Pushing open the heavy front doors, Lily walked out onto the grounds.
Thunder boomed in the distance, but she appeared unphased and just kept
walking. As she walked past a tall tree near the Forbidden Forest, buckets
of rain dropped from the sky. Pausing, she tilted her head up to the rain
and stared up at the clouds.
Several yards away stood a figure also awaiting the torrent.His long hair swept around his face as he stared to the sky. The wind toyed with his robes and black cloak, sending them spiraling around his boots. A dagger glinted in the flashes of lightening coming from the distance. Methodically, as if performing some sacred ritual, Severus knelt to the storm, touching the tip of the dagger to the ground. He then stood and sliced open the sleeve of his robes on the left arm, letting the Dark Mark breathe in the chaos.
Lily's eyes flicked over to him, as she'd seen a glint of the daggar. Her eyes narrowed as if that would help her to see who it was.Severus raised his left arm high, then drew the dagger across it. Blood flowed freely as he lowered the dagger. The rain washed it all away quickly as lightening cracked near him. When the lightning struck, Lily realised who it was and relaxed a bit, watching him. He drew a potted lily from his robes and set it on the ground, once again kneeling. With a soft grin of triumph he let a few drops of blood fall on the flower. He dug a hole, planted it in the ground and then wiped his dagger clean.
As she went to take a step towards him, lightning cracked the nearest tree and she gave a loud scream, throwing her arms over her head as the tree fell inches from her. A few of its longer branches cut through her sleeves, snagging hold and pulling her to the ground with the tree.
Severus lost his dedication to what he was doing when he recognised the scream. "Lily!" He bolted over to the tree with his dagger in hand and quickly kneeled to cut her free. "Shh, stay calm, Lily."Once her arms were completely free, she threw them around his neck and buried her face in his robes, shaking like mad. "Shh, shhh, my Lily flower... You're alright. Everything's going to be fine. Shh..." He held her close, looking at the tree. He felt something deep within that made him question if the lightening had been an accident.After she finally stopped shaking, she turned her head and looked up at him.
"That tree couldve killed me."She muttered, hugging him tight.
"I know... Thank heavens it didn't. You're safe now, Lily." He continued to look at the tree, deciding to inspect it later for any sign of foul play. He then looked to her with a soft smile, trying to make her feel better. She took her arms from around his neck and ripped the remaining bits of cloth away, looking at the cuts the branches left to see if any were that bad.
Severus looked to the tree one last time, then tore the cloth from his left sleeve that had already been cut. "Here, let me see."Lily looked up from tracing the longest cut, which ran from her elbow to half-way to her wrist, and nodded. He began dabbing the blood away, then stopped. The cut was identical to his. "Lily..."She looked up at him just in time to catch the fear in his eyes.
"Whats wrong?"
"I spoke with Dumbledore. Lucius must have told... Him." He turned his palm upwards, revealing the cut identical to hers. The mark began to turn a sickening black and burn into his flesh. He clenched his fists tight. "I'm being called..." Lily felt a hatred seering through her veins and she pushed his arm with the Dark Mark away, throwing her arms back around his neck and kissing him.Severus was shocked to say the least, not that he didn't enjoy it, of course. The mark burned with a fiery demanding, but he ignored it. Screw that. He'd be late for once in his life. He draped his arms around her waist and held her tight.
It was still pouring, and a wind had kicked up. Once again, Lily only pulled away when she thought she would die from lack of air. She then layed her head back on his chest, closing her eyes.Severus stood there in the douwnpour holding her for a moment with his eyes closed. He sighed softly, then looked down at her. "Come on, Lily. Let's get you out of this rain. Don't need you getting ill."
"Alright."Severus removed his cloak, wrapping it around her. He then draped his arm around her shoulders. "
There, not the best of ratty old things, but it will keep you a little warmer."The two then headed back for the school- neither of them in much of a hurry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once again, sorry these are taking so long, but I've got a band show today (August 20th) and a football game on Friday, plus band practice, so Im too busy to post these as often as I was at the begining. Sorries!
