Title: Lions and Lambs

Pairings: Harry Potter/Severus Snape

Rating: T

Disclaimer: Not mine. J.K. Rowling's. Gets the picture?

Warnings: This has not been beta'd so if there are any mistakes review or PM me!

Dedicated to: Thatsallwegot, jennadancer, Joleigh13 (I tried to make this one longer for you), and Phoenix5. You all are so great!

Chapter 9

The Runaway

Severus's POV

From his room, Severus heard Granger ('Weasley now, I guess' he thought, disgusted) and Weasley walk out of the narrow hallway and return to the spacious living room. He was hoping they did not plan to stay much longer. This was Severus's chambers, and he did not appreciate being stuck in his room because the visitors were not fond of him. A plus, though, was that that meant Severus did not have to deal with Weasley.

Severus glanced at the clock and was surprised at how late it was in the morning. 'I wonder why I haven't heard Mya yet' Severus thought, 'Surely she is not still in bed sleeping.'

The Potion's Master then reluctantly stood up from his comfy chair that was in the corner of his room, and made his way to the door. Seeing no one in the hallway, Severus crept his way down the hall, towards Mya's room. When he reached the doorway, which was down at the end of the hall by the library, the man slowly pushed open the door to see….no one.

Puzzled, Severus search all the rooms in the hallway, the old fashioned library lined with books, Harry's blue-filled cozy room, the sterile-looking bathroom, and finally, his own neutral-colored room just to be sure. Mya was nowhere to be found.

The only other places were the living room, dining room, and kitchen, in all of which Severus would have to pass by the unwelcome guests. Severus signed, resigned to his fate, and slowly he made his way towards the dreaded living room.

As he entered the room, all the talking or what sounded more like screaming, stopped. All heads turned towards him. 'No Mya in here' Severus mentally checked it off the list. As he passed through the room, he tried his best to ignore the stares and glares. Severus reached the dining room relatively unharmed, but he was disappointed when Mya was not in the dining room or kitchen. 'Where in the world is that girl' Severus thought. He made his way back through the living room and gestured, so only Harry would see, to follow him. He heard the other man say he had to use the restroom and quickly follow.

Severus whirled around to find Harry as close as he was right before they kissed. Severus had been very frightened by the kiss at first, that was why he had fled, but he had also enjoyed it somewhat, which just frightened him that much more. He could remember the feeling perfectly. Harry's soft lips on his own. Harry's hands that had moved to his shoulders. The whole night before had been spent on dwelling on that kiss. Severus hadn't got any sleep at all.

'Focus' Severus reminded himself. Out loud he said, "Have you, by chance, seen your daughter this morning?"

Harry looked puzzled, "No, I assumed she's still sleeping."

"I have not seen her anywhere in the chambers." Severus wouldn't admit it, but he was getting worried for the little girl. Harry pushed his way past Severus to look in the rooms himself. Severus just watched his progress with weariness. Harry rushed past again and to go check the other three rooms, Severus assumed.

When Harry returned, he had a worried, almost frantic look on his face. "I can't find her either!" he burst out, "We have got to find her! What if she's been kidnapped? Or injured? Or maybe even –"

Severus cut him off quickly, "Just go get that damned map of yours, Harry!" Neither of them seemed to notice the use of Harry's first name.

Harry nodded, and he ran off towards his room. He quickly returned and opened the Map. "I solemnly swear I am up to no good." He chanted, ignoring Severus's raised eyebrow at the phrase. The both began to search the Marauder's Map furiously as the spiders web of corridors started appearing on the parchment.

"There!" Severus exclaimed, and he rushed off. Harry looked at where Severus had pointed. 'She's only a few corridors away from here!' Harry thought as he also ran from the hallway.

In the living room, he paused just long enough to shout, "OK, I need you all to leave! I will talk to you later!" Before he sprinted thought the portrait hole. He headed in the direction that the Map had indicated and soon heard the sounds of crying as he approached a turn.

As he turned the corner, the sight in front of him stopped him in his tracks. Severus was kneeling in the middle of the cold dungeon corridor with a bawling Mya held in his arms. He looked slightly puzzled and Harry assumed it was because he could not comprehend why this girl was so upset.

As Severus sat there rubbing his hands up and down Mya's back, Harry smiled slightly at Severus's attempt at comfort. He just watched them for a moment then strode forward and put his hand on Severus's shoulder. Severus seemed to understand the silent signal and handed the weeping girl off to her father. The group then made its way back to the rooms, silently and soberly.

