Chapter two
Some say in ice.
Warning: some swearing and sexual themes.
Author's note: Thank you to all that reviewed.
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Severus was called three days later. It was a full meeting of all the death eaters. Alexis stood to the right hand side of Voldemort again but this time instead of starring blankly at a wall he was glazing around the room. He caught Severus eye briefly and Severus felt his breath hitch under the other man's green gaze.
"I have planed an attack at a small town on the outskirts of London for tonight's entertainment. You will all be helping in the raid. I'm looking for a certain item in the town it is a small statue of a dog, Alexis if you would tell them what it looks like." Voldemort commanded.
"Listen up," Alexis voiced rang out over the room in a commanding tone Severus had never heard. "The statue is about nine inches tall it is made out of onyx, for those dumb enough not to know what that is, it's a form of black stone. The eyes are made of rubies. When it is found do not touch it, any simpleton who thinks to disregard this order will be killed upon touching it," a shiver ran through the gathered men. "When found send red sparks into the sky and wait there. Understand?"
There was a mummer of agreement. Alexis glared out over the death eater until they were quiet again, which took about a second. Alexis stood back and let his father take the stage.
"You will be spilt into four groups," Voldemort announced before separating them into groups.
Severus found himself in the smallest group of six, consisting of Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, Nott, Alexis and himself.
Alexis looked at each person in their group then nodded, "We are the last group to go in we will be watching from the hill over looking the town. Do not show yourself until I say you can," Alexis ordered.
Malfoy smirked, "What about if the dark lord orders us into the town?"
Alexis's hand shot out without warning and Malfoy found himself off the ground and staring into cold green eyes. "If I say to do something you will do it. I don't fucking care if you are on fucking fire you will stay where I tell you to stay, you little shit. Understood?" Alexis snarled.
"Y-yes, sir." Malfoy stammered. Alexis dropped him to the ground.
Malfoy looked up to see Voldemort clapping a hand on the glaring green eyed man's shoulder.
"Now, now, son. You can play with Lucius later." Voldemort said as if he was telling his child off for playing too long with his favourite toy.
Malfoy looked up with terror in his eyes.
"Yes father, I'll play with my toy when I get back." Alexis glared down at the quivering mass.
"Good boy." Voldemort then raised his voice. "Group two, three and four move out."
The three groups left leaving Alexis group and the dark lord behind.
"Good luck son," Voldemort clapped him on the shoulder then disapparated with a pop.
Alexis pulled a newspaper out of thin air and held it out.
"Malfoy get up!" Alexis barked. Malfoy was on his feet a second later. "Every one grab the paper."
The other five men put a finger to the paper. Alexis flicked his wrist; Severus felt a hook at his navel then they were spinning. They landed on a hill over looking a small town in the middle of chaos.
"Get behind the bushes!" Alexis ordered. The others obeyed without question.
Severus found himself next to Alexis while Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Nott were at another bush. He felt a hand slide up his arm and he looked down to find it was Alexis's. He didn't move away from the hand seemed to calm his racing heart as the town below was raided.
Alexis rubbed his thumb across Severus's arm as they waited, for what Severus was unsure.
A little girl of around eight came running towards them and Severus heart sped up.
"Do not attack her," Alexis hissed to the others. Alexis's hand disappeared from Severus as the girl came closer, looking terrified.
The girl was about to pass the bushes when Alexis grabbed her, covering her month with one hand to keep her quiet as he mumbled in her ear. The girl struggled for a few minutes then went still.
Severus thought he had killed her until he saw the girl's chest rising and falling.
"She's asleep," Alexis whispered in his ear.
"Nott come here!" Alexis hissed. The man appeared next to them, Alexis passed the girl to him. "Stay here and look after her if I come back and she has one bruise on her you will pay dearly," Alexis threatened, eyes glowing eerily.
"Yes sir." Nott pulled the girl into his lap. Alexis waved his hand over the sleeping form.
"I will know if you do anything to her."
"Yes, sir."
Alexis nodded. He turned his attention back to the town.
Suddenly red sparks shot into the sky.
"Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Snape follow me." Alexis ordered breaking cover just as the Aurors arrived on the scene. Alexis easily dodged the Aurors casting spells without seeming to have a wand. The others were backing him up as they headed towards the sparks.
