Lily Evans walked down in the pouring rain to the Black Lake, in deep thought. Nothing could interrupt her. She slowly sat down, leaned against an old oak tree and stared out to the lake. Her glowing red hair falling from her ponytail. Her small frame curled up into a ball, keeping warm, even though she couldn't feel it. Her eye lashes clinging together from the rain. Her almond green eyed glazed over, in deep thought. She was in her own world.

Even when a body came down and sat next to her, she didn't realise.

"Don't you think it's a little cold to be down here?" questioned the body, James Potter. His deep voice breaking Lily's train of thought. She turned her head to look up at him, losing herself in his hazel eyes. She couldn't help but feel amazed at them. After a minute or two of staring at his eyes, her own stared to travel around his body. His black, messy hair sticking to his forehead from walking down through the rain. His parted red lips. His perfectly muscled body, but not to showy, from quidditch. He was the perfect image of a girls dream guy. And he was all hers.

"I… I can't really feel it."

James gave her a weird look.

"You're shivering." He pointed out.

"I…"

She looked down, embarrassed.

James gently pushed her chin up with his rough hand, warming her instantly, even though she thought she was fine. Unknowingly, she leant in to his hand, making him smile.

"So…" James decided to keep the minimal conversation going. "Why are you out here?"

He pulled his hand away, making Lily cold again.

"It's the only place I can be alone and think."

"Are you hinting you don't want me here?" questioned James in a light teasing voice, a smirk playing on his lips.

"No, no. You're good here." Lily replied a bit too hurriedly, making James' smirk even bigger.

"Good, considering I am your boyfriend."

Lily looked down again and blushed. She liked the idea, but was still a little nervous of giving herself up to someone else, even if they only had good intentions.

James pulled her into a hug, keeping her safe and warm from the weather.

"What were you thinking about, when I came out here? You looked like you couldn't feel or hear anything." James speaking up.

"About you …us."

"Oh, really? What about us?"

"How… I feel about you. How much I care for you."

They both stayed quiet for a moment.

"And," James pulled out of the hug and cupped her face, carefully asking, "How much… do you… care for me?"

"A lot, more than anything else in this world. I would do anything for you, whether it was give up my cookie or jump in front of a curse. I would do it. I… you're all I think about. I feel happy when I'm around you, sad when I'm not. I can't live without you. I need you. You make me feel safe and warm. I… I think I love you. No wait, I know I love you. You are my everything."

"I love you too. I've been wanting to say that for ages. You can't imagine how much I love you."

They both smiled like little children on Christmas morning.

Without knowing what they were doing, they leaned in slowly so they were inches apart. Lily was getting shivers from James breath, the same happening to him. After a minute they closed the gap with a soft, sweet kiss, warming them both from the cold.

Lily pulled away, her eyes sparkling and mouth smiling.

James stared at Lily with fascination and love. Knowing for sure that she was the one.

"We're going to get a cold if we don't get moving." Lily stated

With that she stood up and held out her hand, urging James to follow her. He sighed and jumped up to his feet, taking her hand and walking up the muddy grass to the castle.