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Chapter 6

"What?" I ask him. He didn't just say that, did he? Those aren't words that come out of Severus Snape's mouth. He doesn't say something like that to someone. I must have heard him wrong. I did hear him wrong, didn't I?

"Regina, please…" he grabs my hands, "This is something that I… I finally realized after you left. It took me until you left to realize that I made a huge mistake. I just knew that I couldn't put you in harm's way." He pauses for a moment. "But when I saw you get onto that train to go home…" he's silent.

"Wait, you… you were there?" I ask him and he nods his head.

"I wanted to make sure you got on your way safely." He says quietly.

In a way, I'm relieved and ecstatic all at the same time. Severus loves me? I've loved him for over 5 years, never able to give up on him. But, then again, he's loved me for 5 years as well? And he realized it once he saw me leaving? And he never came after me?

"This is a lot to take in right now, Severus."

"I know. And I know a lot has changed for you over the years… so I understand…" he lets go of my hands and they fall to my sides. I'm confused by his remark.

"Understand what?" I ask.

"You had said you loved me once, but I am sure that feeling has faded. Especially after what I had caused you."

"My love has-" suddenly we both hear a loud thud down the hall.

"Lumos." Severus states as he pulls out his wand. "Who's there?"

Suddenly, out from the shadows of the halls, Robert appears, wand at the ready.

"Get away from her, Snape." Robert says with a very timid voice, but his words also sounding slurred. Severus keeps his wand up. "You don't… don't…" he slightly stumbles, "…don't want to mess with my family." Severus slowly lowers his wand.

"Believe me, I wouldn't dream of it. Especially in your current state." I laugh a little. I find it funny whenever Severus tries to be a smart ass.

"Gina, over here! Now!" Robert points to the ground next to him. "Please." He tries to whisper, but says very loudly.

"Robert, you're drunk…" I say to him as I start walking over to him. "You need to go home." I hold onto his arms. "How about I take you back home?"

"You think I need your help, wench?!" He yells in my face while wiggling himself from my hands. "You expect me to ever want your help when you can't even help yourself?!" I look over at Severus, his face expressionless. "You're still in love with this ugly git who doesn't even care about you! You remember what he did to you! You remember what he allowed to happen! If I could have," he glares over at Severus, "I would have killed both he and Malfoy's arses! They don't deserve to live! They don't-" Severus raises his wand back up and I step in between the two of them.

"This has got to stop! What is the matter with you two?!" I yell at them. Severus looks at me with a raised brow. "Yeah, I know, it's not as much your fault." I quickly pat him on the chest from where I stand between them. "Robert," I turn toward him, "you have to get the FUCK over this. This is my life. Severus and I have exchanged words and have worked out what we can right now. You need to leave it alone. I can handle my situations myself." Robert moves his gaze towards the ground.

"I wish you knew…" Robert whispers. I look up at Severus, his expression almost looks slightly worried, before looking back at Robert.

"What are you talking about?" I ask him, his head still pointed towards the floor.

"Ask Snape. I'm sure you two haven't talked about everything…" Then without another second, he was gone. I'm silent for a moment and still looking to the spot where Robert just stood before looking over at Severus. We both stand there silent for a moment, neither of us looking each other in the eye.

"Obviously, you know what he was talking about." I finally say.

"It is nothing of concern right now. You know everything you need to know already. If the time comes that you need to know, then I will tell you."

"So, you're just going to keep this from me?"

"It is something that does not matter at the moment, Regina. Do not worry about it." He says, starting to raise his voice and getting a bit tense.

"If it doesn't matter, then why can't I know? It must not be too important of a secret if it doesn't matter! And it obviously has to do with me for Robert to have brought it up!" I say, starting to raise my voice.

Severus grabs me by the wrist and starts hastily making his way down the corridor, making our way down the stairs, into the dungeons, and to the entrance of his chambers. He mutters a word under his breath, pulls me inside his room, and wards the door closed. He lets go of me, makes his way over to a cabinet and begins fumbling through different flasks before pulling out a bright blue one. Severus comes back over to me and puts the flask in my hand. I look at him questioningly.

"What is this?" I ask.

"What does it look like?" He responds, sort of tense. He takes a breath to calm himself. "It's a memory." I look at him confused. Severus is sharing one of his memories with me? Is this 'Snape Opens Up About Everything All in One Night' Day?

"Why are you sharing one of your memories with me?" I ask him.

"I never said it was mine." He responds and looks down towards the floor. "Your dreams. You remember you have them but, when you wake up, you don't remember what they were about." I stare at him silently. "This is what they are about."

"So," finally putting this together, "this is my memory."

"Yes."

I stand there for a moment, looking at the glowing flask in my hands. Studying it. What could it be of? I don't remember anything so horrible as to cause dreams that I can't remember. The most tragic things that I can remember are my parent's deaths. Why can't I remember something so…

"I was obliviated of this memory, wasn't I?" I ask him without looking up from the flask in my hand.

"Y…Yes." He says and I shove the flask back into his hand.

"I don't want to know." I turn around and grab the door handle, but Severus puts himself between the door and I before I have to time run.

"Regina, you wanted to know so badly and now you don't?" He questions me. We look each other in the eyes.

"Was it you?" I ask him.

"What?"

"Did you do it?" I get closer to him.

"Did I do what?!" He asks, getting agitated.

"Were you the one who took it and then obilivated me?!" I can feel the tears starting to swell up in my eyes.

"Regina, listen, it wasn't my decision to…"

"So, you did!" I interrupt him.

"That's not what I said! Listen!"

"When did you do it?! What happened?!"

"If you really want to know, take it over to the pensieve." He says, almost looking worried.