father hit Sev."
"Sev?"
"Severus? You know my brother. The both of you practically loathe each other, more hate than I have for Flich's cat. And believe me, that's petty bad, but back to the topic."
0-0-0FLASHBACK0-0-0
"Daddy!" she called running down the stairs, clutching the red crystal in her grasp. "Daddy! Are you home?" she yelled as he neared the living room. She had just celebrated her thirteenth birthday along with her brother.
"You are such a disappointment to this family Severus. Why do you screw up so much? I lay an opportunity at your feet like this, and you turn it down. I will not allow this. You will become a death eater no matter what. You will take the oath if it is the last thing I make you do." She heard her father say.
"To hell I will. Voldemort is nothing to me and as long as you follow him, you are nothing to me as well," said Severus.
SLAP right across Severus's cheek.
"You will not talk to me like that Severus. Never again talk to me like that or you will regret it. I will make sure of it. You wait and see. I swear on my life you will." He said and turned quick enough to see his daughter running up with stairs, cries echoing through the hallway as well as a bedroom slam shit.
0-0-0END OF FLASHBACK0-0-0
Somehow while she was telling him the memory, she had managed to get her arms around him. Her sobs were almost silent mow as she shook a little bit from crying so much. She didn't know or care why it felt so right being in his arms. She just knew she liked being in his arms. The both of them not being in the same house, or having rival families didn't matter anymore. He listened to her when she needed someone. All she knew was there were feelings stronger than just friendly. Not love just yet, but she did know there was something more.
"James, I want to thank you. I shouldn't drop all of this on you but I needed yo-someone." She quickly corrected herself. Did she almost say she needed him?
"Question for you." He said staring off into space.
"What?"
"I don't want you to think I am taking advantage of this moment. But, what would you say if I asked you out right now?" he asked, looking at her now.
She sighed, then leaned in and kissed him gently. "What do you think?"
He smiled as it began to rain and thunder. He leaned in and kissed her back. "A yes. That's exactly what I think." he said and then wrapped his arms around her tighter as they say there in each others arms as the rain poured on them both. But the rain didn't bother them. It was as if it wasn't even there.
A/N---same as always.
Chapter Four--- Comfort and Confessions
"Kiara, are you all right?" he asked, great concern in his voice, but he didn't know why. She was another Slytherin Snape, wasn't she?
"Yes," she paused. "No..." she knew she couldn't lie to him, no matter how hard she tried. "James, my whole life is falling apart in front of my eyes. I-I must can't take it anymore." She said as she broke down again. She fell back to the ground with her hands over her eyes, trying hard to shield her face from him, but no such luck.
"Ara-"he began but was cut off by her.
"Don't ever call me that again. Only two people can call me that. One is dead and the other sure as hell isn't you." She snapped.
"Alright, damn. I was just trying to help." He said defensively, and for some reason, he found that hurt.
"I'm sorry James." She said when she saw the look on his face. "I just need someone right now. I need someone to listen and I'd hate to lay everything on you."
"Wanna know the truth Kiara?" he asked.
"What?"
"Talk to me." He said as a small smile appeared on his lips. He sat down beside her and leaned back against the wall.
"Are you sure you want to hear my problems? If not, I can go. If you have something—"she was about to continue but a gesture made her stop.
Before he knew it, his finger was on her lips silencing her. He saw her try to hide a blush and pretended not to notice it.
She smiled just a bit. "Um...um...Alright then." She said and sighed. "Well, it all started the first time I was my father hit Sev."
"Sev?"
"Severus? You know my brother. The both of you practically loathe each other, more hate than I have for Flich's cat. And believe me, that's petty bad, but back to the topic."
0-0-0FLASHBACK0-0-0
"Daddy!" she called running down the stairs, clutching the red crystal in her grasp. "Daddy! Are you home?" she yelled as he neared the living room. She had just celebrated her thirteenth birthday along with her brother.
"You are such a disappointment to this family Severus. Why do you screw up so much? I lay an opportunity at your feet like this, and you turn it down. I will not allow this. You will become a death eater no matter what. You will take the oath if it is the last thing I make you do." She heard her father say.
"To hell I will. Voldemort is nothing to me and as long as you follow him, you are nothing to me as well," said Severus.
SLAP right across Severus's cheek.
"You will not talk to me like that Severus. Never again talk to me like that or you will regret it. I will make sure of it. You wait and see. I swear on my life you will." He said and turned quick enough to see his daughter running up with stairs, cries echoing through the hallway as well as a bedroom slam shit.
0-0-0END OF FLASHBACK0-0-0
Somehow while she was telling him the memory, she had managed to get her arms around him. Her sobs were almost silent mow as she shook a little bit from crying so much. She didn't know or care why it felt so right being in his arms. She just knew she liked being in his arms. The both of them not being in the same house, or having rival families didn't matter anymore. He listened to her when she needed someone. All she knew was there were feelings stronger than just friendly. Not love just yet, but she did know there was something more.
"James, I want to thank you. I shouldn't drop all of this on you but I needed yo-someone." She quickly corrected herself. Did she almost say she needed him?
"Question for you." He said staring off into space.
"What?"
"I don't want you to think I am taking advantage of this moment. But, what would you say if I asked you out right now?" he asked, looking at her now.
She sighed, then leaned in and kissed him gently. "What do you think?"
He smiled as it began to rain and thunder. He leaned in and kissed her back. "A yes. That's exactly what I think." he said and then wrapped his arms around her tighter as they say there in each others arms as the rain poured on them both. But the rain didn't bother them. It was as if it wasn't even there.