Disclaimer: Severus and Arthur Weasley are Rowlings'. The runaways are mine.

Thanks to: Green Eyed Lady (Jobey! Sorry with that 'lobey'); Piri Lupin- Snape; Kaypee; N; and of course: Atheis and Aeris Gainsborough. You make my day.

This story is getting darker. I hope you'll keep liking it though.



Worse and worse



"Severus Snape! Show yourself!" Arthur Weasley was shouting.

Severus was inside the rubbish bin praying in silence that the man wouldn't find him.

Crouching beside him, Jen didn't dare to breathe.

Javier was not allowed to breathe. Severus' hand was firmly covering his mouth and nose to stop him from speaking. Besides, the Spanish boy was too stunned to react.

"I know you're here!" The man was still calling. "Show yourself! I'll take you home!"

Severus could feel beads of sweat running at his forehead and back. Could feel his body temperature shifting from hot to cold and hot again. His heart was hammering at his throat with such force, he wondered if the wizard could hear it.

"I'm warning you! I'll find you!"

Javier was starting to squirm. Severus held him tighter.

"Snape! Okay. As you wish!"

Severus could easily imagine the wizard puling his wand out of his sleeve and beginning a direction spell.

That was when a head peeked outside the same window Javier had tried to break in.

"Who's there?" He yelled.

The wizard grumbled a mild curse and disaparated.

"Who is yelling at this hour?" The man shouted, not caring about his own behaviour. He missed the wizard but spotted the children inside the rubbish bin, straight away.

"There you are! Fucking brats! I'll teach you to wake people up!" He head disappeared inside.

Javier seemed to return to life. He fought against Severus' grip. "Run!!!!!!!!!" He screamed as he freed himself and flew out of the bin.

Jen didn't need another incentive and jumped right after him.

Severus raised himself from the garbage and hesitantly surveyed the street, expecting to find the red headed wizard.

As he jumped out, Javier returned, grabbed his arm and pulled him.

"I said 'run'!"

On the way out of the street, they passed the door of the building. The fat man was just running out of it. In spite of his claim to have been woken up, he was fully dressed, wearing a suit. He launched himself in the children direction and tried to grab Severus.

The boy was just able to avoid him but Severus was close enough to see the white in the man's eyes and more easily, the flashy, open shirt, showing a fat, hairy chest and a thick gold necklace.

They were running as fast as they could. They could hear the man's footsteps after them but wasted no time looking back.

After some distance, their ages and weight difference decided the contest and they were able to lose him.

They stopped and leaned against a wall to catch their breaths.

"Do you think he took a good look at us?" Asked Javier peeking around a corner; to be certain they were safe.

"I don't know." Answered Severus when he found he could breathe and talk at the same time. Having reached this achievement he shouted: "What the hell, did you think you were bloody doing? You Prick!!! Do you have a death wish?"

He was about to proceed with this speech when he noticed the glares his friends were giving him.

"Guappo. What was that?" Asked Javier in awe.

Severus was thinking of a way to dodge the question but Jen answered simply;

"He's a Vampire-wizard."

"Thanks a lot Jen!!!" Severus jumped.

"You are! I believe you now." She said in an adoring tone.

"Oh bother! What did I tell you about being grounded for life and such? Can't you keep a secret?"

"Vampire?" Asked a confused Javier. "I don't understand."

Jen blew the air between her teeth, impatiently.

"Don't you know what a vampire is, dumbie?" She adopted a challenging stance.

"Shut up girl! Of course, I know what a vam. This is nonsense."

Severus tried to change the subject.

"Nonsense is when YOU go climbing walls and crawling into other peoples windows!" He accused.

"What about your hocus-pocus? " Javier stood his ground.

"Forget that!" He snapped. "This is serious! What were you hoping to accomplish?"

"I won't forget it! How do you expect me to forget I floated in the air?"

"He did it!" Jen pointed Severus in excited eagerness. "I saw. It was incredible! He took his wand out of his."

"Jennifer, would you PLEASE shut up?" He growled. "For Merlin sake!" He continued under his breath. "I'd put her under a binding spell if knew I wouldn't be caught."

"Whatever you want." She singed, teasing.

"Don't tempt me."

"What's a wand?" Asked Javier, lost this time.

Jen promptly 'forgot' to be in silence;

"It's a magic stick!" She explained, confident. "It's used to do spells."

"Spoken like a scholar." Severus dripped all his sarcasm.

"Well, isn't it?"

"I'll never speak to you again." He stated.

"Of course you will!"

Severus opened his eyes threateningly and said in his soft voice;

"Try me."

"Sorry." She said in a meekly tone.

"Can you do it again?" Requested Javier with a smile. "Getting me to float again?" Apparently, the Spanish boy wasn't interested in pursuing a discussion at why neither wizards nor vampires were supposed to exist. He seemed satisfied with what proof he had.

"Come again?" Severus felt surprised at the older boy's request.

"Can you make me float on the air?"

"Just out of curiosity. Why?" The wizard boy demanded with a sneer.

"I would find it easier to be lifted to that window, instead of having to climb it again."

