A/N: I hope you liked the first chapter. If you're wondering why there hasn't been any Sirius/Lily moments yet then just wait. They are coming I promise, starting next chapter. Also, I am only uploading this on the assumption that you didn't review since there wasn't any Lily/Sirius scenes and I will also add the third chapter but after that I need reviews or else I won't continue uploading.

Disclaimer: Characters belong to J.K. and most of the plot line belongs to the producers of the movie this is based off of.

Chapter 2: The Date

James went down to the common room a half hour early just to be sure he wasn't late. Nothing was going to mess this night up. He was hoping that at least one of his friends was down there so he had something to keep his mind off of the waiting. They weren't. So he took to keeping his eyes glued on the stairs leading to the girls' dormitories and watched for her.

Finally it was seven o'clock and right on time Lily came down the stairs. She was just wearing jeans and a simple sweater since they had agreed to dress casual but to him, she still looked stunning.

"Hey" she said shyly. Why am I all of a sudden shy? I've never been shy for anyone, especially not him.

"Hey" he returned. "Shall we?"

"Of course".

They walked along side each other out of the portrait hole and down to the courtyard in silence, but sneaking looks at the other while they weren't watching.

Finally he broke the silence. "So where would you like to go first?"

"Want to just go to The Three Broomsticks?" she offered.

"Sounds perfect. I was really hoping that you wouldn't want to go to Madame Puddifoot's. It's horribly cliché".

"Yeah. Definitely not for me" she laughed.

She has the most amazing laugh he thought.

They made their way over to The Three Broomsticks and found a table. Madame Rosmerta came over and they ordered two butterbeers.

"So what made you finally say yes?" he asked once he was over the initial shock that this was actually happening.

"I just figured that if we can be friends for this long then why not try this too" she lied. It's not really a lie. We have been friends-ish for a while now and if that can happen then anything was possible.

"Well I'm glad that this is happening. Not to be too forward but you have no idea how long I've been waiting for this". He laughed hoping that she would take the confession lightly.

"Assuming that it was before you actually started asking me out, I can only imagine". She laughed as well.

The night went on like that. Them joking around and neither feeling as though they needed to impress the other since they were on their first date.

Unfortunately, it was now nearing 10:30 and they needed to get back to the castle for check in.

As they were leaving the pub and starting their walk back to the castle they were still talking. About halfway there there was finally a void in the conversation, the first of the night, and there was silence. Not an awkward silence but one where they both reminisced about the night that they just shared. Lily finally broke the silence though. "This has been really fun".

"Yeah. It has" James agreed. "I hope that we can do this again sometime soon. Do you want to hang out tomorrow just around the school?"

"Would that count as our second date then?"

"Well it can or we can do something else if you want it to be a proper date".

"I-I'm so sorry. I have had a wonderful time tonight and I never thought that I would ever be in this position". Oh God. He's going to hate me.

"What position? What do you have to be sorry for?" Now he was starting to get worried.

"I never thought that we'd ever be friends let alone go on a date and I certainly never thought that I would ever have a problem turning you down and potentially hurting you".

His face dropped at the realization and her heart broke watching him.

"You-you don't want to go out with me again". It was a statement, not a question.

"Please don't hate me. I do like you. I also never thought that I'd ever admit it but it's true. I'm just not ready to be in a committed relationship right now. Maybe in a couple of weeks, if you're still interested, we can try this again".

"I could never hate you. I completely understand. I'll be here whenever you're ready to try this again". He gave her a warm smile trying to make her believe that he was okay with her decision. Really he was heartbroken but what he said was true, if she needed some time then he would wait for her forever.

A/N: Did you like it? Even though I said in the beginning that I will upload the next one regardless of reviews, I would still love it if you told me what you think.