Aiden stretched and stumbled out of bed. He hadn't gotten to bed till about
five this morning. After leaving the kitchens, he had wandered the halls.
He glanced at his clock.7:46. "Damn." He muttered. He was late.there wasn't
even time to take a shower.and he was in need of one.a very cold one. He
smiled sleepily as he thought about his dream. He stumbled to his closed,
and threw on one of his few robes, and walked almost blindly to the door.
Draco's door was open, he must have already left. He walked on auto pilot
up to the teachers lounge, "Late late late." He muttered under his breath.
"Coffee." He needed his coffee. Badly. After getting out of Azkaban, he had
quickly fallen back into his caffeine addiction.
Reaching the lounge, he automatically headed for the table where he knew the coffee was. He slowly poured, then took a sip. Not tasting coffee, he frowned and peered blearily into his mug, which was noticeably lacking in coffee. "Wassit?" he turned, squinting at the rest of the room. So bright. He hated all the windows, they were charmed to follow the sun, so no matter what, sunlight would be pouring in. It was empty, except for Hermione and Severus. They watched him, amused looks on their faces. Hermione spoke up tentatively. "Umm.you missed the meeting, Aiden."
"Eh?"
"Meetings over. Er.coffee is gone too."
"Gone?"
"Yes, Aiden. It is time to go to the Great Hall. For breakfast. You can get coffee there."
"Right. Great Hall. Breakfast. Coffee." Gods, he was having a bad day. He sunk into one of the chairs, rubbing his forehead. How could the coffee be gone? He could smell it.gods he needed some.
Severus sighed, and leaned over, handing Aiden his mug. He had taken the last bit. Aiden's grabbed it, and not even bothering to say thank you, gulped it down. He sighed, and leaned back, letting it kick in. Severus rolled his eyes, and turned back to his conversation with Hermione.
Aiden's world slowly came into focus. He looked around, frowning when he saw Severus and Hermione. They were talking in soft tones.he couldn't hear what about, but her hand would occasionally reach out and touch Severus. He grimaced. Of course. He had forgotten.they were together. He groaned, and stood up, back aching, and strode from the room. But why had Severus kissed him back? He had kissed him back, hadn't he? Yes, he was sure of it. He slowly made his was to the Great Hall, and plopped into the empty seat next to Draco. He sighed sadly, and turned to his friend, studying him. He was pleased to see him happily conversing with Remus about helping him in his class. Apparently Ginny had a good effect on him.
Aiden quietly picked at his food. Today was going to be a long, long day. Wrinkling his nose and pushing his plate away, he headed down to his classroom.
"Aiden." He turned. "Snape?" he growled. How dare the man use him!
Severus frowned when he heard they way Aiden had acknowledged him. "Last night." he began.
Aiden pinched the bridge of his nose. He really didn't want to hear Severus reject him. He cut him off. "Yeah, yeah I know. It was a mistake. I am sorry. I shouldn't have initiated it."
Severus' eyes widened. He hadn't been expecting that. "A mistake." He repeated. Of course. He had made a mistake. He had let his guard down. For once he had wanted something.
Aiden frowned. Severus had looked surprised when he had pronounced last night a mistake, and.sad. Had he really expected him to forget about his relationship with Hermione? "Excuse me. I have classes to teach." He said coolly, and continued on his way to his classroom.
Draco dropped his head in his hands. He had thought today would never end. He trudged slowly back to his and Aiden's rooms. When the portrait swung open, he saw Aiden, sprawled in one of the chairs, empty bottle of Firewhisky at his feet, a half-full one in his hand. He looked blearily at Draco, and took a long drink. Sighing, Draco sat on the couch. "Aiden."
"Yesh?" He slurred.
"It is a Monday. Teachers do not get drunk at school on Mondays."
"Mmm."
"Is something wrong?"
"We kissed."
"Who?"
"Me and Snape." He chirped, then laughed.
"You did? That's great! I mean, you wanted to, right?"
"Yes." Aiden sighed loudly.
"Then what is the problem?"
"It's a mistake. Him and Hermione." His head drooped, and he sat down his firewhisky, burying his head in his hands.
"Oh." Draco frowned. That wasn't like Severus at all. He stood. "You need to go to bed." He pulled Aiden to his feet, and walked with him to his room. With a wave of his wand, he was stripped to his boxers. Draco pulled back the covers, and pushed his friend down into the bed. Aiden sighed. "I wanted to love him." He whispered.
