Severus Snape scurried through the halls on his way to potions class. He tried to stay out of the way of most people. He had almost made it to class without any encounters with his enemies, The Marauders, when suddenly, he noticed James Potter, come out of nowhere it seemed, and extend his leg out. Before Severus had time to stop, Sirius Black, the local heartthrob came up from behind Severus, and pushed him forward. He toppled over James' leg and lay in a heap of black robes, and greasy hair. He was still laying there when he heard them walk away. It's better if I just play dead, he thought, as he got up and brushed himself off.
James walked into class with the other three Marauders, and sat down in the back of the classroom. "Oh, that was great you guys. I just feel bad for any poor sap who slips in all the grease he left behind" he said loudly, just as Severus was walking in the room. James looked at him, and saw the flash of hurt cross the other boy's face. Suddenly his smile vanished, and he had no idea why. Did he, James Harold Potter, feel bad for Severus? No, of course not!, he thought, and quickly banished the thought from his mind, but he couldn't stop thinking about the look of hurt and sadness, and it hurt him to think about it.
About thirty minutes into class, James noticed he was missing some neut tail for his potion. He sighed loudly, and heaved himself out of the chair, walking over to the cabinet to get the tail. Severus, who happened to be missing the same thing, was also walking over there. As Severus walked by, he tripped over his own shoelace. "Dammit, Potter!" He yelled, and pushed James down. James, in shock, grabbed Severus's robes, and they landed all tangled up with each other.
Slughorn pulled them apart, and gave the two of them a detention for horseplay, and disrupting class.
~The Next Day~
Severus sulked down the hall on his way to detention. He was ticked that not only did he have to waste his time in detention, but it was all Potter's fault. He was simply defending himself from that monstrosity of a boy.
James was already in there when Severus walked in. He was doodling a picture of a snake wrapped around a snitch. He didn't really know why, but he thought it was kind of cute.
Slughorn announced that he had to leave the room momentarily to reorganize some of his potion ingredients, and told the boys to start writing lines. Severus then realized he was out of paper, so he asked James if he could use some of his.
"Nope." Was James' simple reply, then he went back to shading the picture. Severus, snatched the piece of parchment away from him, "Give me a piece of paper, or I'll rip this in half" he said, trying to sound tough.
"No, please, don't." James actually looked upset. Severus looked at the picture, and blushed deeply.
"Potter, is this supposed to be for...me?" He asked still blushing.
James shuffled his feet shyly, and finally after a few seconds, he worked up the nerve to do what he'd been day dreaming about since the night before.
Severus was in complete shock when James walked up and kissed him, right on the mouth. He was about to protest, when he realized ho much he enjoyed it. He responded by wrapping his arms around James, and pulling him closer. They stayed like that until Slughorn came back, smelling of alchol.
He looked confused, and said, quite awkwardly, "Um, alright boys, detention over" James pulled away, and just nodded. Then he grabbed Severus's hand, and lead him out of the classroom. This time, they were headed for a broom closet.