Author: HatefulRodeo

Story: Sirius' Awakening

Notes: Hola All! Sorry for the delay in posting an update but life is insane right now. Anyway, the plot is moving ahead and so are Sev and Siri! Thanks to all who fav'd and followed! ENJOY LOVELIES!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I will make no money from the posting of this story.

Previously:

Even after his long due confrontation with James Sirius' mood was still bright; he'd kissed Severus on the mouth earlier and the other boy hadn't hexed him! He knew he told himself he would take it slow but it was so difficult to do when he saw that adorable face and those gorgeous dark eyes; Severus Prince's blush was also addictive and Sirius didn't think he would ever get tired of seeing it grace his love interest's sculpted cheekbones.

Besides Severus hadn't hexed him yet so obviously the guy felt something for him; right? Well he would see tomorrow and he swore he would allow Severus to have some space to come to terms with that Sirius wanted and wait for the other teen to come to him properly, not just give him coy little looks and smiles; well he would try but who knew what would happen when he got into close proximity of that delightful body and enticing face.

With a shrug of his broad shoulders Sirius settled further into his soft bed and closed his eyes, delightful pictures of a blushing Prince danced across his mind's eyes almost guaranteeing that his dreams tonight wouldn't be innocent or clean but then again Sirius wouldn't complain, not at all.

*~*~*~*Chapter 9~*~*~*

Needless to say the following weeks were underlined with tension and awkwardness as the four once close friends adjusted to their newly given roles and sides. Remus was befuddled and confused as to what the hell was going on and tried to keep a cordial bond with both James and Sirius but it was a strained friendship between them now where once it had been so effortless.

Peter of course sided with Sirius and often accompanied the Black heir to classes; something the small blonde never did before and the raven found he enjoyed the soft spoken teen's company. Peter's quiet, sometimes timid, personality was so different from his brash, hotheaded way of doing things that Sirius often looked to his blonde friend for guidance when James made snide remarke made his notorious Black temper flare.

The smaller male stood by his word and stayed by Sirius' side through the days after he decked Potter and left him frozen on the floor. Poor Remus was so very aboutt hat little occurence and tried several times to speak to Sirius about the situation but the grey eyed wizard just brushed the werewolf's questions off for right now.

It wasn't time to tell Remus about what was going on with him and his new choices. Besides the Prefect would side with James in the end; Remus still saw the Potter heir as his Alpha, even though Sirius showed he could beat James in a confrontation. He just didn't want the Alpha role in Remus' life, not at all.

That was too much to put on him at the moment. True, he was a leader but right now too much was up in the air with his life for him to take on the role of leader and protector in Remus' life. All the Black heir hoped for was that he and Remus could continue to be friends, if not friends then acquaintances when everything was said and done.

Lily, as always, was a bright spot for Sirius when he was in the Common Room; the news of James and his fight had spread like Nifflers on a gold binge and people were choosing their sides. Why they felt the need to choose a side was beyond Sirius but it may have had something to do with Potter slandering him left, right, and center whenever he found a willing ear.

However, the red headed firecracker that was Lily Evans stood by Sirius' side and went out of her way to voice her support. Often times she would take James on directly when the bespectacled teen started to make blatantly untrue comments about Sirius; it was amusing to watch James get verbally bitch slapped by the small, but no less ferocious, red headed witch.

He knew this was the calm before the storm though. Sirius knew James Potter wouldn't limit himself to only verbal attacks for long. Nope, soon the moron would launch an attack on Sirius or someone he saw as on Sirius side'. The raven feared it would be Regulus or Severus who suffered for Sirius' actions and that would not do, it wouldn't do at all.

The day after his altercation with his former best friend Sirius had sought out his brother and crush to explain what happened. Both were amused that Sirius actually punched the bigot but agreed to be careful and not go anywhere without someone with them. The Black heir was so determined to keep them safe that he asked Mulciber, Rosier and Avery to watch over Regulus and Severus; the boys agreed readily and gave him a look that could have been grudging respect.

Feeling his two most precious people were now safe he spoke to Peter about his safety and the little blonde blushed at the concern being shown for him but assured the raven that he had a way to escape James should he try anything. Sirius was very interested on what that way exactly was but Pettigrew just brushed him off and promised to show him when they were alone.

Knowing not to push the shy blonde Sirius let it slide. He had other things on his mind, things that were pushed to the background when his life turned upside down during the summer. While he was keeping up with his schoolwork he was dreadfully behind in his Animagus training; even if he would no longer be joining Remus during the full moon Sirius still wanted to transform into the animal that suited him best.

So far he'd gotten to the meditation stage; this stage would show him what animal mirrored his personality. So far he figured out that his form was something canine; what type of canine he didn't know as meditation was hard for someone as naturally energetic as Sirius was. Maybe he should try to meditate before he went to sleep when he was tired and his mind wasn't going a million miles a minute or someone was distracting him from his task...

