Checkmate
Bill stood to move his pawn.
"Pawn to c4. Check. Why do you like Potions, Severus?"
Severus looked up at Bill in surprise.
"I like the idea of creating something new. It's relaxing. Pawn to e6. Why do you enjoy cursebreaking?"
"I used to enjoy watching the magic as it fell apart. It's quite beautiful, but I am no longer fond of it. It's taxing and always makes me feel very tired afterwards. Pawn e3. Why did you become a spy?"
Severus bit his lip, avoiding eye contact with his opponent.
"I had been wavering for awhile. The only reason I stayed in his ranks was because of fear. I was scared to turn away. Then he killed her. My best friend. I couldn't stay after that. I left because I needed to protect Lily's son. Pawn to d5. Why did you take the defense post?"
Bill sighed.
"I wanted to be in the position to help protect Harry and Ron and Ginny. I'm pretty well trained in DADA, and I wanted them to have a good teacher. Knight to f3."
Bill looked up to Severus before asking his question.
"Did you love her?""
Severus nodded, "Indefinitely. Though not in the way most assume. She was my first friend, and I loved her like a sister. To me she was family. Knight to f6. What is your favorite novel?"
"My favorite novel? That's not exactly personal... I enjoy the books by Tolkien, the muggle writer. Pawn to D4. What is yours?"
"I happen to think you can tell a lot about a person by what they read, and Tolkien was not a muggle. He just made his life in the muggle world. My favorie would be The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. It's very poetic. Bishop to e7. What is your favorite color?"
Bill snorted.
"Your on a roll with these marvelous questions. I like blue. Knight to c3."
He stood up to walk over to Severus, bringing him up to kiss him deeply.
"What was that for?" He asked.
The ginger smirked.
"I chose to do something instead of asking a question. You were tempting me."
Severus smiled slightly.
"Pawn D to c4."
The white pawn disappeared to reappear beside the board, taken.
"Check. How was I tempting you?"
Bill pulled him close, breathing into his ear.
"You tempt me, my dear Severus, by sitting there. The picture of elegance. Your beautifully lithe form, deliciously pale. You didn't even put on a shirt, leaving your chest exposed to my searching eyes. The best part is, you don't even know you're doing it. You don't even mean to make my heart hammer in my chest when you trace your lip with your finger in thought. You don't even try to cause my skin to heat up with every look you send my way. You are the picture of temptation. Seduction in your sarcastic drawl and confident strut. Bishop to c4. Check."
A black pawn removed itself front the table.
"Do you find me attractive Severus?"
Severus swallowed the lump in his throat, working his mouth.
"Yes. Pawn to c6."
Severus grabbed the front of Bill's collar, pulling him down into a kiss. Taking control of Bill's mouth.
Bill smiled.
"O-O. Would you rather take over, or do you enjoy it when I take charge."
Severus blushed, pushing his face into BIll's neck.
"I would rather- you. Knight B to d7. What do you prefer?"
Bill smirked, "I prefer to have you in my arms. I would be willing to do whatever it took to keep you there. Pawn to e4."
He sat down, pulling Severus onto his lap.
"Does this bother you?"
Severus turned, resting his head on Bill's shoulder.
"Not at all. Knight to b6. How serious are you about this relationship?"
Bill kissed the head below his.
"I plan on keeping you forever. Bishop to b3. Is that a problem?"
"Pawn to c5. No. I quite like the sound of that. Does that mean I get to keep you forever as well?"
"That is exactly what that means. Bishop to e3. Do you snore?"
Severus chuckled.
"Now who's got the marvelous questions.? No. I do not. They have potions for that sort of thing. Pawn C to d4."
A white pawn left the board.
"Do you wash in the mornings or at night?"
Bill laughed.
"If I have you forever, I needed to know if I should invest in some earmuffs. I prefer to wash in the mornings, though I do switch it up depending on how much time I have at night. Bishop to d4."
The black pawn limped away.
"Showers or bath?"
"Hmm. A nice long soak with candles and a book sounds like- I'm joking actually. That sounds disgusting. Sitting in your own filth? I enjoy a good bath to relieve my muscles, but I usually shower. Baths make me relaxed. Not clean. O-O. Which do you prefer?"
"Showers, though I think a nice bath could be made enjoyable if I had someone to share it with. King to e2. Think you might join me sometime?"
Severus stilled on Bill's lap.
"We- That is to say-"
"Sev. I don't mean now. We are taking this as slow as you wish to go. I won't push you."
Severus nodded, embarrassed at overreacting like that.
"Don't worry about it. I understand."
Severus nodded again.
"Sometime. I would very much like to join you for a bath. Bishop to d7. What if I don't want to go slow?"
