Chapter 4

Miss Legs

The sun had risen over the Cornish countryside, it's weak rays lighting the front room where the Marauders slept, ever so slightly. Outside little birds on branches chirped and a fox ran across the front lawn skittishly.

All was peaceful, the light breathing of the boys was all that could be heard, well, for all of a few minutes. Lily stumbled down the main steps, holding a surfboard under one arm and a towel under the other.

Putting them down, she walked into the room and stood above James' head, resisting strong urges to hurt him. His eyes flickered open, and at first he was a little confused to see a pair of long tanned legs, a pair of tiny shorts, and a bikini top. He rolled onto his side, right onto Sirius, whose eye shot open disturbed.

The two shared a quick uncertain stare, before they scrambled away from each other. " I'm worrying about you now Prongs…"

" Sorry, It's just Miss legs here decided to wake me up." Sirius looked to Lily who had her hands on her hips and was frowning at the two.

" I'm going out, so you had better get going." She explained wondering how long it would take for them to get dressed.

- - -

Once Remus had been woken up, they all took an unusually long time to get changed, and had even asked Lily to leave the room. As if she'd even want to look. She sat in the hallway against a wall, her wavy red hair tied back in a bun, and her make-up less face shimmering in the light. She wore a dark blue bikini top, which fastened about her neck, and matching bottoms, with shorts on top.

Finally they emerged looking at her suspiciously. James in particular seemed quite disturbed about something or other. Standing up, Lily picked up her board and towel. " Finally! Now out…"

She followed them outside and locked the door, they stuck quite close to her as she walked down the driveway to the gates, where David was waiting in his yellow and white van, Tog and Tig were in the back chattering to themselves. Turning to the Marauders she muttered, " I'll be back later on sometime… don't wait up!"

Before anyone had chance to say anything, Lily had shoved her board in the boot and jumped in the front with David. James just watched opened mouthed as Lily drove off with a bunch of boys.

" She didn't even ask is she could go…" He mumbled quite disheartened that he hadn't been able to wind her up.

- - Beach - - -

Lily sat on the beach, her sun soaked body tanning. David lay at her other side, while Tig was at her other side, his arm laid over her. Tog however was actively jumping about and waxing everybody's boards.

" Are we going to go in yet?" He pestered. Tig looked up shook his head.

" I'd rather stay here for a bit."

David sighed and picked himself up, " We might as well, Lily is starting to get a whitened hand print on her stomach." He laughed.

Jumping up, Lily looked at her belly where Tig had had his hand. Rolling her eyes, she followed the boys into the cold, yet refreshing sea. Just the feel of the water rushing over her body was enough to make her forget about Potter, Black and Remus. The waves weren't too big, but they weren't small either, and she loved it.

She loved the feeling of the swells passing her, lifting her up, she loved the feeling of moving with the wave, she especially loved the sea. She had grown up here, near the sea, and she spent a lot of her time in the water, or on boats with her dad whenever he decided to show up.

David was sat on his board next to her. " After this Touq, are you coming to the club?"

" Sure", Lily replied, smiling. The two watched as Tig and tog battled it out to get a wave.

Smiling at each other, the two made the way further in to catch one of the up coming ones. David missed it, but Lily managed to get it just in time. Gaining balance, she stood up, and moved her feet to travel with it, skimming the wave as she did. The wave shrunk, and Lily jumped down into the water.

The four continued to surf and chatter and laugh for the best part of the day, until it reached three pm, when they all headed for the club.

- Club - - -

While the boys set everything up, the girls changed, put on make up, and giggled as they shared lots of secrets about the past few months. This was often the best part of the night. The boys would do all the setting up work, while Lily, Annie and Lexy put each others make up on, gossiped, and swapped clothes and what not.

David lifted one of the chairs off the table with Paul. " What do they talk about that's so funny all the time?" He asked referring to his friends in the corner. Paul looked over at them smiling.

" You know, I have no idea", he replied. " But we can find out. I have recording options on my phone. We slip the phone next to them and we can replay it later…"

David looked at Lily who was giggling like crazy. " Okay. I'll do it." After Paul had set the option to record David walked over to Annie, Lexy and Lily.

" Hey Dave", Lexy chirped putting on more make up. Lily and Annie looked at him, then at Lexy through the mirror. They all instantly giggled, which worried him a little.

" Hello girls, what are you up to?" He asked walking around to where Lily was stood looking into the mirror which covered one side of the room. Lily smiled at him.

