DISCLAIMER: I dont own anything from the harry potter books mrs jk rowling owns. to bad really i do like my story.

Chained for life

Chapter 1

"NO! For the millionth time I will not go out with you!" and with that Lily stormed off, leaving James Potter at the front of their school leaving for the summer holidays. Ah that arrogant piece of dirt. He should just go jump off a cliff or drown himself on a river…one far, far away. Lily thought longingly. That darn Potter, James Potter to be precise. Lily Evans and James Potter did not get along. Ever since Lily moved to Hogwarts for 3rd year they had a mutual understanding, she hated him he hated her. There was even signed a contract…Lily wished. It wasn't until the end of 6th grade he decided "stuff the contract", that wasn't really made, and went on as if he LOVED her! Okay deep breaths in out, in out. Yep that's what he said. She still remembered how it happened. It still played in her dreams, sickening them, making her wake up in cold sweat. Did he do this on purpose? She thought in disbelief. It was not possible. He couldn't love, he didn't know how. At least that's what Lily Evans thought. She stepped outside onto the porch of the school taking her last look at school before the holidays. Lily went to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry. Yes she was a witch. She boarded there for most of the year. Along with Lily's best friends and many other girls in her year she boarded also with James Potter and his friends. Lily sighed. Finally she was going home for the summer holidays, sure she would miss seeing everyone every day but well she would get over it. And that's when Lily learned it! She learned that people change their mind… maybe not their actions, but their minds. It was then when her mind went blank. She looked past his muscular body, unruly sandy hair, and straight into his eyes. Big mistake. James Potter was in love. He loved her.

"Hi, Lily," he said, calling her Lily for the first time ever.

"What do you want Potter? I'd really like to go home," Lily turned to walk away when She noticed it. His hand on her shoulder. His expression was not sad, depressed or happy... it was unwavering and anxious.

"Let go of my hand, Potter."

"Please call me James." she looked at him trying to hide her frustration.

"First names are for friends." she snapped.

"Please Lily, don't do this to me."

"What are you talking about?" she asked confused; though she stopped herself from calling him Potter.

"There's something I have to say."

"You've said enough!" Lily barked, looking for her friends. "No," he said pulling her closer to him, much to her dismay. "I want to take back every bad thing I've ever said. I want to start over."

"We can't start over you great prat. Now let me go!" she said pulling away. His hand held on.

"There's something that's killing me, Lily. There's something that's eating away at me, breaking my heart." Lily stared blankly at him. "It's you."

"What--" she felt her mouth go dry and her eyes widen.

"Whenever I see you, I become all clumsy. I can't think about anything but you when your around. I've..." he paused as if looking for the right words. Everything seemed to freeze. What on earth was he talking about?

"I--" he stopped her with a finger to her lips. Lily froze.

"Whenever I see you with another guy I feel jealous, like I want to jump off the top tower. I…I love you." She felt her temper rise.

"I cant believe you actually completed a dare like that! whoever told you to say that can go to jump off a bridge!" Lily screamed trying to break free again.

"Lily I--" he dropped his hand from her shoulder and she looked up at him, frozen in the spot. And then she saw it. In his eyes, it was everywhere... He loved her. Lily couldn't take it. She ran, and ran and ran. She left for the holidays and cleared here head hoping that Potter would clear his head to and hopefully come back for the next year

To her disappointment, that's how it went on for the next year. The most infuriating year of her life! He asked Lily out 3 times a day and still played pranks on her for her attention. Boy was it annoying and she let him know that.

"POTTER!" Lily yelled down the hallway. They had a free now. He had taken all her classes so she knew she could grab him before he went out to the dorms and planned his next prank or whatever it was the freak did. He turned around and looked at Lily in surprise.

"Wow Evans, I always dreamed you would be screaming my name." he smiled seductively at her.

Lily rolled her eyes at him and opened her mouth to reply when he beat her to it.

"Oh how silly of me flower, I haven't asked you out today" he said as he grabbed her hand and moved a little to close for comfort.

"That exactly--"I started but was cut off once more.

"So how bout it Lily-flower, you, me this Saturday night?" he said moving even more closely. Lily looked at him with revulsion.

"I would rather date a snail!" she yelled at his smug face. "…and if you want to keep you face the way it is I suggest you never ask me out again!" she tried to pull away but he pulled her closer. She looked a bit scared a little curious. All those girls saying he was an amazing kisser I wonder if he is. Wait, what am I thinking?! Lily tried to pull away again and he just looked into her eyes and then at her lips and kissed them. You want to know the weirdest thing, she kissed back. After a while she felt his tongue brush against her lips asking for entrance, Lily then realise what she was doing and brought her hand up and…WACK.

