Chapter 5: Tommy's meets Professor Snape
Back in his room, Tommy woke from his nap. He glanced at the clock: it was 3:30pm. He would have rather faced one of Lord Zedd and Rita's monsters than face the rangers, but he knew he had no choice.
He got dressed and headed over to the Youth Center. As he entered the Youth Center, he saw his friends sitting at one of the tables. He took a deep breath and walked over.
"Hi guys. I am sorry that I did come early. I had to think on something." Tommy apologized as the group looked up.
"Well, whatever it is, we want you to know that we will all be here for you." Kim told him truthfully. She could see he didn't want to talk about it.
"Yeah," everyone else chorused.
"Thanks you guys," Tommy gave a crooked grin.
"Tommy, what's wrong? Kim told me that you looked like you had been crying when she hugged you earlier today." Aisha asked, ignoring the glare Kim sent her way.
"Well, that's because I had been crying. You guys know I am adopted, right?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah, I remember you telling us a couple months ago. Why?" Billy asked curiously.
"Well, at breakfast my father gave me a letter from my real mom. That's why I crying. In the letter she told me why she put me up for adoption. It was to protect me." Tommy told them as tears started to form in his eyes.
"Why would you need to be protected?" Rocky asked and then gave a muffled yelp when Kim kicked him under the table.
"I don't know. It said in the letter the there were dangerous people were after her and my father. She thought it would be safer if I was raised by other people." Tommy explained, ignoring Rock's yelp.
"Were your parents FIB or CIA? That could explain it." Adam mentioned.
"I don't know. I wish did." Tommy replied mournfully.
"Tommy, if you need to talk about the letter we're here for you." Kim told him.
"Thanks you guys. Rocky, wanna spar?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah, sure. I'll teach you not to make the girls worry." Rocky joked.
"You're on!" Tommy smirked right back at him.
As Tommy and Rocky went to the locker room to change, Severus Snape entered the Youth Center now dressed in regular muggle attire. He glanced around and then walked over to Ernie who was behind the bar fixing drinks and food.
"Excuse me but what is this place, sir?" Severus asked politely.
"Well, this is the Youth Center. I own it. Is there any thing I can do you for you?" Ernie asked noting his foreign accent.
"I'm looking for a teenager." Severus started to explain but was cut off by Ernie's laughter.
"This place is full of teenagers. Is there anything you can tell me about the kid?"
"He's a member of my family. I don't know what the child looks like; he was adopted and I never met him." Severus explained.
"That's not much to go on." Ernie told him seriously.
"I know but it's all I have to go on. May I stay and get something to drink?" Severus asked.
"Yes, what would you like?" Ernie inquired, wondering at the man's polite manners.
"I would like a nice cup a tea, Gray if you have it." Severus ordered.
Ernie nodded and after paying for his drink, went over to a table that was empty and sat down. He thought about what Ernie had said. He was right. How was he going to find his nephew if he didn't even know what the child looked like?
As Severus sat at the table and brooded, Rocky and Tommy came back from the locker room. As they started to spar a semi-large group gathered to watch. Severus felt the emotions in the room shift and he glanced up. It were two young men, one was dressed in red and the other in dark green. It was the one in green that caught his eye. When Tommy got thrown on his back, Severus got a better look at him. Tears formed in his eyes as he recognized his sister's unique features.
As he watched Tommy spar with Rocky, Kim watched Severus. He was silently crying and being the caring person she was, Kim went over to asked, "Is there something wrong, sir?"
Severus looked at the young girl in silent surprise. "Do you know the young man in dark green that is fighting with the young man in red?"
"Yes, I do." Kim responded warily.
"Well, can you tell me his name?" Severus asked with a bit of impatience in his voice.
"His name is Tommy Oliver. He's my boyfriend." Kim explained.
"My dear, would you join me?" Severus asked politely. If the girl was his nephews girlfriend, she would know what he needed.
Kim sat down. "Why is it you wanted to know his name?"
"It is a long story. Miss...." Severus paused, "What is your name?"
"Oh! My name is Kimberly Hart," she introduced herself, "but everyone calls me Kim."
"Well, Miss Hart, thank you for telling me his name." Severus replied.
