Okay you know the drill. I don't own James and Lily. I don't own anything to do with Harry Potter. I am merely a huge fan and broke so please don't sue me...

I know I haven't posted anything in a while but I hope people like this. It is my first James/Lily story so please be nice to me.

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Two months.

It had been two months since she had returned to Hogwarts for her last year. It had also been 2 months since James Potter has asked her out again. Something she didn't like the thought of, but she couldn't understand why she was so bothered. She had seen him the week before with some tart from Ravenclaw house draped over him like she was a cat in heat. Normally the fact the girls fawned all over him didn't bother her but lately... she was only just starting to realise why it might be bothering her but she was determined not to let it show... or anyone to find out.

That morning at breakfast she sat trying not to gag into her cornflakes when Marlene sat down next to her "Cheer up Lily. It might never happen."

She said to her fiery haired best friend as she caught a glimpse of James and the girl from Ravenclaw together and sighed shaking her head "You know Lily... you have horrible timing"

Lily looked up at her with a bemused and confused expression on her face "I have no idea what you're talking about Mar" she said in reply staring determinedly at her cornflakes as she pushed them around the bowl.

"Course you don't Lily. You're not eating or looking at anything other than your food... you are clearly jealous..." Marlene replied to her looking amused at her best friend at how dense she was being.

"Jealous? Of who might I ask?" she said looking up from her cornflakes to look at the brown eyes of her friend still keeping her gaze from moving over to James even if it was just to give him a dirty look because right now the Ravenclaw girl was feeding him toast.

"You bloody well know who Lils. James bloody Potter." She said looking triumphant as she saw Lily start to blush, a sure sign she'd been caught out.

Lily sighed a bit and went back to her cornflakes and pushed them around a few times and shrugged "Maybe... you're right about one thing... I have the worst timing" she admitted looking almost defeated but she shook her head and looked at her watch before turning and giving Mar a smile "It doesn't matter. He's already gone and I am going to be late for Potions. See you at break" she said before getting up and leaving the Great Hall a full twenty minutes before classes were due to start, her breakfast still not eaten.

James had stopped paying attention to his girlfriend long enough to see that Lily had just hurried from the table and walked past his best mate Sirius Black as he made his way to breakfast, late as usual and took his seat next to his "friends with benefits" Marlene who smirked a bit and immediately began to whisper something to Sirius as he asked why Lily had just rushed from the Great Hall and James made a mental note to ask Sirius later what it was that was bugging Evans in case he had done something for him to endure a hellish rounds later that evening.

James finally caught up to Sirius on their way to second period Transfiguration and he knew that McGonagall wouldn't shout much at them if they were a little "Oi Padfoot, What was bugging Evans this morning?" he asked his best mate as they walked up the stairs heading towards the 4th floor.

"What makes you think I know Prongs mate?" Sirius asked with his annoying smirk that he wore when he knew something that James didn't.

"Don't be an arse. I know Mar told you this morning. She looked pissed off or something. I just wanna know if I am going to get shouted at or something this evening when I have rounds with her because for the life of me I dunno what I've done to piss her off this time" he sighed looking at his best mate half pleadingly, he knew Sirius would eventually tell him but he would drag it on as long as possible so he hoped that he'd get a bit of pity out him.

Sirius rolled his eyes "You've not done anything to piss her off... Apparently... Evans is Jealous of you and Sammy. Finally you move on Prongs and Evans takes bloody notice... talk about timing eh?" Sirius smirked pushing the door open to Transfiguration as James stood there almost bewildered following Sirius to class but he was lost in thought for the rest of the day, hardly noticing what he ate that afternoon and blowing Sammy off when she came to talk to him without even realising what he was doing.

That evening Lily was waiting for him outside the portrait, she hadn't been looking forward to this all day, she didn't really want to do rounds with him until she got over this stupid crush or annoyance he had moved on from her. James arrived on time for a change still half out of it and without even talking the two of them walked off through the corridors, not talking for over half an hour when James came to his sense and stopped her "Enough... this is too weird us not talking or fighting or what ever" he said suddenly.

Lily blinked several times as she looked at him for a moment and tried to start walking again "What? I thought you'd prefer it if we didn't talk or rather I didn't shout at you for some reason like you are always complaining about" she said keeping her gaze away from him.

"Lily I know..." James said, using her first name for the first time in pretty much 7 years and this caused her to blush slightly at how her name sounded coming from his lips and then she blinked almost in horror at him. "Know what?" she asked with a sinking feeling in her stomach.

"That you're jealous of Sammy... Sirius told me and I am assuming Mar told him" he said simply not noticing her discomfort or her blush that was now almost the same shade of red as her hair as she looked down at her feet and swore rather quietly and muttered something about murdering Mar before shrugging "It doesn't matter your happy and that's what matters" she said simply still not looking at him as he let go of her hand almost in shock.

He had honestly thought that Sirius had been joking about the whole thing but she wasn't denying it... after 6 years of wanting Lily and for the first time in all those years there was a possibility that if he asked her out she would actually say yes rather than telling him that she would rather kiss the giant squid but he had Sammy... he had a girlfriend... Okay yes he didn't like her as much as he liked, probably even loved Lily but he didn't want to hurt her.

"but..." was all he managed to mutter but Lily turned around her red hair flapping behind her and she looked at him for the first time in several days with an almost sad expression "But nothing James" she said simply, it was the first time she used his first name around him which stopped him from responding as he was too shocked.

"You're already gone" she said sadly before turning around and without saying another word she walked off her heart breaking leaving him standing there feeling horrible and torn. It was those words that had him routed to the spot, wanting to chase after her, to ask her out there and then, even kiss her but he knew she was right. He had Sammy, but she wasn't who he wanted. He wanted Lily. He always had but she thought he was "Already gone" he had no idea what that meant, or even if he was.