Remember When
Prequel:
"Lily over here," James laughed, grabbing her waist and quickly leading her behind the bushes in his best friend's yard. Crouching down, she pressed a hand to her lips in a failing attempt to suppress her giggles. "Shh." James whispered pressing a finger to her lips as he peaked out from behind the bushes, James Potter was a very handsome man, eighteen years old and fresh out of school. He had messy black and the most amazing hazel eyes, with glasses that only added to his looks. James was a tall muscular man, the trouble making sort. "We need to get out of here," he whispered quietly, bringing his lips close to her ear. James looked over his shoulder, eyeing the fence; it was to far, his gaze wandered over the yard, down the street, then fixed on the motorcycle, it would be the perfect getaway vehicle, they just had to wait for the right time, he wandered briefly if they could make it his question was answered when the door to the house swung open and a young man ran out, his shaggy black hair fell into his eyes as he came to an abrupt halt at the bottom of the porch, surveying the yard. "James," he called out, turning in a small circle, "I know you're out here."
Shrinking back further, hoping they were fully out of sight, James put his hand over Lily's mouth to stop her from laughing, "Okay," he muttered, once again bringing his lips close to her ear, but still keeping an eye on the man, who was now slowly walking around the side of the house, his eyes wandering over the lawn, then down the street as fare as he could see and in the neighbors yards, "go," James muttered, Jumping up when he watched the man go around the back of the house and disappear out of sight. Grabbing Lily's hand, James sprinted from the bush and into the drive way, barley stopping as he jumped onto the motorcycle, "better hold on," was all he said, turning the key, the motorcycles engine gunned as it lifted into the air. With a laugh, James rose higher, and watched the man come running back around the house, looking up in the sky.
"Awe no," he called, looking up at his new motorcycle, which was now completely out of reach "bring that back down here right now."
"And what will you do if I don't?" James shouted over the loud engine.
"Prongs." the man's voice tailed off as James pressed the peddle and sent the vehicle speeding off toward the hills.
James smiled when he heard her laugh again, that laugh was enough to get a man drunk, his friends kept telling him that and he knew it was true, they told him he was different now and he knew that was true also. With her he felt like the only man in the world, he felt like the most powerful, the youngest and the oldest. He felt that she was all he needed and with her he didn't need any other woman, he didn't want any other woman and he certainly didn't see any other woman. She was that last person he ever wanted to be with, she was the one woman he would spend the rest of his life. It was too soon, he reminded himself, they were eighteen, had barely graduated and now it was time to enjoy life, so he would. but he wouldn't leave her, not ever, they would be together, give it a couple of years, he thought now as they hurled over the hills. He would give it a couple years before they got married, but they would, sooner or later they would be married because he had never been a man to give up and when he wanted something that back his mind did not change and he always got what he wanted.
He lost track of time as they flew over the land, with only the motor to break the silence as seconds turned quickly into minutes and minutes turned into hours, but James didn't need noise, he didn't need to talk, not right now, it was enough just to have her there, with him. He was in love with her, James wasn't sure when he had realized it, perhaps it was just now, flying over England that it came to him but he had never thought it would be like this. He had never thought himself to be the settling down type and he would never have thought that he would ever get married but now he knew he would, maybe not for a couple of years but Lily Evans was definitely the only one for him, he needed no one else.
Lily rested her cheek on his back, how had she deprived herself of him for nearly seven years? He was so perfect, so sweet and she had begun to realize long before now that she was in love, she had realized months before, she had known before they had even started dating that he was the one. Now it was going to be fun to play it out, to sit back and enjoy.
When they lowered to the ground, she sat for moments, her arms still wrapped around his waist, her cheek still resting on his back. She had never been here before; Lily realized as she finally stood up and stepped onto the ground. It was rocky all the way as far as she could see, across the cliffs.
She smiled, running across the grounds, Lily could hear him come after her as she swerved to the left, she felt like a little kid again, funning across the yard, playing tag with the boy next door but James was not the boy next door, James was the love of her life. She came to an abrupt halt at the edge of the cliff, staring down into nowhere; she could feel so superior up here, so mighty.
