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2:03am Aug 8 2011
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"That's right, you don't want to see me anymore. I'm sorry, did I disappoint you?"
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2:05am Aug 8 2011 (last edited on 2:07am Aug 8 2011)
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Severus made a sound that was embarassingly close to a puppy's whimper. "How could you ever think that?" He asked. "All I did was ask that you stay in your own room at night."
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2:07am Aug 8 2011
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"You did suggest before that we should, ah, what did you use? ...Oh yeah, 'take a break.' So, guess what? I'm finally listening to you. You should be proud." Melanie didn't know why she was being so harsh. Maybe because of Damon.
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2:09am Aug 8 2011
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It took everything Severus had to make sure he didn't break down. "Never again." He whispered, mostly to himself. "I never noticed how big the room is without you here. How empty it is." How empty I am.
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2:12am Aug 8 2011
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"Yeah? You ever stop to think that maybe the room isn't the only thing that's empty, Sev? That maybe I am, too?"
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2:15am Aug 8 2011
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"And you don't think I am?" Severus answered, growing quiet. They were talking, and that was a start. "What do you want me to say, huh? That I haven't gotten any sleep in the past week? That I don't know how I've been teaching with this continuous hangover? That I haven't eaten? I miss you, okay?"
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2:17am Aug 8 2011
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"Honestly, does it look like I've slept at all, either? Or ate? Or spent more then twenty minutes not crying? I know I look horrible. But this was your choice, not mine."
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2:19am Aug 8 2011
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"You never look horrible." Severus replied. "And I know it was my choice. A stupid one, but mine. And I'm sorry."
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2:20am Aug 8 2011
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"Yeah, I know you are." Melanie said, somehow gaining enough courage to stand up. "But it doesn't change much, really."
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2:22am Aug 8 2011
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"I know." Severus said, choking on his words.
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2:24am Aug 8 2011
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Melanie started for the exit, standing in the doorway for a moment. "I miss you, too." She said softly, before shutting the door behind her.
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2:25am Aug 8 2011
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No. He was not going to let her leave. Not again. Severus stumbled over to the door in his haste, jerking it open and grabbing her with his open hand. "Please, don't go."
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2:28am Aug 8 2011
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"What?" Melanie asked, meeting his eyes and instantly wishing she didn't, because now she couldn't look away.
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2:29am Aug 8 2011
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"Don't leave. Not again." Severus pleaded, his eyes locked on hers.
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2:30am Aug 8 2011
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"But... this... it's what you want." Melanie couldn't speak right anymore, damnit.
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2:31am Aug 8 2011
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"No." Severus shook his head. "I never wanted this. Damnit, Mel, I can't even think straight without you here." He said, pulling her into the classroom.
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2:33am Aug 8 2011
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((She's not gonna be able to stand her guard much longer. xDD)) "Then why?" Melanie asked softly, letting him pull her. Just him touching her arm was enough to send chills through her body. "Why'd you do it?"
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2:35am Aug 8 2011
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((Good, because this is killing me xD.)) "Because that letter reminded me of exactly what's going on around me." Severus replied, his free hand moving to her cheek. "And because I thought you needed the time." |
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2:37am Aug 8 2011
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"I'll always choose you. Every time. There's hardly a thing in this world that could make me not want to... and that may be a bad thing but I don't give a damn."
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2:38am Aug 8 2011
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"Even after that letter?"
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