Hallo again! … -has got to think of something to say- Erm…

Snape: What are you waiting for? A sign? Say something!

… Somethin'?

Snape: -rolls eyes- Honestly… And you call yourself a writer?

…Nyup! -smiles- Just about! –hugs him-

Snape: ;P Ack! The crushing hugs of affection! It burns!!!! –faints-

Disclaimer: Once more, I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters mentioned in it. –writes it on the wall a hundred times-

For the next few months, it seemed that Lily popped up everywhere. If Snape turned a corner in the hallways there she would be in a herd of her friends. If he were sitting in the shade of a tree outside, she'd be nearby reading many a muggle romance novel.

This annoyed Snape to a great extent since whenever he was around her, he'd feel insecure and … afraid of what she thought of him. Normally though he'd try to wave this away.

"It's merely 'puppy love'," Snape scolded himself one day, after Lily stopped by him to say 'Hi'. "It's just a small … Liking …" He shivered at the very mention of the word. "It will be gone soon…"

Time passed by quickly as fall turned to winter. Everyone was getting into the holiday spirit. Ghosts were singing Christmas carols, Christmas trees were dragged and decorated in nearly every class and dorm room, students would wear an endless amount of green and red clothes underneath their robes, and the teachers would end their classes with 'Merry Christmas to all and to all a good day!'.

Times such as this bugged Snape. A lot. Especially when students would practically shout out to the world what they were going to do with their families for Christmas like it was extremely important.

"I'm going to Disneyworld in America!"

"Me mum's takin' my brothers 'n' me to Uncle Jeff's place! He's a Squib by the way, but he's got a good sense of humor!"

"My parents are taking my sister and I 'Snowboarding'! It's a muggle ritual to bond families together … Or so my dad claims … then again … There was this one time where he said muggles-"

The mere thought of even going home for one night made Severus shiver as he rubbed his left arm, nervously. It wasn't that long ago when his father had thrown shards of booze bottles at him since nothing was on tv.

However, Snape also thought of his sick mother. As delirious and forgetful as she was, at least she loved it when Snape came to visit her. That was definitely worth leaving Hogwarts for a few days.

A few weeks passed by as the time for Snape to leave for the holiday came nearer and nearer. Finally, he received a letter from the headmaster to leave. Severus was more than ready to go.

He was like a little boy going to his first trip to the Zoo. Thus it was extremely difficult to suppress the urge to skip and hum a delightful tune down the hallways as he carried one suitcase filled with his clothes and books.

Aside from this, Snape fidgeted with a small intricately decorated box in his cloak's pocket. Little dark blue and forest green lace and ribbon twisted around the white package while imprints of silver snow flakes randomly swirled and danced on its sides. Should anyone have seen it, they would've never guessed that someone as quiet and cold as Snape would give it to anyone. Which was why he chose it.

There was no hint as to where the present had come from, nor any words addressing a warm holiday greeting. The present only contained a small silver and gold chain necklace with the small figurine of an angel bearing a diamond and pearl heart on her chest.

Snape had figured that this would be his way of thanking Lily for her kindness towards him through the short time they knew one another. All in all, his secret liking to her would never be discovered. He wondered though, how he was going to give it to her.

'Perhaps one of the teachers … no. They would likely bring it into conversations with the other teachers… and eventually tell their students…' Snape thought to himself as he slowed down his rather quick walk. He tried not to think what Potter or his friends would do should they find out about Snape and Lily.

Snape was so lost in thought that he fell onto the ground hard when Lily had coincidentally bumped into him enough to send both to the ground. It was only when he felt Lily's weight drop onto his chest, when Snape instantly attempted to shove her off. He instead, pushed all their books, papers, homework, clothes, and Lily's present flying through the air.

Both frantically tried to fix up the mess. Lily apologized repeatedly as she clumped together a pile of papers and books in front of her while Snape bit his tongue nervously as he grabbed his clothes and possessions.

"I really am sorry, Snape!" Lily blushed in embarrassment. "I-I didn't mean to run into you like that! It's just that I forgot my suitcase back in my room and … and … Oh God! I'm so sorry!"

