Hello everyone! I felt the strong urge to write a story about James and here it is! I really hope you like it! Disclaimer: I do not, sadly, own Harry Potter and I highly doubt that will ever change

~Lady Thorne

James was having a good day. During breakfast Sirius fell asleep in his porridge bowl (even though Remus and James warned him not to stay up late for absolutely no bloody reason) and James enjoyed a hearty laugh at his best friend's expense. And although Sirius grumbled all the way to Potions, James was still laughing so he couldn't hear him.

Then in double Potions, James managed to snag the perfect spot for being able to stare at Lily uninterrupted (excepting Sirius of course- the bloody prat) without her noticing. It was especially nice because James had two full hours to stare rather than one (and he had been upset in the beginning of the year for having double potions- so silly of him).

And miraculously, James got an 'excellent m'boy' from Professor Slughorn even though he had simply dumped all the ingredients into his cauldron without following the directions at all (James had been too busy watching Lily as she brushed her hair over her shoulder).

However, this piece of good luck elicited a particularly angry snort from Sirius, who had in fact attempted to try in Potions and all he got was an 'Oh….' Sirius concluded that Potions was a bloody waste of time and he would never try again, while James concluded that the thick air of the Potions classroom did wonders for Lily's hair.

During lunch, Lily purposefully sought out James to talk to him. Him, James Potter. True, it was for some tips about Transfiguration, but she stayed and ate with him for the whole lunch period, even after they were finished talking about Transfiguration. James could barely function from all of the laughing, smiling and giggling that Lily was doing next to him (because she was in fact laughing at his jokes today). James silently thanked Merlin for this great day.

Lily even touched his arm as she was telling him some story that he paid absolutely no attention to because her eyes were sparkling and her hand was on his arm the entire time. James would have hyperventilated if not for the fact that a) Sirius was already smirking at James' expression and he didn't want to increase the smugness of it, b) James would look like a complete idiot, and c) he would look stupid in front of Lily, who was in fact his friend now and so it would only upset him more (this was also why James couldn't outright stare at her anymore because friends just don't do that).

After that glorious lunchtime Lily walked with James to class. Yes, Lily Evans escorted the James Potter to class (of course Sirius and Remus were there too, but they don't really matter). True, she simply wanted to discuss the next head meeting they were to have, but he didn't care. So long as Lily was willingly talking to James, he was happy.

But all in all, Transfiguration was the best part of all. First of all, McGonagall passed back the essays that the class had written and Sirius, James and Remus all got top marks. This led to a much improved demeanor in Sirius, much to James and Remus' relief.

Second of all, Lily also did a fabulous job on her essay because James had helped her and to thank him, she ran over and hugged him. It was so great. James would have melted if not for that infernal smirk that reappeared on Sirius' face (odd, it seems that no matter how upset Sirius felt at the time, James' obsession with Lily always made him happier or smugger… if that's a word).

Third of all, McGonagall didn't assign the class any homework for that night. Yes it's true, James couldn't believe it either. It seemed that even though that dumb Hufflepuff what's-his-name had been a complete dunce in the class, Sirius' performance had pleased McGonagall so much that she let the class have a break. It really was a good thing Sirius felt happier (James felt utterly at bliss too, but he wasn't quite sure why). This led to the entire class completely agreeing when Sirius joyously declared, "Minnie's the best!" (Later, Remus would tell them that he saw 'Minnie' blush when Sirius said that, which of course made Sirius' smirk reappear at full force)

The only thing that put a slight damper on James' mood was that he realized at nine o'clock that he had forgotten to write his four foot History of Magic essay due tomorrow. His horror after realizing had caused Sirius and Peter to fall into a fit of laughter that James would have hexed to stop, but sadly Remus had stolen James' wand in a burst of 'divination' (and Remus had said that he hadn't paid attention in that class).

It was okay though because after Sirius and Peter managed to calm themselves (it took them two bloody hours) they went upstairs to bed and Remus followed. Thus, James was all alone in the common room with nothing but his thoughts, which were currently filled with some rather happy memories.

After nearly an hour of brain racking, James had gotten two feet of words written and he was quite pleased with himself. If he kept it up, he might even be able to snag a few hours of sleep and stop himself from pulling a Sirius tomorrow at breakfast.

The swinging of the portrait interrupted James' self-victory dance and he curiously looked up to see the Head Girl standing in the common room with a disoriented expression on her face. She seemed to be unsure of where she was or perhaps did not understand how she had gotten there.

But Lily shook her head firmly and began muttering to herself as she slowly made her way to the Girls Dormitories Stairs. "Bloody oaf, doesn't understand anything! I gave him so many bloody clues… does he understand… of bloody course not!"

James decided that this would be the best time for him to jump out of nowhere, so he did.

