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Snape sighed as he was settled into his Hogwarts bedroom. The next day new and old students would be arriving in potions and he had been busy preparing for the worst. The potions teacher figured that he would have little or no patience with the little devils tomorrow since there were going to be multiple accidents like every year, however this wasn't the main reason why. He had only just recently found out who was coming to teach at the school too. Remus Lupin. It had been some time since he last saw the man and he wasn't all too sure if he was ready to see the man even after all these years. Knowing him, he had probably gotten a pretty young wife (or boyfriend) and maybe some kids too. Although just because they worked in the same school didn't mean they had to communicate, they actually had to this year because Lupin needed a wolfbane potion, so there had to be some sort of communication there. Not only was Lupin sort of a problem, so was Black. He was out of Azkaban and, although he didn't want to admit it, he feared Black would go after him. Why? He was under the impression that Black obviously hated him, even when he was pregnant with the baby. Sirius was a dangerous criminal and deserved to get the Demetor's kiss when he got back. After all, it served him right for what he did to his own child.

The next day after class was over, Snape began to work on the potion for Lupin and just send it to him if he was done with it. He wished he had given someone detention so they could deliver it, but alas, nothing had gone wrong today (which he was partially glad for). As he mixed the ingredients, he heard a knock on the door..

"Come in." he said stirring the pot.

"Are you still busy, Severus? I can come back later on if you wish." said Dumbledore peeking into the classroom.

"Not really…did you want something, sir?"

"Nothing really…I noticed that you weren't at dinner tonight or last night. Is everything okay?"

"Yes. Everything is just fine." Snape mumbled.

"Severus…"

"I'm fine. You don't need to baby me." Somewhere in the room a glass burst.

"I'm merely concerned." the older man watched as the wizard continued to avoid his boss's gaze and started cleaning up the broken glass on the floor. "Please, allow me to…"

"No need. I've got it." he snapped.

"You're tense, my boy. Does this have anything to do with Lupin or Black?" the old man asked knowingly.

"No." another glass burst, causing Severus to curse.

"I'll take that as a yes then." Albus sighed. "If you wish, I could arrange for Lupin to pick up the potion from my office or a student to…"

"Don't bother and its not him I'm all worried about." he confessed.

"Black?"

He nodded, slightly embarrassed. "Don't tell anyone I said that."

"I'm yet to tell a secret I promise to never tell." he assured and took a seat. "Do you fear that Black will go after you?"

"No…and yes…He'll go after Potter for sure…as for me…I might be something a little special since he never liked me in the first place and he'd be glad to rid the world of me."

"I don't know if that much is true, but with the dementors, he won't get anywhere near you or Harry."

'If only you knew…' Severus thought. Somehow Voldemort had gotten a couple of dementors on his side and used it to torture people before he finally had gotten around to killing them. If any of those things had let Black out, he would kindly tell his master not to trust those things…if his master still would listen to him and accept him back as his lover when he came back (even if he did he wasn't sure if he wanted to join back up with him). "Sir, you know many times I have told you that I don't trust them."

"Yes, but Azkaban has stationed them here and there isn't anything I can do about them right now until Black is either caught or killed."

Snape sighed, wishing that the older man did have the power to get rid of them. Something was bound to go wrong with those things around. Snape poured the potion he was working on into a vial and handed it to the other wizard. Albus thanked him and left, but not without a final word.

"…Severus do me just one favor tomorrow, okay?"

"Yes?"

"PLEASE EAT." It was more of an order than a suggestion or a choice. "I feel like you haven't eaten in days."

"Yes sir." he sighed. Yawning, he went off to bed. Maybe he would eat a thing or two in the morning….maybe.

"What do you think it's going to be?" asked Remus as the two were watching tv in the dark at Remus's house with Severus laying on the taller male's chest.

"I really don't care." Severus yawned as he cuddled closer to his lover.

"I don't mind what it is." He smiled. "I hope its not on a full moon though."

"Why would you be worried about it being born on a full moon?" asked the younger male, confused.

"Huh? Oh, no reason!" he laughed nervously. "How big do you think you're going to get?"

"Probably this much." He said giving an estimate with his hand. "I'm only having one kid so it makes my pregnancy easier to hide. My mother's planning to get me bigger clothes for me over the term. I can't wait until he or she's born. I hope it starts moving soon."

"Same here. Hey, Severus…"

"Hm?"

"I-I was wondering…" he blushed, looking nervous. "…do you think that…you know…I could tell my friends about the baby?"

"Really?" the younger male looked confused. "Why would you want to tell them about us? You know they hate me, especially James."

"W-well, we could avoid telling them about us. I mean I can tell them about you, but avoid talking about you…well at least telling them your name."

"Fine, but avoid using my name and gender, please." Severus sat up and kissed Remus. "I know you're doing this because you don't want to lose your friends and cause trouble. I respect that."

"Thank you, sweetheart…" his lover smiled softly.

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"Remus, are you sure about this?" the young slytherin said as Remus started feeling him up as they sat in the room of requirement.

"Yes…no one will find us here…" Remus pulled away and started to take off his clothes. "You aren't nervous are you?"

He laughed nervously. "N-not at all!"

'Hell yes I'm nervous, but I'm not going to let him know.' Severus thought blushing. 'What if someone comes in here somehow and sees us?'

The two teenagers were locked in the room of requirement with a large bed in the room. This was one of the few moments they had to be together. Luckily for Remus, his friends had fallen asleep after staying up too late. Severus, who was sporting a small pregnancy bump, blushed as his belly was rubbed as his lover nipped at his ear from behind. "R-Remus! Please…aaah…"

"Please what?" he whispered.

