Summary: First time

A/N: Bonus chapter! I may update on Saturday this weekend. Friday is going to be jam-packed with things to do. Here's some sweetness before everything goes to shit. Thanks for reading. ?

Chapter 19

Severus and Hermione had left their friends and headed up to the Room of Requirement. They now sat on the sofa, staring into the fire as it crackled in the fireplace.

"Are you sure you're all right?" Severus asked.

"I'm fine, Severus. I feel great."

He turned toward her and reached over, gently turning her head toward him.

"You scared the hell out of me," he confessed.

"I'm sorry. How were we to know that the thing would spew out what it did, though?"

"We didn't. That's the thing. We don't know what is going to happen. I've been hurt, you've been hurt, and we haven't even begun battling the Dark Lord." His eyes searched hers. "I don't want to lose you."

Hermione leaned in and kissed him. "I don't want to lose you either, but we should steel ourselves for the possibility that one or both of us might not survive. I mean, you're a major part of the prophecy." She bit her lip. "I hadn't really thought about it much until just now. Of any of us, Harry and you are in the most danger."

She reached up and cupped his face with her hand. "Promise me you'll be careful."

"As careful as I can be," he answered. "And you must promise the same thing."

"I do. I want to be with you, and I want this war to be over so we can actually be together."

He kissed her then. They intensified their passions as their hands explored every part of each other.

"Severus," Hermione sighed. "I love you."

"I love you, too," he whispered into her ear.

"I want you, Severus. Make love to me."

He pulled back and gave her a concerned look. "Are you sure?"

She nodded. "Almost dying made me realize that we may not have tomorrow. Waiting may mean we lose one another. I want to be with you now before it's too late."

"Hey, hey, I'm not going anywhere."

"I know, but…"

His lips crashed into hers. Finally pulling back, he pulled her close.

"I know what you're saying. We truly don't know what the future will bring, and we very well may not live through this war. I want to be with you, too, Hermione, if that's what you want."

"It's exactly what I want," she advised between his kisses.

Severus pulled back and called out to the room. "We need a bed."

The room produced a book instead of a bed. Severus went up to it.

"Hogwarts rules." He looked around the room. "We are both of age, and you heard our reasons for wanting to do this. Please… we'll use the floor if we have to, but a bed would be much desired."

A paper appeared on top of the rulebook.

Only because you both are of age…

A large four-poster appeared with the Hogwarts Crest embroidered on the duvet.

"Thank you," Severus said to the room before turning back to Hermione and holding his hand out to her.

She placed her hand in his and rose from the sofa. They made their way to the bed and sat down on it.

"I'm suddenly really nervous," Hermione admitted.

"I thought it was just me."

She grasped his hand. "But I want to do this," she assured him.

"Me too."

Reaching up, she unclasped his robe and pulled it off his shoulders. She did the same to hers, revealing a blue jumper beneath. Severus reached out and slowly pulled it over her head. He took in a breath at the sight of her.

"No bra…"

She shook her head. His eyes met hers.

"May I touch you?"

She nodded. He gently reached out and cupped her breasts with his hands. While he did so, Hermione reached over and started unbuttoning his shirt. Before long, they were both topless in front of each other.

"You are so beautiful," Severus murmured.

His hand caressed a long scar that was on her chest. "What happened here?"

She looked away in embarrassment.

"It's ugly, I know."

Severus reached over and moved her chin so she was looking back at him. "I don't think it's ugly at all. I think every part of you is beautiful. I was just wondering how you got it."

Hermione searched his face for the truth. "You're sure? Ron said that…"

"I don't care what Ron said. He was immature and a fool back then. Even he admits it." His finger traced along the pale scar that made a curved line over her chest. "This is part of you, Hermione, and I love every part of you."

She gave a quick nod as his hand moved down and caressed her breast.

"I was injured in a battle at the Ministry for possession of the prophecy," she explained.

"Thank Merlin you weren't hurt worse," he said absently as his hands closed on her breasts and he tweaked her nipples, causing her to moan.

She caressed his chest finding a couple of scars herself. She looked up at him with questioning eyes.

"Beatings from my father…"

She shook her head and scowled, but this wasn't the time to proclaim what an arse Tobias Snape had been. She leaned in and kissed along those scar lines, causing Severus to close his eyes and sigh.

"You're perfect, Severus. Absolutely perfect," she said between kisses.

"Keep touching me, Hermione. Please."

