You guys, I'm sick with a cold from a very hot place (he double hockey sticks :D) yea, so I'm home from school sick and totally exaughsted and working on chapter 4 but had to make some changes from this chapter so... I just need a different picture of Lily's horse, it was bugging me.
CHP. 3.
The next morning around 9 Lily was driving to the barn, decked out in her riding gear. She drove down the long unpaved road to the stables. She parked in her old space and jumped out and jogged into the barn. She didn't see anyone and started to walk down the isle saying hello to the old and new horses. She finally got to the horse she usually rode, Handy. He was a gigantic dapple-gray gelding, a warm blood. He was practically made for jumping the high jumps. She cooed and pet him for a few minutes before hearing someone behind her.
"Lily? Is that you?" Lily turned around to face the owner of the barn and her teacher, Ellen.
"Hey Ellen! It's been too long." She smiled and gave her a quick friendly hug.
"I know sweetie. Are you ready to get back in the saddle? The annual Open season show is next Saturday! I know you'll be ready."
"I just need a few lessons to get back on track. Can I set up a schedule?" Lily asked.
"I can do one in a few minutes. I'll let you tack up Handy. I just have to run to the store. You know the warm ups you need to do, no more than a walk until I get back, I need to make sure your in the right place." She grinned at her and walked out the barn door again. Lily turned around and stepped into the horse's stall.
Forty-five minutes later she was up in the saddle and walking around the gigantic ring. She did her warm ups that consisted of things you would never want to do in front of anyone you were uncomfortable with. When Ellen returned they began their lesson, everything went perfectly with the occasional correction on where she should put her hands or legs. At the end of the lesson she was jumping four-foot poles, which was just about a foot below where she jumped in her normal lessons.
"Michelle and your old class ride on Tuesdays at 11 am and Saturdays at 6 pm. I'm assuming you will want to join back with your class." Ellen informed her as Lily jumped off Handy and was walking him back to the barn.
"Of course, I'll see you then." Lily dug in her pockets for her sugar cub and fed it to Handy.
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When Lily was younger, or before she went to Hogwarts, she would go to a small ice cream shop with Michelle after their riding lessons. She had gotten so used to it that she still went, even without Michelle. It was a cute place, owned by a little old lady with excellent taste. They sold nearly every muggle flavor imaginable. Lily walked in the door and heard the familiar chiming of the small bells above the door. Lily made a beeline towards the counter. She gave her order to the younger girl working the counter and looked around. It was rather large on the inside with tons of booths and tables. She turned around when she heard loud laughing.
"LILYKINS!" It was Sirius. 'How did they find this place?' she asked herself. She suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable with what she looked like. Her tan riding pants were extremely tight all the way down to her ankles, but were hidden from the knee down by her tall black boots. She was wearing a small camisole with a light jacket on top, even though it was summer, Yorkshire could get pretty cool. She felt her face flush, immediately wishing she could hide behind her hair but it was up in a high tight ponytail.
"Hey Lily! Why don't you join us?" Michelle asked she was in the corner sucking on her strawberry ice cream. Lily smiled and nodded, turning back around to receive her ice cream. She took a deep breath; she could practically feel James' eyes burning into her back. She turned back around with a fake smile plastered on her face.
"Hello Michelle, Boys" She nodded to them all, bringing her cheesecake ice cream to her mouth.
"What are you wearing?" James asked her, staring at her boots.
"Oh, that's riding gear James. We take riding lessons in the same class during the summer." Michelle informed him, placing her hand on his arm ever so gently. Lily stared at her hand and her stomach twisted in a thousand small knots. James smiled at her and turned back to Lily.
"How come you never wear those at school?" Of course James had to think that riding meant riding a broom.
"Not that kind of riding Potter." Lily rolled her eyes.
"I really do wish you wouldn't call him Potter. It makes things sound so cold and mean" Michelle giggled and reached for his had. Apparently James noticed this and brought his hand to hair quickly. Michelle flushed and brought her hand back to her ice cream. Lily smirked.
"Don't think he likes that Michelle" Lily gave her a good glare.
"Doesn't like what Lily?" She asked, returning the glare.
"You reaching for his hand like that." Lily added, James looked utterly confused and looked from girl to girl.
