Let The Game Begin - Chapter 3
As Taran will tell you, I'm horrible at flirting and seduction, thankfully, once he gave me his initial idea for this chapter, we played it by ear. Taran is a great source for inspiration and ideas. Thank you, sweetie. Hope everyone else enjoys.
Let the Game Begin
Chapter 3
By ataraxis and taran swann
Harry looked at himself in the mirror and couldn't help the pleased smirk that graced his lips. He was wearing his usual day robes over his newest outfit. He had recently gone to Muggle London and found the perfect pair of emerald green Speedos to wear while swimming in the lake. Since he had returned to teach, he had visited the lake everyday at the same time during the summer. He found it relaxing and helped him to focus on his planning for the upcoming school year. Just before he did up his robes, the enchanted mirror whistled in appreciation at the length of tanned leg and muscled chest that was exposed. Harry's eyes twinkled. This time, he was going to purposefully use his body to his advantage and make Severus lose their bet.
He left his quarters and headed down the hall as he always did passed Severus' office. He knew the other man was always in at the same time, and he always left his door ajar. The dungeons may be cool during the summer, but cutting off all airflow for any given time was still something a dungeon dweller like themselves tried to avoid doing.
As he approached at his usual brisk pace, his steps faltered a bit as he heard the most gloriously voice singing what sounded like a Muggle love ballad.
*****
Severus had been glancing at the clock every 3 minutes, impatient for Harry to walk by his office as he did everyday at exactly 2:35pm. It was now 2:33pm, almost time. He checked the flower pot sitting next to him at his desk. The tiny seed he had planted and charmed that morning was sitting peacefully, waiting for him to make it grow. At precisely 2:34pm he began. Severus' voice started low and slowly built up as he sang one of his favourite songs, The Rose. Slowly and steadily, the seed began to grow, following the movement of Severus' voice. He kept his eyes closed as he heard footsteps approaching, not sure he could sing with Harry watching him.
*****
Harry pushed open the door further and saw Severus holding up a flower pot, from which a plant appeared to be growing as Severus sung to it. Harry was entranced with the vision before him. The singing and the growing plant pulled Harry further into the room, until he was standing just feet away from the man he highly desired. Sometimes he rued the day he had made that bet with the older wizard. Now that he knew Severus felt as he did, why were they going about this in such a contrived fashion, each hoping to make the other cave first, when they could both be sharing in what he was sure would be great sex and possibly a lifetime of love? But Harry was a Gryffindor thru-and-thru, no matter what the old, ratty hat said, and he would not forfeit a bet, no matter what his heart and his cock wanted.
He continued to stand there in a daze, swaying to the music, his robes swishing from side to side with his movements.
*****
When he heard the door open further Severus opened his eyes, but kept them on the plant pot. He could see out of the corner of his eye Harry staring at him with lust and couldn't help the blush that crept into his cheeks. He glanced over at Harry's long, lean form and his voice faltered a moment as he noticed bare legs peaking out under the hem of Harry's robes as he moved. He forgot completely about the little flower pot until a leaf poked out and touched his arm.
Severus' heart began to race as he watched Harry watching him and his voice faltered again, causing the flower to pause in it's growth. Finally he tore his eyes away from the bright emerald eyes and looked to the flower. He reached a shaky finger out and gently caressed a bright red petal as the rose grew bigger, then bloomed open beautifully with the final notes of the song.
*****
As the flower finally opened and the last notes from the song faded, Harry blinked and shook himself from the mesmerizing trance he had fallen into. Harry looked from the showy, perfect bloom back to Severus and he realized that he had been set up. Severus knew that Harry found the other man's voice to be enchanting and had drawn him into his lair with it. However, he wasn't going to say anything against Severus, as it was in the spirit of competition.
"That was a beautiful song, and the flower is equally lovely, Severus. I knew your voice was enthralling, but I had no idea that it could make flowers bloom."
Severus blushed even further and forced himself not to look up at Harry, knowing he was very close to ravishing the young man and loosing the bet. Harry's robe was opened just enough to show a glimpse of a tanned, smooth chest, and muscular legs showed with every slight ruffle of the black robe. "It was charmed," he admitted very softly. He finally turned to face Harry, swallowing hard as he got a closer look at the younger man's appearance. He began to wonder what was or wasn't under the robe. "Are you naked under there?" he asked, staring openly at Harry.
Harry's eyes sparkled with pleasure. His plan was working. He had hoped Severus would notice his attire or lack thereof. He smiled coquettishly and bent down to raise the hem of his robes. Slowly, he revealed his tanned legs, inch by tantalizing inch, hoping that as the robe hem went higher, so would Severus' desire for him. Harry stopped just before he reached his groin and batted his eyelashes at the man sitting in front of him, then let the hem of the robe drop. "If you really want to find out if I'm naked underneath, you'll just have to find out for yourself."
Severus rose slowly, careful to make sure his erection was well hidden behind the light robe he wore and came around the desk towards Harry. He had an almost predatory look in his eyes as he leaned in close to Harry's face. He placed his lips close enough to Harry's ear to brush against them and whispered seductively, "You wish." He then turned on his heel and strode into the bathroom, his head held high, refusing to give up so soon, no matter how insane he thought the bet to be. He slammed the door closed behind him.
