Chapter Thirteen;

Sirius kept to his unsaid promise. He hadn't spoken to Severus in the five days that had passed since their confrontation, besides the occasional 'Good-morning' or if they needed to discuss things with the rest of the faculty. However he would steal glances as much as possible without seeming suspicious to others. Every time at faculty meetings Severus would talk, he would stare intently even if he wasn't listening, at meals he would casually place his elbow on the table and his chin in his hand, looking around the hall and his eyes landing on Severus for a mere second, then look around the hall once again, when walking in the halls he would nod his head when passing Severus then linger his gaze on him as he walked away.

The only one surprisingly who seemed to notice was Remus, but he never brought it up, which Sirius was glad of. He didn't need to be lectured any more than he already was. But aside from the glances he would steal, the non-speaking was killing him, he was partially wishing in the back of his mind that he never brought the question of Severus being gay up, and never told him he liked him, so that they would still have the nights where they would talk and play Wizards' Chess, but then the remainder of his thoughts were glad he had told him, because everything he had said was true, he did like Severus, and that's why he was respecting not talking to him, even if it was torture for Sirius.

After dinner that night, Sirius staggered towards his chambers, dragging his feet along. He ran over a few thoughts in his head, it was a Friday night, and a Hogsmeade weekend, the weekend technically started at midnight, which was in three hours, so he could take Remus and Harry to Hogsmeade for a shot, right? He stopped at his door and debated in his head whether they could or not take Harry. They were both Professors, so it should be fine, and even if it wasn't, Albus wouldn't be too hard on them.

He nodded his head and turned to walk towards Remus' chambers when he ran into something. He bounced back a step and looked up, or slightly down to see Severus standing in front of him, "Severus!" he said happily, giving a smile. "I didn't see you; I was just going to see Remus. Uh, but are you here to talk? If so we can go inside and get a drink or something," he offered.

Severus rolled his eyes, "Yeah, alright."

Sirius smiled and said the password to his chambers, pushing the door open and walking in. "So, Firewhiskey?"

"Actually do you have any wine? If not, I'll just take butterbeer," Severus responded as he took a seat on the couch.

"Right, uh, I have wine," Sirius said as he pulled out a bottle from the back of his cabinet and blew the dust off. "I found it when I moved into the chambers, uh… it's never been opened, so it's good," he explained, popping it open and pouring them both a glass.

Sirius turned around and handed a glass to Severus, taking a seat next to him as close as he could get without physically touching. As he fiddled with his glass, staring anywhere but at Severus, he let the silence fall over them. He wasn't sure if he should talk or not, he didn't want to make Severus uncomfortable or anything. He inhaled a breath then exhaled it louder than he meant to as Severus made an incoherent noise that got his attention, he looked over at Severus whom was sipping his glass of wine and watching Sirius from the corner of his eyes. Sirius gave him a warming smile, hoping he'd say something.

"So…" Severus murmured.

"Yes?" Sirius asked, pulling his leg up to sit on it as he turned to Severus, hanging the arm he wasn't holding his wine in over the back of the couch.

Severus watched him position his self intently, now grasping his glass with both hands, "About the other night…"

"You mean almost a week ago," Sirius corrected.

"Six nights, to be precise…" Severus ameliorated, and Sirius in response just nodded his head, so Severus continued on – "I've thought about it, and I have decided…" he paused, double thinking what he was about to say, which made Sirius frown as silence was to him a 'No, stay away from me'. Severus looked down at his glass, hiding behind his hair, "I've decided… to give this a chance. If you're sincere," he whispered.

Sirius stared at Severus, mouth gaped open, unsure exactly what to say. He had fully expected Severus to tell him to sod off, and now here he was saying they could give it a try. On the inside Sirius was completely flabbergasted, but on the outside he just seemed… petrified. Severus gave him a glare through some strands of hair, "Stop gawking, Black, it doesn't become you."

"What? Oh, sorry. Uh… I mean, I'm just surprised. It's been six days, I thought you'd tell me no," he confessed.

"Well… I didn't," Severus affirmed.

"Yeah, you didn't," Sirius repeated.

They sat for a few minutes in silence, Severus sipping slowly at his wine, keeping his gaze and head down, Sirius staring at him. Sirius raised his eyebrow thinking to himself, 'Why am I not kissing him or anything? Normally after a girl would say yes we'd be all over each other…' Sirius thought, reminiscing on his past relationships. He got lost in his thoughts more than he intended to since by time he snapped back to reality, Severus was staring straight at him. He blinked and stared back, wondering desperately what Severus was thinking about. When their eyes connected, Sirius could feel a pressure on his mind, "Are you trying to use Legilimens on me?"

Severus widened his eyes slightly, turning away, his cheeks turning a very light pink, "Sorry. I do that… unintentionally sometimes, when I make eye contact," he confessed.

