If the Crime Fits the Punishment

a/n: 21-December-2004. this is not a new chapter. i simply went through and edited all the gibberish from the db frell-up. one of the chapters was knocked out and i had to reload them all. so this had to be readded. thanks, ldf

ok folks... you know the drill.... i\'m merely borrowing here. not keeping, much to my disappointment.... ah well.... such is life. no money, folks. just enjoyment for me. sad, isn\'t it? squandering this talent for nothing...... all the money belongs to j.k. rowling, anyway. there\'s none left for me.

WARNING: this chapter will be almost nothing but smut. kendra\'s gone too long without it. so has severus. the baby\'s been born..... so it\'s time to get nasty again! you have been warned.....

not sure, but there could be cameo here.... have to wait and see.....

Chapter Thirty: Back to the Beginning
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Kendra stood next to the crib, gazing down at the sleeping form of her baby. Cerridwen, Cerri for short, slept soundly, her tiny fist shoved up against her little lips. It was still awe inspiring to think that this small bundle of freshness was a part of both Kendra and Severus together. It had been just over two months since Cerri had come into the world, and the young mother was still in shock over the event. She\'d never get enough of just standing there, watching her daughter sleep peacefully.

\'Come on, brat. Let\'s be off,\' Severus whispered in her ear, his long fingers curling over her shoulders. She rubbed her cheek along the back of one of his hands, then turned to face him. His eyes were curiously lacking in expression, something he hadn\'t done in some time. She wondered if he were upset with her for something. She thought back over the past few months, even though she was certain she hadn\'t brought any major countries to their knees with a scheme run amok.

\'Where are we going to?\' she asked him, noting he was wearing robes that were almost dressy. The shirt under his long coat was green this evening, not his usual white. He was neat and orderly, as usual. But there was something different about him.

\'Some place where we can be alone,\' he returned, his gaze straying to the crib where his daughter slept. She smiled at the tender expression he always got when he looked down at the babe. One hand left her shoulder, his finger tips trailing softly over the sprinkling of reddish black hair on the tiny head. \'As much as I love being near our child, I would like to spend some time with only you.\'

\'Do you wish me to change my clothes?\' she asked, looking down at the over sized t shirt and baggy sweats. His mouth twisted as he surveyed her attire. She grinned and turned for the door. When she came back from her room, she was wearing a set of robes in a silvery green with matching gown underneath. A smile touched her lips as she watched him stare down at his sleeping child.

\'Alright, you two. Go on and get so I may sit with my Granddaughter,\' Morgaine ordered from behind Kendra. She turned and faced her mother, hugging the other woman tightly.

\'Mum! It\'s good to see you,\' Kendra said.

\'Thank you for coming, Morgaine. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this,\' Severus flashed a breif grin at his mother in law. She smiled at him in return, then made shooing motions with her hand. He wrapped a hand around Kendra\'s arm, then pulled her from the room.\'Do not expect us back anytime soon,\' he called over his shoulder, stopping long enough to pull his wife\'s light weight cloak from her closet and toss it about her shoulders.

The air outside that night was fresh, the smallest hint of rain hanging in it. His hand sought out hers, his fingers slipping through hers so he could walk hand in hand with her. It was something he never did in public. She gazed up at him for a moment, her eyes trying to discern some sort of expression on his face. In the dark, it was impossible. They strolled in silence, Kendra not paying attention until she found them standing before the gates of the school.

Hogwart\'s Castle loomed up before them, several windows illuminated by the burning candles just beyond their glass panes. She looked to him again, finding his face tilted up slightly, his eyes closed. She took the opportunity to admire him, waiting for him to say or do something. After several moments of merely soaking in the night around them, he opened his eyes and turned to stare at her.

She got lost in the darkness of his gaze. When his head lowered toward hers, her eyes automatically fluttered shut. His lips pressed hers softly, a mere whisper of a kiss. When he drew back, she stifled a groan. He was smiling at her. The gentle, tender smile he rarely shared with anyone. His hand squeezed hers, then he stepped forward. \'Come along,\' he prompted. She followed him wordlessly.

They were silent as they made their way to the front doors, then inside. The halls were empty as he lead her to the lower levels. The dungeons. She smiled at his back as he lead her on. His tread was practically noiseless, even though they were walking on stones. When they reached the door leading into his private chambers, he stopped and turned to her, once again giving her the almost kiss he\'d used outside. The door opened, allowing him to usher the two of them into the darkened interior.

Kendra stared around as he shut and locked the door behind them There were dozens of candles lit through out the living room, sending waves of flickering light out across the area. She turned to face him and found herself caught up in his arms. In the soft light of the candles, she could clearly see the hunger in his eyes. He had hidden it away until they were alone, so only she would know how she made him feel.

His lips touched hers, his arms pulling her body tight to his. She moaned as his mouth plundered hers with a hunger she hadn\'t felt in him before. The tip of his tongue touched her petal soft lips, prodding them open for him. She complied, her knees weakening as the slick pink muscle slid into her mouth. Her hands curled around the material draped over his shoulders, clutching at him with need. When he broke away, she saw that his eyes had gotten blacker. He was wearing the same look of determination as he\'d had their first time together. When he\'d done all he could to force her to admit she wanted him. To not only himself, but herself, as well.

