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Chapter Ten

Severus Snape slowly walked up the winding stone steps of the Astronomy Tower, pausing occasionally to take several deep breathes to calm himself. He couldn't believe that he was actually doing this. That he was actually going up into the Astronomy Tower to meet his secret admirer, Sirius Black. Alone. While Black could have all of his friends with him up there, ready to do something to embarrass Severus when he walked through the door. Even with his wand, Severus wouldn't be able to take all of the Gryffindors at once (he knew this from past experiences), and then be able to run away. Somehow or another, he knew they would find him. They always did.

"And I'm risking myself all for a stupid love letter." The teen grumbled as he paused to catch his breath. There were a lot more stairs than he thought there would be. Nevertheless, he continued to walk. It wasn't until about twenty steps later (he counted) did Severus finally reach the door to the tower.

He stood in front of it, frightened. He didn't know what was going to happen to him once he walked through the door, and, truthfully, he really didn't want to find out. But he found himself grabbing the metal doorknob, twisting it, and pushing the door open anyway.

Creeping into the room, Severus looked around at his surroundings. Since he had never before been up in the tower, he was rather curious as to what it looked like.

What he found, however, disappointed him. The tower was bare expect for a couple crates full of school supplies and two burning torches on the walls.

The Slytherin wrinkled his nose in distain as he looked inside a nearby crate. "People actually find this place romantic?" The place bored him more than it did excite him.

"Well, couples usually come up here to snog the hell out of each other. Not to gaze around at the room's 'beauty'." Severus yelped and spun around. There, standing right across from him was none other than Sirius Black. With his short black hair sticking up just right (Not at all like Potter's, Severus mused), and his tan skin shining underneath the moonlight, hitting his handsome features just right, Severus couldn't help but be dazzled by the other teen.

Suddenly realizing that he was openly staring, Severus angrily crossed his arms and frowned. "What the hell are you doing, sneaking up on me?" Then, remembering what Sirius said earlier, he added, "And is that the reason why you brought me up here? So you could snog me?" Severus raised an eyebrow. The Slytherin watched as Sirius blushed and then ran a hand through his hair, making it stick up even more.

He gave Severus a sheepish smile. "Well, no. That wasn't the main point of bringing you up here. It was just an easier way of seeing you." Severus, upon seeing the smile, gulped and nodded curtly as he looked down at the floor. Damn his stomach for getting all fluttery on him! "But, anyway," Sirius said hesitantly. "I want to tell you something." Despite himself, Severus looked up at the Gryffindor. Was this the part where Sirius was going to tell Severus that he had a crush on him (or tell him that this was all a prank)?

Sirius stepped forward and then paused. Severus silently watched him, waiting. Slowly, Sirius walked up to the Slytherin, watchful for any movements from him. He only stopped when he was standing right in front of Severus.

"Er, well, Severus…" Sirius glanced down at the boy, waiting for any sign of interruption. Severus just kept still. "Right, well, I'm guessing you found out how your secret admirer was, otherwise you wouldn't be here right now. But, I just wanted to—oh, to hell with it." The Gryffindor suddenly reached out and grabbed a very startled Severus by the waist. Pulling him close, Sirius tilted his head and pressed his lips against Severus' own.

"Mmpfth!" Severus struggled against Sirius's strong hold on him, but to no avail. Sirius had \obviously been wanting to do this for a long time, otherwise he wouldn't have had such a cast-iron grip on the Slytherin.

Once Severus realized this, he silently admitted defeat and begrudgingly allowed Sirius to rest his hands on the teen's back and pull him closer. Severus just simply put his hands on the Gryffindor's shoulders since he didn't really know where to put them.

Before long, Sirius pulled away, breathing heavily for air. Severus gratefully inhaled before groaning, causing the Gryffindor to frown.

"What, you didn't like that?" Letting his head fall down onto Sirius's shoulder, Severus groaned again.

"No, it's the fact that I did like it is why I'm groaning."

"…Oh." Sirius shifted slightly, unsure of what to say to Severus's answer. "Uhm, is that a bad thing?"

Severus blinked. Was it a bad thing that he had actually liked kissing Sirius? He certainly didn't think so. In fact, he kind of enjoyed it when he finally gave in.

"…No, I guess not." The teen lifted his head to look up at Sirius. "In fact, it was pretty nice." At those words, Sirius brightened. He grinned and his grey eyes sparkled with happiness. He leaned down and quickly pecked Severus on the lips.

"Come with me." He whispered. Taking both of Severus's hands, he led the two of them out onto the balcony. Here, the moon shone bright and the tiny stars around it twinkled and winked down at the teens. Sirius gently pulled Severus to the railing and stood behind him. For a fleeting second, Severus was afraid that the Gryffindor was going to push him off the balcony; but all thought of that left his mind when Sirius tentatively wrapped his arms around his waist and rested his chin on top of Severus's head. "Look up."

