She lay in his arms, a soft smile on her face, listening to his heartbeat. He lay with his arm around her, eyes closed in bliss and peace as they basked in the afterglow after an intense session of lovemaking. His fingers idly trailed down her arm and over the curve of her hip.
"My Kio. I love you, my Spanish princess," he murmured softly into her hair. Kionora smiled up at him,
"And I love you, Severus, always." She leaned up to kiss him and the passion reawakened, sending them sucking, nibbling, licking, and loving to the rhythm of their pounding hearts…
Kio awoke to the sound of knocking at her door.
"Rayos! Go away!" The knocking continued. She groaned, and muttering "lumos" she found her wand, looking at her watch. Who in hells was knocking on her door at 3:30 in the morning? The knocking grew louder and she tossed her blankets aside grumbling, "Alright, alright! I'm coming! Caramba!" Reaching for her robe, she let out a muffled curse as she stubbed her toe on the bedpost. Stumbling she pulled her robe tightly around her. Rubbing her eyes, she turned the knob and pulled open the door.
"Severus? What are you doing here?" His intense dark eyes just took her in, eyeing her disheveled look, flushed face, and luminous eyes, even in the dark. Without words or warning, he took Kio up in his arms and planted a passionate kiss on her lips. Capturing her lips in his, the loneliness of the years without her increased the heat of his kiss tenfold, taking her breath away. Years of solitude and surprise made her freeze then return his kiss. For a few moments the only sounds heard in the room were the gentle nibbles and lips sliding together, until she remembered where she was and whom she was with. With frustration and an angry cry she broke the kiss and pushed him away, touching her lips with trembling fingers. A look of fury crossed her beautiful features, her hand rose and connected in a resounding SMACK! across his face.
"How dare you!" Her eyes flashing in anger, her cheeks flushed she steps back from him, balling her stinging hand into a fist, the other at her waist. He just stared at her, eyes widened in shock, the hand mark bright red on his cheek.
Suddenly his eyes turned furious, and, turning on his heel, he wrenched open the door, headed out, slamming the door behind him. This time it was Kio's turn to be shocked. She stared at the closed door, half of her wanting to go chasing after him, to apologize, the other half wanting to crawl into her bed and cry. The latter half won, and with trembling legs, she crawled into her bed, tears falling down her cheeks, sobbing quietly until she fell into an uneasy sleep.
"That confounding woman!" Severus fumed as he walked back to his chambers. All he had wanted was to…. What had he wanted? To apologize for hurting her? To undo the wrongs of the past? Or simply to feel her warm body against his, to re-ignite the flame that they had held, the flame that had never really died for him. What had he gotten instead? A five-fingered reminder of his stupidity, and hurt pride. Did he really think that she would forget? "Ahh, but she did forget for a few moments." He thought to himself with a smug smile. He remembered her immediate response. She hadn't pulled away so quickly as he might have thought. Perhaps the flame was still there, small, hidden, but not extinguished. He never thought he would see her again, that he would get the chance to make it up to her, to explain himself. Now he had it. "… And I will be damned to bloody hell if I don't take it" he muttered to himself as he entered his chambers. Changing into his sleepwear, he slipped under the covers of his bed, extinguishing the candle by his bedside, careful not to sleep on his stinging cheek.
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