Chapter 11.

Severus groaned and sat down in one of the soft chairs that sat in front of the headmaster's desk. He hadn't actually meant that he'd take his lover off to the manor yet he found himself sitting there, waiting for the headmaster to offer him something to drink and perhaps a lemon drop.

Albus looked at Severus with that twinkle in his eyes, "Lemon Drop and perhaps some tea?"

Severus bit back a scathing remark and sighed, "Fine, as long as I don't have to go down and speak with Harry."

Albus was in the middle of pouring tea and looked at Severus with an eyebrow arched in question, "Are you fighting with Harry, Severus?"

Sev shrugged slightly and looked down at the tea in front of him. He couldn't believe that he was going to be dragged to his old place of residence and simply have to put up with Harry badgering him about his child hood and wanting to know every little detail of his life.

"Severus, answer the question, please." Dumbledore said looking at Severus over his half moon glasses, with a knowing glint in his eyes.

"No, Albus we're not fighting, I'm here to ask to remove Harry from the grounds of Hogwarts for a sort of… 'Honeymoon.' Perhaps take the boy to the manor and get to know him better." Severus said, looking at the floor, unsure as to whether he could get away with not showing any emotions or bitterness regarding the manor and what he was going to actually do while there with Harry.

Albus let out a chuckle and looked at the younger man with a smirk, "Of course you can, I've simply been waiting for you to come and ask. Would a week be good enough? I don't think we could stand to be without our potions master for too long, oh and I've been waiting to give you this." Albus reached into one of the drawers on his desk and dug around for a few seconds before producing a rather largely wrapped present that had a generously tied, multi-colored, bow.

Severus eyed the bow for a few moments before moving onto the ridiculously bright, abnormally happy wrapping paper. He almost felt the need to shield his eyes as the obnoxious present was thrust towards him. He took it and set it beside him and looked at the Headmaster.

"Thank you, a week would be fine, we'll be back on Monday, if that's alright?" Severus stood, waiting for the answer.

Albus nodded and watched the younger man with a bit of interest; he had noticed that the man wasn't looking quite up to par. He couldn't understand why the man looked so horrible yet seemed to be happy with his relationship.

Sev sat the cup down, picked up the annoying present and made to leave, only to be stopped by a rather annoying question.

"Severus, are you happy with your relationship with Harry? Do you feel as though the ancients were correct about the two of you?"

Severus shrugged and continued down the moving staircase. He of course wasn't happy with their relationship, but he wasn't about to voice his opinions to Albus of all people, hell he couldn't even open up to Harry unless there was a threat involved. He hated himself for this fact, but of course he blamed it on his past and everything he'd gone through. He hadn't been paying attention to where he was going and soon found himself standing in the middle of his and Harry's quarters.

He was brought out of his thoughts as he heard the shower running and then a horrible sound. Severus tossed the present onto the couch and headed into the bedroom to find out what was making that noise, more over to see if Harry was alright.

Once in the bedroom, Sev noticed the noise was coming from the bathroom, which worried him even more. He could not make out what the noise was, so he simply opened the door to hear the noise coming with much force and words that were now forming in his head.

What he once thought was someone killing a cat, was Harry singing. Severus bit his lip and slowly walked out of the bathroom, closing the door and muttering a silencing charm. He then finally let his laughter out. He couldn't believe Harry's voice was so horrible. He shrugged and walked away from the bathroom and into the living room to prepare some food before they left.

Harry soon came walking out of the bathroom with some clothing on and his wet hair down. He hadn't gotten all the water out of it and he hated casting drying charms on himself. He sat down at the table and looked at Severus.

Sev was watching a bead of water as it slowly moved down Harry's neck. He licked his lips watching as it slowly slid under the pale blue silk shirt Harry was wearing. Sev shuddered and quickly drew his gaze away. He dished up some food for Harry before dishing up some for himself. He then sat down and looked at his partner with a slight bit of curiosity.

"What's up, Sev?" Harry asked, his earlier anger forgotten.

"Well…I was just curious as to what you were singing… a few minutes ago." Sev said, looking down at his plate to keep from laughing.

