A/N: this is just a little thing that came to me in the middle of the night…You can review if you want. I don't really care with this. I like it. Anyway, enjoy.

Disclaimer: once upon a time there was a really brilliant famous person who wrote really fantabulous books and owned these characters. Then was another not really brilliant or famous person who wrote fanfiction using these characters from the really fantabulous books. Guess which person I am. The end.

Word Association

James: "Evans, wanna play a game?"

Lily: "No Potter, for the fortieth time; I do NOT want to play a game!"

James: "How about Hangman?"

Lily: "Here, I have a game. It's called 'Why-Don't-You-Finish-Your-Lines-So-This-Detention-Will-Be-Over-So-I-Won't-Have-To-Watch-You-Anymore-So-I-Can-Go-To-Bed!"

James: "Sounds kinky, but I have a better idea. How about word association?"

Lily: (rolls eyes) "Fine. But you have to do your lines after and not bother me again until tomorrow. And we're only playing for five minutes."

James: "Done. I'll start." (Thinks for a moment) "Snow."

Lily: "Cold."

James: "Rain."

Lily: "Wet."

James: "Dungeons."

Lily: "Potions."

James: "Professor Slughorn."

Lily: (wrinkles nose) "Mustache."

James: "Ugly."

Lily: "Petunia's wedding dress."

James: (grinning) "Bride."

Lily: "Groom."

James: "Engagement."

Lily: "Ring."

James: "Diamond."

Lily: "Beautiful."

James: (smiling) "Lily Evans."

Lily: (stares at James surprised. Blushes.)

James: (embarrassed. Mumbles something incoherently and begins writing lines.)

Lily: (after a long pause) "Do you really think that, James?"

James: (looks up) "Why else would I be chasing you for four years?"

Lily: "I dunno. I guess I thought it was some stupid practical joke that got out of hand and refused to die."

James: (shakes head slowly) "No, it's for real."

Lily: "Oh…"

(The clock chimes signally the end of the detention. James gets up and hands her his unfinished paper.)

Lily: "I guess you'll have to come back tomorrow and finish."

James: "Yeah." (Pauses then asks hesitantly) "Do you think we could play another game?"

Lily: (looks at him. Smiles slightly.) "I'd like that."

James: (grins and heads out door.)

Lily: "Oh, James."

James: (turns.)

Lily: "Thanks. You know…for saying I'm beautiful."

James: (shrugs) "Well, the truth comes easy to me." (Exits.)

Lily: bites lip and smiles. Begins to gather up papers. "He thinks I'm beautiful!"

FIN

A/N: I hope you guys liked it. Review or don't. I'm really hungry. It's like 10:30 and I haven't eaten dinner. Hmmm, I want pretzels. Tah.