A/N: Wow, that was a fast update! Thank you, lovely reviewers! If you're in the US like Emma, Happy Thanksgiving! Lucky you—school off and everything… Haha. Well, onward!
Previously
"Then maybe…" Sirius began angrily. "We should think twice about this relationship."
Lily looked stunned. After she recollected herself, she took a deep breath. "So be it."
Chapter Six:
Lily watched, stunned, as her should-be-boyfriend walked slowly away from her. Her green eyes stung painfully with tears, and before she could help it, she was on the ground crying. Unaware of her surroundings, and not caring who was watching her, she simply cried and cried. She couldn't help but remember all of the things that she and Sirius had done together; couldn't help but remember that she loved him. And despite everything, she wished he still loved her, too.
"Lily," Remus said, kneeling beside her. She didn't look up. "We should go back."
"I don't want to go anywhere that he is," Lily replied. "I don't want to have to see him again."
"That ought to be hard, since you go to school with him, and you're in all the same classes."
"I don't want to go back. Go tell Jen and Ricky that I won't be back for dinner, but I'll pick up my things tomorrow."
"I'm not leaving you. You're coming back with me, whether you like it or not."
"Make me," Lily said, looking up at him for the first time. Remus, who had knelt before her, slid back instinctively, noting how angry she looked.
"Petrificus Totalus," Remus said, pointing his wand at her. She immediately became rigid, and fell onto her back. "I told you I was taking you back to the Potter's. I intend to keep that promise." Remus lifted her, which was hard, considering she was lying straight, and turned on the spot, apparating out of the alley.
"Remus, is she alright?" Peter asked when Remus and Lily arrived in the sitting room.
"Alright? Like hell, she is," Remus replied sarcastically. "Prat shouldn't have broken up with her like that. Where is he? I have a few choice words for him."
"Upstairs with James. He's probably drunk out of his mind by now—James is watching him.
"Where does Jen keep the sober-up potions?"
"Third cabinet from the right, behind the glass with the blue fringe."
"Thanks," Remus said, reaching into the cabinet and pulling out a tiny vial. "Take Lily up to her room, and leave her as she is; don't take the spell off her." Peter nodded and carried Lily up to her room.
"Here, have this," Remus said, shoving the vial of potion at Sirius. Sirius was slumped in his chair, tears dripping down his face, his eyes only half opened. In his delusional state, he drank the potion Remus gave him without questioning it.
"Oy, Moony, what do you want?" He asked after a moment.
"I'm here to tell you off for breaking up with Lily," Remus answered honestly, sitting in a chair beside James.
"Mate, don't," James said, almost pleadingly. At the sound of Lily's name, Sirius had begun to howl and cry again.
"What's wrong with him?" Remus asked. "I'm just saying—Lily talked to me back in first year before we were Marauders; she was right to be mad at Sirius for hexing Snape. He could've gotten seriously hurt. Lily was crying uncontrollably for the past hour and a half, and it was the most painful thing I've ever seen. She had half a mind not to come back here—she only did because she's got the Full Body Bind on her."
"Sirius is upset, too. He knows he made a mistake. He wants her back—I know it. And yes, I've loved Lily for the longest time. But I'd rather see her happy, and with Sirius, than upset, and with me."
"Sirius, snap out of it!" Remus yelled, slapping Sirius hard across the face. "We need to talk."
"You're not leaving me, too, are you, Moony?" Sirius asked, almost pathetically. Lupin's gaze softened.
"No, Sirius. You just need to go apologize to her. In fact, tomorrow."
"She won't want to see me."
"She'll have to deal with that," Remus said. "James and I need to talk—we'll send Peter in here. Just go to sleep, alright?"
"Alright," Sirius said quietly.
"Peter, go watch Sirius," Remus said to Peter when the two had entered Lily's room. The mousy boy squeaked and hurried off to Sirius' room.
"Lily," James said, taking the curse off her.
"Go away," Lily said, sitting up. "I don't want to talk to you—either of you."
"We're not leaving," Remus said, sitting beside her on her bed. She jumped up suddenly, and ran over to her window. By the time she'd tore it open, though, James had caught up to her and dragged her away from it.
"Let me go! Get off me!" Lily shrieked.
"I'm not about to let you jump out of a window, just to leave my house. What if I called Evie over? Would you talk to her?"
"I don't want to talk to anyone."
"Well, Lily, we're going to keep you here until you do. I'll go get Evanna," Remus said, walking to the door. When it had closed, Lily seemed to wilt in James' arms.
"Lily, talk to me."
"I just want to stop thinking about him."
"Right. How about we just talk, then?" James asked.
"Alright," Lily agreed, looking defeated.
For about ten minutes, the two simply talked, and then abruptly, there was a knock at the door.
"Lily, it's Evie."
"Hi, Evie. Er… could you hang tight for a bit? Talk to Remus and such?"
"Sure." Evanna obliged. After Lily was sure that Evanna had walked away, she looked at James.
"Tell me a secret."
"My patronus is a stag," James began.
"I know that already," Lily smiled.
"So am I."
"You're an unregistered animagus?"
"Yes. Now, it's your turn."
"That night Sirius and I went to the Room of Requirement, and you came in, and kissed me…" Her voice trailed away.
"Sorry about that," James said, ruffling his hair.
"I—I've never forgotten that kiss. In fact… I've always wished there'd been another."
James choked slightly and cleared his throat. Running his hand through his hair again, he looked at her. "I suppose… that can be arranged."
He ran a hand down the side of her face and tilted it up to look at his. Her green eyes closed as his lips met hers, and once again, Lily was caught in a mind-blowing, passionate kiss.
A/N: Oh, but don't think James can get her that easy! If you do, you have another thing coming. Yes, it seemed rushed. But for the plotline, it really all had to happen quickly in order for it to play out correctly. Anyway, thanks to my reviewers, especially JohnMayer1207, and I hope that this update was more to-your-liking [:
EmeraldLovesHazel: Thanks for the review! Yeah—I'm not a big Lily/Snape fan, either. I feel bad that he has nobody, though. Well, he's dead now (that sounded so mean!) so I guess he's kinda "near" Lily anyways, even though she still loves James. Yay L/J!!! Haha.
JohnMayer1207: Woo! A fast update! That's saying something, coming from me. This chapter may've seemed kinda cheesy, too. But it's all for a good reason.
xHeavilyxBrokenx: Wow! Thanks so much for all your reviews! I'm so glad you like it so far. I honestly am not a huge fan of Sirius. I love him in the sense that I'd so go out with him, if he existed, but I'm not liking him in this story much, nor have I liked him in some other stories I've read. However, I feel bad for him, since he clearly made a mistake to break up with Lily in the last chapter, seeing how upset she was this time. Although Lily and James do kiss, James still doesn't get the girl yet [;
partofthatworld: Haha—I'd feel pretty stupid if I were Sirius, too. But, he's probably too drunk right now to care. Haha.
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Sinead