\'Bedroom,\' he jerked his head toward the chamber. She nodded, stepping away from him. He remained where he stood, his onyx gaze following her. His arms were crossed over his chest, as usual. He looked entirely too sexy standing there as he was. \'And brat, there is something on the bed for you. I expect to find you in it when I join you.\'

\'Yes, mo piseag,\' she nodded and finished the short trip to the designated room. Two candles burned in the room. One on either side of the bed. They were tall, fat pillar candles in black. They gave off the most intoxicating scent. A mixture of old leather and spicy liquor. His own personal scent. She smiled that he remembered. Her eyes went to the bed and grinned when she saw what he\'d laid out there for her.

A black teddy in lace lay neatly over the pillow where she\'d rested her head when she\'s shared his bed. Carefully removing the robes and gown, folding each one as she took it off, she laid them over a chair. She slipped off the black bra she wore, laying it over her folded garments. After pulling the teddy on, she decided to stand before the foot of the bed and await him.

Severus stepped into the room, his eyes immediately going to the figure of his wife at the end of the bed. She was wearing the sheer piece of lingerie he\'d purchased for her at Malfoy\'s shop, the lace hugging her lush figure like a second skin. She had lost most of the weight she\'d put on while carrying their child, only a small bit remaining on her belly that he found rather enticing. He took note of the black panties that she wore, and he let his scowl surface.

\'Severus?\' she asked as she saw the scowl, her tone uncertain. His gaze seemed to be locked on her, so she looked down. When her eyes fell on her belly, she wondered if he thought she were fat because she hadn\'t been able to lose that small pooch of flesh with the rest of the weight. Her lips tightened as she decided she wasn\'t going to let him make her feel self conscious about how she looked any more. \' If you\'re....\'

\' I believe my instructions were for you to be in the lingerie. I did not mention that you could keep your panties on,\' his voice was hard. It sounded almost like it had when he had first woken up in her dungeons. She wondered what he was on about. When she merely stood there and stared at him, he pointed one finger at her lazily. \'Off with those now, lest I be forced to punish you for disobedience.\'

\' I rather think I\'ll leave them on,\' she returned with a little grin playing about her lips.

Severus tried not to groan out loud with her impertinent response. It seemed she had just now figured out the game. He had, for a moment, seen uncertainty in her eyes. But it had been replaced with a determined look that said she wasn\'t going to let anyone make her feel bad about herself anymore. He had barely kept himself from going to her, dragging her into his arms, and kissing her silly. He clamped his lips together to hold back his grin, making it look as if he were seriously frowning now.

\' I rather think not,\' he replied, then moved forward. Kendra nearly stepped back, her instincts telling her to run, as he was coming at her like a black panther stalking it\'s prey. She stood her ground, though, mustering an entirely haughty look to send his way. When he stood before her, one of his hands came up to hold her chin. Her eyes bored into his, defiance blazing within their depths. His cock twitched. She was playing the game far too well.

Their eyes were still locked together when she felt the cool tips of his fingers brush across her abdomen. His free hand found it\'s way into her panties, his nails raking lightly across the sensitive flesh a moment before she felt his arm pull back. He tugged on the silky material. The crotch rode up, slipping between her swelling pussy lips. She drew a quick breath, her nipples tightening automatically in reaction.

Several more tugs had her nearly collapsing against him. She was hot and wet, could feel a drop or two of moisture slipping down the inside of her thighs. The look in his eyes was burning with desire. She smiled smugly at him, then spoke in an indifferent voice. \' I believe I still have my panties on.\'

\' I can rectify that,\' he replied. She cocked a brow at him in invitation. She expected his wand to come out, but it remained hidden. Instead, his hand fisted about the material of her panties, then pulled hard. They tore with a wet sound, sliding between her lips to rub over her clit. She couldn\'t hold back the moan it brought bubbling up her throat. He tugged again. She heard the sound of the threads in the side seam give way. The scrap of black lay discarded on the floor, already forgotten. He stepped back to survey his work. A wholly self satisfied grin spread his lips. \'Much better. But,\' he added with a forced sigh. \'As you didn\'t follow my instructions to the letter, you shall have to be punished.\'

Before she had time to contemplate a come back, she found herself tossed down on the mattress behind her. She felt his hands curve over her wrists, drawing them together. Then she felt something else circle them. She looked up, arching her neck so she could see him locking the pliable leather cuffs about her slender wrists. There was a short length of chain between the two. A softly muttered charm saw them magically bound to invisible chain that kept them stretched above her head. This position was terribly familiar.

Severus stepped back, needing a moment to calm himself, or he\'d be jumping on her then and there. He intended to make the night a long one, as it had been some time since they\'d been intimate. Seeing her bound to his bed as she had been that first time was enough to make his cock harden in an instant. He was eternally grateful to his loose, long coat. He didn\'t want her to see his need for her quite yet.

Her hands pulled at their bonds. She stared at him, her eyes so large and green, he had a hard time not getting lost in them. She had never been able to hide her emotions from him, so he knew she needed him as badly as he did her. It was all there in that gemstone gaze of hers. He idly produced his wand, pointing it at her lazily. Her eyes widened a moment at the wicked grin that spread his lips. Then he whispered softly into the silence of the room. \'Libido Accrescere!\'

Her back arched almost as soon as the spell was cast. He watched the muscles across her body tense, then she was crying out as she came. Her heels dug into the mattress, her toes curling around the bedding beneath them. The first orgasm had barely died away when the second one was rolling over her. After she\'d crested and ridden the waves of five full orgasms, he released her from the Primal Lust spell. She slumped back against the mattress, her skin glistening with sweat. Her chest heaved, making her breasts bob in an enticing manner. He watched her try to regain her wits.