Harry's shoulders slumped as he watched Severus walk away. He was so sure his plan would work. Ah well, I'm glad I'm heading to the lake, I definitely need to cool down a bit.
Let the Game Begin
Chapter 3
By ataraxis and taran swann
Harry looked at himself in the mirror and couldn't help the pleased smirk that graced his lips. He was wearing his usual day robes over his newest outfit. He had recently gone to Muggle London and found the perfect pair of emerald green Speedos to wear while swimming in the lake. Since he had returned to teach, he had visited the lake everyday at the same time during the summer. He found it relaxing and helped him to focus on his planning for the upcoming school year. Just before he did up his robes, the enchanted mirror whistled in appreciation at the length of tanned leg and muscled chest that was exposed. Harry's eyes twinkled. This time, he was going to purposefully use his body to his advantage and make Severus lose their bet.
He left his quarters and headed down the hall as he always did passed Severus' office. He knew the other man was always in at the same time, and he always left his door ajar. The dungeons may be cool during the summer, but cutting off all airflow for any given time was still something a dungeon dweller like themselves tried to avoid doing.
As he approached at his usual brisk pace, his steps faltered a bit as he heard the most gloriously voice singing what sounded like a Muggle love ballad.
*****
Severus had been glancing at the clock every 3 minutes, impatient for Harry to walk by his office as he did everyday at exactly 2:35pm. It was now 2:33pm, almost time. He checked the flower pot sitting next to him at his desk. The tiny seed he had planted and charmed that morning was sitting peacefully, waiting for him to make it grow. At precisely 2:34pm he began. Severus' voice started low and slowly built up as he sang one of his favourite songs, The Rose. Slowly and steadily, the seed began to grow, following the movement of Severus' voice. He kept his eyes closed as he heard footsteps approaching, not sure he could sing with Harry watching him.
*****
Harry pushed open the door further and saw Severus holding up a flower pot, from which a plant appeared to be growing as Severus sung to it. Harry was entranced with the vision before him. The singing and the growing plant pulled Harry further into the room, until he was standing just feet away from the man he highly desired. Sometimes he rued the day he had made that bet with the older wizard. Now that he knew Severus felt as he did, why were they going about this in such a contrived fashion, each hoping to make the other cave first, when they could both be sharing in what he was sure would be great sex and possibly a lifetime of love? But Harry was a Gryffindor thru-and-thru, no matter what the old, ratty hat said, and he would not forfeit a bet, no matter what his heart and his cock wanted.
He continued to stand there in a daze, swaying to the music, his robes swishing from side to side with his movements.
*****
When he heard the door open further Severus opened his eyes, but kept them on the plant pot. He could see out of the corner of his eye Harry staring at him with lust and couldn't help the blush that crept into his cheeks. He glanced over at Harry's long, lean form and his voice faltered a moment as he noticed bare legs peaking out under the hem of Harry's robes as he moved. He forgot completely about the little flower pot until a leaf poked out and touched his arm.
Severus' heart began to race as he watched Harry watching him and his voice faltered again, causing the flower to pause in it's growth. Finally he tore his eyes away from the bright emerald eyes and looked to the flower. He reached a shaky finger out and gently caressed a bright red petal as the rose grew bigger, then bloomed open beautifully with the final notes of the song.
*****
As the flower finally opened and the last notes from the song faded, Harry blinked and shook himself from the mesmerizing trance he had fallen into. Harry looked from the showy, perfect bloom back to Severus and he realized that he had been set up. Severus knew that Harry found the other man's voice to be enchanting and had drawn him into his lair with it. However, he wasn't going to say anything against Severus, as it was in the spirit of competition.
"That was a beautiful song, and the flower is equally lovely, Severus. I knew your voice was enthralling, but I had no idea that it could make flowers bloom."
Severus blushed even further and forced himself not to look up at Harry, knowing he was very close to ravishing the young man and loosing the bet. Harry's robe was opened just enough to show a glimpse of a tanned, smooth chest, and muscular legs showed with every slight ruffle of the black robe. "It was charmed," he admitted very softly. He finally turned to face Harry, swallowing hard as he got a closer look at the younger man's appearance. He began to wonder what was or wasn't under the robe. "Are you naked under there?" he asked, staring openly at Harry.
Harry's eyes sparkled with pleasure. His plan was working. He had hoped Severus would notice his attire or lack thereof. He smiled coquettishly and bent down to raise the hem of his robes. Slowly, he revealed his tanned legs, inch by tantalizing inch, hoping that as the robe hem went higher, so would Severus' desire for him. Harry stopped just before he reached his groin and batted his eyelashes at the man sitting in front of him, then let the hem of the robe drop. "If you really want to find out if I'm naked underneath, you'll just have to find out for yourself."
Severus rose slowly, careful to make sure his erection was well hidden behind the light robe he wore and came around the desk towards Harry. He had an almost predatory look in his eyes as he leaned in close to Harry's face. He placed his lips close enough to Harry's ear to brush against them and whispered seductively, "You wish." He then turned on his heel and strode into the bathroom, his head held high, refusing to give up so soon, no matter how insane he thought the bet to be. He slammed the door closed behind him.
Harry's shoulders slumped as he watched Severus walk away. He was so sure his plan would work. Ah well, I'm glad I'm heading to the lake, I definitely need to cool down a bit.