A/N: I have news for you, my avid readers. I plan on being cool and making this chapter really long, maybe 2,000 words or so. so enjoy.

Disclaimer: Exactly. I own nothing, except for the great domingo, king of all cats.


"So," James said, scratching his neck nervously.

"So." Lily responded, raising one eyebrow.

"Yeah. . ."

"Stop making this more awkward than it already is," Lily barked, making James jump.

"Well what am i supposed to do?" He responded, flailing his arms around, "You're angry at me because I tried to help you! What is wrong with you?"

"What is wrong with me?" Lily yelled standing up,"What is wrong? You're one to talk, always trying to ask me out and be irritating! If there's anyone with problems, its obviously you."

Lily started walking back to her house with her ankle gave way and she started to fall. Firm hands were suddenly under her, and she landed safely in them before she was laid securely on the ground.

"You probably shouldn't walk for quite some time." He whispered in her ear softly, helping her move her leg into a comfortable position.

Lily grunted unhappily as she sat there, but at the same time, her heart was beating wildly as James sat so close. No, she thought, It's just because I'm frightened. . . yeah,yeah that's it. Except what am I afraid of?

She looked up to see James standing over her, looking out at the sea. His hazel eyes somehow drawing her in, seeing as they were the deepest and most beautiful eyes on the earth. Lily could never-

She shook her head again and yelled, "SNAP OUT OF IT BRAIN!"

"Um," James said, looking down, "Sorry?"

"it's not you," Lily said, blushing, "My brain just keeps making me think weird thoughts."

"Like what?" James asked, sitting down on the sand with Lily.

Lily went pale as she screamed in her head, OH NO! If I saw what I was really thinking, he'll get all pompous and and think he is the shit, when is most certainly not. If anything he's just a stupid toerag! Come on, what do I tell him?

"It makes me think of my mom naked!" Lily practically screamed.

James gave her a scared, scarred, sad, and confused look all at the same time, making Lily giggle uncontrollably.

She had started laughing so hard that she fell on her side, clutching her rib cage.

"Lily are you okay?" James asked, actually looking concerned.

"Your. . ." Lily panted, "Face. . . funny."

"Oh yeah?" James said, before he could succumb to the will of Lily and also start laughing.

"So seriously," James said ten minutes later, after the laughter had died away, "You keep thinking of your mom naked? Well it could be worse."

"How?" Lily said incredulously.

"Well," James said, chuckling, "You could have been thinking about a naked Sirius, or possibly like me, what it would be like if Voldemort was my older brother."

They both started laughing again until Lily said in awe, "You said Volde-volde-"

"Voldemort?" he asked, raising his eyebrows.

She nodded quickly, staring at him in a mix of admiration and horror.

"I don't get why it's such a big deal," He answered, shrugging, "It's just another name."

Lily tilted her head thoughtfully, and suddenly her thoughts became jumbled on the left side of her brain. James Potter and me in a real conversation? Lil thought, confused, What type of sick and disgusting dream am I in? And why haven't I punched him or hit him? Why haven't he lost his arm or screamed at me for being irritating? Has he really changed?

"Well looke here," A loud and obnoxious voice called behind them, a smile being heard through his voice, "It looks like the little-baby-bitty-itty-kitty-cutie-lovey-dovey-birdie-huggy couple have finally settled their differences and fallen in love!"

They both turned around to see Sirius Black standing behind them, flipping his long black mane as he smiled goofily.

"Looks I win." He said, continuing, "Moony owes me twenty galleons and a acid pop. I always knew it would happen."

James smiled hesitantly, unsure of what to do.

"Save it!" Lily said, all of a sudden becoming aggressive and angry, "I don't want you to be here Black. Seeing as You're with Potter, I'll just leave you to alone to chitchat."

She stormed off(or really limped off if you looked at her correctly), leaving James alone with Sirius.

"What's got her wand in a knot?" Sirius asked, snorting.

If it had been anyone else, James would've stayed and continued laughing. But seeing as it was Lily, he stood up and walked off, ignoring him completely.

"Was it something I said?" Sirius asked, once again being totally off the mark.

~*~

"Lily! Wait!" James shouted, finally catching up to a limping Lily. "Lily!"

"Lily what, Potter?" Lily yelled, turning around to face him, her eyes tearing up, "What do you want to say to me?"

"Uh. . .we-"

That's what I thought," She shouted, throwing her arms up, "You totally embarrassed me in front of Black, and now he thinks I'm a total freak!"

"When has Padfoot's opinion mattered?"

"never! But still," She cried, her eyes shooting fire, "I thought we were going to be friends, hell even acquittances, but you probably made it seem like I could trust you and then you had Black come in and make me feel guilty about not liking you!"

"I never-"

"Yeah right! You're such a jerk! I thought you were actually beginning to be normal, without all the stupid comments, asking outs, and other idiotic pranks. Well I guess I was wrong. I was totally of the mark, because you are still the same, still the same idiotic, arrogant, stupid, inexcusable, TOERAG!"

"Lily. . ." James said weakly, but it was no use. When Lily Evans is on a roll, she's on a roll.

"Don't Lily me! I know your whole plan!"

"You do?" James asked, afraid. "Which one?"

"The one- wait what? how may plans do you have?"

"Never mind!" James yelled, reminding himself to consult Pads and Moony about all the plans.

"I. . ." Lily gave him an odd look before saying, "It doesn't matter. You just want to get me to like you, and then you'll just dump me, like it's some stupid game."

"That's not true! I love you!"

"Save it for the Oscars Potter." Lily said, laughing bitterly. "You're lying to me and you know it!"

With that, Lily took off, limping to her cottage, swearing every few steps.

