Title: Lions and Lambs
Pairings: Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Rating: T
Disclaimer: OMG! I've told you all a million times! Not mine! Understand? Good! I love you all
Warnings: Only warning is that this has not been beta'd. Review or PM if there are any mistakes.
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Chapter 10
Love?
Harry's POV
When Harry woke up the next morning, he found he could not stop smiling. He was so excited that Severus liked him back. He hadn't even admitted to himself that he liked the Potion's Master until they had kissed. Now he couldn't even comprehend why he didn't realize it. Harry couldn't help but think about the night before.
***************Flashback*****************
They broke apart from their kiss, and Harry saw something no one ever knew existed before. Severus Snape smiled! Harry couldn't help but stare at how different the man looked with his face lit up like that. The frown lines seemed to disappear, the dark hair and robes weren't so intimidating, and his eyes, oh his eyes, lit up with so much emotion that Harry could have drown in it.
He couldn't help himself. He had to kiss him. Harry attacked those lips with his own. Severus responded eagerly by opening his mouth. They fought for dominance, but Harry soon grew tired and gave over the control to Severus. They kissed like that for hours. Or maybe minutes. Or maybe days. Harry couldn't tell.
All of a sudden, he heard a quiet noise from behind him. They both whirled around to see a little head peeking around the corner. Harry smiled slightly, "Mya. I see you back there. Come on out here." The little girl, being uncharacteristically shy and quiet, crept over to the couch, clutching her favorite blanket. The blanket had been given to her by her biological family according to the orphanage. It was a worn pink square of fabric that Mya always carried around when she was scared or sad.
"Are you and Severus boyfriends now?" Mya asked. Harry saw Severus stiffen at the seemingly innocent question. Their eyes met. They had a quick, silent conversation.
"You could say that, Mya" Harry commented, smiling at the Potion's Master. To his excitement, the man smile back confidentially. Harry couldn't believe it! He was in a relationship with the most hated professor at Hogwarts who used to have a reputation for hating him. He never would have expected that. 'But when has my life ever been normal and predictable.' Harry reminded himself.
"Yeah! I like Severus! He is nice and kind and plays tea party with me and heals people! I'm happy you like him too Daddy!" Mya exclaimed.
Harry chuckled lightly then asked, "Princess, why aren't you asleep?"
"I had a bad dream, Daddy! There was a big red monster that didn't like you!" the little girl whimpered, once again pulling her blanket up to her face.
"Oh, sweetie, come here. You are okay now. I've got you." Harry cooed as Mya climbed up on the couch, half in his lap and half in Severus's.
She went to bury her face in Harry's robes but before she hid her face, she whispered to her daddy, "Daddy? Is Severus going to be my new Papa?" then she fell asleep before Harry could even think of a response. Severus looked shocked at the comment, but when he turned away, Harry could see a smile on his face at the thought.
*******End Flashback*********
Harry couldn't help but chuckle at the outgoingness of his daughter. She would say whatever was on her mind. However, like Mya, Harry couldn't help but hope Severus might grow to be her new Papa.
Since that night a month ago, Harry and Severus had been getting to know each other and doing a lot of kissing, both of which neither would admit to doing. Somehow, though, they all came through it unharmed.
Harry now felt like they could take it a step further and he was scared. He didn't know how to ask the Potion's Master, and Harry was dreading that he might be rejected. The Savior had spent hours that morning, while Severus was teaching, practicing to his mirror. Now, the day was almost over, and Harry was trying to build up his nerve.
He didn't notice his daughter watching him practice. She then got a puzzled look on her face, then rush off to find Severus.
Severus's POV
Severus was sitting in the living room when Mya came rushing in. He had been thinking about all that had been happening with him and Harry. Severus wouldn't admit it to anyone, but he liked the person he became when he was with Harry. The Savior made him open up like no one had ever done. They could sit and talk about nothing for hours and still be content.
