The Domino Effect
A/N: Yay another story! This fic is based on hearts in ashes' "100 Prompts". I'm using a lot of them, so I can't name them. This might end up being multi-chaptered.
Anger can't explain what I'm feeling right now. I feel a true loathing, no hatred towards that immature git.
Why I hate him would have to be expressed in volumes of books of reason. But this time, I honestly abhor him.
He and his little friends just had to pull another usual prank of theirs. However, this one is one I cannot tolerate at all.
You would think I was overreacting, but no, I'm not one bit. This prank was so severe that I'm chasing him in the corridor.
"Potter, get back here!" My hand almost reaches him, but his speed prevails. He runs off into the courtyard.
"No thanks, I want to live, but I will slow my pace if I were to receive a kiss from the one and only-"
"I would never ever kiss you stupid, annoying jerk! Not after what you had done!"
"Oh, so you would have snogged me senseless?" His arrogance really shows now.
I now jump on top of him and grip his collar.
"I would never, and I repeat, never ever kiss anyone like you." He winces at my tightened grasp.
A whole trail of troublemaking had led to this.
Yesterday, he tried dying Marlene's hair green since she was "showing a little too much Slytherin attitude". The day before, he tried dumping Severus' head in the lake to see if he "was attractive to the Giant Squid". Last week, he poured firewhiskey into Remus' pumpkin juice, and he received a big slap by me from doing certain things.
Today, Sirius had intentionally shoved me into Potter, who had touched me inappropriately.
"Come on, Evans. It was on accident. Sirius was the one who came up with the idea!"
"What?! You knew about it?"
"Well, I didn't know exactly when he was going to do it. And I didn't plan to-er touch you…" Now that really did it.
"Never come near me again, you immature git. I can and will hurt you if you ever talk to me again." I let go of his collar and walk away while trying to keep my composure.
"Lily, let me explain." Sincerity and desperation show in his voice.
But I still can't let my defenses down, so in turn, I hex him, not even caring where I hit him, and run.
Tears slide down my face as I sprint back into the castle. I had really thought he had changed. I thought he was done playing games me. He promised me he would stop harassing me. He promised.
I ignore all of the stares from others who have never seen the strong, fiery, goody-two-shoes prefect Lily Evans cry. I ignore all of the shouts of my name from behind as I rush back up to the Gryffindor dormitories.
When I arrive at the sixth year girls' dormitory, I slam the door and pull my curtains together. I sob into my pillow while I hear the faint cries for my name from I believe is James.
He promised me. He had promised me, and I had believed him.
A/N: Some tension between Lily and James. This chapter is a little shorter than I thought it would be but oh well. And yes, I am going to make this a multi-chaptered story. Remember to review!