~*~

"What was wrong with her?" Sirius asked when James walked into the Potter Cottage. Sirius was at the moment lying on the couch watching a glowing square that kept changing colors and shapes.

"You! Idiot! She was so angry at you and. . .and. . .uh. . ." James tilted his head forward, getting a better look, "Sirius what is that?"

"What's what?" Sirius asked, not taking his eyes off the glowing object.

"That glowing thing!" James said, pointing his finger at it accusingly, "What is that?"

"I believe. . . It's called at televin? or wait was it vintele? Actually, I'm pretty sure it's a vellytin."

"oh." James said, nodding his head, "That makes absolutely no sense."

"Neither does your mom!"

Sirius raised his arm above the couch as James reached down to high five it.

"Oh Frak!" Sirius yelled suddenly.

"What? What's wrong?"

"I forgot to make popcorn."

"What's popcorn?" James asked, cocking his head to the side.

"That's just disgusting!" Sirius said in mock horror, "You don't know what the greatest food on the earth is?"

"Nope."

"All right then. Carry on."

James gave him one more confused look before shaking is head and murmuring, "That vellytin of yours has made you go made."

"Has not!" Sirius yelled before mumbling, "I wonder what it would be like if I was a pirate."

"see!" James hissed, "You are going loony!"

"Go away!"

"That's exactly what I'm doing! I'm going to go look for a library in this town."

"All right," Sirius said, waving him away.

~*~

Lily sat there brooding in her room, silently trying to stop the tears.

She had ben holding them back long enough, and she just wanted something to smile at. Anything, even if it was James getting hurt. A lot. But that wouldn't be ethical, thinking about how humorous it would be if someone was in pain. but then again, Magic isn't ethical, but she still performs it.

She smiled slightly before her thoughts were clouded with James and she said, "I'm not into James. . . but why is he floating around in my thoughts?"

She shook her head again and picked up her wand, twirling it as she sat there alone. What to do, what to do?

Her answer came in the form of a knock as someone knocked her door down. And of course it was Sirius Black.

"I've come to your rescue Evans!" Sirius said, jumping through the doorway.

"Black!" Lily spat out, "You'd better have a good reason to be coming in her."

"I do milady." He responded, bowing deeply. "I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but James seems to have ran off again!"

"Potter?" She asked suddenly excited.

Sirius raised his eyebrows, smirking and Lily leaned back nonchalantly saying, "I mean, What about that scum bag Potter?"

"uh-huh. scum bag. sure. He really needs you Evans."

The words 'and I need him' were on the tip of Lily's tongue, but she responded, "So? Should I care?"

"oh come on!" Sirius shouted, shaking his head, "You totally like him!"

Lily blushed but replied, "Yeah right!"

"Just do it. For him."

She huffed loudly for a moment before saying, "Fine. Where is he?"

"Uh."

"Sirius?"

"yes my darling?"

"Where did James go?"

"Um," Sirius put his hand up to his chin, stroking his imaginary beard, "I think he went to the library?"

Lily couldn't help it. Even though she was so angry, she fell on the floor laughing. "Library?" She breathed out weakly, "Why would he . . . go to the huff, huff, Library? and on vacation! with his own free will!"

Sirius just shrugged and walked out of the room. At the last moment he stuck his head in and said, "Oh I forgot. You're out of ice cream. Sorry."

~*~

After maybe about ten minutes of apparating from one corner to the next, Lily finally found the library right across the street from a cute bakery. She made a mental note to go there at one point while in Italy, and she walked into the library.

It was breathtakingly beautiful, at least in lily's eyes. It was a large library, the ceiling taller than 28ft, at least. It was all old wood, mahogany, redwood, everything. and it was so perfect. Computers were scattered across the walls, and bookshelves were everywhere. perfect.

She spotted James sitting crossed-legged on the ground in front of small bookcase. His brown hair fell down in front of his eyes as he leaned forward to look closer at the book, causing Lily's heart to skip a beat.

"Potter!" She hissed, jogging over to him.

"Evans!" He whispered, "Did you know about this? Look at all the books!"

"Yes Potter, I know what a library is-"

"No!" He said, shoving a book into her face, "This!"

Lily pulled her head back and saw a bunch of paper shapes and different folding techniques. "What is that?"

"It's origami!" James said softly, practically bouncing. "Isn't so cool? I'm checking this book out! and this one," he added, grabbing another origami book.

"Great." She said, impatiently ."I just really need to talk to you."

"About what?" James said, tilting his head in a confused way.

"About earlier. You know, when I screamed at you?"

James shifted uncomfortably and said, "Sorry. I didn't mean t-"

"No!" Lily interjected, waving her hands, "It was all my fault James! I was just really irritated and I wanted to be friends so this wouldn't be an absolutely terrible vacation."

James had suddenly begun grinning when she started talking, and was jumping up and down when she finished.

"What did I do?" She asked suspiciously.

"You called me James."

"I guess I did." Lily responded, smiling weakly.

"Look," Lily continued, "I want to be friends. Like Now. It would be so much easier for everyone ever if we were friends from now on. I'll stop hitting you and calling you Potter, fi yuo stop being an irritating git. Got it? Can we just start over?"

James nodded happily. "Good."

"One more thing," he said as they began walking to the door.

"What?"

"Just for old time sakes, will you go out with me?"

"I most certainly will not."


A?N: and the greatness is finished. I really liked this chapter. a lot. I just thought it was a little more humorous than the rest of my chapters, and I as quite happy. so thank you for reading, now REVIEW!!! Please? I need like 3 reviews and I will be extremely happy. I don't care how you criticize me, because I accept it all. so thanks, you guys rock.

With love and origami,

~ExP