It had merit and he would be putting this new plan into action tonight after he warded his bed against James or anyone else who might desire to hurt him. Since James slander campaign started several more people from diehard Light families started to give Sirius glares and sneers, muttering about him being a spy for Slytherin.

A spy? It was laughable to think that Sirius would actually concern himself enough with who his fellow Gryffindors were trying to fuck to actually spread the news to the Slytherin students. The Black heir didn't give a damn what those fair-weather fuckers had to say about him. It was amusing how all it took was a few harsh, and false, words from Potter and those people who used to flock around Sirius like he was god were turning against him.

Those were not people he wanted around him in the first place and he was happy to see them show their true colors now than later. He was trying to build strong connections and relationships that would last him after school and into the assumption of his Lordship. Obviously, those who were so ready to turn their backs on him with just a few cross words would suffer for their ignorance and lack of due diligence in time.

It was sad that after spending five years with him that some of older students would believe anything James had to say. Didn't they realize that the Potter brat was a cruel, immature little pissant who lashed out at people he didn't like? Obviously not and their families would suffer along with them for their ignorance. It may have been unfair to punish the whole family for a few idiots but Sirius was not in the mood to be kind or charitable; you stood against him and he would crush you.

Sirius already wrote a letter to his father instructing him to withdraw any nonessential support from any Potter family business. He knew Orion Black would do as his son asked him to and with the Black Lord's withdrawal of support many Dark families would follow suit. The Light may have the power of public opinion on their side but the Dark families held the purse strings of the wizarding world; something they exploited ruthlessly.

The Weasely Clan could continue to sprout sunshine and daisies out of their asses while wearing thread bear clothes Sirius would take the slight infamy, distrustful looks and posh lifestyle that came with being a member of a notably Dark family.

Besides it wasn't like everything the Light said was true about the Dark was true. For example his mother, a pureblooded witch of excellent pedigree, would love to teach Lily more about their ways. Walburga Black would turn the fiery red head into a witch that was extremely knowledgeable of her magical history and traditions.

Hell Lily would probably end up wedded to a pureblood if his mother had her way. And any man would be damn lucky to have Lily Evans in their corner. She was smart, kind, loyal, and while not as magically powerful as a pureblood or half-blood she commanded a fair bit of power. Yup, the male pureblood population would be knocked on their collective asses by the whirlwind that was Lily Marie Evans.

Chuckling at his rambling, random thoughts the Black heir made his way toward the Great Hall for a late Saturday breakfast; oh how he loved the weekends! He got to stay up later, spend more time with his closest friends and of course more flirting time with an eternally blushing Severus.

The onyx eyed teen hadn't answered Sirius verbally in regards to starting a romantic relationship but the shy smiles and small, tentative touches Severus was gifting Sirius with were answer enough. His beautiful Slytherin snake wanted to be with him the same way Sirius did; this was an opportunity the taller raven would not miss out in.

Already he had a plan forming; the last Hogsmeade visit before Yule break he and Severus would enjoy a lovely meal in one of the Three Broomsticks' private rooms. There they could be themselves and speak freely, letting themselves get to know each other in another way that was until then unknown to them. He wondered if Severus want to be married? Did he know what he wanted to do after Hogwarts? Did he want children?

These were things that Sirius didn't know and wanted to but he was unsure if he should be asking them so soon into their tentative relationship. Then again the elder Black son was never one to overthink things and did as his instincts dictated and while they weren't always one hundred percent on target his instincts were hardly ever totally wrong.

His gut was telling him that Severus needed to hear these questions from Sirius; maybe the younger teen was nervous that Sirius wasn't well serious and these inquiries would let the onyx eyed Slytherin know the grey eyed wizard was completely and utterly true, and committed, in his desire to be with Severus. Where else would he find someone so gorgeous and smart?

He didn't know and he had no interest in looking. Severus was a hidden gem and another thing the stoic teen had that even the most gorgeous student possessed was a backbone. While shy in terms of their sexual encounters Severus never held back in putting Sirius in this place when he was acting like an immature arse or a petulant child.

It was refreshing to have someone not fall prey to his charms and looks; this trait would be helpful in later life when Sirius' social station skyrocketed. It would be easy to get a big head when you had people older than you bowing low and kissing your lily white arse to try and win favor from the newly appointed Black Lord. Severus would never let Sirius get away with acting like a prima donna ponce.

Yup, his Severus was perfection all wrapped up in a stoic, surly, yet sometimes shyly adorable, package. And his blossoming relationship with Severus came with even more perks; he got to see Regulus more too. His little brother was usually wherever Severus was so when Sirius looked for one he generally found the other.

