...from the library at Snape manor (severed_lies) wrote in snape_after_dh, @ 2007-10-29 17:13:00 |
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A/N: I was not able to find a beta, any and all errors are mine.
"There are mysteries which men can only guess at, which age by age they may solve only in part."
Bram Stoker ~ Dracula
Severus gasped in his first breath of the day and shook off the crumbling remnants of sleep. The scent of the rich loam in the moist darkness was an unexpected comfort. The unnaturally slow beat of his heart became deafening, prompting him to rise.
He walked stiffly from his bed of English soil to the luminescent bathing pool in the adjacent room. He had yet to ask about the absolute, yet invisible barrier between the chambers. There had been so many questions to ask these past few days, questions much more urgent than the nature of the blood wards in the dwelling he now called home.
The steam rising from the water compelled him to enter its welcoming heat. The natural hot spring bubbled gently as he sank into it, and Severus thought it brilliant that Sanguini had built such a comfortable home in this large cavern.Severus' eyes were becoming accustomed to the darkness, and Sanguini assured him that his vision would improve quickly so that the need for lanterns and candles would only be necessary for his laboratory work. Even though he had researched the requirements of his new form, many things about his present life were mystifying, most of all the supreme contentment he now felt.
“You mustn't question these things,” Severus thought, “your life of sacrifice has been richly rewarded. You needn't worry about erstwhile saviors, lackadaisical werewolves or dunderhead children. You are free to do whatever you want, free to experience the fullness of love, free to be indulged in an embarrassingly opulent manner.”
They had spent many hours together this past year, planning to protect Severus from what both thought would be the ultimate attack by the Dark Lord and the serpent familiar Nagini. The theory of blood protection, from a potion to meld Sanguini's blood with an anti-venin base, proved to be quite on the mark. Severus never doubted the need for such a protection and he welcomed the chance to live a new life, even if that meant living it as a vampire.
Sanguini had always flirted with Severus, but Severus never took the time to indulge in the vampire's blatantly sexual interest. But when Sanguini came to take Severus home, after that terrifying night in the Shrieking Shack, when neither of them were certain that the blood protection would hold, their emotional reunion led to a frantic coupling.
Severus and Sanguini forged a bond that night, one that surprised them both. Dark magic was never truly predictable, and that bond was especially welcomed by Severus, who had never before had the privileged of a requited love. Sanguini's flirting had hidden a deep love for Severus, one that he was not able to hide once the bonds were in place.
Sanguini slid into the water next to Severus, sighing in obvious pleasure.
“Good evening beloved,” Sanguini said as his hand stretched out to caress Severus' face.
Severus pressed his cheek into Sanguini's palm, overwhelmed with the sensations of love and protection, sensations that he never dared hoped to experience. He felt so disconnected to his former life, his pain and loneliness a bitter memory.
Severus turned slightly to Sanguini, saying “It is a good evening. It smells like rain tonight.”Severus, who had been erect since awakening, shifted in frustration. Caught in Sanguini's gaze, he moved to align their hips to gain contact with his lover's aroused flesh. As Sanguini once again captured his mouth in a brutal kiss, Severus moved his hands to grasp both their cocks, the frenzy of lust drove him to rush to completion.
Sanguini drew his free hand down Severus' pale chest, scoring a circle around one of the distended nipples. The blood flowed quickly to the surface and both men entered a state of blood-lust beyond their control. The water surged over the edge of the pool to the mossy floor of the chamber as their passion hurtled them both over the edge, leaving Severus limp with exhaustion.
Sanguini accio'd a stone goblet which contained the fruits of his labor from earlier that night. He handed the still warm fluid to Severus saying, "Drink, my love.”Sanguini watched as his precious Severus quickly drained the goblet. Sanguini's protective manner no longer bothered his old friend. Such treatment in years past would have earned him a scathing look and a cold dismissal. Now, his words were rewarded with a warm smile, one that was filled with genuine gratitude.
Severus placed the goblet to the side, then melted into Sanguini's outstretched arms. Their normally cold flesh was still pleasantly warmed, both by the water and their recent exertions.
Sanguini sighed again as he wrapped his arms around Severus, and they held each other for a long while, wrapped up in contentment and love that neither had expected to find.