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-SakuraSex

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James ran his weathered hand across Severus' lithe body. The naked boy shivered in response to the touch. The quidditch player kissed along his neck tenderly while slipping a hand between his slender legs. "Ah James…" The black haired wizard moaned. James gazed into the begging, watery eyes of the boy beneath him.

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James eyes, still heavy from sleep, focused on the newly formed tent over his nether regions. He soon enclosed his painfully hard member in his hand and began stroking. (Hnn…Severus) As he thought of his beloved, James gentle strokes became harder and more frequent. "Shit Se-ha!" James came into his own calloused hand. He hoped no one as up yet and had heard that. The tall, scruffy haired boy removed his sleep shirt and cleaned the cum off his hands. James yawned loudly as he opened the red curtains on his four poster. A bright eyed Remus greeted him.

"Morning James." He said with a knowing smile. (Bloody hell…) "So why are you up so early?"

"Er- I'm going to study." James replied shakily.

"With who…?"

"Myself?" At this point James had a feeling Remus knew.

"Or 'Se-ha!' perhaps?" Remus hit the nail on the head, and it showed on James' face. "So that's why you've been so distant. Got a girl… or boy?"

"Later… maybe," James turned to leave, "and the map please."

"Bugger. Have fun." Remus handed James the Marauder's map and sent him off with a smile.

Severus Snape sat down in his usual secluded spot in the library. He was there every day at seven and usually studied until classes began at nine. He had skipped breakfast since the first day of first year and he didn't he eat breakfast at home either, primarily due to his father's presence. Today the slytherin was unable to concentrate due to a having a certain gryffindor on his mind. His six year crush was burning stronger by the hope of them getting together. All he had to do was say yes, but it was hard to make things change so quickly.

James entered the library and sought out his target. He stayed a few feet back unnoticed. Severus was finishing the last few sentences of an essay, probably potions, looking as if he was trying to concentrate. James somehow found this cute and continued to observe until he finished. The raven haired boy tied up the parchment. James made his move. He walked over to the table and leaned his back against it. "Good morning." He said simply.

Severus looked up at the tall boy. "Morning James." The seeker leaned down and kissed the pale cheek. The slytherin instantly blushed. "W-who gave you permission to do that?" He cautioned lightly.

"Hmm didn't you say you would trust me?" James reminded.

"And I also said I needed a little more time…" Severus answered his expression falling with the words. "This relationship… is it really possible? What if you change your mind? And your friends? Black will kill you… And …I've never been good at taking risks…" Severus looked positively depressed. Again strong arms encircled him. And again he failed to fight them, not that he even wanted to.

"You are afraid to be happy, to move on. But moving forward and following your heart are the only way things are going to change. Its hard, but you will regret it the rest of your life if you don't overcome it. You said you would trust me, so trust me! I'll help you. Severus, for once in your life, take the plunge. We both feel the same way. Nothing else and nobody else matters." An angry noise sounded from Severus'starving stomach. James couldn't hold back a laugh.

"Sorry." A black curtain of hair hid the embarrassed face.

"Come on." James made a motion for Severus to follow him. The black eyed boy gather his things quickly, but didn't see his potions essay roll under the table. James grasped the other boy's hand and led him along the corridors. Lily spotted the boys and stared in awe at the sight of James Potter pulling Severus Snape by the hand. The shorter boy panicked.

"S-she saw! Lily she.." Severus stuttered. James stopped and faced him, without letting go of his hand.

"So what? Severus…I told you: No one else matters." James punctuated. It dawned upon Severus. 'So what…who cares what others think…so long as we are happy…who cares…' The words were foreign to the slytherin but he liked the sound of them. The boys stopped in front of the fruit painting.

"Lets have breakfast in here." James said. They entered the kitchen and were immediately greeted by a house elf.

Severus was rather uncomfortable around the creatures and he didn't like the idea of ordering them around. James led the boy to a nearby table that looked as if it was preset for the two of them. Did he plan this? A house elf prepared pancakes for James and a Strawberry waffle for Severus. The raven haired boy looked down at his plate.

"Something wrong?" James asked. Severus shook his head.

"No just… I haven't eaten breakfast here before." He replied honestly.

