Fiona12690's Alphabet Challenge: Letters A for Alive, F for Fallen, and E for Engaged all incorporated into the story.

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"Let's go Lily."

"James, no. There is no way to know if that is safe or not. You could fall through the ice. Come back here."

James slid further out towards the middle of the lake defiantly.

"James!"

"Yes, Lily?" James replied innocently.

"Get back here!" Lily practically screeched. James rolled his eyes but glided back towards the redhead.

"Better?" he asked, coming up so he was merely an inch or two away from her.

"Much," Lily breathed out relieved.

The feeling of relief soon melted away though, when she saw the smirk James had upon his lips. Lily eyed him warily.

Before she could react, he had grabbed her hand and pulled her out onto the frozen surface. She screamed as she began to slide away from the smug looking boy.

He easily caught her wrist though and dragged her back towards him.

James laughed at the look of pure horror on Lily's face and it quickly turned to anger.

"James Potter! I could have fallen! What would you have done if I were to die?"

James quickly sobered up at this.

"I wouldn't- no, this isn't what will kill us. You-Know-Who is going to finish us. We aren't to worry about death. We must live while we can, Lils. We are alive."

Lily gave him a wan smile and let him pull her around the lake. He stopped at the edge a while later.

He and Lily laid down in the snow and stared up at the stars.

What felt like minutes, but was really hours passed by. They did not care though. After a time, James finally sat up. Lily began to stand too, but James placed a hand on her knee to stop her. Lily sat in the snow as James slowly moved to lean on one knee.

He pulled from his pocket a black velvet box. At the sight, Lily's hands flew up to her mouth.

"Lily," James began. "I love you. I love your smile, your temper, your smarts, your bossiness, your love for me and others. I don't want to lose any of it. These are hard and stressful times, but they're all we've got. There is little time. I want to spend this time with you. Lily, you are my light, my sun, my life. Will you marry me?"

Lily nodded slowly, blinking rapidly as the tears began to fall. "Yes, James. Yes!"