If Everything Had Been Different
Lily finished her chores as fast as she could the day after she arrived home from Hogwarts. She wanted to get to the meadow to meet Severus as quickly as possible. Once she was finished, she ran to her room to change into a nicer dress. After checking to make sure Petunia was nowhere to be seen to tell on her to their mum, she slipped out of the house and ran to the meadow. She stepped into the meadow and sat down to wait for him to arrive.
When Severus arrived, Lily blushed faintly against her will. She was finally ready to admit to Severus (and herself) how she felt about him. She stood up as he walked towards her and embraced him in a gentle hug, afraid to hurt him, knowing how his father beat him. He flinched at the touch.
"How are things at home?" she asked him. Nobody realized how heartbroken she was whenever a new cut or bruise appeared on him.
"It's… fine." His moment of hesitation made Lily positive that he was lying.
"Severus, show me. I know you're not okay. I felt you tense when my hands touched your back."
He slowly unbuttoned and removed his shirt. As he turned around, I gasped when I saw the unimaginable amount of bruises on his back.
As he put his shirt back on, she said, "Please let me tell my mum about this. She can help you be rid of the pain forever."
"Lily, no. I can't let you do that. You'd only end up hurt."
"Severus, I lo-," she paused, catching herself before she embarrassed herself to no end, "care about you deeply. Please don't make it seem as though you don't want help."
Severus sighed. "It's not that I don't want help, Lil. It's that I know my father. He would do anything he could to get you back for doing that to him."
Lily took a deep breath. It was time to tell him how she felt.
A/N: No characters belong to me. However, the plotline is absolutely mine. I hope you like it. Hopefully, the next chapter will be up very soon.