Warning : plz look at chap 1..
Okay! Here it is, the new update. It took me a forever to write this new chapter. It's a little angst in here but hope you'll like it. I'll try to update as soon as possible but I got to update my other story too, so... please be patient with me. Thx for reading.
Severus smile melted when he saw the person who's standing before his door. Or rather SOME person whose standing RIGHT in front of his door. His face darkening, he close his eyes softly as his mind counting backward from 10 to 0 and hoping his temper wouldn't blow up to that SOME person.
"Is this the wrong time?" the headmaster asked as he fidgeting in front the murderous potion master.
"You THINK it's the right time?" he asked with friendly smile, making their back hair rise with caution.
"I suppose – " the headmaster tried to reasoning with the now red face Severus.
"OF COURSE it's not the right time, headmaster!" he roared loudly, making the three adult flinch and shrink slightly.
"But, Severus – " Minerva tried to open her mouth.
"Not you too." His head snapped at her as he hissed in low tone.
"Be reasonable, Dear." Poppy said in desperate tone.
"What do you mean by be reasonable?" Severus drawls flatly at the motherly woman before him.
"We just wish to help you, Severus." Poppy wrangles her hand in worry, "I never saw you being attached to someone this fast and it made me nervous. I just want to be sure that he didn't imperious you somehow." Poppy said as she put his hand onto his arms motherly. Worry clearly on her face. Severus stays silent for awhile before he squint his eyes at the plump woman.
"Did you think I would fall into imperious spell after all this time with Dark Lord?" he asked in disdain.
"I hope not, Severus, but I can't just stay silent if there's a chance you fall into that cursed spell." Poppy said softly as she squeeze Severus's arm lightly. "I – I care for you, Severus. I'm the one who patched you the moment you came to Hogwarts. I was the one who saw how hurt you are all this time either from Marauder nor the Dark Lord and now this." She sniffs heavily. Severus standing still with the confession from the warm matron.
"Please see it into my perspective, Severus. You hate the prospect of a date with him for a week and suddenly you gone with him and just several hours later you seem taken with him. It worried me, child. I would never wish to see you hurt anymore." She dabbed her eyes lightly. Severus sighs loudly, he somehow understands her worries and he can't get mad at her.
Severus loves the older woman like his own mother. She's the one who nurse him back to health the first time he got to Hogwarts from his own father abused. She was the one who cares him to sleep when he was frightened and sad when the Marauder bullied him. She too the only one who tried to pushed him to report to the headmaster about his abused at home and the Marauder as she was the only one who beg him not to go to the Dark Lord. He owed the matron that much to hear her plea now.
"Fine, Poppy. You may come inside." Severus opens his door for the woman to get inside. "But not with the both of you." He growls lowly at Minerva and the Headmaster before he slams the door in front of their face.
"Well, that went well." The headmaster said, still looking the now closed door before him.
"We don't get anything from him, Albus." Minerva hissed lowly.
"I supposed he was right, Minnie. We are meddling with his affair." Albus strokes his beard softly. "He's an adult, no matter how worry we are for him, we can't do anything about it anymore." He sighs softly.
"But Albus, like Poppy said.. I'm worried about him." Minerva wrangled her hands, "We failed him so many times when he needed us, I just –" she shakes her head in defeat.
"What happens, happens, Minnie. We can't change the past and we can't force the future." Albus said as he pushes the younger fellow to the stairs back into his office. "We lost him the moment we turn our back at him. We could only guard him from the distance and hope that nothing bad come to him anymore especially with this new relationship." Albus patted the woman softly. Minerva nodded in defeat as she got inside the headmaster office.
"I guess you're right." She whispered softly.
"Please sit down, Poppy." Severus waves at the couch at his living room as he walked past into his kitchen and preparing some tea for their talk.
"Do you need help in there?" she asked as she saw Severus brought their tea and cookies from the kitchen.
"No. Just sit down." He said as he arranged the teapot and the cups on the table along with a plate of oatmeal cookies. Severus sits down before her and cross his long legs before he sighs softly. "What did you want to asked, Poppy?" Severus asked as he looked right into her eyes.
"Can I check you over, Severus? To makes sure that no spells in your body and consciousness?" she asked worriedly.
"Sure." Severus said after he stays silent for awhile, considering her demand with a slight displeasure but he would do it for her sake. Poppy sighs in relief as if some weight have been lift from her shoulder.
"Thank you, child." She smiles softly at the man before her. She waves her wand softly before a long parchment come out from her wand. She took the parchment and read it all with a frown on her face.
"Something wrong?" Severus asked in worry as he looked at her frowning face.
"You're underweight, Severus." She glares at him in disapprove tone. Severus gaped at the woman before him.