Olao
Several yards away stood a figure also awaiting the torrent.His long hair swept around his face as he stared to the sky. The wind toyed with his robes and black cloak, sending them spiraling around his boots. A dagger glinted in the flashes of lightening coming from the distance. Methodically, as if performing some sacred ritual, Severus knelt to the storm, touching the tip of the dagger to the ground. He then stood and sliced open the sleeve of his robes on the left arm, letting the Dark Mark breathe in the chaos.
Lily's eyes flicked over to him, as she'd seen a glint of the daggar. Her eyes narrowed as if that would help her to see who it was.Severus raised his left arm high, then drew the dagger across it. Blood flowed freely as he lowered the dagger. The rain washed it all away quickly as lightening cracked near him. When the lightning struck, Lily realised who it was and relaxed a bit, watching him. He drew a potted lily from his robes and set it on the ground, once again kneeling. With a soft grin of triumph he let a few drops of blood fall on the flower. He dug a hole, planted it in the ground and then wiped his dagger clean.
As she went to take a step towards him, lightning cracked the nearest tree and she gave a loud scream, throwing her arms over her head as the tree fell inches from her. A few of its longer branches cut through her sleeves, snagging hold and pulling her to the ground with the tree.
Severus lost his dedication to what he was doing when he recognised the scream. "Lily!" He bolted over to the tree with his dagger in hand and quickly kneeled to cut her free. "Shh, stay calm, Lily."Once her arms were completely free, she threw them around his neck and buried her face in his robes, shaking like mad. "Shh, shhh, my Lily flower... You're alright. Everything's going to be fine. Shh..." He held her close, looking at the tree. He felt something deep within that made him question if the lightening had been an accident.After she finally stopped shaking, she turned her head and looked up at him.
"That tree couldve killed me."She muttered, hugging him tight.
"I know... Thank heavens it didn't. You're safe now, Lily." He continued to look at the tree, deciding to inspect it later for any sign of foul play. He then looked to her with a soft smile, trying to make her feel better. She took her arms from around his neck and ripped the remaining bits of cloth away, looking at the cuts the branches left to see if any were that bad.
Severus looked to the tree one last time, then tore the cloth from his left sleeve that had already been cut. "Here, let me see."Lily looked up from tracing the longest cut, which ran from her elbow to half-way to her wrist, and nodded. He began dabbing the blood away, then stopped. The cut was identical to his. "Lily..."She looked up at him just in time to catch the fear in his eyes.
"Whats wrong?"
"I spoke with Dumbledore. Lucius must have told... Him." He turned his palm upwards, revealing the cut identical to hers. The mark began to turn a sickening black and burn into his flesh. He clenched his fists tight. "I'm being called..." Lily felt a hatred seering through her veins and she pushed his arm with the Dark Mark away, throwing her arms back around his neck and kissing him.Severus was shocked to say the least, not that he didn't enjoy it, of course. The mark burned with a fiery demanding, but he ignored it. Screw that. He'd be late for once in his life. He draped his arms around her waist and held her tight.
It was still pouring, and a wind had kicked up. Once again, Lily only pulled away when she thought she would die from lack of air. She then layed her head back on his chest, closing her eyes.Severus stood there in the douwnpour holding her for a moment with his eyes closed. He sighed softly, then looked down at her. "Come on, Lily. Let's get you out of this rain. Don't need you getting ill."
"Alright."Severus removed his cloak, wrapping it around her. He then draped his arm around her shoulders. "
There, not the best of ratty old things, but it will keep you a little warmer."The two then headed back for the school- neither of them in much of a hurry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once again, sorry these are taking so long, but I've got a band show today (August 20th) and a football game on Friday, plus band practice, so Im too busy to post these as often as I was at the begining. Sorries!
Olao