A/N: Usual disclaimer.
Thanks for the reviews, please keep them coming, I really like reading them.
Also, Home for the Holidays is probably going to be at least a 4 part chapter. All the details are important and need to be told. Sorry it has taken a while for me to upload this chapter but I have been registering for classes.
Part of this chapter is written in Snape's POV.
I dedicate this chapter to my grandmother who passed away in October. We miss you grandma.
Vessie Marie Wells Vickers 1913-2003
Chapter 19: Home for the Holidays, Part 2
Ashley pulled into the gravel driveway, she glanced over and saw Severus' jaw drop. Ashley smacked her head as she saw her uncles show off their newest kill on the bed of one of the several white Chevy S10's. Ashley stuck her head out the window and yelled "Hey, who killed Bambi over there?" A short skinny man raised his hand and began to follow Ashley around as she parked her car.
Ashley parked the car and stayed in for a while, instead of just jumping out. "Prepare yourself. If you don't understand what they are saying just nod politely or act like you know what my relatives are talking about." Ashley jumped out of the car as the short skinny man gave her a hug, "Hey Louis, where is Renee?"
Just as Ashley said that a short woman with blond hair walked out of the house yelling "Hey gurl! I already have a Hooch ready for ya." Ashley gave her a hug and took the drink while muttering her thanks. Louis walked back around the front of the white, double-wide trailer.
"Look what I brought home." Ashley said in a playful tone while pointing at Severus from the back of the car. Renee smiled and ran around to the passenger side window.
"Come on out here, we won't bite." Renee's accent was a heavy southern drawl. Severus nodded at her while Renee glanced over to Ashley "So you nailed 'im yet?" Ashley shook her head rapidly while blushing. Renee opened the door while Severus just glared at her. "Hi, I am Renee, Ashley's cousin, you'll meet a lot of people soon, it took my husband two years to get all the names right." Severus extended his hand as Renee grabbed it and pulled him out and gave him a hug, "We hug around here, not shake hands, well except the guys, except for Dustin." Ashley gasped in surprise at the mention of Dustin's name.
"He came? Really!"
"Yeah and can't wait to go to the barn tonight to dance. He will come by after dinner."
"I can't believe he came, that's awesome." Ashley looked over at Severus, who was looking terrified. "You can talk you know." Severus sneered at her.
"I am Severus Snape." Ashley led Severus inside a smoke filled porch where people were talking and reminiscing. Ashley smiled and waved at the people, who all promptly got up to line up for hugs.
Ashley turned to Severus, "Everybody, this is Severus Snape. Severus, this is my Uncle J.E., my Aunt Susie, my cousin Louis, my uncle Bobby, and my aunt Rita. Would love to stay but I have to introduce him to the rest of them." Ashley smiled and left the room as her family discussed how Ashley's mom would react.
Renee lead Ashley and Severus into the crowed kitchen. All of the people were women slaving over the dinner, their heads turned and started to make a big fuss. Ashley introduced Severus to them while asking where her mom was, and the general answer was in the living room.
Snape's POV
I followed Ashley into the living room, which was nothing more than a small room with old furniture and tons of pictures. As I looked over the room, I noticed a woman seated in a green chair in a heated discussion with another woman. She looked like Ashley but thirty years older, it had to be her mother. The woman looked up at me and surveyed me from head to toe, it was the strangest feeling ever. Ashley went over to the woman and gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. I wonder what Ashley thinks about that kiss we had, if she ever thinks about it. Did I really think that? Well here goes nothing.
Ashley glanced at me as she introduced me to her mother. I promptly shook her hand as she smiled. "Nice to meet Severus, please feel free to call me Ann."
"Alright, I will." I have always been big on formalities but if she requests then I will call her by her first name. Ashley continued to introduce me to her family, I am sure they could give the Weasley's a run for their money in number of family members.
We went over to a couch where a short woman with short brown hair was sitting next to a tall gray haired man. Ashley introduced them as her Aunt Sandi and Uncle Truman. This was the woman that was going to mess up my name. Sure enough that was true.
"Severus, what an interesting name. Well that won't work around here so from now on I will call you Sev." I grimaced and she noticed. She just smiled while saying "You'll get used to it, plus I don't think some of us would be able to handle saying your name after a while, if you catch my drift." She glanced at Ashley's drink.
"Ah, yes, I do. Ashley what is that you are drinking?"
"A Hooch, I don't like beer, I prefer to get drunk while drinking fruity things instead of things that look like bodily fluids." What a way with words, smart-aleck more like. Everybody started to gather around the table in the dining room. Ashley stood next to me and grabbed my hand. "It's time for the blessing, just take the person's hand next to you." Right, it was her mother, I took her hand as we cramped to fit into such a small area.