"What the hell Lily!" Potter asked wiping his hand across his face where a red hand mark was starting to appear.

"Never ask me out again Potter or worse will happen" and she walked away down the hall. Once she was sure she was far enough away she went into a run and ran as far away as possible. Lily only stopped once she found a deserted hallway. She collapsed against the wall and ran a finger over her lips. Her mind was going out of control. Why did she kiss back? It was the stress of the exams, she convinced herself. she let out a breath she didn't realise she was holding, got up and continued her way to the library to finish an essay for History of Magic she had to finish before tomorrow. Lily soon had the whole scene at the back of her head. But do good things ever happen to people called Lily Evans? No.

Lily got to her dorm and collapsed onto her bed.

"Lils? You okay?" asked a blonde headed Lizzie, Lily's best friend.

"Take one guess" Lily asked rolling her eyes and moving onto her back looking at the ceiling.

"ahh it's the determined James Potter I see." Lizzie replied putting her magazine up on the bedside table. "What did he do this time" Lizzie asked boringly

"HE KISSED ME!" Lily replied sitting up staring at Lizzie. Lizzie's eyes widened and her jaw literally dropped. After gaining her composure. She sat up straight and replied

"Excuse my for a moment will you" and without waiting for a reply she left a disbelieving Lily watch her leave.

BANG! The door to the guy's dorm swung open revealing Lizzie standing in the doorway with her hands on her hips. She spotted James's best friend Sirius and went over to his bed.

"Sirius, you better be able to tell me where James is or prepare to die." She said threateningly. Sirius looked mock surprised

"And what? Disappoint the whole female population with the death of the best looking guy at Hogwarts?" he said give her a disbelieving look.

"And to think I went out with you." She said rolling her eyes laughing a little.

"It's okay, I understand im irresistible." He smiled his best smile at her. Lizzie just rolled her eyes when a guy walked into the room. A guy named James Potter to be precise.

"I don't get it" said James as he walked to his bed looking at Lizzie "how come you can come barging into our rooms and the girls ones have actual locks on the doors. Lizzie chuckled and then remembered why she was here. She walked over to James and slapped him on the cheek.

"HEY! What was that for!?" yelled James at Lizzie smiling smugly at herself.

"For kissing Lily." She said simply "Gees don't you get the message? She. Doesn't. like. You." Lizzie said as if explaining something to a five year old.

"Hey she kissed back!" he said deafeningly. Lizzie's eyes widened and jaw dropped for the second time that evening.

"Excuse my while I question someone" Lizzie said while rushing out the door hearing Sirius yelled at James

"YOU KISSED HER! When were you going to tell me!?!"

"at least I found out before he did" Lizzie mumbled to herself entering the girl dorm once more to find a nervous looking Lily on her bed looking at Lizzie.

"I was wondering when you would come back." Shifting slightly so Lizzie could sit next to her and they could close the curtains around her bed.

"spill" is all Lizzie said. And that's just what Lily did. She spilled how she hated him and how.

"Ahh peace at last" Lily breathed to herself as she settled into the back seat. "To the airport miss?" questioned the driver. "Yes thanks, terminal 3 please" she was leaving her town, friends (Her best friend Lizzie was meeting her at the airport) and James Potter for a long 3 weeks at her holiday house at a country town by the beach. No one could ask for better. "Here we are Miss" said the cab driver, pulling her out of her dreams, good ones at that. She paid tom, finding his name on the front window, and set off to find Lizzie. She didn't have to look far, Lizzie's bleach blond hair stands out anywhere. She grabbed her bags and ran full bolt over to her. As she got closer she slowed to a stroll and acted dignified. When Lizzie saw her she put out her hand and she gracefully shook hers, looking her into the eyes she couldn't help it, she burst into a fit of giggles. She joined her soon after and only resurfaced from the giggles 10 minutes later, out of breath.

"Lizzie, I'm so excited! I can't wait to get to the beach. Luckily it's only a 2 hour flight ay." she said pulling her into a hug.

"Yes, oh my goodness a whole 3 weeks with just you it's going to be awesome" Lizzie replied.

