FD: back from my vacation. would have had this up sooner but there was a bunch of stuff to catch up on. I wanted to get this up this week because I leave again for another vacation in the next few days and I'll be swamped with packing and such. so hopefully i'll have one or two more stories for you all when I get back, because I'll need something to keep me from going beserk on my mom-mom. anywho, read and review. reviews give me energy to write. thanx to those who have reviewed, favored and put this on their alert list.

"speaking"

'thoughts'

FD: any author notes (A/N) are the voices in my head interjecting their thoughts into the story.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Harry Potter or the movie(s) from which this(these) quote was(were) taken.

Pairing: Kagome and Severus Snape. AU for Inuyasha and somewhat AU for HP. Snape will be OOC. so be warned. there are 2 quotes this time. the second one kind of crept up on me while I was writing. No go read and review or I'll have Snape after you with some random potion.

No Promise

"Tell me the truth."

"Kagome that is the truth."

Kagome looked to the man standing in front of her, the man who was supposed to be her fiancé.

"I don't believe you. I hear you and Dumbledore discussing that you'll be a double agent because of Lily. I knew that when we started dating, you still held some feelings for her, but I had hoped that when you proposed it was because you no longer had feelings for her. So, please Severus, tell me the truth."

"I already told you. I promise you it has nothing to do with Lily."

Laughing Kagome replied, "There is no promise you can make that I can trust."

"Kagome…"

"No Severus…I have to go. I won't take being second best anymore," Kagome said while handing Severus back the engagement ring.

Severus looked down at the ring in his hand. He had it made especially for her. The band was gold and silver, and on top held a diamond with a ruby on the left and an emerald on the right. To him it showed that two people who are opposites can mix perfectly. At the sound of a door shutting he quickly looked up to see Kagome gone.

"No," he whispered as he ran to the door and opened it to see her gone.

Snape was taken out of his memories by Dumbledore announcing the new Care of Magical Creatures professor.

"…the new Care of Magical Creatures professor this year is Professor Kagome Higurashi. She comes from Japan, so I'm sure there'll be some new creatures to learn about."

Everyone clapped as she stood and Snape could only stare in shock. She had gotten even more beautiful in the past 13 years. He got lost in thoughts of her that he completely missed the introduction of the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and the smile that appeared on Kagome's face. Afterward he headed down to his classroom to see Remus Lupin there talking with Kagome.

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Kagome couldn't believe that she was anywhere near Severus, but after Dumbledore explained about Sirius and then what went on 13 years ago, she agreed. It seemed Severus hadn't changed much; he was still so serious looking. She smiled when she heard Dumbledore mention that Remus Lupin was the new Dark Arts teacher. 'Well at least I'll have a friend and help, should I need it.'

After the dinner was done and the students headed towards their rooms, she went over and talked with Lupin as headed to the potions classroom. They chatted there as Remus needed to wait for Severus. They both turned when a throat cleared to see Snape standing there.

"Why so serious?" Lupin asked.

"You want the ingredients for the potion right?"

"Of course, Dumbledore said that you'd have everything for me."

"Hn."

Kagome looked between the two, not happy with being ignored, she was about to leave when Lupin asked her to wait. Kagome bit her lip and looked at Snape then to Lupin. She sighed and nodded. Snape got the ingredients rather quickly and then turned to Kagome and said, "Kagome, I'd like to speak with you."

Lupin who picked up on the tension between them rather quickly said, "I can stay if you want, Kagome."

"It's fine Remus. Severus and I need to do this alone."

"If you're sure?"

"I am."

Lupin left and Kagome finally turned to Severus, "Okay, talk."

"I didn't realize you and Lupin were going out."

"We're not. If that is all you want to talk about, I'm heading for my room," she bit out.

"No, it's not. I want to talk about 13 years ago."

"Dumbledore already told me. He thought I would turn down the job if I didn't know the truth."

"Oh."

"Yep."

When it looked like Severus wasn't going to say anything else, Kagome turned to walk away. As she took her first step to head out the door, Severus grabbed her arm. 'Yes, maybe he does still feel the same.'

"Wait."

"Yes?"

"I've missed you."

"I as well. No one else can come close. I still love you, never stopped."

"I love you as well, my sweet Gryffindor."

"I haven't been called that in years."

"I have something for you."

"Really?" Kagome asked with surprise.

Kagome watched as he removed a chain from around his neck. She gasped when she saw her engagement ring.

"You still have that?"

"I could never get rid of this. So, again Kagome, my sweet Gryffindor will you marry this guy from Slytherin?"

Tears poured out of her eyes, as she nodded her head. Severus slipped the ring onto her finger and then took her hand to pull her into his arms. She eventually looked up at him and she leaned up to kiss him. They stood there kissing for a few minutes until they both needed air.

"So, what made you believe Dumbledore?"

"He showed me the memory of that day and said that he would take Veritaserum."

"You could have had me take it 13 years ago."

"I could have, but that was the last thing on my mind. Besides, if I was right I didn't want to hear it confirmed."

"True. So, how does it fell to be the reason I quit?"

"I don't know. Thank you though, now, for what it's worth."

"It was your life on the line; of course I'd have done anything to save you. I still would."

"Maybe…the broken engagement was a blessing in disguise."

"Maybe, but I didn't like being apart from you."

"Despite what I thought, I didn't like being away from you either."

"Well, how about I walk you to your room?"

"Sure, it's next to yours anyway. Apparently Dumbledore is playing matchmaker."

"Apparently," replied Snape, dryly.

Kagome reached over and laced her fingers through his as they walked, happily chatting, on the way to their rooms.

The End

FD: well there you have it. Hope you all liked it. Anywho the quotes were: " There is no promise you can make that I can trust." by Frodo from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. and "Why so serious?" by The Joker from The Dark Knight. Didn't the second one seem like Snape? anywho, please review. wish me like on my vacation.