"Serenity, you're beautiful," whispered a 16-year-old Severus Snape, actually wearing JEANS and a TEE SHIRT. His long black hair was pulled casually back in a ponytail, and even his long nose didn't look that out-of-place. He was sitting on a picnic blanket with a HUGE spread of food in front of him, smiling at a girl sitting across from him.
The girl sitting opposite him smiled. She WAS beautiful…long brown hair, HUGE brown eyes, a button nose and a small, closed chin. She was small and slight, almost sickly, with long narrow feet that fit into a very strange shoe-size. All this together made her look shy and scared, but in truth she was a wildly funny person with a deep respect for nature and its secrets. "God didn't create us to find out EVERY thing about our fellow creatures. That's why experimenting on animals is cruel and unnecessary." She would often say angrily whenever they came upon the subject of marine biology or anemology.
By this time I'll bet you're wondering what the heck is going on. Severus Snape…in LOVE? With THIS kind of girl? No way! But it's true.
They met just 3 summers ago, on one of Snape's summer vacations away from Hogwarts. His parents had dragged him to Wales, and even though they were staying in a castle, Snape found it dull and unnecessary. He spent over half the time on the terrace, brooding, while staring at the beautiful garden flocked with peacocks. It was an AMAZING sight…but Snape wasn't impressed. He sighed and turned around to go bout found a girl standing next to him. She was beautiful, more beautiful than any girl Snape had seen at Hogwarts, and he was stunned.
The girl seemed transfixed in the spectacular view from the terrace, but, sensing Snape's gaze, the girl turned and smiled at him.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" she said in a light, whispery tone, motioning at the garden.
"Um…um…yeah," replied Snape, but his husky tone seemed so out of place he blushed. He actually BLUSHED!
The girl turned back to the garden but continued talking, and her tone was mournful.
"I just wish there were more places like this on Earth. We humans are TRASHING it!!"
"So you're a Mug-human?" questioned Snape, looking at her.
The girl stared, puzzled, but then let out a sharp laugh, so unlike her voice.
"Oh…you're funny! What's your name?" she asked, her tone light, her big brown eyes staring at him, almost pleadingly.
"Snape…Severus Snape," he muttered, suddenly fully aware of how trashy he was dressed, how he hadn't washed his hair in several days, and how his nose was probably extremely dirty.
"Oh," said the girl, brushing her long hair behind her ear, suddenly looking really nervous, and Snape noticed that she was dressed just as calmly as he was! Jeans and a tee shirt! Realizing this, he laughed suddenly.
The girl's eyes widened.
"W-what?"
Snape continued to laugh.
"Nothing…just…oh, never mind, what's YOUR name?"
"Serenity Adams." Said the girl, giving Snape her killer smile. "It's nice to meet you, Severus." Snape smiled back.
"You, too."
Ah, young love. I just wish that Snape could have hit off with Serenity's brother as he did her. But I think that was wishing too much. You see…ah, here, just see it for yourself:
Well after the introductions, Snape and Serenity started talking about…well…EVERYTHING. Nature, people, muggle ways, (Snape brought that up…he remember to use "human" at the last second) and they were in the middle of a conversation on Sea Anemones, (which Snape found FASINATING), when a low gravely voice said,
"Hey, sis, there ya are! I missed ya! Where were ya at lunch?" Serenity and Snape whirled around to face a tall, handsome boy with long blonde hair that fell in his face as he studied them intently. His blue eyes were piercing and clever, and Snape decided to forget how much this boy reminded him of Remus Lupin and try to get along, for Serenity's sake.
"Sis, who's THIS?" asked the boy, staring at Snape with such an intent stare that Snape almost wanted to back away.
"Joey, this is my friend Severus Snape. Severus, this is my brother, Joey." Snape forced a smile and shook hands with James. His hand was firm and cold, and Snape hated it at first touch.
"Pleasure," said Snape coldly, not even bothering to force a smile.
"No no man, the pleasure is all MINE." Replied Joey even more coldly, which must've been hard in that rock-hard voice of his.
But anyway, Serenity and Snape had hit off immediately, and they kept in touch. They had been together for 3 years now; tomorrow was their anniversary of when they'd met. Serenity insists it had been fate, so it must be celebrated, and Snape couldn't disagree.
But back to where we left off.
"Severus…" said Serenity, biting her lip, looking worried, and Snape did too. She almost always called him "Sevy"…a nickname he enjoyed, pronounced like "Savvy"…unless there was something wrong.
"Yes, Ser?" he said quietly, squeezing her slight, pale hand.
"It's just…my brother was wondering…where you go all winter." Snape's eyebrows rose.
"Well…I'd like to know, too, but u know Joey he just…gets suspicious."
"Oh I know Joey…more than I'd ever want to," said Snape in a low voice, and Serenity gave him a nasty look. She loved her brother more than anyone, THAT was clear.
"Anyway…can you tell me?"
Well, Snape had made up his mind long ago to tell Serenity, but if she was going to tell JOEY…
"Look, Ser, I'd love to tell you, in fact, I was GOING to, but you have to promise not to tell Joey." Serenity bit her lip and looked worried, but her eyes sparkled. She WANTED to know…but love for her brother was winning.
"But…what'll I tell Joey?"
"Boarding school," said Snape promptly. "And it isn't a lie."
"Oh, really?" her eyes sparkled like crazy. "And what is this 'boarding school' that I can't tell Joey about?"
"Well…" began Snape, leaning over the salami to whisper in her ear. "You see, I'm not a human."
A/N: YAY!! This is my second fanfic, and I think I'm gonna enjoy writing this more than the 1st!! If u want me to continue, plz review!! Just let me know how u liked it…or hated it, aye? :-D