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James got up from bed at seven in the morning. He had barely slept at all, but still wanted to try and find Severus. Sirius had asked him what happened last night, luckily Remus was able to restrain his curiosity. He would tell them soon, that's if Severus says yes in the first place. If he didn't reject James and crawl back into his shell, making them enemies again. No. James would sooner jump from the Astronomy tower than return to the days of hexing Snape into the next century.
He had to find Severus now, he had to know. It was killing him. James only hoped he was ready to answer. Remus peered in the doorway. "Are you coming to breakfast with us?" He asked. Sirius and Peter stood behind him.
"You guys go ahead, I'm going to sleep in I think." James needed to find Severus now.
"Ok if you say so. We'll see you in class." They started walking down the hall to leave when Peter screamed.
"Oh calm down Wormtail its only a black cat." Sirius said. (Black cat…Sev?) James rushed into the hall to see Severus, in his animagus, hissing at Sirius. Upon seeing James the cat scurried over to him and purred against is feet.
"Well he certainly likes you." Remus stated with a noticeable amount of suspicion.
"Y-yeah, he's a stray that wonders around the grounds… Someone must have brought him in." James assured.
The seeker locked the door behind him. Severus had already turned back and was sitting on James' bed. He was still wearing his pajamas, looking just as tired as James. Severus spoke immediately. "James I'm so sorry please don't be mad. I know its against Wizarding Law but please hear me out, I'm begging you."
"Calm down. I'm not mad and I'm not going to tell. Nothing has changed, I am caught off guard though. How could you think I'd sell you out like that?"(Oh right he's in Slytherin ….) Severus was shocked. He worried all night for nothing. Though looking at it now, Severus felt stupid. He should have known James would keep his secret, he did love him after all.
"Sorry… I just tend to expect the worst…"
"Don't be sorry. I'll tell you, I am one as well, also illegally." Black eyes stared in disbelief.
"What animal and why did you do it?" He inquired.
"A stag and I cant say why because it isn't my secret alone." Severus nodded, an awkward silence followed. Severus switched conversational gears. "Well…I-I am ready to give you an answer." James' heart pounded in anticipation and fear. Severus continued. "These past days have made me feel so different, happy, because of you… and I don't want to lose that. I don't want to lose you." James was silent. "Er- If you don't want to-"
"No!" James started. "Its not that at all." The gryffindor smiled. "So you'll go out with me?" The raven haired boy blushed at the sound of the words. He inhaled a deep breath.
"Yes." That wasn't so hard after all.
A rush of endorphins and confidence hit Severus. He overcame his insecurities and it felt amazing. James sat on the bed next to his newly acquired boyfriend. I want to kiss him. Feeling bold, Severus leaned over and kissed the taller boy, in seconds the shocked gryffindor kissed back. James hands caressed Severus' body, eventually moving up into his dark hair. They tasted each other greedily, breaking only to breath and turn their heads for a better angle. Everything had just fallen into place perfectly.
James pouted when the slytherin broke the kiss. "James…class…" He panted, out of breath. The seeker attacked the red swollen lips with his own.
"Forget… class…" The taller wizard replied between hungry kisses. James closed the curtains on his bed and spelled them not to open from the outside. He grabbed Severus and pulled him down so they were both laying on their backs. "Neither of us slept well last night." He whispered.
"Mhmm ok." Severus rolled onto his side and snuggled up to James, laying his head on the quidditch player's toned chest. Both wizards slept soundly until lunch.
James awoke first. He looked down at Severus, still sleeping peacefully. There was less than an hour before lunch and his roommates would be back soon. The gryffindor gently rubbed Severus' back to wake him. Heavy-lidded black eyes strained to look up at James. "Sleep well?" The seeker asked, threading his fingers through the slytherin's black hair. "Better than I ever have." Severus answered in a tired voice. At this point the smaller boy noticed the scratch he left on James' arm. "James I'm so sorry about the scratch I was scared and-" The seeker laughed getting up from bed.
"This little thing? Severus, have you forgotten I play quidditch?" Snape blushed looking embarrassed.
"Well, I thought it proper to apologize…" The boy explained.
"In that case I'll forgive you under one condition." James teased. At this point the gryffindor was getting dressed, Severus' eyes watching his every move desirably.
"Anything." James stopped and took the smaller hand in his own.
"You and me," he kissed the hand,"in Hogsmede tomorrow, on a date."
The slytherin flushed a deep red at the thought of going on a date with James Potter.
"You're sure?" Severus asked cautiously as if it was detestable to be in public with him.
"Absolutely." The scruffy haired wizard assured. The shorter male rose from the bed and placed a chaste kiss on James' cheek resulting in a blush form the taller male.
"I accept."
"Wonderful. Now about those clothes… I don't think you want to go to lunch in your pajamas." James sized up his lover. "You could borrow one of mine and just not wear a tie or cloak." He said seriously. Severus couldn't hold back a laugh.
"In case you hadn't noticed I come up to your chin and you chest is far… broader than mine. I'd swim in your uniform." James retreated to the other side of the room returning with a cloak.
