Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, I do not have any rights to Harry Potter and I do not make any money from writing these fics.

A/N: Written for the Procrastinators United Competition, the One Million Words Added Challenge, the Pairing Diversity Boot Camp Challenge, the 335 Pairing Bonanza Challenge, the If You Dare...Continued Challenge and the secret challenge.

Prompts: Cassius Warrington/Salazar Slytherin, Luscious, Moonstruck, Your character wears his/her shoes in their sleep

Shoes In Bed

A bright red blush appeared on Cassius' face as he stared moonstruck at his lover's well muscled body. Cassius licked his lips as he looked over his lover's luscious body only to avert his eyes when a husky laugh reached his ears.

"I am happy to see you are enjoying my body," Salazar said with a silkily smooth voice that sent shivers through Cassius' body, "How was your day teaching this new sport from your time, Quidditch was it?"

"I-It was good, it looks like some of the students have a real talent for playing Quidditch and Mark has promised to start work on a proper Quidditch stadium that should be ready in a year's or two time," Cassius replied as he eyed the water pooling down on the ground around his handsome lover, "You just got out of the bath then?"

"Yes, it seems that recreating some of the potions you have told me about is a bit harder than I originally thought of," Salazar replied with a grimace at the memories, "The potion exploded causing me to get covered in it."

Concern and worry flashed through Cassius' eyes and in a blink of an eye Salazar found his lover's hands running all over his body checking for any signs of injury. It took all of Salazar will power not to wrap his arms around Cassius' waist and carry him off to the bedroom.

"I am find beloved, really," Salazar said as he tried to step out of Cassius' touch, "I have something I want to tell you about."

"Tell me about something?" Cassius asked as he paused in his actions, his worried brown eyes widened as they flew up to met calm black eyes, "What's wrong? Are you leaving me? Are you dying? Are you-Sal!"

Salazar broke Cassius' worried ramblings off as he finally gave in and wrapped his arms around Cassius' waist and placed a loving kiss on Cassius' forehead. With a deep chuckle that caused another blush to appear on Cassius' face Salazar placed his forehead against Cassius' and gave a smile full of unconditional love.

"Love...I think it is time to tell you about my dirty little secret," Salazar said as worry appeared in his eyes, "Have you ever wondered just why I never let you sleep in the same bed with me after how long we have been together and just how much we have been through as a couple."

"I have wondered but I was not sorted into Slytherin in the future for nothing," Cassius answered slowly, "I used my cunning and ambition to my advantage to find out that you have no secret lovers or anything like that. I know you do not snore either as we do sleep in the same room."

"You are correct my cunning snake, my secret is nothing along those lines," Salazar replied with a smirk, "It has to do with what I wear to bed."

"Merlin's hairy balls! The history books never spoke about what you wore to bed!" Cassius cried out in shock as he pulled back, "Do you wear a pink frilly nighty with red ribbons to bed?"

It took a few moments for Cassius' words to sink in but when they did Salazar's face went bright neon red and he began to splutter like mad as he looked at Cassius with wide shocked eyes.

"Did you fall from your broom during class today?" Salazar asked as he looked at Cassius with wide shocked eyes, "Did you hit your head at all or do you need glasses? Do I look like a girl to you?"

A light dusting of red covered Cassius' checks as he stuttered, "I know but well...living in a dorm full of guys for several years you get to know several things that you thought was never possible in a million years. Forgive me love?"

"There is nothing to forgive my silly snake, you just took me by surprise is all," Salazar said as he leant forwards and placed a kiss on Cassius' forehead, "While your guess was wrong, by a lot, it was also right, I do wear something to bed."

"Well whatever you wear can't be that bad love," Cassius said as he placed a hand on Salazar's bear chest and gazed at it hungrily, "Not with a body like yours."

"You are biased," Salazar replied with an undignified snort, "Through when it comes to you so am I. My secret is...I have this fear of being attacked during the night and the intruder putting something like broken glass around the bottom of the bed so when I get out of bed I step on their trap."

"Okay...I can understand that, even if Hogwarts is one of the safest places in England," Cassius said slowly with an understanding nod, "But I have a feeling that there is more to this."

"There is, I have found out a way to not worry about what may lay on the floor near my bed," Salazar said as his arms around Cassius tightened, "I sleep with my shoes on."

"You what?!" Cassius cried out in shock and surprise as his mind tried to work out just what Salazar had said.

"I said I sleep with my shoes on, it makes me feel safer and ready to protect us both in case we are attacked," Salazar calmly and plainly stated causing Cassius to stare at him, "I have not allowed you to sleep with me in the same bed at night in case you find out about my secret."

"I..I understand why you are so worried about being attacked love, and I also understand why you wear your shoes to bed for," Cassius said as he took a deep calming breath much to Salazar's happiness, "But the one thing I do not understand is why don't you just place a few more security spells and wards around your quarters? And why not use that spell that Lady Ravenclaw taught me when I was outside and could not find my shoes to walk back to the castle and it was starting to rain?"

To that, Salazar had no reply.

End.