Potions in the Moonlight

Severus walked quietly down the fall, his books held tightly to his chest. Remus walked just as silently next to him. Neither really knew what to say. They reached the Slytherin common rooms and Severus muttered the password. The wall opened up to admit the two boys in.

The Slytherin common room looked much different than the Gryffindor rooms. It was mostly green silver and black which wasn't surprising seeing as how it was their house colours, the walls where a deep stone grey and it seemed... duller. Almost depressing.

The Slytherin common rooms where in the dungeon making it seem darker.

Remus shivered instinctively, being walled in was a little creepy. He shifted a little closer to his companion, wanting to be near to him in this alien environment.

"Are you sure this is alright, Severus?" his voice was something close to a whisper.

"No. It's not." Severus said. "But we won't get caught."

Remus reached up a hand to touch Severus's arm. It was strange how similar this common room was, to his own, yet so strange and different. He didn't like it. The thought had, of course, crossed his mind that this could be some sick trap designed to lure him into a place he was not safe.

Since their meeting in the library yesterday, Remus had been feeling more and more fragile. In another four days he would have to go away again, and he would see Severus until he was healed. A lot had happened since his last transformation, he had been so furious with Sirius for the 'joke' he played on the Slytherin boy, that he hadn't slept in their dorm for a week.

And now he was sneaking into a Slytherin dorm, away from his friends, in this weakened state. But he still wasn't afraid.

"Um.... we should probably go to my room... in case the girls come back." He said. "They won't come into the boys rooms. Other than me and the two girls everyone from Slytherin went home."

Remus nodded, seriously. He understood the seriousness of his situation, he could probably be expelled if any teachers found out about this. Everything he had worked for could be thrown away over this boy. And despite his obvious trepidation, this didn't bother him as much as he thought it should.

Severus lead them further down towards their rooms. Severus' room held three beds belonging to Severus, Lucius and another Slytherin that Remus didn't know.

The Gryffindor hovered in the doorway. He didn't know how to behave. The whole idea of being in the wrong dorm room felt wrong, the last thing he wanted to do was touch something he shouldn't. He watched Severus closely to take his cue. The beds were laid out in a similar way, but he had no real way of telling which he should sit on...

"Do you trust me?" Severus asked suddenly. He placed his books on the floor by his bed in front of the small night stand. He turned to Remus and smirked slyly.

Remus was a little taken aback. Severus had never asked him a personal question before. He hovered. Despite the brief flashes of doubt in his mind when crossing the dark, foreboding common room; he did trust him. Severus wouldn't hurt him.

He nodded earnestly, his hands in his pockets.

"Funny how easily you give out your trust." He said pulling out his wand. He moved towards him as he talked. Soon he was close enough to reach out and press the tip of his wand against his throat. "How do you know I haven't lured you here under false pretenses?" He asked.

His skin tensed in reflex, his eyes never leaving Severus's. He smiled.

"Because that's the nature of trust Severus, I don't know..."

"Why did you come here today Remus?" He asked.

Remus allowed himself a teasing, wolfish grin.

"Because sucking you off in the library was getting risky."

"Is that what you want?" He asked. "Tell me, is it really me you want? Or am I just.... convenient?"

"Convenient? You call this convenient. Just because I want to be close to you?"

"More along the lines of I'm the only one that you CAN get close too..." He said still holding his wand against his throat. "I mean... what? James and Sirius are both gone... all your friends home for the holidays? Who does that leave you left with?"

Remus took a step back, hurt evident on his face.

"You think I am here because James and Sirius left me alone? Do you honestly think I am that shallow?"

"I don't know what to think of you. Let me ask you a question." He paused as if going over his words in his head ."When James and Sirius, and all your friends come back... will you tell them?" He asked a slight smirk on his face. "Or is this just going to be one of your dirty little secrets. Something shoved into the closet and pulled out when it's convenient?"

