Lily sat beside the lake. She looked out onto it, wondering why all the bad things seemed to happen to her. She had been dating this boy for four months. Four long months. But it all ended when she walked in on him with another girl. Lily had truly thought that she was in love.
"Love? What is love?" Lily murmured to herself.
"It's something that happens when you deeply care for someone else." James said as he walked up beside Lily, "Mind if I sit here."
Lily looked up at him, shocked. She had never heard anyone coming. "I guess not." Lily turned her gaze back to the lake.
"That Logan guy wasn't good enough for you, you know." James articulated.
Lily looked at him, "What?"
"You were too good for him. If it had of been me with you, I would have taken every day for granted." James announced, "But that's just me."
The two sat there, in comfortable silence, both enjoying the peacefulness of the other. Neither had been in the others company before without yelling at each other. Sitting there, together made them have this feeling of completeness.
"Thanks James." Lily whispered.
James looked at Lily stunned.
"What?" Lily laughed.
"Yo..You just called me James..."
"Oh...I...I did?"
"Yep!" James smiled. "Ha. I know you couldn't resist me for that long." James jumped up and started dancing. Lily was beside herself with laughter.
"It...haha...was...haha...an...haha...accident."
"Nope! You meant to do it. You just can't resist any more."
"James. Stop. Stop!" Lily reached up and grabbed his sleeve pulling him back down beside her. He sat down again, still with a huge smile.
"So do you feel better now?" He asked looking back at Lily. Her head was turned looking out into the now sunset.
"Ummm... I think that I will be... Soon." Her head kept straight ahead, slowly a tear escaped her eye, "Why would he do that to me?"
James was taken back by the question. He thought carefully not wanting to give Lily the wrong answer and ruin his time with her. "I think he did it because he wanted attention." Lily looked at him, "I mean he was dating you. Your smart, funny, beautiful... He probably felt like all his attention was taken from him."
Lily looked deep at James. This was one of the first times she had ever heard him talk so seriously. She thought about what he had said.
"And besides he isn't that smart now, is he? I mean I highly doubt he can even tie his own shoes." James went on. "I mean he had you as a girlfriend. I can only imagine what that could be like and he screwed it up. He's going to realize what a horrible mistake he made and want to come back to you. But you being the strong independent girl... women that I know you are, are going to tell to screw the bloody hell off. Right?"
Lily looked at James half smiling. "Right." She sighed, "But I don't think that it will be as easy as you say..."
"I know that's why you have friends to talk too. Like me?" James looked Lily in the eye hoping to get a response.
"Maybe." Lily smiled looking down at her lap. "I don't know. It's just... It's like a feel like a complete idiot for even going out with him. Everyone told me that he was a complete scum bag. But I guess I'm just too stubborn to listen."
"I think that it comes with the red hair." As James said this, he grabbed a lock. 'The beautiful red hair...' He thought, 'And those eyes.'
Lily laughed in spite of herself. James was just being so nice. "I think this has been the longest time we've ever had a conversation. I mean we're usually shouting at each other."
James looked as if he were thinking, "Yep! It is. It should become a record."
"Haha! Yeah. Worlds longest time that Lily Evans was ever able to stand James Potter." James looked hurt, for only a second, then smiled.
'It's weird,' thought Lily, 'I'm actually not minding him being here.' She looked James up and down. He was actually quite handsome. He had the most unruly hair ever, it never seemed to lie flat, with large hazel brown eyes. His body was well toned from the many years of quidditch. From knowing James Potter when he was only eleven years old to know a tall confident seventeen year old, you would still notice the same smile on his face. It was partly ignorant but when you actually looked at him you saw that it was fully genuine.
Lily looked at herself. She had long rouge hair that would wave as soon as she stepped out of the shower. Her eyes were what most people were drawn too. They were this bright emerald green that spoke all her emotions, whether it is anger, happiness or sadness. She wasn't tall or short but right in between. Lily had a slender body that any girl would be jealous of. 'Why does he like me?' Lily thought as she looked back at James. He once again had that smirk on his face.
"I wonder how cold the water is right now?" James asked randomly.
"What?!?!" Lily asked bemused.
