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Authors note: Here is another chapter! I'm really sorry about the wait, but at least it wasn't as long as the last time! College is really very tiring and a lot of work. Besides I've had quite a lot of medical issues. As well as my previous beta kind of bailed on me, leaving me to find a new, and just as awesome new beta HPSeries1Girl! Now onto the chapter!
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Recap:
"We still have to try!" James pointed out, exasperated. The boys fell silent, processing what they had learned in the past half an hour; Lily being famous had clearly come as a huge shock to them.
"I think I know where we can find her," Remus said suddenly, breaking the silence.
"Where?" Sirius asked, looking hopeful despite of himself.
"There's only one place in London that's big enough to hold concerts," Remus said, speaking slowly as he tried to process his thoughts. "I went there once with my parents; I bet that's where we'll find Lily."
"That's great Moony!" James said cheerfully, standing up and walking to his bed, laying down quickly. "We can leave first thing in the morning!"
"Going to bed already Prongs?" Sirius asked, watching in amusement as James slid under his covers, not even bothering with pajamas or shower or dinner.
"It's not even nine o'clock yet!" Remus added, smirking.
"The faster I fall asleep, the faster I'll see Lily," James replied, setting his glasses down on his nightstand. "Besides, I need my beauty sleep if I'm going to be seeing Lily again."
"You're such a girl!" Sirius muttered darkly under his breath, rubbing his forehead slightly in exasperation.
Chapter Four:
The room was dark and quiet, the clock on the desk read 5am in a bright red light. Two teenage boys slept peacefully on their beds. However, a messy haired boy could not sleep.
I get to see Lily today! James thought excitedly as he laid in his bed, staring at the white ceiling. I miss her so much. Glancing at the clock, he grinned slightly. Slipping quickly out of bed, his bare feet touching the cold hard floor. But James could not feel the coldness under his feet. No, he was a man on a mission. A mission where his trophy would hopefully be Lily.
"Remus," James hissed loudly poking his friend hard in the stomach, "it's time to wake up!"
"Go away," Remus mumbled into his pillow, though it was slightly muffled.
"No," James said cheerfully, "we get to see Lily today! So get your arse out of bed." With that said, James grabbed a hold of Remus's pillow and pulled sending Remus head down to the mattress.
"You suck," Remus mumbled tiredly as he rolled over, rubbing his eyes carefully. James just grinned in response, before walking away to awake their other pale Sirius Black.
Grinning evilly, James carefully climbed on top of Sirius's bed. Standing motionlessly, he began to jump up and down quickly, all the while yelling "Wake-y wake-y Padfoot" As loud as he possibly could.
Sirius groaned, as he woke up with a start. "I hate you," He mumbled pitifully, rolling over in hopes of falling back to sleep.
"I don't think so Pads," James grinned jumping down from Sirius's bed, landing with a soft thud, "If you're not up in five minutes I will resort to dumping ice water on you...again."
"Its five in the morning Prongs," Sirius whined with annoyance, "go back to bed"
"I can't do that!" James replied, in a cheerful tone "We get to see Lily today! The earlier we start, the longer we get to be near her!"
"You suck," Remus muttered this time, sitting up in bed. "Lily won't even be up yet."
"I know that!" James said, clearly annoyed that Remus would suggest that he didn't know that Lily liked to sleep in. "Its going to take awhile to get there, so the earlier the better!"
Sirius groaned in response, still trying to block his friend out.
James ignored him, walking towards his trunk as he began to loudly rustle through his clothing to find something to wear. After a few minutes he stood. "I'm going to shower," he announced, "when I get back, you both better be up!"
James left the room to enter another, closing the bathroom door with a quiet bang.
"He's going to be the death of me," Remus muttered as he climbed out of bed.
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Half an hour later, the three boys sat on Remus's couch watching the time tick away.
"Someone tell me, why it never occurred to us that we could just apparate there, when we're already dressed and ready to go?" Sirius whined in annoyance "I could still be asleep!"
"Sorry," James grinned sheepishly, "on the bright side we can always watch that thing," he paused trying to find the right word "that Lily was on last night."
"Television." Remus said "Its called a television." He said annoyed.
"Right!" James screeched, "Lets watch the teleo-kitchen!"
"Television," Remus corrected.
"Teleo-kitchen, Hello-kitchen, it's all the same." James said.
With a groan, Remus got up and turned the television on. Leaving it on the same station as last night.
The three boys watched random music videos for a little over half an hour with no sign of Lily, before James decided it was time to leave.
"Time to go guys!" James said, slightly disappointed that they did not get to see Lily yet.
"Its still early," Sirius pointed out, clearly not wanting to move from his position on the couch.
"We probably should go," Remus agreed with James standing up, "The longer we wait the more we have a chance of a muggle catching us appearing out of thin air."
"Muggles never notice anything," Sirius muttered, but he too stood up.
The three boys silently walked out of Remus's room and down the stairs and quietly out the door. They began the short, but brisk walk to the apparition point, as they were unable to apparate near Remus's house due to the many charms placed around it. They reached their destination quickly. James cast his friends a grin, before disappearing with a small 'pop'.
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Lily groaned tiredly as she heard her alarm clock go off with a loud beeping sound. Rolling over, sheets rustling, she quickly silenced her clock by pushing the "off" button. Squinting, she glanced at the clock and saw that it read 6:31am.
"Time to get up" She muttered quietly climbing out of bed. Feet coming into contact with the warm wool of the carpet. Standing, she tiredly moved across the room and into her bathroom, the door shutting with a soft click behind her.