Entering the Great Hall he greeted his brother and the object of his affections with a smile and a nod, ignored the glares from some Gryffindor morons and sat between Peter and Lily; who were chatting away happily. Well Lily was chatting. Peter was merely listening and chiming in when need be. Sometimes the Black heir thought his blonde friend should be a spy. Merlin knew how much the quiet teen picked up on when people thought he wasn't listening or when he allowed them to blather on and on, kind of like Lily was.

When the talkative red head finished her rant she turned to the newly arrived Sirius and gave him a million galleon smile; the sound of James Potter shattering a glass when he saw the woman he was obsessed with smiling at his former best friend went ignored by the three friends. Potter would have to get over the fact that Lily was Sirius' friend and he had a snowballs chance in Fiendfyre of getting her.

The sound of someone clearing their throat across from his drew Sirius' grey eyes away from Lily and onto a slightly nervous looking Remus. The Black heir smiled at the werewolf and inclined his head to show he was listening. The amber eyed teen smiled a small, but no less happy, smile; "How have you been Siri?" The raven cocked his head to the side in surprise; didn't Remus know what was going on with him and James?

He would have thought James would have blurted it all out to Remus the moment he got a chance to get the wolf on his side. Or it could be that Remus wouldn't believe it until Sirius confirmed it as well. Remus Lupin may be many things but he always tried to refrain from judging someone until he had all the available facts.

With a sigh Sirius decided to indulge his friend a little; he wouldn't tell him all of it bit he had to give Remus something; "I've been alright, Remy. James and I aren't on speaking terms right now. He doesn't like that Lily and I are friends and he really doesn't like that I care for Severus."

The sandy blonde haired teen across from him nodded; "He mentioned that and I don't condone his reactions. You're free to be friends with whoever you want to be friends with. You know he can be immature, Siri. Can't you give him another chance? We've all been friends for almost five years; shouldn't you try to work it out?"

The raven sighed again; "I don't think so Remus. He's just too immature for me to handle. He gets angry and acts like a spoiled child whom had his toy taken away or he lashes out and starts to slander you because he didn't get his way." The werewolf didn't answer him. He knew full well what Sirius was saying was true. For god's sake James was badmouthing Sirius as they spoke!

Remus looked torn for a moment as if he was fighting with himself about something and he most likely was. Sirius knew how hard it was for his wolfish friend to live normally with the beast constantly vying for control of his mind. Finally the sandy blonde smiled at Sirius; "Well I hope we can still be friends. I know it won't be the same but I would still like to know you. You too, Peter and Lily as well."

The Black heir beamed at his friend; Peter and Lily joining in; "Of course, Remy. I'll always be your friend, if that's what you want." His two companions uttered similar statements to the werewolf. Pleased with himself Remus stood, bid them goodbye and made his over to a now sulking James Potter.

Sirius felt bad for Remus; he remembered what dealing with a broody James was like and he would rather tame a Manticore than deal with it again. Thank Merlin he was free of the childish arse! With a smile on his face he proceeded to dig into a delicious breakfast prepared lovingly by the Hogwarts House Elves.

~*~*~*Time Skip~*~*~*

Later that day found Sirius sitting down by the lake with Severus, enjoying the last bit of decent weather before the weather became too snowy and cold to lounge outside. The smaller raven was reading a potions book, absorbed fully in his chosen tomb while Sirius was laying on his belly with Quidditch Monthly propped up in front of his face.

While he may not like James he still loved Quidditch and planned on trying out for the team and wanted to check if there were any new Beater's products available for him to buy.

He really didn't anticipated any problems with re-securing his spot as a Beater for the Gryffindor team. He was the best they had and he thoroughly enjoyed the experience of thrashing a crazed Bludger at the opposing team and watching them scurry out of way. Maybe Sirius was more sadistic than he thought...well he was a Black and Blacks did like to cause a bit of pain every now and then.

With a shrug he went back to reading about the newest development in experimental brooms; shaping the broom's tale into a specific shape and length to aid in drag, steering and stability. It was very interesting to read about and the raven found himself desiring one of these experimental brooms when they were patented and available for the masses to purchase. Indeed, on a Nimbus he would be even more awesome than he was.

A snort from his companion broke Sirius out of his thoughts of Quidditch glory and made him look upward from his spot on the ground. His onyx eyed snake was looking at him with an amused air about him; "Were you having pleasant thoughts?" The Black heir was confused but his little Slytherin soon elaborated; "You had a goofy smile on your face and you were kind of cackling."

The larger teen chuckled and leered lewdly at Severus; "Oh yes very pleasant thoughts indeed, gorgeous." While this statement wasn't exactly true, okay it was an outright lie, he couldn't help but think of dirty things when he looked at his cute companion who was now blushing adorably after seeing Sirius stare at him like he was a delicious piece of meat.

