Complications

Chapter Thirteen

Three Days Before Christmas

Ever since that day I learned of a potential mate Professor Snape hasn't spoken a whole three words to me outside of class and even then he avoids me as best he can. Even at the rare meals I go to he makes it a point to come through the staff only side door at the back of the room instead of coming in like every one else and having to pass my place at the table. I'm beginning to wonder if he's come to his senses and decided I wasn't good enough to be his mate which is probably the case. He doesn't even look at me at all and I can't describe the feeling but it makes me a little queasy and I seemingly jump at every little thing. All some one has to do is walk around the corner and I scream. My mind never stays where it's supposed to which is in my head I can't think about any thing else and so I can't concentrate on any of my books or classes or the lectures or any thing. I just always seem to wander to that moment and I always end up thinking about why he's avoiding me at all costs. It kind of makes me feel like I have ADD or something because I get detracted real easy and when he is around I'm always staring at him and I try to stop but I can't tear my eyes off him like there super glued or something and ... and I just can't take it any more.

I've thought about it and asked Amio for advice and I've decided that I have to do something about it. I don't exactly know what I'm going to say when or where yet but that can be thought about later I have to confront him and that's what I'm going to do but wait a minute wh..what if he laughs in my face and my assumptions were correct then what? Oh now I'm just going round in circles! I'm confusing myself when I'm supposed to be doing a report on some great inventor for transfigurations. Argh! I can't even remember his name. Oh well. I have all holiday to do it. I guess I can see if i can wait for a while. While I think of a how to confront him.

Now I need a plan. What if being assertive isn't the best way to go I mean he is a dom. and they don't normally like subs telling them what to do unless it's for a realy good reason and I don't know if my reason is big enough to be able to act all big and bad around a dom.. Ok so maybe assertive isn't the way to go but that doesn't help me right now wait it's Christmas! Tomorrow's Christmas eve! I could get him a present even first years can go to the village to get present for friends and stuff. I could even write a little note or something. I could go now. I got up and stopped writing in my journal right then to get dressed in pretty much the only thing I had that fit which was my school robes even though it's not required to where them over the holidays and even if I am staying at school. I was headed out the door of course that was before I saw the clock that read 10:00 P.M.. It's already an hour past curfew theres no way I could go to hogsmade now guess I'll just go back and write this in my journal. Then take a nice hot lavender Marigold and rose oiled bathe then get some shut eye.

When I woke up in the mourning it was as usual six o'clock. I took another relaxing bath then slowly got dressed before heading down to breakfast for my mourning coffee and possibly one slice of bacon or an egg. The school seemed very empty since all the students were home for the holidays the normal crowds have dissipated and I could here my light footsteps echoing off the walls of the corridor. I sat at my usual seat even though I actually had a choice because most of the seats were empty I still sat where I knew my coffee would be and as per usual it didn't take long that after I sat down for Professor Snape to come through the side door and sit down himself but for some odd reason he actually seemed mad about something. After breakfast I went down to the village to buy a gift but as I was walking I couldn't think of a single thing that I could get him. Well he is a potions master so the apothecary would probably a good place to start but what should I get him? As a minor I can't buy most potions that he won't already have a shit load of or the ingredients so that's only a feeble start but a start nun the less. He never likes it when people comment on his greasy hair and from my own experiences in class when hair falls in a potion it completely alters it so that's probably why he does that. I could see what they have for that and possibly something to keep his hair back. Yeah! That's what I'll get him.

As soon as I got to the town I went strait for the apothecary to the front desk then waited a minute for the clerk to notice me. He asked. "Oh! Well hello. May I help you?" I nodded and replied."Yes. I was looking for a Christmas present for a friend of mine. There very into potions and they have a bit of trouble keeping hair out of the potions so I was wondering if you had any thing to help with that." I smiled and the clerk smiled back and said. "Yes. I think I have something for that. Umm... now where did I put it?" He turned around and disappeared into the back then came out and said. "Yes. Here it is. Any thing else for you?" I shook my head no and payed the man then continued on to see if I could find that hair tie.

A while down the road I found a junk shop. I went inside and started digging around for a while until I found the most gorgeous thing! It was a hair tie but it was a thick peace of leather that you could snap around your hair it had a silver snake scribed into the laced leather works and it also had a very handy protection charm on it. I bought it then was satisfied with my gifts and headed back to the castle and then to the owlry to mail the gift.

Christmas day

breakfast

As usual I sat in my usual seat and drank my cup of coffee and it took only a few minuets for professor snape to come in for once from the double oak doors that the students use. He walked down the center isle and as he was walking to the head table I notice that his hair for once looked properly groomed and un-greasy and he was also wearing the hair tie that I gave him for Christmas. I couldn't help but smile from behind my coffee mug and watch his now silky hair that was in a small ponytail at the nape of his neck bob up and down. After I finished my coffee cup I quietly slipped back out the corridor headed to my room awaiting the inevitable gift from Amio but before my mind could wander any further it decided to get back to my possible mate. He used the shampoo and wore the hair tie and he also didn't come in through the side door which means that he's still interested in me but if so then why has he been avoiding me for so long. I flopped down on my bed and saw the second cup of coffee sitting on my bed side table and there sitting beside it was a small wrapped Christmas gift and as the card indicated not from Amio but...

Dear Triston

I apologize for the late delivery but it

just arrived this mourning.

Yours

Professor Severus Simon Snape

P.S. Thanks for the presents.

I giggled and grabbed the brightly colored box with a grin from ear to ear. I ripped of the paper to reveal a golden jewelry box with diamonds rubies and emeralds littered throughout it. I opened it and found that engraved on the inside was:

From: Dom. Severus Simon Snape

To: sub. Damion Triston Mince

It was pure gold and glittered in the sun light it was beautiful but it also told me that not only was he still interested but he still believed me to be his mate and that thought made my heart flutter and nearly jump out my throat and i had to swallow it back down. I gently set it back down and finished my cup of coffee and there still was that question but i didn't want to spoil the moment.

I listened to the radio for a long while until I got hungry which is almost a miracle it was past curfew so I went to the kitchens but as I was coming back I bumped into a certain Severus Snape. Literally I was turning the corner then bumped into him and fell on my but to the ground. I looked up at him as he raised his eyebrow at me and said. "What are you doing out after curfew?" I stumbled to explain. "Well... I ... " Then he surprised me and put his hand out to help me up and I gratefully took it he gently pulled me up off the ground then continued speaking. "I should give you detention for being out right now but I won't if you would allow me to escort you back to your dorms." I daftly nodded as he took my arm and lead on. "How did you know about my hair?" "Well I just figured that-" I looked up at him and noticed he was looking at me with unusually soft eyes. "Thank you for the protection charm it's nice to know you care." I nodded and the rest of the trip was in silence. He waited until I closed the door to the dorm before he left. Then i just went to bed and let my mind for once just shut up for a while.