Remus's face froze, it felt like he'd been stabbed in the chest, his stomach went cold and his voice caught in his throat. What did Severus want him to say? His eyes welled up with anguished tears.

"Well?" He asked. "Would you tell them?"

"I... I... ... They hate you Severus..." his voice was barely more than a whisper. "I can't lose them..."

Severus scoffed and shook his head. He whipped the wand away from his throat hitting Remus's adams apple almost painfully. "Thought as much..." He said turning away from him.

Remus choked back a sob, he took a pleading step towards the older boy and cried,

"Severus, please! I can't tell them! You couldn't tell any of these guys," he waved to the other vacant beds. "You know what James is like! I don't want you to get any more abuse from him. I couldn't stand it."

When Severus spoke next it was very quiet. "So I've become you're dirty little secret... and it's for my own good?" He asked. "Do you know how ridiculous that sounds?"

It was getting hard for Remus to hold back his obvious distress.

"When could this ever be anything but a secret? What do you want me to do? Do you want me to go to my best friends, who have stuck by me through everything and tell them that I can't stop thinking about a boy they can't stand. A boy who I nearly killed! Do you want me to do that Severus?"

Severus clenched his fists and his sides and stared at the floor, his back still to Remus. He didn't say anything.

It hurt seeing him like this. All the younger boy wanted, like their first time together, was make things right. He stepped forward to touch his shoulder; itchy drying tears still clung to his cheeks.

Severus stayed as stark still as he was. He was tense.

Remus moved closer to him, their bodies almost touching. He wanted so badly to be close again. Tomorrow night was the full moon, and he couldn't stand it if he locked himself away with Severus still angry with him like this.

Tentatively he slipped his hand around his companion's waist. It was a simple innocent gesture. Remus didn't really care if they never did it again, just so long as Severus knew that he cared. Just so long as he knew this meant more to him than a few hurried, 'dirty' times. The younger boy wanted to love him so badly; he wanted Severus to know what it was to be loved.

Remus almost flinched when he felt something wet fall onto his hands that were still around his waist. He realized that Snape was shaking, tears falling down his cheeks.

The younger boy couldn't bear it any more, he grabbed Severus's waist and spun him round. He tried not to be rough but he couldn't take it; the hurt from seeing this boy in such pain. His voice was close to breaking point as he fixed him with lupine brown eyes.

"Severus, please don't do this to yourself any more."

"Do what?" He asked. "Don't get picked on? Don't get rejected? Don't be abused? There's a reason I'm like this Remus!"

"But you don't have to stay like this. I'm not rejecting you, I'm not abusing you. I'm here for you; here, now. I want to... help you."

Severus turned from him. "I'm not a charity case..."

"I never said that!" Remus balled his fists, part of him wanted to punch Severus so hard that he saw sense.

Severus turned to him and put his hands out at his sides as if he wanted a hug, though Remus knew that wasn't his intention. "What ever it is you want from me, just do it and go."

Before Remus could tell himself he should leave, and let Severus be; he pushed his warm hands against the boy's face and stole a long, lingering kiss. He tried to hard to get everything he felt into it; his love, his fear, his desire to protect.

Severus froze, not knowing how to react. He wasn't sure if this was just a ploy to get into his pants, but at the moment he didn't care. He returned the kiss though hesitantly.

The younger boy could not contain his joy as he smiled into the kiss. He slipped one hand behind his neck and the other into his long dark hair. Kissing Severus was something very special to him; even better than the sex. It felt more personal.

Severus moved closer as he ran his tongue along Remus's lips seeking entrance.

Remus whined sweetly, he was happy for Severus to dominate the kiss. He wanted him to be in control, and not forced.

Severus shivered at what was happening. He didn't want it to continue but he didn't want it to stop either. He was scared. He wanted to be close to Remus but... he didn't want to be hurt again.

Without pushing him too hard, Remus pressed his body up to the taller boy. Severus's reaction meant more to him than anything.

