Disclaimer: I don't own the characters within this story nor do I own the lyric to the song I alluded to in this story. I'd be a git to try.
Reckless
By xLycheeRain
1. Close Enough
Lily slipped into the bustling crowd, trying to escape the Great Hall, ignoring the glances and glares directed at her, not caring if she was sopping wet. She chanced a peek behind her, and didn't like what she saw.
A mop of messy, wet black hair bobbed up and down the mass of students, wildly looking about. She accidentally locked eyes with deep hazel. Immediately, she snapped her head back around and continued weaving through her peers.
Why did so many people have to come to dinner at this time and all at once?
As soon as Lily broke free of the crowd, she sprinted until her lungs gave out. She silently thanked Merlin for reaching her dorm, for even being able to escape him at all.
Breathlessly whispering her password, Lily locked the door behind her and slid down to the floor, shivering. She could feel the heavy footfalls of a certain boy approach her room. She promptly covered her ears so she wouldn't hear the frantic knocking and the voice she desperately didn't and wanted to hear.
.x.
After chasing a certain redhead from the Quidditch pitch in the pouring rain, James was quite out of breath.
How can such tiny legs carry someone so fast?
He entered the Great Hall and groaned inwardly, far too many people for his liking at the moment. James scanned the room quickly, hoping for any brilliant flash of red. His eyes tricked him several times as he replayed the scene that hadn't happened long ago. Then, an unmistakable emerald green locked into view. That was her, no doubt about it.
Gathering the rest of his scattered strength, James sprinted through the crowd, hoping to catch that redhead before she locked him out—in more ways than one.
Much to his dismay, the door he sought was already closed. Panting and trying to calm his breath, James licked his lips before stepping closer to the door. He raised the hand to knock, and then hesitated. He let the hand fall back to his side, deciding to rest his back against the door.
Slowly but surely, James let his body slide down and let the back of his head hit the wood with a dull thud.
She was close enough to touch, but far enough to not let him know what she was thinking of.
A few puffs of air later, James finally breathed out,
"Lily…"
A/N: Well what do you know... I'm alive! I had to write this. The song has been bugging me to write a story and I ultimately decided to use James and Lily. This shall not be the end of HP for me!
Sorry for not updating any of my RokuNami stories, but I will get right on that! This is a tiny project that should be finished relatively quickly. Don't expect it to be of genius... just a top of head story.
Still obsessed with James & Lily; can't get enough.
Please R&R! It'd seriously brighten my day :).
-xLychee