Lily sat in an all white room, next to a bed. A bed where James
lay in a coma, not recovering, not getting any worse. She reached out and
held his hand.
"Please wake up."She wispered.Nothing happened. Not that Lily
expected anything to happen. She was just wishing for a miracle.
"Come on,Lily. We need to get back to Hogwarts."Sirius said,
putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Ok...just one more minute."She pleaded. Sirius looked at the
sadness her eyes, then smiled,nodded and walked back out the door, closing
it behind him.
"I promise I wont do anything I wouldnt do if you were
here."She said, kissing James's forehead.
"I promise."She repeated, then walked out of the room. As soon
as she closed the door, Sirius walked up and put his hand on her shoulder
again.
"You ok?"He asked. Lily, who was fighting back tears,
nodded."Ok, lets go then."He said, and they walked out of the hostpital.
"Why can't they at least keep him at Hogwarts?"Lily asked. Sirius looked up from staring into the fire. "Because. They need to be able to keep a close eye on him at all times, and the nurses here cant do that."He answered. Lily nodded and sighed. "I just wish he would wake up."She said. "I know,we all do. But even you have to admit, it was a pretty bad accident."Sirius said, sitting down next to her. He watched her as she stared numbly ahead. ~Do something to take her mind off James!~His mind screamed. He bit his bottom lip and tried to think of something. "The nurse said I should stop thinking about him so much."Lily suddenly blurted. "No offense, but you should. Its bad for your health as well."He said, turning her head so she was looking straight at him. "I know its hard, but you cant let him interfere with your studies."He added. "But I-" "I know you love him. I know you miss him. But you have to think of something else."He said, realising how much he sounded like a docter. Lily sighed. "Your right...."She muttered. Sirius pulled her into a hug. "Everything will be okay.."He said into her ear. She layed her head on his chest, just under his chin and closed her eyes. ~This feels just like James is holding me.~She thought, and suddenly pulled out of Sirius's arms. "No....I promised I wouldnt-" "Its not like that, Lily. It was a reassuring hug."Sirius said, almost hurt. Lily frowned. "Im sorry."She said, looking at the floor. Sirius suddenly had an idea. He tackled Lily and began tickling her. Forgetting everything, Lily started laughing. She struggled to get up, but he had her pinned down. Sirius smiled. ~Finally she laughs....~ He thought. ~~Oh stop it. Shes your best friends girl friend, dont let it go any further than this.~~Another, unwanted voice said. "Do you give up?"He asked.Lily shook her head. "Never!"She yelled and Sirius smiled. "Too bad for you then, cause Im gonna keep tickling you until you give up."He said, still smiling. "Ok Ok! I give up!"She suddenly blurted. Sirius stopped, but kept her pinned down. "You.....do?"He asked. "Yes."Lily answered, and he let her sit up. "I dont get it...."He muttered. "Dont get what?"Lily asked. "Nothing...nothing...."He quickly said, looking at the floor. "Sirius we need to talk."Came a voice. They both looked up and saw Remus standing there, glaring down at Sirius. "Ok."Sirius said, standing. "Be back in a few, ok Lils?"He asked. Lily nodded. Remus pulled Sirius into their dorm. "What do you think your doing!?"Remus hissed. "Taking her mind off James. The docter said it was best."Sirius answered. "Couldnt you find some other way?"Remus asked. "No. Why?"Sirius asked. "Because when I walked in it looked like you two were doing a lot more than just tickling."Remus answered. Sirius stared at him. "I dont even like her like that!"He roared. "Then act like it."Remus snapped. He turned and with a swish of his robes walked back out the door. Sirius walkd out after him and sat back down next to Lily, his fists clentched. "Whats wrong?"She asked. "Nothing, dont worry about it."Sirius answered. Lily tackled him. "Tell me!"She yelled. Sirius heard Remus clear his throat, but ignored him. "No....you'll be mad at me."He answered. "TELL!"Lily screamed. "OK, promise you wont be mad?"He asked, and Remus slammed the door as he left. "Promise, just tell!"She said, calming down. Sirius raised his head and kissed her, right on the mouth. He pulled back and started stuggling to get up. Lily let him up, her cheeks very red. He looked over at her. "That was not what I expected in case you couldnt tell."Lily said. "I could sort of tell...........and dont me hate if...if I liked it...."He said, now blushing. "What do you mean?"Lily asked, rather scared. "I mean, Ive always wanted to kiss you, and now that I have, I liked it."He answered. Lily nodded slightly. "Did....did you?"He asked, shakily. "Did I what?"Lily asked. "Did you....like it?"He finally asked. Lily was slightly taken aback at this. "Um....yeah.....actually, I kind of did..."She muttered. Sirius smiled, but covered it up, by looking away. "If you dont say anything.....I wont."Lily said, standing. "Ok."Sirius answered.
