When Severus finally spoke, his tone was very soft. "Lily..." She turned to
him, her face smudged with dirt. He stood up, bleeding at the nose, bruised
in the temple and otherwise in miserable shape. "Are you hurt? Do you need
to see the nurse? I'll take you." He surveyed her for any place that may
have been harmed.
"No, I'm alright."She looked at the bruise on his temple. "Your the one who should see the nurse."She smiled softly at him. He shook his head.
"It doesn't hurt."Severus lied. He then slumped down by his log again, closing his eyes. "Not even in my sanctuary is there peace...Forgive me."Lily sat down next to him.
"He was mad because of me. It's my fault he came in the first place."
"If it hadn't been me, he wouldn't have cared. Anyone but me... Its not youe fault." Lily looked over at him.
"He doesnt care WHO. He's just making sure I don't go hurting his precious James."She rolled her eyes. "As I've said dozens of times, I'm not bloody his!"She pounded a fist on the ground.
"Im quite glad...perhaps when Im not a mess I'll show you some other secrets."
"Alright."She stared down at her hands which were grass-stained and dirty, then tried to wipe them off on her robes.
"It doesn't work and its hardly worth the effort." This made Lily stop and she sighed. "I suppose I'll have to find a new hiding spot."
"And when you find one, it might be wise not to show it to me."She hugged her knees to her chest, obviously feeling extremely guilty. Severus tapped a finger under her chin gently.
"You'll be the first and only person I show it to when I find it." He put his arm around her in a comforting hug. "It's not your fault. You don't control them, nor they you." As if by reflex, Lily leaned her head against his shoulder.
"Thank you."She said simply.
"You gave me a chance, Lily. No one's ever done that. If Black had shot me dead, I would have died a happy fellow just knowing at least you cared. Lily, promise me one thing."
"Sure what is-"She stopped abruptly as a loud roar rang out behind them. A lion jumped clear over them growling low.
"Lily, don't move."Severus wispered, taking out his wand. The lion darted at them and Lily shrank back until the lion grabbed Severus's wand in its mouth and threw it across the clearing.'Drake!'She suddenly realised. Drake was the new student, who'd been sorted into Gryffindor. He was an animagus.
"Wait, Severus."Lily stood up and pointed her wand at the lion. "Leave or I'll tell him who you are."She snapped. The lion growled again, then bounded past her into the forest.
"What...?"Severus asked as Lily pocketed her wand and went to get Severus's.
"Nothing."She replied picking up the wand.
"Not every day you see a lion wandering around."
"I know."She said softly, handing him his wand. "Now what were you going to say?" His pale, spidery fingers too his wand and put it in his pocket.
"Promise me, no matter what happens and no matter how bad it hurts physically, mentally or emotionally, you'll let me see those fabulous emerald eyes. Even if they have tears in them, I want to know you trust me."A blush grew on Lily's face and she smiled up at him.
"Thats sweet." One of his ghost-like fingers trailed across the pink in her cheek.
"Is that too much to ask?"
"No."She continued to smile.
"So is it a promise?"Lily merely nodded in response. Severus leaned over and planted a tender kiss on her forehead. "Thank you Lily."
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"No, I'm alright."She looked at the bruise on his temple. "Your the one who should see the nurse."She smiled softly at him. He shook his head.
"It doesn't hurt."Severus lied. He then slumped down by his log again, closing his eyes. "Not even in my sanctuary is there peace...Forgive me."Lily sat down next to him.
"He was mad because of me. It's my fault he came in the first place."
"If it hadn't been me, he wouldn't have cared. Anyone but me... Its not youe fault." Lily looked over at him.
"He doesnt care WHO. He's just making sure I don't go hurting his precious James."She rolled her eyes. "As I've said dozens of times, I'm not bloody his!"She pounded a fist on the ground.
"Im quite glad...perhaps when Im not a mess I'll show you some other secrets."
"Alright."She stared down at her hands which were grass-stained and dirty, then tried to wipe them off on her robes.
"It doesn't work and its hardly worth the effort." This made Lily stop and she sighed. "I suppose I'll have to find a new hiding spot."
"And when you find one, it might be wise not to show it to me."She hugged her knees to her chest, obviously feeling extremely guilty. Severus tapped a finger under her chin gently.
"You'll be the first and only person I show it to when I find it." He put his arm around her in a comforting hug. "It's not your fault. You don't control them, nor they you." As if by reflex, Lily leaned her head against his shoulder.
"Thank you."She said simply.
"You gave me a chance, Lily. No one's ever done that. If Black had shot me dead, I would have died a happy fellow just knowing at least you cared. Lily, promise me one thing."
"Sure what is-"She stopped abruptly as a loud roar rang out behind them. A lion jumped clear over them growling low.
"Lily, don't move."Severus wispered, taking out his wand. The lion darted at them and Lily shrank back until the lion grabbed Severus's wand in its mouth and threw it across the clearing.'Drake!'She suddenly realised. Drake was the new student, who'd been sorted into Gryffindor. He was an animagus.
"Wait, Severus."Lily stood up and pointed her wand at the lion. "Leave or I'll tell him who you are."She snapped. The lion growled again, then bounded past her into the forest.
"What...?"Severus asked as Lily pocketed her wand and went to get Severus's.
"Nothing."She replied picking up the wand.
"Not every day you see a lion wandering around."
"I know."She said softly, handing him his wand. "Now what were you going to say?" His pale, spidery fingers too his wand and put it in his pocket.
"Promise me, no matter what happens and no matter how bad it hurts physically, mentally or emotionally, you'll let me see those fabulous emerald eyes. Even if they have tears in them, I want to know you trust me."A blush grew on Lily's face and she smiled up at him.
"Thats sweet." One of his ghost-like fingers trailed across the pink in her cheek.
"Is that too much to ask?"
"No."She continued to smile.
"So is it a promise?"Lily merely nodded in response. Severus leaned over and planted a tender kiss on her forehead. "Thank you Lily."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ Wow Im just flying through this arent I? In't Sevvie a lil' sweetie? ^^
Elfy