"I just asked you to call him James instead of Potter. It isn't that hard" Sirius sat forward in his seat a little, secretly begging for a fight with an attention hog and a girl wearing shiny silver pointy things on her feet, tight pants, and a tiny shirt.
"I'll call him what I like, I personally enjoy calling him Potter thank you very much."
There was an awkward silence.
Followed by another awkward silence. There obviously wasn't going to be a fight today.
More awkward silence.
"Sooooooo." Sirius felt the tension obviously. "You look hot in those pants Lilykins"
"Thank you Sirius." She replied sarcastically.
"You can call Padfoot by his first name, why not me?" James asked, sitting up a tad bit straighter than before. Michelle nodded in agreement and put her hands on the table.
"Because I don't want to," she said flatly while watching Michelle's hand inch towards James' again, she felt anger bubbling somewhere in her body. James looked a bit offended but shrugged it off. "Michelle, I already told you, Potter won't like that" Michelle looked at Lily with a look she had never seen before. It was a mix of hate, jealousy, confusion, and anger with a hit of revenge. Michelle stood up quickly.
"Come on boys, obviously Lily doesn't enjoy our company."
"No, just Potter's" Michelle gave the boys a look and they stood up.
"Be seeing you soon Evans." Sirius tipped his invisible hat to her. They exchanged their goodbyes quickly. James gave her one last confused glance before walking out the door. It closed followed by the little jingling sound of the bells. Lily let out a dramatic sigh and went back to her ice cream.
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Lily sat at her desk in her room with her face in her Transfiguration book. Tears were streaming down her face as she tried to focus on her book. She picked up the letter that her sister had slipped under her door.
Freak,
Vernon is coming over to stay for a few days. I don't want to see your freakish self or any of your freak friends. Vernon knows that you're a freak and feels the same way about you as I do. You most certainly will not speak to Vernon about your freakish ways. I hope you understand that you aren't wanted in our lives.
Petunia.
Lily let out a loud sob and dropped her book. She had been hoping that they would understand her and except her. But now all of that was gone. She could hear her mother outside of the door but she didn't come inside, knowing it was best to let her have a good cry. Lily lay her head down on her desk and let out another sob.
She had lay there for a few more minutes before she heard small tapping noises at her window. She pulled her head up and walked to the window. She opened the blinds and look down at the ground. The three Marauders were standing there, in all their glory. She whipped her eyes and opened the window.
"What do you want?" She demanded, sniffling a bit.
"Repunzel, Repunzel let down your hair!" James called up to her. Lily chocked on another sob.
"No Potter." She rolled her eyes.
"Hello Lily! Could you come down for a second, I need to ask you something important." Remus asked. Lily agreed and walked down the stairs. She opened the door to find the boys already there. Sirius was standing moodily in the shadows. Honestly, that guy could be just as moody as a girl on her period.
"You need something Remus?" Lily asked, ignoring James who was running his hands through his hair.
"Just a word." He beckoned her over to the corner. James started to follow. "Alone" Remus added, glancing at James who looked a tab betrayed but stayed put.
"What's wrong?" He asked, obviously he knew there was a better chance of finding out if James wasn't standing next to him.
"What are you talking about, nothings wrong." Lily defended herself and put some hair in her face to hide her puffy eyes.
"I might not know anything about girls but I know when ones upset. Now tell me." He demanded gently.
"Just some family problems."
"That's not all. Does it have something to do with your sister?" He asked her. Tears started to well up in her eyes. She nodded, afraid to open her mouth so the sobs would reoccur.
"I'm so sorry Lils" Remus seemed to read her mind; he knew everything about her relationship with her sister. He was her best guy friend and she intended to keep it that way.
Lily nodded and let a few tears slip. Remus saw them and put his thumbs under eyes and whipped them away. She sniffled and she felt Remus give her a friendly hug. This was too much for her. First she had a fight with Michelle then her sister tells her that she isn't wanted in her life. She sobbed as Remus' arms tightened around her.
"It's going to be alright." He whispered in her ear and rubbed her back slightly. She cried for a few minutes, Remus had fended off James two times, who kept trying to intervene in the hugging. She pulled away and whipped the tears off her face.
"Thanks." She smiled at him slightly. He nodded and they turned to go back to Sirius and James, who was looking angrier than a cat that was just dunked in freezing cold water.
"I'm sorry, we just had to work something out." Remus coughed awkwardly. James made a noise of disagreement.