"Why can't they at least keep him at Hogwarts?"Lily asked. Sirius looked up from staring into the fire. "Because. They need to be able to keep a close eye on him at all times, and the nurses here cant do that."He answered. Lily nodded and sighed. "I just wish he would wake up."She said. "I know,we all do. But even you have to admit, it was a pretty bad accident."Sirius said, sitting down next to her. He watched her as she stared numbly ahead. ~Do something to take her mind off James!~His mind screamed. He bit his bottom lip and tried to think of something. "The nurse said I should stop thinking about him so much."Lily suddenly blurted. "No offense, but you should. Its bad for your health as well."He said, turning her head so she was looking straight at him. "I know its hard, but you cant let him interfere with your studies."He added. "But I-" "I know you love him. I know you miss him. But you have to think of something else."He said, realising how much he sounded like a docter. Lily sighed. "Your right...."She muttered. Sirius pulled her into a hug. "Everything will be okay.."He said into her ear. She layed her head on his chest, just under his chin and closed her eyes. ~This feels just like James is holding me.~She thought, and suddenly pulled out of Sirius's arms. "No....I promised I wouldnt-" "Its not like that, Lily. It was a reassuring hug."Sirius said, almost hurt. Lily frowned. "Im sorry."She said, looking at the floor. Sirius suddenly had an idea. He tackled Lily and began tickling her. Forgetting everything, Lily started laughing. She struggled to get up, but he had her pinned down. Sirius smiled. ~Finally she laughs....~ He thought. ~~Oh stop it. Shes your best friends girl friend, dont let it go any further than this.~~Another, unwanted voice said. "Do you give up?"He asked.Lily shook her head. "Never!"She yelled and Sirius smiled. "Too bad for you then, cause Im gonna keep tickling you until you give up."He said, still smiling. "Ok Ok! I give up!"She suddenly blurted. Sirius stopped, but kept her pinned down. "You.....do?"He asked. "Yes."Lily answered, and he let her sit up. "I dont get it...."He muttered. "Dont get what?"Lily asked. "Nothing...nothing...."He quickly said, looking at the floor. "Sirius we need to talk."Came a voice. They both looked up and saw Remus standing there, glaring down at Sirius. "Ok."Sirius said, standing. "Be back in a few, ok Lils?"He asked. Lily nodded. Remus pulled Sirius into their dorm. "What do you think your doing!?"Remus hissed. "Taking her mind off James. The docter said it was best."Sirius answered. "Couldnt you find some other way?"Remus asked. "No. Why?"Sirius asked. "Because when I walked in it looked like you two were doing a lot more than just tickling."Remus answered. Sirius stared at him. "I dont even like her like that!"He roared. "Then act like it."Remus snapped. He turned and with a swish of his robes walked back out the door. Sirius walkd out after him and sat back down next to Lily, his fists clentched. "Whats wrong?"She asked. "Nothing, dont worry about it."Sirius answered. Lily tackled him. "Tell me!"She yelled. Sirius heard Remus clear his throat, but ignored him. "No....you'll be mad at me."He answered. "TELL!"Lily screamed. "OK, promise you wont be mad?"He asked, and Remus slammed the door as he left. "Promise, just tell!"She said, calming down. Sirius raised his head and kissed her, right on the mouth. He pulled back and started stuggling to get up. Lily let him up, her cheeks very red. He looked over at her. "That was not what I expected in case you couldnt tell."Lily said. "I could sort of tell...........and dont me hate if...if I liked it...."He said, now blushing. "What do you mean?"Lily asked, rather scared. "I mean, Ive always wanted to kiss you, and now that I have, I liked it."He answered. Lily nodded slightly. "Did....did you?"He asked, shakily. "Did I what?"Lily asked. "Did you....like it?"He finally asked. Lily was slightly taken aback at this. "Um....yeah.....actually, I kind of did..."She muttered. Sirius smiled, but covered it up, by looking away. "If you dont say anything.....I wont."Lily said, standing. "Ok."Sirius answered.