WHAT LAST FOREVER

Beta: dark catalyst

Chapter 4- No strangers

"If you see two men looking very misplaced out there you know they're here for only one reason," Harry said.

"Really? What would that be?" Spike asked him interested.

"Me," Harry said and cursed under his breath.

"I heard you," Spike teased.

"Shut up! Tell me what they're doing!"

"Apparently one of them are trying to help the other because he was caught by some insane girls that want to dance with him... Who are they and what do they want with you?" "I can kill them if you want," he added casually.

Harry groaned.

"No thanks. I'll handle it."

"Oh I can see that alright," said Spike sarcastically in a dry voice when he bent down too look at him underneath the table.

"Stand up!" Harry hissed, and waved him away with his hand. He didn't want anyone to come and look for Spike. The other employees would get suspicious if the DJ room was empty. Especially now.

"That's it! Tell me who the hell they are, right now!" Spike said angrily because he was starting to loose his patience, if there even was one in the first place. Harry sighed resigned.

"You see the one all dressed up in black?"

"Yeah! He's ugly as fuck! I can't believe the guards let him in!" Spike said when he watched the stranger through the window. Harry snorted.

"I don't think they did. He's a wizard. His name is Snape. I believe I've told you about him?" he said.

"Yes you did. But how did they find you here?"

"They haven't found me yet. And if I have it my way they won't. But I don't know what led them here."

"That's not important for the moment. Who's the other guy?"

"Remus Lupin. I don't understand why they are working together. They despise each other, even more so now when Remus has abandoned his calm state towards Snape. It's like Remus took Black's place after he died. I think they're here on Dumbledore's order."

"What do we do? You can't leave the place. It's a very important night," said Spike.

"I know. I'll just stay here and instruct you. I expect them to leave once they've searched the building."

"Dry little mother fuckers. If I were them I'd stay and have some fun while I was at the best club in the world," Spike commented.

"Yes, but they tend to be a little...dry." Spike and Harry was silent for a while. Neither knew what to say.

"You can't stay under the table all night long," Spike finally said.

"Why not?" Harry frowned.

"How do you explain it to your co-workers? They use to watch you whenever they have time."

Harry swore again.

"Can you work some magic?" he asked Spike. He hoped he could or else he'd be in deep shit.

"What kind?"

"An illusion spell only for the two of them?"

"Yes. What do you want to look like?"

"Blond, blue eyes, everything opposite from me." Spike nodded.

After a while he spoke again. "You can come out now."

Harry looked out through the window. Severus and Remus watched him but they didn't recognize him.

"It worked."

"Of course! Did you think I was some fake fraud vampire?" Spike asked him offended.

"Sometimes you give me reasons," Harry teased. Harry tensed when Jenny walked up to Remus and Snape and began to talk to her.

"Fuck! I wonder what they're saying?" he said.

Spike watched too from the armchair in the corner.

"Well, if I were you I'd find out."

"I can't leave from here."

Spike raised an eyebrow.

"Oh alright then! But if you blow it I'll have you killed," he said threateningly.

"I'll keep it in mind," said Spike dryly.

He closed the door with a bang and walked swiftly over to Jenny and the two wizards. He watched how Spike made a false smile without even bothering to make it look real. Spike knew very well how fake it really looked.

That was the best with Spike. He never tried to fake anything. If he didn't like someone he made a very bad attempt to hide it, intentionally. If Harry wasn't with him at times, he'd even go as far as say what he thought out aloud. Snape glared at Spike but Spike didn't care. After a while he walked back to Harry.

"What did you say?" Harry asked him suspiciously. You never knew with Spike.

"Something about them shouldn't be here without an invitation unless they wanted to be thrown out on their asses by the guards."

"You didn't!" Harry said but didn't manage to stay serious. It was just too funny! He couldn't imagine anyone else saying that to Snape.

"I did. But Jenny, for some reason, stomped on my foot. If I weren't a vampire with dignity I might have screamed," he said wryly.

Harry couldn't help but laugh again.

"Really?" he asked.

"Yes. And that Lupin is a werewolf, just for the record."

"I know."

Harry watched the two men again as they began to walk up to them.

"Oh shit," Harry murmured.

"Act busy. I'll handle them," said Spike. Harry hurriedly began to change color of the lights in the roof and played the music a little bit louder.

Snape knocked on the door and Spike opened.

"This is a private area," he said rudely.

"We want to talk to James," Harry heard Snape scowl.

Harry felt himself going cold but he continued with the thing he was doing without acknowledging the two new comers.

"He's busy as you can see. I believe you can talk with me just as good as Jamez, If you must be here at all."

"This is private business." Harry could hear the irritation in Snape's voice. Just like when he had to deal with an annoying student.

"I don't even think he knows you. It can't be that private. It's me or no one, boys," Spike said.

Harry was lucky to have his back turned on them because he smirked when Spike called the two grown men for boys.

"It's about... Harry Potter. He's here."