"Remus?" His voice was barely a whisper as he pulled away just slightly.

"Hmmm?" It took a few seconds for it to sink in that Severus had called him by his first name. He blinked at the older boy.

"Don't lie to me." He said. "Why are you doing this?" He didn't sound angry he sounded.... lost.

Remus pressed a gentle kiss against his tear-stained cheek and whispered,

"Because you make me feel things I've never felt before. And I want you to be happy. Because I don't want to see you cry anymore."

His face was earnest and honest. He wouldn't lie to Severus, not now.

"Why now?" He asked. "Why after I..."

"I don't know why you did what you did Severus. But it let me see you differently. I didn't watch you from over James's shoulder. I actually saw... you. And I hated seeing you in pain, because of me..."

Remus was blushing now as he rambled. Having to explain the way he felt might make him say something he didn't want to. If he went to strong he might put Severus off him for good.

Severus didn't know what to say. He was so... confused and conflicted... "I.... don't want to be hurt again." He said simply.

Without holding back Remus tilted his face up to kiss him again.

"And I don't ever want to hurt you again... in fact you being in pain at all would be... terrible."

Severus didn't even hesitate this time. He practically lept forward kissing Remus though easing up a bit when he realized that he might scare him away. That was the last thing he wanted to happen. If Remus left then.... He'd be left vulnerable again... like he had so many times before.

Remus couldn't hold back a quiet groan. He was so happy. He couldn't think straight, he wrapped his arms around Severus's slim neck and returned his kiss. This was his chance to make it right, to show the older boy that he could trust him.

Severus tried to stop the tears from falling but... he found that he couldn't. He was.... happy.... he didn't understand why he was still crying. He kissed Remus harder, bringing his hands up to Remus' chest.

It wasn't hard to submit to the Slytherin. But Remus needed to break the kiss that he wished would go on forever.

"Severus... you're still crying." He ran the soft pad of his thumb across his face, breaking up the line of tears.

Severus didn't say anything, he looked down, his eyes closed focused on feeling Remus' hand on his skin.

Remus couldn't stop touching him. He wanted to touch him all over; he hadn't had the guts to explore in the potions cupboard, and the library had been too risky. But now he felt he could act as he wanted, openly. But he wished Severus could stop crying.

As if reading his mind the tears stopped though the streaks where still on his face and his eyes where still wet... "I'm sorry." He said quietly.

Shaking his head, the younger boy kissed him.

"I think you are now banned from saying 'I'm sorry' ever again."

It was impossible for him not to smile, looking at Severus when he wasn't scowling was the cutest thing he'd known.

Severus was on the verge of appologizing once again but realized that would have contradicted what had just been discused.

"Can I ask you one more question?" He asked. "I know I've asked you this before but... why me? I'm mean.... I'm Snivellus... the ugliest GUY in school..."

Fighting a laugh, Remus stroked his finger down Severus's face.

"Beauty is subjective... I don't think you're ugly."

"Everyone does." He said. "Even my parents do... what mother finds her own child ugly? It must be true then right?"

"No." Remus was suddenly serious. "It doesn't. It makes her wrong."

There was a short silence before Severus smiled. "Thank you."

Remus had never seen the older boy smile. It was enough to make him want to cry, himself. But instead he split into his usual gentle smile and took Severus's hand. He would let this be of his doing. Not like the first time when he was sure even Severus didn't know what he wanted.

Severus stood there confused, not sure of how to proceed from here.

Kissing Severus's delicate hand, Remus blinked up at the boy with his smiling brown eyes.

"What do you need, Severus?" It was an utterly innocent invitation. If Severus needed him to leave, or stay, or fuck or just sit and chat for a while, then he would do anything he was asked.

"I....." He paused not knowing what to say. "You." He said almost flinching at how corny that sounded.

Remus took a second to glance at his partner before pushing him back, onto the bed. He didn't want Severus to be scared, but sometimes it was nice to shock him a little.