"Go to sleep Aiden." He shook his head, and headed over to Severus' rooms. He had become close with the man after he had started spying, Severus had helped him through a lot. He knocked loudly on the portrait. It swung open, revealing a very irate Severus.
"Hello, Sev."
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Severus growled.
"Aiden needs a hangover potion."
"I don't give a damn."
Draco sighed. "He told me what happen."
"Really? Have a good laugh about it, I expect."
"What?" Draco frowned.
Severus rubbed his forehead. "All right. I'll get you your potion." He walked over to one of his shelves, talking down a tall vial, dark red substance sloshing around inside. "Here. Tell him to take it all at once as soon as he wakes up. Now." He pushed Draco in the direction of the door. "Get out and leave me alone."
Draco shook his head. "I want to talk to you."
"Really? That's nice. Goodbye."
"Why did you let him kiss you?"
Severus drew himself up to his full height. "That is none of your business."
"Yes it is." Draco snapped. "My friend is passed out drunk because his heart is broken, so it is my business. You hurt him."
Severus growled. "He was the one who said it was a mistake. Not me."
"Of course he did! You are with Granger, he didn't want to cause trouble!"
Severus stared at him. "Is that what he thinks?"
Draco looked at him curiously. "Yes. And you are, aren't you?"
Severus shook his head. "No."
"Why does he think you are, then?"
"Christ. I don't know, I haven't seen her since.oh."
"Oh?"
"He saw us together this morning."
"Together."
"Talking. Shit."
"Ah ha. And he assumed you were still together."
Severus sunk down in his chair. "I'll talk to him tomorrow."
Draco nodded. "Right. Night, then."
Severus looked back up at him, studying his face for a second. "You are doing fine?"
Draco nodded. "Ginny and I talked. She.is amazing. He made his choice. I am fine with it. Neither him or Narcissa were really my family."
"Good." Severus nodded.
Draco shook his head as he walked back to his own room. He really hoped the two of them worked this out.
Draco tiptoed into Aiden's room. Stepping up to the bedside table, he set the vial down, and looked around for a quill and parchment. Opening a drawer he frowned. Vial upon vials filled it. He picked one up and read the label. Dreamless Sleep. "Oh.Aiden." He sighed. What was the young man doing to himself? He'd have to talk to him about it in the morning. He scribbled Aiden a note, explaining what the potion was, and laying it on the table next to the potion, before heading towards his own room.
Reaching the lounge, he automatically headed for the table where he knew the coffee was. He slowly poured, then took a sip. Not tasting coffee, he frowned and peered blearily into his mug, which was noticeably lacking in coffee. "Wassit?" he turned, squinting at the rest of the room. So bright. He hated all the windows, they were charmed to follow the sun, so no matter what, sunlight would be pouring in. It was empty, except for Hermione and Severus. They watched him, amused looks on their faces. Hermione spoke up tentatively. "Umm.you missed the meeting, Aiden."
"Eh?"
"Meetings over. Er.coffee is gone too."
"Gone?"
"Yes, Aiden. It is time to go to the Great Hall. For breakfast. You can get coffee there."
"Right. Great Hall. Breakfast. Coffee." Gods, he was having a bad day. He sunk into one of the chairs, rubbing his forehead. How could the coffee be gone? He could smell it.gods he needed some.
Severus sighed, and leaned over, handing Aiden his mug. He had taken the last bit. Aiden's grabbed it, and not even bothering to say thank you, gulped it down. He sighed, and leaned back, letting it kick in. Severus rolled his eyes, and turned back to his conversation with Hermione.
Aiden's world slowly came into focus. He looked around, frowning when he saw Severus and Hermione. They were talking in soft tones.he couldn't hear what about, but her hand would occasionally reach out and touch Severus. He grimaced. Of course. He had forgotten.they were together. He groaned, and stood up, back aching, and strode from the room. But why had Severus kissed him back? He had kissed him back, hadn't he? Yes, he was sure of it. He slowly made his was to the Great Hall, and plopped into the empty seat next to Draco. He sighed sadly, and turned to his friend, studying him. He was pleased to see him happily conversing with Remus about helping him in his class. Apparently Ginny had a good effect on him.
