i"As treacherous as the sea, greater than the foundations of the earth...
All shall love me and despair."--Galadriel, in LOTR: Fellowship of the
Ring/i
The sun was setting, leaving beautiful colors on the sky. The beach was deserted, as it was now evening and everyone was inside eating dinner or resting. There was an eerie quiet among the beach, which was soon disturbed by two young children around the age of seven or eight years old running along the beach, laughing and playing.
They were running, running as fast as they could, across the sand. They were laughing playfully as James chased Lily to the edge of the water, trying to push her in.
Lily squealed as James pushed her and she almost fell into the water. James just laughed and ran away as Lily chased after him, screaming.
"I'll get you for that, James!"
They ran all the way to the other side of the beach, where the waves were lightly crashing to the shore, and there was a faint breeze blowing. Lily and James stopped running and sat down in the sand, trying to catch their breath.
"Well, that was fun," James said, shaking sand out of his messy jet- black hair.
Lily giggled. "Of course it was, James. We /i have fun together!"
James grinned. "Yeah, Lily, we do, don't we?" The look on his face grew thoughtful. He stared at Lily, who was trying to get sand out of her shoes. Lily's dark, silky red hair was blowing in the wind, getting in the way of her beautiful emerald eyes. He hated when things covered her eyes; her eyes were so pretty, like the sea, yet more mysterious.
Lily looked up and noticed James staring at her. "James?" she asked. "Why are you staring at me--in that really funny way?"
James didn't answer. Instead, he quietly leaned in and kissed Lily on the lips. The kiss lasted for only a few seconds, and ended when Lily broke away in confusion.
"James, are we...are we supposed to be doing this?" she asked in a meek voice.
"Relax, Lily, we're only kissing," James said, grinning.
Lily was silent for a few moments, her chin resting on top of her knees, which were curled up to her chest. She abruptly turned to James.
"Do you think we'll be together forever?" Lily asked him.
James laughed. "C'mon, Lily, we're only eight, when people are dating they don't usually last that long."
"But /i last that long, won't we, James?" Lily asked hopefully, biting her lip.
James saw the nervous look on her face and decided to spare her feelings. After all, she didn't know anything about James and his family, and how when James turns eleven he'll be off to a school where you learn magic, and then he'll be away from Lily. But that wasn't her fault. James's parents had forbidden him to tell anyone about their magic powers, in case the "Muggles" (non-magical people) wanted them to solve all their problems with magic, or whatever. At least, that was the explanation James's parents had given him.
James ran a hand through his hair, making it even messier than it already was. "I dunno, Lily, but I think we probably will." He brightened, having just thought of an idea to make Lily feel just a little better.
"How about we make it official?" he suggested.
Lily looked at him, tilting her head to the side. "What do you mean?" she asked him quizically.
James pulled a small pocketknife out of his jacket pocket and stood up, walking over to a nearby tree. He motioned for Lily to get up and come over to the tree too. She stood up and walked over to the tree and slipped her right hand inside James's left hand.
With his free hand, James took the pocketknife and carved:
bLily Evans
+
James Potter
4ever/i
Lily smiled at the sight of those words. She looked up at James and softly said, "I love you, Jamesie."
James smiled a small smile at her. "I love you too, Lilykins."
"You'll love me forever, right, James?" Lily said quietly.
"Yes, Lily, I'll love you forever. Love me forever too, 'kay?" James responded.
Lily nodded and they leaned in at the same time to kiss each other, one of the few kisses they would share before their childhood and innocence was taken away and the power of evil grew.
A/N: Awww, Lily and James as kids, isn't it cute?!?! Lol. I know I already have another LJ fic, one that I haven't finished, but I decided that I didn't really like it very much and that it wasn't going the way I wanted it to, so I came up with the idea for starting out a fic with Lily & James as kids, so here it is, the first chapter of that fic!! I know it's kinda short but it's only the 1st chapter & I promise there'll be longer chapters! And if any of you were wondering why I put that quote from LOTR in here, is because if you don't put the full quote (and I didn't) & you don't know what Galadriel is talking about, you could actually think she's talking about love, because if you think about it love is as treacherous as the sea and greater than the foundations of the earth, and when you love you usually despair. Aaaanyways, I was kinda babbling there! Just please review, all comments whether positive or negative are greatly appreciated!!