\'That wasn\'t even full strength,\' he whispered in her ear. His voice was a silken caress that sent tremors racing through out her body. \'Had I used the complete power of that spell on you, I would be a widower at this very moment. And seeing as I much rather enjoy you warm and receptive, I do not think I will even attempt to cast it upon you. But I will allow you a few moments of rest before I ravish you myself.\'

\'Oh goddessssss,\' she managed to moan out loud. It had felt to her as if he\'d put his hands on her. As well the hands of every other man in the school. And a few mouths, for good measure. Her body tingled with the overwhelming amount of spent desire the spell had drawn forth. It felt to her as if it were strung tight, needing only one good pluck to make it snap. \' Sleep....\' she moaned.

\'Oh no, my dear. Not yet. Perhaps in three or four hours. After I\'ve thoroughly made love to you. For now, I have a potion that will help in the recovery,\' he told her. She rolled her eyes to look at him, as the rest of her body didn\'t seem to be working. He had a small vial in one hand, a pale green liquid swirling in it. Uncorking the small glass jar with one hand, he lifted her head with the other. She swallowed the potion without protest, a far cry from their first encounter.

After a few moments, Kendra felt the world start to come back into focus. She was still blissfully limp from the multiple orgasms the spell had given her, but she could actually think now. The potion, whatever it was that he had given her, was doing a good job of bringing her back to herself, as well as restoring a measure of her natural energies. She blinked up at him, staring wide eyed. He was smiling at her, his long fingers already working at undoing the buttons on his coat.

He stripped down to his shirt and trousers, kicking off his foot wear. He slinked his way up onto the bed. Kendra gaped at the fluid way he was moving. Almost like a snake. His hands slowly worked their way up her legs, starting at her calves. His fingers barely touched as they moved, sharpening the desire he was bringing back to the surface. Her legs fell open as his hands moved higher, until she was spread before him like a seven course banquet. His eyes roved over her, stopping to stare at her exposed sex. A glint of lust filled his eyes.

His hands curled around her legs, just under her knees, to slowly pull her legs up. He hooked them over his shoulders, pulling her up so that only her head and shoulders remained on the bed. He inched forward, making sure that there was no strain on her arms or wrists as well as pulling her moist pussy up to his mouth. The moment his tongue touched her swollen lips, she cried out. Her body tensed as muscles clenched. He smiled, blowing little puffs of hot air onto her hot core. She moaned loudly.

Her eyes slid shut when his tongue worked it\'s way between her labia. He flicked the muscle back and forth, allowing it to swipe over her clit with every third or fourth stroke. He lapped at her, allowing his tongue to dip into her hot channel, thusting in imitation of what he would be doing to her with other body parts later. She was moaning loudly, her head thrown back against the bed clothes. He could feel the rising tension in her, telling him she would be coming soon. He smiled, redoubling his efforts to bring the event about faster. He was rapidly losing control, and he wanted nothing more than to sink deep within her before he spilled himself.

Her muscles tightened around his tongue as he continued to thrust it into her. He made sure to blow puffs of hot air across her clit at irregular intervals, keeping her primed and on her toes. Her body was quivering, alerting him to her approaching climax. He lowered her body back onto the bed, his tongue and lips never once moving from the juncture of her thighs. When she was reclining once more, he leaned over her. His mouth sucked her swollen lips one at a time, pulling them into his hot mouth and nibbling on each one.

When he felt the tightening that said she was right on the verge, he slipped his tongue back into her clenching pussy. He stroked in, trailing the tip over her sensitive clit hard. Her back arched up a moment before the cry left her lips. The entire length of her body went rigid for several seconds as she came again. When her release had faded away to nothing but faint tremors that shook her every so often, she collapsed back against the bed, limp once again. She managed to drag an eye open, and it took her four attempts before she could focus the single orb on him. \'You...\' she gasped. He merely grinned at her.

Kendra\'s eyes popped open and went round when she saw him unbuttoning his trousers. He thought she would be able to actually make love with him after all that? He had to be out of his mind to think such a thing. She moaned as he slipped the black trousers off, folding them and laying them over the chair before turning his attention to his green shirt. Her eyes followed his fingers as they slowly worked each button from it\'s hole. A wider patch of pale flesh was revealed with each newly freed fastening.

When his shirt fell away, her eyes were drawn to his erection. She could see that he was highly aroused, the head dark purple, with a glistening of pre cum weeping from the slit. She pulled half heartedly on her bonds, knowing it was useless. He grinned at her, setting his knee upon the bed. Now was not the time to have her hands bound. She wanted nothing more than to touch him. To take the exquisite, hard length of him into her mouth. She whimpered in frustration. \' I see you understand that the game is mine to play. Good. I hope you enjoy this as much as I intend to.\'

Severus knelt between her splayed legs, his gaze raking her form from head to toe. She still quivered at the odd moment from her intense series of releases. Her nipples were hard and tight. They looked painful to him. He decided to start there. His mouth took one of the peaks into it\'s depths, his teeth grating over it while he suckled. His hand curved over the neglected breast, his fingers pulling at the crowning nub in an almost frantic manner. She moaned loudly, her back arching to press her breasts more fully into his hands and mouth.

\'Please.....\' she gasped out, her hands pulling on the cuffs. He could hear them rattling, telling him she wanted to bury her hands in his hair. He lifted his head, staring down at her for a moment before the smug grin came back.

