Rabidity

Adrienne was surprised by the sudden chance of scenery, her stomach had become slightly knotted during the travel, but she was steadily locked in his arms… safe. She looked up into his eyes – she saw vulnerability. Wherever this was, he must’ve trusted her to take her here, and now his eyes were trying to look deep into hers for any chance of betrayal. But none was read, that was obvious – even on the edges of her mind Severus could see her thoughts as clearly as if she were describing them herself. She was dizzy from not only the travel, but from his kiss… his touch. It drove Severus mad to feel her feeling this.

Both of them stood in the dimly lit room, the sky was clouded allowing only a gray light to find it’s way to their skin. Adrienne still had on her dark tattered denim, something Narcissa had given her – they were once Draco’s so the size was too big and they were worn out – but it still clung to her hips alright enough for her to wear them around. Her upper body was only dressed in what was a sheer white undershirt. She had on a long-sleeved shirt and a cardigan earlier, but she pictured them on the ground, back in the Malfoy gardens. The thought made her smile. Severus caught the thought and directed his attention to the incredibly thin, see-through fabric that covered her beautiful body. The fabric gave him outline and detail of her breasts, and even deep scars that he found on her skin.

Both were transfixed with one another, Adrienne was delighted with his risk taking and admiration for her scarred body. Severus lifted the shirt away from her and off her body, something that too little effort, and now she was nearly naked, and still in his arms. Adrienne kissed him again while standing on her tiptoes and arching her back so that she could reach. Severus was tall… so tall. She stayed on her tiptoes as she worked at the top button of his collar… then the second, and dear Merlin… there seemed to be hundreds. She remembered a spell for unlatching… but knew she couldn’t perform it even though she wanted to. So she let the arches of her feet become sore as she kissed him over and over again until she found the last button.

Severus had found that waiting for her to remove other articles of clothing was excruciatingly tainted with anticipation; she pulled his robes aside revealing his pale skin and several of his own scars. They were ones that had healed over the years. They were so faint that it was obvious magic had to be involved to keep them so quaint. She lightly touched them with her fingertips leaving his skin to prickle. Severus noticed that many of the bruises she had could be explained by a number of spells… ones that tied it’s victims down – rendering them little space to move, and if they did move… the bonds became tighter. Severus could only try and block out thoughts of what she went through – but hopefully that would be over now, now that she was pregnant. he thought.

Severus deeply kissed her while she had been transfixed with his skin. Sending her head spinning once again – she tangled her hand into his thick black hair leaving him no room to back out of the kiss. So he only moved foreword, carefully placing her horizontally across his bed. His hands pulled on his sleeves letting the heavy piece of clothing fall to the floor. She saw the distinctive dark mark as he stood before her, reminding her of their terrifying fate if caught… but after all she had been through he would be more than worth it. She could perhaps die happy… and for a purpose… for love.

Now with Severus on top of her she arched her back to let their skin touch. His hands trailed to her chest where his fingertips found her flesh to be softer than he’d dreamed of. Almost as if her skin was carefully draped silk all around her body – just seeing her underneath him made his trousers strain, he delved into her breasts – kissing them, sucking, and lightly biting – all in response to the soft moans that sprang from her lips and rang in his ears. Adrienne had never felt such pleasure, she had never even dreamed of such pleasure.

She didn’t even realize the extent of her volume until she found Severus in her hear whispering: “if you insist on being that loud we’ll get caught for sure.” She could almost hear the smirk spreading across his lips. He enjoyed it. She licked her lips and bit down on them proudly before she whispered his name back in his own ear. He resumed by kissing her neck while his hands massaged her breasts.

Severus’s temperature was rising, and his heart seemed to skip a beat when her heard that familiar slide of a zipper – and with Adrienne’s hands now snaking their way beneath the fabric he had no reason to hide his arousal. She found it easily – and freed him from the last confines of fabric. She began stroking him in a way that he quite enjoyed – enough to let an exhilarated moan through his clenched teeth.

Severus noticed the loose fit of her denim and while leaning his head against the bed he was able to use both hands and swiftly pull downwards revealing tightly knit lace panties. He found that Adrienne kicked the rest of the denim away leaving both of them nearly naked. He continued kissing her lips until they both decided then needed a break for air – then he began his journey downwards leaving wet kisses as he went. The bumps raised on her body weren’t from bruises but the tingling sensation he was giving her. When he kissed her hipbone Adrienne’s hand to leave his trousers on account of the now awkward angle, she was slightly disappointed, until Severus hooked her panties with his middle fingers and pulled them away from her body. She felt so hot, so ready, so aroused – he teased her thighs with kisses before using his tongue to satisfy her cries for more pleasure. Adrienne couldn’t help but let go and enjoy the entirely new sensations she was experiencing. She had never felt this good, she had never enjoyed any touch but his.