"Severus, what's the next step in your relationship?" That broke Severus out of his thoughts as he gazed down at the innocent face of Mya.
"Where did you hear that?" The Potion's Master wondered.
"I heard Daddy practicing asking you to go to the next step in your relationship. He seemed kinda scared." Mya said casually.
'Harry wants to go to the next step with me?' Severus thought and couldn't help the smile that broke out on his face. 'I can't believe it! He really wants too?' His insecurities started coming out, and Severus started doubting himself. 'How can he want to do that with me? I'm and old Death Eater. He deserves something better than me!' Severus did his best to squash down the worries and just concentrate on Harry and what he was supposedly going to ask.
After sitting alone in the room for a while after Mya had left to go to her bedroom, Severus decided to take a risk and go find Harry himself. He determinedly stood up out of his chair and strode down to Harry's doorway. There, his courage started to fail him, but Severus pushed on and opened the door.
He froze at the sight. Harry was fixing his tie that went with the suit in the mirror. The suit itself was a casual one, but it fit Harry perfectly and made him that much more appealing. The man's hair was as crazy as usual, but by the looks of it, Harry had tried to comb and gel it down a little, but failed and gave up. Smiling slightly, Severus walked up behind the Savior and asked quietly, "What's the occasion?"
Harry jumped about two feet in the air and whirled around to face the Potion's professor. He lightly slapped Severus on the chest and scolded, "You know never to sneak up on me like that." Severus just smirked in response. "There's no occasion per say, but I just wanted to look nice. Also I…..um…wanted to asked you-er-something." Severus raised his eyebrows in invitation.
Harry took a deep breath then said in a rush, "?"
"What?" Was all Severus could say. He hadn't understood one word of Harry's question.
Harry seemed to prepare himself. Then he tried again, "I was wondering if you wanted to go to the next step in our relationship." Harry wrinkled his nose at how stupid that sounded, but he reminded himself that Severus still needed to answer.
"Sure." Severus said simply.
Harry was stunned. "Sure. I took all day to practice and worry about asking that simple question and your answer is sure?" He asked incredulously.
Severus quickly tried to rectify the situation, "I didn't mean it like that. I meant….um..Yes, I would love to." The professor said self-consciously. Harry's smile wiped away any embarrassed feelings however. Before either could say more, Mya came rushing in the room.
She squealed as she jumped into Harry's arms and exclaimed, "Yes! Daddy and Severus are going to the next step!" She still didn't know what it meant, but Severus assumed she just liked how her daddy wasn't scared anymore so he was back to normal.
Harry laughed at the little girl and glanced at the time. "Mya. We have to get you off to bed!" With that Harry left the room, throwing a smile over his shoulder at Severus who gladly smiled right back.
Harry's POV
He couldn't believe it! Severus said yes! Harry could have started to sing at that moment. He was so glad to feel all that stress and worry wash off his shoulders.
He settled Mya down eventually but it took longer that Harry would have liked. Finally, after what seemed like hours, he made his way out of the sleeping girl's room and back towards his own where Severus was waiting. When he walked in the room, Severus stood up from his position on the bed and strode, with more confidence than Harry had ever seen, over to the man and kissed him right on the lips.
The kiss quickly deepened and Severus turned them around and walked them, mid-kiss, over to the bed. As they laid down on the bed, Harry couldn't help but feel a slight thrill of excitement. 'We are actually doing this!' was the last thing Harry thought because he mind was soon occupied by other, more important things as Severus began to undress him.
AN: Yes! Chapter 10 finished! It's almost over *tear*. Only a couple more chapters to go! I'm hoping that I will get all the chapters except maybe the epilogue uploaded by tomorrow because I have company coming so I won't be able to upload anything. If I don't get them all uploaded then I will start again around the 20th when I am free again. Don't worry! I won't abandon this story! So tell me what you think! Review! Pretty, pretty please with sugar and whipped cream and a cherry on top!