Aiden quietly picked at his food. Today was going to be a long, long day. Wrinkling his nose and pushing his plate away, he headed down to his classroom.
"Aiden." He turned. "Snape?" he growled. How dare the man use him!
Severus frowned when he heard they way Aiden had acknowledged him. "Last night." he began.
Aiden pinched the bridge of his nose. He really didn't want to hear Severus reject him. He cut him off. "Yeah, yeah I know. It was a mistake. I am sorry. I shouldn't have initiated it."
Severus' eyes widened. He hadn't been expecting that. "A mistake." He repeated. Of course. He had made a mistake. He had let his guard down. For once he had wanted something.
Aiden frowned. Severus had looked surprised when he had pronounced last night a mistake, and.sad. Had he really expected him to forget about his relationship with Hermione? "Excuse me. I have classes to teach." He said coolly, and continued on his way to his classroom.
Draco dropped his head in his hands. He had thought today would never end. He trudged slowly back to his and Aiden's rooms. When the portrait swung open, he saw Aiden, sprawled in one of the chairs, empty bottle of Firewhisky at his feet, a half-full one in his hand. He looked blearily at Draco, and took a long drink. Sighing, Draco sat on the couch. "Aiden."
"Yesh?" He slurred.
"It is a Monday. Teachers do not get drunk at school on Mondays."
"Mmm."
"Is something wrong?"
"We kissed."
"Who?"
"Me and Snape." He chirped, then laughed.
"You did? That's great! I mean, you wanted to, right?"
"Yes." Aiden sighed loudly.
"Then what is the problem?"
"It's a mistake. Him and Hermione." His head drooped, and he sat down his firewhisky, burying his head in his hands.
"Oh." Draco frowned. That wasn't like Severus at all. He stood. "You need to go to bed." He pulled Aiden to his feet, and walked with him to his room. With a wave of his wand, he was stripped to his boxers. Draco pulled back the covers, and pushed his friend down into the bed. Aiden sighed. "I wanted to love him." He whispered.
"Go to sleep Aiden." He shook his head, and headed over to Severus' rooms. He had become close with the man after he had started spying, Severus had helped him through a lot. He knocked loudly on the portrait. It swung open, revealing a very irate Severus.
"Hello, Sev."
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Severus growled.
"Aiden needs a hangover potion."
"I don't give a damn."
Draco sighed. "He told me what happen."
"Really? Have a good laugh about it, I expect."
"What?" Draco frowned.
Severus rubbed his forehead. "All right. I'll get you your potion." He walked over to one of his shelves, talking down a tall vial, dark red substance sloshing around inside. "Here. Tell him to take it all at once as soon as he wakes up. Now." He pushed Draco in the direction of the door. "Get out and leave me alone."
Draco shook his head. "I want to talk to you."
"Really? That's nice. Goodbye."
"Why did you let him kiss you?"
Severus drew himself up to his full height. "That is none of your business."
"Yes it is." Draco snapped. "My friend is passed out drunk because his heart is broken, so it is my business. You hurt him."
Severus growled. "He was the one who said it was a mistake. Not me."
"Of course he did! You are with Granger, he didn't want to cause trouble!"
Severus stared at him. "Is that what he thinks?"
Draco looked at him curiously. "Yes. And you are, aren't you?"
Severus shook his head. "No."
"Why does he think you are, then?"
"Christ. I don't know, I haven't seen her since.oh."
"Oh?"
"He saw us together this morning."
"Together."
"Talking. Shit."
"Ah ha. And he assumed you were still together."
Severus sunk down in his chair. "I'll talk to him tomorrow."
Draco nodded. "Right. Night, then."
Severus looked back up at him, studying his face for a second. "You are doing fine?"
Draco nodded. "Ginny and I talked. She.is amazing. He made his choice. I am fine with it. Neither him or Narcissa were really my family."
"Good." Severus nodded.
Draco shook his head as he walked back to his own room. He really hoped the two of them worked this out.
Draco tiptoed into Aiden's room. Stepping up to the bedside table, he set the vial down, and looked around for a quill and parchment. Opening a drawer he frowned. Vial upon vials filled it. He picked one up and read the label. Dreamless Sleep. "Oh.Aiden." He sighed. What was the young man doing to himself? He'd have to talk to him about it in the morning. He scribbled Aiden a note, explaining what the potion was, and laying it on the table next to the potion, before heading towards his own room.