Hello my fellow followers to the great god Yaoi! (Sometimes called Gay Love.) Found this in one of the fic's I am reading: "If you left leg is Christmas and your right leg is New Years, can I visit between the holidays?" It made me laugh…I hope you do to! XD I wonder if anyone reads this thing. I do have news to tell you all… Hot chocolate when cold is not that great! Kinda disgusting…
"Never refuse any advance of friendship, for if nine out of ten bring you nothing, one alone may repay you." (Madame de Tencin)
Chapter 3 Friendship
Harry was lying awake one night in June in the woods with Severus about five mouths later. Harry rolled over on his bed and looked at the man who had been training him for a while and examined his features. Severus eyes were closed and his chest rose and fell softy. Harry looked at the Roman nose, the pale features, his dark eyes that were closed right now. He also looked at his hair that over time had become less greasy because they didn't make as many potions as Severus liked to do. Harry looked at it all and realized that Severus was the most beautiful person that he had ever seen. Harry had noticed the girls in towns and villages who looked at Harry like a staving hounds trying to get a steak. The boy shuddered at the horrible thought and tried to think of more pleasant things.
Harry thought of what Severus had done for him: He had saved Harry not only from the witch but also from himself. Harry had thought that dieing was more preferable the living with the hag. And Severus had given him a purpose in life. Harry wanted to become a person worthy of the man he loved. So he stuided day and night, and worked hard on his sparring lessons. Harry looked over at Severus again and almost got a heart attack when he saw Severus eyes where opened.
"Shit! You almost gave me a heart attack old man!
Severus scowled and sat up. "Old man?"
Harry smirked. "Git' was getting boring."
"Cheeky brat…" Severus grumbled as he got up running a hand through his hair and started to get out of bed. Harry quickly averted his eyes even though he didn't want to, and got out of bed too. They were both in a tent that was larger inside then the outside. When Harry asked how that came to be, Severus snerred as if he was stupid (granted he might be stupid from time to time) and told him about how he stole it from some underdeveloped mind of a heavy child named Dudley who was trying to get food.
Severus thought the boy might have been following them and so proceeded to take the tent and realized that it was one of the few that Wizards had made. Severus was even more convinced that the boy was following them…how else would he had gotten such a magical object? They later found out that they could cook in the tent but that it got pretty warm when it was cold and that there where two beds in a room upstairs. Yes the upstairs of the tent.
"Come on you brat, the light will fade before you get your ass out of bed." Severus muttered as heturned around buttoning his shirt. Harry stared at the man and his gaze was drawn downward and started to laugh.
Severus glared at the boy across from him. "What are you laughing about now?"
Harry rose from his bed and walked over to his mentor and crush. Stopping in font of the man, he tugged on the front of the man's shirt. "You skipped a butten hole."
Severus looked down, trying to ignore the fact that Harry was currently touching his chest, and noticed the boy was right. Sighing he made to correct it when Harry touched his hand and he rised an eyebrow.
Harry looked up into the deep black eyes and tried to make blush to go away. "I will do it," Harry grinned at Severus' surprised face. "You might mess it up again."
"This has happened for the first time in my life, I'll have you know." Severus grumbled, but let Harry undo his work so far. He breathed the boy's scent, noticing that it was minty with a hint of chocolate. How did he get it like that anyway? When the boy was done he noticed that Harry's face was red and put a hand on his forehead hoping the boy didn't have a fever. "Are you sick?"
Those green eyes's looked up at him in confusion. "I don't think so -why?"
Severus looked at him with a little bit of his true emotions bleeding through. "You face is all red." Severus watched Harry's face become an even deeper shade of the color.
The boy was about to answer when they both heard sounds coming form outside. Severus looked at Harry and saw that he was already on the stairs. Severus went after him and went though the flap, and stepped out into the forest.
A bushy haired girl in expensive clothes was running away from something it seemed, with a tall red haired man by her side. He was wearing peasant clothes and was holding her hand and had a sword ready at his side…it was drawn. The girl was panting and kept looking back as if expecting someone to magically appear. By the time the two newcomers noticed them, it was too late. The girl ran into Harry knocking him down and laying on top of him. Severus saw red, and pulled the women off the boy making her stumble into the red haired boy.
"Hey! What the hell are you doing to my Mistress!" The boy shouted as he checked her over for any injuries.
Severus sneered and picked Harry up from the ground. "She was crushing Harry."
"Oh I am dreadfully sorry about that, but I didn't see him!" The women said looking at Harry guilty. "Are you all right?"
Harry nodded and clung to Severus' arm as he was a little dizzy. "Yeah, just fine."
"Hey mate sorry about that. We were trying to run away from some people who are after us…" The boy trailed off as both party's here shouts and crunching leaves.
"Uh Sev…"
Severus looked down at Harry who relized his arm and was walking toward the noise.
"One of the people is Dudley…"
"The fat one who we stole the tent from?"
Harry looked over at Severus and frowned. "Uh 'we' didn't steal, that was you."
