nimrod_9 (nimrod_9) wrote in lupin_snape, @ 2011-03-10 16:30:00 |
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Title: A Birthday Kiss
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Lupin/Snape
Word Count: 564
Challenge: Remus b-day/kisses
Disclaimer: but seriously folks…they're jo's
Warnings: Unbeta'd
"Lupin, a word?" Severus asked.
Remus looked up and down the empty corridor and then answered. "Of course."
Severus stepped close. "Many happy returns of the day." He hesitated a moment and then pressed a quick kiss to Remus' unsuspecting lips.
Remus' finger flew to his lips. "Why?"
Severus straightened. "I believe a birthday kiss is traditional."
The hallway was suddenly flooded with students rushing and burbling like a fast running river.
Remus still stood transfixed.
"You had best get to class, as should I." Severus swirled and glided effortlessly through the sea of adolescents towards the stairwell.
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They sat next to each other during lunch at the head table.
"Severus we need to talk."
"Not here. Just pass the salt." Severus scowled.
"When?" Remus asked.
"Later, after supper." Severus hissed.
"Where?"
"Later! Now, pass the damned pepper!"
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After supper, Remus left via the large double doors of the great hall; he circled around to the back entrance to waylay Severus.
"Lupin!" Was followed by and exasperated sigh. "I should have known bloody Gryffindors do not let anything alone."
"Yes, you should know. So what was this birthday kiss business? It hasn't happened before."
"Well, errr…..yes. I….well. You did not hex me." Severus finally got out.
"No I didn't, but that still doesn't explain the kiss. Not really." Remus put his hands on his hips.
Severus sighed. "I am, in case you are unclear about this, a free man for the first time in twenty years. And I have decided that it is high time to have a personal life. Following the lead of the students, I imagined a kiss should be my first step." He looked directly at a spot of lint on Remus' robes as he spoke.
Remus grinned. "You're taking romantic cues from adolescents?"
Severus drew himself up stiffly. "It is not romance, Lupin. They appear to have the procedure correct. Seduction does not appear to fail the young. They start with one kiss which leads to other which in turn leads to extended snogging. When they reach a certain peak, they either have sex or break up or as I understand it have sex and then break up. It does all seem a bit vague from that point, but they do manage to have sex."
"So you are taking your seduction hints from the students?" Remus asked softly.
"Lupin, I have spent the better part of the last seventeen years spying or stuck in this castle; I have used the available resources to learn what I need to. Perhaps you could have done better?" Severus pursed in a straight line.
"You mean you've never….."
"This was my first attempt. Obviously, I have missed something… I believed there were certain signals….Never mind." Severus turned.
Remus grabbed his arm. "You were not wrong. I'm just a little surprised…in a good way. Might I have another kiss since it is still my birthday?"
Severus eyed Remus warily. "Very well."
The kiss lasted longer than the first.
"Did you have a specific timetable in mind, Severus?"
"It appears that the older forms move more quickly than the younger ones…" he trailed off.
"Then since we are even older, rapidly approaching forty, we should move directly to the next step." Remus said hopefully.
"That does make sense." Severus rubbed his chin with his fingers. "Your room or mine?"
Remus beamed. "Whichever is closest."