Bill's eyes widened before he replied.
"However far you wish to go, is how far we will. Though I don't think we are ready for... everything quite yet. Rook F to d1. How far do you wish to go?"
Severus turned so that he was straddling Bill.
"I'm not sure William. I know I'm- We're not ready for- for that. But I'm ready for something. King to e8."
Severus sat up on his knees to get on Bill's level, taking his mouth in a kiss.
Bill brought his arms around him, pulling him closer.
"Bishop to b6," he gasped before attacking Severus' lips.
He didn't even notice the knight that galloped off the chessboard.
Severus moaned against Bill's tongue, sucking lightly on the slippery appendage before it retreated.
"Pawn A to b6."
The bishop stalked off the board, frowning at the pair on the couch.
"How far do you wish to go William?"
Bill growled.
"Far enough to make you squirm in pleasured delight. Pawn to e5."
He leaned over Severus, pressing his back to the couch and kissing him again, running a hand across his chest to rub a nipple.
Severus sucked in a breath.
"N-Knight to h5."
The dark haired man put a knee in between Bill's legs, moving to just graze him.
"Fuck, Severus. Knight to d4."
He pushed Severus back, taking one of his dark nipples in his mouth, darting his tongue out to tease him.
Severus hissed, pulling at the shirt still covering his attacker's back.
"Merlin! Pawn to G! g 6. Take this bloody shirt off!"
Bill lifted up to rip away his shirt.
"Impatient are we?"
"You- didn't make a move."
"Pawn to d4."
"Not impatient, just very turned on if you will. Knight to g7."
Severus arched up to Bill's touch, letting his hands wander over the freckled skin.
"One day, I'm going to count every freckle."
Bill laughed.
"They're only on my arms, back, and legs, but there's quite a bit. Knight to e4."
Bill pressed his arousal against Severus'. Rocking slightly.
Severus gasped, pressing an open mouthed kiss to Bill's throat.
"I've never done anything like this before. Pawn to f5. Would you mind if I counted every one with my tongue?"
"I can't say that I would Sev. Pawn e to f6. What have you never done?"
"This. I feel like a teenager, grinding against you fully clothed. Bishop to f6."
Severus pulled Bill down to him, forcing him into a hard kiss.
"Knight to f6. Severus? When's the last time you- well. When's the last time you made love?"
Severus froze.
"I- I haven't."
"You're a virgin?"
"No."
"But you just said-"
"Rook to f6. When's the last time you made love?"
Bill gave a deep sigh, moving against Severus again.
"I haven't ever been in love. When I was in Hogwarts, I had sex with a few people, of both genders, but I haven't shared it with someone special yet. Rook to d3. When's the last time you had sex?"
"It was before the war. I haven't left this castle except to make errands and to spy since I started working under Albus."
Bill leaned down to place a featherlight kiss on Severus' forehead.
"That's about to change. When we do get that far Severus, it will not just be sex. I will make love to you. We will share something special. Something amazing."
Severus played with the hair at the nape of Bill's neck.
"I've never been- I haven't-" he took a deep breath, "Bottomed."
"No?"
Severus shook his head.
"Bishop to b5. Will you go out with me then? On a date? We could go to the muggle world, so that we don't end up in the papers."
"I would love to. Do you want to bottom Sev? I'd understand if you didn't, though I have to admit; every fantasy I've had of you, I've been in you."
Severus moaned, coming with a shudder against Bill, who followed at the sensation of Severus' movements.
"I will most definitly have you in me William Weasley, I have no doubt about that."
Bill cast a light scourgify over them before pulling Severus back into his arms.
"Knight to b5. How do you like your tea?"
Severus smiled at the simple question.
"Strong, with one sugar and no milk. King to b5. You?"
"Regular, with no sugar and a little milk. Rook to d8. What do you think of Harry and Draco as a couple? Will they work out?"
Severus laid against Bill's chest, twirling his fingers around the reddish brown hair there.
"I think they will. Draco is a veela and Harry is his mate. They are literally meant for one another. Rook to d8. What do you think of us? Will we work out?"
"I have no doubt we will."
"How can you be so sure?"
Bill didn't feel the need to remind Severus of the rules.
"You fit perfectly here Sev. With me. I can't imagine letting you go. I'm falling for you so quickly. King to b5. I'm not going to let you be alone anymore, and I won't let myself either. You are mine now. Are you falling for me Severus?"
"I'm already fallen. There's no chance for me now. Rook to d2. Promise you'll catch me?"
"I already told you I had no intention of letting you go. Rook to f1. Checkmate."
"What are you going to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well you won, that means you get to do anything right?"
"I'm going to hold you."
Severus was confused.
