Yay! Chapter four! I'm on vacation and submitting this at almost 2am for you guys. You'd better like it.

Kidding. I wouldn't be going to sleep for a few hours ona normal day. ENJOY!


Chapter 4

It was Saturday night, I was miserable, one of my best friends had just caught me kissing one of my worst enemies (whom I should mention has a girlfriend,) on the grounds, and I was waiting for her to come lecture me like I knew she would. In a sense, I almost looked forward to our conversation. It would, in one way or another, hopefully make me feel better about the whole incident.

I was curled up in one of the corners of the common room couches with my book, not really reading. Staring at the fireplace, my head on my knees, what I had done started to sink in. I yawned and waited, forcing myself to stay awake.

James came down from the boys' dormitories, surprising me. It was late, and I assumed everyone was asleep by this time. For all I knew, even Jennifer may have been asleep. He smiled when he saw me and came over to the arm of the sofa, crossing his arms over the edge and looking up at me.

"Hey, Lily." He smiled again. We all know the effect that has on me by now.

"Hi, James." Mimicking him, I grinned broadly and asked, "To what do I owe this pleasure?"

He didn't answer, just leaned forward and pressed his lips to mine. Then, just like this afternoon, my hands found their way around his neck and his to my shoulders, pulling ourselves closer to one another, deepening the kiss. At some point, he had climbed onto the couch, therefore ending up on top of me, his weight resting on his elbows. He pulled away briefly, met my eyes, and spoke.

"Lily," He breathed.

"LILY!" Okay, that most definitely wasn't James. I snapped my eyes open to see Jennifer standing over me, giving me a look that said "You were asleep and I know exactly what you were dreaming about, and because you were I'm going to make this lecture that much more unpleasant," all at once.

She sat down. "Speak."

I looked at her with the most innocent face I could muster. "About?"

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"You kissed him."

"Ah." I grabbed one of the throw pillows I had moved to the floor when I sat down and proceeded to hide behind it, turning scarlet.

"Lily, now, before I bring out the truth serum." She glared.

Jennifer had an incredibly predictable method of persuasion. First came the threats, hence the truth serum thing. I still cowered behind my pillow. Next should be…

"Think about it: if you don't answer me, you won't ever get anything settled with James, or Alex." There it was. The rationalized pity statement. Now she'd try to bribe me.

"I'll tell you about me and Remus."

OOH. That was a really good bribe. My face was still the color of the burgundy Gryffindor carpets, and I chose not to come out from behind my pillow fortress.

I peeked over the edge of the pillow. "Fine, but you first." I wasn't even sure if she understood me, because my voice was muffled by the pillow.

She sighed. "I was in the library," I snorted. This was not unusual. She ignored me and continued. "Doing my homework, and Remus sat down next to me. I helped him with his divination and he helped me in transfiguration, and afterwards we went for a walk… around the lake, during the sunset."

I did my best to stop myself from falling off the couch in a fit of laughter. "That's the corniest thing I've ever heard."

She threw her throw pillow at me. It hit me on the head, and I stopped laughing. "Shut up. It's cute. Anyways, he asked me out, and I said yes, and then we found you."

"That's so cheesy."

"Shut up, it's your turn."

God. My turn. I had no idea what I was going to tell her… I don't think I really knew myself. Really, all he had to do was smile and I was rendered incoherent. It wasn't my fault. And technically, he kissed me.

"I DON'T KNOW!" I yelled and then covered my mouth with both hands. I hadn't really thought that one through all the way, had I?

"… What?" Jennifer looked at me like I was mentally incompetent. I was starting to think I was.

"I… I don't know why I kissed him." My face changed colors again, and I saw fit to hide behind my pillow for a while.

"Yes you do, you idiot." She glared at me like the whole thing was obvious. "You love him."


A/N: Well, this has taken a while to post. I'm using the internet from the management office in my hotel, which is right under me. Needless to say, it's not the fastest nor the most reliable in the world. I'd reply to everone's reviews if not for my fear of my parents waking up... but I appreciate the reviews a huge ton. Thank you!

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