LIKE OWNERS LIKE PETS
Harry felt like he was going to throw up. The world around him was spinning and when they landed he felt himself loose balance and start to fall. strong arms quickly caught him and helped him back up.
"Was that your first time to apparate?" Severus asked in a low and soothing voice.
"Yeah…It's sort of like a portkey, isn't it?" Harry asked breathing heavy, trying to calm his nausea.
"Sort of. But it's much more dangerous." the man explained, wrapping his arm around the boy's waist.
Harry looked around and saw that they were standing in a narrow alleyway as Severus continued.
"If you do it wrong, you could end up 'splinched'." He said leaning forward to push open the gate they were standing in front of, to reveal a well trimmed backyard. "Here we are."
As Harry entered he felt himself pass through several protective wards. The yard itself was small, but along the house there were flowers and plats that Harry had thought he'd seen before in Herbology class. Looking up at the house he saw that it shared walls with the houses on either side of it, and was bricked in dark red. The back door was painted solid black with a brass handle.
"Come on I'll give you a tour." Severus said, placing his hand on the small of Harry's back, leading him inside.
When the boy entered the house he stepped into a small laundry room with linoleum flooring that stretched into the kitchen and dinning room. The countertops were wood that matched the cabinets. The walls were stained from the frequent brewing of potions, and the scent of a recently boiling concoction was still in the air. Harry breathed it in deep and smiled. It was perfect. As if Severus was all around him.
Beyond the kitchen was a small carpeted library, that was probably intended to be a living room. But there were bookshelves lining every free space on the walls. There was a small desk in the corner, next to a large bird cage, and a fireplace on the opposite side of the room. On the far right were two doors. One was standing open revealing that it was a bathroom. Severus told him that the other was his bedroom. On the far left was another door that was closed. The man went over and opened it to show two staircases. One going up to the second floor and one going down into the cellar.
The cellar was dark and full of potion supplies and empty cauldrons. Upstairs was a guest bedroom and another bathroom. No doubt that Dumbledore probably assumed that Harry was going to stay in the this room.
"That's it." Severus said from his position in the doorway of the upstairs bedroom, facing Harry who was looking around. "It's not grand, but it serves its purpose."
"No, it's perfect." Harry commented. He was already seeing visions of the future together in this house. Severus would be working on his potions and Harry could be working outside in the garden. It seemed childish to dream of such a simple life, but the thought alone made the boy feel warm all over, and he couldn't help but smile.
"Well I wouldn't say perfect, but it'll do. I was brewing some boil-remover to restock the infirmary at Hogwarts. Could you help me separate it into bottles?" Severus asked. "It should be finished chilling by now."
"Sure, I don't mind helping." Harry said.
"Oh, but first…" The man reached into his pocket and pulled out the trunk. He set it on the floor in front of the bed and returned it to its normal size. "We'll unpack you in here, in case Dumbledore comes over to check on you."
"Ah, good idea."
"The birds should be getting back here soon. They can share a cage."
"I didn't know you had a raven. What did you name him?" Harry inquired.
I never bothered to give it a name." Severus admitted as he lead the way back downstairs.
"It? You don't even know if your pet is a boy or a girl?" Harry said following close behind the man.
"To tell you the truth, I only bought the wretched thing because I some times find the need to send letters, and it was blue."
"Blue? But isn't it black?"
"Look closer when they get back. You'll see. It's like my sheets at Hogwarts, only slightly darker."
"oh…" The boy blushed, remembering the last time he had seen those sheets up close. "hey, wait a minute. How long have you had your raven?"
"I bought it at the beginning of summer, though I haven't used it much. Your owl is a very good owl. She waits for a response before leaving." Severus said as he stepped into the kitchen. He opened the fridge and pulled out a large plastic bucket and set it on the counter.
"So…you bought a bird just to write me?"
"Well aren't you full of yourself? I didn't just buy it because of you. I might need to write to Dumbledore sometime, or Minerva."