" We're just talking. What about you?" David moved to sit on the table next to where Lily's bag was. Quickly, he slipped the phone in.

" Setting things up. I better get back to it…" Lily looked at him curiously. " What?" He asked her his eyes alight with excitement.

" Nothing", she muttered a bit confused as to what he was really up to.

David wandered off back to Paul while the girls just frowned confused, but they soon carried on their conversation.

" What's the deal with that?" Lexy asked Lily, who shrugged.

" I don't know, he's up to something though. Anyway…"

- - Later on - - -

James sat at home with Sirius and Remus waiting for Lily to get back. " Maybe we should look for her…" Remus proposed.

Sirius flicked a bit of the rice the house elves had prepared at him. " Where would we look in this place? There's only the club I can think of…" He stopped for a moment to think. " On the other hand, I think we should."

Snorting with laughter, they clambered to get coats on and find Lily who had been gone for ages.

- Club - - -

Lily stood at the bar drumming her fingers on it tunefully. It was quite slow tonight, and the only people who seemed to be enjoying themselves were Annie and Hugh who had mysteriously found themselves in a dark corner somewhere.

Lily watched the door for any new faces. However the three familiar faces she saw weren't the ones she wanted to see. Ducking down, she tried to hide behind the bar.

Sirius had made his way over there to get something to nibble on, and when he saw two hands and no body, he couldn't help but feel intrigued. Remus appeared and looked at them as well. James on the other hand was more suspicious than curious and snapped his hands down on to the mysterious delicate ones. They seemed real enough

"and may I ask whose hands are these" James inquired inquisitively

At that moment David came to the rescue and politely asked James to get his hands off the little girls. Embarrassed, James quickly retrieved his hands and asked for some Pork scratchings.

Lily very slowly put her hands to the floor and crawled away sniggering, she just managed to get to the staff room without been seen. Relived, she wiped herself down, checked her make up, scanned the dance floor for the Marauders and confidently, yet nervous made her way to the middle of the dance floor where the foam machine was placed, hidden in the roof.

Lily knew that Tog and Tig, who were controlling it loved to go over board, and as soon as Rammstein's 'Amerika' sounded throughout the place, and the teens began bouncing about and dancing, they couldn't resist blanketing them all in it.

Lily was in the middle of it, and she felt everyone around her singing loudly, dancing and laughing. Getting into the mood she began bouncing around like the rest of them making the most of one of her favourite songs and secretly thanking Paul the DJ.

At the corner of the dance floor James saw a flash of red hair. " I think I've found our runaway miss legs!" He exclaimed to Remus and Sirius who instantly scanned the dance floor.

"We better get her before she runs away then hadn't we?" Sirius said while making his way to the bouncing red head.

"And what are you doing here" James said in a rather posh but mocking tone.

Lily turned to see the Marauders in a line with James giving her a very peculiar look. " I am doing what any other normal person would be doing in a club. It's called dancing…" Turning her back on them, Lily continued to bounce away.

We're all living in Amerika,

Amerika ist wonderbar

We're all living in Amerika, Amerika, Amerika

Sirius looked at James who looked at Remus who looked back at James. They gathered in a huddle and planned their next move. Walking very suspiciously out of the huddle, James sauntered over towards Lily, who continued to dance.

Suddenly he grabbed Lily's arm and dragged her off the dance floor

"GET OFF" Lily screamed trying to shove him out of the way but her attempt failed as he had quite a surprisingly strong grip.

" I think its bedtime for you missy" James announced to all who would hear

" I don't think so you arrogant sod", exclaimed Lily while she was being dragged out of the club to the Cornish alley ways, which could be quite scary if you were in them alone at night.

The Marauders blocked the entrance to the club and wagged there fingers mockingly "Ah-ah-ah" They tutted.

" No more dancing for you, didn't you hear, it's past your bedtime, I bet your getting quite tired after all that bouncing and running away"

"ITS NINE O CLOCK YOU IDIOTS", Lily screamed at the incompetently stupid Marauders in front of her.

" See your already getting grouchy", Sirius remarked sarcastically. Lily was stunned into silence by their unrelenting passion to wind her up to the point that she couldn't even think!

Remus rolled his eyes and pushed past them. " Look, how about we leave it and all", he began looking at Lily, " Go home?"

Mumbling something about a bag, Lily was pushed up out of the alley and onto the road to their houses.