"What? Not ever in your six years?" Again the boy shook his head. James couldn't believe it. Severus took a bite of his waffle. It was sheer heaven, he'd forgotten how nice it felt to eat in the mornings.

As they finished their food, the two wizards talked of many things. Just little things about themselves that the other had never known. It was almost nine now, classes would begin soon. Severus got up from the table and thanked the house elf who prepared their food. He smiled at the creature as he spoke, this was the first time James had seen him smile so naturally.

The slytherin turned to James, who himself was smiling. "This was wonderful. So long as its here with you, I never want to skip breakfast again. James?" The seeker was still staring as Severus with a blissful smile. James fingertips laced through his dark hair, his thumb caressed the side of the pale face.

"Smile more often, it's beautiful." James said in a low voice. The black eyed boy broke out in a fierce blush. The seeker's hands grasped the thin waist and pulled their bodies close. Their lips met in a gentle kiss. James slipped his tongue into Severus' mouth, who wrapped his arms around the seeker's neck in response.

The moment broke when the slytherin pulled away and bolted out the door behind James. The wizard turned around to see Remus standing in the doorway. "Explain." He said. The seeker tried to chase his beloved, but Remus blocked his way. "James, what the hell is going on?! To me, it looks like you were snogging with Snivellus!"

"Don't call him that!" James snapped.

He explained the whole situation to Remus, leaving out the part about Severus' abuse. "So that's why you've been acting so weird. Your in love. So then this morning 'Se-ha!' was Sev huh?" James blushed. Remus laughed. "But when were you planning on telling us. Honestly I'm a little hurt."

"I haven't gotten that far yet. Its hard to explain that your prank target has become your love interest."

"Well they say you tease the ones you love, in this case brutally."

"What should I do now?" James inquired.

"I'd say you should find him and clear this up. Then ask him out. Then figure out a way to tell Sirius and Peter…I can help you with the last one."

"You're really ok with this?" The seeker articulated.

"I was a little mad you kept it secret, but I can see why. I'm ok with it, so long as your happy." The werewolf smiled.

"More than ever before."

Later that day James located Severus and they agreed to meet tomorrow morning, seeing as James had quidditch practice that afternoon, to discuss the misunderstanding with Remus. It was around ten at night when Severus noticed his missing essay. He had to get it back now because of his meeting with James in the morning.

Severus snuck through the common room and slipped out of the dorms unnoticed. Upon entering the hall he cleared his head and shifted into the form of a black cat with a ring of white fur around his front paws(1).

This animagus form had come about due to his father's abuse. He first heard of the process in transfiguration first year when they discussed the difference between them. Determined to become one to escape his father, Severus did more research and was finally able to transform the summer before fourth year. He used the form, when his father was gone or sleeping, to climb out from his second story room where Tobias kept him locked up.

The cat had successfully infiltrated the library and retrieved his potions essay. Severus was heading leaving the library when ran right into James Potter's feet. Ouch. He made a painful mewl and a large hand scooped him up. Oh bloody hell. Shocked, James was franticly switching his gaze from the map to the cat. "S-Severus wh-how did? This is-" At once Snape scratched James and was dropped.

It was over, Severus couldn't expect James to keep a secret like this, it was against the law to be an unregistered animagus and punishable by Azkaban. The seeker chased the cat darting down the hallway. "Wait Severus, stop!" The only thing he could do was run until James stopped chasing him, which thanks to Filch, wasn't very long.

Severus didn't sleep well due to crying. How could James love him now? He was committing a crime and he had gotten James in trouble with Filch. There was still the hope that the seeker wouldn't tell, but Severus would have to convince him. He had to go to James and explain, maybe if he understood why he became an animagus he could keep the secret. Being in such a situation made Severus realize how much he really did love James. Just the thought of loosing the bliss he felt these past days was enough to die over. If James was still willing to have him after all of this, he would hold on and never let go.

James was too worried to sleep that night. Had Severus gotten back ok? Dumbledore had let him off with a warning like usual. But he didn't get the chance to tell Severus it was all right, that he was one too and he wouldn't tell. James had to get to his beloved as soon as possible. The last thing he wanted was for this misunderstanding to ruin everything.

(1) Animagus have a distinctive trait like their human forms. In this case the rings of white fur represent his scarring.