It was like and unspoken tradition that one of her uncles said grace, he was a gray haired man that kept on giving me an evil look. Everybody bowed their heads, I followed in suit, and he began. "Dear Lord, please bless this food to the nourishment of our bodies. Please watch over our mother and those that cannot be with us right now. In this we say to you, Amen, on your day. Amen." Everybody, including Ashley said "Amen", she let go of my hand and backed away from the table.
"It goes by age, the older siblings go first then the older grandchildren and so on. I am the third youngest grandchild. Just as long as there is some chicken dumplin's left I will be fine." I looked over at the food and saw chicken, ham, some kind of meat in a thick sauce, bread, and tons of other things.
Ashley and I walked in line behind Renee and Louis. Louis piled food onto my cheap plastic plate mentioning to me that I just haven't lived until I have tried this. Ashley's plate empty compared to mine, must be a picky eater. Ashley picked up a red cup from the end of the table, "You already have a drink, why do you need another one?"
"I can't drink Hooch with dinner, plus it is only iced tea, my grandmother's secret recipe." I took a cup and followed them to a coffee table in the living room. Ashley took a seat on the floor next to Renee and Louis. The man that said the blessing came over to Ashley and sat in a chair, she gave him an evil glare and began to eat. I didn't have the nerve to ask what that was about.
I had to admit the food was amazing. The stuff Ashley called chicken dumplin's was the best out of everything. Everybody sat and discussed life while sipping on the tea, which was like no tea I have ever had. Ashley and Renee sat there and gossiped. I gave Ashley a slight smirk, she noticed.
"What?"
"It's not polite to talk about people behind their backs." I said sarcastically with a sneer.
"Well, Mr. Etiquette Expert, it is what we do. Usually we stand outside and talk but I don't want to freeze my butt off, plus we are leaving soon."
"Leaving?"
"Yeah, as soon as Dustin gets here, we are going to the barn."
"The barn?"
Renee started to giggle while muttering "This is going to be fun."
Oh god, should I be worried?
"The barn is really a barn, but it has been turned into a place where people go to dance. Usually, some of the more fun-loving people go out there after dinner. I think my mom might be going, not sure."
"Dance, as in ballroom or the more modern stuff?"
"Modern and country line dances too. Oh shit. Renee, let's go to your truck for a minute, you have the basics right?"
"Yeah, lets go, that way we can sneak out when Dustin gets here."
Ashley grabbed my hand and pulled me off the floor. Renee ran outside to her truck, while Ashley dragged me along. What was so important? I glanced back to see Ashley's Aunt Sandi following closely behind. "What is going on? Why did you just drag me like a rag doll?"
"We have less than ten minutes to teach you how to do the line dances, you don't want to be the only person not doing them do you?"
"If you have to, fine. I probably won't like it."
"Oh, hush, this just how I learned how to line dance, behind Renee's truck."
I arched an eyebrow, which she promptly punched me in my arm. Renee put on the weirdest song ever, Ashley said it was called "Cotton Eyed Joe". They did the dance expertly, moving in a line back and forth to the beat.
"Come on Severus, your turn." Oh shit, Ashley grabbed my arm. "Just follow what we do, we'll go slow first, then we'll speed it up." They slowed down as I tried to get the steps right. It was fairly easy, I got the hang of it after five minutes. Ashley cut on the music and I tried to keep up but it seemed to be getting faster. The song ended and Ashley looked at me and smiled. "Well we could let you watch us do the dawg which is something only girls do or we could do the Cha-Cha Slide which is very easy, you just listen to the song." We did the Cha-Cha Slide which was very easy but it was long and I lost my focus when I saw Ashley do her own version of the dance.
A small black car pulled up and this weird looking guy stepped out. Ashley ran up to him and practically dove into his arms. She looked back at me "Severus, this is Dustin."
"Damn gurl, you never told me this guy was hot." I lost it and began to cough, looks like she forgot to mention the little thing that this Dustin guy is gay. I glared at Ashley, who was blushing while smacking Dustin.
"Dustin, shut up. When will you learn to keep your mouth shut? Lets go."
A/N: Next Chapter is Home for the Holidays, part 3. It will probably in Snape's POV as he experiences the barn and some Christmas traditions. I love torturing poor little Snapey -huggles my Snape doll....uh I mean action figure- Please read and review. Also check out the official home of this fanfic on http:groups.yahoo.com/group/severussnapesgirl
Thanks for the reviews, please keep them coming, I really like reading them.
