A/N: omg! Drama and suspense :O Well... another chapter is up... and I would love some more reviews... hope it pleases whoever reads it :)
Disclaimer: don't own noffin Harry Potter related... all I own is my amazing plot... heh... xD
After she changed, she waited for James outside on the steps. He walked out and smiled at her. Looking her over, her jean shorts, green flip-flops, and purple tank top, he sat beside her.
"Ready to go?" he asked, as she put her long, silky hair in a loose ponytail.
"Yeah," she smiled, standing up and taking his hand, "Lead the way, you know this place better than I do."
James nodded and stood up as well, walking with her down the driveway.
"I'm surprised you let Sirius near your car," Lily smiled, "You seem so protective of it all the time."
"Oh, I didn't let Sirius have the car."
"But..."
"Remus is driving," James grinned at her.
Lily laughed and gently pushed him as they continued their trek to the town.
The little town of Sunnybrook was quaint and cozy with a perfect view of the ocean. Everyone seemed to know everyone else there. It was populated enough, however, that there were crowds in the streets. Lily smiled as she took in the view of the lush gardens in their park and watched the children play. She wanted kids someday... maybe not a lot... probably just one. A boy... who looked like James... wouldn't that be wonderful? she thought.
They walked a little farther and came to a cute little cafe. Lily nudged James and insisted they stop for tea and cakes. James grudgingly gave in, even though he wanted to stop too... but Lily would never know that.
"It's so cute here!" Lily gleamed as they sat in a table by the window.
The inside of the cafe was lit by candles, and despite the hot summer weather, was cool and comfortable. Lily gathered there must have been an air conditioner somewhere. Gentle music played and the blue walls matched the color of the ocean they could see from the window. The waitress was young and had a cheerful smile as she took their orders and walked off to the next table.
"I like it here," Lily smiled at James, "We should come here every summer."
James chuckled, "That would be nice, wouldn't it?"
Lily nodded, looking out at the ocean, watching the waves sweep over the rocky part of the beach. James reached across the table and held her hand. Lily looked back at him and smiled as the waitress brought their order.
After they had finished eating the cakes, which were very good in James' opinion, they set out for another walk. Since they had gotten to the town at noon, it was now starting to get closer to the evening.
"Did you want to head back for supper?" James asked, "We might not get there in time, but I don't mind a late supper."
"Good idea," Lily smiled as they headed out of the town.
On the way back, Lily had tripped and twisted her ankle, so they had stopped walking for a while until she felt better. By the time they reached the driveway, it was starting to get dark.
"Supper seems like it will be later than we thought, hm?" Lily joked.
James chuckled, "Yeah, that's for sure. Your ankle okay?"
"Yeah, don't worry. I'll make it to the house," Lily smiled, testing her tender ankle.
"Well, lets get up there already... I can see my car and some of the lights are on, so Remus and Sirius must be home... I bet they're grumpy as hell that you wern't there to make supper," James joked.
"The sad thing is James, you're probably right!"
They laughed and walked up the driveway, James a little ahead of Lily. Just as they were halfway to the cabin, Lily felt a hand on her ankle and fell again, skididng on the dirt road. She looked behind her fast and saw it...
A dark, hooded mask sinking back into the shadows.
Paralized with fear, she felt tears running down her cheeks and wasn't really aware that James had come back and picked her up. She wrapped her arms around his neck when she realized and burried her face in his shoulder, unaware of the cuts and scrapes and her now broken ankle.
Remus and Sirius were sitting in the den when James walked in, and since the door opened with such a loud bang, they went to see why he was so tempermental to the poor door. Their expressions of annoyance from being hungry softened and turned into expressions of worry and concern when they saw Lily's bloodied up body.
"Woah! Lils... what happened?!" Sirius exclaimed, walking with Jame up to Lily's room, Remus bringing up the rear.
James set Lily on top of the covers and went to the bathroom to fetch a cloth to clean her scrapes with. None of the injuries were serious, but they were bloody so it looked bad. The worse was the scratch on her cheek. James walked back out to where Remus and Sirius were standing by Lilys bed and started cleaning off her cuts. Lily, all the while, simply stared out the window.
"So... what happened?" Remus asked, sitting on the other side of the bed than James was on.
"Well... we went to the town, and on our way back she hurt her ankle. We stoped for a while so we got here and it was dark... she must've tripped on something she couldn't see... but she hasn't said anything..." James explained.
Sirius tilted his head to the side, "But... why not?"
"The pain maybe?" Remus suggested, looking over Lily's ankle, "It's broken... and pain can make someone nauseous..."
Sirius nodded in understanding. Pain was no fun.
James finished cleaning up her cuts and Remus helped him bandage them, as well as bandage her ankle since neither of them trusted themselves to attempt to fix it. They would leave that to Lily. She smiled and hugged Remus and Sirius as they hugged her goodnight and told her how much they hoped she would feel better in the morning. When they had left, James sat beside her.
"You gunna be alright Lils or do you want me to stay with you?" he asked.
"I'll be alright..." she answered quietly in what she hoped was a convincing tone.
James shrugged, "Alright... I'll come see you first thing when I wake up, okay?"
She nodded and let him help her into the bed. She hugged and kissed him when he bade her goodnight and snuggled deep under the blankets after he shut the door.
She still atared out the window at the nearly full moon. She knew she had lied, she wouldn't be alright. That image still burned in her mind. Even the pain couldn't get rid of it...
A hooded mask slinking off into the darkness, grimacing at her.
What was she to do?