"I'm sorry for being self centered." Harry chuckled. He knew the real reason and it made him happy.
Severus pulled out to ladles and set them on the counter next to the bucket. He and Harry then went downstairs to collect about twelve bottles, all identical. When they returned to the kitchen they spread the bottles out and began dividing the green goop into them.
By the time they were finished they had made a mess of the countertop, Harry more so then Severus. It was when they were cleaning up that they heard a tapping at the front door. Severus walked through the study and answered it, allowing two birds to fly in. Hedwig flew straight to Harry, taking a perch on his shoulder. Her feathers were ruffled up and she was so poofed out, you could barely see her beak. Harry hadn't seen her this angry or upset since Uncle Vernon had put a lock on her cage so Harry couldn't send letters to his friends.
Harry looked up and saw the raven perched on top of its cage and looking very smug.
"I think it's a boy." Severus said after taking in both their current states. "Way to go." he said approaching the raven to stroke its breast. "So that's why they took so long."
"I don't think so. We're going to have to go back and get her cage. I'm not letting him come near her again." Harry protested reaching up to try and calm his feather friend.
Severus chuckled and gave Harry a sly grin. "Who's to say she didn't want it?"
"Look at her. Does she look happy to you?"
Severus only grinned at his lover until Harry's expression changed. "Are you trying to compare this to our relationship?"
Severus shrugged his shoulders, "It started out the same way."
Harry turned and addressed the snowy owl. "Run, get out of it while you still can."
"Oh come now, it's not that bad." Severus stepped forward and pulled Harry close to him. Hedwig squawked in protest and flew to the top of a bookshelf.
Severus's lips found their way to the boy's neck and danced up it to his jaw. "Mmm…" he purred low and deep. "I've been wanting to do this for a long time."
Harry bit his lip in excitement. It had been a long time since he and Severus had been able to be together like this.
"Harry, how about I show you the bedroom?"
"I thought you'd never ask." Harry said before leaning up and pressing his lips to the man's.
When they pulled away they were bother breathless and needy. "Right this way then Mr. Potter." said the man, pulling his lover towards the closed door. "I stopped by a muggle shop and picked up a few things. I thought we could play around with a few of them and see what we liked."
"Oh, that sounds interesting." Harry said with a chuckle before Severus opened the door and ushered him in.
There was a large king sized bed taking up most of the room. Two night stands on either side. One had a lit lamp that cast a golden glow over the silvery blue comforter and matching pillow cases. There was a door standing open at the end of the room showing a closet full of Severus's black attire. On the middle of the bed was a small, black, carry-on suitcase.
The man walked over to it, as Harry closed the door behind him. Severus unzipped the bag and spread its contents out on the bed. Harry looked at it all curiously. He cleared his throat in nervousness, "Wow, um…over half of this stuff I have no idea what it's for. The rest, I feel dirty just thinking about it."
Severus reached out and pulled the boy flush against him. "We have all week, we can always play with them later."
"Okay," said Harry. He felt a little intimidated by all the sex toys, and some what embarrassed that he didn't know how to use some of them. The bruise-free rope was easy enough, along with the warming lube. But the way some of the others were shaped he wasn't sure they were meant to be used by two men.
Severus let him go and quickly put everything away, except the lube. He set the bottle on the nightstand before turning back to his lover. He reached out and took Harry's hand. They smiled at each other for a long moment before the man brushed Harry's hair out of the way and pressed his thin lips to the boy's scar. "Harry…" he whispered against his skin. "I don't want to just have sex with you."
"I know that." Harry responded.
"I want to make love to you." He finished his hand moving to rest on the boy's neck. "I don't want to just say 'I love you', I want to prove it. I know you believe me when I say it, but it's not enough. I want to show you just how much I love you. I wish I could tell everyone. I'd shout it from the rooftops if I could."
Harry chuckled and moved to look the man in the eye. "No you wouldn't. That's not like you at all Severus."
The potion's master let out a sigh and nodded in agreement. "I know." he said. "But I'd change for you."