"What am I supposed to be looking for?" Severus mumbled as he slowly scanned the sky for whatever Sirius wanted him to look for. HE head the Gryffindor chuckled behind him and he irritably crossed his arms. He was about to say something to the other teens when he saw it. Gazing up at the sky, he watched as a couple of clouds moved lazily out of the way to reveal several stars lined up.

"The constellation Canis Major."

"Look closer. Look at the brightest star."

Severus smiled. "Sirius, the Dog Star."

"Sirius, the Dog Star, is a star that used to be worshipped by the ancient Egyptians. He is the dog of the constellation Orion, and can even been seen during the day. It has a companion that is called Sirius B, or 'the Pup'. Sirius is also one of the closest stars to Earth." Sirius spun Severus around and gave him a warm smile. "And, although I may not be the brightest person in the world, I know one thing for sure."

The Slytherin raised an eyebrow questioningly. "Oh? And what would that be?"

"That, no matter what, I'll always be within arm's reach of you. So, if you ever need me, I'll be right there for you." Severus smiled and unfolded his arms. Despite how incredibly sappy Sirius's speech sounded, it still made his heart flutter.

The Slytherin reached up and tentatively kissed his boyfriend before quickly pulling away. Sirius only grinned and bent down to show the Slytherin how to really kiss someone.

Lucius Malfoy was happy. Today was a beautiful day, and not only that, but he was spending it by lounging around in the Slytherin rooms with his wonderful boyfriend, Remus Lupin. Everything was exactly how he liked it to be. Comfortable, cool, and quiet.

Hell, he was thinking of taking a nap like Remus was currently doing on top of him, it was that nice. Lucius yawned and closed his eyes. Yes, a nap sounded very good at the moment…

"Lucius Malfoy!"

So much for that.

The teen felt his boyfriend jerk awake and sighed. Damn, just when he was about to fall asleep.

"Re, can you get off of me for a second?" Remus sleepily muttered something and slid off his lover. Curling up against Lucius, Remus quickly fell back asleep. The Slytherin smiled fondly down at him and leaned over to give him a soft kiss on his nose. Remus wrinkled his nose and snuggled closer.

"Lucius! We need to talk." Severus's voice sounded outside Lucius's bed curtains. The outline of the younger teen was soon accompanied by another outline.

"Severus! You don't have to be so mad at him!" Sirius's voice helplessly told his boyfriend as Severus threw open the curtains.

"Sirius, shut up. And, yes, I do." Severus snapped as he stared down at his best friend with his arms crossed. Sirius only rolled his eyes at his boyfriend's behavior. He looked over at a very confused-looking Lucius and gave him a guilty smile before spotting Remus next to him.

"Hey! What is he doing here? You weren't doing anything inappropriate to my best friend while he was sleeping, were you?" Even though Sirius was fine with the two's relationship, he was still a little wary about the age gap.

Lucius sighed again. "No, I wasn't doing anything to him. He just fell asleep."

"Good. Because if you were—."

"Anyway!" Severus interrupted loudly, causing the two teens to look over at him. He cleared his throat before continuing. "So, Lucius, you bastard. You never told me that you knew that Sirius liked me and was sending me love notes. Why didn't you tell me?"

Lucius blinked. He opened his mouth to say something, but instead turned toward Sirius and said, "I told you that you shouldn't tell him that! I knew he would get all mad like this!"

"Hey!"

"Well, I thought that Sev wouldn't care!" Sirius quickly defended himself.

"Well, you still shouldn't have—OW!" Lucius yelled and immediately clutched his throbbing head, cursing. Remus sleepily groaned at his boyfriend's sudden movement, but didn't wake up. "What the hell was that for?!"

"And that's what you get for not telling me." Severus answered as he carefully put his Advanced Potions book back into his bookbag. Sirius snorted and held a hand over his mouth to stifle his laughter.

"What the fuck, Severus! That could've given me a concussion!" Lucius hissed as he gently massaged the bump on his head.

Severus just shrugged. "Eh, you'll live. Now come on, Sirius. Let's go to the library." Turning around, the younger Slytherin grabbed his boyfriend's hand and pulled him out of the Slytherin dormitory. From the glint in Sirius's eye, Lucius was quickly able to figure out what his best friend was really talking about.

"Oi! Black, you better not try anything! I want Severus back in one piece and as pure as he was when you first started dating him! No funny business, or I'll hex you into a million pieces!" Lucius warned Sirius as the dormitory door swung shut. He stared at it for a second before shaking his head. "Those two, I swear." Chuckling, Lucius got into a comfortable position and wrapped his arms around the still sleeping Remus. "Damn, you're a heavy sleeper." He muttered as he pushed a stand out hair out of the Gryffindor's closed eyes. Smiling, he gave him a soft kiss on his temple before settling down to sleep himself.

To My Leather-bound Journal,

It really wasn't a prank.

Severus P. Snape

And here is the last chapter! I hope everyone liked reading this story as much as I liked writing it! Thank you for reading!