"We can go back to the dungeons unseen. It will give me an excuse to see your room." James pulled Severus close and hid them both under the cloak.
Upon reaching the cold, dank dungeons, the slytherin led James through a maze of corridors until stopping at a familiar spot where they had met before. Severus put his hand to the wall and whispered the password. The wall grinded open and the two slipped in unnoticed. The slytherin common room was adorned in green and silver, as expected, with fireplaces and paintings that complemented the color scheme.
The shorter wizard guided James to a hallway on the right with doors on each side. They stopped at the last door, opening it and checking to make sure it was empty before ducking inside. The room was similarly decorated as the rest of the place. The place was shaped like and L. When walking in the door the larger side was extending to the right and the smaller side around a corner to the left. Severus' roommates all stayed in the large area of the room, while he occupied the small area far form the others. Before moving away from the door, the shorter boy spelled the door shut.
James surveyed the ten foot by ten foot space the little slytherin called his own. It was neat with a small bookshelf, dresser, desk and standard four poster bed with green velvet curtains. On the bed was a small, threadbare blanket. James worried that the sad excuse for bedding was all Severus had in the cold dungeons. The gryffindor strode over to the bed and sat down. It was dark and cold but had somewhat of a cozy feel to it like a cave.
"What do you think?" Severus asked moving over to the dresser to change.
"Its dark, dank, cold, and it makes me want to snuggle up with you." He answered honestly. Severus blushed and nodded in agreement. The long haired boy opened the third drawer, pulling out his other uniform. James didn't want to make Severus uncomfortable but he had to ask. "This is all you sleep with at night?" He asked referring to the threadbare blanket.
"Well… yes. I don't have enough for another…" The boy replied hiding his face in his raven hair. James frowned, he would have to fix that.
Severus removed his pajamas facing away from James. This was the first time the taller wizard had seen his body. Hazel eyes inspected every visible inch. There were faded scars on his wrists. His body was frail, pale and slightly malnourished. James' eyes fixed upon Severus' ass. Under the usual billowing cloak, such a aesthetic sight was well concealed. The seeker found it tempting and very much gropeable. Snape looked back at James, who at this point was giving him bedroom eyes. The slytherin quickly pulled on his pants in an effort to not excite his amour further.
Before Severus could tug on his shirt, the gryffindor was behind him, his large hands slipping around the pale boy's bare torso. James kissed along the back of his lover's shoulders before settling on a spot in the crook of his neck. The scruffy haired boy licked and sucked the spot relentlessly. Severus rolled his head to the side, moaning slightly, giving James better access.
A silky voice outside the door froze both students. "Severus? Open up." James quickly retreated under the invisibility cloak. The small slytherin moved to the door and found Lucius walking in. The pureblood strode past Severus walking into his space. The half blood flowed moving to his shirt in the bed. "Skipping class?" Lucius started. Severus stopped. "I thought you would be dead in a ditch before skipping class." The shorter slytherin began to pull on his shirt for a second time.
"I was… not feeling well and slept in…" Severus responded. The platinum blonde looked at him skeptically.
"Anyone can tell you're lying. But I'll keep your secret, under one condition." Lucius grabbed the struggling slytherin around the middle and pulled him close.
"Get off!" Severus yelled, but his strength was no match for that of the pureblood. Anger welled up in James'chest as he helplessly watched the scene unfold. The blonde stopped suddenly, staring at the mark on Severus' neck. The younger wizard used this time to push Lucius away.
"Ah, so someone has been here already? Did they pay more than me? Or a lover perhaps?" Severus blushed and turned away. Lucius laughed out loud. "So it's a lover then. Do they teat you kindly?" The older wizard mocked. The raven haired boy was red with anger.
"Bugger off. I don't need your shit anymore Lucius." The older boy gave a regal chuckle.
"You will come crawling back to me, they always do." With that Lucius strut out of the room.
"You wish." Severus shouted after him.
Severus, now fully clothed, turned back to his space. "James? James?" The black eyed boy said. "Are you still here?!" He panicked. Oh no what if he's mad about Lucius! James snuck up behind Severus, still invisible, and grabbed him. The worried slytherin gave a high pitched yelp. "James you ass. You scared me." Severus pouted. The invisible gryffindor chuckled. "So you're not mad, about Lucius? You didn't change your mind?" He asked cautiously.
"No, I still love you and I told you I wont change my mind. I just ask that you stop dealing with him. I can buy you anything in the world… so don't do that to yourself. You are worth much much more than that." James kissed Severus' cheek through the cloak. "Lead me out of here will you? Its time for class."
Severus lead James out of the dorms and common room. The seeker pulled off the cloak which had mussed his hair more than usual.
"Hm is that why your hair is so messy all the time? From sneaking around under there." The raven haired boy teased.
"Between that and quidditch, pretty much… don't you like it?" James asked worriedly.
"N-no I do like it." Severus blushed.
"So our date tomorrow… Meet you in the courtyard 10 AM." James gave his lover one last kiss.
"Wouldn't miss it for the world."