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Chapter three

He had thought it through almost a hundred of times. There was no other solution. He would have to swallow his pride, his hate, his anger, and ask him for help. Will he possibly help him? Well, Lupin was sure he wouldn't, but he just had to try.

Finding Snape was not as hard as he thought it was going to be. He just used a tracker spell on one of Severus Snape's belongings, and immediately his whereabouts were revealed. He had to admit it, the man got some nerve. After all he had done, he had managed to remain reachable and very much easy to find. He must think nobody would try to touch him now that he had proved his power and respects to Lord Voldemort, thought Lupin.

He apparated to what it seemed to be a large, greyish and dark mausoleum. Filled with nothing than dust and creepy spiders living among it. He walked forward trying to identify wether there was somebody in there or not, the darkness was not making the issue eassier, but he reckoned that using " Lumos" or " Incendio" would be a bad way of intruding Snape's now so called home.

" Remus Lupin.. I can't say I was expecting you." Snape said out of the corner of his eye. He was standing against one of the stony walls, just glaring at him as he well knew how.

" Well.. I can't say I was eager to visit you either but.. things change." Lupin said as he remained in his position, anger begining to arise. He didn't know if he could remain calm and concentrated in front of the assassin of one of the greatest man he had ever met.

" Let me guess.. are you here for.. let me see.. some deserved revenge?" Snape asked nearly sounding as something he wanted. He was provoking him and Lupin knew he was. He had to remain calm for Tonks'es sake. He had to clean all sight of a possible emerging fight in the depths of his soul.

" No, not actually. I'm here because I require your abilities at potions." Lupin said straightly. He figured that if he wanted his help he might better not stretch the issue. He had to be blunt and just cut into the chase. Severus Snape apprecciated honesty and valued quickness.

" I see. And.. may I ask you a simple, but highly important question?" Snape said calmly, crossing his arms.

" Go ahead." Lupin said determined not to meet his eyes.

" Have you been asleep the past few months? Have you not heard that I murdered coldbloodly Albus Dumbledore?" Snape said boarding sarcasm, but looking forward to the response.

" No, I've been very much awake, and I was indeed awake when you killed him, when you helped Draco finish his job, when you were hanging out with your friends the Death Eaters, when Bill was bit... Nice work.." Lupin said, as Snape managed a soft smirk.

" I didn't know you could use such amount of sarcasm in your phrases Lupin.. Still, it must be one bad thing you've got yourself into to request my help." Snape said matter-of-factly. Lupin had to admit, Snape was too clever for his own good. He was basically in his hands. He would choose whether to help him or let Tonks die, and in case he chose the last part, Lupin himself would take care that she wakes up, even though if he didn't know how.

" I need you to perform an antidote for Creptius disease." Lupin spoke slowly, ignoring his last comment.

" Creptius huh.. In all my years as a wizard, I had never heard of someone who actually got that illness.. Its very hard to get.. the conditions you need.. one should have to desire basically to die.. sadness.. mourness.. perhaps.. one painful love?" Asked Snape deepening the cut. Lupin felt so bad, so helpless, so guilty. Snape knew it. He knew he was in love with Tonks and he knew obviously that he, had been the one that caused her such desires.

" Yes, indeed those are the sympthoms. Can you or can you not get an antidote for it?" Lupin pressed him. He would have plenty of time to make him feel miserable, but luckily that would be after Tonks'es awakening.

" Of course I can, Lupin. And let me warn you, a bezoar won't help you in this time, just in case you were considering it.. This disease is so complicated that it needs not only talent, but knowledge and originality. And of course, you don't have a lot of time.. I give her two weeks.. two weeks and a couple of days, if she's strong enough.." Snape seemed to be enjoying the situation and Lupin's patience was begining to run out.

" I take by this that you won't help me." Lupin said as a statement as he focus his glaring at the man in front of him. He had never hated someone that much, even Snape, who had helped him with his potions when he became a werewolf, all tracks of sensibility were long gone, and if he was to blame for Tonks'es illness, he would not forgive Snape if she didn't make it. That thought horrified him. He was starting to think that maybe, somehow, she could not make it. No, he needed her. He needed her with him.

" I never said that Remus.. but.. let's be honest, what is to win for me?" Snape said cleverly.

" I should have known.. of course you won't do it for free.. na ah, what do you really want? What could you possible need?" Lupin asked disgusted. The man, just disgusted him.

" Nothing really." Snape answered frankly. It was true. He needed nothing, nor he wanted anything. His life was dark and had always been like that, he always thought he would one day become a truly known Death Eater, but as a matter of fact, there was one thing that interested Snape from Lupin. His friendship with James Potter. His confidence with Harry Potter.

" I imagined so." Lupin said sadly, but trying to remain in an angry position. Showing him his sadness was not going to help him lots.

" But.. A long time back, you used to be around to someone I really, honestly, hate. James Potter.. oh dear James.. Sometimes I really miss him.." Snape made fun of him, very unwise to do since Lupin was already angry and trashing James in his face was making the situation a whole worse.