"Oh, no, it's fine. I was just asking. I don't have many… /strong/ shields in my mind, so I'm sure if you tried you could easily read me," Sirius told him, giving a faint smile.

"I see…" Severus said as he was at a loss for words. "Well, I should be getting back to my chambers."

"Wait! No!" Sirius almost shouted, jumping up from where he sat before Severus could get up. "Uh, you don't need to leave."

Severus looked up at Sirius, "But I do."

"Why? I thought…" Sirius stopped talking, pulling his bottom lip between his teeth nervously.

Severus' lips twitched as he tried to force back the smile he wanted to do, "I have to go back because I have Pepperup Potion brewing…"

"…. Oh," Sirius said, frowning; "Well now I feel like an idiot."

Severus stood up, "There is times when you /don't/ feel like an idiot? That's surprising."

Sirius was close to being insulted until he noticed there was no harsh tone or sarcastic slur in Severus' voice from when he used to insult him. Sirius smiled at that, following Severus towards the door, he step forward in long strides to pass Severus, opening the door for him and standing beside it. Severus stopped by the door, turning to him, "So…" Severus paused, looking at Sirius. "I'm… new to this, so I'm not sure what happens now," he confessed much to his embarrassment.

Sirius grinned like a dog, no pun intended, "I suppose I ask you out on a date? It is Saturday tomorrow, I have Hogsmeade duty, as do you, right?" he asked, even though he knew for a fact Severus did. When Severus gave a curt nod, Sirius continued on – "Then tomorrow, say two hours past Noon we could meet up at The Three Broomsticks, and have a spot of lunch?" Sirius suggested.

Severus nodded, turning back towards the hall and stepping forward before Sirius grabbed his arm to stop him, "Wait."

Severus looked at Sirius, "Was there something else?" he asked, unsure why Sirius had stopped him, had he changed his mind?

Sirius gave a faint smile, pulling Severus back two steps towards him, placing his other hand on Severus' hip and pulling his body towards his own, pushing his lips to Severus'. He felt Severus stiffen under his grip but decided to ignore it as Severus needed to get used to it sometime as Sirius Black loved to kiss. He closed his eyes, sliding the hand that was on Severus' arm up to his head and running his hand through Severus' hair, deepening the kiss, which Severus still wasn't responding too.

Sirius pulled his head back a bit, panting softly, tracing Severus' lips with the tip of his tongue, begging for entrance. Sirius frowned when Severus didn't move and decided to take it one more step forward, swiftly grabbing both of Severus' hands and pulling them above his head, pinning him back up against the wall and pushing his lips to Severus' once more, hoping for a change. Sirius opened his eyes just slightly to see Severus' eyes glazed over, then slowly closing, which meant… yes, the moment Severus' eyes were completely closed, and his lips began responding, moving in composition with Sirius'. The kiss lasted a mere few seconds but seemed like hours to Sirius and Severus, finally Severus pulled back enough to gasp, inhaling as much air as he can before Sirius pushed his body as close as possible, plummeting his tongue into the cavern between Severus' lips.

Severus widened his eyes, being the quick learner he was, fighting Sirius for dominance over the kiss. Sirius moved his hands to Severus' neck, running his hands through Severus' hair and pulling his head towards him, nipping at Severus' tongue and lips, the kiss finally ended with both of them out of breath, flustered, and Severus' arms somehow finding their way around Sirius' neck. Their bodies were practically merged together, Severus shifted his body to leave, stopping and turning a beet red when he felt Sirius' 'package' pushing against his thigh.

Severus closed his eyes to try and return his face back to normal color by thinking a very large… wand was poking him in his thigh not what else he was thinking, no, never. He was satisfied as he felt his cheeks cooling off. "I sh- should go, Sirius," he struggled to say as Sirius slid down from his face to his neck, nipping, kissing, and sucking at his neck.

"Hrrrrmph-" Sirius incoherently said as he continued at his task.

Severus nipped at his bottom lip, closing his eyes tightly, "Sirius, r- really."

Sirius exhaled a loud sigh, releasing Severus' neck and placing a chaste kiss on the small forming bruise-looking like mark on Severus' neck, "Fine, fine. Go on."

Severus pulled away quickly, rubbing his neck, "I'll… see you tomorrow," he said in a hurry as he rushed out the door to head back to his chambers. Sirius watched him walk away, smirking to himself as he was almost positive Severus didn't know of the mark on his neck, secretly hoping to himself he wouldn't look in a mirror before breakfast tomorrow so everyone at Hogwarts would know; Severus Snape, Potions Master, Ex-spy, and acerbic sarcastic Slytherin epitome was accounted for and owned by Sirius 'Gryffindor Sex God' Black.