Also, Home for the Holidays is probably going to be at least a 4 part chapter. All the details are important and need to be told. Sorry it has taken a while for me to upload this chapter but I have been registering for classes.
Part of this chapter is written in Snape's POV.
I dedicate this chapter to my grandmother who passed away in October. We miss you grandma.
Vessie Marie Wells Vickers 1913-2003
Chapter 19: Home for the Holidays, Part 2
Ashley pulled into the gravel driveway, she glanced over and saw Severus' jaw drop. Ashley smacked her head as she saw her uncles show off their newest kill on the bed of one of the several white Chevy S10's. Ashley stuck her head out the window and yelled "Hey, who killed Bambi over there?" A short skinny man raised his hand and began to follow Ashley around as she parked her car.
Ashley parked the car and stayed in for a while, instead of just jumping out. "Prepare yourself. If you don't understand what they are saying just nod politely or act like you know what my relatives are talking about." Ashley jumped out of the car as the short skinny man gave her a hug, "Hey Louis, where is Renee?"
Just as Ashley said that a short woman with blond hair walked out of the house yelling "Hey gurl! I already have a Hooch ready for ya." Ashley gave her a hug and took the drink while muttering her thanks. Louis walked back around the front of the white, double-wide trailer.
"Look what I brought home." Ashley said in a playful tone while pointing at Severus from the back of the car. Renee smiled and ran around to the passenger side window.
"Come on out here, we won't bite." Renee's accent was a heavy southern drawl. Severus nodded at her while Renee glanced over to Ashley "So you nailed 'im yet?" Ashley shook her head rapidly while blushing. Renee opened the door while Severus just glared at her. "Hi, I am Renee, Ashley's cousin, you'll meet a lot of people soon, it took my husband two years to get all the names right." Severus extended his hand as Renee grabbed it and pulled him out and gave him a hug, "We hug around here, not shake hands, well except the guys, except for Dustin." Ashley gasped in surprise at the mention of Dustin's name.
"He came? Really!"
"Yeah and can't wait to go to the barn tonight to dance. He will come by after dinner."
"I can't believe he came, that's awesome." Ashley looked over at Severus, who was looking terrified. "You can talk you know." Severus sneered at her.
"I am Severus Snape." Ashley led Severus inside a smoke filled porch where people were talking and reminiscing. Ashley smiled and waved at the people, who all promptly got up to line up for hugs.
Ashley turned to Severus, "Everybody, this is Severus Snape. Severus, this is my Uncle J.E., my Aunt Susie, my cousin Louis, my uncle Bobby, and my aunt Rita. Would love to stay but I have to introduce him to the rest of them." Ashley smiled and left the room as her family discussed how Ashley's mom would react.
Renee lead Ashley and Severus into the crowed kitchen. All of the people were women slaving over the dinner, their heads turned and started to make a big fuss. Ashley introduced Severus to them while asking where her mom was, and the general answer was in the living room.
Snape's POV
I followed Ashley into the living room, which was nothing more than a small room with old furniture and tons of pictures. As I looked over the room, I noticed a woman seated in a green chair in a heated discussion with another woman. She looked like Ashley but thirty years older, it had to be her mother. The woman looked up at me and surveyed me from head to toe, it was the strangest feeling ever. Ashley went over to the woman and gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. I wonder what Ashley thinks about that kiss we had, if she ever thinks about it. Did I really think that? Well here goes nothing.
Ashley glanced at me as she introduced me to her mother. I promptly shook her hand as she smiled. "Nice to meet Severus, please feel free to call me Ann."
"Alright, I will." I have always been big on formalities but if she requests then I will call her by her first name. Ashley continued to introduce me to her family, I am sure they could give the Weasley's a run for their money in number of family members.
We went over to a couch where a short woman with short brown hair was sitting next to a tall gray haired man. Ashley introduced them as her Aunt Sandi and Uncle Truman. This was the woman that was going to mess up my name. Sure enough that was true.
"Severus, what an interesting name. Well that won't work around here so from now on I will call you Sev." I grimaced and she noticed. She just smiled while saying "You'll get used to it, plus I don't think some of us would be able to handle saying your name after a while, if you catch my drift." She glanced at Ashley's drink.
"Ah, yes, I do. Ashley what is that you are drinking?"
"A Hooch, I don't like beer, I prefer to get drunk while drinking fruity things instead of things that look like bodily fluids." What a way with words, smart-aleck more like. Everybody started to gather around the table in the dining room. Ashley stood next to me and grabbed my hand. "It's time for the blessing, just take the person's hand next to you." Right, it was her mother, I took her hand as we cramped to fit into such a small area.