"Oh we better get in line for our seats or we might not be seated together." she said while pulled her over to the very large line, it seemed everyone wanted to go to Jasper, the country town, for the summer holidays. So they got into the huge line praying that they got seats together not next to random people and after about 30 minutes of no-so-clam waiting it was finally our turn. So they gave our tickets to the lady and told her to please put us together.

"I'm sorry but is it a problem if you're not sitting right next to each other? The closest I can do is the two end seats separated by an isle. Would that be alright" they looked at each other and told her together it would be fine and off they went to board the plane. They got on and she was looking for her seat and when she got to her row she sat down and looked across at Lizzie who was looking just behind her with a look of absolute horror etched onto her face. Slowly she turned around and to her disgust; there was Potter with a huge grin plastered on his abnormally handsome face, with his almost black hair falling lightly over his dark brown, almost black eyes. He opened his mouth to speak but she got there first. "POTTER!" she screamed, making the people on the plane look over in interest or annoyance.

"Are you following me?" she asked a bit softer but the annoyance still clearly in her voice. James, if possible, grinned even wider. He leaned over and whispered in her ear

"My dear Lily-flower, you no I do that already." she was too surprised/freaked out to move and when she got her senses back SMACK.

"Don't you ever call me that again okay? My name is Lily and that's all it will ever be." Lily flicked her long red hair with blond highlights out of her green eyes and moved as far away from James Potter as possible.

"Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed, unfortunately not mine." James taunted her. By now everyone was on the plane and they were getting ready to take off. She could feel James's eyes on her and she didn't want to give him the satisfaction of looking over so she stared at her lucky best friend who was put next to some hot guy and was talking intimately to. They took off and it couldn't have been more than 10 minutes and James decided it would be safe to talk, Lily thought otherwise.

* * *

"So Lily, where are you staying at Jasper?" Lily turned around and looked into his hopeful eyes and could help but answer

"We going to our holiday house at Pippy Beach, you?" she thought - well if im going to be stuck with him may as well be civil.

"No way so am I"

Great, could these holidays get any better?

"Sirius is coming down in a week also so you no. isn't this going to be fun?"

Damn, she shouldn't have tempted fate. Argh two of them! She didn't think she could deal with the one. What's worse is Lizzie is actually friends with Sirius and you know what? I'm going to be stuck seeing them all summer. Damn, damn, damn, frickin heck could this…no she will not say that because it probably will.

"Great, I just can't wait James." Lily said sarcastically. And added under her breath "at least you not next door"

"Which house are you? I want to know if your close." What harm could happen if she said…he would find out anyway.

"57, which one are you?" his huge grin appeared on his face. She closed her eyes knowing what was coming next.

"Im 58… were neighbors!" he sounded so excited. Argh screw being nice she couldn't take that anymore Lily got up without a glance at James and said she needed to restroom and hurried off. She jumped into the first one available and slammed the door. Why did he have to ruin everything? She didn't know how long she was in there but a faint "Lily" caught her attention and she thought she should respond. "Yeah" she said through the door. "Its James" a louder reply came, he had found her stall. She groaned and got to her feet.
"Just wanted to see if you were okay"

"Im fine" she replied through the door again

"Well im not leaving until you come out" she groaned again. She heard him lean against the door. Perfect. She quickly opened the door and he fell inside and onto the floor. She couldn't help it, it was hilarious. His face was so surprised. Then he noticed her laughing and groaned. He got up and pushed onto the door for support and accidentally pressed it shut. they both stood for a second in surprise then realised they were in a bathroom stale, together, alone and in a small confined space. She quickly went to open the door but it was stuck and wouldn't open.

"Uh James, a little help here" she said desperately while pulling with all her might against the door.

"Right…okay move away I'll give it ago" he said finally coming out of his daze. He rolled up his sleeves, it would have been funny if she wasn't dwelling on what would happen if she was stuck in here with James, and put both hands on the door and pulled, and pulled. She started to wonder if maybe she was stronger than him. He looked at her and then back to the doorknob.

"Ah Lily, I can't pull it open. It's stuck" so she did the next best thing. She bashed her fists on the door and yelled "Help! The doors stuck she can't get out. Someone help!" James just stood there looking amused while she did that for about 5 minutes and gave up hope. James and she were inches apart. James was leaning towards her and she didn't know what to do. She couldn't move. Parts of her just wanted to lean it and just kiss him but the other was screaming out to move as far away as possible. Just as they were centimeters apart and she was about to cave in there was a loud knock on the door and they both jumped apart.

"Hello? Are you stuck? Do you want me to get you out? I thought I heard someone yell help?" yelled an older man's voice.

