Chapter Sixty-six;
[April 14th, 1999]
The next few days were difficult for Sirius, Severus would yell or start crying for absolutely no reason whatsoever, Sirius figured he had a cold as he kept getting headaches and was really tired every day. Aidan was testing him, it seemed every time he got near the kid, he would begin crying for Severus and Severus would get mad, thinking he did something wrong, even when he didn't – and he would always believe Aidan, and as he would leave the room, Aidan would smirk or smile sweetly or something to show that he had won. It was getting on Sirius' nerves.
There were good things as well however, like every morning Severus would make him breakfast in bed, they didn't fight – unless Aidan was involved and even then it was a very small fight, every meal except breakfast the three ate together in the living room, and Sirius had even went into the city to buy a television for him and Aidan to watch, though Aidan preferred drawing on the floor while he watched. It was an okay vacation, which ended tomorrow, which was when they and the students returned from spring hols and classes resumed the 16th – which was a Friday.
Sirius laid in bed, his head resting in his arms as he stared at the ceiling, letting out a yawn as he waited for his breakfast. He jumped when the bathroom door open and out came Severus in a black long-sleeved shirt and black dress pants. Sirius quirked his eyebrow. "I thought you were making breakfast?"
"No time, I need to be at my Fathers within the hour."
"What?"
Severus rolled his eyes. "Sirius you know my Father wanted me to visit over hols, I waited until the last possible moment. He might want me to stay overnight, so you'll be taking care of Aidan."
"No! Aidan and I are going with yo—"
"Absolutely not. Aidan is not stepping nowhere near him."
"Then you aren't either."
"Sirius…"
"No! You're not! I don't like him."
"He's my Father, I am and will see him, just as he requests. Now I need to go, I made some food last night while you were sleeping, it just needs heating up. I'll see you tomorrow." Severus said as he crossed the room to the door.
"Severus!"
"Sirius, please. I don't feel well; I am not up for a fight."
"Tell him you don't feel well, and you can't come."
"No. I'm leaving." Severus rolled his eyes and walked out.
Sirius sighed and lounged around in bed, trying to think of what to do – he wondered if Albus had known that Severus had a Father, or at least an alive one. He got out of bed and rushed downstairs, opening up the floo network and tossing in some for a call. "Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster's Office, Hogwarts." He said clearly, sitting on the ground cross-legged.
"Hello, my boy." Albus said as his head appeared. "How are you?"
"Quite fine, what can you tell me about Severus' Father?"
"Hmmm… Tobias Snape?"
"Yes…"
"Cruel man…"
"Cruel?"
"Yes, I don't find it my place to tell you anything of Severus' childhood, but I can tell you that his Father invites him home every few years, and when Severus returns… he's different, quiet, secluded. I strongly recommend you keep him away from Tobias."
"Address?"
"Seven Spinner's End, I believe…"
Sirius nodded. "Mind taking Aidan?"
"Of course, send the boy through. I have fun watching Pomona and Minerva spoil him."
Sirius rolled his eyes. "Just what he needs." Sirius joked, standing up and walking to the stairs. "Aidan! Come down here!"
Aidan stumbled down the hall and the stairs, glaring. "What?"
"You're going to Hogwarts, possibly for the night."
"… Okay." Aidan said, walking over to the fireplace and smiling. "Hi, grandpa!"
Sirius raised his eyebrow. "Grandpa?"
Albus chuckled. "He joked about how I look like a grandpa, and Minerva insisted he call me from that from now on. Now, Aidan, come on through, my boy, I just bought a tin of lemon drops."
Aidan's eyes widened. "Okay!" He said, stepping into the fire and falling out the other end.
"I'll take good care of him, go on, we'll watch him until tomorrow when you two are due to arrive for the end of hols."
"Thanks, Albus." Sirius smiled, waving his hand and the fire extinguishing.
Sirius gathered some extra clothing for Severus and himself, stuffing them into a bag and walking out of the house and heading down the street to Seven Spinner's End. When he arrived, he glared at the house, it was different than the others on the street – which were supposed to be identical – this one screamed 'Go away' to visitors. He walked up the walkway and knocked on the door, swaying his weight as he waited for an answer.
The door opened and he came face to face with Tobias Snape, who was smirking. "Hello."
"I'm here to see Severus."
Tobias gave a fake smile, moving out of the way. "Come in."
Sirius nodded and walked inside the house, glancing around the dark hallway. He disliked it strongly, it was darker than his house and no dark objects were in this house. "Nice house…" He muttered, scowling as they came to the main room, books were crammed and the tables were lightly feathered in dust.
"Hm." Tobias hummed as he passed him up, taking a seat in the main chair. "Severus! Your /Husband/ is here." He bellowed.
A moment later or less, Severus appeared, glaring at Sirius. "What are you doing here?" He hissed, grabbing hold of his arm and walking out into the hallway.
"I'm here to make sure everything is okay. I'm staying."
"No, you're not. You're leaving now. Where is Aidan?"
"Albus'. I'm staying, get over it."
"Damn it, Sirius! Why do you have to do this?" Severus hissed.
"Severus! Get in here." Tobias called.
Severus stepped back into the room. "Yes, Father?"
"Is your… husband staying as well?"
"Uh—" Severus began.
"Yes, I am."
"Hand over your /wand/" Tobias ordered.
"… What?" Sirius growled.
"No being abnormal in my house, which means you hand over your wand so you can't do any of that magic bullshit, also no fucking, so Severus, refrain from bending over." Tobias ordered.
Sirius growled louder, being nudged by Severus who glared. "…Fine…" he muttered, pulling his wand out and sitting it on a table near Tobias.
"Good. Now I take you two are sleeping… in the same room?" Tobias asked, scrunching his nose up in disgust.
"Yes, we are." Sirius answered, growling.
"Hm. Show him to your room, Severus."
"Yes, Father…" Severus glared at Sirius and turned on his heel, walking upstairs.