"Hold me? But you can do that anytime."
"I can? Well thank you, but I do love to hold you. I think I'll take that as my reward."
"Is that all?"
"I might kiss you some as well, but that is the gist of it. Is that alright with you?"
"Sure."
"Good. Holding you it is."
"We need to make this room more... us."
Harry looked over at Draco.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well, it looks so- adult. Like McGonnagal decorated or something. I mean, look at the bed!"
He gestured to the tan sheets and tasseled pillows.
"This looks like an old people bed! No one would guess that two teenage boys live here! We have magic, let's fix it!"
Harry laughed at Draco's attitude.
"Okay then, what should the bed look like?"
"Hmm. Can we have yellow? Yellow's my absolute favorite color!"
Harry waved his wand, changing the bedspread to yellow.
"I think we could spice up these walls a bit. Add our own pictures and posters, like we have in our dorms," he suggested.
"Brilliant. What about the bookshelf over there? I have a few books I would like to add, how about you?"
"I've got some. Usually I just borrow from the library. I haven't had the chance to do any shopping since we got rid of ol' Voldy. The press tears me apart out there."
Draco leaned back against the couch, waving his wand to make it a black leather.
"We could go to the muggle world," he said, "I've never been, but from what I've seen, the clothes are much better for everyday use. I have only a few outfits, I bought through a friend for making potions. Robes just get in the way. We could go out for the night, do a bit of shopping, maybe grab a bite to eat."
Harry nodded in agreement.
"I could get a few books as well. Maybe some muggle fairy tales. I never got to read any of those as a kid."
Draco crawled over to settle himself in Harry's lap.
"You said you'd tell me about that later. Now's later. Why did you have to use warning spells in order to do your homework in the summer?"
Harry sighed.
"I don't think you really want to hear it Dray, and it really wasn't all that bad. My aunt and uncle just didn't like magic s'all."
"There's more to it than that and I know it. Tell me Harry, please. I want to know."
Harry thought for a moment.
"I'm gonna tell you how it was out there, but you have to remember- I've forgiven them. I've moved on. The past doesn't bother me anymore. It's over."
"Okay."
"My aunt and uncle are very normal, and they were perfectly content before I showed up. When I did, they gave me the cupboard under the stairs as a bedroom, leaving the two bedrooms upstairs to Dudley, my cousin."
"They left you in a cupboard!"
"Hush Draco. Let me finish."
Draco nodded his understanding.
"When I was three, I started taking care of myself. Aunt Petunia made me wash and feed myself. When I turned five, I started cooking the meals and cleaning the house. I usually just cleaned up after Dudley, but then I started cleaning up after everyone. If I burnt anything or left a mess anywhere I was sent to my cupboard with dinner, or sometimes I was hit with the frying pan. When we started school, I was punished for doing better than Dudley. That was the first time uncle Vernon hit me, though it wasn't bad. Only a few swipes with the belt across my legs."
"He hit you!-"
"Draco! Please wait."
"But-"
"Draco."
The blonde nodded again, resting on Harry's chest to feel his heartbeat.
"After I got my letter, I was moved to the upstairs bedroom, since then I've only been sent to the cupboard for punishment. Uncle Vernon didn't hit me often after that. He beat me pretty badly when I accidentally ruined a business deal for him the summer before second year, but he left me well enough alone when I told him my godfather was a mass murderer. He made up for it though, when Sirius died. I couldn't stand for days. Aunt Petunia had to treat me while he was at work, so he wouldn't know. My magic probably saved my life then."
Draco kissed Harry's neck.
"You were abused."
"I- No! I didn't get beat often! And-"
"But you were. And neglected. That's awful Harry!"
"But it's over. It's done. I hardly think of them at all these days. What about you? Couldn't have been easy being the son to Lucius Malfoy."
Draco shook his head.
"It wasn't easy, no. But I had clothes that fit, and I was always well fed. I was only punished a few times, for not being as smart as Granger and the like. I think you've probably felt the cruciatus more than I have though."
"He cast cruciatus on you? His own son?"
"I deserved it."
"You didn't. No one deserves that. It's ghastly. It's unforgivable! I could have him locked up for that!"
"No one can know Harry! Please!"
Harry rubbed his nose at the space by his ear.
"He won't do that again. I promise. I won't let him touch you."
Draco smiled, lifting up to press a kiss to his lips.
"My protector."
"Always."
Harry deepened the kiss, leaning back and bringing Draco on top of him.
"I'm tired Dray. Lay down with me."
Draco relaxed to lay on him.
"A nap then? Sweet dreams Harry."
Harry kissed the mop of hair, running his fingers gently along Draco's arm.
"Sleep well my dragon."