\'As you wish,\' he nodded. His hand found it\'s way between her thighs, his finger tips teasing along the seam, combing through her damp nether curls. With each pass, a single digit made it\'s way a little deeper into her, stroking at the swollen flesh of her inner lips until it could dip into her slick pussy.

Slowly, he worked his one finger in and out, thrusting at a snail\'s pace. It was enough to keep her stimulated, but no where near the required depth or force to bring her the rush of pleasure she wanted. Her hips arched mindlessly into his hand, trying in vain to send the questing finger deeper. When he pulled his hand back, settling his attention once more on her peaked nipples, she moaned in frustration.

Kendra felt his smile curve along the flesh of her breast while his mouth suckled. He knew precisely what he was doing to her. To further fan the flames of her desire and need, he laid himself down on her fully. His hardened cock rested against her leg, rubbing the silken flesh as she shifted beneath him. \'Severus!\' she gasped, her voice betraying the growing need. He lifted his head lazily to stare at her in mild curiosity, then lowered it once more. This time, he took the other breast, his teeth grating over the rigid nipple. The motion sent shivers coursing through her body. \'Please, Severus. I need you,\' she moaned.

\' In good time,\' Severus replied, nearly choking on the words. He knew exactly what she was feeling. The same desires were coursing through his veins, setting his blood on fire with the want, the need of her. He bent his dark head once again, his tongue dragging over the sensitive tip of her breast roughly. She groaned, her back arching under his onslaught.

\'Now!\' she half ordered, half begged. When he showed no signs of moving, she wracked her brain, searching for some solution. It came to her after several moments of thinking. With a grin of determination curling her lips, she opened her mouth and began reciting a potion.

Severus lifted his head in stunned disbelief. This was the second time she had stooped to rattling off a potion in his bed. It was the same potion now as it had been that first time. And he could still recall with painful clarity how well she had the damn recipe and instructions memorized. \'Cease your mindless prattle, brat! Or I will be forced to fetch a vial of Blue Potion to use on you.\'

His words had her lips snapping shut for all of a moment. Then she recalled what had happened when he\'d prepared to plunge into her after the last usage of Blue Potion. She glared up at him, then continued with the potion, now at the instructional aspent. He heaved a great sigh, his gaze finding hers. \' I love you, Kendra,\' he whispered, his voice a silky caress that sent shivers down her spine.

Her eyes went wide, her mouth hanging open mid word. She stared at him, feeling both elated and surprised. He had said he would most likely never again tell her he loved her. While he still wore no real expression beyond rampant desire, she could see the raw honesty burning in his glittering onyx eyes. Her mouth shut, a faint smile pulling it up in the corners. He gave her his real smile, briefly, then rolled her onto her stomach.

His hands positioned her legs, drawing her knees up so that they were bent and under her upper body. It brought her nicely rounded arse up into the air. She turned her head to the side, looking at him over the line of her back. He gave her a wicked grin, then drew his hand back. Her skin smarted from the force behind his blow as his open palm connected with one half of her backside. He brought down one more, marking the other side with his hand. The third strike he delivered caught her dead on in the center. This one sent ripples of pleasure through out her body, welling up in the center of her being and rolling in waves over the rest of her. She moaned long and loud.

The moan shifted, became a deep groan of satisfaction and need balled into one, as Severus entered her. His cock filled her, stretching already clenching walls around him tightly. It was a fountain of blissful pleasure mingling with the smallest amount of pain. A joining of both. Kendra\'s body arched back into him, burying his thick length within her to the hilt.

\'Gods, yessss,\' she hissed. His hips began moving, thrusting himself into her at a pace that was steady. He went deep, his cock hitting her cervix with each forward stroke. Her hips rocked back into his, meeting him thrust for thrust. His hands curled over her hips, holding her to him as he plunged in and out with maddening slowness.

He had to keep her still, or he\'d never be able to properly worship her body in the age old manner. He was so close to the edge as it was. He was surprised that he could maintain his erection now. She was hot and wet and tight around him, squeezing him like a gloved fist. The sensations alone were enough to make him want to come. It was difficult to keep his focus for any length of time. Her moving would not improve matters at all.

\'Harder,\' she whispered. He groaned at the husky desire in her voice. Gritting his teeth, he complied, increasing his tempo and the force behind his strokes. She moaned low in her throat, the feel of his cock pistoning in and out sending spirals of uncontained desire through out her system. The flames were growing steadily higher, her body burning with the need for completion.

A whimper escaped when he rotated his hips in a circle. He withdrew nearly all the way, then stopped. It took several minutes before he shifted forward, his flesh meeting hers with a resounding smack. Sweat was breaking out on her forehead, across her back. His fingers were curved so hard about her hips, they both knew she would be sporting bruises in the shape of his long, dextrous digits before the evening was over.

Severus felt the tell tale tightening of interior muscles that signified she was just starting to peak. He rammed into her, his cock going deep and hard. She bit her lip, emitting a groan in her throat. Her hands curled into the pillows. He increased the pace of his thrusts, slipping one hand from the hip it held to slide it between her thighs. She jerked when his finger nail raked over the sensitized nub of her clit. The motion had her pussy muscles clenching tightly around him.

He bent low over Kendra\'s back, hips pounding into her as he worked the two of them toward climax. Her muscles were rippling around his erection, contracting tight enough make him swell within her. His balls tightened. He clenched his teeth. His finger flicked over her clit, his nail dragging almost painfully over it. She cried out, her back arching up into his. Her hands pulled at their bindings. Then she was coming, her pussy spasming around his cock.

