Chapter Five- Now and Forever

I was in my potions class when I heard. James Potter had put truth potion in Severus' pumpkin juice. As soon as lunch came I went to the infirmary to see him. He was setting on a bed looking sick.

"Severus, are you okay." He looked up at me.

"No." He busted in tears. "I told them about us. I'm sorry it was a truth potion I had to." I looked at him. The doors opened to revel Dumbledore and Slughorn, the head of Slytherin.

"I heard a bit of bad news about you two." Dumbledore eyed us.

"Yes?" I tried not to seem nervice.

"Yes. I heard about your relationship." Severus made hiccupping noise. "Is it true?" I looked him straight in the eye.

"Yes sir." Dumbledore nodded but Slughorn looked on the edge of fainting. "Love him sir." Dumbledore looked at me.

"I won't pry into your love life, just try to keep in down." Dumbledore turn and walked out with Slughorn behind them.

"Come on Severus lets go to our room." We got to our room with out anyone asking questions. Severus sat on our bed and I sat beside him. "Don't worry I will tell every a lie." He looked at me I could tell that he was sad. "Severus we made a deal to keep this under warps."

"I know I just wish…Lucius tell me…" He couldn't find his words. I had charms, Herbology, then DADA. But I could not leave him.

"Severus I need to go to classes. Please, please don't leave here until I get back." He nodded and I got up. He looked at me with those same eyes. I bent down and kissed him full on the lips, then walked out. That was the hardest thing to do.

Later we went to dinner. Most everyone was calling him gay. They didn't believe that it could be me with him, that help. But not for him. I sat where we always sat but there was no room for Severus.

"Move along faggit." Crabbe said and the others burst into laughed. He moved down. I wanted to smack Crabbe but then I would give myself away. I ate in silence. When it came time to go to our rooms, the others followed me to my room.

"Hey Lucius," Lestrange said after we got into the my room. "Let ass rape Severus like the other death eaters did. Teach him that it is not good to be gay" They all looked at Severus, on his bed, with hungry eyes. I couldn't stand it.

"Get out of me room." I had my wand in my hand. They looked back at me, shocked but they didn't hesitate. They got out and I put a locking charm on the door. "Severus come to me." He got up and ran to me, he was crying. I held him in my arms and caressed his raven hair "Shh. I told you I would not let them hurt you. I love you." I wish I could said that in front of everyone else. He looked up and caught my lips. I opened them for him. I tasted what he what he had for dinner; chicken, rice, and brandy. I pulled from him. "Severus have you been drinking."

"I got it out of…you trunk." He knew not to touch my things but I didn't care anymore.

"Why my love?"

"Why? Why! Because I am with you but you could dump me and go to her. I just wanted to not feel that." I thought for a moment.

"I got it." I went to me trunk and got out my dagger. He backed away from me. "I won't hurt you." I took my shirt off. "Here." I handed him to the dagger. "Carve your initials in my breast, next to my heart." He did that making a nice, neat SS in my skin. "There I not hers, I am yours." Severus kissed me again, his lips hungry for mine.

"Thank you Lucius. I love you too."