Disclaimer: Once again don't own them except Marty and the plot.
Author's Note: Okay I decided to throw in a little bit of steamy romance but not too steamy just cause I realized it had been a few chapters since the last time. grins
Chapter 15
Marty walked to Snape's chambers feeling really good that she was finally able to talk to Hannibal. 'Hopefully things will work out.' She thought as she got to his door and opened it bringing the wards down cause Snape had it keyed for her to enter. Closing the door behind her resetting the wards she removed her robes hanging them up next to Snape's on a nearby coat rack.
She found Snape sitting in one of the leather winged backed chairs silently staring at the fire crackling merrily in the fireplace ,sipping on a glass of fire whiskey. She smiled "Miss me?"
He looked over at her with a small smile "Indeed, I gather from the smile on your face things went well with Mr. Smith." "Yes, it went very well." Marty said sitting in the other chair across from him.
Snape drained the last of his drink, getting up off the chair "Care for some, love?" He asked. Marty nodded that she would and he proceeded to pour her a glass and him another one. He brought it over to her, their hands touching briefly causing her to shiver slightly as she accepted the glass "Thank you." She took a sip it burned as it went down her throat and she relaxed. "Your welcome." He replied sitting back down, he was quiet for a few minutes. "Something bothering you Severus?" She asked. Snape looked at her for a moment then replied "Thinking about what you said to me earlier." "Oh." Marty said taking another drink of the whiskey this time it went down a bit smoother remaining silent.
Snape continued "This creature seems to like to play a lot of mind games with you Martintha, I mean he has done so much to you since you arrived in London and now here at Hogwarts. I'm beginning to wonder if it means to kill you or drive you insane." Marty gave a short laugh " I think it means to drive me insane and then kill me. Course I am not going to let that happen if I can help it." She drained her drink and set the glass on a table nearby. "The funny thing is I don't remember it doing that to me when I faced it the first time." Snape agreed.
"Now would you mind telling me about that little thunderstorm display in the empty classroom earlier with Mr. Smith." Snape asked looking at her with one eyebrow arched. Marty tried not to let her jaw drop "How did you know about that?" Snape smirked "Martintha you know the walls of this school have ears." Marty was beyond embarrassed "Oh gods, I'm sorry I just couldn't help it, he pissed me off so much. I just lost control."
"No need to apologise you had to get him to understand and if it takes scaring the hell out him then so be it." Snape said with a smile and amused glint in his eyes. She couldn't believe this man's cheek he thought it was funny.
"I suppose I should read some more of that book you gave me." She said dropping the subject all together,getting up off the chair walking towards the table where the book laid. She picked it up sat down on the couch taking her shoes off tucking her long legs under her skirt. Snape was watching her the whole time he loved looking at her and he was thinking carnal thoughts, he tried to push them away but couldn't. It had been several weeks since their last encounter, they had decided that it was in the heat of the moment but neither one of them believed that for a minute. They had called it a cooling off period but to anybody watching them it was hell on earth for both them.
Marty smiled to herself while she was reading. She knew Snape had been staring at her for the past ten minutes. She could feel the tension between them ever since they had decided to cool it but to her it seemed the love between them was stronger then it had been the first time they had been together.
He had the sudden urge to go sit beside her, he didn't know why but he felt he had to. Snape then got up off his chair placed his glass on the table next to hers.She moved over a bit making room for him as he sat down draping an arm around her bring her closer to him.
She looked up from the book and smiled at him before continuing to read.The scent of jasmin and vanilla invaded his senses causing a stir in his loins. 'Gods she smells so delectable.' He thought as he ran his long fingers through her silky smooth hair sending tiny shivers down her spine. This was causing Marty to loose her concetration and she finally gave up and closed the book placing it back on the table.
She then laid her head on his shoulder enjoying how he was making her feel. "It's been awhile." It was more of a statement then a question. "Yes, it has." He answered as his hand moved her hair aside and began making feather like movements down her neck, her skin silky smooth to the touch. He smiled when he felt her shiver under his ministrations.