"Do you want to meet him?" Kim asked. Before Severus could say a thing Kim yelled to over to Tommy. Tommy and Rocky stopped sparing and walked over.
Tommy, slightly out of breath spoke first. "What is it?"
"Well this gentleman wants to meet you." Kim told him perkily.
"Hello, sir. Can I help you?" Tommy asked as he shook hands with Severus.
"It's nice to meet you Tommy. My name is Severus Snape." Severus told him, looking for some sign of recognition. He wasn't disappointed; a spark of recognition lite his eyes.
"What did you say was your last name was?" Tommy asked shakily.
"It's Snape. Have you heard of it before, young man?" Severus asked already knowing the answer.
Tommy, in the meantime, trying to wrap his mind around the fact this man had the same last name as his biological mother. Also, he couldn't help but thinking it was pretty convenient that he had just read a letter from his mother and then this man had appeared. It took him a second or two to get ready to answer the question.
"Yes, I have heard of it before." Tommy told him, helping like hell he'd made the right choice.
"Was it your mother's maiden name?" Severus asked quietly.
"Sir, do you know Tommy's parents?" Kim asked warily. She too found it odd that after getting the letter, this man had appeared.
"I knew his mother. She was my sister." Severus explained sadly, a flash of pain crossing his features.
"Why are you here now?" Tommy asked suspiciously.
"I came here to find you. We need to talk." Severus explained.
Before Tommy could say anything his wrist communicator went off. Tommy glanced at Kim who glanced back. Adam, Billy, Rocky, and Aisha were already heading for the door.
Severus raised an eyebrow. "What was that?" he asked in confusion.
"It was my beeper. I have to get going. We need to finish this talk." Tommy told him in a no-nonsense voice.
"Yes, we do. How about we meet tomorrow for lunch?" Severus asked casually.
"That'll be fine. Is here at the Youth Center okay?" Tommy asked and without waiting for a reply, walked away.
"Very well." Severus whispered as he watched Tommy and his friends go. Now that he had found Tommy, he would teach his nephew of his heritage. Smiling slightly, Severus paid for his tea and went back to castle.
Back in his room, Tommy woke from his nap. He glanced at the clock: it was 3:30pm. He would have rather faced one of Lord Zedd and Rita's monsters than face the rangers, but he knew he had no choice.
He got dressed and headed over to the Youth Center. As he entered the Youth Center, he saw his friends sitting at one of the tables. He took a deep breath and walked over.
"Hi guys. I am sorry that I did come early. I had to think on something." Tommy apologized as the group looked up.
"Well, whatever it is, we want you to know that we will all be here for you." Kim told him truthfully. She could see he didn't want to talk about it.
"Yeah," everyone else chorused.
"Thanks you guys," Tommy gave a crooked grin.
"Tommy, what's wrong? Kim told me that you looked like you had been crying when she hugged you earlier today." Aisha asked, ignoring the glare Kim sent her way.
"Well, that's because I had been crying. You guys know I am adopted, right?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah, I remember you telling us a couple months ago. Why?" Billy asked curiously.
"Well, at breakfast my father gave me a letter from my real mom. That's why I crying. In the letter she told me why she put me up for adoption. It was to protect me." Tommy told them as tears started to form in his eyes.
"Why would you need to be protected?" Rocky asked and then gave a muffled yelp when Kim kicked him under the table.
"I don't know. It said in the letter the there were dangerous people were after her and my father. She thought it would be safer if I was raised by other people." Tommy explained, ignoring Rock's yelp.
"Were your parents FIB or CIA? That could explain it." Adam mentioned.
"I don't know. I wish did." Tommy replied mournfully.
"Tommy, if you need to talk about the letter we're here for you." Kim told him.
"Thanks you guys. Rocky, wanna spar?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah, sure. I'll teach you not to make the girls worry." Rocky joked.
"You're on!" Tommy smirked right back at him.
As Tommy and Rocky went to the locker room to change, Severus Snape entered the Youth Center now dressed in regular muggle attire. He glanced around and then walked over to Ernie who was behind the bar fixing drinks and food.
"Excuse me but what is this place, sir?" Severus asked politely.