"Aaaah…" he blushed as Remus reached into his boxers and began to stroke his length. "R-remus, come on now…d-don't make me say it…"

"Come on, Sev. I can't give you want you want if you don't say it." he purred.

"Please…f-fuck me…"

"Was that so bad?" Remus laughed.

"You've been hanging around with Black and Potter for too long. They're starting to rub off on you." Severus said as Remus started to undress him.

"I know…" he blushed. "It's been awhile since we've done this, huh?"

"Yeah, but having sex isn't something you forget." the shorter male replied.

"That's not what I'm talking about." Remus blushed.

"What do you mean then?" he asked as Remus began to lube himself up.

"I…well never mind." he laughed nervously. "W-we'd better get started before the others get up and find out that I'm missing."

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"That was fantastic." Remus said as he wrapped his arms around his lover as they lay in bed.

"Hm."

"Is something wrong?"

"Nothing…" the pregnant teen mumbled underneath his breath. Something felt a little wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"Are you feeling sick?" Remus looked concerned.

"A little, but I'm fine." He pressed a hand on his belly. "Remus…"

"Huh?"

"You love me, don't you?"

"Of course I do! Why would you ask something like that?"

"I don't know…we haven't been spending much time together. I know we can't spend a lot of time together because of our house differences, but…"

"I'll always love you, Severus. Never forget that. I've always wanted to pull you aside and hold you close every day, but I don't want you to be an outcast."

"Too late for that…"

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Severus woke the next morning, more depressed than usual. He did eat breakfast with the rest of the teachers, but avoided looking at Lupin. He and Lupin of course rarely saw each other, but even when they did, they didn't speak. Snape had to suppress the urge to speak to him, not that he would anyway. Once Potions started, Snape didn't bother telling off Neville for messing up his potion by adding the wrong ingredients nor did he give detention to the two Hufflepuff students who wanted to talk rather than focus on their potion which caused a foul smell to fill the room along with covering most of the students with gunk. Actually the potion brought back the bad memory of his daughter's death and a sickening feeling his belly. Class was cancelled for the rest of the day.

"Dumbledore, may I speak with you for a minute?" he said nervously as he stuck his head inside of his office.

"Yes. What is it?" the older man asked curiously.

"I…I think I might need to leave for a little while."

"Why?"

"I'm feeling a little sick."

"You do look a little pale." Dumbledore placed a hand upon his forehead. "And you have a fever!"

"My insides feel like jello…" he mumbled grabbing the headmaster's desk edge. What was wrong with him? He was feeling alright a few moments ago. He felt weak and sick on the inside…kind of like he felt when he went into labor.

FLASH BACK

"Oh god this stuff stinks!" Severus mumbled to himself as he started to clean the globs of goo off his body. His potion had exploded, causing nearly everyone to get covered in the sticky (yet stinky) goo. He didn't know what happened. He had put the right materials in it, but…Before he could finish analyzing the situation, he felt a sharp pain in his side. He had these kind of pains before, but never one as strong as this. Did this mean…? He quickly turned the water off, dried himself off, and quickly hurried to the infirmary.

It was a long way from the bathroom all the way to Promfrey, but he needed to hurry. He didn't want to go into labor without her. After what seemed like a while later, he finally made it and called her name.

"Severus, what are you doing here? Aren't you…" Madam Promfrey noticed the look on his face and gasped. "Y-you mean…?"

"Yes!"

"But it isn't due until next week!"

"Well I don't think its going to wait any longer!" Severus slid to the floor, his legs going weak.

"Are your pains bad?"

"Yes! They only got more worse as I came this way. Please hurry, I think it's coming out!"

"Right!" she quickly helped him into some hospital gowns and laid him on the bed.

He couldn't feel anything in his weakening body except his kicking baby. He began to break into a cold sweat and breathing heavily. Losing consciousness, he mumbled. 'Please don't let me die!'

END FLASH BACK

"Severus…Severus…" a distant voice called out to him.

"H-huh? Who is it?"

"Good. You're awake." the headmaster breathed with relief. "We thought we lost you!"

"We?" he blinked, looking confused and dazed.

"Yes…me of course…Promfrey…and Remus of course."

"Re…uh…Lupin?" he tried looking indifferent.

"Yes. Luckily for us, he was able to assist me with taking you here…good thing too. I'm far too old."

"Why?"

"Well I've lived a long time and…"

"No, not that. I mean, why did Lupin help?"

"Well he was visiting me about…a problem…and he came in and saw our situation. Being the kind man he is, he of course saw it in his duty to help."

'You could have just used magic and told him to fuck off.' Severus thought. 'He wasn't worried at all about me. He just did it because of you.'

"Are you feeling better?" asked Promfrey kindly.

"A little…did you find out what was wrong with me?"

"Yes. You haven't been taking that potion, have you?"

"What potion?"

"You know…that potion from your 6th year…that one." Promfrey was careful with her words. She wasn't entirely sure if the potion's master had told Dumbledore about his pregnancy.

"Oh that…" he shook his head. After Isabella's birth (and death), he had stopped taking it since he was no longer pregnant. "I stopped taking it after…you know. I didn't think I needed it anymore."

"Well it's catching up with you now." She sighed. "It's just been laying dormant for a while and I'm guessing that those fumes must have triggered it. Please take your potion every day until I say you can stop, rest for the next 2 weeks, eat plenty of food and drink a lot of fluids, and get some sleep."

"I'll do that." he sat up a little.

"In the meantime, I'll be checking up on you often to make sure everything is fine." she smiled. "Just rest for now."

Snape nodded and fell asleep. As he drifted off to sleep, he couldn't help but to wonder if Remus actually worried about him.