Teacher's pet

Decision day

After months it comes time for Ember to make her decision, they are both standing in-front of her. "Well Ember who's it gonna be" Ash says his arms crossed.  She looks between them both. "I...I..I need more time!" She blurts out quickly nervous. Ash groans. "come on Ember it's not that hard just pick!" This is one of the few times she's ever seen Ash mad. "Don't rush her" Snape says. Ash glares at him with pure hatred

" that's rich coming from a greasy haired pedophile." Ember looks at Ash surprised "Ash!" He shoots a glare at her. "No Ember! he doesn't care about you but I do!" He snaps she rolls her eyes done dealing with his crap so she snaps back which was unexpected "and yet he's the one standing here patiently instead of pressuring me!" Ash scoffs. "You know what have more time I don't care anymore" he walks away ""Ash!"

She calls after him but it's no use. Snape walks over "I'm so sorry Ember.... I ruined you and Ash's relationship didn't I...." He looks away feeling bad. "No no no it's not your fault" she reaches out to touch his face but he pulls away. "Please don't touch me go to Ash you deserve him not a man like me..." He turns around and starts walking away. "I want you!" He turns back around "you what...?"  She looks at him with teary pleading eyes.

"I love you and only you I want to be with you for the rest of my life professor..."  he walks over taking her in his arms holding her close to his chest. "I love you too... please call me Severus"
She pulls away and nods smiling softly. Then she buries her face back into his chest looking up at him.

He pulls away for a second "but how are you going to tell Ash?" She looks up at him "I don't know I'll tell him tomorrow so you know I can think of how to tell him" he nods. "Alright"

The next day

She wakes up and realize she's in Snape...or Severus's bed Merlin's beard it's weird calling him that. She turns over and see him asleep his arm around to protectively she smirks mischievously. Ember decides to tease him a bit grabbing a leaf from his plant on the beside table brushing it against his face slightly. His face scrunches up she holds in a laugh as she continues he opens his eyes seeing what she's doing "you little minx" she bursts out laughing at that point. He grabs her making her squeal with surprise and pulls her close to him

"Sev!" He looks at Ember surprised. "What did you just call me?" She looks at him "Sev?" He pulls away slightly "I- where did that come from?" Shes confused. "It's just a nickname. Do you not want me to call you that because if so-" he cuts her off with a kiss "shh shh you're overthinking things love" she looks at him and nods kissing him again softly. He holds her face in his hands his touch surprisingly gentle and tender "you're so handsome" she says her voice barely above a whisper and he yawns making her smile.

A bit later she gets changed into her school robes and kiss Snape goodbye until potions that is. She makes her way to the great hall and sits down at the Slytherin table next to Ash he moves away.

"Ash come on don't be like that" he just rolls his eyes she sighs "just talk to me Ash" he look at her and snaps "you want me to talk to you? Fine let's talk let's talk about how I've been there for you since day one and yet you keep choosing a man who doesn't care about you who is cold and dismissive he's rude to everyone and second your age gap is illegal" she sighs.

"he's not like that he's just broken.... And our age gap isn't that bad" he looks at her "stop making excuses for him! You know what I'm not hungry anymore" he gets up storming out of the great-hall leaving her there she notices Snape's eyes on her.

He gestures for her to follow him and then he gets up and starts walking out of the great hall she jumps up quickly following. He walks all the way to his office and once she walks in he shuts the door behind her.

She looks up at him "why did you want me to come with you-" he puts a finger over her mouth. "I think we should stop seeing each other..." he looks away fidgeting with his sleeve "w-what?" Her voice barely above a whisper. She tears up he avoids your gaze "I just don't think it's for the best if we continue this.."

She shakes her head. "No no no...you can't do this....why...I thought you loved me...I-i-i..." she starts to hyperventilate she feels like she can't breathe she tears up she's having a panic attack.

He immediately notices "ok ok breath. deep breaths Ember it's okay" she starts to do as he says. She takes a deep breath in and then out and repeat until she starts to calm down. She looks at him she can tell he feels bad. "Hey it's not your fault Sev"

He looks at her "but it is Ember...I'm the one who caused you to react like that because I was scared of you ruining a relationship.....I did that to you..." he looks away unable to meet her gaze . "Hey..." she speaks softly gently taking his hands in hers "you've gotta stop blaming yourself for things like that. It wasn't your fault I promise babe.." he looks at her instantly when she calls him that completely confused and surprised. She realizes what she said her face turning red in embarrassment "I-uh-" he cuts her off with a kiss "you're so cute sometimes when you get all nervous" he smirks. "Plus I think you should call me babe more often love" he teases her face goes completely red. He chuckles booping her nose she looks at him "you're mean...." She pouts slightly

That night

She was getting ready for bed in her common room when suddenly a letter on her pillow drops from a black owl she glances at it before pinning her hair up in a bun and walking over. She picks it up opening it and starting to read it "come to my chamber I want to talk to you it's important
-SS" She groans "I hate him sometimes.." she puts the green silk robe over her dark green silky night dress and then her dark green slippers on walking to his chamber trying not to get caught by any teachers or filch.

She finally gets there walking in "Sev?" He's sitting on the bed she walks over to him he grabs her waist pulling her onto his lap wrapping his arms around her placing a gentle kiss on the top of her head "okay what did you want you said you needed to talk about something serious" he has his face buried in her neck "nothing I just wanted you here tonight" he murmurs in her neck she sighs "really?" He nods "yes...." She lays down in his bed "alright come here" he cuddles up in her arms holding her close to his chest she smirks "what did you drink?" He looks at you he pulls away his walls going up his expression becoming distant "I didn't drink anything I don't drink alcohol" he turns away.

She looks at him "what's wrong?" He crosses his arms over his chest his jaw clenching "nothing" she groans "it's clearly something if you're getting like this...please just tell me I'm getting worried" she sees pain in his eyes and that his eyes are starting to water "I- I don't want you tell you you'll think I'm weak..." she gently puts her hand on his shoulder "hey I won't think your weak I promise" she says softly. He doesn't look at her "my father used to drink a lot he was very abusive and to top that he had anger issues so he would normally take his anger out on me or my mother....So i physically cannot stand the smell of alcohol it makes me sick and then the memories of it come.....".

She looks at him she had no idea he went through this she hugs him tightly his body tenses up at first but slowly he relaxes and he hugs her back burying his face into her shoulder tearing not wanting to let them fall. "Let them out.." she says he doesn't "sev it's good to cry it helps I promise.." she looks at him "crying makes people weak men don't cry Ember" he looks away. "It doesn't make you weak just this once please you need to let them out.." finally he can't hold them back anymore he cries into her shoulder.