Loved By You. (A Severus Snape Love Story)

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Dark Mark

Sorry I haven't updated in so long but I'm back at school and have been hit with a load of work recently but I'll try and update as much as I can.
-AS394

I lay alone in an unfamiliar bed, completely naked and wrapped in satin blankets. As my eyes fluttered open, I stretched out and groaned, feeling all the bones in my back crack simaltaneaousy. I sat up and looked around the room, only to find that empty as well. The opposite side of the bed was cold, suggesting it had been empty for a while.

I got up out the bed, and threw on my underwear. Snape was nowhere to be seen and I was begining to feel abandoned.

I listened at the door way for a second, making sure I wouldn't run into anyone in the next room. I couldn't hear anything through the door so I assumed it was safe.

I found Severus sitting in an arm chair, reading. I waited for him to notice me until I spoke, not wanting to spook him.

I perched myself on his desk, watching him intently as he read. It was the most peaceful I had ever seen my professor look. It took him a while but eventually he looked over the top of the book to see me sitting looking back at him. I watched as he put the book down and made his way over to me. I pushed myself off the desk and stood up, covering my bare body with my arms. His face conveyed no emotion, and I wasn't sure if he was happy to see me or angry. Still as he neared me he didn't say a word. I took a step back, not knowing what to expect. Stopping right in front of me I froze on the spot. Slowly Severus unbuttoned his freshly ironed white shirt, and draped it over my shoulders. He pulled me close to him and kissed the top of my head, wrapping his arms tightly around me as I slipped my arms into his shirt. I let out a breath of relief I didn't know I had been holding.

"I thought you would be mad." I sighed, throwing my arms around his neck.
"Why would I be mad?" He muttered into my hair, kissing my head once more.
"Because I know what you're like. One minute you're infatuated by me, and the next you don't want anything to do with me. It's incredibly exhausting, you know." I pretended to sigh and roll my eyes.
"You're no better." He smirked. "I half expected to wake up and you would be gone."
"When in fact, It was quite the opposite." I frowned a little.
"I'm sorry. I couldn't sleep." He admitted, placing a hand on my cheek. I went to move away from him, wanting to start to get dressed but instantly he pulled me back towards him. His mouth clashed with mine and I felt his hands begin to run through my hair, then wander slowly down my back only to come to rest on my hips.
"Severus." I spoke, breaking apart our kiss. "Do you promise you don't regret last night? You didn't just sleep with me because you were drunk. I know you felt sorry for me after seeing what my father had done to me, but that wasn't why you did it, wasn't it?" I asked, getting extremely paraoid again. It seemed everytime someone found out about my father they wanted a piece of the action too.
"I must admit the alcohol may have played a part in the desicion making process but it in no way had anything to do with what I saw."
"I've had too many people take advantage of me. Everytime someone finds out about my father I find myself being right back in the same position with another man and I don't want you to-"
"Aria." Snape cut me off, looking me square in the eyes. "I swear I would never do that to you." He took my face in his hand, wiping away a single tear on my cheek with his thumb.

I pulled myself together, and forced a smile on my face.
"Do you mind if I use your shower, I can't exactly go back to the common room looking like this." I said, gesturing down to my almost bare body.
"Sure, just wait and I'll get you a towel." I smiled and watched as he walked away, wearing nothing but a pair of black trousers.

He returned moments later, hand out stretched to hand me a towel. It was then I saw it. The dark mark stained on his forearm. I don't know how I could have been so oblivious before, it had been staring me right in the face all morning. My eyes stared at his arm in shock, but slowly they drifted back up to meet Severus'. He looked almost as equally shocked as I was. He had been clever and tried to cover it up last night but this morning he had been careless.