She searched his face. He seemed to be pleading with her. "No one has given me affection like this. I just… I want you to touch me."

Her hands smoothed over his chest some more. "I want to touch you, Severus. I can't get enough of you."

She then took her tongue and ran it along his scars.

"Hermione," he gasped as his eyes opened and met hers as she gazed up at him. "I want you."

"I want you, too, Severus," she agreed. "So bad."

They both stood quickly and finished disrobing. Severus was nervous that Hermione would find him lacking, but her eyes told a different story as she beheld his manhood.

"You're gorgeous," she muttered.

Her hand reached out and stroked his member. "I don't know if I'll be able to take all of you."

He gasped at her touch as his cheeks reddened slightly. He held himself back long enough to tell Hermione how lovely she was.

"I couldn't have imagined you looking more beautiful," he told her.

She blushed before pulling him to her and capturing his mouth with hers.

"Delicious," she murmured between kisses.

Severus eased her onto the bed, lying her down as he kissed her passionately. She continued to caress him all over, filling him with the knowledge that he was wanted. His passion for her only increased with every stroke of her hands along his chest. His hand found her center, and he teased her with his finger. Her hands stilled on his chest as she moaned and arched into him. He smirked at her once she'd opened her eyes and gazed at him.

"Feel good?"

She nodded demurely.

His finger plunged into her, making her gasp. After a minute, he added another. She wriggled underneath him, causing him to kiss her senseless. Her hands massaged his chest some more as they kissed each other. Traveling down his body with one hand, she cupped him. He gasped and pulled back, giving her a lustful look before possessing her lips again. She rubbed his cock up and down, causing him to buck some. Pulling back, his eyes met hers.

"You are going to make me cum right in your hand."

"Maybe you should put that in me, then?"

"Are you ready?"

She nodded enthusiastically.

He frowned slightly. "I've never done this before. What if I hurt you?"

"I've not done this before either."

"I thought you and Ron…"

She shook her head. "No, we just made out shirtless. We never went farther." Her hand reached up and caressed his face, drawing him down so she could capture his lips. "I know you'll be gentle."

He pulled back again and searched her face. "All right."

His fingers wiggled within her for a moment more before he pulled them from her. Bringing them up to his lips, he licked them clean, causing Hermione's eyes to widen.

"Delicious," he murmured as she smiled at him.

He leaned down and suckled on her nipple for a minute. Teasing her with his tongue as he fondled her other breast and caressed her body as he lathed her.

"Severus, please…"

He grinned around her nipple, then gave it a slight nip as he extricated himself. He positioned himself at her entrance, rubbing his cock along her slit.

"Oh, keep that up," she groaned.

He hesitated before slowly entering her. He eased into her as she stiffened.

"All right?" he asked.

She didn't reply for a bit, and he just held himself within her while she adjusted. Finally, she nodded. He tentatively pushed farther in, then out, slowly moving within her. He kissed her all over as they slowly found a rhythm and moved back and forth.

"You feel so good," Severus murmured as they moved back and forth.

"You fill me so well, Severus."

Severus was gentle still as they moved together.

"Harder, Severus. Harder," Hermione begged finally.

He stilled and closed his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Hermione asked.

"I'm trying not to come. You saying that… Merlin, Hermione…"

She grinned and stilled as well. "We're coming together. I'll be still until you can move again."

"Sorry."

"Don't be. It's kind of exciting that I turn you on so much."

He smirked at her. Leaning low, he kissed her passionately. Pulling back, he nodded.

"Okay, I'm ready to go again."

She moved a little under him, and he pushed into her. Heeding her earlier request, he began thrusting harder and harder into her. They both began to grunt with the energy and feelings they were evoking from one another.

"Hermione… I'm almost there."

"Me, too."

Severus kissed her wantonly as they reached their crest together, orgasming with one another. Severus thrust and held himself there as Hermione writhed beneath him and groaned. Severus, once he'd come down from his high, gazed at Hermione as she was still in the throes of passion. It took her a little longer for her body to relax. She opened her eyes slowly and smiled lovingly at him.

"That was wonderful," she sighed.

Severus nodded before kissing her and moving off her. He pulled her to him and hugged her tightly.

"You are amazing." Hermione leaned in and kissed him sweetly. "I'm so glad we did this," she told him.

"It was perfect. You're perfect." His eyes moved to hers. "I love you."

She pulled him close and hugged him. "I love you, too."