Please, Release Me!

AN: I´m sorry, I´m sorry, I´M SORRY! I found out that we are having our 4th kid! (1st was stillborn a girl in 2010, 2nd a boy in 2012, 3rd a girl in 2014 and now this in 2016, I do like even numbers huh) Well, that was so cool, and then, then I got sick, but I´m baaaaaack now. Please forgive me?

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”It´s all right. Calm down Neville.” Severus sat down cautiously beside his young lover and tried to move his arm around him for comfort, because he knew that was what one should do in a case like this, not that he had much practice in the art of comfort - but Neville jumped up again.

“She´s dead, I killed her. It´s… I´m a murderer…” He pulled on his hair again for the hundredth time after Severus´ return. The older male sighed wearily.

“It was an accident, from what you tell me, and the student present would pro-“ Severus tried to pacify the other, but was cut off.

“Because my magic accidently killed her when heavy stone mashed her to pieces. I should turn myself in, it´s not –“

Severus had already anticipated this response and had moved toward Neville, and in this very moment, he did what he thought would shut him up; he kissed him. Neville didn´t respond at first and Severus rubbed his finger behind Neville´s ear, like he knew he loved, causing the other to moan and give in to temptation.

After a couple of minutes Severus pulled away and leaned his forehead against Neville´s. “Are you calm enough to talk?”

“I love you,” he breathed, not opening his eyes to see the smirk those words caused on his lover´s face.

“I know Pup, but that´s not what I asked you.” The tone was teasing at best, if one knew Severus, that is, and Neville did.

His eyes popped open and he grimaced, “Did you just call med Pup?”

A long pale finger traced the outline of a somewhat stubby chin and jaw, causing Neville to shiver against his will. He was trying his best to be affronted. “Mm, cute, young and cuddly.” Neville´s eyes widened. “And if you tell anyone I told you that; l will refuse to having said it in the first place.” Severus kissed Neville briefly.

“You´re trying to make me forget,” Neville reached up and ran his hand through the dark tresses, “I love you so fucking much Sev, I would do anything for you. You know?” Obsidian eyes searched blue ones, before Severus pulled out his wand.

Neville didn´t even flinch. “Do you trust me?”

“With my life,” Neville answered promptly.

Severus nodded. “The mind works in layers, even though you were at the time, me, you can remember it fully. I´m going to remove that knowledge from your brain, since it was I who should have been the one to experience it in the first place.”

The wand raised and the spell at the tip of his tongue Severus started when Neville´s hands blocked the tip with his hand. “Please don´t remove my memories of you,” he swallowed, “I know, I know you´re sometimes scared of what we have, but… please don´t erase us.” Neville cupped his lover´s chin, “I have never loved anyone as much as I do you. You deserve to be loved. You´re worth it.”

Damn it Neville, why do you always do this to me? You would be much safer if I simply erased me from your mind. Neville´s pleading eyes were locked with Severus´ when he cast the spell.

“Obliviate.”

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Jan: Yes, what happened to the body? We might learn that later on.

Lanie: Well, I hope things will be all right! We´ll have to wait and see, won´t we?

KidaCakes: Gosh, you make me all giddy and stuff! Thank you SO MUCH for needing this too. And the Drarry sort of came in to my mind (lie) but boy am I glad you all took it so well. People always think I might be losing my footing in my stories, but in the end, they always come together magically (get it, heh,) So, I guess that´s just how I work, really. I am so GLAD someone noticed the wrongness with the precious chapter – thank you! So, consider yourself smart enough to have known what this chapter would be like ;-)

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