A/N: Wow! It has been a REALLY long time since I have updated! I'm so sorry! I was so busy student teaching! I made it through my first placement, and after fall break I will be on to the second. But I am taking this opportunity to update:D I hope you enjoy! PLEASE review!

Disclaimer: I don't own HP or "Savin' Me." J.K. and Nickelback do.

And oh I scream for you

Hurry, I'm fallin'

Hermione held her breath as she and Severus approached the rickety bridge ahead. She hated heights, she always had. There was no amount of magic that could ever change that. Even with her husband right next to her, she couldn't shake the feeling that something was going to happen.

Severus must have felt her hand tense around his because he stopped and looked at her.

"Are you okay, hon?" he asked, squeezing her hand gently.

"I know we are on this trip to be spontaneous and live life on the edge without the kids, but I'm not going to lie; the thought of crossing this bridge is making me want to vomit," she said, gulping.

"I know, sweetie, but this is the only way across to the waterfall. Don't you want to see it? Of course, we could just Apparate, but that would take the adventure out of it," he added, his eyes twinkling a little.

She sighed. "Yes, of course it would. I'll be okay, let's just get it over with," she said, turning again to face the bridge.

"Alright then, and remember: I am right here, I won't let anything happen to you," he said, kissing her cheek. She smiled and nodded with more confidence than she felt.

They walked toward the bridge, Hermione's heart swelling to her throat. They stepped onto the first wooden plank, and Hermione's chest tightened as she looked down at how far apart the planks were from one another. The space in between was wide enough for a person to fall through…. She began to feel dizzy.

"'Mione, don't look down!" Severus exclaimed. She jerked her head up. They started walking again, and the wind began to pick up when they were halfway across. Her hand tightened on his and she looked at him frantically as the bridge began to swing.

"Severus, maybe we should turn around," she said, looking over her shoulder.

"Baby, we're almost to the other side, let's just keep walking, okay?" he coerced. She sighed deeply and kept walking. She let go of his hand for a second to adjust her purse on her shoulder, and right as she did so, a gust of wind sped by and shook the bridge immensely.

It happened in the blink of an eye.

As the wind blew the bridge from side to side, Severus lost his balance and fell between the planks. He yelled at the top of his lungs, and Hermione moved a split second too late. She screamed and grabbed for his hand. She grasped it for about five seconds. In that five seconds, his ebony eyes met hers and she could see the terror reflecting from them. She tried with all her might to pull him back up, but his hand slipped from hers and she barely brushed his fingertips as he fell into nothingness.

"NO!!" she screamed, sobs racking her body. She pulled out her wand and shrieked a spell to stop his falling, but nothing was happening. Her wand seemed to have lost its magic. In her anger, she snapped her wand across her knee. She sat, kneeling, crying harder than she knew she could. She had lost him. The love of her life, the father of her children. He was gone in a split second. And there was nothing she could do.

"SEVERUS!!!" she screamed. "Severus, please come back! Severus!" she was screaming, and she felt as if she were being pulled into another universe….

"Severus… Severus, please… please come back," she whispered, tears soaking her cheeks.

"Hermione… darling, please." She felt someone shaking her gently, and she shook her head frantically as she sat up, running her hands through her hair. She turned to her left and was shocked to see Severus right beside her.

"Severus? But, but… you're… you were… falling," she stuttered, too shocked to put a sentence together. She put her hands on both of his cheeks.

"Sweetheart, you were having a nightmare. I'm not falling; I'm right here. Right here in bed next to you," he murmured, pulling her close to him. She collapsed against him, tears falling from her eyes.

"Oh, Severus, I thought I had lost you. We were crossing this horrible bridge and you fell… you fell and I couldn't save you," she said, her face buried in his chest.

"Shhh, 'Mione, it's okay now. It was only a dream," he said, stroking her hair.

"Thank God… I don't know what I would do without you," she whispered, looking up at him. "I was so terrified. It was so real," she said, her eyes not leaving his.

"I know… but it's okay now," he said, kissing her gently. "Now, let's lie down and I will hold you until you fall asleep, so you will know I am by your side and I am not going anywhere," he said, settling down again with her in his arms.

She nodded and closed her eyes, not willing to accommodate another nightmare like that. What would she have done if that dream had been real? She had no idea, and hoped she would never have to find out.

All I need is you

Come, please, I'm callin'

tbc

Thanks for reading! I hope you liked it. I got the inspiration for this glimpse from an actual dream I had last night, except it was my mom falling… it was horrible. I feel better about it now that I got it into words. Please review:D Love love!

-r