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One Way Or Another Christmas Edition	By : nekofreakz Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Snape Views: 6554 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 1

Harry tapped his fingers slowly against his desk. His face remained blank, perfectly hiding his emotion while his companion was still reading the document which he had handed to him a few short minutes ago. Suddenly, he heard a sharp intake of breath from the other man which was followed by a long string of curses. He crossed his legs and leaned into back his chair as the man started pacing around the office and began to rant.

The man stopped short in his restless pacing and sent him a scorching glare. “Potter! Will you stop that?! “

Harry stopped his tapping then calmly looked at the other man.

“Did you even hear what I said?!” snapped the man.

“I heard every word, Severus,” said Harry casually.

“I knew it! That bloody idiot was always bound to mess up in one way or another!” cursed Severus.

Severus continued to rant, “Why the hell did you even bother to hire him as secretary?! That bloody incompetent fool!!”

“I had no choice because you keep scaring my secretaries away. He is the best I could get from the employment agency nowadays.” Harry pointed out, “And you said ‘Bloody’ twice.”

“I can say it as many as times I want, Potter! That fool had it sent to Paris!” hissed Severus angrily.

Severus referred to their factory in the suburbs of Paris which was their company’s most productive factory.

Harry shrugged, “Yes, yes. You can have his head on a platter later. It’s more important to fix the problem, right?”

The other man was enraged at his insolence but grudgingly agreed that it should be fixed immediately. They parted to pack and agreed to meet at the airport. Harry who had ordered his clothes to be packed by his housekeeper arrived to the airport early. They were going to France using his private jet to remedy the error that was caused by his new secretary.

Potter & Co. Pharmaceutical Company was founded by his parents and Severus Snape. It had grown over the years from a small company in London into one of the most successful pharmaceutical companies in the world. After the expansion, the company had moved their headquarters from London to New York. His parents’ ability to manage the company and Severus’ ability to discover and develop new and innovative drugs were the secrets to the company’s ultimate success.

Severus Snape was his mother’s best friend and the best scientist that Harry had ever met. Therefore, it wasn’t a surprise that his mother invited him to be one of the founders when she and James Potter first established the company.

Unfortunately, James and Lily Potter were killed in a car accident ten years ago. Back then, he was only an underage child, therefore he had to stay with a guardian. James had appointed Sirius Black as guardian while Lily had appointed Severus Snape.

Much to Severus’s delight, Harry’s guardianship fell into his lap because Sirius Black was deemed to be an inappropriate guardian, considering his work as an explorer. The child services thought that Severus’ job was more stable than Sirius’. Even Sirius himself had to admit that as much as he loved his godson, he couldn’t take a fourteen year old boy to travel around the world.

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“Please, sit down, Sev,” said Harry when the still fuming man arrived.

The jet took off not long after Severus sat down grumpily. Harry could understand Severus’ black mood. Michael Hemming, his secretary had sent off a document which contained the wrong order for the new drug that would be launched after the holiday. It wasn’t going to be just a small problem because their company had already received the down payment from the other companies that had ordered the new drug. There would be penalties if the drugs weren’t delivered on time which meant losses worth millions of dollars. Not to mention the loss of the other companies’ trust.

As the owners and managers, Harry and Severus must go directly to the providers to literally beg for the supply of raw materials. And, they also had to go to their factory to announce the mandatory overtime for the workers.

It is going to be one big headache for sure, Harry thought as he sipped on his whisky.

Harry wasn’t as calm as he looked because he usually didn’t touch alcohol before night fell. Though the cause wasn’t because of the money or trust that they might lose, it was more because of the drug itself. It was a drug for heart disease which had been invented by Severus. It was more potent than any drug currently on the market and without any adverse side effects. It was perfect and absolutely brilliant. And, Harry knew that Severus had been developing it for a long time. One might say it was worth his blood and tears. This one wrong move might destroy all of that hard work.

“Do you want anything to drink?” offered Harry.

Severus glared darkly at him.

“You might not be aware that this is important, Potter!” The man spat at him, “But can’t you at least pretend?!”

Harry sighed. There went his attempt to offer consolation to the man. He looked at the amber liquid wistfully. He thought he’d already done a good job of managing the company over the years. And at some point, he’d even had his own accomplishments. But, Severus could still make him feel like he was an irresponsible teenager. I’ll never be good enough for him because I’m not her.

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Harry loosened his necktie and unbuttoned the top button of his white shirt. Then he opened a bottle of mineral water and quickly downed its contents. They did a lot of apologizing after they’d arrived in Paris. Of course, there also were protests from many people but luckily by the end of the day the error had been rectified. The new drug would be available after the holiday ended. Harry looked at Severus who sat beside him in the car. The man was driving the car with a scowl plastered on his face probably because he had apologized to more people in one day than he had in his whole life. It sure as hell must have hurt Severus’ pride.

“Sev, do you want me to drive?” asked Harry tentatively.

“No,” said Severus curtly.

“OK,” said Harry.

Harry chanced a furtive glance at Severus. Despite the time he had spent with him, Severus had never really warmed up to him. He had stayed with Severus for four years. As soon as he was eighteen, he had moved away from Severus’s apartment. The reason was simply because Harry was irrevocably in love with him and couldn’t bear Severus’ indifference towards him anymore.