"Just that?" he sputtered in confusion and disbelieves.
"Malnutrition, lack of sleep, ulcer! SEVERUS! What did you do all this time that you get this unhealthy?" she shrieks loudly. Wrath paste on her face as she read more into his health history. Severus squirms like a boy with a hand in cookie jar.
"Poppy –" Severus begin to say but she cut him down.
"Don't you dare Poppy me! I'm glad that nothing comes down with the spell or anything, but THIS, Severus?" Poppy Pomfey never this livid all this year she works at Hogwarts. Severus whimpers under the matron's glares as she chews him raw with his poor health. Severus sighs loudly, he felt as if his ears would fall itself under Poppy's berate. His head begin to throb with an upcoming migraine.
'What a day, really.' Severus thought desperately before he put his hand up to stop the older woman's wrath.
"I get it, Poppy. I'll try to eat more, rest more, etc." Severus put his head on his hand in defeat. "Did you still believe that I'm under imperious now?" he sighs as she stop her berate but not her glare.
"I supposed not." She sniffs in disdain. "But I wish to spoke with this person, Severus." She says loudly. Severus groans at her demand.
"Poppy – " he begin but she cut him off again.
"I need to know him, Severus." She says softly. "I know I breach your privacy so much but please indulge me just this once." She shakes her head softly. "I saw you hurt so many times and I wish you hurt no more. Just this one, Severus." She grasps his hand tightly in her hands. Severus sighs loudly.
"Alright. Do whatever you want." He says as he gives her his blessing to meet with Seth. "He'll be coming here anytime tonight. You're welcome to stay with us tonight." He says.
"Thank you, Severus. This one time with both of you is all I asked." She patted his hand gratefully. "Please bear with this worrisome old woman for awhile." She smiles lovingly.
"You're not that old, Poppy." Severus grunted as he rolls his eyes in annoyance. "And please put that guilt trip off of me. Just this one time Poppy." Severus glares at the matron. "Just this one time I'll let you meddle with my privacy and no more. I don't like being manipulate, Poppy, especially not by you." Severus scowls darkly.
"I would never do that to you, Severus." She sighs loudly. Before Severus could reply, a knock come from the front door, halting both of them into silent. Severus licks his lips giddily as he rose from his seat to open the door. Poppy rose from her seat and go to the kitchen to prepare another cup for a new comer.
"Hello, love. It's nice to see you again." A handsome face come into his sight as Severus open the door. Severus smiles slightly, his heart beats faster when he saw the chiseled face before him.
"Good evening to you too." He inclined his head slightly in acceptance. "Please come in." He opens the door wider to let the taller man inside. Seth walks inside and kissed the shorter man's head slightly as he passes him at the door.
"I'm so sorry that I'm late for my appointment with you." He smiles in apology.
"It's alright." Severus shakes his head slightly. "Would you mind if I have a guest inside?" he asked uncomfortably at the taller man.
"Your collage?" he quirk his eyebrow playfully at the man before him. Severus shrugged at him. "Sure. I don't mind at all." Severus smile in relief as he shut the door. "Mind if I get a real kiss?" he smiles widely. Severus rolls his eyes but tip toeing to peck the thin lips before him. Seth grin as he put his smile to Severus lips lovingly, his arms wrap around Severus slim waist. "Hmm, I miss your taste on my lips." Seth says, his lips never left Severus's.
"And we should get inside, remember, I got a guest inside." Severus murmured softly, his cheeks heat from the confession of the taller man.
"Sure. Lead the way, then." He asks cheekily.
"You sure you never got inside my room?" Severus slit his eyes dangerously at Seth in disbelieve.
"Nope." Seth said with a long P in the end, making his dimples show at his cheeks. Severus groans inside when the deep dimples teasing him at Seth face.
'That dimples would be the dead of me.' Severus groans in his head. Seth grinned widely, as though he know about what have been Severus thinking about him, his dimples never left his cheeks. Severus glares at him in annoyance making Seth chuckles in mirth.
"Trust me, if I ever got into your room before, we won't be here right now because I would keep you on your bed with me inside you all the time." Seth whispered softly at Severus' ear. Severus' face flushes with heavy red at Seth's declaration. Seth laughs out loud as he hugs him tightly into his arms.
"I'll kill you if you ever done that." Severus push Seth away as he direct the larger man into the living room. Seth relents with Severus pushing, when he got inside the living room he saw an older woman sit at the couch with a smile on her lips. Her eyes warm at the sight of both of the man before her.
"Well, who might be thee?" Seth smiles charmingly at Poppy as he offers his hand at the older woman in introduction.
A/N : please bear with me. ^o^