Sirius could only smile indulgently at his love interest and slowly sat up from his lying position so he could move closer to Severus' flushing form. The smaller teen noticed the approach of the older boy and blushed darker, squirming a bit in nervousness when Sirius touched his cheek and made those onyx eyes met his soft grey orbs; "You really are beautiful, you know that?"

Severus snorted in derision; "I'm not beautiful. You're just saying that..." He was cut off quickly when Sirius pressed his lips to Severus' and proceeded to show him just how beautiful the Black heir found the younger man to be. The olderst Black son found kissing Severus again to be one of the most enjoyable things in this world.

The smaller's lips were soft and pliant on his and without much thought Sirius swiped his tongue along the seam of Severus' lips, asking to be let in so they could have their first ever proper kiss. He felt the younger man hesitate but the next moment the onyx eyed teen opened his mouth and let Sirius' eager tongue in.

Both moaned in satisfaction when their slick muscles met; the elder's appendage was brash and explored ravenously while Severus' tongue was hesitant and shy in its movements; so much like its owner. The shy Slytherin eventually got a bit of confidence and began to actively participate in their first true lip lock, entwining and rolling his tongue alongside and with Sirius'.

Soon, unfortunately, Severus pulled away, gasping for air, sporting a delicious flush on his cheeks and licking his sexily swollen red lips. Sirius thought he was the most desirable thing he had ever seen in his short life, raising his hand he began to run his fingers though Severus' unbound long ebony hair, enjoying the way the smaller teen leant into touch; "Do you believe me now when I tell you you're beautiful?"

"Would I do this with someone I wasn't attracted to? Someone I didn't desire? Severus, I want to be with you. I want to ask my father to court you formally and see where we can go. I adore you as a friend and would worship you as a lover and as a spouse when we're older and much more ready. You have to stop thinking so lowly of yourself."

When he saw those onyx eyes still full of doubts Sirius couldn't control what came out of his mouth; "Damn it, Sev, you're a catch! Smart, secretly sweet, strong, and so damned gorgeous! I want to throw your over any semi-hard surface and make you mine until you can't walk for a week everytime I see you!"

Severus was staring at Sirius with shocked ebony eyes and his mouth hanging open; not to mention the shorter teen was breathing quickly; "You really mean it don't you? Sirius, you really want me? I mean you could have anyone...anyone at all!" His little snake was so adorable when he was surprised and the older teen couldn't resist himself. He swept in and smashed his lips to Severus' before pulling away but remaining close.

His grey eyes stared directly into those dark orbs, conveying his true intentions, all he wanted to do was be with Severus; "I do mean it. I wouldn't play with you, Severus. Not about this besides if I hurt you Regulus and Lily would murder me."

The smaller raven nodded smugly in agreement before shyly pressing a kiss to Sirius' cheek; "I believe you, Sirius. I do but it is hard to imagine that you want me after all we've been through. Just being your friend was enough for me but if you really want me then you have me. Just please go slow I don't have much experience in these kinds of... things."

The Black heir smiled a breathtaking smile and nuzzled his nose into Severus' sweet smelling, not at all greasy thank you very much, hair; "You have all the time you need and want from me. I won't push you as long as I can kiss you. Kissing you is a wonderful experience and something I believe I'll need to do at least twice a day lest I go into withdrawals and die."

Another snort and snicker was heard from Severus before he joined in on the ridiculous conversation; "Well I can't have that. How would it look if my suitor was to die from withdrawals when I could have saved him from his doomed fate..." Both ravens tried to keep straight faces and failed completely.

A few seconds of staring and both teens began to laugh in earnest at their silly conversation and Sirius was happy that the stoic teen could show his quirky sense of humor every now and again with him.

Once they stopped laughing Severus went back to his book and Sirius took the liberty to use his interest's lap as a cushion. The younger looked down at him and quirked an eyebrow, saying without words that Sirius was to behave himself or he would be in trouble. The older teen grinned, looking oddly wolfish, and merely lifted his magazine, picking up where he left off in his article.

Together the two ebony haired teens spent the late afternoon by the lake, soaking up the others presence before Lily and Regulus came to fetch them for a late dinner.

Alright so it was a somewhat fluffy, somewhat plot filled, somewhat filler chapter but it was needed. Anywho, slash won't get hot and heavy for a little while. I'm trying to be realistic here; Severus is a shy virginal teen who had self-esteem issues. In today's society he would either be a prude or a slut; I'm going the prude route for now.

Maybe he'll get slutty later on in the fic. Only time will tell...next chapter will be fun since James will make his move and soon Lily meets Walburga Black.

All Mistakes Are My Own!