Snape merely muttered "It's quite alright" as he grabbed the small present. Looking up suddenly and realizing the Lily had her back facing him, Severus took hold of the present and gently slipped it into Lily's robe pocket. He then stacked and reassembled his things together before nodding to Lily slightly then sprinting to the train station.

Although he wasn't aware of it, a triumphant smile had crept to his face. Revealing a side that no one knew existed.

Snape silently walked towards the front desk at St. Mungo's Hospital only a few hours later, hoping that perhaps his mother would be allowed to leave tonight. That way, she could take Severus to live somewhere far away from his crazed father.

Unfortunately, he had been wishing this since his mother was brought into the hospital when he was eight. Snape sighed almost sadly as he remembered this.

"Sir?"

Hearing the woman at the front desk, Snape glanced at her from beneath his long bangs. "What do you want," she asked annoyingly, chewing her green bubblegum and listening to her magic enhanced radio.

The boy quickly regained his regular composure as he crossed his arms. "I am here to see Eileen Snape. Room D415." The woman cocked an eyebrow curiously.

"Isn't that where all the bloody nut jobs go?"

Snape gritted his teeth but nodded twice as politely as he could. The woman shrugged and thumbed towards her right. "Take the stairs to your left, go up three flights, and go through the first door on your right." Without another word, Severus left to go as she had instructed. Soon he approached a familiar large vermillion door. Taking hold of it, he entered.

Another woman in a white lab coat stepped in front of him, an over enthusiastic smile plastered on her face. "Hello there, Sevvy boy! How've you been?" She asked as she pulled Snape into an all but comfortable hug.

The poor boy could hardly answer as she squeezed him against her robust chest. "If ull riffe… Diffny" He muffled, trying to push the nurse off of him. She giggled as he managed to squeeze his way out of her tight grasp.

"Alrighty then! You ready to see your mummy dearest?!" Tiffany practically shouted in a high pitched squeak. Severus brushed off his robes, grumbling about pushing it a little too far. As if she hadn't heard him, Tiffany wrapped her arm around the boy's and led him down the hallway.

On the way, the eccentric doctor jabbered about her engagement to a man named James Lockhart and their future plans. She seemed to be completely ignorant to the fact that Snape was giving her sour looks.

"Here we are, Mr. Snape!" Tiffany shoved Snape past the doors to his mother's room. He stumbled a bit, almost tripping over the piles of books.

"Seffrus…"

A hand gestured towards Snape as he almost ran to it. Taking the hand into his own, he knelt down beside the bed happily. "Hello, Mother…"

Eileen smiled warmly as she and her son sat with one another quietly. It had been almost a year since they last saw one another. She leaned forward to embrace her son with a gentle hug.

"Mrry Chistmas… Seffrus…" The young wizard didn't hesitate to hug her back. "You too…" A few more moments of silent joy ensued as the two sat back comfortably and Eileen began to talk about her days at St. Mungo's.

"Foods terribible… tastes like they scraped it all out of a toilet… " She joked as she pushed a few books off her bed. "Sorry about the mess … I never have any time to clean up… only people who ever vishit me are you, your father, and the doctors…" She patted the empty spot on her bed.

Severus sat down on the spot, about to give his opinion when a small present fell out of his robe. Eileen picked it up curiously and inspected it. "To: Seffrus Snapes… From: Your friend, Lily Evans."

Snape's mother handed the present to her son, a wide suspicious grin on her face. "Your girlfhriend?" Severus took the box out of her hand almost bewildered. The box was rather plain. It was white and tied with an even whiter thin ribbon.

Carefully, He opened it.

W00t:) Update! … Anyway, ya'll are probably wonderin' why Eileen talks funny… It's 'cuz of the disease that's killin' her. Doctors ain't sure what to do with that lil' ol' problem but Mrs. Snape dun' care much cause her main problem is how to make Severus happy. DAAWW

Severus: Sadist much? --

-shrugs- Please review, but nu flames.