50 Ways to Say "I Love You"
Featuring Lily Evans/Potter and James Potter
Diamonds
"Lils, come here, will you?"
She neared him carefully, expecting something mischievous coming from James Potter. "What do you want?"
Weird… he seemed to have fidgeted nervously. Heck, James Potter was never this nervous, not even for Quidditch matches. Lily hummed softly and took all her time to approach him.
"I have a gift for you," he said quietly.
"Really?" she blushed.
It was the last day of their Seventh Year. Who knew James Potter was this… caring. Oh shoot, I don't have anything for him.
"Here, before I drop some—"
His fingers, which were previously curled tightly into a fist, opened to show chunks bright light bulbs reflection the sunlight. Lily extended her hands as he poured the pieces into her cupped hands.
She gasped. "James!"
"Well, I thought," he drew a quick breath in," well mum said that women like diamonds and I just happened to um… have some," he scratched his head nervously and fixed his glasses, "well, not really. I bought these from some weird guy in Diagon Alley. I mean, I know that they're not the best diamonds around but they look very… shiny and I thought that you'd like them and maybe, you know, you could remember me by them since we're probably not going to see each other again and—"
"Oh, James," she sighed, rolling her eyes, "shut it."
He blinked. "What?"
"Do you know what diamonds remind me of?"
"No…," he pulled his collar nervously. She giggled.
"Wedding rings."
Lily thought that it was extremely hilarious how James choked on his saliva and flushed like mad. He turned around like a robot, his joints stiff. Quickly, he stormed off before he could embarrass himself more.
"I'll see you at Auror training, Potter!" she flashed a grin.
So they were back on surname bases but nonetheless…
James spun around in his running to the rest of the Marauders and flashed her a mischievous grin, just like old times.
She gazed at the two little pieces of diamonds. They'd actually look great on a wedding ring… She laughed at her own silliness and wrapped the two precious stones in a handkerchief.
"James and Lily Potter."
The names flicked off her tongue smoothly. It felt so right – but she erased the feeling.
OMG, my longest one yet.
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