"Beautiful isn't it?" James asked coming up to stand beside her, "it's lovely," Lily said, sitting down and pulling him down with her as she looked out over the cliffs as far as she could see.
"You know how kids always have hiding spots?" James asked, "Places where no one can find them, places where they can hide from their parents, places where they can go when they want to be alone."
"Yeah," Lily smiled, "I remember, I had this old fort in the forest by my house."
"This was mine," James said, "I used to come here all the time when I was a kid, I'd fly my broomstick here. nobody could ever find me, Id come here to think, to wish, to dream." he laughed at that, I remember one time I fell asleep here. woke up the next morning, my parents were scared half to death, lets just say, I was grounded for about a month."
Lily smiled, "that's cute."
"yeah," James put his arm around her, "then I met Sirius, it was in our first year at hogwarts and we became best friends, he told me things he had never told anyone before, so the next summer I showed him this place. his parents didn't like mine, they thought we were a bad influence on their son so they wouldn't let him see me during the summer."
"But you were so close," Lily said remembering, "I used to wonder if you would survive it if you two got separated,"
James laughed, "I didn't think you ever thought of me."
"I hated you," Lily corrected, "It doesn't mean I didn't think of you.
Smiling, James continued, "we were very close, I had never had a best friend before, especially not one like Sirius, he shared so much of my same interests yet we were so different and there was no way we could ever have survived a whole summer with out seeing each other, so we used to come here, we would spend full days here, meeting each other in the morning, and separated only at night. We would use sticks to make wands," James laughed, "and we would have fake duels, then as we grew up we stopped with that and we would just sit here and talk, about everything, girls, pranks, families, secrets, thoughts, or we would think of pranks to play on people, new ways to cause trouble.
Lily laughed, lifting a hand to his cheek, "James?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you love me?"
He was silent for a second, wasn't it obvious, not only did he love her, he needed her, more then he could put into words, "yes I do."
"Do you mean it?"
"I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it."
"okay," Lily pressed her lips to his, moaning and deepening the kiss, the answer was good enough, she could see it in his eyes, the love and it felt better then she could ever imagine, but love was not painless, she knew that, for her heart was aching even now that she had him.
Prequel:
"Lily over here," James laughed, grabbing her waist and quickly leading her behind the bushes in his best friend's yard. Crouching down, she pressed a hand to her lips in a failing attempt to suppress her giggles. "Shh." James whispered pressing a finger to her lips as he peaked out from behind the bushes, James Potter was a very handsome man, eighteen years old and fresh out of school. He had messy black and the most amazing hazel eyes, with glasses that only added to his looks. James was a tall muscular man, the trouble making sort. "We need to get out of here," he whispered quietly, bringing his lips close to her ear. James looked over his shoulder, eyeing the fence; it was to far, his gaze wandered over the yard, down the street, then fixed on the motorcycle, it would be the perfect getaway vehicle, they just had to wait for the right time, he wandered briefly if they could make it his question was answered when the door to the house swung open and a young man ran out, his shaggy black hair fell into his eyes as he came to an abrupt halt at the bottom of the porch, surveying the yard. "James," he called out, turning in a small circle, "I know you're out here."
Shrinking back further, hoping they were fully out of sight, James put his hand over Lily's mouth to stop her from laughing, "Okay," he muttered, once again bringing his lips close to her ear, but still keeping an eye on the man, who was now slowly walking around the side of the house, his eyes wandering over the lawn, then down the street as fare as he could see and in the neighbors yards, "go," James muttered, Jumping up when he watched the man go around the back of the house and disappear out of sight. Grabbing Lily's hand, James sprinted from the bush and into the drive way, barley stopping as he jumped onto the motorcycle, "better hold on," was all he said, turning the key, the motorcycles engine gunned as it lifted into the air. With a laugh, James rose higher, and watched the man come running back around the house, looking up in the sky.
"Awe no," he called, looking up at his new motorcycle, which was now completely out of reach "bring that back down here right now."
"And what will you do if I don't?" James shouted over the loud engine.
"Prongs." the man's voice tailed off as James pressed the peddle and sent the vehicle speeding off toward the hills.