Not that he will ever know about it, Harry mused.

At the tender age of eight, Harry fell in love with Severus Snape. He could still remember the moment he fell for the man. Severus often visited his house, mostly when his father was away. It wasn’t a secret that his father and Sirius didn’t like Severus.

That day, Harry had awoken from his short nap and went to the kitchen because he was thirsty. The door to the living room was slightly open. He peered through the crack. He didn’t know what his mother had said but he was entranced by Severus’ laugh. The joy in the man’s expression and eyes took his breath away. It was the most beautiful thing that he’d ever seen. It was perfect. He was perfect. Since that moment, Harry always spied on him when Severus came to his house.

When Harry was ten, he wasn’t so innocent anymore. Severus had never showed that expression to him even though he had tried so hard to make the man smile. That was reserved only for his mother because Severus loved her like Harry loved him. The realization made him mope around the house for days. He was so jealous of his mother. It wasn’t fair. She already had his father to love her, so why couldn’t Severus be his?

Harry had cried when his parents died. The loss of his parents was devastating, but a small, guilty part of him couldn’t help but to feel a bit hopeful. Maybe this time Severus would love him. But year after year, he would swallow painfully at the fact that the man would never turn to him. His presence was insignificant before his dead mother’s. His pride made him turn his back to the man.

He told himself, Knock it off, you dolt! You aren’t that desperate, are you?

It wasn’t as if he didn’t have any admirers. Getting a lover was very easy if you were a wealthy man. Girls would flock around him. He had a wild lifestyle, changing girlfriends as often as changing clothes. Mostly, he didn’t care who would warm his bed as long as it wasn’t empty. However, after a while, he realized that it didn’t make him felt any less for the snarky older man.

As for Severus, he had his own share of lovers though he was more discreet. Harry had first spotted it when he had to get Severus’ approval for a document during the man’s free time. Severus had opened the apartment door half-naked. With a woman’s voice coming from inside of the apartment and that certain scent that permeated the air, he was sure what had happened before he arrived at the apartment.

Harry felt his heart ripped out harshly, leaving a large gaping hole. He absentmindedly took the document that had been signed by Severus. Then he jumped into the car and stomped on the gas pedal. He raced around the country. By the time the fuel was empty, he was in the South Shore of Southampton. He left the car on the side of the street, not caring whether it was allowed to be there or not. He continued to walk until he collapsed on the sidewalk.

He wanted to cry, wanted to blame someone for the pain that he felt. He didn’t want to know that Severus was sleeping with someone else. He wished he had never gone to the man’s apartment. He also felt half-dead inside. The only thing he remembered was that the police arrested him shortly afterwards. He was sitting on the police officer’s bench, not answering any of the questions that the officers threw at him although he clearly heard them talking. They wondered whether he was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He smiled. It was a good idea. He could try that later. Alcohol or drugs might make him forget.

His world was monochrome. Nothing was important. Yet it was painful enough for him to wish himself dead. He was pondering upon the best way to die when Severus stormed into the police station angrily. The man looked irritated which was an understatement. He watched lifelessly as Severus paid the required bail then proceeded to drag him out of the building. When the man’s warm hand closed around his wrist, all he could think about was how wonderful it felt.

It was amazing that it only took one touch from Severus to make his world whole again. It was silly to think that he could live without him. He was addicted to Severus. He was his drug. Severus shoved him into his car. To his delight, Severus even tolerated him to touch the man’s arm as he drove, thinking that he was probably high or something.

So at the age of twenty two, his life course changed again. He strived to work hard to gain recognition from Severus. An accidental touch when he passed the man’s coffee or silent acknowledgement from the man could make him happy for days. But he held no hope that Severus would ever be his. He had given up completely. He was content to be someone who would hover around in the background. Whether Severus knew it or not, he belonged to the man.

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Harry put his hand on Severus’ shoulder, stopping him before he went into the elevator that would lead him to his room in the hotel.

“Won’t you join me for a drink?” asked Harry cheerfully.

Severus raised an eyebrow. “What’s the occasion, Potter?”

“Come on, don’t you think that we deserve a break?” persuaded Harry. “We’re supposed to be on holiday, Sev!”

Severus snorted, “Whose fault do you think that is, Potter?”

“Mine, that’s why I’ll buy you a drink,” said Harry. “Come on, it’s sad to go for a drink alone.”

Severus looked at him sharply before replying. “Fine. But it’s all on you.”

Harry grinned, “I didn’t know that you were so stingy, Sev!”

Severus whacked his head hard, “Mind your tongue, Potter!”

Harry rubbed his abused head and chuckled merrily as they went to the bar.

End of Chapter 1

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Special thanks to My Beta, crecre, for being a great beta and for sharing the love for our Snarky Snape. 8D

Actually, I’ve started to write this fic because my other SS/HP fic development is very, very slow. But it doesn’t mean that I’ve abandoned that one. It’s just I want to experience with another situation. ^_^ I had fun writing this one so I hope you all will enjoy it just as much. And thank you so much for reading this story. Any review will be welcomed (very )warmly XD
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