With a low, rolling groan of satisfaction, his cock jerked inside her. Then he was pouring his seed into her, the long, rigid length of his erection pulsating as he emptied himself into her. He kept thrusting, milking himself dry while his finger continued it\'s assault on her tender flesh. Her body quivered beneath him, one moan after another spilling from her mouth.

They collapsed to the mattress together, his body pressing hers into the softness of the bed. She struggled for breath, prompting him to roll off her. He muttered something under his breath, and she found the chain holding her arms above her head was gone. She rolled onto her back, positioning her body next to his as they both sought to reclaim their scattered wits from the mindblowing orgasms.

His arm came around her, holding her tightly against him. She tilted her head back, smiling at him invitingly. He leaned forward to kiss her lips. When he lifted his head, she sighed happily.

\' I love you, Severus,\' Kendra whispered.

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Severus strode into his private rooms, glad the day was over. Classes had been hell, the students all getting anxious as it was the end of the year. He hated the way the nasty little gits always acted like they needn\'t listen to him anymore. As if they were already out of school. To cap the day off, Dobby had found him before the first of his classes had begun, wordlessly handing him a folded note. The parchment was covered with a few brief words, scrawled in Kendra\'s flowing script. It had told him the she had plans with her mum and wouldn\'t be available for either lunch or dinner. Effectively putting him in a right nasty mood. It had only continued through out the day. He was more than happy to be back in his own rooms.

\'Good evening, mo piseag,\' her sultry voice flooded the room. He looked up, finding her sprawled on the couch in a most inviting manner. She held a goblet in one hand, her body covered by one of his robes. Something she hadn\'t done in some time. The sight had his cock hard in an instant. \'Come sit with me, have a drink. I can see it\'s been a long, trying day.\'

\'Yes, thanks to getting your note, by not seeing you or Cerridwen today. I thought I would be cursed to a lonely evening in the dungeons by myself,\' he told her, keeping the emotions he felt tightly hidden beneath a trade mark scowl.

\' I am sorry, darling. I was unaware I brightened your life that much. I shall endeavor in the future to always be here to please you,\' she replied with false humility. He didn\'t miss the meaning of her last sentence. She patted the couch beside her. He stared a moment, then shook his head. He leaned againt the wall in a mostly relaxed position, telling her it wouldn\'t be that easy to get him to do anything.

\' I see you\'ve been raiding my wardrobe again, brat. You will leave me this one, will you not? I seem to have lost several items of clothing to your borrowing them. And, while I would expect a Slytherin to lie to me, I would never have dreamed that a perfect bloody Gryffindor would stoop to such undesirable tactics. Perhaps I should take you over my knee. To show you how I deal with someone who tells me falsehoods,\' he commented, his gaze devoid of emotion as he spoke. It was one of the things she both loved and disliked about him. She never could tell when he was jesting from when he was being serious.

She had the grace to look suitably embarrassed, a blush staining her cheeks for a moment. She looked to the floor for a moment, then returned her gaze to his. She patted the seat next to her once more, lifting her lips in an engaging smile. He sighed heavily, as if he were terribly put out with the entire situation, then seemed to give her silent request great thought. After several moments, he moved slowly over to where she sat, lowering himself onto the leather surface in the spot she had indicated. She handed him the goblet wordlessly.

\'And this would be?\' he asked. She smiled, putting her hand on his thigh, rather close to his raging hard on. How she could do this to him with no effort was beyond him, but he wasn\'t about to try and work it out at the moment

\'Brandy, my love,\' she purred, allowing her hand to slip up. It was nearly touching the head of his cock. He kept his face neutral, but only just so. He was amazed at his control at the moment, when the only thing running through is brain was a rather interesting notion about what he wanted to do with the brandy he held. He took a sip to steel himself.

The unique flavor of the brandy washed over him. He glanced at the goblet he held, wondering why it seemed so familiar. Kendra watched him as he took another sip, idly swirling the liquor in it\'s glass as he swallowed. His head swam, and he cast a curious glance at her. She didn\'t seem to notice. Perhaps it was just him.

~YOU GIT!~ his brain roared at him, kicking him up the backside for his stupidity. ~Hullo? Brandy? Does it mean anything to you? The pub, one year ago...... Hullo? Are you listening to me?~ It seemed he wasn\'t. His attention was focused on Kendra as she stood up, her wand in her hand.

\'What are you?....\' he got out, before his brain slumped over to one side. He had the feeling he was falling, one he recognized. It hit him just then that he was drinking from that damned bottle of charmed brandy she had given him the previous year. \'You....!\' his voice trailed off as he bonelessly slipped over to one side. Kendra smiled at his slumbering form. It really had been too easy.....

When Severus awoke, he knew the room he was in merely by the wall he was looking at. The stones were all too familiar. He found that this time, instead of being chained to the wall, he lay on a bed. The mattress beneath him was thick and soft. He shifted positions to look for his wife. A clinking sound told him she had once again chained him up. The little chit was far too clever for her own good.

\'Ah, you\'ve awakened. Good. I was getting bloody bored sitting here, waiting,\' her voice held a faint hint of seductive heat. He turned his head to find her reclining on a chaise lounge, still ensconced in his robes. She was grinning at him, her arms crossed over her abdomen. He scowled, rattling the chains with his hands in an intimation that he wished to be unbound. \'Oh no, mo piseag. You had your opportunity to do with me as you would. Now it\'s my turn. You forget, I am the queen of plotting.\'

\'How could I have bloody forgotten that?\' he queried, one eyebrow shooting up.