"I don't want you to change. If you did I wouldn't be with you. I'm in love with you, the way you are right now."
Severus smiled and leaned down to kiss his love. When they pulled away, Harry smirked.
"Hey, I have an idea. This might help you. For the rest of tonight, and maybe tomorrow, how about we don't talk to each other?" Harry suggested.
"What?" Severus was a little offended, he was clearly misunderstanding. It wouldn't be the first time.
"No, no, I meant we stop communicating with words. Let's tell each other how much we love each other with touches and kisses. That sort of thing." Harry explained. "We can show each other, rather then tell each other."
Severus liked the sound of that. That meant there would be a lot of touching. "Wait," he said. "Do noises count as words?" He asked.
"No, they don't." Harry answered with a sly grin.
Severus nodded and then reached out pulling Harry in for another kiss. Only just before their lips met, he veered and kissed just below Harry's ear. His arms snaked around the boy's waist as his lips and tongue explored the side of his neck. One knee wormed its way between Harry's legs, rubbing his inner thigh to his student's.
Harry's hands clutched at the front of the man's black shirt. He decided he'd be patient and let his lover take control of their silent conversation; at least for now. He might be able to find some time later to "tell" him how much Severus meant to him.
He could feel Severus's long fingers inch under his shirt, desperate for skin to skin contact. The man practically purred when his cool digits brushed soft and creamy skin. Severus wanted so back to talk; to tell his lover his exact intentions instead he just moved his hands further up, feeling the boy's taught muscles ripple beneath his smooth skin, as he pushed up his over-sized t-shirt.
Harry raised his arms above his head so that the man would have an easier time undressing him.
Severus pulled the shirt off his lover and tossed it behind him. His hands found their way to Harry's hips again, before slowly moving up his sides. He placed feather-light kisses over his collar bone. His fingers reached up to pinch a pink nipple, electing a soft whimper from Harry's lips. Severus smirked before grazing his teeth over the boy's sensitive earlobes.
Harry was trying his hardest not to call out the man's name. as he suffered his onslaught of affections. Severus slowly turned him around and before he knew it, the man had pulled his legs out from under him and Harry went tumbling back onto the bed, with a yelp.
Severus chuckled at the boy's surprise. He leaved over him and pushed the suite case over the opposite edge. While he hovered over his love, he gave him a lusty smirk, before closing the distance and crushing his lips to Harry's. While he had him distracted, Snape's hand snaked its way down Harry's front to cup the boy's clothed erection.
Harry jumped slightly and made a small noise, that was silenced by the man's forceful kiss. Severus kneaded the steadily hardening lump with a skilled hand.
When he pulled away from the kiss, he smiled down at his lover before working the fastening of his pants. Once he pulled them off and Harry was completely exposed to him, he reached up and pealed his shirt off while eyeing the lithe body beneath him. He groaned low in his chest at the sight.
He leaned forward again, his lips a whisper away from Harry's as their eyes locked he tried to convey his feelings through his inky black stare.
Harry's expression shifted slightly, his emerald eyes sparkling, as he wrapped his arms around the man's neck. He leaned up and finished his wordless sentence with a soft and passionate kiss.
'I love you too,' thought Severus before they broke the kiss, both of them panting. The man moved, allowing his body to slide down Harry's form, until he was standing on his knees between the boy's thighs.
Harry eyes the man unbelievingly. Was he really about to do what Harry thought he was?
As if to answer the boy's unspoken question, Severus smirked before taking Harry's weeping member between his lips.
Harry's breath caught and his green eyes glazed over as he watched the man slowly swallow him down. A moan escaped his abused and swollen lips, as the man reached the base and slowly pulled back, his cheeks hallowing from the suction.
After a few more rounds, Severus pulled away only long enough to grab the lube from the nightstand, and then his mouth was back.
Harry had whimpered at the sudden loss, but moaned happily when it was returned. He felt something warm and slick tickle his entrance, and smelled the unfamiliar scent of watermelon.