Severus sighed and started to collect their things so that they could move on. "Fine! I temporarily took his tent without ever thinking of giving it back."
"Uh, you know that boy?" The red head asked looking warily at Severus. The bushy haired woman was looking them over as they started to take their tent down.
"Yeah…he is trying to take me back to toady so that they could kill me when I turn sixteen." The newcomer's jaws drooped.
"That freak works for a TOAD!" Red exclaimed. The girl frowned at him and shook her head.
Severus looked at the boy in disgusted. "And thanks to you he will find us any minute. If Harry so much gets a hair on his head hurt because of you. I will kill you."
The noises were getting closer and they could here Dudley talking. "Shit!" Harry said and quickly put the rest of the things they had in a pack. "Let's go Sev!"
"Wait!" Bushy said, "Can we come with you? That person Dudley is trying to find us because I didn't want to marry him. So Ron and I ran away together." Bushy looked at Ron, blushing. "I want to marry the man I love…"
Severus was about to say no when he noticed the look on Harry's face. The teen then later looked at Severus with those eyes that made Severus do what ever he asked. He sighed realizing that fighting was foolish and had they needed to get out of here. "Fine!" Severus snapped. "But we have to move quickly." After that Severus turned around and took Harry. Taking one of his potions, Severus gave it to Harry and the two newcomers and chugged another one. "This will help you run faster for awhile." He sighed. "At least this is helping me make new potions."
Both party's grimaced, but they did as they were told, but before anyone could say anything to the brewer, Severus grabbed one of Harry's arms and ran off with a whisper to where they will be going to the other two people. Ron quickly grabbed Hermione and ran after them.
******A few hours later in the town after the next town.******
"So what is your story?" Harry asked flopping on the bed next to Severus.
Ron had reached them about ten minutes ago when Harry and Severus were just checking into a hotel. Ron and the girl, whose name was Hermione, had gotten the room next door to them. Harry was thankful that those two had money on them before running away. Severus was kinda tip-nipped about their money.
"Hermione is a Duchess in the land of Ravenclaw. I first met her when I was traveling from Gryffindor to work and help my family. Herm and I become fast friends when her family let me work in the kitchens. We fell in love but Hermione was due to marry another who everyone said will have connections to the next King of Gryffindor."
Severus was listening to the story and looked at Harry, noticing that Harry was starting to look a little green.
"I thought that meeting my intended to see if we could somehow work out an agreement about not marrying, would help," Hermione started to say. She looked at her hands twiddling her thumbs. "It didn't work out and so Ron and I decided to run. Unfortunately before we had all that we needed to run, like a horse and some clothes, we were overheard and then had to run sooner than we expected. While running we ran into you."
Harry could feel the look that Severus was laying on him. He sighed, "I know, I know Sev. I will assume my rightful place at your side when I become King of Gryffindor."
Severus narrowed his eyes. "Shut up you fool! Who knows who is listening right now?"
"Uh, what was that all about?" Ron asked nervously.
"Nothing," Harry chirped.
Sev rolled his eyes and looked at the date on the calendar in the room. "We don't have much time left to train you."
Hermione gasped and pointed a finger at Severus. "I know who you are! You're the King of Slytherin!"
"No way," Ron said in disbelief.
The girl glared at Ron. "Yes he is! I read about him in a book that I got from mother and father before we left." She turned to their bags that they had brought with them. Hermione took out a book called: Kings and Queens of the land of Hogwarts. Flipping through the pages she stopped and showed it to Ron.
"See! It says that Severus Snape inherited the thorn form his father and has been one of the best rulers the kingdom of Slytherin."
Harry looked at the picture in the book and looked at Sev. When he did the same motion for twice more Severus had had enough and glared at the boy. "What!"
"I can't see you wearing any color but black," He told him.
"My whole wardrobe cannot be-hay! What the hell are you doing?"
Harry had taken a marker form his own things and was currently doodling on Snape's picture.
After Herminie had taken the book from Harry and hit him over the head she looked at the scar that had been reviled as she hit him. "Oh My Gosh! And you're the heir to Gryffindor!" She said with a gasp.
"No way mate! That line died out when we were born!" Ron shouted looking him over. Groaning he sat down on the bed and put his head in his hands. "This is too much for me…"
"As much as I enjoy such witty banter, Harry and I will turn in next door." Severus said rolling his eyes.
"Wait! We need to talk!" Hermione told them.
Harry turned around, "We will tell you everything in the morning." He said yawning. "Now let's get some sleep." He picked up his things and left the room.
"This is the most exciting day!" Hermione told Ron.
"If you mean running away from horrible people and then finding that there are two people who are traveling with you are kings, then yes." Ron said glumly.
"Oh Ron this only happens in storybooks, can't you be a little more happy about it?"
"Tomorrow, Herms." Ron said sleepily before falling fast asleep.
"Fine have it your way Ron Weasley," Hermione huffed and then turned to get ready for bed.
Revised: November 10 2010