"You've got me, Severus. All of me..."

Severus wasn't scared in the least. If anything he became.... excited by Remus' sudden actions.

The younger boy straddled him, laying tender kisses across his face and neck. He wanted to kiss every inch of bare skin he could find. He severely hoped this was Severus's bed.

Severus was barely aware that it had been Lucius's bed they had landed on. He loved the feeling of Remus' lips on his skin. It felt amazing.

Remus couldn't stifle his own whine of pleasure, despite his hang-up about his appearance, Remus loved his skin. It was hard to resist the urge to leave his own marks along his collar bone... but showing possessive tendencies this early on might be a bad idea.

Severus pulled at Remus' clothes wanting to feel him against him.

He grinned and knelt up, loosening his tie. His uniform was always so immaculate and now he was going to throw it on the floor of the Slytherin dorms. His tie and shirt puddled on the floor where he had left his shoes. He didn't feel vulnerable any more like he did the first time. He may not like his scars, but he wouldn't hide them from Severus.

Severus watched him take off his shirt and realized that... what they where doing would involve him taking off his own clothes. He'd see... Severus closed his eyes. Just.... stay calm... but he knew that once Remus saw him he'd.... he'd leave.... just like everyone else.

Remus was nuzzling his neck again. Reaching a big warm hand to touch the skin under his shirt, he smiled.

He wished he could turn the lights off, but he knew that that would raise to much suspicion in the werewolf. He froze as Remus began to pull at his vest and shirt, making quick work of his tie.

Tearing off the uniform was not an option and Remus wanted this to be ok. He pushed the shirt off of Severus's slim shoulders, unwrapping his back and kneeling back to look at him.

Severus looked away ashamed of his appearance. He didn't like Remus looking at him like this... He felt.... vulnerable again.

Remus bit his lip and ran a finger gently along one of Severus's numerous scars. A twinge of sadness crosses his face, but not pity. He hated thinking of Severus in pain, all he wanted was to make him feel better about himself. He dipped his head and laid a kiss where the deepest scar began.

Severus shivered at the feeling. It shocked him that Remus was able to give him so much pleasure from something that had caused him so much pain.

The shiver broke a smile on the werewolf's face. He continued to kiss down the deep line, his hand resting on Severus's, he looked up at that concerned face.

"Are you alright?" He whispered, kissing down to his stomach and back.

"Yes." He whispered. "Please don't stop."

Those words alone made Remus's heart race. He loved knowing he was making Severus happy. He grinned and tentatively licked at a scar on his shoulder.

He moved his hips slightly feeling himself swell.

Remus noticed, but he didn't move to attend to him straight away. He was too focused on Severus' tight shoulders and marked chest. But every muted sound he elicited was making him harder.

Severus leaned forward and kissed him nipping gently at his lips.

The younger boy whined and submitted totally to him, breaking away only to kiss his face and whisper gently in his ear,

"I need you inside me Severus..."

Severus felt himself swell at his words and moved his hips his cock straining against his grey pants.

Remus continued to nuzzle him like the loving puppy he was. He wanted it so badly, but he didn't want to force Severus. All he could do was beg and use his pleading eyes.

Severus nudged him so that he would get off of him. He didn't want to loose the contact but it was necessary.

His partner fell back onto the bed with a coy smile. He couldn't keep his eyes from Severus's body. The taste of his skin was still on his lips. And it was wonderful.

Severus moved to straddle Remus. He pulled at the buckle of the younger boy's pants and quickly pulled them down his legs. Standing up he pulled them off his feet and threw them to the ground along with his underwear. He crawled back on top of Remus kissing him passionately, his body laying flat against his pinning him to the bed.

It was hard to feel shy around Severus when he knew that he was just as awkward and frightened. He knew he was growing harder under those dark eyes.

Remus lay under him totally naked, the only thing between them was Severus' pants but Severus made no move to remove them.

