Summery: Goofy one shot that begins with James getting rejected by Lily. R/R
A/N: I was feeling especially goofy one day and made up this idea for the intro to my love/hate story. Well I stored it away months and months ago and just found it while planning out my next story. Now I have a new intro that I like way better and this just doesn't fit. So now it's a one-shot, written for your enjoyment. :-)
Song Credit – Just the Girl by Click Five
"JAMES, IF YOU COME WITHIN THREE FEET OF ME EVER AGAIN, YOU WILL WISH YOU'D HAVE NEVER BEEN BORN!" screamed a red-faced Lily, hands clenched at her sides, looking fit to kill. James cowered back slightly, but, after having to taste test his own Euphoria potion in front of Slughorn's class, he had a pretty cheerful air about him. "DO I MAKE MYSELF PERFECTLY CLEAR?"
After swallowing hard enough to make his Adam's apple visible from several feet away, James put on a cheeky grin and raked his hand through his hair. "Well, sure, but the hallways and classrooms are quite cramped and I know for a fact the broom closets don't have much room to spare."
Sirius and Remus, who were observing the exchange from a safe distance, watched Lily's wrath throw James backwards with a spin, the messy haired, bespectacled, self-proclaimed King of Hogwarts landing at their feet. James looked up at his best friends with a wincing smile and Sirius shook his head in disgust. "That was pretty much the worst possible thing to say to her, mate," Sirius condescended.
"I can think of a few things worse, actually," Remus replied, "And, yes, she's stomping away."
James whipped around so fast his back cracked several time. "Damn it," James swore, massaging his back with one hand.
"Why the bloody hell are you still trying? It's never going to happen," Sirius said to James, who was still craning his neck in attempt to see where Lily was headed.
"You want to know why?" James asked while gingerly standing up. But before either of his best friends could respond James burst out into song.
She's cold and she's cruel but she knows what she's doingShe pushed me in the lake on our last day of school
She laughs at my dreams but I dream about her laughter
Strange as it seems she's the one I'm after
Cause she's bittersweet, she knocks me off of my feet
And I can't help myself but I don't want anyone else
She's a mystery; she's too much for me
But I keep coming back for more
She's just the girl I'm looking for
She can't stop working for more than an hour
She runs on 100 proof attitude power
And the more she ignores me the more I adore her
What can I do? I'd do anything for her…
Cause she's bittersweet, she knocks me off of my feet
And I can't help myself but I don't want anyone else
She's a mystery; she's too much for me
But I keep coming back for more
She's just the girl I'm looking for
The way she knows it's me when my owl makes a delivery
She'll just send him back cause she's rather be alone
But I can't give up just yet cause every word she's ever said
Is still ringing in my head, still ringing in my head
She's cold and she's cruel but she knows what she's doing
Knows just what to say so my whole day is ruined…
James held out the last note for a long time, with many cracks weaving in and out of his vocals, and was just about to continue when his cringing friends put a stop to it.
"I'm never allowing you to drink Euphoria potion again," Remus said, pushing a disgruntled James towards the common room as Sirius followed, laughing hysterically as he imitated James "going through puberty".
Author Notes: Told you it was goofy. I came up with the ideas and lyric revisions when I was strung out on caffeine. Has anyone else thought this song perfectly described James' attraction to Lily? When I first heard it I was like…wow…well anyway, R/R please!
