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Chapter Eighteen

Neither of them ever wanted to pull apart. Remus wasn't as innocent as he seemed, he wanted more. He was pulling on Severus' long hair and moaning softly and sensuously. He had left his body, washed away by the surprising outcome and the unbearable pleasure. This had always been his table, and now in those very chairs he was kissing a Slytherin.

Severus was in heaven. He had kissed before. He had been dominated before. But this was equal. Their tongues fight for dominance was sweet. It was a real fight. He wasn't being forced. The hand on his thigh was welcomed, appreciated. He placed one of his hands on Remus' knee and drew little patterns.

Eventually they had to surface for air. With slightly heavy breath Remus looked to garden outside. Kids were beginning to walk to class. "We better go. If we're late it'll be less time later. Especially because we have McGonagall first and she loves to give out detentions." Severus nodded like he agreed but once Remus went to stand he grabbed one of the werewolves wrists and pulled hi down onto his lap.

"We have to make plans. What about lunch? It was great yesterday. So intimate. And alone." Severus pressed a soft kiss to the back of Remus' neck, eliciting a glorious shudder. Remus went to stand again, not because he disliked the seat, but because he was so used to playing the adult that he couldn't stop. When Severus tried to hold him down he embraced his inner Moony and pulled Severus up with him.

"I have been instructed that you have to meet the family. They will like you well enough, as long as we don't try to hide us. They, mostly Sirius, would be extremely upset by that." Remus hugged Severus, trying to break the news easy. "We should have lunch with them."

Severus tried to shake his head no but Remus placed his lips delicately over the thin, formerly protesting mouth. Remus held firmly to one of Severus' hands and began to drag him out while he was still focused on the melding of lips. When Remus pulled away to pass the librarian Severus remembered what he was upset about. "They will kill me. They have tried before. Don't make me." Severus walked compliantly behind but his voice hinted that this would be an interesting agreement, if one was to be made.

"Sev, if we eat with them for lunch, the we will have all of the afternoon free time to spend just us. We can relax by the lake before dinner, and I have a house elf friend who will bring us whatever food we want. We can sit until after curfew and just talk. Or find something else to do. I cant think of what."

They were just outside the classroom by now. "I see your point but why can't we just not have a family meal. Your family is going to try to kill me. Not just a little injury. Black has been planning my murder since first year."

Remus looked into those black eyes, so deep and brooding. "That makes loads of sense considering Sirius is the one who wanted to get to know you better. He just worries about me." Remus rubbed a small circle on the back of Severus' hand. "I'll make it up to you. Dinner and dessert," accompanied by a wink, "will be the best you've ever had." Remus squeezed his hand and then walked into the classroom, pretty sure he had Severus convinced. Severus stood for a moment, looking into the classroom, and he wondered if he was insane.

When he entered Remus already sat next to Black, and there was an empty seat open next to him. Peter had been kindly asked to go sit next to James, which he responded to with the same lack of enthusiasm he had given everything recently. Severus contemplated his sanity again when he went to sit next to Remus, at the same table as Black.

"Hello Snape," Black tried to sound light and upbeat but only managed to sound forced. It was clearly an attempt though, and Remus was touched. "Remus was just saying that we are having a family lunch. I look forward to getting to know you and hope we can move past my unfriendliness from the past." Sirius looked to Remus, asking if that was good enough. He wanted to keep Remus happy in everything that happened.

Remus smiled to Sirius and then looked expectantly to Severus. Severus felt incredibly put on the spot. He had to try though. "I would be more than willing to move on. I hope we can become at least acquaintances for Remus' sake. It would be hard on him if we couldn't get along, and no differences we have are worth that." Severus felt like patting himself on the back. He hadn't said anything mean. He had sounded civil and made it clear that this was all about Remus.

Remus threw his arms both of them. "I'm so glad that you two are trying. It means the world to me." Just then McGonagall entered the classroom and the class began. It was filled with knowledge, both on Transfiguration and about the three unlikely sharers of the table. Severus learned more about the Black family, and decided that Black, Sirius, could be excused some of his faults. Sirius learned that Severus' dad was a horrible person, that his mom had died, and that the Slytherins were cruel when dealing with him. Sirius realized that Severus really needed all the help Remus had been putting in and more.

Remus and Severus realized that because they sat in the back they could rest a hand uncouthly high on the others leg and not be noticed. They could stare into each other's eyes and not be called on it because they were the best students in the class. It was a good thing they weren't called out for it, or punished because of it, for they found that the gaze of the other was irresistible and could only be ignored for so long before it had to be returned. They didn't know what the consequences would be, but madness seemed a distinct possibility.

Sirius didn't mind the touching or glances. Well, he was disgusted by it. Not the fact that they were both males. He had no problem about that. But his best friend and his long time worst enemy being lovey-dovey right next to was a little much. He would have said something but Remus was happy. He wasn't often happy. Not the really happy, were the smile reaches to his eyes. Sirius had missed the crinkly look that a smiling Remus was distinguished by. And if the enemy made Remus smile like he didn't feel that intense pain every month, than the enemy would be welcomed to family meals. Happy Remus means happy Sirius. Happy Sirius means happy everybody else.

Sirius hugged Remus at the end of the class period. He had a study and Remus had an advanced Herbology with the Hufflepuffs. Severus was told to met them under the invisible bubble. As Remus walked away Sirius had slung an arm over Severus' shoulders. "I'll get you from Divination. That's what you have, right?" Severus nodded and slipped out from under Sirius' large, muscular arm. It was meant to be friendly but to Severus it had come across as threatening.

Divination was slow. The scented smoke that wafted in the air made him light-headed, and the fact that everything being said was ninety percent guess work made it really hard to stay awake. He only managed by remembering that Sirius Black, his long time tormentor, was going to 'get him' from Divination. No one else knew where he would be. Sirius could kill him and even Remus wouldn't be able to figure it out.

When the class was over he was the only one unexcited to get to leave the classroom. Severus thought he had made it away with an escort when he made it to Sir Cadogan's picture without Sirius. He should have known better because as soon as he began to walk normally he felt an unwelcome and unfortunately familiar arm over his shoulder and smelled the distinctive dog like, woodsy odor that, curse his big nose, Severus had already come to associate with Sirius.

"We need to talk about Remus." This time it was overtly threatening. Meant to scare him a little, if not away. "We have much to discuss." And with that Severus was half lead half dragged down an empty, unused corridor, possibly to his death.

Kind of a cliffhanger. I wrote. Review. Don't. Don't care. I have stuff and might not update tomorrow but probably soon. Love you guys.