First Kiss Chapter one. Trying to work up the nerve!

Chapter 9 A hot Summer

Chapter 9 A hot summer

The sun in the sky was hanging high. The summer had been so hot that most of the neighbors had dead lawns so when you went walking around the yard or the dusty park the grass crinkled under their feet. Lily was out with Snape on this very hot day. The two had walked down to the small river that flowed by so they could swim in the cool water to find some relief from the heat. Lily was sitting on the smooth dirt along the river with her feet in the water watching Snape swimming to the other side and back. Lily was not pleased to hear some voices coming toward them. Lily knew it was her older sister Petunia with her new boy friend Vernon, who was always complaining and looked at Lily as though she was some type of dreadful disease.

Lily quickly moved the towels and basket into the bushes then moved onto her knees and crawled into the river to duck under the water to swim out to where Severus was swimming. Lily swam up to him and tapped his shoulder.

“Company!” Lily whispered, she pointed over to the other side of the bank and swam toward it. Snape followed her. The two swam into the branches of a low hanging tree by the river to watch. Lily saw her sister come into sight with Vernon. They had a picnic basket Petunia was nodding her head in agreement to what Vernon was talking about.

“All this stuff you told me is nonsense really. I’m sure what they are really doing is something illegal and one day the lot of them will be caught and chucked into jail, and good riddance to them.”

Lily glared at the back of Vernon as they walked on never noticing the basket hidden in the bushes. “A fat lot that git knows.” Lily swam back out into the middle of the river. Snape followed after her and grabbed her from behind to lift her into the air and let her drop back down going under with a shriek and splash.

Lily came up sputtering and splashing at Snape who swam back out of reach laughing.

After an exhausting time of playing the two made their way back to the shore.

The two were now sitting on the bank of the water eating some food and chatting happily.

 “I wish summer could last forever, it’s been so fun, Hot; but so much fun!” Lily giggled. Snape watched her intently a small laugh escaping him before he fell into a more heartily laugh.

Lily found her self also laughing even harder then before. The two never noticed the other couple walking back toward them.

“Lily.” Petunia was looking very severe. Her eyes were large and she looked as though she might explode.

Lily turned around to see Petunia and Vernon both looking as though what was going on was the most illegal indecent thing they had ever seen and expected the cops to swoop in any moment now.

“What is your problem Petunia?” Lily asked with a scowl on her face. Gone was the day when she stuck up for Petunia and would slug someone for talking down about her sister. Lily had had enough of Petunia’s double standards and only because she was jealous that Lily was going to a school to learn magic and she was going to public high school and only just met a boy who was bragging about going to some school called Smelting which Lily and Snape had dubbed Smelling.

“You should be at home; you’re too young to be out alone with a boy. I don’t think our parents would be to happy knowing what your doing out here alone with a boy.” Petunia was looking even more cross then a moment ago.

Lily stood up feeling outraged.

“I am old enough to be out here with Sev so knock it off!” Lily growled at her.

“You’re only thirteen that’s not old enough to be alone with a guy or even snogging with him!”

“Oh really then watch this.” Lily grabbed Severus who had stood up to be by her side. Lily grabbed him and started to kiss him deeply.