A/n Alright here is my 5th chapter. Um Once again I do not own anything to do with Harry Potter and so forth and such. Enjoy and just so it makes a little more sense, I'm having Snape be about 35. it just fits into my story that way. What can i say.

I'll Take You On

Severus Snape sat in the library looking out at the snow covered school grounds. He had been doing some thinking the last few days. Over the last few weeks, talk had started to circulate about his and Kimberly's bet, and the fact that she was still with him even though she was passing her class. Most of them said she probably felt obligated to stay with him. And that she really did not know how to tell him off and that she was to polite to tell him off. Anyone that was that polite should not be in Slytherin. Severus hoped it had not been because of obligation, and that maybe, just maybe she really cared for him deep down inside.

He stood up and sighed and made his way to the Slytherin common room. He hoped no one was in there, and that everyone was still at Hogsmeade. Severus went up to his dorm and pulled out a book he had been reading and made his way back to the commons. He lounged on the couch reading his book for about an hour when he heard someone walk into the room. He looked up to see Kimberly walking in through the portal. She gave him a small smile and walked towards him. He had to admit even though on occasion she still glared at him, but there did not seem to be much of that lately.

Kimberly sat down on the other end of the couch and stared at Severus. Severus looked over the top of his book and at Kimberly for a few seconds before putting it back up and continued to read. She reached over and pushed his book down, causing him to glare at her, before putting it back in front of his face, smirking to himself. Kimberly pulled the book by the spine, causing it to close and losing his place. Severus shot icy daggers at her.

"That's what happens when you ignore me Severus." she said smirking, moving closer to him.

"You know, it might have been a little easier to just get my attention first by saying something Kimmie." Severus said grabbing his book back from her and opening it trying to find his place again.

"Ah, but you know me Sevie, I don't like to do things the easy way. I just wouldn't be me." she said laughing. Severus grunted. "Severus Snape, we have been dating for almost five months now, and you don't act like you like me anymore. The first three months you couldn't take your hands off me, and now you hardly seem to care." she said sticking her lip out in a pout. God he hated it when she did that, she looked so damn sexy, especially when her hair fell around her face like it was, and the light shined on it just right.

"I don't see what you care Kimberly. It's just a bet to you anyway." he snapped back at her before putting his nose back in the book again. He haddn't meant to sound so angry, but the last few days frustrations were building up. "Besides you're passing now, why would you even still consider us dating?" Kimberly, who had never shown any real emotion to Snape, put her hand on his knee and moved her hand up his leg and over his stomach. Snape marked his place, and laid his book on his chest and raised his eyebrows as he looked from Kimberly to her hand, back to her face.

Kimberly grabbed his book with her other hand and tossed it to the floor, without taking her eyes off Snape. Severus opened his mouth to say something, but she silenced him by putting her finger to his lips.

"Don't Severus, all I want is to cuddle" she said with a small smile. Slowly she laid on her side facing Snape and wrapped her free arm around his stomach and laid her head on his chest. He heard her sigh contently.

"And what if your friends walk in?" Severus asked trying to keep a little malice in his voice, but found he couldnt. Giving up, he sighed and wrapped a piece of hair around his finger.

"I don't care," she said quietly, closing her eyes, listening to his heartbeat. Severus wrapped his arm around her shoulders, kissing her forehead, he pulled her close, he was smiling. Severus and Kimberly fell asleep this way.

Three hours later, Kimberly's stomach woke her up. She was hungry and had not eaten anything yet today. She looked up at Severus and saw him sleeping. She hated to wake him up, but she knew that it was getting close to the time when everyone who had stayed for the holidays would be coming back from Hogsmeade, and dinner would be starting here soon.

He stirred a little but did not wake up. Kim scooted up farther closest to him and softly kissed his lips. Severus, who thought he was dreaming as it was, out of instinct kissed her back. Kimberly giggled when she realized he was still sleeping. Severus woke with a start and saw Kimberly in his arms.

"Afternoon, sleepyhead," she said running a hand through his hair and kissed his nose. "Time to get up, my stomach is ordering me to get some food."

Severus looked at the clock on the wall, and back to Kimberly, when he realized that maybe she did care for him. Why else would she come to him? "We still have a few more minutes." he said grinning and winking. Kim started to laugh.

"Severus Snape," she said playfully hitting his arm. She hated to admit it, but she did not want to leave his arms, she felt so safe when she was in them.

Severus merely shrugged and pulled her close, kissing her passionately, running his tongue lightly around her lips. Kimberly moaned into his lips, kissing him deeply.

"Be mine Kimmie," Severus whispered into her ear.

Kimberly looked deep into his eyes, "I already am love." she said before kissing him once again.

"Forever?"

"Forever Sevie."

Over the next week, Kimberly and Snape were always together. Sierra, and Malicia had accepted Severus, even though they did warn him, that if he hurt her, he would have to deal with them.

