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"Sev you should come over my parents want to meet you."

"I have already met your mother." replied Severus with some confusion, having met Mrs. Evans when he had visited Lily's house, usually when he walked her home or when he met her at her house.

"That wasn't really a meeting, well I suppose it could be considered a meeting, but my parents want to get to know you. Instead of the hi and goodbye thing you got going on. Besides you haven't exactly met my father."

"I've seen him around."

"But you never talked to him."

Severus frowned. "I've talked to him before."

Lily blinked in surprise. "When?"

"It was a week ago? He asked me where we were going and I told him. He seemed pretty okay about the whole thing, just told me to have you back at dinner time. I agreed." Shrugged Severus.

"I would hardly call that a conversation."

"There were words exchanged, and that is basically what a conversation is."

Lily huffed knowing that she wouldn't win this time around. "Fine you can say that your hi and bye routine is a conversation."

"Good." replied Severus, hoping against hope that he had managed to get out of the whole thing. Though he highly doubted it, and Lily's next words proved that true.

"It doesn't change the fact that my parents wished to met you. They invited you to dinner."

"Is there anyway for me to refuse?" asked Severus dryly.

"Nope~" Lily replied in a singsong voice.

In Severus' mind, he tried to figure out a way out of the meeting. Many came and went, and most would only prolong the meeting, instead of getting out of the meeting entirely. There wasn't really anyway to get out of the meeting altogether, as the source of the problem wouldn't necessary disappear.

"When do your parents wish for me to appear?" asked Severus, resigned to the fact that he would have to deal with the Evans, including Petunia. He wondered who she took after?

"Let's go today."

"Today? Don't you think I might already have something already planned?"

Lily ignored his words, pulling him to his feet, and he found himself being pulled along.

"You do realize I can walk on my own?"

Lily replied in a somewhat skeptical tone "And you won't run away?"

"The problem wouldn't just go away, and it would be rude to decline seeing as you seemed to have accepted in behalf."

Lilly smiled sheepishly, letting go of Severus' arm. "I guess it was a bit rude of me to presume that you had nothing planned."

Seeing Lily's face, Severus officially rolled his eyes in defeat. He wondered if was giving into Lily's whims more than he should. "Its fine I didn't have anything planned anyway, and I'm sure it will be a pleasure to met your parents." Not.

With that the topic was officially dropped, and they made their way in silence. Well silence in Severus' case, while Lily on the other hand, was chattering away about everything and nothing. He listened to her with half an ear, interested in her words and not.

Meeting Lily's parents was an experience that left Severus' flat footed. He had expected them to be like his own parents or even the snooty parents of the children at school, those that took one look at him and decide he was nothing but trouble.

Lily's parents though didn't seem to care about his appearance, or the words that must have came from Petunia's mouth. They welcomed him with open arms, giving him a gentle warmth, that was different from the other muggles Severus had dealt with.

Though for one reason or another, Mr. Evans seemed to glare at him as much as he smiled which just confused the hell out of Severus.

They seemed to be fairly interested in magic, and Severus answered their questions with some hesitation. At least until he realized that they believed that it was some make believe game of his and Lily's. He took some pleasure in coming with some of the outlandish stories he could come up with, with a grain of truth that was well hidden. It was truly a game to Severus to keep the two interested with his words and imagination.

Even though Lily seemed unwilling to join in the game at first, she was soon adding her own words, coloring a world that was quickly gaining life.

Petunia being Petunia scowled the whole time, making sure that everyone knew she had no desire to be there. He couldn't help but wonder where she got her spitefulness from, seeing as neither of her parents seemed to share it.

"So Severus, how did you like dinner?" Asked Mr. Evans once the plates were empty, and the glorious food was heavy in their bellies.

Severus gave a small smile that was really little more than an upward tilt of lips. "It was wonderful Mr. Evans." and then he turned toward Mrs. Evans who was washing the dishes in the sink. "Mrs. Evans you are a wonderful cook."

Mrs. Evans practically beamed at the compliment. "None of that misses and mister stuff, call me Rose and feel free to call Henry, well Henry. Theirs no reason for all that formal crap, as I'm sure we'll be seeing each other often."

"Very well Rose." the name heavy on his tongue "and Henry." finished Severus at a nod from Henry, which earned him another smile from the two at the address.

"When do your parents expect you home? It's getting pretty late, and you, Lily, and Petunia have school tomorrow. And if you're anything like Petunia, I'm sure you still have homework that will probably be due tomorrow." said Henry frowning a bit at the clock, which showed the late hour.

Severus blinked in surprise. "I guess, I better get going then." was Severus reply as he slipped into his jacket, getting ready to leave.

"Do you need me to take you home?" asked Henry.

"Thanks, though I'm good. There are a few hours of light left, and that will be more than enough time to reach home."

"Very well Severus, have a good night."

Severus repeated the departing words somewhat dully, not really wanting to leave. The warmth that seemed to surround the Evans welcoming after the cold that seemed to surround his, but another part of him was more than happy to leave. Weary of the warmth that could just as easily burn.

He couldn't help but love this time of day. While he enjoyed the darkness of the night, it was when the sun was just below the horizon that he truly loved. It was the time where shadows lengthened, and the land turned into a patchwork of shadows. It was this time when the daylight was dying, that the powers that he inherited were strongest. When the shadows tried to coax him into their embrace.

