Hey guys! I love reading the lily/james flicks but it just isn't feasible to have them hate eachother and then fall madly in love. no offense. i write them too. but, i thought i would try to write a story sort of about what happened to one of my good friends and her current boyfriend. if you like it, review. heck, review even if you don't!
sundaybee
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Summary: Story of James and Lily, plus Arabella and Sirius, and some other characters that come exclusively from my crazy mixed up head.
Disclaimer: I only own what you recognize. damn. i wish i had a james potter.
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Chapter 1-Friends?
"Hey, Lils, wake up! It's time to get downstairs" my best friend Arabella Figg said to me.
"But it's so early. and It's summer. what is so important that we have to go downstairs?" I asked, most likely impatiently. I am not a morning person, to say the least. Plus, I could tell that Bella was hiding something from me. I've known her since I was 11, we met on the Hogwarts Express. Plus, I've spent the last two summers with her, since my parents...well...I'll tell you later. "What aren't you telling me? And don't even try to lie--I see the gleam in your eye."
I was impressed. My best friend, who could sleep until 3:30 in the afternoon on a good day, was up, with her brown hair fixed and dressed for the day by 10 am.
"Well...Lils, don't be mad, but....I..." she began
"What did you do Bella...."
"I invited Sirius over for the day, but he's staying with James and so they are both coming over." she said timidly...fearful of my reaction.
"Oh, I don't mind that you invited Siri over....wait a minute. DID YOU SAY JAMES POTTER?" I yelled.
"I didn't know when I invited him. But I haven't seen Sirius all summer and can't you suffer through one day with Potter?"
"Oh, thanks. Lay on the guilt trip. It's fine."
She left the room after throwing my bathing suit at me, presumably to go finish her make up. See, she didn't know that I knew that she liked Sirius. She was in denial-they were just "good friends", with occasional benefits, if you catch my drift. I love Sirius. He's like a big brother to me. But Potter. Honestly, I don't really talk to him, which is strange because I am friends with his friends and vice versa. I know that I am supposed to not like him, for God knows what reason. I think that there was one a really long ago, but I have forgotten it. Whatever. Even though we are on the Quidditch team together, and are going to be prefects together next year, I have never really gotten to know him. Whatever. Maybe we can resolve this conflict we have....
"LILYKINS!!!" Sirius yelled as he ran into the room. "I MISSED YOU!!!"
"I MISSED YOU TOO RIRI!!" I yelled back. Sirius brings out the crazy side in me. "How has your summer been? Oh did you hear? I'm a prefect. And they made me captain of the Quidditch team..And..."
"Hold it Lils. We have all day together." He said, cutting me off. "By the way--love your suit. Or what there is of it."
"Shit. I didn't see the one that Bella threw at me and I was preoccupied when I put it on. Does it look bad?" I asked worriedly....
"No, mon amie. You look hot." he replied with his signature grin.
"Well, we better head downstairs. I know that you and Bella are eager...to....yeah, that and I might just have murder her for this...."
So, we headed downstairs, after I threw on some shorts. I was going to kill Arabella. The bathing suit she had thrown at me was practically nonexistent. It was a bikini(hey i am a 16 year old)--but it was very skimpy. I loved the color though. I mean, it's a cute suit--light blue with dark blue polka dots. And it went great with my red hair. It's just it's more skin than I usually show.
Riri and I walked out to the pool, where we saw Bella and Potter talking. Suddenly Bella let out a wolf whistle--"Ow! Ow! Who woulda thunk that Lily Evans could be such a hottie? Love the suit."
"Can it, Bella. I might just have to kill you later for this. Where are the rest of the suits? You hid them." I accused. "Oh, hi Potter. Sorry I didn't say hello."
"Hi Evans," he replied. I could tell that he was looking at me in my practically nonexistent bathing suit. I covered myself awkwardly and turned to talk to Sirius, only to find that he was attached to Bella. Literally.
After separating them, eating lunch and swimming for a while, I realized that it was almost 6:00 at night. I realized now that they were obviously going to be here awhile because Bella's parents weren't home. Damnit. Once again, I went to talk to my honorary big brother, but he and Bella had obviously found something a little more...fun...to do.
So, I turned to Potter and began an awkward conversation about Quidditch and the upcoming school year, when he suddenly began to look around.
"I think that they have deserted us." he said to me.
I looked around and didn't see them. "They must have gone inside...to...you know."
"Oh...wow. Didn't need to think that." he said, looking as embarrassed as I felt.
We settled into an uncomfortable silence, that seemed to last for hours. Suddenly, he broke the silence--"This would be a lot more enjoyable if we were, I don't know, drunk or something."
Perhaps I should explain something. The Marauders(James, Riri and 2 of their friends) and us girls were kind of rebellious. Didn't really follow the rules, if you catch my drift. We just liked to have a good time. And that often includes alcohol. As much as I needed a drink then, I didn't want to embarrass myself in front of one James Potter.
"None for me, thanks. But it's fine if you want to..."I said to him, as I conjured up a bottle of Ogden's old firewhiskey.
"What's the matter, Evans? Scared? Don't think you can take it? Come on...I dare you." he replied laughingly.
Well, I was never one to back down from a dare. "Hell no, Potter. Pour me a shot." I uttered, sure I was about to make a mistake.
One bottle of firewhiskey later, I was beginning to enjoy Potter's company. He was really a nice person.
"Evanshh?" he slurred. "Why aren't we friends? Why do you hate me? Am I that horrible?'
"No! I hate you because you hate me."
"Well, I hate you because you hate me."
"Oh, well. Maybe we should just be friends then." I replied.
"That sounds good." he said. We shook on it. That's the last thing I remember before passing out in Arabella's backyard.