\'Well, now that I\'ve reminded you, and gotten you precisely where I wish you to be, I believe I will torment you,\' she stood. His black gaze tracked her as she moved. Her hands lifted up to the opening of his robes. She parted the lapels, allowing the black garment to slip from her shoulders. It whispered it\'s way to the floor.

\'Merlin\'s robes,\' he moaned, his eyes locked onto her body. She had poured herself back into the leather corset, lacing it tightly enough that a good deep breath would see her chest spilling from the constrictive item. \'You are my one great torment. Do you know that?\'

\'Aye, lover. I do,\' she nodded, her smile wicked.

\'And where is our daughter while you have me locked here against my will?\' he questioned, pulling himself up into a sitting position. She had fortunately allowed him a good length of chain to help in his movements.

\'Cerri is with Albus and Minerva. I told them that since they had so conveniently thrown the two of us together the way they had, it was the least they could do,\' she watched as his eyes widened in surprise. It was rare that he ever lost his cool, so she happily relished the look he gave he. She nodded, letting him know he\'d heard correctly. \'Do you honestly think I slept through the lot of them talking about planning our lives like that?\'

\'Why did I not know? You are capable of all sorts of things, yet I find myself constantly surprised by what you do.\'

\'Good, because I believe that it is the little surprises that keep a relationship exciting. Now, prepare to be even more surprised,\' she warned him. She lifted her wand, pointing it at him. With a few softly spoken words, his clothing was gone, leaving him naked and aroused on the bed. Another incantation and wave of her wand had him flipped over to lay on his stomach. Using her wand, she moved his body until his legs hung over the end. He groaned at the friction the bed clothes created against the hardened length of his cock while being dragged over them. It served to heighten his need. She stopped when his feet touched the floor, while his arms were pulled above his head.

\'What are you going to do, brat?\' he asked. She didn\'t answer. There was silence for a moment, then music thumped to life. The same song she\'d played the last time. The one about power. He groaned. He was certain he wasn\'t going to like whatever she had planned. A moment later, there was a soft whistling a moment before something slapped down hard on his naked arse. \'Kendra Elaine Morgana Brigit Elizabeth Donnal MacLeod Snape! Just what the bloody hell do you think you\'re doing?\' he demanded, looking over his shoulder at her.

She merely smiled, holding the paddle up so he could see it. His eyes narrowed when he saw that it was his own paddle, the one he\'d used on her in his private office. Oh, she was in such trouble for this. She swung the paddle again, landing it with a solid *thunk* upon his bare bottom. He sucked a breath, feeling the burn starting in his tender posterior.

Kendra felt a flood of power at having him at her mercy. He had, naturally, been in this position once before. But she hadn\'t been out to see to thier mutual pleasure then. This time, she wanted to work them both into a frenzy of desire that would burn out of control. She had to admit, stealing the paddle had been a secondary thought. She didn\'t think that he would particularly enjoy being spanked, as he always liked to be in control. But she had wanted to show him that he was not the only one who controlled the direction of many things in their lives. Including the love making.

As it was, she found that the rush spanking him was giving her was quite heady. So heady, in fact, that she had nearly orgasmed from the feel of it. She had never felt this..... powerful before. She could imagine it was one of the things that drove him. The rush of overwhelming mastery she felt over him was invoking feelings of intense desire in her. She wanted him to know how it felt when he had her at his mercy. When he was making her horny beyond distraction, so that she couldn\'t think of anyone but him, of anything but the orgasm he would give her. She wanted him to understand what that need felt like.

He hadn\'t bothered counting her strokes, but he was certain she\'d delivered him a good thirty or more. His bum felt as if it were on fire from her rough treatment of it. He couldn\'t imagine himself admitting to her, or anyone else for that matter, that the slow burning pain had fanned to life the flames of passion that he had never thought to experience. The flames that came with being punished. He had seen the paddle make Kendra hot, nearly mindless. But he hadn\'t understood why until now. She\'d shown him what she already knew.

In the right hands, pain could become pleasure. It had stung at first, had hurt the smallest bit. But, with each successive swing, each contact made by the wooden paddle, he had felt the pain give way to pleasure. Desire. The need for the spanking to continue, all the while fighting with the need to have her sink some part of her yeilding body over his raging hard on. He had wanted her to continue, wanted her to stop. Just wanted her.

The sight of his rosy backside had muscles low in her belly clenching with need. It was a beautiful sight to behold, his pale ass bright red with her paddling. She wanted nothing more than to take him. But she wanted him to lose control under her carefully calculated ministrations. She could not stop hersefl from touching him, though. When she laid her cool palms across his hot cheeks, he jumped involuntarily. Her mouth pressed small kisses to his abused backside, then slowly worked her way up his back. Her tongue licked across his mildly salty flesh, tasting him and clearing away the sweat. Driving him mad with need.

Her chest pressed into his back, allowing him to feel the leather caressing her flesh. It should be his hands cupping her breasts, not the leather. He groaned when she settled herself over him, her body pressing his. She nipped at his neck, her teeth grabbing little bits of flesh before her tongue laved the spot. When she actually bit down, he felt the resulting tremor all the way to his toes. It vibrated through his stiff cock, bringing forth a groan from his lips. He knew there would be a rather spectacular bruise there when she finally lifted her mouth from it.