James smiled when he heard her laugh again, that laugh was enough to get a man drunk, his friends kept telling him that and he knew it was true, they told him he was different now and he knew that was true also. With her he felt like the only man in the world, he felt like the most powerful, the youngest and the oldest. He felt that she was all he needed and with her he didn't need any other woman, he didn't want any other woman and he certainly didn't see any other woman. She was that last person he ever wanted to be with, she was the one woman he would spend the rest of his life. It was too soon, he reminded himself, they were eighteen, had barely graduated and now it was time to enjoy life, so he would. but he wouldn't leave her, not ever, they would be together, give it a couple of years, he thought now as they hurled over the hills. He would give it a couple years before they got married, but they would, sooner or later they would be married because he had never been a man to give up and when he wanted something that back his mind did not change and he always got what he wanted.
He lost track of time as they flew over the land, with only the motor to break the silence as seconds turned quickly into minutes and minutes turned into hours, but James didn't need noise, he didn't need to talk, not right now, it was enough just to have her there, with him. He was in love with her, James wasn't sure when he had realized it, perhaps it was just now, flying over England that it came to him but he had never thought it would be like this. He had never thought himself to be the settling down type and he would never have thought that he would ever get married but now he knew he would, maybe not for a couple of years but Lily Evans was definitely the only one for him, he needed no one else.
Lily rested her cheek on his back, how had she deprived herself of him for nearly seven years? He was so perfect, so sweet and she had begun to realize long before now that she was in love, she had realized months before, she had known before they had even started dating that he was the one. Now it was going to be fun to play it out, to sit back and enjoy.
When they lowered to the ground, she sat for moments, her arms still wrapped around his waist, her cheek still resting on his back. She had never been here before; Lily realized as she finally stood up and stepped onto the ground. It was rocky all the way as far as she could see, across the cliffs.
She smiled, running across the grounds, Lily could hear him come after her as she swerved to the left, she felt like a little kid again, funning across the yard, playing tag with the boy next door but James was not the boy next door, James was the love of her life. She came to an abrupt halt at the edge of the cliff, staring down into nowhere; she could feel so superior up here, so mighty.
"Beautiful isn't it?" James asked coming up to stand beside her, "it's lovely," Lily said, sitting down and pulling him down with her as she looked out over the cliffs as far as she could see.
"You know how kids always have hiding spots?" James asked, "Places where no one can find them, places where they can hide from their parents, places where they can go when they want to be alone."
"Yeah," Lily smiled, "I remember, I had this old fort in the forest by my house."
"This was mine," James said, "I used to come here all the time when I was a kid, I'd fly my broomstick here. nobody could ever find me, Id come here to think, to wish, to dream." he laughed at that, I remember one time I fell asleep here. woke up the next morning, my parents were scared half to death, lets just say, I was grounded for about a month."
Lily smiled, "that's cute."
"yeah," James put his arm around her, "then I met Sirius, it was in our first year at hogwarts and we became best friends, he told me things he had never told anyone before, so the next summer I showed him this place. his parents didn't like mine, they thought we were a bad influence on their son so they wouldn't let him see me during the summer."
"But you were so close," Lily said remembering, "I used to wonder if you would survive it if you two got separated,"
James laughed, "I didn't think you ever thought of me."
"I hated you," Lily corrected, "It doesn't mean I didn't think of you.
Smiling, James continued, "we were very close, I had never had a best friend before, especially not one like Sirius, he shared so much of my same interests yet we were so different and there was no way we could ever have survived a whole summer with out seeing each other, so we used to come here, we would spend full days here, meeting each other in the morning, and separated only at night. We would use sticks to make wands," James laughed, "and we would have fake duels, then as we grew up we stopped with that and we would just sit here and talk, about everything, girls, pranks, families, secrets, thoughts, or we would think of pranks to play on people, new ways to cause trouble.
Lily laughed, lifting a hand to his cheek, "James?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you love me?"
He was silent for a second, wasn't it obvious, not only did he love her, he needed her, more then he could put into words, "yes I do."
"Do you mean it?"
"I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it."
"okay," Lily pressed her lips to his, moaning and deepening the kiss, the answer was good enough, she could see it in his eyes, the love and it felt better then she could ever imagine, but love was not painless, she knew that, for her heart was aching even now that she had him.