Christmas arrived soon enough, and Snape and Kimberly were still at Hogwarts. There were hardly anyone left over break. Most of them left during the last two weeks. Kim and Snape spent most of their time lounging around together in each other arms in the Slytherin common room.

They had just gotten done with lunch, and were laying on one couch in front of the fire, when Severus suddenly sat up, causing Kimberly to sit up also, for she had been laying on her back, on his chest. She turned to look at Severus as he jumped off the couch and ran upstairs to his room. Before she could ask what that was all about he was back downstairs and sitting beside her on the couch holding her hand.

"What in the hell?" she asked looking at him puzzled.

"I had to run upstairs and get your Christmas present. I almost forgot." he said smirking.

"Severus! You didn't have to get my anything. We agreed not to get each other anything." she said. "I mean if you got me something, I'm going to feel badly because I didn't get you anything."

"Oh but you have Kimmie, you gave me friendship, and love, when no one else would." he said kissing her lightly on the lips. "That is all I could ever want from you." Severus wiped a tear off her cheek that had started to slid down it.

"Sevie..." she started before he cut her off.

"Kimmie, I have never said this to anyone before, but you need to know that, I love you Kimmie. These last few months have been my favorite memory. The past week, I will never forget."

Kimberly felt a few more tears escape from her eyes.

"Sevie," she said running a hand over his face, and through his hair, "Thank you, for loving me. I don't know how I would have made it through this term so far without you. You are the only one that seemed to care about me." Kimberly looked deep into his eyes again, "I love you too Severus." she said and kissed him with all she had.

Severus pulled away after a few minutes, and brushed some hair away that had fallen into her face. "Kimberly Nichole Ara, will you marry me?" he asked pulling out a small black box from his robe pockets. With hands that were shaking, Kimberly opened the box and inside was the most beautiful sapphire ring she had ever seen. She looked from the ring to Severus, and smiled a smile that was so genuine.

"Yes, Severus, I would love to marry you." Snape pulled the ring from the box and slipped it on her left ring finger as he softly kissed her.

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Snape stared for the second time in two days at a door that was slammed in front of him. He heard the water running behind the door, and got up, grabbing his clothes he was getting ready to leave.

No, he thought, he was not going to leave with her still upset. He was going to try to work things out with her, after all didn't last night she say she would always love him? Damnit he thought to himself. He hated how she always made him feel so, warm and fuzzy on the inside.

Snape sighed as he stood up, pulled on his boxers and walked to the bathroom door to the bathroom and walked in.

"Kimberly, we need to talk." he shouted over the roar of the water. She peeked around the curtain that surrounded the shower.

"Severus, do you have a problem with barging into my private places?" she asked coldly.

"We need to talk." he said again, drawing out his words.

"I heard you the first time Severus, but you couldn't have waited till I got out of the shower?" she said shutting the shower curtain.

Severus thought for a moment of how to tell her his secret, but did not know where to start.

"Kimmie, why couldn't we ever be together again?" Snape asked. He heard a loud sigh from the other side of the curtain.

"Severus, it would never work, besides all we do is argue."

"Kimmie, I need to tell you something, that is going to affect our lives." Snape said loudly so he could be heard over the water. He heard Kim scoff.

"As if our lives weren't already affected Sev." She mumbled.

"Why didn't we work out Kim?" he asked her.

"Severus, that was 18 years ago when we were married, we were young and right out of school. We were only 17. Be glad that it lasted eight years at least Severus."

There was a silence that hung in the air for a few moments before Severus spoke.

"Kim," he said, speaking the next words slowly, but loudly so she was sure to hear. "Technically... we are still married." Severus jumped as the shower curtain was ripped back, and Kim looked out at him, her eyes wide.

"What did you just say?" she said him.

"We are still married." he said quietly.

"No, that is impossible." she said putting her face into her hand.

"Neither of us dissolved the marriage. We didn't file any paperwork. I never did in hope you would come back, and you obviously didn't or else I would have received the paper work to sign myself." Kimberly looked up at Severus, not knowing what to say.

"Damn it, that is why Dumbledore said the students should call me Professor Ara, instead of Snape, because he thought it would confuse them. I thought he was going crazy in his old age. Why didn't I figure it out sooner." Kimberly screamed and threw the curtain shut again. Snape heard her mumble something, but didn't know what it was.

He walked out of the bathroom, and finished getting dressed. This was going to be a long day

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a/n alright. so i didnt really change a whole lot to this one.. dunno when i'll get more chapters done.. this is all i had written so far... its my weekend to work.. so yeah... maybe if i dragged my ass outta bed earlier of mornings.. i could work on it.. but! its to cold to be up that early -sighs- i hate cold weather. oh well. i'll get another up shortly.. also i know sev seemed a little OOC... BUT i know most ppl when they are around certain ppl, they arent the same.. believe me.. i get around this guy john.. and im shy, and stuff..im all different..cant even be mean to him when he pisses me off! -sighs- enjoy