Lily looked up. "Honestly, James, you should know better than that by now."
"Better than what?" he asked, feigning innocence.
"Better than to try to put something like that over on me."
"*Me*? Try to put something over on you? Would I do a thing like that?"
"Of course you would, idiot. How long have I known you for now? Five, six years, something like that? Do you really think there are things about you that I haven't figured out?"
"Maybe."
"For example?"
"If I told you, then you'd know, and that would defeat the purpose"
"So there's only one thing, then? Aha!"
"Lily! Stop it!"
"Stop what, James?"
"Can't I have even a shred of privacy in my personal life?"
"Of course not."
James made a small disgusted noise.
"It's your own fault, James, having me for a best friend. You know quite well that I'm interested in simply everything."
"So it's *my* fault now that you're incurably nosy?"
"Of course."
"Lily, that doesn't even make sense."
"Do most of our conversations make sense?"
"Frankly, no."
"So why are you not used to them by now?"
"I have no idea. I certainly should be. God knows nothing that you say *ever* makes sense."
"Hateful."
"Me? Hateful?"
"Yes, *you*, hateful. Honestly, sometimes I wonder why I put up with you at all."
"You know you like it.."
At this point, Sirius wanders by."And how is my favorite little married couple today?"
"***Sirius!*** You know quite well we're not involved like that."
"Really, Lily. Huh. You certainly could have fooled me."
"Sirius, what *are* you going on about?"
"You two. You're acting more married than my grandparents."
"We're not."
Sirius raised one eyebrow.
"Sirius, we *are* *not*"
He raised his other eyebrow.
"You do know that half of Hogwarts thinks you're James' one-woman harem?"
"Harem?!? HAREM?!?!?!?!"
"Lily, please..."
"James! You let them think I'm your harem?!?!?!?!?!?!"
"I've never said anything to make them think....."
"But he's never said anything to make them think you weren't"
James shoots Sirius the Look of Doom.
"James!!! How could you?"
"Sirius, don't you think you've caused enough trouble here for one day?"
"Oh. Er, right. I'll be leaving, then. See you tomorrow, Lily."
"Provided he lives that long. Look, Lily...."
"Well, this explains quite a bit, then, doesn't it?"
"Huh?"
"Why I've had hardly any social life over the last year....the whole school thinks I'm your HAREM."
"I think we need a word besides 'harem', okay?"
"Fine. The whole school thinks I'm your girlfriend."
"Well, that's sort of true, isn't it?"
"In the sense that I'm your friend, and I am, in fact, a girl? Yes."
"You know what I meant. And Lily, if you're going to have the name, you might as well play the game."
She looked up at him, confused.
He bent down to kiss her. Her eyes closed, and she found herself wrapping her arms around his neck.
And that's how Sirius found them when he finally deemed it safe to return.
A/N - Entirely true story. Almost verbatim. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. And also because I think it's a cute way for Lily and James to get together. Granted, I'm extremely biased. (Sincerest Thanks to Arth.....I mean, Sirius.)
Disclaimer: Lily, James, Sirius and Hogwarts belong to the inimitable J.K. Rowling. The plot is mine, and I dare anyone to steal it from me, as I'm very protective of this particular turn of events.
"Better than what?" he asked, feigning innocence.
"Better than to try to put something like that over on me."
"*Me*? Try to put something over on you? Would I do a thing like that?"
"Of course you would, idiot. How long have I known you for now? Five, six years, something like that? Do you really think there are things about you that I haven't figured out?"
"Maybe."
"For example?"
"If I told you, then you'd know, and that would defeat the purpose"
"So there's only one thing, then? Aha!"
"Lily! Stop it!"
"Stop what, James?"
"Can't I have even a shred of privacy in my personal life?"
"Of course not."
James made a small disgusted noise.
"It's your own fault, James, having me for a best friend. You know quite well that I'm interested in simply everything."
"So it's *my* fault now that you're incurably nosy?"
"Of course."
"Lily, that doesn't even make sense."
"Do most of our conversations make sense?"
"Frankly, no."
"So why are you not used to them by now?"
"I have no idea. I certainly should be. God knows nothing that you say *ever* makes sense."
"Hateful."
"Me? Hateful?"
"Yes, *you*, hateful. Honestly, sometimes I wonder why I put up with you at all."
"You know you like it.."
At this point, Sirius wanders by."And how is my favorite little married couple today?"
"***Sirius!*** You know quite well we're not involved like that."
"Really, Lily. Huh. You certainly could have fooled me."
"Sirius, what *are* you going on about?"
"You two. You're acting more married than my grandparents."
"We're not."
Sirius raised one eyebrow.
"Sirius, we *are* *not*"
He raised his other eyebrow.
"You do know that half of Hogwarts thinks you're James' one-woman harem?"
"Harem?!? HAREM?!?!?!?!"
"Lily, please..."
"James! You let them think I'm your harem?!?!?!?!?!?!"
"I've never said anything to make them think....."
"But he's never said anything to make them think you weren't"
James shoots Sirius the Look of Doom.
"James!!! How could you?"
"Sirius, don't you think you've caused enough trouble here for one day?"
"Oh. Er, right. I'll be leaving, then. See you tomorrow, Lily."
"Provided he lives that long. Look, Lily...."
"Well, this explains quite a bit, then, doesn't it?"
"Huh?"
"Why I've had hardly any social life over the last year....the whole school thinks I'm your HAREM."
"I think we need a word besides 'harem', okay?"
"Fine. The whole school thinks I'm your girlfriend."
"Well, that's sort of true, isn't it?"
"In the sense that I'm your friend, and I am, in fact, a girl? Yes."
"You know what I meant. And Lily, if you're going to have the name, you might as well play the game."
She looked up at him, confused.
He bent down to kiss her. Her eyes closed, and she found herself wrapping her arms around his neck.
And that's how Sirius found them when he finally deemed it safe to return.
A/N - Entirely true story. Almost verbatim. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. And also because I think it's a cute way for Lily and James to get together. Granted, I'm extremely biased. (Sincerest Thanks to Arth.....I mean, Sirius.)
Disclaimer: Lily, James, Sirius and Hogwarts belong to the inimitable J.K. Rowling. The plot is mine, and I dare anyone to steal it from me, as I'm very protective of this particular turn of events.