Chapter 6: When A Lioness Charms A Serpent
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Open Field, Cokeworth, England, Muggle World...(1976)...
Spring had been all around them as they continued their long slow walk toward their usual place by the black pound where no one else dared venture due to the rancid air and the overgrown vegetation. They withstood this unwanted aspect of the place due to their magical alterations and it proved to be quite ideal in terms of a chosen spot to be alone, without the constant fear of being spied upon.
As Petunia had been quite so fond of doing.
Their walk continued but it did little to deter the attention of young Severus, whom couldn't keep his eyes off his best friend. The air was warm and the scent of lilac had been a welcome alternative to the rancid air that initially came from the black pool of rot and decay.
Severus couldn't place the feeling as he continued to venture with his best friend to their secret place, but the feeling that this would not be an ordinary trip still lingered. The young wizard's suspicions were further increased by Lily's apparent case of nerves as they walked. It seemed as thought time stood still, the familiar bounce of her lengthy red locks rising and falling with vibrancy unmatched by any before or after her caught his attention as well. The soft sway of her sun dress in the wake of their movements would forever etch itself into his vast and seemingly infallible memory.
The thrill of his own pale flesh being over taken by goose-pimples in the wake of the heated air brushing against his exposed skin as he returned her smile and noted how she seemed to be in another place in time as the silence between them took hold.
They reached the magical structure they created together to escape the pressures of muggle life and enjoy their magical gifts in secret whenever things got to be too dull among the common folk of Cokeworth. Lily adored the fact that they didn't need anyone other than each other for company and they could compare experiences from the previous journey to Hogwarts without fear of being overheard.
For young Severus, it was a safe haven. The one place he could be with Lily without persecution and he was able to truly find a bit of peace in those moments they spent here far from drunken brutes and arrogant prats.
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Hidden Away, Cokeworth, England, Muggle World...
Once they entered their familiar hideaway, it went from being a rocky tunnel shrouded in darkness to a well stocked and highly intellectual flat of sorts with all the necessities one could need if they desired anything. The temperature was controlled via magic and the dark brown decor with a touch of scarlet had been Lily's idea.
Severus had been pleased to have the leather sofa and numerous bookshelves. This place, a living replica of the home they would possibly share in the future was all they young wizard to be home when he had been forced to make the terrible journey back to the muggle world.
As per the usual, Severus made his way toward the sofa and happily plopped down amid the cushions. Lily had not known how best to approach her request but decided rushing into it would be counter productive to her goals. She set her sights on the make-shift kitchen taking a couple of root beers from the fridge and walking over to the raven haired wizard.
"Thank you." he said taking one and sitting up to make room for her on the sofa.
Lily didn't seem to mind that he had been stretched out amid the leather, she simply climbed onto the sofa with him getting their bodies as close as possible in a bid to make her request easier for him to comply with.
"Lily...you don't have to..." he began suddenly nervous and vastly unsure of his puberty ravaged body's reaction to having her so close.
The scent of lilac lingered from the beautiful young witch and her emerald green eyes captivated him.
"I have something I want to ask of you Sev." she said with a rather serious expression filed across her face.
"A-Alright." he replied not in a position to refuse her anything despite knowing he would never have denied her anything her heart desired.
"I've been speaking with some friends." she began.
A pit sank into the bottom of the raven haired wizard's stomach. He knew all about her so called "friends" and they were nothing more than envious whores out to corrupt her as they had long been corrupted by the collarless dogs of Hogwarts.
"Sev?" she asked attempting to get his attention.
"S-sorry." he replied apologetically. "Go on."
"Sev...we've known each other a long time." said Lily still attempting with the introduction.
"Since we were nine." added Severus.
"And as such I feel I can trust you more than anyone I know at Hogwarts." continued Lily.
Severus took a moment to drink some of his root-beer. He had a feeling he wasn't going to be too thrilled by her request given the influence those whores that roamed the corridors of Hogwarts put whatever hair-brained idea she was about to thrust upon him into her head.
"Lily." he said not at all liking where this was going.
"I want to experience carnal knowledge." she said unsure what other way she could have said it.
Severus looked at her for the longest time as if waiting for her to assure him that this was some sort of comedic warm-up he had not been expecting. When he saw that she seemed quite genuine in her request he became unnerved.
"Lily..." he began unsure how to let her down easy.
He had never refused a request from her before but this was strange to say the least. Truth be told the young wizard had hoped to marry her and start their life exploring the various worlds in search of mystery and collecting the rarest of ingredients to make potions never before seen or brewed for that matter.
"Well in the interest of knowledge then..." she said changing her tactic on the fly. "Sev...as I've said before I trust you and I want you to be the one to share in this experience with me."
"Lily you don't know what you are asking of me." said Severus out of concern for her well-being.
"Oh Sev I know that you won't hurt me." she said as she stroked in chest in an attempt to soften his nature to assert her will.
"I don't think that's a good idea." he said plainly. "I mean...I care for you and what are you going to say on your wedding day when your virtue is called into question?"
Lily rolled her eyes.
"Sev...no one cares about that sort of thing anymore." she said more desperate to get her point across. "Besides, it's just an experiment for the sake of intellectual clarification."
"What do you mean?" asked the raven haired teen.
"It wouldn't be for real silly." said the green eyed witch trying to pass off her morally conflicting request of her best friend as no real issue.
"But..." began Severus caught between pleasing the girl of his dreams as he vowed he always would and what he had been taught by his mother in terms of respect for women and witches.
"D-Does it have to be today?" he asked.
"I don't feel like waiting and besides we'll have to return to Hogwarts soon." said Lily. "Unless you'd rather I ask someone like James Potter to..."
Severus narrowed his obsidian eyes at the implication that Potter would touch his Lily in that way.
"NO!" he shouted before he could suppress the emotions that had been warring inside of him. "Alright...I...I'll do it...Potter is not needed."
"Brilliant." said Lily finding herself ecstatic about what she had accomplished.
Severus sat up from the sofa finishing off his root beer.
"I'll...need a moment to..." he began.
"I suppose I'll have to prepare as well." she said trying to make this occurrence sound as casual as she needed it to feel. "I'll be over by the bed...when you've prepared."
Severus Snape stood without a word in the center of their magically fortified sitting room with the bottle tightly gripped by his lengthy pale fingers. He had never felt so much pressure in his life but he knew he couldn't disappoint Lily, seeing her sad would have broken his heart into a thousand pieces.
Summoning courage he never knew himself to be capable of, young Severus finished off his root beer regretful for once that it had not been a stronger drink in the wake of this new development with Lily, then made his way toward his best friend and the make-shift bed she conjured for long study hours before any of this non-sense had been on the table.
