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Chapter Five- Getting Together For Sure

James sat there watching her as she fell asleep peacefully in his arms. A lot happened that night that he was glad for, especially her confiding in him, as well as her confessions. No other night had ever meant more to him, not even the long nights he had spent with Lily in the past were to happen no longer. Things were going to be great for the second time in his life and he wasn't about to screw it up...

At the beginning of his schooling at Hogwarts, he never would have thought that in his seventh year that he would fall for a Slytherin yet let a Slytherin take his heart as well as her heart to him. He would have forget this year that involved her. He had only known her for maybe a few weeks, yet he had fallen for her. He kept thinking to himself, is it possible to fall for someone that easy? Or was this another one-day thing. Whatever it was, he hoped that it lasted for as long as he wanted it too. He didn't want to leave her, and he sure as hell didn't want her to leave him.

He felt her stir in her sleep and he looked down to see a pair of black speckled lavender eyes staring at him.

She yawned slightly then asked, "How long have we been here?"

"Well, you fell asleep about 7:30 and it's," he paused and looked at his watch, "9:30 right now. You do the math."

"Shit! James! Sev is going to kill me! I was supposed to be back to go over some things with him an hour ago." She said sitting up in his lap.

"Do you have to go?" asked James.

"Yes, but I'll see you tomorrow morning. I promise."

"Okay. Bye." He said and kissed her before she got up and left.

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Kiara rushed down the corridors to the Slytherin Common Room and found Severus sitting in a chair waiting for her.

"Kiara Raleigh Snape! Where the hell were you? I have been up for an hour waiting for you." He said sternly as he looked at her from where he was sitting.

"I was studying."

"You're lying."

"How so?"

"You're a Snape for one, two, I have Potter's cloak right here in my hand from when he must have covered you up or something one night in the library and you must have kept it, and three, I can smell his cologne all the way over here."

"Oh."

"What in the world has possessed you to do this?"

"Potter can actually be caring and considerate, Sev."

"And?"

"I needed someone tonight, and he was there."

"I bet he took advantage of the situation."

"Damn it Sev! For once I'd like to think good of Potter when he does something kind! As a matter of fact, no, he didn't take advantage! I am the one that kissed him!"

"Your delirious."

"No, you are just in denial of knowing that your little sister is growing up, yet alone is the girlfriend of your worst enemy!"

"I just don't want you to get hurt."

"Then just let me go, then."

He sat there and thought for a moment. "Fine. But if he hurts you, I swear to you, he will have to answer to me directly, and I'm not going to give punishment verbally." He said to her, his eyes flashing with anger...