Marty then sat up bringing her legs off the couch so that she could face him. She reached up and caressed his cheek, Severus turned his head slightly, kissing the palm lightly. He felt his heart give a jump at the sound of her moan and with a glint of amusement in his eyes, whispered a spell Marty couldn't quiet make out. The next thing she knew her blouse and skirt had both been removed from her body and now lay crumpled on the floor, thus leaving her clad in a scantily black lace bra that left very little to the imagination and matching knickers that were high cut on the thighs.
He eyed her appreciatively taking a hold of her arm kissed the inside of her wrist finding a sensitive spot causing her to moan a little louder. "Hmmm... very sensitive there I wonder where else you are." She looked at him with desire in her eyes as he continued his journey up her bare arm kissing every inch leaving no part untouched. He soon found another inside her elbow "Oh gods Severus!" She moaned. This was his undoing.
He then gathered her his his arms crushing her lips to his in a passionate kiss to end all kisses leaving Marty dizzy with desire. She tasted of the fire whiskey she had drank, as he ran his tongue along her lower lip asking for permission to enter. She gladly parted her mouth slightly deepening the kiss thus began the battle of their tongues to see who can dominate the other. Course Snape won but not before Marty ran her fingers through his silky black hair causing him to to moan in her mouth. He had to have her and now.
He suddenly broke from the kiss and in one fluid motion got up off the couch bringing her with him. Without a word he picked her up and carried her towards the bedroom, the door opened up on its own to let them pass. It closed behind them with a soft click.
They were more passionate with each other then ever before, Snape took his time slowly making love to her. Marty was equally so with Snape doing things to him that she hadn't done in a long time.
Marty soon realized that her love for Severus was so strong that she would do anything to protect him. 'I'm sure that would cause him to laugh at her considering he has been doing a very good job of protecting himself all those years. Come to think of it I've done a pretty good job of taking care of myself as well.' She thought has she laid beside him while he causally stroked her hair. She soon drifted off to sleep with Snape following holding each other.
Morning came all too quickly, the two figures still slumbering in bed with not a care in the world. The creature looked upon them with great interest, it had snuck in the room when the person who would sense it was otherwise occupied. 'Enjoy yourself now my Dear Martintha for soon you will perish.' It thought leering at the sleeping couple it's plans were falling in place with the exception of one, he could not break apart this pair no matter how hard he tried to scare her away she always went to back to him.
The creature soon departed the room butthe one thing he didn't notice about the sleeping couple was they were radiating a soft blue glow. Marty slowly opened her eyes she had a funny feeling that her and Severus was being watched but when she looked around she found no one in the room. 'Strange, I could have sworn I felt a presence in the room.' She thought with a slight shiver. She looked up at Severus and smiled his face was relaxed and calmed as he slept she sat up a bit to kiss the end of his nose. Snape's eyes fluttered open looking down at his beautiful witch smiled "Sleep well, love?" he asked. "Yes and you?" she grinned knowing his answer was the same.
"Very well, thank you." He said giving her a breath taking kiss "Now as much as I would like to lay in bed with you all day even though it's Saturday, we should get to the Great Hall for breakfast." Reluctantly she agreed and they got out bed to take a quick shower although it wasn't really that quick and they were almost late for breakfast.
They entered the Great Hall through the teacher's entrance and took their places among the staff. Marty noticed the team wasn't there and was informed by Professor Sprout that they had been there earlier and left. A plate of appeared before her and Snape that consisted of two eggs, toast and fresh fruit along with a glass of pumpkin juice and a cup of tea,black.
They ate in silence each lost in their own thoughts. Marty was feeling funny, something wasn't right but she just couldn't put her finger on it. She knew she felt someone in the bedroom this morning but it eluded her as to who or what it was.
