Silver Doe - The first time they kissed it was him kissing her, the second time they kissed it was her kissing him. The third time they both kissed. Only three times… and never more.
Written between 06 – 08 – 2007 and 06 – 11 – 2007
Chapter I – The First
Ten years old Severus Snape looked at the clock tower for what felt like the hundredth time in twenty minutes.
"She should be here by now…"
It was strange indeed. Lily Evans was never late. A scowl adorned his face as he began to worry about his best friend. Something might have happened to her, otherwise, she wouldn't be late.
'No, she's just late.'
Ten more minutes had passed and Snape was growing more concerned by the minute. He would have already gone to her house if only her family, mostly her sister, didn't dislike him so much. Well, her parents didn't really dislike him, they were just apprehensive when it came to him. Still, it would be pretty awkward.
'If she doesn't come in five minutes I'll go look for her. To hell with her family!'
The five minutes deadline was almost over when he finally spotted a dark-red smudge in his peripheral vision.
"I'm sooooooo sorry!"
He wanted to yell at her for making him sick with worry but the sight of her dazzling smile made him forget about everything and everyone else.
"It's okay…"
"Guess what?" She said with barely contained excitement.
"What?"
"Oh, you're no fun!" Lily pouted in a cute way for a couple of seconds before a wide smile made its way to her beautiful face. "I got it!"
"It?"
"The letter!"
"The… oh, you mean from Hogwarts?" Hope was clear in his deep dark eyes. With the worry over her lateness, he had completely forgotten he too had received a letter earlier that morning.
"No, from Merlin." She said in a poor attempt at sarcasm. "Of course it's from Hogwarts silly!"
Snape couldn't help but smile at her childish behavior.
"A professor called Dumbledore came to my house and explained everything to my parents."
"You're really going then?" He could barely believe it. I was just TOO good to be real.
"I… don't know…" His heart sank at her words. "I mean, my parents don't mind, in fact, they were quite thrilled with the idea of having a witch in the family. But… you see… Tuney…" She trailed off knowing he would understand what she wanted to say.
"I get it. You'd rather stay with her than being with people like us." 'Than being with me.' He wanted to add.
"What? No! That's not it! But you must understand, she IS my sister."
"If she really liked you she would let you go."
Lily snorted in a very unladylike way. "What would YOU know about it?" She regretted her words the moment they escaped her lips.
Snape's eyes darkened as he turned his back on her and began to walk away.
"Wait! I'm sorry! I didn't mean it like that." With her heart beating painfully against her ribcage Lily watched as her friend continued his path away from her without even looking back. She must have really hurt him for nothing she said seemed to change his mind. Desperately she ran after him hoping to stop him. "Severus!"
The young wizard froze mid-step. Severus… She had called him Severus… She had never called him by his first name before.
He suppressed a shiver of shock and pleasure as he felt a weight crashing against his back. Lily wrapped her small arms around his waist and buried her face in his back. She had made it! She had stopped him.
He still wouldn't turn to her, he was afraid that his eyes might betray his true feelings. It was still too soon for her to know. He should leave now before she found out, but the heat emanating from her body was too tempting for him to resist. He had waited so long to feel her like this. Too damn long. His resolve crumbled at last when he felt something wet against his back. She was crying.
"I-I want to go. I want t-to meet other people l-like me – like u-us. P-please Severus, forgive me." The young red-haired bit her tongue before she could say what she was really feeling at the moment. 'I don't want to lose you…'
Snape turned to face the girl he had secretly liked from afar for so long as he felt her arms dropping heavily from their previous position. He mentally cursed, regretting the coldness that lingered now that her warm touch was gone.
He gently brushed her tears away with his thumb. She was so goddamned beautiful!
"You're really going?"
She smiled trough her tears, relieved that he was not mad at her. "Yes."
Snape enthusiastically kissed her soft cheek leaving them with heavy blushes on their faces. "I'm glad."
It was a small and innocent kiss and yet young Severus Snape could honestly say it was the happiest day of his life.