" I bet you do.. what is that you want Snape? Me to hand you Harry? Maybe kill him for you? Peel his scar of and give it to you as a souvenir?" Lupin said sarcastically. Rage was so manipulating him, that he barely remained still. He was battling with himself to just take out his wand and kill him right there. But there was Tonks.. He needed her, and because of that, he needed him.

" Oh all of those things sound just marvellous, but maybe we can all save them for another ocassion when you need me.. It is a simple thing I want, one thing you took from me, about 15 years ago." Snape said, his smile suddenly turning into a smirk of satisfaction.

" Your watch." Lupin said surely. He remembered it quite well. He could even see it. There they were, James, Sirius, Peter and himself, all bugging Snape, making fun of him, who was hanging from the air upside down. James approaching to him, taking particular attention into one of Snape's belongings. A watch. A golden, patterned watch. The initials of S.S. shining on it. He could see James and Sirius smirking, then taking the watch and leaving him there. Shouting, swearing, but mainly, bitterly sad. Kids can be extremely cruel, Lupin was sure neither James or Sirius were bad guys, but he seemed to act very much like ones around Snape. He couldn't talk either, he never did anything to stop them from annoying him.

" Yes, MY watch. I bet you remember clearly. And I know you four kept it as a souvenir.. but hey.. wait a minute.. James' dead.. Sirius is dead.. Peter can't have it.. so.. that makes you our lucky winner." Snape said coldly, glaring at him, as if he was waiting for some kind of response.

" You're right. Sirius gave it to me a long time ago with some of his things he did not used, but I never recognised it until.. now." Lupin said sincerely.

" Good for you. Bring the watch, and I'll make your antidote." Snape said as he began turning around but was stopped by Lupin's voice.

" No. You start making that antidote, when you have it done, call me and I'll certainly give you that watch." Lupin said proudly of the rearrengement.

" I think you're in no position to give commands, are you? No, your beloved Nymphadora is dying.. what a shame.. she was not that bad looking you know.. You could have raised nice little wolfy-children.. because.. if you've forgotten by now, you are a werewolf and she's a beautiful, kind young woman.. If I were you I'd think more about it.. you wouldn't want to ruin her life, would you?" Snape knew he had hit a nerve. He knew Lupin's weakness was that auror and if he was going to make a deal with him, he was making sure he could get eveything he could out of it, including hurting him with words.

" I didn't say I was going to marry her, nor that I would get into a relationship with her. I just want her safe, I believe you will have finished that antidote by, what, one week?" Lupin said smarly changing the subject.

" Two weeks. Hope she lasts." Snape said as he saw Lupin's eyes. He was burning in rage, he loved that look, it seemed like sweet revenge and it tasted good.

" I'll be here in two weeks." Lupin said as he dissapparated from the place without further conversation. It had costed him a great of a deal not to jump at him and kill him. But he figured he could do that later, once Tonks was safe.

" I knew it.." A familiar voice spoke into Snape's mausoleum.

" You knew WHAT, Bella?" Snape asked angrily. He had made great efforts to hide his emotions with Lupin, but he didn't intend to do so with Bellatrix Lestrange.

" You'll help him.. you keep saying you're trustworthy but you're nothing but a Dumbledore's pet.. You wanted to help him, and you did.. or are you really gonna tell me that watch mattered more than Nymphadora's death?" Bellatrix accused him, maintaining an interesting distance among them.

" I killed him, didn't I? So, do you honestly need further proof?" Snape said coldly.

" You can't fool me Severus.. I know what you did." Bellatrix said catching Snape's full atention.

" What do you mean?" He asked trying to sound carelessly.

" You went good." Bellatrix said again, provoking him, trying to make him talk. Snape approached to her smirking, knowing she actually knew nothing about what she was saying.

" Oh really? How come you say so?" Snape asked, so close to Bellatrix's ear, that she felt a burning feeling inside of her.

" I've been watching you. I told you I was gonna.. I know you didn't." Bellatrix said to his own ear just as he had done seconds ago. She pushed him against the wall and approached even more to him, lips only inches away.

" You know nothing." Snape said fiercely as he looked at her. He was not fighting to get out of her grip, but he was not liking the idea of Bellatrix knowing more than she was supposed to. He had underestimated her. Great mistake of him.

" I know more than you think I know.. But don't worry.. I won't talk.. now.." Bellatrix said as she began kissing him softly. Snape grabbed her waist to bring her closer to him and deepened the kiss.

A/N:

One more down.. who knows how much to go..

Well, I've always liked Bella/Snape pairing.. I think there's a lot of tension between them, always fighting and provoking each other.. but again, I could be wrong.. Only J.K Rowling knows the truth I guess.. but in this fic, since I'm the author I can operate the way I want.. So I like them together.. As for Tonks, who I think it's not getting much participation in the fic, since she's well, sleeping, don't think she won't be involved, cause she will.

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