Though this time he ignored their call, not wanting to go home any sooner then he could relatively put off. He wanted more time to think on the Evans.

They were a warm family, a family that Severus wished his own was like, but they were muggles. He knew that right now that they truly didn't believe in magic, and that they probably explained the weird instances that seemed to follow Lily away. He wondered how long before they realize the truth, and he wondered how they would react. Severus hoped for Lily's sake that they would take it well, but so far his own experiences with muggles were less than stellar.

There was a whimper, and Severus found his eyes scanning his surroundings with rapt attention. His dark eyes darting from shadow to shadow, knowing instinctive that It came from one of them.

In one of the darker shadows, Severus found what he was looking for.

It was a pup. A pup that was as dark as the night itself, it fur streaked with what Severus believed to be blood. It also seemed to be trying to keep the weight off of one of it paws. It stared at him with fearful red eyes and it growled at him weakly. It was hardly as terrifying as it believed itself to be. He would be surprised if it survived the night without assistance.

Wanting nothing to do with the pup, Severus turned to leave, but a voice in his head seemed to want otherwise. A voice that seemed to sound suspiciously like Lily.

Before he knew it, he found himself turning back to the pup.

He grabbed it before it could decide to take off, even though he hardly doubted it could actually go anywhere. It tried to bite him as it tried to escape his grip. The claws leaving lines of red, but luckily never breaking skin.

"I would really stop if I was you, I'm under no obligation to actually help you and I'm more than willing to leave you here." At the sound of his voice the pup seemed to calm down, becoming limp in his arms to Severus surprise. He had hoped that the pup would have given him an excuse to leave him there, but apparently it had no intent of granting him his desires.

Careful of the pup's injury, he hid him within his jacket as his home came into view.

"You best keep quiet, if you're caught, both of us will be in a lot of trouble, and I certainty won't take the fall for you." He told the pup quietly before he put his ear next to the door, trying to hear if anyone was up. As there was only silence, he supposed the Tobias hadn't came home yet or he was fast asleep. He hoped it would be the first as it would be easier to take care of the pup in secret. Severus didn't really have to worry about his mother as she usually left him a lone to his own devices. Something that he used to advantage in visiting the library, graveyard, and the park he met Lily in.

He entered the house with quiet steps, but as soon as he passed the threshold, he found himself face to face with his mother.

Severus took after his mother in most of her looks, except for his nose that came from Tobias. Though he said that he took after his mother in appearance, perhaps it would have been better said that he took after a younger version of his mother. The abuse from Tobias seemed to have aged her beyond her time. Her dark hair streaked with gray and heavy lines that seemed to carve in her face. It was her eyes that were almost a mirror of Severus own, were dull and lackluster, nothing like his own sharp gaze.

"Severus where have you been?" asked Eileen when she caught sight of Severus. He idly noticed a fresh bruise decorating her that was deep purple, that mostly covered the left side of her face.

"I was at a friend's house, her parents were determined to invite me to dinner. I figured it would have been rude to refuse seeing how much work was put in."

Eileen sighed. "I wished that you would tell me where you go .I'm your mother and I can't help but worry. I would hate to wake up someday to find out that something has happened to you, and that there might have been a way for me to help you."

Severus merely snorted in disbelief. More like you don't want an incident on your hands. "Very well, I will keep you informed about my whereabouts."

Not that he would tell the truth thought Severus as he walked upstairs.

His first step was the bathroom, and after making sure the door was lock, he released the pup from his hold. It had barely made a whimper, and if it wasn't for the steady breathing and the awareness in those red orbs, he would have thought it had died on the way home.

"Well seeing as you managed to keep quiet, I guess you're my responsibility now. Well if you survive that is." He finished as he cleaned the wounds with warm water. The once gray cloth quickly dyed pink from the blood.

Glad that the pup seemed to be staying still, though for how long Severus had no idea, he grabbed one of the first aid kits that were laying about the house. Not knowing how to treat an animal, Severus treated the pup's wounds the same way he would have taken care of his own. The white bandages really stuck out from his dark fur.

Pleased with the finished results, he took the pup to his room which would become his new home. For awhile anyways.

"Seeing as you must stay hidden from the rest of the household, I'll be putting your bed beneath my bed. No one will look under there except me, so long as you stay out of the way you won't get caught." said Severus as he dug around his closet for some of the older blankets that weren't ever fixed.

He pushed the blankets beneath the bed, after making a nest for the creature.

"There all done, hopefully that will be enough for you until you're all better."

Severus spun around quickly when he heard the door being slammed closed, he wasted no time putting a chair beneath the door knob. He stood there silently, listening intently for any footsteps coming up the stairs. When he heard nothing, he let a breath he didn't know he was holding, but that ended quickly.

He could hear Tobias drunken slurs and his mother pleas. He heard loud banging and the shatter of broken items.

The pup whimpered in fear as it curled in on itself. Severus picked up the pup, as he moved to the bed. He petted it gently, careful of the wounds he had just bandaged.

"Its okay, Tobias won't be able to come in here. The chair should be able to keep him out, and it's only when he beats me home that he comes after me He beats me just because I'm different from him, and my mother for the same reason. I bet you were hurt for the same reasoning seeing that you have red eyes and all. So their nothing to worry about, we'll be safe in here." He told the pup gently even though he himself was tense, jumping at every noise. His ears straining for any noise coming his way.

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