"Ye… yes" she answered, her voice braking.

"Okay stand back I'll get you out" she pulled James back with me…he seemed to be in some sort of daze. He had this goofy grin on his face when he looked at me. Argh she felt disgusting. Lily Evans, almost KISSED, James Potter! Eh that is so gross, she thought. The man got the door open and Lily thanked him and pulled James away but not before getting confused stares. they got to our seats to find there was only 10 minutes left to landing.

"I guess this wouldn't be a good time to ask if you wanted to go out with me." James asked once they were seated. Lily just rolled her eyes at him and looked away. Lily thought "I'm making sure that on the way home we get seats to together."

* * *

Lizzie and Lily had just walked into our holiday house through the two large ceiling to floor glass doors that led to the sitting room. In front of us were two oceans blue, ironic she no, couches, a white washed coffee table and a bar with mini fridge and all. The walls were a half sun yellow half cream. And the floors were tiled a creamy white. Over all it looked very nice. Our holiday house was a two story house with a home theater underground. The back door opened onto the beach and the front onto Market Street. Out of the three days they had been here were yet to see Potter. Not that Lily minded. None in the least actually, but it did make her wonder if he was alright. Nar, he's a big boy he should be fine. So back to us: Lizzie and Lily were just walking inside after a long day of the beach when the door bell rang. Lily walked to the door and looked at what she was wearing, just her binki, great. She opened the door and had a strong erg to slam it shut again but Lizzie was already at the door engulfing someone in a hug. After she left the person go she saw it was Sirius. She let out a groan. Great, her James free days have just ended. Hello hell.

"Sirius! How are you? Ah I feel like I haven't seen you in forever" Lizzie rambled

"Hey to you to Lizzie, Yea im good but don't worry James told me your staying here to so we can all hang out together" he looked at her and James as well. Lily just rolled her eyes. Fat chance.

"Do you guys want to come in?" Lizzie asked dragging Sirius in anyway. Okay no, Sirius is not Lizzie's boyfriend they are just really good childhood friends and have just formed a really close bond over the years. Lizzie and Sirius were already in our sitting room and James and Lily were just standing at the door.

"Aren't you going to ask me in?" James asked in a slight offended tone.

"You don't deserve to be asked in" she shot back at him

"Well your approval isn't needed" and with that pushed past and helped himself inside. She just stared at him. "Argh the insufferable pig! I hate him" she thought. Lily slammed the door shut and pushed myself onto the couch and didn't look at anyone. James just grinned at her triumphantly. She glared at him. He stared back. He tried to make her give up. But im a Evans and Evans never give up. But then there are times when you just have to bit the bullet and let the loser win. She looked away. James's grin just grew wider and he let out a triumphed "yes!" she just groaned and rolled her eyes and took back to glaring at him. Lizzie and Sirius were just watching us with a look of dismay on their faces.

"Gees guys, how old are you? Five?" Lizzie asked while rolling her eyes.

"Yeah Lizzie's right, you really need to get over this. Cant you just stop being like this to each other and act civil?" Sirius asked. More at her than James, Lily thought.

"Yeah Lily, can't you just give into the fact that you're madly in love with me and come and give me that kiss you have been dying to give me?" James said wiggling his eyebrows suggestively. Two can play the game, she thought. So she walked up to James with a seductive smile on her lips.

"Your right James, im so sorry" she said sweetly inches away from him. Lizzie and Sirius were looked completely shocked. James was looking excited she brought her hand up and slapped it across his face.

"Don't even think about it Potter!" and Lily stormed off up the stairs to her room.

"Lily! Lily! Lily!" she could hear James coming after her so she just got to her room and slammed the door shut. That God for door locks.

"Fine I'll just wait till you get out then Evans." Lily rolled her eyes as she heard him sit down outside.

* * *

"Sirius, we need to do something about them" Lizzie remarked as she sat down, drink in hand, next to Sirius at the bar.

"Yes I know, but the question is what? We can't just lock them in a room. They might kill each other, or Lily kill James is more like it." Sirius said with a smile on his face.

"I no but I have a better idea…" and Lizzie explained. The smile on Sirius's face grew and he nodded his head in agreement.

"The only question is how…"

"I have a plan, I just need tonight and we can do it in the morning. Just have James at the spot at around 3 okay?" Lizzie asked while getting up.

"You can count on me" Sirius replied his grin ever growing.

A/N This chapter has been edited on the 17.11.2008 by Brooke Tooley.