To Tame A Wild Heart || Book One (An Open SS Fan fiction)

CHAPTER 19 : Into the cave*

Trigger warning:

This chapter contains minor self-harm and self-hate speech. So if any of you is triggered by any of those, you have been warned.

His cold lips were stiff and passive, as if he was kissing her against his well. She drew away quickly stunned by his assault but he pulled her firmly back to him. Florina could hardly swallow. 

Heat engulfed her body. She grimaced. His hands were holding hers firmly making sure she doesn't escape once more which began hurting her. He wasn't trying to pry her mouth open, his kiss was cold and lacked any ounce of passion. But the sudden act and the persistence enraged Florina.

Why am I letting him use me like that?  she thought.

She shivered with anger as well as fear. Rose and David were watching the scene too boiling with rage. They however couldn't intervene or rather didn't want to. The kiss however didn't last very long. It was brief and perfunctory, a duty done, a ritual performed. 

 And before the witch knew, it was over. He shoved her away from him in disgust wiping with lips angrily with his sleeve.

Resurfacing from the kiss, a strong punch collided with the wizard's face before he took a second to react. It was David. He was breathing heavily his hands balled up into fists ready for a second one. 

Severus recollected himself quickly wiping the blood dripping from his mouth. He glared at the emerald eyed wizard slowly making eye contact. Without uttering a word, the wizard hit David with a spell square in the chest. He was knocked back unconscious.

Florina gasped shocked of the wizard's behaviour and ran beside the unconscious body. She was stunned in place when he turned to her his wand still in hand. Rose was eyeing the wizard like a hawk planning to attack him if he tried to hurt her carrier. 

Severus came closer to her but she didn't flinch once. They met eye to eye staring at each other silently. He saw hurt and slight fear itched on every inch of her face but he didn't understand why.

I clearly told her a sin must be committed. Why is she reacting that way?  he thought.

When neither of them interacted, Florina dropped once again beside David checking his pulse.

"He is going to live," the potions master whispered angrily "but that should teach him a lesson though."

At once, the witch glared up at him but couldn't speak right away. She was still recovering from the sudden assault. Instead, she checked the unconscious body for any wounds or blood which thankfully there weren't any.

Severus snapped more louder "I just told you he is fine! I didn't murder him if that is what you are implying. It's a simple hex that should knock him out for a good few hours. We cannot move forward with his insolent childish behaviour, knocking him unconscious is our best option now. We don't have much time, the full moon should appear in a few hours."

At that Florina stood up glaring at the wizard. "And how would you describe YOUR actions Snape?" she hissed.

"Oh get over yourself already" he rolled his eyes "it needed to be done. You are a Slytherin, you should know that by now."

"Oh!" she exclaimed "So you reach your goal with any means possible?" she got closer and hissed "you will never do that to me again. You will never EVER lay your hands on me again no matter what the end goal is. Do I make myself clear?"

He was taken aback by her boldness and stepped away from her. After a long pause he sighed. "Trust me Woods, it wasn't a picnic for me either w—" Florina jumped in "I don't care how you felt Snape, you will not do that to me again or I will hex you to oblivion!"