The Lily That Poisons The Snake
Chapter 6
Disclaimer: Yeah, I own Harry Potter. That's why I'm posting on here and begging for reviews. *note sarcasm* Lyrics used do not belong to me either. They belong to Journey.
Severus didn't see his wife for the rest of the week. He tried to throw himself into his teaching to ignore the fact that his wife hadn't been home in days, but as he sat down to grade the stack of Chemistry tests he had been putting off since Monday, he couldn't stop the sob that that escaped his throat. Shoving the stack of ungraded tests aside, he curled up in the corner of the sofa sobbing into his hands. Maybe…maybe she doesn't love me, he thought sadly, but hoping against hope that he was wrong, Why else would she stay gone all week and not answer her phone when I called her? The first time he called Lily, she picked up but immediately hung up when she realized it was Severus. After that, she turned off her phone so each time he called, it went straight to voicemail. But that didn't stop him from calling her every chance he got. He was just about to call her once more when he received a text message from her. Tears of happiness filled obsidian eyes as he read the short message: Have the house clean and dinner ready when I get back 2moro. She's coming back, he thought as he swiped at the tears on his face, She does still love me. She just needed some time away. But she's coming back tomorrow, and I'm going to have everything perfect for her. He immediately grabbed his stack of tests and quickly began grading them so he could spend all of tomorrow preparing for Lily's return.
The next day, Severus was happily beginning to clean the house when there was a knock at the front door. He tucked the yellow feather duster in his back pocket and went to answer the door. Remus and Sirius were standing there grinning when he opened it.
"Remy, Siri, what are you guys doing here?" he asked, letting them inside.
"We're here to bust you out," Sirius said, grinning.
"Bust me out? What do you mean?"
"What Siri means is, we have tickets to see Journey tonight and we wanted to invite you to come with us," Remus explained.
"Journey? Seriously? I am so there…But wait. You know, actually, I can't go," Severus said, his excitement immediately dying, "I need to stay here. Lily'll be home soon, and I still having cleaning to do, and then I need to cook dinner…I just can't go. But thanks for offering."
"Oh no, you are not missing a Journey concert to play housewife to the Wicked Bitch of the West," Sirius said.
"Siri!" Remus said sternly while trying not to laugh, "Don't call her that. She's Sev's wife."
"No, she's his warden. He never goes out with us anymore because she won't let him. I'm sick of the way she treats him," the grey-eyed man said angrily, "Now Sev, wouldn't you much rather go see Journey with your two best friends than stay here and cook and clean for Dike Tyson?" Remus nearly turned red as he fought back laughter at his boyfriend's many insults for Lily.
"Siri, I can't…" Severus said.
"Okay, I didn't want to have to do this," Sirius said, sighing dramatically, "…Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world, she took the midnight train goin' anywhere…C'mon, Sev, you know you want to." The raven-haired man bit his lip and shook his head. Remus just watched in amusement. "Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit, he took the midnight train, goin' anywhere," Sirius sang, grinning at Severus, "A singer in a smokey room, a smell of wine and cheap perfume, for a smile they can share the night It goes…" Sirius stopped and looked at Severus expectantly. The onyx-eyed man sighed as he finally gave in.
"On and on and on and on!" he sang, grinning, "Fine, I'll go."
"Yes!" the grey-eyed man exclaimed happily, "It worked! I told you, Remy!"
"It's not fair for you to use my weakness against me like that. You know how much I love Journey," Severus said, pouting.
"Hey, no pouting. We're going to see Journey tonight," Remus said, throwing an arm around his shoulders.
"Why don't you come over to our place and hang out till the concert?" Sirius suggested.
"Okay. Just let me go change," Severus said before running upstairs. He took a quick shower before pulling on a pair of jeans, a fitted black t-shirt and his black converses that Lily hated, but he didn't even think of her as he got dressed. Pulling his damp hair back with a rubber band, he went back downstairs and left with his two best friends, not once thinking about his wife, who would be home soon.
AN: Review! And 'Don't Stop Believin' lyrics belong to Journey.