Disclaimer: I own none of the characters from J.K. Rowlings books. But I do own the plot and all original characters.
Looking through her bedroom window at the moonlit street Lily wondered if she would ever find a place that felt like home. After her mum had died, she felt this irreplaceable void.
Her father became withdrawn from the family and worked all the time, never talking to her.
Petunia, her sister, just moped around the house like a zombie. As she sat there gazing at the stars, the rain began to pour down. She felt as if nature understood the way she was feeling.
God I miss you so much mum . . . why'd you have to leave us, this house is not a home any more without you here. Sighing she closed the window and put on sweats.
She ran out of the house and stood in the rain, letting it cascade around her. For the first time since her mum passed away, she felt a calm wash over her.
Oh mum I feel as though you're looking down upon heaven on me.
Suddenly she sensed someone walking toward her, as they grew closer she opened her eyes and looked around. In the darkness of the night stood a boy about her age. His hair was disheveled and he seemed as if he was running away from something.
Her first thought was to run inside the house as fast as she could and lock the doors.
But as she stood there watching him she just knew in her heart that she couldn't turn away from this boy. She didn't know why she felt this overwhelming sense of concern, but she had learned not to turn her back on her instincts.
At that precise moment the boy noticed her for the first time and froze in his tracks.
Slowly she walked toward him to see if he was okay and if there was anything she could do to help him. She had gone not even three steps when he turned and ran.
Puzzled she started after him, Lily knew that she probably wouldn't catch him but she felt compelled to follow.
Why is he running from me, I'm just a girl what does he have to be scared of?
When he disappeared around the corner, Lily ran harder. As she rounded the corner, she collided with something a little too solid to be considered a bush. She felt arms wrap around her and she felt the first signs of panic.
"Would you stop squirming your making it hard to keep you from falling!"
That's when she realized that it was the boy that had grabbed her so forcefully. This is it. I'm in for it now. "Would you please take your hands off of me! I don't like to be manhandled!"
"First tell me why the hell you were following me."
Lily really had no idea why she followed him and so she simply stated "I don't know.."
The boy looking rather confused and somewhat angry said " What the hell? You just followed some random guy in the middle of the night and you don't know why you did it. What if I ended up being a serial killer?!?! You sure would be screwed then wouldn't you!"
That's when Lily started to lose her temper. You've got to be kidding me! "I don't fucking know why I followed you ok?!?! I just did! Why the fuck did you run away, huh? Are you scared of a girl?"
The boy seemed taken aback by Lily's outburst, "I'm not scared of a little girl like you, I just didn't feel like talking to anyone!"
"Yeah I'm sure that's the reason." Lily started laughing hysterically.
Next thing she knew she found herself falling and ended up on her ass in the mud. "Why the hell did you do that for?!?"
He gave her a lopsided grin and said "I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that, but you know you deserved it."
Lily fuming from being covered in mud stood up and started yelling "Why would I deserve to be dropped in the mud?! Because I yelled at you? You have no idea who your messing with, nobody fucks with Lily Evans like this! And I mean nobody!"
At that moment she slapped him hard across the face. As she realized what she had done, she spun around and pulled her hand to her mouth.
Oh my god I can't believe I just did that, I've never lost my temper this badly.
She stuttered "I.. I'm so sorry . . . " But all she received was silence. Slowly she turned around and the boy was gone.
The rain was pouring down as James ran away from his father's house.
How could his father allow him to be treated like that? He was his own person, and he refused to be sold to the highest bidder. As it began to rain harder James slowed down and began to walk. When had his fathers addiction gotten so bad? And why hadn't he noticed.
Because I was too busy making sure mum was ok after the divorce. I should have been there for them both. Not just mum. It's my fault that he's this way.
As he continued walking, he started to cry. Why did life have to be this way? Why couldn't it be perfect like it is in all the books?
Suddenly he stopped. There was a girl standing in the rain up the street
What the hell is she doing out in this kind of weather?
Slowly he saw her start to walk toward him. Not wanting to be around anyone he turned around and ran as hard and fast as he could. Looking back over his shoulder, he saw that she was following him. He had to figure out what she wanted.
He turned a corner and waited for her to show up.
What he didn't expect was her to come colliding into him . . . right into his arms. He grabbed her to keep her from falling into the mud.
God she feels so soft and comforting in my arms.
She started flailing madly, so he grabbed her tighter saying "Would you stop squirming your making it hard to keep you from falling!"
She looked up with those fiery green eyes her and replied tersely "Would you please take your hands off of me! I don't like to be manhandled!"
I can't let her out of my arms yet I like the feeling too much. "First tell me why you came running after me."
The girl seemed somewhat confused and said "I don't know . . . "
James was confused at this, how could this girl follow a stranger without knowing why? How stupid could she be? He wondered why he felt this protectiveness but just shrugged it off and yelled "What the hell? You just followed some random guy in the middle of the night and you don't know why you did it. What if I ended up being a serial killer?!?! You sure would be screwed then wouldn't you!"
Maybe I was a little too harsh James thought to himself.
But then the girl started yelling right back at him. "I don't fucking know why I followed you ok?!?! I just did! Why the fuck did you run away, huh? Are you scared of a girl?"
James had to keep him self from laughing out loud. Who would be scared of this little slip of a girl? She sure did have a high opinion of herself. Not knowing what else to say he said "I'm not scared of a little girl like you, I just didn't feel like talking to anyone!"
She started giggling and smirked at him. "Yeah I'm sure that's the reason."
She was such an infuriating creature. Why did she have to talk to him that way, what had he done to upset her so?
Slowly he let go of her and watched her fall . . . right into the mud.
Boy did she look mad now, her green eyes were flashing and she screamed "Why did you do that for?"
James couldn't keep himself from smiling and felt somewhat bad for what he had done. But damn it if she didn't look just beautiful when she was mad and soaking wet from the rain. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that, but you deserved it."
The green-eyed vixen stood up and continued yelling, "You have no idea who your messing with buddy, nobody fucks with Lily Evans like this and I mean nobody!"
As he stood there watching her, she slapped him hard across the face. He saw the look of horror at what she had done, right before she turned around and decided he better leave now while her back was turned.
As he slipped away into the night, he thought about the girl he had just encountered. Lily . . . What a beautiful name for a girl like that. It fits her perfectly. I wonder if I'll ever see her again. Sighing James pulled out his wand and waved for the Knight bus. Probably not. I just have to live with memories. And what amazing memories they'll be.
A/N:
Please R&R. And be as harsh as you like, its my first fanfic so I'll take all the criticism I can get. Also if there's any quirky random things that you would like to see in the story please let me know. I would like to have my readers involved in the actual story. You will get credit for anything you contribute to the story. Thanks for reading everyone and keep a look out for chapter 2 "When Good Squirrels Go Bad"