After almost two hours of comforting, Harry finally managed to get Mya to calm down. The girl had then fallen asleep form her emotional exhaustion. After she was asleep, Harry had watched her silently for a while then reluctantly made his way into the living room, which had thankfully been empty when the group had returned.

Same as the night before, Harry walked into the main room to see Severus reading his potion's book by the fire. The Savior sat down next to him and said, "Thanks. For helping find Mya." Severus grunted in answer. "I just can't believe that Ron would say some of that!" Mya had explained briefly, before she fell asleep, what had happened in the hallway. "He was always my best mate and he was always by my side, except for part of 4th year and part of 7th year, I guess. I just expected him to accept it and move on. Of course I should have known that it wouldn't be that easy with my life. Things can never happen the way I want them too." Harry didn't know why he was revealing all of this to Severus, but since he had already started he might as well finish, he decided. "I didn't even realize she had run out! I'm just as bad of a father to Mya as Siri-my father was to me." Harry mumbled hoping Severus didn't catch his slip.

Don't get him wrong, Harry loved Sirius. They had had lots of fun together in those two years he was actually alive. Harry was just a little annoyed at how reckless the animagus had been sometimes. His recklessness and Harry's stupidity had led to his death, or so Harry thought.

As if to prove his earlier comment on things never going how he wanted them to go, Severus looked up suspiciously and asked, "How would you know if Potter was a bad father to you? You never knew him after you were 1 and a half. And why did you almost say Black?" Severus had him caught. Harry knew he was a horrible liar and for some weird reason he felt he could trust Severus with this.

Harry took a deep breath preparing himself to reveal one of his deepest secrets. "After the Final Battle, I received a letter from my Mum. In short, it said that James Potter wasn't my father, but rather Sirius Black was. I've done paternity tests, I have plenty of proof that shows what she said was true. There is no denying it." Severus sat stock still stunned into silence. Harry felt tears building in his eyes when he thought about Sirius, but he refused to let them fall. Severus must have seen this because a pale hand shot out and rested on Harry's shoulder. Surprisingly enough, Harry was comforted by the action. "Thanks." He whispered.

At the quiet thanks, Harry saw the Potion's Master look back down at the book on his lap, but kept the hand on his shoulder.

Harry chuckled as he realized something. "I seem to be thanking you a lot recently. Just now, obviously, right after my…break down," he hesitated on those works but continued, "and last night right before we…" Harry trailed off as awkwardness and tension filled the air between the two men.

Harry watched as Severus seemed to steel himself to say something into the intimidating silence, "Why did you kiss me?" Severus questioned softly, not looking up from his potion's book that by that moment was just being stared at and not really read.

"I did not kiss you, you kissed me." Harry declared indignantly. Then more hesitantly, almost hopefully, he whispered, "Un-Unless that is –" he stopped to clear his threat before continuing. "Unless you-you liked it?"

"No!" Severus exclaimed a little too quickly and forcefully in Harry's opinion. Harry could also see a slight blush on Severus's face that the Potion's Master was trying so hard to keep hidden.

At the sight of that slight blush, Harry felt much more brave and confident. 'I am going to take a risk, and for once, actually get what I want!' Harry encouraged himself.

Severus turned away from him, and before he could convince himself out of it, he blurted into the heavy silence, "Severus, kiss me again."

Severus's POV

"No!" Severus replied. 'Of course I did not like it' he thought, but Severus knew he was lying to himself. 'OK, maybe I liked it a little, but Harry deserves something better than me. I mean, look at me. I am an ex-Death Eater and Harry is the Savior of the Wizarding World. So I am not going to tell him." Severus decided. He couldn't help but blush a little at the thought of their kiss the night before. He had been so stupid to run out like that.

By the small gasp from beside him, Severus assumed Harry had seen his blush. Feeling ashamed at showing emotion, in front of Harry no less, Severus turned away, but he didn't stay that way for long because at that moment Harry blurted into the silence, "Severus, kiss me again."

Severus's head snapped up in shock. Harry had just asked him to kiss him! 'What should I do?' he thought. As it turned out, thought, Severus didn't need to decide what to do because he soon found his lips being pressed upon by another pair.

The Potion's Master didn't even hesitate to respond. There was so much passion in the kiss compared to the one they had shared the night before. Both people participating were much more confident. Everything in Severus's world melted away until the only things that existed were the soft, pink lips under his and the body underneath his hands.

They both sat there kissing until they could no longer go without taking a breath. As they broke apart, Severus found he was slightly disappointed at the loss of contact. He looked into Harry's brilliant emerald eyes, "Wow." Was all the Savior said as he beamed at Severus. The Potion's Master couldn't' help but agree with the younger man. For the first time in years, Severus Snape smiled. A real smile.

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