A/N: This drabble is dedicated to Deidre!
Disclaimer: I don't own HP or "Where Does the Good Go?" J.K. and Tegan and Sarah do.
Look me in the heart and tell me you won't go
"Severus, why can't you just accept it? I'm not going anywhere!" Hermione was saying to Severus's back. He was standing at the fireplace, looking down at the burning embers. His dark hair fell over his face. He brought one hand up to flip it back, something he did often. Hermione sighed and walked behind him. She grabbed both of his shoulders and turned him around gently to face her.
"I'm not going to leave you. I've never been happier in my entire life!" she exclaimed, shaking him gently.
"But Hermione… you just graduated. Don't you want to find some young man who is in the same stage of life as you?" he asked, turning away from her and loosening herself from his grasp. He walked to the other side of the room.
"No! Sev, don't you see, there were plenty of "young men in the same stage of life as me" in my seven years at Hogwarts! Did I ever find the right one? No! Who was I always watching? You. Severus, I want YOU. I don't want any other man, ever," she said, tears coming to her eyes. "Wait… are you trying to get me to leave… because you don't have the heart to tell me to go?" she said, horror flashing in her brown eyes. Severus turned around abruptly.
"Of course not! Why in the name of Merlin would I want you to go?" he said, louder than he intended. She jumped a little.
"I don't know… I just thought…" she trailed off, looking over at him longingly. He crossed the room to her and took her in his arms.
"I don't want you to ever leave… I just… thought you might want to try and do better," he whispered.
"Better than you? Oh, Severus, there isn't anything better than you," she said, her lips brushing his cheek lightly as she leaned up to him.
He smiled down at her and kissed her forehead gently.
Look me in the eye and promise no love's like our love
tbc
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