- - Evans Household - - -

Lily was curled up in blankets resting on something cushy for comfort. Remus and Sirius had disappeared off again, which left just Lily and James. While James was having a remarkably fun time watching one of Lily's DVD's something called 'Duty Free', wrapped in some covers, Lily was asleep on his cushioned shoulder.

Every so often he checked to make sure she was okay, but all he could see were strands and locks of red hair. She was hidden in her duvet, snug as a bug. She hadn't intentionally fallen asleep on James' shoulder, but she had dozed off, and then slipped down to rest against him. James couldn't help but think how different she looked when she was asleep. She was weak, and little, and so serene, where as usually she was stand offish, cold, and annoying. Although, he had seen a different side to her in the past few days, she had been socialising, which would usually be a big thing for Evans, she was friendly, just as determined to fight back, and if you were on the right side of her, a laugh. Sam had told him about how she just used him and although he had lost interest in his life story after the first few seconds, he picked up a few things of interest.

As much as he liked the quiet right now, he much preferred to torment the red head. What's more was, that he couldn't stand not having anyone to talk to. Selfishly, he began prodding her awake.

" Lily?" He cooed over and over again, until she slowly, but surely woke. She looked up at James groggily.

" What?" She mumbled, wobbling dizzily.

" Nothing…" James answered, shrugging, then turning back to the television.

Scowling, Lily began to feel her eyelids becoming heavy and her breathing become deeper. Cosily, she fell back onto James' shoulder.

Once again, James looked down at her and prodded her awake. " What?" She grumbled, beginning to lose her tether.

" Nothing, I just don't want you to go to sleep… That's all." He smiled at her endearingly.

" Potter…. Get screwed!" Lily managed to splurt out, trying to push herself away from James and getting herself in a tangle in the covers.

James watched her confused as she twisted and turned and pouted to no one in particular, " I have been thank you…"

Lily stopped dead and looked at him. " You're impossible", she sighed falling into the covers, unable to de-tangle herself.

" I do try", the 'arrogant idiot' muttered at her. The covers they had were tangled and twisted and it was quite awkward to move. " Here, lean back", he ordered. Lifting herself up, Lily twisted her face with stubbornness.

" Why should I?"

" Well, if you want to get out of these covers, it would be a good idea, don't you think?" He remarked as if she were a child.

There was a moment silence as Lily thought it over, resigning, she leaned back, and James managed somehow to sort out the covers beneath her. " There!"

Lily being the polite person she was, managed to utter, " Thanks", although it hurt her pride a little.

James wasn't too bothered right now about hurting her pride even more, and turned the TV off. " So how about we go to bed now?"

Lily opened her mouth about to shout at him for waking her up just to go to sleep himself, but he cut her off, " And then tomorrow, you'll be a happy little bunny, and when my friends come and visit I'll scoot back around to my house?"

Lily was in no mood to protest or shout though, and blandly, she nodded, her messy red hair falling over her face. She heard a snigger and then felt James' hand brush against her cheek as he pushed it back, " I'll sleep on the floor", he laughed, " You can have the bed since it's yours."

And so they both plodded upstairs, and went to Lily's room. Lily clambered into bed, while James made up a bed on the floor in her room. The silvery moonlight shone in, casting a glimmer of light over Lily as she began to fall asleep.

" Potter?" She muttered softly.

" Evans?" He retorted, peering up at her.

" Do you hate me? Like, really hate me?"

Sighing, James thought about it, " You hate me, so I guess it evens outs. Anyways", he asked, a little intrigued, " Why do you care?"

" No reason", Lily jittered, " I was just curious that's all."

" I hope you're not doing anything tomorrow", James muttered.

Lily rolled onto her side, curiously, she questioned, " Why?"

Smiling at Lily's question, he rolled onto his side facing away from her. " Well, I'm taking you on a picnic, that's all. My mum suggested it in her letter today. Thinks I need to… get to know you better", he whispered, before finally dozing off.

Lily too was falling asleep, and although she didn't immediately register what he had said, it certainly affected her dream that night.

I am soo sorry this took so long to up load.

My GCSE's are in four weeks or so, and I'm really stressed out, lol. I will reply to the reviews in my next post, cause I'm going to bed soon. I have also promised thatI will upload another of my stories, so I will also do that as I have a few chapters of it done anyway, but that'll be tomorrow.

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Sara