Sighing sweetly he reached a hand down to touch him. Desire washed over him as he thought of how badly he wanted him.

"Severus?"

"Yes?" He asked smirking as he nipped on Remus' ear.

Another low moan, Remus was far too sensitive right now. He arched his back against Severus's bare chest, loving the sensation of their bare skin together.

"What is it you want Remus?" He asked.

A low chuckle.

"I told you Severus..." Trying not to blush he grasped Severus's growing length. "I want you" He tried so hard to be sexy, but somehow couldn't stop himself from muttering. "You know... if you want you."

Severus nearly laughed at that. "You're cute..." He said simply. "You're so... vulnerable." He said suddenly. "Aren't you afraid?"

Trying to hide his obvious trembling Remus shook his head.

"I think I am a little... but I'm more excited. You know, I'm not that vulnerable..."

Severus seemed suddenly shy. He wanted to do this but didn't know how to proceed.

Remus seemed to understand. Shuffling back to kneel up in front of his partner, he kissed him, dipping a warm hand inside his tightening pants.

Severus moaned loudly. He didn't even bother putting a silencing charm on the door, nor locking it. There was no one here anyway. He cock twitched against Remus' palm swelling to it's full length.

Kissing him deeply Remus slipped the fabric over his slim hips. He hesitated...

"Do you.... have anything..... you know.... for... me?"

Severus shook his head. "No... I.... don't.... if you want to stop I understand."

His heart raced a little faster.

"No. It's fine." His sheepish smile masked his fear. He nuzzled him again. "I want this, and I know you want this too... "

"Could you... um...." He blushed not knowing how to voice what he wanted. "It might.... make it easier on you...."

Remus looked at him, confusion in his puppy dog eyes. He made a quizzical noise.

Severus blushed severely. "Um.... you know..." He looked down at his swollen cock still not knowing how to phrase what he wanted.

Another confused noise. Remus wasn't sure what he should say. He knew Severus wanted to tell him something, but it was tough trying to understand.

Severus sighed and mumbled something. "Sorry what was that?" Remus asked not hearing him.

He looked away from him blushing up to his ears. "Will you suck me off a bit?" He asked. "It could uh.... suffice as.... well.... lube."

Remus blushed darker but grinned, a wicked look in his eyes. Without warning he dropped down taking the older boy deep into his mouth.

Severus cried out in shock. When Remus had pulled open his pants he was unsure nor did he care. He was now practically straddling Remus' chest, Remus underneath him sucking furiously at his hardened length.

'Oh God', Remus had forgotten how good Severus tasted. Taking as much of him in at once, he bobbed his head moaning sweetly. He didn't need to speak.

"Ah fuck..." He moaned as he moved his hips thrusting shallowly into his mouth. "Ung that feels good."

He knew it was a stupid thing to be proud of, but hearing Severus say that made him harder and prouder than he had ever been before. He wanted so badly to make him happy with him. Was that selfish?

Severus moaned and hesitantly told him to stop.

Pulling away with a complaining little noise, Remus let him fall from his mouth. He looked up at the older boy and pouted.

His cock lay hard against Remus' chin and he wanted nothing more than to tell the boy to take him back into his mouth.

He stood up and motioned for Remus to move onto his stomach.

Remus rolled over without a fuss, he was so eager to be taken. He knew it would hurt like before, but this time he was looking forward to it. He closed his eyes trying his best to remember every detail of their first time, but it was all a dusty haze. This time he would not forget, he would make sure he remembered every tiny detail of Severus he could.

Severus leaned over him spreading Remus' cheeks. Remus relaxed himself anticipating Severus' cock pressing against him and was shocked, almost jumped, when he felt Snape's wet tongue against his hole.

His eyes flew open.

"S... Severus! What... the hell?!"

Severus flicked his tongue against him before pushing past the small ring wiggling his tongue inside him.

Remus's complaints were almost lost in his cries of lust.