"Hello Lily!" he said cheerfully.

Lily quickly turned around with a startled expression and her wand out, pointing at James. When she realized who it was though, she dropped her wand and narrowed her pretty green eyes into slits.

"You!" she growled.

"Um, yes?" James said hesitantly. He didn't understand why she was angry; he hadn't done anything wrong, had he?

Lily ignored James' comment and began tottering her way towards him, now muttering furiously. "Gave him a hug, even mentioned Hogsmeade… but no. I'll show him."

"Lily…," James began but was temporarily silenced by the death glare Lily had on her face. He used this silence for attempting to think of a reason why Lily would even be slightly angry at him. He couldn't think of anything though, so he began to back away ever so slowly.

When Lily was only two feet away, James could see that her green eyes were a tad hazy. He briefly wondered if she was drunk and decided that if she was, he was so screwed. He really hoped she wasn't drunk (Lily was in fact drunk, but not from alcohol, oh no. She was drunk from Hogwarts castle's finest chocolate; a chocolate high so to speak).

"Lily are you okay?" James tried again when Lily was merely a foot away from him.

"No I am not okay James Potter! Do I bloody well look okay?" Lily shouted.

"Um, no…."

"You're just being dumb now aren't you? But don't worry, I'm gonna get you. Oh yes I am." Lily smiled evilly.

"Uh," James couldn't even talk he was so scared. She was going to kill him, he was sure of it. Oh the horror, being killed by your one true love and the last thing he would remember was his History of Magic essay!

Lily was only four steps away now.

"Lily have you thought this through?" James asked desperately. "I mean, are you sure you want to do this?"

Immediately Lily brightened, looking like an excited five year old. "Oh yeah! I'm totally sure, I thought this through downstairs really carefully and everything, it was great." Lily beamed at James. (Talk about mood swings)

He gulped. Perhaps Lily was suffering from some rare disease that causes the person to go insane and start murdering everyone in sight.

Lily was only one step away now.

James thanked Merlin that she didn't have her wand (he was trying to stay optimistic), but then realized that now he would be forced to endure even more pain. He screwed his eyes shut to lessen the emotional damage that would most certainly envelope him if he miraculously survived, but after five seconds didn't feel any blows.

Suddenly, James felt soft lips on his own and he was so surprised that his eyes popped open. And although he could hardly believe his eyes, it appeared that Lily was kissing James. He was just getting over his shock when Lily stepped away from him with the murderous glint still in her eyes.

"Let's see if he understands that," she murmured before turning and heading for the stairs.

"Wait!" James cried. "Where do you think you're going?"

Lily gave James and innocent look. "To bed, why?" (Perhaps she wasn't that mind-addled)

"I don't think so," James growled and began to chase her. Lily let out a squeal and ran for the stairs at full speed and only stopped when she was on the third step.

"Ha!" she taunted. "You can't come up here!"

James froze for a second, realizing that she was right before he began to smirk. "That's very true Lily, but if I try to come up, then you can't go up either."

James watched in extreme amusement as his words sunk in. Lily widened her eyes in horror and hurriedly began climbing the stairs, cursing the fact that her dorm was the highest in the tower. James simply strolled over to the stairs and climbed the first step. Immediately, the stairs melted into a smooth slide. James listened as Lily's steps became faster; presumably because she was still trying to go up the slide, before she slid down with a dramatic "Noooooo" into his waiting arms.

Lily struggled a bit in James' arms, but his Quidditch practices did come in handy. (His arms were quite strong- not to boast or anything)

"What were you talking about," James demanded.

Lily squirmed around and refused to answer him.

"Hang on," James said as he tried to recall Lily's insane mutterings. "You said something about clues and hugging someone… were you talking about me?" He looked down at Lily but she was still determinedly wriggling around in his arms.

A strange thought dawned on James; one very unlikely and one that he had wished for since fourth year. "Lily, do you- do you fancy me?" he asked.

Lily finally turned to face James. "No James," she said her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Looking at my behavior from this past, oh I don't know month, it's pretty obvious that I fancy Peter."

James grinned. She did fancy him and was embarrassed to tell him! But when he voiced his thoughts out loud Lily scowled.

She glared at him and James continued to smile cheekily. Finally she huffed and leaned forward. He looked at her, waiting for her to spill her secret, but she did something else far more startling. She kissed him. Again. And that stunned James so much that he let go of her, allowing Lily to wriggle away at last with a triumphant "Ha!"

James watched as she bounded up the stairs cackling madly. (She was obviously still on her chocolate high)

He heard her door slam and the loud noise allowed James to form a single, coherent thought.

He was so going to get her tomorrow… (And he was looking quite forward to it as well).

I hope you enjoyed! Review please!