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Summary: Severus Snape reminces upon why he truly hates Sirius Black and James Potter and why he takes it out on the only living being that meant anything to either of them. A mere glimpse into the Slytherin Prince we all love and worship.

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Chapter Four

The Separation

Severus watched with awe and fascination as the girl beneath him cried out in an intense orgasm causing her once neon green hair to melt into it's original ebony color. He had to do a double take as his length pulsed and throbbed inside her and her eyes changed from molten silver to ocean teal when she opened them wide. Their sweat covered bodies' move fluidly together until he cried out hoarsely against her neck spilling his seed into her as her walls clenched his length milking him for all it was worth. It took all his will power not to collapse on Trivia's small body beneath him. Rolling off to her side but keeping their bodies' locked together; Severus dragged his love into the sanctuary of his arms and let her rest, feeling her quickly beating hear against his own chest. Trivia shuddered from pure pleasure, as she lay in his arms perfectly content.

The Slytherin prince sighed satisfied lying there with her and yet saddened at the same time. Trivia left for her final year at Hogwarts tomorrow. He didn't know when he'd see her again and that depressed him. Looking down at his beloved he caught sight of the engagement ring he had given her earlier that day. A two-carat mystic ruby nestled between four small black diamonds on a platinum band lay beautifully on her small hand that rested exhausted on his broad tan chest. He was suddenly aware of her naturally teal eyes gazing up at him full of nothing but pure love. That look nearly brought ears to his eyes, no one ever looked at him like that.

" I love you, Severus," her quite whisper floated to his ears and melted his heart.

"I love you too, Trivia…more than anything else in this world…" she shivered hearing his deep voice.

"And you really want to marry me? After I graduate from Hogwarts?"

He hugged her close as she relaxed to the steady beating of his now relaxed heartbeat, "Yes, I want to marry you, Trivia…. and we'll have the biggest most elaborate wedding known to wizard kind."

"Hmmm…okay…."her quite voice gave away her exhausted tone. Severus suddenly felt bad, maybe her had been to rough and wild for her first time. Her innocence wasn't something to take lightly. He'd talk to her about it tomorrow. A smirk crossed his face when he saw a small yawn escape, "……I love you, Severus."

A knock came from the large door at the entrance to Trivia's room. Severus frowned, no one knew what was going on but everyone knew he hated his time with Trivia to be disturbed. Getting up careful not to jostle his betrothed, he wrapped a lose satin sheet around his waist and padded over to the door on bare feet. Trivia's bedroom was in the utmost tower of the manor, so who in their right mind would be all the way up her bedroom was a mystery to him. His strong hand closed around the door handle and jerked the door open.

The livid look on Sirius Black's face almost scared the Slytherin. Severus would've stopped the older brother from pushing past him had it not been for James and Remus grabbing him to allow Sirius to find out what he wanted.

Trivia was now sitting straight up grasping the quilt to cover her body as her brother strode powerfully into her room, "Sirius! Get out!"

He glared at her, "don't even speak to me, Trivia. You have no say in this. He had no right to touch you, let alone violate you."

"He didn't! I wanted this!" Trivia was angry beyond all belief. How dare her brother tell her who she can or can't have a relationship with?

Sirius looked back at his friends and nodded. James and Remus disarmed Severus and had him on his knees in one swift movement. Remus anger seemed to radiate, James just seemed to be loyal to his friends. Sirius slowly brought out his wand as if ready to serve justice.

"Sirius, don't do this! Get out of my room!"

Severus struggled to release himself from their grasp desperate to protect Trivia if need be. Sirius didn't seem to hear anyone as he faced the trapped Slytherin. Catching a mere glimpse of his true anger, Severus' heart dropped and knew for a fact he was about to die. Everything he wanted to have with Trivia in the future seemed to disappear instantly. Everything they had together he held close to his heart and closed his eyes unable to get free. He didn't even hear the words as they were spoken……all he heard was the unmistakable thump of a dead body.