It had been the first night since she came here that she didn't have an odd dream or that creature playing mind games with her. ' We are getting close to a confrontation, I can feel it. It has left me alone last night for some reason.' She thought. Soon breakfast was over and the two got up out of the chairs and headed out of the Great Hall through the front entrance this time. He had told her that since he didn't have hall duty this weekend ,he wanted to spend some time with her for which she agreed. She still had a nagging feeling that something was going disrupt their quiet weekend.
"Would you care to take a walk into the Gardens Martintha?" Snape asked.
"Yes, that would be lovely since it's so nice out." She replied taking his offered arm and they strolled out of the castle towards the enchanted garden.
As they walked along the cobblestone path Marty was admiring the different flowers and the fragrances were invading her nose. They then came upon a particular flower that made her smile, it was the black roses that Snape with the help of Professor Sprout had bred. The sweet fragrance of vanilla wafted through the air. "Severus, they are so beautiful." Marty exclaimed.
"Yes, as beautiful as the witch for whom they are named after." Snape replied pointing to the plague that was near by. Marty let go of Snape's arm, walked over to read the little plague.
Martintha's Black Rose
Bred April 29, 1979 by Severus Snape
In Honour of the most beautiful witch I know.
Marty looked over at Snape and smiled that was all that needed to be said as the memories came back to her as the first time he showed her the roses he planted for her.
Flashback
"What is that you want to show me, Severus." Marty asked as they walked through the garden hand in hand. Snape smiled at her shyly "You will see, we are almost there." They continued to walk on the cobblestone path when they came up several rose bushes, but they were not just ordinary roses. They were black as midnight with a tint of red in them, they smelled of vanilla which was one of Marty's favourite scents. "I bred those just for you Martintha, read the plague." She read the plague and smiled. "Severus, they are beautiful." She exclaimed giving him a peck on the cheek. "Thank you." ...
End of Flashback
Marty smiled warmly at that memory " I remembered that day you first showed them to me ,Severus and they are just as beautiful now as they were then." He pulled her towards him wrapping his arms around her waist,and kissed her. They kissed for what seemed like an eternity when they heard someone clearing their throat. 'So much for being alone.' They both thought. They turned their heads not bothering to let go of each other and spotted Hannibal and the others walking towards them. Murdock had the most goofy grin on his face when he saw the couple.
"Well fancy meeting you two out here." Murdock said with a grin. "Yes, well Severus wanted to show me the garden." Marty replied. "And then you two decided to get cozy." Hannibal said with a small smirk.
Marty wanted to wipe that smirk off of his face and if looks could kill he would be have six feet under. "Did you gentlemen want something?" Snape asked in a tone that said he didn't appreciate being interrupted releasing his embracemuch to thedisappointment ofMarty. Murdock just shrugged "Nope, just wanted to come out and enjoy the fresh air." "Well then kindly do it and leave us in peace." Snape sneered. Marty agreed with this sentiment "Yes, could you guys please leave us alone for a little while.
Needless to say they didn't much tothe annoyance of the couple,and as they continued to talk Marty out of the corner of her eye spotted a shadow creeping across the garden. 'It can't be.' She thought as she turned her head towards the castle, the creature stopped in its path and looked at her in turn sending shivers down her spine and not in a good way. The creature gave her an evil smile as if daring her to follow it, It then continued to walk towards the school.
Suddenly Marty realized what she had to do 'It's time.' said a voice insider her head that was not her own. Snape noticed Marty was a bit distracted and that her face had gone pale but before he could ask what was wrong Marty took off running towards the castle at top speed yelling "It's going to the Great Hall, I have to stop it!"
Snape took off after her "Martintha wait!" The team looked at each with a mix of confusion and then understanding dawn on their faces. "Well, guys it's show time." Hannibal stated "Let's go." They all nodded in agreement and followed suit after Snape.
A/N again: Okay I know I left it at a cliff hanger but I do have most of the next chapter written its just a matter of tweaking it a bit. Sorry this took me so long to post, I've been busy plus I had a case of writer's block. Oh and I read the sixth Harry Potter book of course (Grins). As always please R&R.