"Please... you don't... have to!" His eyes were glazing over, it was becoming harder to make any rational decisions.

Severus ignored him and paid thorough attention to what he was doing. Wiggling his tongue at the right angle, curling inside him. He pulled out and ran the flat of his tongue over him before pushing back in again.

Each push made Remus choke out another cry. He couldn't take it, that Severus would do something like this for him. That he really cared. But it wasn't enough feeling just his tongue, he wanted all of him... soon.

Severus smirked and teased the small area between Remus sack and anus before moving back to the small opening again. He always thought this act was disgusting and degrading but he found it... with Remus oddly... satisfying.

Remus pulled away, pushing himself forward on the bed. It was like torment, not being able to have Severus fully.

"Sev... please!" Was about all he could manage, the pressure of the cool sheets against his erection was almost unbearable.

Severus smirked and moved forward using his tongue on him again. He loved watching Remus squirm and beg for him.

He did beg. He begged so hard.

"Severus, please don't be so mean..." He shifted a hand under himself to rub himself and alleviate some of this tension.

Severus grabbed his wrist before he was able to touch himself and pulled his hand away. Licking him once more.

"Why?" He asked an evil smirk on his face.

Twisting his shoulders round to blink at the older boy, a sweet look of pleading in his eyes. "Because I need it! I can't deal with it, I think my head is about to explode!"

"You know as well as I do Lupin that that is not possible.... lack of sex isn't going to make your head explode." He said as he teased the hole with his finger.

There was a soft giggle followed by a long low moan. He tried not to sound like a petulant child as he cried,

"But I want it!"

Severus laughed. "I know you want it.... but that doesn't exactly give me any incentive to give it to you."

"But that's so unfair! I did what you asked." There was a tone of amusement in the younger boy's voice. He knew Severus would give in eventually, in time... But begging made him harder and more desperate.

Severus' own cock twitched as he watched him writhe underneath him. He rubbed his dripping cock against his ass.

"I don't know.... I don't think you want it bad enough..." He said through his smirk.

"Oh God! You know I do." His head was now pressed against the pillow, desperate to sound less needy and only sounding more so. "I've wanted it again ever since the first time, God... how many months ago was that?!" Why did Remus always ramble when he was horny?

"A few days." Severus laughed as he rubbed up against him. He felt good and he wanted to be inside him but wanted to prolong his torture but knew he wouldn't be able to keep it up much longer. He pushed the head of his cock against him pushing it slowly inside.

Remus shuddered, his neck arching as he expanded around his lover. He loved it slow like this, Severus was the biggest thing he'd ever had inside him and it felt amazing. He muttered an obscenity and dugs his nails into the ruffled sheets.

"Fuck I'm not even in you yet and you're already loving this." He said watching Remus writhe and pushing in almost half way.

Remus could only nod and stop himself from pulling Severus into him fully. He was so embarrassed that he couldn't keep quiet while doing this, but that he made no sense when he tried to speak.

He wanted to be sexy and tell Severus how amazing it was and how good he wanted to get fucked. But all he managed was a shuddered whine and something that might have been 'fuck' but might also have been 'paste'.

Severus pushed all the way in and started up a slow rhythm. "This what you wanted?"

"Uhuh..." Remus was shaking again, pushing back against Severus trying so hard not to say anything stupid, but desperate for more.

"Tell me Remus." He said speeding up his thrusts. "Tell me how much you want me... How much you love my cock..."

"Fucking hell..... it's better than I remember. And it was good before, but this is so much better..." he moaned again. "It's like you're going to break me open..." his blush spread down his neck and he pulled away from the pillow. "I wanted you so bad Sev..."

Severus slammed into him harder groaning as Remus clenched around him. "Fuck you're so tight..." He shivered slightly as he moved in and out of him.

"I know..." Remus couldn't breath. He didn't want to do it like this again. He wanted to face Severus in a way he never let him do the first time. Trying to wriggle away from those slender grasping hands he twisted into his side.