"I said I wonder who cold the water is right now?"
"Cold?"
"Probably..." James sighed. "So what ya' thinking about?"
"You."
James looked up stunned. "Re..Really. What about me?"
"Why you chose me?"
"Oh..."
"Why did you choose me?" Lily asked curiously.
"I don't know honestly. There's just something about you, Lils. I mean it's like you have this aura about you that make people attracted to you." James looked Lily right in the eyes, "that and your eyes."
Lily smiled to herself. "Oh."
"Yeah. Now you have something out of me. How about something about you." James looked at Lily.
"Ok, shoot."
"Ummm... How's your family? Do you have any siblings?" James was interesting in all he could get from Lily.
I have one sister. Older. She's non magical. And she's engaged..."
James nodded at everything Lily said. She told him about her mom and dad and how much she appreciated them and believing in her. He learned that she had a pet dog at home named 'Snickers' that she missed dearly during the school year.
"How about you. Do you have any siblings?" Lily asked.
"Nope, only Sirius. And Remus and Peter." James shrugged. "I always wanted a little brother or sister growing up. It got awful lonely growing up." Lily couldn't relate to that loneliness since she always had her sister Petunia to play with.
The two once again sat in complete silence. Neither was upset with this, it felt good to just sit there. They watched as the sun completely demolished behind the horizon.
"So do you feel better now?" James asked.
Lily looked out into the distance. "Yes. I think that I do."
James smiled to himself. He still couldn't believe that he was sitting beside the one and only Lily Evans who had captured his heart years before. "So do you think that you could ever go out with Logan again?"
"No he kind of was annoying. You know. I mean he would ask me to study with him, then he would stare at me the whole time. It was rather annoying actually. I just wish that it could have ended differently." Lily told James, "He kind of made me feel foolish with all those people around."
"I could always go give him the ol' one two, for ya' If you really wanted me too." James joked.
"Thanks James but I'm sure that he would be better without the 'ol' one two'." Lily laughed. "Ahhh, this feels good just sitting here. I haven't just sat around for like EVER!"
"How can you not just sit around?"
"I don't know it always seems I have something to do with someone. Or some home work or what not. Can you believe that our sixth year is almost over? I mean we're going into seventh year next year and then out in the... world..."
"It's scary, isn't it? But I think that you'll do fine Lily. You're strong." James deemed.
"Well thank you. I think that you'll do fine to James. You're truly one in a million." Lily smiled.
"Why thank you Miss Evans." James put his arm around Lily's shoulder.
"You may be one in a million, but you don't get to do that." Lily shrugged his arm off.
"You can't blame a guy for trying."
Lily laughed at his statement. "You really have grown up this year."
"I don't know if I should take that as a compliment or diss." James looked hurt, "But I think this time I'll take it as a compliment."
Lily couldn't help herself, she was having the one of the best times that she'd ever had and to think it was with James Potter. "You know James, I don't think I've ever had such a good time in like forever. This really means a lot to me."
"No problem Lils'. Anytime, anytime at all."
Lily shook her head at him. He truly seemed to have grown up this year. But the one thing that attracted her attention the most, about him was the way he sat, talked and did everything, he was so carefree. James just didn't seem to have a worry in the world.
"I wonder what time it is?" Lily asked looking back at the castle.
"I think that it's around nine o'clock." James responded looking at the castle as well. "You know, no matter how much I like spending time at home, I always seem to miss this place."
"I know what you mean. At least you live in a magical community. I have to go two months without any magic at all." Lily sighed, "But I do enjoy going home to see my mum and dad."
"Yeah me too."
"I think that we should head back in now James." Lily said as she turned to look at the black-haired boy beside her.
"Yeah me too."
"Thank you. For everything." Lily quickly leaned in and gave him a peck on the cheek. "It really meant a lot to me."
James' eyes seemed to grow ten sizes bigger. "We...Yo...Your Welcome." He turned his head to see Lily heading back to the castle. "Wait Lily. Does this mean that we're friends or something?"
Lily stopped walking, "Maybe..." She smiled, flicked her hair then turned around.
James began running toward her, "Wait Lily... I don't understand..."
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