Severus pressed his lubed digit passed the tight ring of muscles, electing a delicious moan from his lover. After the man started pushing the other in, Harry's hand found its way to his head, his fingers tangling themselves in his inky black hair. The man pulled back, letting his tongue drag up the underside of Harry's manhood.
"Ngh! Sev-!" Harry caught himself about to speak, and quickly covered his mouth. He needed to warn the man that if he kept that up it wouldn't be long at all until he would cum. As the third finger was pushed inside him, stretching his opening, Severus did the little trick with his tongue again, his fingers curling up to attack his prostate. Harry's whole body began to twitch as he tried desperately to hold his orgasm at bay.
Severus chuckled around the length, tasting pre as it leaked in his mouth. His fingers savagely worked Harry's entrance and prostate, spreading the self warming, and watermelon flavored, lubricant all over the boy's insides.
Harry had to remind himself to breath, several times. The boy found himself hunched over his lover, body stiff from concentrating so hard. He could feel the heat rising in his face as his grip in the man's hair tightened. He was certain he wouldn't be able to hold on any longer.
"Aah…aah…AAH!" Harry cried out, tossing his body back, as if it were a spring that was finally set free. His whole torso arched upward, off the bed, as he came inside the man't mouth. The boy's grip in Severus's hair went lax as his arms dropped to his sides and small explosions of light erupted in Harry's vision.
The first thing Severus noticed was the way Harry's muscles suddenly sucked his fingers in, flexing all around him. The second was Harry's violent reaction. The third, of course, was the taste of the boy quickly filling his mouth; it was not very pleasant, but he was proud of himself, despite the horrible taste. Severus quickly swallowed Harry's seed and leaned back. He watched with glee as the boy's chest rose and fell with each rapid breath. He could tell that Harry had enjoyed himself. But it was far from over.
Severus pulled his fingers out and quickly undid his pants, allowing his member to expose itself feely. With his lubed up fingers he stroked himself a few times, until the lube was spread evenly over his organ.
He leaned over Harry, using his elbow to balance himself and the other hand to guide himself to Harry's entrance. Slowly he pushed himself in, sliding past the tight ring of muscles easily. Suddenly the boy's warmth was surrounding him adding to the already warm lubricant they were using.
Harry raised his legs to make it easier for Severus His hands held on tightly behind his knees. He closed his eyes and concentrated on the feel of the man deep inside him. He moaned loudly when his professor hit his prostate, sending shivers throughout his body.
They weaved together so perfectly, their bodies hot and breath, heavy. Several times their eyes locked and they shared a silent moment, where nothing needed to be said. Kiss after kiss and touch after touch. They stayed together like that for a beautiful time, in an unbreakable mold. Until Severus couldn't hold on any longer and released himself inside his young lover, Harry finishing off, for the second time, in the man's hand.
After a while of rest, Severus threw a quick cleansing charm over the both of them. It tingled pleasantly as it removed all the strange bodily fluids.
Severus helped the boy out of bed, but before he could get dressed, the man pulled him close and gave him a sweet and tender kiss on the lips. "I don't think we need to keep playing." He said softly. "We said plenty just then."
"Alright, for now." Harry responded. "But I'd like to do that again sometime."
"Then it's settled." Severus gave him one more kiss before letting him go to begin his search for his shirt.
A/N: Hey everyone! I know this was a super long chapter. Thank you for reading and thank you for being so patient. So I just came up with this idea on the fly and I strongly recommend trying this out. Only to those of you who are in a very committed, and physical, relationship. I, personally, wouldn't test this with anyone I have not yet been "physical" with. It might hurt, rather then excite, the relationship.
They're not going to be that big of a side story, (I mostly just did this for fun), but tell me what you guys think about Hedwig and the raven? Give me your feedback. Also does anyone have any name ideas for the raven?
Thanks for reading Chapter Sanjuuhachi (38)! Chapter Sanjuukyuu (39), next!