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Hey! Do ya'll like it? I hope so. Please review. I'm going to try and update with the second chapter later tonight, but I am not going to continue with the story unless ya'll review. Please review--it makes me happy!
sundaybee
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Summary: Story of James and Lily, plus Arabella and Sirius, and some other characters that come exclusively from my crazy mixed up head.
Disclaimer: I only own what you recognize. damn. i wish i had a james potter.
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Chapter 1-Friends?
"Hey, Lils, wake up! It's time to get downstairs" my best friend Arabella Figg said to me.
"But it's so early. and It's summer. what is so important that we have to go downstairs?" I asked, most likely impatiently. I am not a morning person, to say the least. Plus, I could tell that Bella was hiding something from me. I've known her since I was 11, we met on the Hogwarts Express. Plus, I've spent the last two summers with her, since my parents...well...I'll tell you later. "What aren't you telling me? And don't even try to lie--I see the gleam in your eye."
I was impressed. My best friend, who could sleep until 3:30 in the afternoon on a good day, was up, with her brown hair fixed and dressed for the day by 10 am.
"Well...Lils, don't be mad, but....I..." she began
"What did you do Bella...."
"I invited Sirius over for the day, but he's staying with James and so they are both coming over." she said timidly...fearful of my reaction.
"Oh, I don't mind that you invited Siri over....wait a minute. DID YOU SAY JAMES POTTER?" I yelled.
"I didn't know when I invited him. But I haven't seen Sirius all summer and can't you suffer through one day with Potter?"
"Oh, thanks. Lay on the guilt trip. It's fine."
She left the room after throwing my bathing suit at me, presumably to go finish her make up. See, she didn't know that I knew that she liked Sirius. She was in denial-they were just "good friends", with occasional benefits, if you catch my drift. I love Sirius. He's like a big brother to me. But Potter. Honestly, I don't really talk to him, which is strange because I am friends with his friends and vice versa. I know that I am supposed to not like him, for God knows what reason. I think that there was one a really long ago, but I have forgotten it. Whatever. Even though we are on the Quidditch team together, and are going to be prefects together next year, I have never really gotten to know him. Whatever. Maybe we can resolve this conflict we have....
"LILYKINS!!!" Sirius yelled as he ran into the room. "I MISSED YOU!!!"
"I MISSED YOU TOO RIRI!!" I yelled back. Sirius brings out the crazy side in me. "How has your summer been? Oh did you hear? I'm a prefect. And they made me captain of the Quidditch team..And..."
"Hold it Lils. We have all day together." He said, cutting me off. "By the way--love your suit. Or what there is of it."
"Shit. I didn't see the one that Bella threw at me and I was preoccupied when I put it on. Does it look bad?" I asked worriedly....
"No, mon amie. You look hot." he replied with his signature grin.
"Well, we better head downstairs. I know that you and Bella are eager...to....yeah, that and I might just have murder her for this...."
So, we headed downstairs, after I threw on some shorts. I was going to kill Arabella. The bathing suit she had thrown at me was practically nonexistent. It was a bikini(hey i am a 16 year old)--but it was very skimpy. I loved the color though. I mean, it's a cute suit--light blue with dark blue polka dots. And it went great with my red hair. It's just it's more skin than I usually show.
Riri and I walked out to the pool, where we saw Bella and Potter talking. Suddenly Bella let out a wolf whistle--"Ow! Ow! Who woulda thunk that Lily Evans could be such a hottie? Love the suit."
"Can it, Bella. I might just have to kill you later for this. Where are the rest of the suits? You hid them." I accused. "Oh, hi Potter. Sorry I didn't say hello."
"Hi Evans," he replied. I could tell that he was looking at me in my practically nonexistent bathing suit. I covered myself awkwardly and turned to talk to Sirius, only to find that he was attached to Bella. Literally.
After separating them, eating lunch and swimming for a while, I realized that it was almost 6:00 at night. I realized now that they were obviously going to be here awhile because Bella's parents weren't home. Damnit. Once again, I went to talk to my honorary big brother, but he and Bella had obviously found something a little more...fun...to do.
So, I turned to Potter and began an awkward conversation about Quidditch and the upcoming school year, when he suddenly began to look around.
"I think that they have deserted us." he said to me.
I looked around and didn't see them. "They must have gone inside...to...you know."
"Oh...wow. Didn't need to think that." he said, looking as embarrassed as I felt.
We settled into an uncomfortable silence, that seemed to last for hours. Suddenly, he broke the silence--"This would be a lot more enjoyable if we were, I don't know, drunk or something."
Perhaps I should explain something. The Marauders(James, Riri and 2 of their friends) and us girls were kind of rebellious. Didn't really follow the rules, if you catch my drift. We just liked to have a good time. And that often includes alcohol. As much as I needed a drink then, I didn't want to embarrass myself in front of one James Potter.
"None for me, thanks. But it's fine if you want to..."I said to him, as I conjured up a bottle of Ogden's old firewhiskey.
"What's the matter, Evans? Scared? Don't think you can take it? Come on...I dare you." he replied laughingly.
Well, I was never one to back down from a dare. "Hell no, Potter. Pour me a shot." I uttered, sure I was about to make a mistake.
One bottle of firewhiskey later, I was beginning to enjoy Potter's company. He was really a nice person.
"Evanshh?" he slurred. "Why aren't we friends? Why do you hate me? Am I that horrible?'
"No! I hate you because you hate me."
"Well, I hate you because you hate me."
"Oh, well. Maybe we should just be friends then." I replied.
"That sounds good." he said. We shook on it. That's the last thing I remember before passing out in Arabella's backyard.
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Hey! Do ya'll like it? I hope so. Please review. I'm going to try and update with the second chapter later tonight, but I am not going to continue with the story unless ya'll review. Please review--it makes me happy!