Severus realized what he was trying to do and after two more thrusts pulled out of him. He moved Remus onto his back quickly, his legs wrapped around his hips and he thrust into him quickly. He held his weight over Remus staring down at him as he moved.

Remus gazed up at him, the distinct flush of his face was more noticeable like this, as were the expressions he pulled whenever Severus hit him just the right way.

"Oh God, Sev..." his whines were becoming more feral, less human. He didn't know how long he could last this way.

"Touch yourself Remus." Severus said bluntly.

He didn't need telling twice, his one hand was firmly wrapped around himself the other was reaching up to graze along Severus's chest.

Severus breathing picked up, sweat dripping off his body as he watched Remus pleasure himself as he thrust into him faster and deeper taking his own pleasure from the werewolf.

Damnit, Remus could feel himself getting close. He wanted this to last but it felt to fucking amazing for him to stop. He moved his hand faster, still pushing against his lover. His free hand was still digging into Severus's shoulder; feeling his muscles and bones flex during this just, did things to him.

"Oh... Severus.... I'm can't..... I'm gonna..."

"I know..." Severus said in an almost moaned whisper speeding up his thrusts.

And then Remus was coming, harder than he ever had in his life. His back arched as far as it would go. Involuntarily he clenched around his lover, still pushing down against him. He wanted them to come together, and he wanted to see Severus when it happened.

Severus grunted and thrust into him a few more times before he groaned out Remus's name. Remus felt himself being filled as Severus shuddered over him.

Remus blinked, his orgasm subsiding in steady pulses. Hearing Severus utter his name like that felt... wonderful. That his lover would acknowledge him like that, when just a few days previous he wasn't even permitted to look upon his face. A warm tingle began to uncurl inside him.

Severus opened his mouth to apologize but paused closing it once again. What was he apologizing for? He didn't regret what they had done, and didn't feel bad for it either. He was... he didn't know what he was.

The younger boy was nuzzling up to him, and then pulling him down for a lazy kiss. Remus felt like he would never move again, the state of bliss that had washed over him was too permanent and glorious to go away. He was in love.

"Remus..." He said in a forced voice. "You're.... you're hurting me." He said as Remus hugged him a little to tight.

Tensing slightly Remus releasing his grip on the boy above him.

"S... Sorry..."

His post orgasmic blush served to hide his embarrassment. He shuffled over to allow Severus to lie beside him. A tiny whine escaped his lips as their contact was broken.

Severus looked around and smirked a second. "We missed my bed." he said humorously.

Remus turned to look at him, dazed.

"Whose bed is it then?" He shuddered. "Wait. Don't answer that, I don't think I want to know..."

"Lucuis." he said simply.

The young Griffyndor shuddered, curling up closer against Severus's warm chest. Almost afraid that the tall, blonde, prefect would discover them; naked, sweat-soaked and post coital in his bed. But somehow being pressed up against his lover made their situation less bizarre.

"Don't worry he's not coming back for at least another week and he never comes back early..." he paused and smirked. "Well... Except for that one time..." he joked.

Remus knew he was joking, but still that nagging fear at the back of his mind that someone would walk in and destroy everything. But he couldn't stop himself from snuggling against that bony shoulder. He blinked, glancing up at that gentle, pale face.

"Severus?"

"Nai?" He said closing his eyes and putting his arm around him.

Relishing the affection he received from his partner, Remus sighed happily.

"Hmm?"

Severus sighed. "I said 'yes?' I was acknowledging you."

The younger boy grinned, despite his exhaustion. He wanted to say 'I love you', but somehow he only managed.

"That was good."

Snape looked down at him, his eyebrow raised. "If you say so." He said almost bored, but a smirk played across his lips.

Still unable to believe how happy he felt, Remus nipped his shoulder and said, almost to himself.

"You know, you can trust me, right...?"

There was a long pause before Severus sighed. "..... Sure...."

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