Hey ppl! So I was listening to my iPod this weekend and of course, I was listening to country music. To be specific I was listening to Carrie Underwood. When this song came on, I had an epiphany: "I can make a song fic out of this!" So as soon as I got home I put the song on repeat and started outlining. I knew the general premise of the story I wanted to write, but I didn't know which ship to choose. Originally I was going to make this a make up one-shot between Ron and Hermione after they had an argument or he cheated with Lavender or something. But when I listened to the song for the 3,000th time, I realized I could take this in a different direction. Anyway, this takes place after the fallout in fifth year and both parties are regretting the lack of companionship between them. Severus decides to suck up his pride and apologize, forsaking his wanna-be-death-eater-friends. This is a non-canon, one-shot, song-fic. I don't care if you give me praise or criticism; just let me know what you think.

Disclaimer: This fic uses characters from JK Rowling's best selling Harry Potter book series. I do not own any of these characters. This song-fic uses lyrics from Carrie Underwood's song "What can I say" featuring Sons of Sylvia. (Be warned: I tweaked some of the lyrics a bit to better fit their situation or to fit the wizarding world in general). What happens in this fic never happened in canon. Sev and Lily never renewed their friendship or made up in any way. Lily has always been and will always be James' other half. I am just playing with an idea that popped into my head.

Chapter 1: Reconciliation

Severus's POV

Severus stood in the corridor after their N.E.W.T level potions class waiting for Lily to come out. She had stayed behind to talk to Professor Slughorn about something and he saw it as the perfect chance to catch her alone without embarrassing himself.

"Lily could I talk to you?" he asked as she appeared at the door of the classroom.

Lily looked at Severus with confusion, but Severus could see a tiny spark of hope in her beautiful emerald eyes.

"Sure Sev," she finally said.

Severus let out a breath he hadn't realized he had been holding. He had been so scared that Lily would simply walk away without hearing him out. It had been almost a year since they had their fallout by the whomping willow. At least she is willing to listen now he thought. And she called me Sev! I guess she doesn't think so badly of me that she would call me Severus or Snape or God forbid, he shuddered, Snivelus.

Severus led Lily to an empty classroom up the corridor and opened the door for her. Again, she looked up at him with that curious expression before complying and entering the room.

As he closed the door behind him Lily muttered "muffliato," pointing her wand at the door, and asked, "What did you want to talk about Sev? We have Arithmancy next and we shouldn't be late for Professor Vector."

Severus took a deep breath and dove headfirst. "Lily… How did it come to this? I think about you all the time. Its no excuse but I wish that I never made you cry. The word slipped out, I never meant to say it, I'm so sorry. I couldn't find the words to say. But you should know, please believe me, I picked up my quill a thousand times and tried to send an owl. But it's been so long, it's never easy, it's like trying to spin the world the other way. What can I say?"

Lily's POV

Lily looked up at Severus from her seat on one of the desks for the longest time before getting up and coming to stand right in front of him. Lily looked into his black pleading eyes filled with sorrow. She had been waiting for him to come around. She had been waiting for him to see sense, and now the time had come when he had swallowed his pride and admitted he was wrong. Lily looked at her shoes. Now it was time for her to do the same.

Lily took a deep breath and plunged forward. "Piercing words, your eyes were red, I watched you turn and walk away. Empty heart filled with regret, I know we were both to blame. And I'm not sorry that it's over for the way we let it end. I said all I had to say in letters that I threw away." Looking up into his eyes again, Lily continued, "And you should know, please believe me, I picked up my quill a thousand times and tried to send an owl. But it's been so long, it's never easy, it's like trying to spin the world the other way. What can I say?"

As Lily looked into his eyes, she saw hope kindle and joy spark as he listened to her words. As she stared, she noticed a depth of emotion there that she had never seen before; he had always hid it from her. But he wasn't hiding it anymore. Lily could see how deeply Severus cared for her, not caring that she might not feel the same. He had put aside his pride and forsaken his Slytherin friends to apologize to her (a muggle born Gryffindor mind you), not knowing if he would even be forgiven. What he didn't know is that she had always had feelings for him but never said anything fearing he wouldn't return her sentiments. It was the reason she had never accepted James' advances, along with him being an arrogant prat. She saw now however, that Severus did indeed return those same feelings she had harbored for years now.

He was speaking to her and she was only half hearing what he was saying while she was basking in her revelation, "I hate to think all you had of me are the memories I left you. Can we please patch the space between what was meant to be and the mess that it turned into?"

Lily didn't' answer. She was still staring in awe at the boy she had grown up with and developed secret feelings for.

Severus tried again, "Can I have my best friend back?"

Again, Lily was silent relishing the love in Severus' eyes. She was shaken out of her reverie when she saw disappointment taint the love in his eyes when she didn't answer and she watched as the hope there faded. His cheeks flushed and embarrassment started to make it's presence known as he realized he had completely exposed his emotions to her. It was then that she tuned in to what he was saying.

"I've said all I had to say. If you choose to walk away -"

Lily interrupted him by throwing her arms around his neck and crashing her lips to his, not thinking about what might happen afterword, just caught in the moment, doing the only thing she could think of when she realized the one she loved was about to walk away because she couldn't find the words to say. She wasn't going to let him escape her again. It had been torture the first time.

She pulled away when she realized that Severus hadn't responded to her kiss. She looked up at him wondering, Did I read his emotions wrong? Did he really only want to salvage our friendship and nothing more? All her fears were forgotten as she looked into his eyes. He was looking down at her with wonder and indescribable joy.

Lily smiled shyly and said the only thing she could think of, "What can I say?"

With that, Severus pulled her in, planting a gentle kiss on her lips before pulling away, keeping their foreheads touching, and saying "Lils, I have always, and will forever more, love you. You captured my heart the day you flew off the swing set that day at the park. The way your hair whipped around your face and your smile…" his lips curved as he remembered the sight, "what can I say?"

Severus leaned down and kissed her again, this time more passionately. In the back of her mind Lily thought about what people might think of their absence from Arithmancy, but she pushed the thought away and wound her fingers through his thin hair. She had been waiting for Severus for nearly seven years and she wasn't about to ruin this moment because of what others would think. They would all find out soon enough, she wasn't planning on keeping their relationship a secret. They were in love, what could she say?

A/N: What did you think? Please review!