There. Three chapters to hold you off for a while. ::wink:: Developments! ::cough::
Riley walked into the almost empty library and found Severus, his brows furrowed in concentration. He was writing very fast. She supposed it was some Potions assignment. "Sev."
"Mmm?" He mumbled, still writing.
"I had a horrible dream last night."
Severus glanced up at Riley and beckoned for her to sit on his lap. She sat. "What was it about?" He asked, trying to sound concerned, but failing miserably.
"It was actually more of a flashback, I suppose. A very vivid memory. The last moments I saw my father before he was murdered."
This brought Severus's head up. He stared at Riley in shock. "I-I didn't know your father was murdered."
"Not many do." She stared sullenly at the wall. "Hold me, Severus."
Severus wrapped his arms around her and kissed her mouth several times. After a few minutes of silence, he released her. "I should go."
"No, don't go." She tried her best to smile at him.
Severus shrugged. "I have Quidditch practice soon...you should think about things, too." He turned and walked out, closing the door behind him.
Riley stared after him. "Good bye." She whispered into the silence.
Rinse
By Vanessa Carlton
She'd do anything to sparkle in his eye
She would suffer, she would fight, and compromise
She's been wishin' on the stars that shine so bright
For answers to questions that will haunt her tonight
She must rinse this all away
She can't hold him this way
She must rinse this all away
She can't love him this way
How she'd be soothed, how she'd be saved if he could see
She needs to be held in his arms to be free
But everything happens for reasons that she will never understand
'Til she knows that the heart of a woman will never be found in the
arms of a man
She must rinse this all away
She can't hold anybody this way
She must rinse this all away
She can't love him
And if she runs away she fears she won't be followed
What could be worse than leaving something behind
And as the depth of oceans slowly becomes shallow
It's loneliness she finds...
If only he was mine
She'd do anything to sparkle in his eye
She would suffer, she would fight, and compromise
She's been wishin' on the stars that shine so bright
For answers to questions that will haunt her tonight
She must rinse him
She must rinse him
She can't rinse him
She can't rinse him
She can't, she won't, she must rinse him
She can't, she won't, she must rinse him
She must rinse this all away
She can't hold him this way
She must rinse this all away
She can't love him this way