Half an hour later Lily emerged from the bathroom, steam and light pouring into the darkened room, clad in a large towel. Lily moved silently to the light switch, flicking it on quickly, bringing light into the hotel room.
She speedily walked over to where her large suitcases laying on the floor. She didn't see the point in unpacking, as she would soon be leaving this hotel for her tour. Since the day she left, her life had become a never ending amount of hotel rooms, junk food, and room service. She sighed, as she began the daily ritual of finding the perfect outfit for that particular day.
Within a few minutes she settled on a knee length white skirt that flowed about her, and a emerald green spaghetti strap shirt that sparkled slightly when she moved. She knew that today she would be doing a lot of wardrobe changes, so it didn't really matter what she wore.
Holding her outfit carefully she disappeared into her bathroom yet again to change. Fully knowing that her makeup crew and hair stylist would be arriving shortly to make her 'presentable' if she happened to have a crowd waiting for her.
An hour later, Lily made her way to the parked limo with her bodyguard, Todd by her side.
"Is there any fans outside?" She asked him as they made their way to the elevator to head down to the main floor.
"Just the usual amount," he grinned in response, "all screaming in hopes to see either you or Riley."
Lily just smiled, as they stepped into the waiting elevator. Todd, who was standing by the buttons quickly pushed the button labeled with a large L on it.
"Riley should already be in the limo waiting for you." Todd said as the elevator began to move, "He's actually ready before you for once!"
"Who would have thought that a boy actually takes longer to get ready than a girl?" Lily grinned, as she remembered all the times she and Todd had to wait for Riley to be ready.
Before Todd could answer, a quiet ding was heard indicating they had reached their destination as the elevator slowed to a stop. As the elevator doors slide open, Lily and Todd quickly stepped out and headed towards the door. The moment the door opened, Lily could hear the sounds of fans screaming her name, reaching for her through the gates that had been set up for this occasion. She grinned and waved at her fans, stopping to pose for a few pictures with some fans as she made her way to the limo. After a few minutes, she finally reached it, plopping down next to Riley.
"Good morning," she smiled as she buckled herself in her seat with a soft click, the car already beginning to move.
"Morning," Riley grinned back, "Can you believe that crowd out there?"
Lily shook her head, "I still can't believe it every time it happens."
"Me either," Riley replied, "I don't think my hearing will ever be the same."
"Its worth it though," she said "I don't think there's anything else I'd rather do."
"Honestly me either," he replied, then added, "Though if this singing thing doesn't work out I think I'd like to be an auror."
"The muggle world would be devastated." Lily said with amusement.
Riley shrugged, as the two lapsed into a comfortable silence.
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"Where is she?" Sirius whined for the tenth time in less than five minutes, shuffling his feet uncomfortably in the crowd of people waiting for Lily to arrive. The Marauders had been waiting for Lily for over two hours and had yet to see any signs of her.
"How am I suppose to know Sirius?" Remus replied, for the tenth time. "I'm sure she'll be here soon."
"My feet hurt," Sirius continued to whine, "I wish she would hurry up an get her arse here already."
"Stop whining Sirius," James spoke up, looking thoroughly excited, "Tomorrow we'll be with Lily and we won't have to wait."
"Don't get your hopes up James," Remus warned. "Its very likely that she won't want to have anything to do with you."
"Lily's not like that!" James argued, "She might have been mad before, but once I make her see reason everything will go back to how its suppose to be....normal."
Remus just shook his head, as a loud cry went through the crowd. "Their here!" they heard a female voice shout. Within seconds the crowd began to scream, chanting Lily's and Riley's names' as loudly as they could. Many of the muggles were waving Lily's or Riley's posters, or both high in the air.
"We have to get closer!" James yelled to his friends, so they could hear him over the shouting.
"What?" Sirius shouted back, clearly not hearing what James had said.
"We have to get closer!" James yelled again, as he began to fight his way through the crowd, in the direction of where Lily was making her way out of the limo. Remus quickly grabbed James arm tightly, pulling Sirius along with him so they wouldn't get separated. After several minutes of pushing through the crowd, the Marauders had finally reached the front of the crowd and stood in front of the gates that cleared a path for Lily and Riley to walk through.
"Where is she?" Remus asked loudly. "I don't see her."
Sirius glanced about widely, looking from side to side, just as he spotted Lily entering the building where her concert would be held.
"Damn it," James swore, as he too saw her deep red hair in time to see her enter the building.
"Now what?" Sirius asked, glancing at James unsure of what he wanted to do.
"Now we go and tell whoever is in charge in the building that Lily is our friend," James replied, a little unsure of his plan.
"And how to you suppose we do that?" Remus asked, glancing at James uneasily.
"We walk through the front door." James replied as if it was clearly obvious at what they had to do, already climbing over the gate.
"Why do I have a feeling this will not go over well?" Sirius muttered to himself, as he began to follow James's lead and climbed the gate as well.
"It was never meant to go well," Remus said, landing on the other side of the gate with a thud.
"You worry to much Moony," James said as he confidently began to walk towards the doors that Lily had disappeared behind.
Before the boys could get very far a tall, large man came brawling at them, loudly shouting, "Oi, you're not suppose to be over the gate."
"This was not meant to go well at all" Remus sighed, watching as the large man got closer and closer.
- Ending on a bit of a cliffy! Hehe, I originally was going to have Lily see the boys, or have them get in to see her but I thought that was moving a little to fast. So instead, I left it at a big cliffy, well not entirely. I'm sorry that this chapter was a bit of a filler, there should be more going on in the next chapter! Please review! You really make my day! I seriously smile when I read reviews.