It was like and unspoken tradition that one of her uncles said grace, he was a gray haired man that kept on giving me an evil look. Everybody bowed their heads, I followed in suit, and he began. "Dear Lord, please bless this food to the nourishment of our bodies. Please watch over our mother and those that cannot be with us right now. In this we say to you, Amen, on your day. Amen." Everybody, including Ashley said "Amen", she let go of my hand and backed away from the table.
"It goes by age, the older siblings go first then the older grandchildren and so on. I am the third youngest grandchild. Just as long as there is some chicken dumplin's left I will be fine." I looked over at the food and saw chicken, ham, some kind of meat in a thick sauce, bread, and tons of other things.
Ashley and I walked in line behind Renee and Louis. Louis piled food onto my cheap plastic plate mentioning to me that I just haven't lived until I have tried this. Ashley's plate empty compared to mine, must be a picky eater. Ashley picked up a red cup from the end of the table, "You already have a drink, why do you need another one?"
"I can't drink Hooch with dinner, plus it is only iced tea, my grandmother's secret recipe." I took a cup and followed them to a coffee table in the living room. Ashley took a seat on the floor next to Renee and Louis. The man that said the blessing came over to Ashley and sat in a chair, she gave him an evil glare and began to eat. I didn't have the nerve to ask what that was about.
I had to admit the food was amazing. The stuff Ashley called chicken dumplin's was the best out of everything. Everybody sat and discussed life while sipping on the tea, which was like no tea I have ever had. Ashley and Renee sat there and gossiped. I gave Ashley a slight smirk, she noticed.
"What?"
"It's not polite to talk about people behind their backs." I said sarcastically with a sneer.
"Well, Mr. Etiquette Expert, it is what we do. Usually we stand outside and talk but I don't want to freeze my butt off, plus we are leaving soon."
"Leaving?"
"Yeah, as soon as Dustin gets here, we are going to the barn."
"The barn?"
Renee started to giggle while muttering "This is going to be fun."
Oh god, should I be worried?
"The barn is really a barn, but it has been turned into a place where people go to dance. Usually, some of the more fun-loving people go out there after dinner. I think my mom might be going, not sure."
"Dance, as in ballroom or the more modern stuff?"
"Modern and country line dances too. Oh shit. Renee, let's go to your truck for a minute, you have the basics right?"
"Yeah, lets go, that way we can sneak out when Dustin gets here."
Ashley grabbed my hand and pulled me off the floor. Renee ran outside to her truck, while Ashley dragged me along. What was so important? I glanced back to see Ashley's Aunt Sandi following closely behind. "What is going on? Why did you just drag me like a rag doll?"
"We have less than ten minutes to teach you how to do the line dances, you don't want to be the only person not doing them do you?"
"If you have to, fine. I probably won't like it."
"Oh, hush, this just how I learned how to line dance, behind Renee's truck."
I arched an eyebrow, which she promptly punched me in my arm. Renee put on the weirdest song ever, Ashley said it was called "Cotton Eyed Joe". They did the dance expertly, moving in a line back and forth to the beat.
"Come on Severus, your turn." Oh shit, Ashley grabbed my arm. "Just follow what we do, we'll go slow first, then we'll speed it up." They slowed down as I tried to get the steps right. It was fairly easy, I got the hang of it after five minutes. Ashley cut on the music and I tried to keep up but it seemed to be getting faster. The song ended and Ashley looked at me and smiled. "Well we could let you watch us do the dawg which is something only girls do or we could do the Cha-Cha Slide which is very easy, you just listen to the song." We did the Cha-Cha Slide which was very easy but it was long and I lost my focus when I saw Ashley do her own version of the dance.
A small black car pulled up and this weird looking guy stepped out. Ashley ran up to him and practically dove into his arms. She looked back at me "Severus, this is Dustin."
"Damn gurl, you never told me this guy was hot." I lost it and began to cough, looks like she forgot to mention the little thing that this Dustin guy is gay. I glared at Ashley, who was blushing while smacking Dustin.
"Dustin, shut up. When will you learn to keep your mouth shut? Lets go."
A/N: Next Chapter is Home for the Holidays, part 3. It will probably in Snape's POV as he experiences the barn and some Christmas traditions. I love torturing poor little Snapey -huggles my Snape doll....uh I mean action figure- Please read and review. Also check out the official home of this fanfic on http:groups.yahoo.com/group/severussnapesgirl
