Hey all, this is my first story that I've posted on fanfiction. I hope to get good reviews so I can't continue doing this. I have a good feeling about this story. This story is rated PG for right now but i have a feeling it will become PG-13 or more. So please, at the end Review, Review, and Review! Thanks.

In the Shadows

Chapter 1: Twinkling Emerald Eyes

People lurk in the shadows all around Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry. But it just so happens, that one person in particular was lurking by the Gryffindor corridor. His name, Severus Snape.

He didn't really know why he was hanging around here, of al places to be, but he knew it had to deal with Potter. "Damn Potter and all his hotness! No Severus! You can't think of Potter. He's a student. It would never work out, plus I bet he wouldn't want to date a teacher, a grimy git teacher at that. Although, he is of correct age and it's not against the rules for student-teacher relationships. Maybe this would work out." He shook this from his head as the picture of the fat lady opened.

Out came a raven haired boy with a smile on his face. He was alone. Severus decided the time to talk to him was now.

He slowly crept out of the shadows.

"Holy shit Snape! You scared me to death!" exclaimed Harry.

"Potter, 10 points for language. Aslo I guess I would have done the Dark Lord a favor. But not the point in why I'm here to talk to you," Severus said in a calm but cold voice.

He just stood there a few moments taking in the features of the Boy Who Lived. His sparkling emerald eyes, that always seemed to twinkle. "Just like Albus," Severus thought and snorted metally at that thought.

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Harry was feeling a little nervous. Snape was looking at him a little strangly. "Almost looks like he's looking at me with lust," Harry thought.

"Well," Harry said impatiently. He did have to be somewhere to go, Quidditch practice to be more precise.

"Well what?" Snape snapped back.

"You stopped me from going to practice and you said that you wanted to talk to me about something. Yet you are just looking at me and not talking."

"Well…. Umm," Severus was starting to get nervous and sweaty. He couldn't just come out and say he fancied the emerald eyed boy. Harry would think he was crazy and then never give him a chance.

"Well what?"

"Never mind, I don't want to consult it with you any more. Good day Mr. Potter." Severus said with a cold yet nervous voice.

"Wait a minute, Severus!" Harry had grabbed his arm to pull him back to where they were facing each other again.

"You called me Severus." Snape said with a dreamy look in his eyes. He had been DYING to hear that sexy voice of his to say his name for sometime now.

"Yes, and I'm sorry about that. But I want to know what you wanted to talk about."

"Don't be sorry Harry, I like it when you say my given name." oh my fucking god! Did I just tell Potter that? Oh fuck, oh fuck, fuck fuck fuck!

"Good, Severus," Harry purred, "because I like saying it," he said with a twinkle in his eye.

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Severus almost went weak in the knees at him saying that and to be looking at those emerald eyes twinkling.

"Now, Severus, what did you want to talk about?"

"Umm…" he was getting nervous again. So he started to turn away. But when he was turning Harry grabbed his arm and pulled him into a passionate kiss.

Does this classify as a cliff hanger? I have no idea. Haha. I hope you liked my first chapter. I will be updating, hopefully, at least once a week. Well, please review, and tah tah for now!