"Well, this is the Youth Center. I own it. Is there any thing I can do you for you?" Ernie asked noting his foreign accent.
"I'm looking for a teenager." Severus started to explain but was cut off by Ernie's laughter.
"This place is full of teenagers. Is there anything you can tell me about the kid?"
"He's a member of my family. I don't know what the child looks like; he was adopted and I never met him." Severus explained.
"That's not much to go on." Ernie told him seriously.
"I know but it's all I have to go on. May I stay and get something to drink?" Severus asked.
"Yes, what would you like?" Ernie inquired, wondering at the man's polite manners.
"I would like a nice cup a tea, Gray if you have it." Severus ordered.
Ernie nodded and after paying for his drink, went over to a table that was empty and sat down. He thought about what Ernie had said. He was right. How was he going to find his nephew if he didn't even know what the child looked like?
As Severus sat at the table and brooded, Rocky and Tommy came back from the locker room. As they started to spar a semi-large group gathered to watch. Severus felt the emotions in the room shift and he glanced up. It were two young men, one was dressed in red and the other in dark green. It was the one in green that caught his eye. When Tommy got thrown on his back, Severus got a better look at him. Tears formed in his eyes as he recognized his sister's unique features.
As he watched Tommy spar with Rocky, Kim watched Severus. He was silently crying and being the caring person she was, Kim went over to asked, "Is there something wrong, sir?"
Severus looked at the young girl in silent surprise. "Do you know the young man in dark green that is fighting with the young man in red?"
"Yes, I do." Kim responded warily.
"Well, can you tell me his name?" Severus asked with a bit of impatience in his voice.
"His name is Tommy Oliver. He's my boyfriend." Kim explained.
"My dear, would you join me?" Severus asked politely. If the girl was his nephews girlfriend, she would know what he needed.
Kim sat down. "Why is it you wanted to know his name?"
"It is a long story. Miss...." Severus paused, "What is your name?"
"Oh! My name is Kimberly Hart," she introduced herself, "but everyone calls me Kim."
"Well, Miss Hart, thank you for telling me his name." Severus replied.
"Do you want to meet him?" Kim asked. Before Severus could say a thing Kim yelled to over to Tommy. Tommy and Rocky stopped sparing and walked over.
Tommy, slightly out of breath spoke first. "What is it?"
"Well this gentleman wants to meet you." Kim told him perkily.
"Hello, sir. Can I help you?" Tommy asked as he shook hands with Severus.
"It's nice to meet you Tommy. My name is Severus Snape." Severus told him, looking for some sign of recognition. He wasn't disappointed; a spark of recognition lite his eyes.
"What did you say was your last name was?" Tommy asked shakily.
"It's Snape. Have you heard of it before, young man?" Severus asked already knowing the answer.
Tommy, in the meantime, trying to wrap his mind around the fact this man had the same last name as his biological mother. Also, he couldn't help but thinking it was pretty convenient that he had just read a letter from his mother and then this man had appeared. It took him a second or two to get ready to answer the question.
"Yes, I have heard of it before." Tommy told him, helping like hell he'd made the right choice.
"Was it your mother's maiden name?" Severus asked quietly.
"Sir, do you know Tommy's parents?" Kim asked warily. She too found it odd that after getting the letter, this man had appeared.
"I knew his mother. She was my sister." Severus explained sadly, a flash of pain crossing his features.
"Why are you here now?" Tommy asked suspiciously.
"I came here to find you. We need to talk." Severus explained.
Before Tommy could say anything his wrist communicator went off. Tommy glanced at Kim who glanced back. Adam, Billy, Rocky, and Aisha were already heading for the door.
Severus raised an eyebrow. "What was that?" he asked in confusion.
"It was my beeper. I have to get going. We need to finish this talk." Tommy told him in a no-nonsense voice.
"Yes, we do. How about we meet tomorrow for lunch?" Severus asked casually.
"That'll be fine. Is here at the Youth Center okay?" Tommy asked and without waiting for a reply, walked away.
"Very well." Severus whispered as he watched Tommy and his friends go. Now that he had found Tommy, he would teach his nephew of his heritage. Smiling slightly, Severus paid for his tea and went back to castle.