Severus came up to meet her lips once again and found that Adrienne was able to snake her way around until she was on top of him. Something that slightly surprised him, she didn’t stop kissing him while both of them worked the rest of his garments completely off. But now Severus had a slight knot in his stomach – he was actually afraid to go so far with someone he cared about… because it meant that he really did care, that Adrienne was a reality, and being intimate with her was the only one of the few thoughts he had about her. But when she lowered herself onto him Severus felt the incredible warmth within her and his knot quickly melted away as he made love to her. He sat up so that their bodies could embrace one another’s while their hips gently rocked. The uncomfortable knot he once had returned but in a moment of bliss and arousal – he kissed her face, his hands were at her sides while hers were on his face. Both of them would rather kiss each other than not breathe for the time being. Adrienne couldn’t help but stare into his eyes when she could bare the pleasure – he would look back at her with a look of what Adrienne could only explain as gratitude. But for what, she didn’t know.

Eventually they both collapsed on top of the rumpled blankets. Adrienne pulled on to her to covered her body, slightly embarrassed by the scars – and chilled from the cool air around her. She found her way back against Severus’s warm body. She felt his arm find its way around her admitting her closer to him where she could hear his uneven breath and fluttering heart beat. She traced the scars on his chest – his arms…

“Spells.” He muttered, noticing her fascination. "One of my own creation in fact." he admitted.

“Mine were spells too." She added. She saw a sort of grimaced look appear on his face. She tried to change the subject. “Why’d you make this?” she asked tracing the lines on his hand from his unbreakable vow.

“Narcissa asked it of me. I was the only one who… who they could trust to follow out the Dark Lord’s orders if Draco failed.”

“The Malfoy’s trusted you?” she asked.

“Don’t seem so surprised.” he muttered. “I’ve been close to that family for years – I always watched Draco closely and sort of took him under my wing as a favor to Lucius. But… my little witch – what is it you did for Draco?”

Adrienne swallowed hard. However he knew she wasn’t sure… but perhaps the Malfoy family trusted him enough to mention it.

“That was weeks ago…”

“As I heard.” He said. “Narcissa seems to think she is in your debt.”

“He… was torturing Draco. With… with that unforgivable curse.” She said softly. “Narcissa was begging for him to stop – I don’t even know what Draco did but I… influenced him to stop and focus on me.”

“You used Afluenca? He asked sitting up, concerned, and angry.

“I had to.” She said sitting up next to him. “I couldn’t let that go on. He was screaming for help.”

“Opening up your mind to him is the exact opposite of what we want to happen.” Severus said while hugging her and stroking her hair.

“I… I’m having trouble controlling the barrier, it’s changing every day and it’s getting worse as it gets closer to the next full moon.”

“It’s all the hormones, from the potion, from your own blood… of course the moon would make it worse.” He picked her up while she sat and moved her over his leg dropping her between both his legs; he placed his hands on her face and muttered a charm Adrienne had never heard before. Once he was finished. He pulled away from her, and she could tell he was very unsettled.

“After… after you saved Draco – he raped you. And… all those other nights, your screams, and your pain.” He said looking into her eyes feeling completely responsible.

She placed her hands on his head, "It's not so bad when I think about you." she admitted placing a kiss on his long nose. She looked down, she had forgotten why she was naked, she had forgotten they’d just made love. How could she forget that? Severus saw her puzzled face and explained to her he took certain memories and pushed them far back behind the barrier, they would only resurface if she brought them back, like she was doing with what had just happened.

“So you have less to focus on.” He said. “As long as no one brings them up – they’ll stay hidden to everyone – even you until you so wish to change that.”

“Thank you Severus.”

There it was, his name again, coming out of her sweet peach lips. Something that excited him… gave him chills. He was able to comfort Adrienne for over an hour while she huddled against his chest and explained some of her fears. Sometimes she would cry – and sometimes she would laugh. Severus was just overjoyed to see life in her eyes – even after everything.

Severus whispered in her hear: “we best get back.” And the thought of returning to that reality scared her. But she knew it was only temporary. Together they dressed, it was mostly done in silence, except for when Severus made comments about her staring. She had dressed before he’d even began the buttons on his robes. She crawled across the bed to help him. And before she could do the top button they both her a faint crashing sound from downstairs. Both head turned quickly to the direction of the sound. Severus opened up the closet door – revealing more definite black clothes. He kissed her forehead as he placed Adrienne inside hiding her. He left the door unhinged and readied his wand to face whatever was inside his home.