All right second fan fic. Again, none of these characters are mine. Please review!! Oh, and just stick with it, I know this first chapter is confusing but this is like half way through the story. It goes back in the other chapters and explains everything that happened before this.
Lily sat beside James in detention, Professor McGonagall's icy glare upon their backs. How could this be happening? How could she of all people be in detention? She Lily Evans, mature, responsible, Head Girl of Hogwarts. Perfect student, not even a scratch on her record. And now this. A week of detention. And what was worse, it was a week of detention with James Potter!! James stinkin Potter!!! Was she honestly expected to live through this? That was a feat even she couldn't accomplish.
She watched a bird perched along the windowsill outside. It chirped joyfully and leaped off into the air, its little wings able to carry it on the breeze like it was nothing but a fallen leaf. Lily longed to be like that bird. To just fly away, and leave all of her problems behind her.
"Potter, Evans," Professor McGonagall said abruptly. Both of them jumped slightly and turned to look at her. "Your done for today. I'll see you here same time tomorrow. Good night."
Lily and James got up and noiselessly shoved their things into their bags. They had had to do lines for their first detention. Both had filled three pages by writing: I will not leave Gryffindor tower after hours. Lily's hand was so cramped she could barely stretch her fingers. James had to reach around her to open the door.
"Well your first detention," James said cockily as he and Lily headed down the deserted hall. "Congrats!"
Lily scowled at James. "Congrats? Are you seriously congratulating me on getting detention!"
James held his finger to his chin, looking like he was deep in thought. "Well I do believe that is what I was implying by saying congrats. So, yes. I am."
"James I don't believe you! You actually think detention is a good thing!" Lily practically screamed. But as she waited for James's next retort he suddenly grabbed her arm and dragged her into an empty classroom. "James what the hell!" He shut the door and propped a chair up against it. He turned around and looked her over silently.
All Lily could do was look into those gorgeous hazel eyes. Those eyes that always made her feel weak at the knees whenever she looked into their endless depths. It was true, James was incredibly handsome. With that shaggy jet black hair, and that playful, mischievous air he carried about him, it was hard to resist falling head over heels for him.
"Maybe you should learn to lighten up a little," James suggested playfully. He wore a grin across his face like one a five year old would have when they knew they were annoying their older sibling. "Sure, detention isn't the greatest thing. But it's just in school. No one out in the real world can give you detention. Stop worrying about it. It doesn't matter."
Lily rolled her eyes at James ignorance. "That might be true, but what we do in school, it'll affect our career-"
"I don't care too much about that." said James serenely. "As long as I have the privilege to see your beautiful face, I'm all right." Lily was furious with herself for blushing. "Lils," James's voice was barely louder than a whisper. She turned her back on him. She refused to let this arrogant prankster make her feel so strangely. "Lils I know last night was just pure insanity. But, but even through all that, I felt, I felt just magic between us. And now, I need to know. Did you feel it to?"
Lily could feel her heart racing. She shuddered as she felt James warm breath along her neck. His hands found hers, and Lily's stomach did a somersault. No this was not happening to her. She wasn't the kind of girl to be alone in a classroom with a boy late at night. The fact was she had felt that way. But how in the world was she to tell him that. How in the world could she admit that she might actually feel something towards James Potter, the boy she had loathed for seven years?
"Say the word and I'm yours," He said quietly. His voice was as soft as a puppy's fur. There was something so beautiful about his voice when he spoke like that. Something so irresistible.
"James, it won't work between us," Lily sighed, pulling herself away from him. "You're a trickster and I'm miss follow the rules. It just won't work."
Lily was surprised to hear him laugh. It was a deep musical laugh, one that made you want to laugh along with him. Even if there was nothing to laugh at. "I'm surprised. Seven years of hating me, and that's all you have. You must be losing your touch." Lily shook her head as if she truly believed he was being ridiculous. She sat down on top of one of the empty desks and looked the over the mangled bookcase in the corner of the room. She tried to look calm even though her insides had double knotted themselves.
"Or perhaps," James said after a moments thought. "You never even hated me at all,"
Lily whipped around and glared at him, her green eyes transformed into daggers. "Of course I really hated you you bloody idiot! Your arrogant, you're a show off! You're a troublemaker and I loathe you James!"
James simply smirked. "You know its okay to admit your real feelings every once in a while."
"What makes you so sure those aren't my real feelings?" Lily questioned furiously.
"Well, for the last seven years I've been known as Potter to you. And now suddenly I'm James."
Lily stared at him blankly. So her façade of hating him had finally been broken. Now what was she supposed to do?
All right crying had not been the best answer. But that was what she did. She cried. The tears came streaming down her cheeks out of nowhere. She buried her head in her hands and let out a sob. This was not like her at all. She only cried when she was all by herself. She didn't want people to see this weak side of her. When she cried she felt so vulnerable. She didn't want anyone to be able to take advantage of that. But now here she was. In a classroom with James Potter simply crying her eyes out. Through a watery blur she could see him at a total loss for what to do. A sudden pang hit her heart. She wanted to be standing there next to him, her hand in his, there lips together. She cried harder still.
"Lils, Lils don't cry. Please don't cry!" James begged, walking over to put an arm around her shoulders. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I'll just go now." He began to head towards the door.
"No! Don't go!" Lily cried. "Your- your right! But what do you want me to do? Get down on my knees and swear it! I love you James Potter! There! You happy! I admit it! I've always loved you!"
The room was suddenly very tense. Neither James nor Lily knew exactly what to do. Lily continued to cry. She walked to the other end of the room and stared at her reflection in the window. Outside the sun was beginning to set turning the sky a mix of orange, pink and red. Lily had always loved the sunset. But even its beauty couldn't cheer her up now.
"Lily," James said in a shocked voice. "Lily, are you telling the truth?"
"You think I would lie about something like this!" Lily practically screamed.
"No! No I don't, it's just, I never thought I'd hear you say that…"
James crossed the room in just a few strides. He moved as silently as a cat. Lily looked up at him. She looked into those deep hazel eyes with her own green ones. James ran his fingers through her soft red hair. Lily giggled and smiled sheepishly at him. Something about that toothy grin James was giving her suddenly seemed so attractive. She reached up and rested her hands on his shoulders. James slipped his arms around her waist. Both leaned into each other and their lips met. At that moment the sky was lit up with such an array of colors as it had never been before. Like the whole world was celebrating.
It was the most amazing kiss Lily would ever have.
Perhaps you're wondering how it came to be that Lily Evans was found in an empty classroom kissing James Potter. Maybe you're curious about Lily's prior hatred for James. Or you could be pondering exactly what happened that caused James and Lily to get weeks worth of detention.
You could be wondering, what will happen to this newly brought together couple. This couple who's son will be a legend.
Read on and maybe you'll find out. Or maybe, all you'll find in this tale is pure insanity.