Severus dodged and swerved trying to keep as close as possible to Alexis. He cried out as a cutting spell hit his arm slashing it open. He covered the cut with one hand pointing his wand with the other while trying to keep up with Alexis.
He noticed Crabbe and Goyle had already fallen and only Malfoy was with them. Alexis had blood running down his face from a nasty cut over his right and was holding his side. However he never slowed his pace. They ducked into the building where the sparks had come from.
Alexis dashed over to a wall that contained two doors and placed a hand on both then went to the left one.
Breathing heavily he flicked his wrist and the doors opened to a small room. They dived in as spells sailed over them. Another flick of the wrist and the doors closed.
"What now?" Malfoy puffed holding his left arm close.
Alexis rolled his eyes as he pushed one of the buttons on the wall making the small room started moving up. "It's a lift you ignorant fuckwit."
"A what?" Malfoy asked, instantly forgetting about the insult.
"Forget about it." Alexis stood carefully and held a hand to the door.
Severus was worried about the other man he could see blood slowly sliding down the man's right leg from where Alexis was holding his side.
The lift stopped and the doors opened. A curiously empty hallway greeted them. Alexis looked in both directions then headed to his left. He blew open the third door on the right open. Two death eaters waited inside.
"It's in the box, sir" one said pointing to the box on the floor.
"Good work, apparate back to base." Alexis ordered the two men nodded then disappeared. Alexis ignoring the statue crossed the room to the windows. He pointed his wand out the window and sent the dark mark into the sky.
Coming back to Severus and Malfoy he picked up the box opened it briefly to see the dog statue then turned his attention to Malfoy.
"Pick up Nott and go back to base put the little girl in my rooms." Alexis ordered. Malfoy smirked at him then disapparated with a soft 'pop'.
Alexis swayed suddenly Severus slid an arm around his waist to steady him.
"Are you okay?" Severus asked real concern in his voice.
"Yeah, I'm good." He tried to push himself away but fell back into Severus arms, "Or not. Can you apparate us?"
"I think so."
"Don't think so, know so. Can you or not?" Alexis rested his head on Severus's shoulder. He could feel the other man growing heavier as his legs started to give.
"Yes." Severus whispered, hoping he was right.
"Okay go."
The two dissappated with a pop. Severus using his power while Alexis guided them to the spot they were to land. They reappeared in Alexis's bedroom, where the little girl from before lay on the couch in the room.
Alexis's legs gave out as they landed. Severus swept him up into his arms and carried him to the bed. The black box lay forgotten on the floor.
Severus lay Alexis down as the other man looked up at him through half lidded eyes. Severus quickly ripped off the other man's shirt, only on a subconscious level did he notice the well toned body and softly tanned skin. The only thing he saw was the deep gash still oozing blood.
Severus quickly bundled the man's shirt to stop the bleeding. He searched his pockets for his potions pouch. He quickly found the pouch, as Alexis's breathing became shallower.
He tilted Alexis's head just right and poured the healing and blood clotting potions into his month. Alexis sallowed them down, coughing slightly at the taste.
"Can't they make them taste better?" Alexis asked roughly, eyes still clouded in pain.
"That would defeat the purpose." Severus whispered putting a pain killer potion to his lips. Alexis sallowed that without question and sighed as his body relaxed.
"What purpose?" Alexis slurred.
"If they tasted good then people would injury themselves more knowing they can take one nice tasteful potion and be well again." Severus explained as he tore the man's shirt and warped it around the wound.
"Oh," Alexis mumbled. "And you don't need to do that. Nitsey."
A house-elf appeared at Severus side took one look at Alexis and disappeared again.
Severus looked confused until the elf reappeared with medical supplies. Severus was impressed usually a house-elf needed to be told what its master wanted. As soon as the elf appeared it disappeared again this time reappearing with a bowl of warm water. Then it stood back.
Severus cleaned the wound and dressed it, Alexis relaxed suddenly and Severus looked up into his sleeping face for a second before finishing up dressing the wound. The house-elf clicked its fingers and Severus jumped back from the bed as the bloody sheets changed and the clothes Alexis had been wearing changed to clean pyjama bottoms and baggy shirt.
The elf then turned to him, "Do you need medical care, sir?" the elf asked in a very unlike elf manner.
"No thank you," Severus answered.