"What?" Remus asked.
"Looked like more than working something out." He glared at Remus. Lily looked at James and then to Remus in surprise. Was James going to get all out of sorts over this?
Remus ignored him and turned back to Lily. "I'm sorry about your sister."
"Thank you." She gave him a small smile.
"How come I never get a thank you?" James asked, offended. 'Honestly, these boys could be so incredibly moody' Lily thought, rolling her eyes.
"Because you never deserve one." Lily shot at him.
"Of course I do!"
"Well, what have you done worth rewarding?" Lily asked, standing up straighter and looking him in the eye. Her green eyes flashed with anger, right now was a good time to mess with her.
"I didn't throw rocks at your house last night!"
"At that's something to thank you for?" Lily laughed mockingly. "What is wrong with you today?!" Lily glared at him.
"What's wrong with me? No, what's wrong with you! You started a fight with Michelle today for no good reason and now your getting defensive about me wanting a thank you."
"I am not getting defensive!" her voice was a tab bit raised and she stepped closer to him. "And you don't deserve a thank you for anything!"
"I didn't ask you out today! That deserves a simple thanks." Lily's face got an even darker shade of red.
"Maybe I just figured that you have finally figured out that there was nothing that anyone could prevail me to agree to go out with you! And that you finally figured out that I thought you were a bullying toe rag that's head has gotten to big to fit through the doors of the Great Hall." Lily took in a shaky breath. "Maybe you figured out that I thought you are the most arrogant person alive and I can't stand it when you ask me out to a stupid Hogesmade date. And perhaps you know that I can't stand it when you go around and hex people for no reason and then expect me to praise you for it." Lily now had tears coming into her eyes; she looked into James' eyes and saw how hurt her words made him. She grew angrier every second and lost control of her words. Her voice got low and threatening and she took a step closer so that her nose was just a few inches away from his. "And perhaps you realized that I can not stand the sight of your gigantic head and unruly hair and that I would rather join Voldemort's ranks that have to spend more than a minute with you alone." She gave him one final look before spinning around, making sure her hair hit him in the face, and slamming the door in their faces.
Lily stormed up the stairs and picked up her pillows and threw them all into the wall. She looked out her window to see three young men walking down the street. The boy in the middle had his shoulders slumped on his friends on both sides looked like their were patting him on the back. Lily almost felt bad for what she had said, but decided it was right to tell him what she really thought about him.
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Remus followed James up the stairs and into his room. He hadn't spoken since Lily had blown up on him. Sirius tried to be funny and made jokes about some of the things Lily had said but only ended up getting punched in the face. Remus closed the door behind him and turned around to James who was lying down on his bed.
"She'd rather join Voldemort that go out with me." He muttered.
"She was just angry." Remus tried to reassure him.
"She knows how much I hate that bastard." James growled.
"Lily didn't mean those things, she was just angry, she was already upset and on the edge, you just pushed her off."
"Well, if you weren't all over her, this wouldn't have happened." James barked at him.
"I was just trying to be a good friend Prongs." Remus looked at his feet, maybe he had been too friendly with Lily but he was just trying to do the right thing.
"I can't deal with this anymore." James sighed. "I can't keep telling myself it's going to happen. It obviously never will."
"Don't say that Prongs. She likes you, I can tell."
"If she liked me any more she would set the killing curse on me." Remus chuckled.
"She doesn't see it yet, but its there."
"I can't keep doing this to myself, Moony." James punched his pillow. "I need to forget about her…"
"I doubt you can, your family's are friends and you see each other nearly every day."
"I'll move to Ireland or something"
"I doubt that would go over well with your parents."
"True. I need something closer to home."
"Prongs, she'll only hate you more if you do this."
"I doubt she could. Now who is around here?" He asked himself. "Michelle."
"James…" Remus warned him.
"Stop it Remus, I'm going to do this. I have to get over her. She can't keep doing this to me, and I can't keep crawling back to her." Remus frowned at him, disappointed.
"She is going to hate you after this, even more than she thinks she does."
"Good" James said, "I need her out of my life" He ended the conversation and Remus walked out of his room shaking his head sadly.
Lily's Horse- h t t p / w w w . t h e i r i s h h o r s e .c o m / i m a g e s / s i l v e r i r i s h s p o r t h o r s e . j p g minus the spaces in the places...
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