chapter 9

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Severus did not go back to the Dark Lord until half way through the first week of the summer holidays. In all honesty, he did not want to face Bellatrix again, knowing that she was there all of the time with Voldemort when he could not be. He had been putting it off for two weeks, but when his mark burned, he knew he had little choice but to go.

When Severus arrived, Voldemort was waiting outside the front doors impatiently for him. "Where have you been?" he snapped icily as a greeting, before turning and heading back inside. Severus sighed lightly and followed.

"I am sure you have not missed me that much, my Lord," Severus said smoothly, as they walked up the stone steps to the next level.

"I have not heard from you in two weeks Snape, you know I expect at least a letter once a week." Voldemort opened a door and pushed Severus roughly through it.

"Forgive me, I simply assumed you would be busy with other things, my Lord," Severus replied, trying to keep calm.

"Do not assume anything," Voldemort hissed, sitting down in his armchair, looking up at Severus. "I have been waiting for news and ordering people where to go next, I hardly call that busy." The Dark Lord glared at Severus. "You are lying to me, Severus," he said softly, though Severus could still hear his anger.

"Perhaps," Severus said shortly, sitting down even though he had not been invited to. He was not in the mood to be messing with Voldemort. "And maybe you are just paranoid."

Severus was deeply surprised when Voldemort hardly reacted, but sat back in his chair, staring at the Potions Master for what seemed like an eternity. Then he broke into high, cold laughter. "You are angry because I have not summoned you sooner, are you not?" he said after a long while of laughing. "You did not come because you, as usual, assumed that I would not be interested in seeing you if you did not have news." Severus half nodded and half shook his head, turning slightly pink that Voldemort had guessed. "Come here."

Grudgingly, Severus walked towards where the Dark Lord was seated, and started to kneel in front of his Master's chair, until he was stopped. "Not tonight Sev," Voldemort said quietly. "Tonight, you are simply my lover. Now tell me what is wrong." He slowly took Severus's hand, and guided him into his lap, kissing the side of his face lightly.

Lips pressed against Voldemort's ear, Severus murmured something incoherent, and then pulled back to snap; "Isn't it obvious?"

"No," Voldemort replied, his tone touching on icy once again.

"I am crazy about you!" Severus replied, his tone just as icy. "And you have not noticed anything, how I hang around waiting for you all the time, how you insist upon getting distracted by unimportant things when I try to talk to you, and how you thoughtlessly favour others over even me!"

The Dark Lord was silent for a long moment, staring at Severus. "It means that much to you; does it not?" he said softly, so quietly it was almost a whisper.

"I know you well enough to be quite sure you have never waited for me. When we have not met for months at a time, you have not spent your nights alone." Severus stood up, and moved as far away from the Dark Lord as he possibly could.

"And if I have?" Voldemort asked coldly, still watching the Potions Master carefully. "Does it bother you that much when you know that my affections lie only with you? She means nothing to me at all, Severus."

She. Severus knew exactly who that 'she' was. He hated the fact that the Dark Lord had just said that, hardly caring, hardly bothered that he was sleeping with someone else. "It is Bellatrix then. I was quite correct."

Voldemort's eyes grew colder, boring into Severus's. "You were. Your jealously astounds me. I have given you everything you could ever want and yet it is not enough for you. Why should it matter what happens when you are not here?" He made a gesture of impatience and stood up, walking slowly towards Severus. "I am happy to spend the rest of my life with you. Out of all of my followers, you-"

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