The elf bowed then disappeared. Severus cleaned himself up checked on the sleeping girl then came back to Alexis.
The man looked peaceful asleep, his brown hair spread out around him. Severus pulled a lock behind the man's ear. The man was quite handsome if a bit young for Severus. The man Severus was guessing was about twelve years, give or take, younger than him. Alexis was an inch or two shorter than he was also.
Severus looked down at him for a few minutes before fatigue pulled at him. He sat down on the bed for a few minutes undecided then flicked off his shoes and lay down next to the other man. He pulled up the cover and was asleep before his head could touch the pillow.
Severus woke to the feeling of spooning someone and to the feeling of a very hard erection. He pulled his bed mate closer his hand trailing up and down the man's side then trailing along the bandages around his middle. As he woke fully he realised he was holding Voldemort's son in his arms. He quickly pulled away from the other man and slipped out of bed.
What was he doing? Voldemort would kill him. Dumbledore would kill him. He was a spy. He wasn't supposed to be sleeping with the enemy. But was he really the enemy? He looked over to the still sleeping girl then back to Alexis. What did he plan to do with her? Kill her? Hand her over to the death eaters for fun? Severus shivered with that last thought.
Just then the room's door opened and Voldemort himself walked in. Severus's heart stopped beating for a second.
"Good to see you up," Voldemort whispered.
Severus quickly masked his shock. "Thank you, my lord."
"Have they woken up at all?" the red eyed man asked talking about Alexis and the girl.
"No, my lord."
"You did good work, Severus. I had a healer brought in while you were asleep he said if it wasn't for you, my son would be dead. I thank you."
"You are welcome, my lord. Anything to help your son."
Voldemort stared hard before nodding, he looking over to the girl in disgust.
"I don't know why he insists on bringing muggle children back from raids." Voldemort said almost to himself.
Severus stayed quiet.
Voldemort sighed, "You are most likely wishing to go home Severus," Voldemort said to which Severus nodded with slight reluctance. "You may take the girl with you. I will tell Alexis when he wakes."
"What am I to do with her, my lord?"
"You live at Hogwarts over the holidays correct?"
"Yes, my lord."
"Say you found her near the school or some such thing. Dumbledore can find her a home," Voldemort's tone and expression looked like he wanted to kill the girl and be done with her. However he wanted to keep his son happy therefore he was giving the girl to Dumbledore.
"Yes, my lord."
Severus stood took one more look at Alexis's sleeping form before picking the girl up in his arms.
"Oh and Severus,"
Severus turned back to Voldemort dreading what the dark lord might want.
"Yes, my lord?"
"Where is the item from the raid?" Voldemort asked.
"In that box, my lord." Severus pointed to the forgotten box on the floor.
"Right, you may go."
"Thank you, my lord."
Severus hurried out of the building as soon as he could he apparated himself and the girl to Hogwarts gates. Severus quickly made his way up to the school, while trying not to wake the girl in his arms. He swept through the empty hallways, only stopping when he reached the headmaster's gargoyle.
"Butter drops."
The statue jumped aside.
"Come in," the headmaster called when he managed to knock on the door.
"My hands are full. Can you get the door, Headmaster?" Severus called back trying not to wake the girl.
The headmaster pulled the door open to see his Potion's Professor holding an eight-year-old child in his arms.
Dumbledore jumped into action and ushered him in, "Is she hurt?"
"No Albus just asleep she's from the raid last night," Snape told him placing the girl on the lounge that suddenly appeared in the room.
"What happened?" Albus asked looking the girl over. "She's under a sleeping charm."
"Alexis placed her under the charm and took her back to Voldemort's base." Severus said to the shocked Headmaster. "I slept in the room after the raid. Voldemort ordered me to take her here."
Albus stopped looking over the girl, "Is it a trick. Is she under the Imperious?"
Severus frowned, "I don't think so, Voldemort mumbled something about Alexis saving children from other raid."
Albus looked thoughtful, "Yes, now that you say that. Collections of children have been found at death eater raids lately. All safe and unharmed. Could Alexis be behind that?"
"It is possible," Severus agreed. "The only thing that doesn't add up is that I haven't seen Alexis at death eater meetings until now. Why would he show himself now? Is he or was he a spy of Voldemort's?"
"We can only guess. Keep an eye on him."
Severus nodded and left.