Author's note: This is a request from skrmbss… Please don't ask what is going through her mind… even she herself doesn't know.
Warnings: Slash and centaurs.
Disclaimer: Do not own Harry Potter
Jealously
Bane was fighting with three spiders at once, with only a sword in his hands. His shield had been destroyed by the fifth spider he had killed. These pests had overstepped the boundaries between them when news of Firenze's exile reached them. The spiders were really afraid of Firenze, he was the centaurs' strongest fighter and Bane, in a fit of jealousness had thrown him out of the herd.
Bane couldn't help it though. He had been in love with the other centaur since they were young and were being trained in the art of the warriors. Lost in his memories, he didn't notice a spider coming from behind him until it slashed at his side. Falling at the forest floor, he prepared himself for his death, but the spiders' attack was interrupted by someone. Glancing up, Bane's eyes widened as he witnessed Firenze slashing at the spiders and killing them with one blow.
Firenze turned and galloped back to him. Kneeling down, he assessed the wound before running a finger on the wound leaving healed skin behind it. "Firenze… why?" Bane gasped, still in pain despite his wound being healed. The spider's poison wasn't flushed out of his system yet though it was slowly countered.
"What do you mean why Bane? Was there any doubt that I would come and help you when you were in danger? We promised each other didn't we? We swore we would protect each other to our death." Bane got angry at that. "Then why did you leave to teach at the humans' school? Why did you abandon us? Why did you abandon me?"
Firenze stared in shock at Bane before putting his hands on the other centaur's soldiers. "I never betrayed you! I did it for the herd! Dumbledore swore to relocate the spiders if I taught at his school for only this year so that he would get revenge on that woman the ministry brought at the school. I never planned to stay there more than a few months! But you didn't let me explain, you just threw me out of the herd!"
Bane flinched at that and looked away. Firenze got a sad look in his eyes. "Why did you do it Bane? Why didn't you wait for my explanation?" Bane took a deep breath and looked Firenze in the eyes. "Because I was jealous, ok? I have been in love with you for years but you chose to live away from us, from me for what I thought would be years! I am sorry I let my jealousy…"
Whatever Bane was going to say was cut off by a pair of lips on his. Bane's eyes widened as he realized that the love of his life was kissing him. It didn't take long to close his eyes and kiss back though. He was in bliss, finally he knew what Firenze tasted like. "I love you too." Firenze whispered before kissing him again. Bane kissed back enthusiastically. He was the happiest he had ever been. Firenze loved him back and it seemed his jealousy didn't destroy anything after all.
Author's note: Yes, short, but what did you expect? A lemon? Yeah, right, no way in hell. Hope you enjoyed skrmbss, I certainly was tortured enough writing this. Excuse me now, I am going to find some bleach to remove the existence of this fic from my mind.