Harry blushed and glared at the man, shooting daggers at him then smiled, "What I was singing was… "

Harry began singing, "Bowling is my life
And it has always been my dream to be a member of the local bowling team,
But I'm not very good.
The guys won't accept me,
I guess I try the girls team and lose a part of my anatomy then balls will roll.
I think I want to be...
Balls will roll,
I think it's time;
it's time for me to be a girl.
It's a very big decision;
it's going to change my life.
I'll have to make all new friends,
I'm gonna lose my wife.
But that's okay with me.
There's something in my soul.
It doesn't matter who's the better man,
It the man who gets to bowl.

I've made my decision,
I'm gonna make the change.
There will be rolling balls,
I'm gonna play my game.
It's gonna be so great.
It's gonna be the best, besides,
I've always told myself I look good in a dress.
I'm gonna cut'em off,
I'm gonna cut'em off,
I'm gonna cut'em off.
I'll never have to cough.
Now I've made my change and I've fulfilled my dream.
I'm now a member of the women's bowling team.
I hope I throw a strike,
'cause I'll never score again.
My first game is tomorrow,
I will go to play and then..." He stopped singing to look at Severus and smiled, unable to stop.

Severus was actually scared, seeing that Harry was singing about cutting his 'balls' off. He went back to eating, avoiding the few questions that were floating around in his head. He simply couldn't find his voice.

Harry let out something that seemed like a giggle and began eating. Soon the two were done eating. Harry then stood up and began helping Sev cleaning off the table.

After what seemed like forever, though it was only a half an hour. Harry went to sit down on the couch when he saw a rather ugly looking present. "What the hell is this, Sevvy?"

"It's a present form Albus, I'm sure you'll find it to your liking since the old coot seems to know everything about you." Severus said, attempting to sound jealous of Dumbledore.

"Oh. Come over here and we can open it together. Then we can talk about how tasteless it is." Harry said in a rather peeved voice.

"Sounds… fun." Severus replied venomously, "But I'm afraid we must be off, if we're going to get there before sunset."

Harry shrugged, "We don't have to, I mean, I'm not in any hurry to get there, after all… its just another place where we'll have sex as much as you want, then you'll run off and brew potions, leaving me utterly lonely and in need of some TLC."

Severus glared at the boy but went and sat over beside him, leaving the boy some space. "Well, then lets open it." He said dryly, looking at the present as thought it was going to explode.

Almost as though Severus had predicted, the present once the bow was pulled, erupted in confetti. Severus growled at the damned present then looked at the white box with a questioning glare, almost daring it to explode also. He then waited for the boy to remove the top so they could get away from the multi colored confetti.

Harry opened the box to find a rather beautiful looking photo album, two necklaces, and a rather beautifully sewn baby blanket.

Severus eyed the blanket cautiously before picking it out and looking at it. He recognized it as the blanket he'd given to Lily as a present when she'd told him that she was pregnant. Severus sat it down on his lap and looked at the necklaces. They were both small chains, one with a lion and the other a snake. Severus rolled his eyes, knowing that he'd be wearing the lion and Harry would wear the snake. They then both picked up the album and began flipping though it.

It was empty, except the first page bore one picture. Severus was holding Harry in his arms. It was from a while ago, not too long, but long enough to be considered a while. Severus was asleep next to Harry who was wearing a hospital gown. They were both in the hospital and looking rather peaceful holding each other.

Harry closed the book and looked at the cover; it was brown but engraved with a golden sort of ink. It read, 'The Potter-Snape Family.'

Severus sighed and looked around the room, "We'd better get packed for a 'honeymoon.' After all, we're to be back next Monday."

Harry nodded and got up, making sure to set everything inside of the box. He'd be taking that along simply to look at the other things within it.

Soon, the two were packed and Severus carried their trunk up the stairs of the dungeon and out of the entrance hall. He led Harry to the safe-zone and soon they arrived in front of a rather lovely looking mansion.

Severus motioned Harry to go ahead and enter the house. Harry did as he was 'told'. He slowly opened the door and walked through the entrance hall which contained a small closet and a place to hang your coats. He walked past the main staircase which led up to the other levels of the house. He quickly turned around to see if Severus was behind him.

Sev sighed and looked around the room, "I hope you find this comfortable."

"As long as there aren't any meddling old men… I'll be okay."

TBC.

AN: I'm hoping to find a beta, if anyone thinks they could be able to do it, let me know. Also, I'm hoping this fic will be getting more Reviews. The song is Rolling Balls by AFI