JAMES
"I'm gonna do it tonight," I said. "I've made up my mind. Lily is the only one for me."
"How, though?" Sirius asked, "Have you planned it out? You have to make it nice, James. You can't just sit on the couch and hand her the ring."
"I've got it all planned out. I've invited her over. We'll take a stroll through Mum's gardens, and we'll be talking, and then I'll pop the question."
"That sounds nice," Peter said.
"Thanks, Pete. what do you think, Remus? Sound good?"
"It sounds lovely," he answered wistfully.
"Don't worry, mate. You'll find a girl someday." Sirius told him cheerfully.
"Wow. I'm really nervous. I didn't realize proposing would be this nerve wrecking." I said.
"C'mon, James, loosen up. Lily loves you, so she'll say yes right away. Let's go play quidditch," Sirius told me.
LILY
"What should I wear?" I asked. Marlene(Marly) and Alice, my best friends and I, were hanging out in my bedroom. Marly was sitting on the bed, and Alice had taken over my desk area.
"Something not too showy, but enough to make him breathless," Marly told me.
"Alice? What do you think?" I asked her, pacing.
"Lily, you look lovely no matter what. James loves you. Wear whatever you want," she told me.
"I know it's just James, but he seemed really nervous when he asked me to come over. He's so cute when he's nervous." I flopped onto the bed and smiled, remembering the little crease between his eyebrows, and the way he kept glancing from side to side. "Wait! What about this?" I asked. I jumped up and ran to my closet, pulling out a flowy, knee length skirt, and a low cut, silky green shirt with cap sleeves.
"Perfect!" Marly and Alice cried in unison. I got dressed, then twirled around for the girls.
"Ooohh, Lily, you look beautiful! James is going to fall to his knees!" Alice told me, clapping delightedly.
"Now for the hair!" Marly cried. "What are we going to do with it? We could do a bun, or a knot, or curl it, or just leave it down."
"Let's just leave it down. I love how the ends curl loosely on their own." I said. My opinion fell to deaf ears, however, because the girls attacked my hair anyway. I was forced into a chair, and was not allowed to see the mirror while my hair was brushed, combed, wet down, and doused in Sleekeazy's hair potion from Diagon Alley. When they were finished, I finally got up, looked into the mirror and gasped. They had done an amazing job. I looked gorgeous.
"Oh, wow," I said in awe, turning around to face them. "You girls did such an amazing job! Thank you so much!"
"James is going to fall to his knees when he sees you!" Marly told me.
"Well, are you ready? Let's go already!" Alice urged. With Alice taking the lead, we went downstairs to the fireplace.
"Mum, I'm leaving for James's place! I'll see you later!" I hollered. I hugged Marly and Alice goodbye, and thanked them once again for making me look so amazing Then I grabbed a handful of Floo Powder, and stepped into the fireplace.
"Potter Mansion!" I hollered clearly. I got there in no time at all, spinning right into his fireplace and stepping out gracefully into his study. I looked up and saw James waiting for me. His jaw dropped when he saw me.
"Lily, you look amazing!" He said breathlessly, getting to his feet from his father's leather chair that he was sitting in.
"Thanks. Marly and Alice helped," I admitted.
"Well either way, you look great. Did you eat before you came?"
"No, actually. I could do with some food," I said.
"Well, perfect. Follow me." James pulled me out into the hallway, and toward, I assumed, the kitchen. When we got there, I let out an audible gasp. He had set up a candlelit dinner for two. The food was set out on fancy silver platters, the plates were made of china, and the glasses sparkled like crystal.
"James, this is amazing! You didn't have to do this," I told him gratefully.
"I wanted to. My mum is a really good cook, so she helped out. So, shall we eat?" He asked, blushing slightly. I nodded my head, and he came over and pulled out my chair for me. We both sat down, and for the next forty-five minutes, we talked, laughed, and tried not to snarf everything down. After we finished, I offered to help him with the dishes, so another 20 minutes and a small soap fight later, we were strolling through his mum's gardens, hand-in-hand, when he suddenly stopped and turned to me.
"James, what is it?" I asked, concerned.
"Lily Evans, ever since I first laid eyes on you, I knew that you were the one for me. The way your eyes light up when you laugh, how you bite your lip when you're nervous, how you don't hesitate stand up for anyone who needs help, and how you are willing to help anyone, regardless of the circumstances." He took a breath, and my heart started to pound. He continued. "I love you, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you." He got down on one knee. "Lily Evans, will you marry me?"
"Yes!" I whispered tearfully. "Yes, James, I will marry you!" He picked me up and twirled me around. As he set me back down, he kissed me, and it felt like everything inside of me was turning into liquid gold. When we finally broke apart, we walked back to the house together, smiling from ear to ear.
A/N: So, this is the first chapter in what I will turn into a longer story. I hope to update once every one or two weeks, so please check back in. Otherwise, I hope you enjoyed it. Please take a minute and leave a review, I really want to hear your opinions. Thanks! Also, if you have read this chapter before, I just went back and edited it a little bit. If you have no clue what I am talking about, just ignore this part and leave a review. Thanks again!