A/N: Hey, just felt like writing something, so I did. Mixed reactions to chapter 5 (mainly from the alien :P) but hey.

Tiny Little Fractures

Hermione slowly opened her eyes; Severus was sitting perched on the end of her bed gazing into the crib. She closed them again, trying to blink back the tears and to get back to sleep; at least there she wouldn't be constantly reminded of her problems. But he had seen her open her eyes, and was stroking her cheek. She shivered uncomfortably, she hated when he did things like that; pretend everything was normal, treating her affectionate, but she still didn't trust him.

"Severus," she looked up at him, "I know this might be hard for you, but I think it would really help me if we got rid of the baby for a few days."

He looked at her, shell-shocked, "What?" he spluttered,

"I can't stand having it here; it just makes me feel so much worse that I can't love it. It would only be for a while, until I'm better. I just think I would find it easier." she mumbled.

"Hermione, you're not yourself. What you need is for us to continue kick-starting your memories, he'll help."

She shook her head, "it only started after he was born; perhaps I need to think about before that. Oh I don't know Severus, I just can't stand having him here, please take him away."

He put his arm over the crib defensively, "No, you can't send him away, I won't let you take him away from me."

"It won't be for long, or very far away, just next door, you can see him as much as you want I would expect." She was finding it harder to breathe under the pressure of their conversation, and found herself gasping for breath.

"That's what they said before, I can't let it happen again!" he clapped his hand across his mouth and sprang from the room.

"Severus!"

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He paced up and down the corridor, his mouth felt as if acid had burnt through it. He couldn't believe he'd said that. But then it was just déjà vu really, but how could he have left himself slip. All those years he'd put it to the back of his mind. Perhaps it had something to do with the reappearance of – no he couldn't let himself think like that. That was the past, this was the present, and he was building towards a new future, not desperately trying to hang on to the many weak threads of his old life.

He loved Hermione, but it had all happened so quickly and she was so young. He hadn't had time to think it all through. But then that's love, it catches you where you least want and expect it, he thought, if someone had told me this time last year that I would be the father of Hermione Granger's son I would have laughed at them. And look where I am now.

He turned the corner quickly and saw the faintest glimpse of auburn hair in the distance. He ran up closer, quietly. She was standing with her back to him, looking at a poster on the wall.

"What the hell are you doing here?" he whispered frantically,

She span around, and gave him a thin-lipped smirk, flicking her hair in his face and her eyes sparkling maliciously. "Hello darling, what a surprise. What are you in here for?"

"Get out! I can't have you in here with me!" he pulled her my the arm,

"But I'm not here with you am I? I'm here with a friend. Why are you here?" she scanned him up and down.

"That's none of your business." He growled,

"Of course it is. And don't use that tone with me, you were perfectly happy last week."

"But this is different,"

"Oh, yes, of course it's different; it always is, isn't it. Always another excuse." She murmured irritably.

"Just go away, I'll talk to you some other time. Not now." He pushed her down the corridor,

"I told you, I'm here with a friend, I can't let her down now can I?" she smirked again,

"I don't want to see you here again, don't you dare come to see me whilst we're still here." He scowled; she laughed care-freely and kissed him lightly on the cheek.

"Whatever you say darling!" she smiled at him and turned on her heel.

He banged his head against the wall, why did things have to be so complicated?

A/N: Short little vignette I just felt like writing tonight. Keep you happy until Monday. Hah, this is going to be so much fun, for me anyway ;)