The sun was setting, leaving beautiful colors on the sky. The beach was deserted, as it was now evening and everyone was inside eating dinner or resting. There was an eerie quiet among the beach, which was soon disturbed by two young children around the age of seven or eight years old running along the beach, laughing and playing.
They were running, running as fast as they could, across the sand. They were laughing playfully as James chased Lily to the edge of the water, trying to push her in.
Lily squealed as James pushed her and she almost fell into the water. James just laughed and ran away as Lily chased after him, screaming.
"I'll get you for that, James!"
They ran all the way to the other side of the beach, where the waves were lightly crashing to the shore, and there was a faint breeze blowing. Lily and James stopped running and sat down in the sand, trying to catch their breath.
"Well, that was fun," James said, shaking sand out of his messy jet- black hair.
Lily giggled. "Of course it was, James. We /i have fun together!"
James grinned. "Yeah, Lily, we do, don't we?" The look on his face grew thoughtful. He stared at Lily, who was trying to get sand out of her shoes. Lily's dark, silky red hair was blowing in the wind, getting in the way of her beautiful emerald eyes. He hated when things covered her eyes; her eyes were so pretty, like the sea, yet more mysterious.
Lily looked up and noticed James staring at her. "James?" she asked. "Why are you staring at me--in that really funny way?"
James didn't answer. Instead, he quietly leaned in and kissed Lily on the lips. The kiss lasted for only a few seconds, and ended when Lily broke away in confusion.
"James, are we...are we supposed to be doing this?" she asked in a meek voice.
"Relax, Lily, we're only kissing," James said, grinning.
Lily was silent for a few moments, her chin resting on top of her knees, which were curled up to her chest. She abruptly turned to James.
"Do you think we'll be together forever?" Lily asked him.
James laughed. "C'mon, Lily, we're only eight, when people are dating they don't usually last that long."
"But /i last that long, won't we, James?" Lily asked hopefully, biting her lip.
James saw the nervous look on her face and decided to spare her feelings. After all, she didn't know anything about James and his family, and how when James turns eleven he'll be off to a school where you learn magic, and then he'll be away from Lily. But that wasn't her fault. James's parents had forbidden him to tell anyone about their magic powers, in case the "Muggles" (non-magical people) wanted them to solve all their problems with magic, or whatever. At least, that was the explanation James's parents had given him.
James ran a hand through his hair, making it even messier than it already was. "I dunno, Lily, but I think we probably will." He brightened, having just thought of an idea to make Lily feel just a little better.
"How about we make it official?" he suggested.
Lily looked at him, tilting her head to the side. "What do you mean?" she asked him quizically.
James pulled a small pocketknife out of his jacket pocket and stood up, walking over to a nearby tree. He motioned for Lily to get up and come over to the tree too. She stood up and walked over to the tree and slipped her right hand inside James's left hand.
With his free hand, James took the pocketknife and carved:
bLily Evans
+
James Potter
4ever/i
Lily smiled at the sight of those words. She looked up at James and softly said, "I love you, Jamesie."
James smiled a small smile at her. "I love you too, Lilykins."
"You'll love me forever, right, James?" Lily said quietly.
"Yes, Lily, I'll love you forever. Love me forever too, 'kay?" James responded.
Lily nodded and they leaned in at the same time to kiss each other, one of the few kisses they would share before their childhood and innocence was taken away and the power of evil grew.
A/N: Awww, Lily and James as kids, isn't it cute?!?! Lol. I know I already have another LJ fic, one that I haven't finished, but I decided that I didn't really like it very much and that it wasn't going the way I wanted it to, so I came up with the idea for starting out a fic with Lily & James as kids, so here it is, the first chapter of that fic!! I know it's kinda short but it's only the 1st chapter & I promise there'll be longer chapters! And if any of you were wondering why I put that quote from LOTR in here, is because if you don't put the full quote (and I didn't) & you don't know what Galadriel is talking about, you could actually think she's talking about love, because if you think about it love is as treacherous as the sea and greater than the foundations of the earth, and when you love you usually despair. Aaaanyways, I was kinda babbling there! Just please review, all comments whether positive or negative are greatly appreciated!!