Chapter 21
The next couple of hours seemed to float by. Dementors arrived and took Nexus and Malfoy away, Severus had yet to wake up, and Harry, Dumbledore, and Athena went to fix up parts of the house that had been damage in the scuffle.
Alex remained next to Severus, waiting for any sign that he would awake soon. She had changed his clothing, quickly discarding the torn black coat. There would be no point in taking the time to mend it.
It had nearly been 4 hours now. Still Severus lay silently on the bed, breathing lightly. Alex was curled up next to him, beginning to drift off herself. It had been a strenuous day, she finally let sleep over come her.
It seemed like only a minute but an hour soon passed when Alex felt movement in the bed. "Sev?" Alex managed a strained whisper, forcing her tired eyes to open.
"Alex? What happened?" He asked, starting to get up but a shock of pain in his chest stopping him. Snape undid his shirt to find scars lining the usually bare flesh.
"It was Malfoy and Nexus." She said, beginning to explain everything that had happened since the run in at the laboratory.
"Did they… hurt you?" He asked gently.
"No, they only tried." She said, trying to bypass the conversation. She knew very well how he would react if he knew how they forced their mouths onto hers. "Then 'you' saved Harry's life."
"Well that should have been the tip off that something wasn't right." He said lightly.
"Are you okay? Lots of pain?" She asked.
"Not lots of pain, just tired." He replied, wrapping an arm around her and pulling her back down onto the bed.
"Night love." Alex smiled, giving him a small kiss and snuggling up close to him.
" Night… We're okay." He said giving her a kiss on the top of her head then smoothing her hair with his free hand.
They drifted off to sleep, both happy and both safe. The events of the day pushed as far from the mind as possible.