"…no…"

Severus dared to open his eyes afraid to see his own dead body in front of him. What he did see enraged him. Long, ebony hair lay sprawled under a pale dead face set with two beautiful teal eyes. Angry tears sprung to his eyes and he was unable to stop their journey down his cheeks. He hands shook as he wrenched his body away from the two Gryffindors who had held him captive ready to see him die.

His voice broke, "…Trivia?"

Everything seemed to happen in slow motion in front of him. Sirius dropped to his knees screaming for his sister, tears running down his cheeks. James rushed to his friend and preformed a powerful memory charm erasing all knowledge of Trivia Black from Sirius' memory. Forcing Peter to switch wands with Sirius and had Remus take the now dazed Sirius out of the manor and head towards his home. James grabbed Severus by the collar and slammed him against the wall. The Slytherin barely heard the words his rival spoke. The only he knew was that James preformed one other spell in that room, and that was to make sure Severus couldn't talk about Trivia's Death if he implicated Sirius. Dropping him quickly the quidditch champion quickly departed from the house leaving Severus to deal with the murder of his fiancée.

For hours he sat on the old wood floor holding her dead body in his arms begging her to come back even if for just a moment. Rocking back and forth he cried into her thick locks refusing to believe she was dead even as she lay lifeless in his arms. Near dawn he finally lay against the wall staring into nothingness, unmoving almost lifeless himself. Avada Kedavra was spoken once more in that room as Severus tried to join his beloved, but his halfhearted attempt merely gave him a nasty gash on his head causing him to lose a large amount of blood, which dazed him even more.

Mrs. Black finally came to wake her daughter and fiancée late in the morning only to scream at the lifeless body of her daughter and injured fiancée. Family members came pouring into the room in a panic and the mourning began. Severus became frustrated that every time someone asked him who did it and he tried to answer, tried to place the blame on that cold-hearted killer that his voice would come back empty. Damn that spell! He couldn't implicate the actual killer; all he could tell them was a wizard had killed her. Because of his dazed attitude and injury, it was concluded that the wizard had attacked Severus as well and killed Trivia. Most believed the injury was from Severus trying to save Trivia, others believed he had tried to save himself leaving the girl to fend for herself.

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Severus jumped suddenly as his memories came to an end. His forearm burned, a call from his master. He dropped his brandy glass in pain sending the ice cubes sprawling across the floor. Standing shakily, tears ran unchecked down his face as he stumbled towards his fireplace in preparation to floo. It was back to work, time to spy again for Dumbledore. Nobody knew his real reason for helping Dumbledore. It was never because he had reformed and seen the error of his ways. Trivia would not have wanted him to be a Death Eater all his life. She would not have wanted to see the blood on his hands or see him become desensitized as time passed. He turned for her, changed everything for her. The one woman he was madly in love with. As years had passed, his choice became what he wanted as well…but it was still for her. Penance for not protecting her.

He nearly fell in a drunken stupor as he reached the Malfoy Manor; a man who thought him a friend caught him. Looking up he saw the cold, gray eyes of Lucius Malfoy, the man who had married Trivia's cousin. Looking around he saw everyone in black, no one in masks. Merely look of sympathy and pain met him. This was not an impromptu revel as he had expected but mourning for Trivia. The man he once considered a friend embraced him and brought him into the fold, allowing others to express comfort to a man who was deceiving them all. When Narcissa came forward, they stopped as they looked at each other. Severus couldn't stop the fresh wave of tears and the blonde met his tears and they cried together.

He didn't return to Hogwarts until the early morning hours his hatred for the now dead Sirius and James renewed, as was his hatred for Remus Lupin. His resolve to make Harry Potter's life a living hell was also renewed, as he was now the only living being connected to both dead men, and the only one who meant anything to either of them. And they would pay; even in death they would pay.

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HA: Whew! It's finally done! Well whatd'ya think? I think it turned out well considering how long it took me to finish it!

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