Her hands were there to help him roll over. His cheeks were tinged pink, a bright flush for him. It told her he had enjoyed the spanking more than she thought he would. The sight of his blush, his tell tale enjoyment, was enough to send her desire spiralling out of control. She knew he would never tell her that he had found her punishment of him pleasure inducing, so seeing the evidence on his face was priceless.

Using her wand yet another time, she moved him so that he lay upon the full length of the mattress. The cool cloth was a shock to the heat of his bum. The bed clothes beneath him were rough, chafing ever so slightly on his raw flesh. The feel of it only served to arouse his passions further. He watched her walk off into the shadows. It took several moments for her to return. She came back completely naked, carrying a bottle of chocolate syrup in her hands. He groaned. She was going to turn him into a sundae once again.

She smiled down at him for a moment before pulling up the top of the squeeze bottle. She poured a little chocolate over her breasts, allowing it to slide down over her nipples. Stepping over to his side, she crawled up on the bed. She knelt near his head, letting one of her chocolate coated breasts hang near his mouth. He lifted his mouth to meet the thrusting peak, suckling at the syrup and cleaning it off. She shuddered as his tongue swirled around the nipple held between his lips. She repeated with the other breast when she offered it to him.

A faint grin touched her lips when she saw the chocolate smeared around his mouth. Leaning forward, she kissed the sticky liquid from him. The rest, she cleaned up with her tongue. He stifled the groan, but she felt the quiver of his muscles. She sat back on her feet, caught up the bottle from the spot on the bed where she\'d left it, then turned it upside down.

It was cold as it touched his heated flesh. She drizzled the chocolate over him generously, coating his own nipples and his stiff cock. When there were little fingers of slow moving syrup running down his sides, she set the bottle on the floor beside the bed. He watched as she leaned over him, unmindful of her hair as it dragged through the liquid topping she\'d poured over him. Her tongue came out and began to slowly swirl over his coated chest.

Kendra started with his nipples, sucking and laving them clean. She followed a river that had rolled up toward his neck, pooling in the hollow there. She took her time cleaning it out, lapping at the chocolate with painstakingly lazy strokes. Her mouth pressed his flesh, sucking up spots of the stuff before moving on. She licked a path over his breast bone. Down his belly. She took several minutes to clean out his belly button.

Severus couldn\'t hold back the groan. Her mouth was hot on his skin, her tongue rasping over his flesh lightly, heightening his arousal. She meticulously cleaned off as much of the sticky syrup as she could. His muscles trembled under her ever moving lips. She looked at him briefly. Her lips, barely opened, hovered just over his turgid erection. The twinkle in her eyes was purely evil. He had a moment before her mouth was closing over the head.

Her tongue lapped along the underside of his candy coated cock, stroking down the length of it as her mouth went ever lower on him. He groaned, his stiff hard on twitching at the feel of her hot mouth closed over him. She would have him coming in a moment if she continued like this. He needed something to distract him, so he could maintain his erection for a longer period of time. He would not have her thinking that he didn\'t have enough control over himself to keep from erupting the instant she touched him.

He searched his mind, looking for some manner of containing his over whelming need to orgasm. In the back of his brain, he could hear her voice droning on in a most clinical way, reciting from memory the entire recipe of a difficult potion. As well as the minor notes he\'d given them regarding mismixing and the like. A faint grin teased his lips. Then he began.

She was shocked enough that she lifted her mouth from him, staring at him in blatant confusion while he categorically listed every potion ingredient he had in his private and class room collections. In alphabetical order. In the most bored tone she had ever heard him use. ~The bloody git!~ her brain spat. It was enough to make her want to go back to spanking him.

Her she was, giving him the best blow job she could manage, and he was rattling off a supply list. As if she were taking notes for him. She frowned a moment, then lowered her head again. She began swallowing him in earnest, her head bobbing up and down at a mildly accelerated pace. She would show him.

Severus nearly faltered when she took his cock into her mouth again. If not for his days as a Death Eater, he doubted he would have been able to maintain the flat tone he was using. Nor would he have been able to control himself when she started in on him agian. She drove forward, sending him all the way back in her mouth. But he held onto the steely resolve that was a natural part of his make up, keeping his voice even and steady. She was working on him with gusto, driving him toward orgasm in little steps. He could tell by the set of her shoulders that she was not happy with his little ploy. A faint smile curled up the corners of his lips. He was going to make this as difficult on her as he could.

He made it all the way to Yellow Nettle Weed before he lost his concentration. She had just swallowed around his cock head, squeezing it tightly while her tongue managed to stroke along the sensitive vein on the underside. He groaned, his hips arching up into her mouth to try and bury himself further. She pulled back, letting his stiff prick slip from her mouth with a smile. \'Kendra!...\' he hissed out.

\'Patience, beloved,\' her voice was a husky whisper. He closed his eyes, swallowing hard. When he felt her knees pressing along side his hips, his eyes snapped open to look up at her. She sat astride him, her hands reaching down to circle his erection. To guide it into her waiting heat. She sank down on top of him, spreading her hands over his sticky chest. \' I intend to love you into submission,\' she whispered, rolling her hips slowly.

\'You are a wicked, wicked woman,\' he moaned, his hips arching to meet hers. She smiled down at him.

