A/N: This is my first Lily/James fic. Its based off the movie Ever After, starring Drew Barrymore. I don't think this has been done before because I've never read it and I'm sure I would of if I had seen it.

Story: Every After

Chapter: 1

Author: socal4ever

Pairings: Lily/James

Rating: M (just to be sure)

Disclaimer: I don't own Lily and James and Co. they belong to Rowling and I don't own the plot, its from the movie Ever After.

Now on with the story…

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A little girl ran around her manor hot on the heels of a little boy. The boy ran into the manor, up the stairs and into one of the maids. The maid stood in front of the boy with her hands on her hips with an amused and slightly angered look. Seconds latter, the auburn haired girl came running up the stairs and right into the boy she was chasing, knocking him down and falling right on him.

"I told you I'd get you, Remus." She said pinning him down.

"Miss, I told you not to get dirty, your father will be here very soon and you have gotten all dirty again." The maid said, pulling the girl off Remus and trying her best to clean off her face with her apron. Hooves sounded outside and another maid came bustling down from the landing above.

"The master is home, hurry we have to go meet him!" They all hurried out of the housing lining up with the other servants outside the house to greet the black carriage coming up the drive.

First out the carriage was an older man. He was dressed in nice clothes, not the best but still very nice. His hair was graying but it his spirit was every young. The little auburn hair girl jumped into his arms once he had both feet on the ground.

"Papa, Papa!" She cried.

"Lily, is that you under all that soot?" He joked, whipping away some of the dirt on her nose. A very dainty "Ahm" sounded from the carriage and a creamy white hand waited to be taken. The man put down Lily and took the hand to help out his new bride. She stepped out in an elegant dress of violet satin with an amethyst necklace around her neck with her head held high and an arrogant stance. Following her out of the carriage were her two daughters; his new stepdaughters; Lily's new stepsisters. The tall slender blonde looked just like her mother and had the arrogance to match but the brunette stood with a sense of superiority but smiled sweetly at her new household. Lily's father led his bride over to Lily for their introductions.

"Lily, I would like you to meet my new wife, the Baroness De Ghent." Lily smiled sweetly and giving a small curtsy.

"It's finally nice to meet you." The Baroness said with fake compassion, it was obvious that she was jealous of Lily and envied the attention and love that Lily's father had for her wishing he felt the same about herself. Lily's father brought the Baroness's girls forward to their mother's side.

"These are her daughters. Marguerite," The blonde one, "and Jacqueline." Theaverage brunette. The two girls curtsied.

"Come along girls, its been a long trip." The Baroness said. Her daughters briskly followed her into the manor.

Later that night, Lily sat in her four poster bed with a fire roaring in the hearth and her father sitting at the foot of her bed. He handed Lily a small package. Lily's eyes light up in glee while she ripped off the brown paper wrapping.

"Utopia?" Lily asked examining the book cover.

"Another one to add to the collection." Her father said, "You can read it while I'm gone and in three weeks, when I get back, you can tell me all about it."

"One week." Lily said.

"Three."

"One"

"How 'bout two?"

"One." Lily said more forcefully.

"I'll try." Lily gave him a big huge before they said their 'good nights'.

The next morning the household stood in front of the manor to see their master off. He finished packing his horse then turned to his household. The Baroness and her daughters stood in front of the others in the household while Lily stood off to the side. The master kissed the Baroness goodbye and said goodbye to her daughters. Lily jumped into his arms and he held her tightly while tears rolled down her cheeks.

"I'll be back soon." He said to her, while the Baroness stared jealously at the two.

"One week." Lily sobbed. Her father smiled at her. He kissed her cheek before he put her down and mounted his horse and started down the drive. The Baroness took her daughters' hands.

"Let's go girls, time for lessons."

"Wait!" Lily cried running out onto the drive, "Its tradition." The Baroness looked at her with contempt and proceeded into the manor with daughters. Lily didn't seem to notice because she was eagerly watching her father riding towards the gate. He was almost at the gates where tradition said that they always wave but he didn't wave. He grabbed his chest crying out in pain before he fell from his horse at the gates.

"PAPA!" Lily cried frantically, running towards him. The Baroness rushed from the manor and for her husband. She knelt next to Lily on the ground.

"Auguste, you can't leave me." The Baroness cried.

"Papa, Papa." Lily cried. Her father turned to look at her cupping Lily's face with one of his hands.

"I love you." He said looking into Lily's eyes before the life left his body.

"No! Papa, Papa." Lily cried into his robes. The Baroness fought back her tears and stared at Lily with a scorn as Lily cried into her father's lifeless body.

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A/N: Review please. I'd love to know what you guys think of the start. Just in case anyone hasn't seen the movie, it starts off like this and then Drew Barrymore's character gets older, so that's what's coming up. Don't Forget to Review! Later.

-socal4ever