"You're insane." Severus informed him.

"I think I'm resourceful." Javier smiled. "Can you do it?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Why the hell do you want to get inside that house?" Severus asked annoyed.

Javier thought for a moment. He seemed to be trying to decide if he should confide in the two children in front of him.

"I've been investigating." He said. "I'm pretty certain they hide the stuff there.

"Stuff?"

"Drugs." Jen translated. Then she turned to Javier. "Are you out of your mind?"

"Shut up, girl!"

"You might as well shut up with the chauvinistic speech!" Severus cut in. He didn't wish to watch another Jen/Javier's confrontation.

"Chauvinistic! You talk nicely"

"I do talk nicely." He answered to the tease. "And look who's talking, 'Mr. Resourceful."

"Severus studies in this wizard's boarding school."

"Jennifer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"What? He accepted so well the wizard AND vampire parts! Why do you think he'll be shocked about a boarding school?" She was all mock innocence.

"Will you stop publicizing my life!" Yelled Severus. "And you." He told to Javier. "Are you indeed trying to get yourself killed? Just tell me, because I would rather not watch."

"I just need to be sure!" Pleaded Javier. "After I get solid proof, I'll try to warn the police."

Jen was watching him closely.

"I can ALWAYS tell when you're lying."

"I'm not lying!"

"You're not telling the truth."

"What do you care?"

"I do care, you twit." She stated.

"Javier." Severus cut into their discussion once more. "What are you up to?"

"Why do you care?" Javier pouted. "You have the means to help me, but you won't."

"Javier, we're your friends."

"Some friends!"

"I just saved your life!" Severus was finding Javier's attitude very ungrateful.

"But you won't do it again!" He pointed an accusatory finger at Severus' nose.

Severus was lost for words for a moment. Then he breathed deeply to calm himself and tried another approach.

"You heard that bloke on that street. He's a wizard. He's after me. He'll catch me if I do another spell." He spoke, dead serious. "He'll be able to track me if I put a foot wrong. I was plain, bloody lucky this time."

"What does that bloke want with you?"

"It seems my parents are offering a reward to the one who brings me back."

"Just to take you back."

"Yes. I mean, I don't think my parents would put a price on my head."

"How do you know? I didn't know my father was a. Junkie." Javier said looking at the ground. "Yet, he was."

"Don't freak me out! I just needed to hear this."

"Well."

"Shut your bloody gob, Javier!" Said Jen. "Your parents want you alive and healthy, Pup. You know your parents, for crying out loud!"

"I know them." He swallowed.

"Do you think." Javier was musing. ".They would pay me if I return you to them?"

"NO! Don't you even think about it!"

"There's no need to be so touchy." The Spanish boy raised his hands in a conciliatory gesture.

"Well, stop it!"

"It was just a thought. The money would come in handy."

"Javier."

"I mean, you'd just go home and I'd get a reward."

"Just before that idea consumes you, my parents don't have English currency!"

Javier thought about it for a second.

"That's what banks are for."

Jen interrupted.

"You're fourteen. Do you think you could get inside a bank with a fortune, and they'd just trade it for you? Without questions?"

Javier sighed.

"Okay, you win. So I won't get easily rich."

Severus felt relieved to have been spared explaining wizard money and culture.

".But!" Continued Javier without missing a beat. "In that case, you have to help me to get inside that house."

"Damn." Severus felt his soul dropping to his feet.

"They keep the heroin there."

"Javier, stop it!" Screamed Jen." Promise me you'll stop!"

"Stop what?" He asked impatiently.

"Don't go there. Don't look for trouble! Please!"

"OH, shut up!"

"She's right! What do you care if they have drugs there? It's none of your business."

"I Want to be sure."

"Why!?!?!?!"

"I want to denounce them! I want to put them in JAIL! And that's not all they deserve. They should DIE!

The others were mute.

"So." Javier snarled. "They should count themselves lucky that I stick with Jail."

Severus and Jen looked at each other asking for mutual support.

"Yeah." Muttered Jen. "I'm sure they feel lucky."

"Javier, do you realise, you're risking your life and might not get anything for it?"

"Yes I do. I'm still doing it. And there's nothing you can say to stop me. This is MY life I'm risking."

"It's Pup's life too." Cut Jen. "You're asking him to help you in this wild scheme. He might get killed."

"Or worse." Said Severus. "I might get caught."

"I see." The Ice in Javier's voice would have frozen the Thames. "You WONT help me."

"That's not it!"

"Will you lift me there?"

"No."

"Don't worry then." He turned his back on them and left, running.

Severus turned to Jen. His black eyes were burning with rage.

"We wouldn't have had this talk if you had done what I told you to!"

"Stop it!" She pleaded.

"It's your fault!" He accused.

Jen put her hands over her ears.

"Don't talk to me that way!" Tears started to fall from her eyes.

"Go away!"

"You bet I will!" Her voice quivering, Jen left him.

Severus saw her cross the corner and, cursing the whole situation decided to follow her.







Hope you enjoyed this. Tell me what you think. Next chapter is coming soon. Hugs Aliera