\'And you wouldn\'t have me any other way, love,\' she whispered as she shifted her hips again, sending him deeper into her. His teeth clenched, as did his hands. They curled into tight fists around the chains that held them above his head. She was going to kill him if she continued to ride him this slowly.

\'Release me, so that I may do this properly. It\'s obvious you have no clue,\' he instructed. She glared down at him for a moment, then managed a particularly splendid circular motion that had them both gasping.

\'You taught me well, mo piseag,\' she murmured to him. He wouldn\'t say it outloud, as it would go straight to her head, but he felt he had taught her well. Too well. She was slowly driving him to madness with her carefully controlled movements. A thought occured to him.

\' If you do not release my hands, I\'ll not be able to bring you to you orgasm,\' he reminded her. She smiled down at him, the lack of concern clearly visible in her eyes.

\'My orgasm isn\'t important. Now hush, or I\'ll cast a silencing spell on you,\' she warned him. He shook his head at her, but remained silent. She fell quiet as well, her mind focused on giving him pleasure. She moved her hips slowly on him, driving him on toward his own orgasm. Her fingers moved forward, creeping up until they could flick across his nipples. The sensation, along with her movements, brought a groan to his lips. The little peaks hardened beneath her questing fingertips.

Each one of her hip rolls became progressively a touch faster. His own rocked up and met her stroke for stroke. She was panting, her face just barely beginning to flush. It told him she was working her way toward orgasm. He knew the face well, as he\'d seen it many times. He was nearing the end himself. She\'d done a bang up job of pushing him over the edge. He knew he would not be able to take much more of this exquisite torture.

Kendra felt the tightening of muscles that bespoke of imminent release. She quickened her pace, her strokes short and deep. His hips met hers, thrust for thrust. She panted loudly, the sound mingling with his own gasps and groans. Severus felt one of her hands leave it\'s spot on his chest. He marked it\'s trail with his eyes, his muscles clenching with the need to throw her on her back and pound into her as he watched a single finger slip between their bodies.

She flicked the digit back and forth over her clit, dragging her nail across it to instigate her release. He groaned at the feeling of her muscles clamping down tight around his cock. It jerked and swelled. He slammed his hips upward, burying himself within her as deeply as he could. She cried out, her body going rigid. Her back arched, thrusting her breasts forward. His mouth watered, actually watered with the need to have them inside the hot cavern.

Her pussy squeezed his cock hard, her body spasming around him. The wailing cry that left her throat was what did it for him. He arched up twice more before he lost control. He exploded within her, sending stream after stream of hot, thick seed pulsing up into her. She quivered, her body slowly relaxing. He thrust into her shallowly, allowing her rippling muscles to milk him dry. Then she was boneless, throwing herself off him to land on the mattress at his side. Her chest heaved for breath as she lay beside him, feeling the aftershocks roll through her.

It was some moments later that he heard her mutter something under his breath. The manacles about his wrists unsnapped, letting him have his hands back. He rolled onto his side, pulling her body next to his. She cuddled into him, a sigh of deep contentment slipping form her lips. \' It\'s terribly hard to believe that one year ago, I had you in almost exactly the same spot. How things have changed,\' she whispered.

\'Yes, brat. Funny exaclty how things have changed,\' he whispered against the top of her head. His mind was whirling. In one year\'s time, one singular, meddling bloody Gryffindor had managed to turn his very ordered, very boring world completely on it\'s ear. She would never know how grateful he was that she had stepped back into his life the way she had, determined to ruthlessly torture him. She had no idea just how good a job she had done on that account.

Oh yes, she tortured him. Every bloody time she looked at him with love shining in her eyes. He still had no clue what he\'d done to deserve so beautiful a gift. Some where, some how, he must have found favor with some god......

He could only wonder which one. There was no way he could ever truly thank the deity responsible from bringing a stubborn, head strong, red headed witch into his life. But he supposed he could show his thanks and apprecaition by loving her to the best of his abilities. For the rest of his days.

Somewhere in the darkness, a pair of green gold eyes winked mischievously. No one could see the smile that accompanied them........

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yes, my dears. you read that correctly. the blissful ride has come to an end. please exit the cars and be sure to take any property that you came with. i hope everyone enjoyed the blossoming relationship between kendra and severus. i had such fun with this story. i\'m glad everyone that wrote me liked it so much...... i suppose i can always pick it up, if someone really needs more..... but you\'ll have to beg long and hard. kendra, the sneaky little witch, completely wore me out. she\'s a sneaky one, she is.

do not fret, i have plans for little cerridwen already in the works......

i will be finishing *Murky Waters*, then i\'m on to a new fic that i\'ve had rattling about the great big empty space that is my skull. i have others tumbling about up there, as well. i will leave you all to wonder who and what it will be about.......

my eternal gratitude goes out to madam shark, who not only helped in the construction of this chapter, but helped with the entire story as well, beta and ideas. she was also the one who convinced me i had talent enough to post this in the first place. those of you who really loved this story need to thank her.

also, to lori, simone, kenly and red. you guys have been a fountain of support and ideas for me. i thank you all heartily. my own groupies. i love you all very much.

please do not be afraid to leave reviews. even now, i still wish to see them, to know what you think

and, for the last time, ignore the bloody monkey! he absolutely, unequivically, without question, has no friggin\' clue what the hell he\'s talking about. and if you see him, get my chocolate frogs back from him. and see if the little sneak is in possession of my buttons..... i do so want them back....

~hugs~ to all

~brightest blessings~

ladydeathfaerie