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"I do not know why you keep on coming. It is rather risky, Mr. Potter."

James stepped into the estate, keeping his hat low and his smile faint. "Call me James." He mumbled.

Miss Evans was flustered for a moment as James took off his hat and deposited it inside his coat, walking into the living room.

"I – no," She said firmly, following the guest into her own home. She peered into the next room, but no one was there. "If you stay for very long someone will find you here. Either my parents, Mr. Lupin, or my chaperones. They will simply come swarming, Potter." Lily warned, lowering her voice to a whisper.

"I don't even know why you bothered on coming." She murmured quietly.

"Because I wanted to see you…?" James started somewhat lamely. "I know that you probably do not want to talk to me. If I were you, I wouldn't want to talk to myself either."

Lily tsked. "Mr. Potter, stop the tacky lines and get on with your point!" She snapped irritably.

James stared at the coffee table curiously. "No tea?"

"No," She said shortly. "I don't want to make it look like I had guests."

He brushed his hair down subconsciously before eyeing Miss Evans. "Why does it bother you if someone knew I would be here?"

Lily pursed her lips and looked at the ceiling touchily. "Because," She muttered. "I'm not supposed to like you."

James smirked cheekily. "But you do."

She shot him a look. "In this world, I do not choose my fate."

He looked at Miss Evans with a glint in his eye, as though he knew that his last words were winning. "Miss Evans," He murmured softly. "You and I have similar motives. We both want to be able to love whomever we want to and cease the forced infatuations."

Lily looked at him as though he was finally saying something logical. "It is my goal. But I was a bit too late. My parents will ask me to marry Mr. Lupin."

James simply hoped that he wouldn't be regretting leaning over and grabbing the lady's hand gently. "There is still time, Miss Evans."

"I don't know what you want from me."

The black-haired man scooted closer. "Just you." And he could have been imagining it when she had smiled at him faintly.

Should he wait for an answer? James wasn't going to risk the chance of "You may take your leave, Mr. Potter" and he smiled back tenderly. "Is… is that too much to ask?"

This time he knew he wasn't imagining things when Miss Evans grinned delicately at him, cupped his cheek softly, and then kissed him.

James had felt his eyes pop out of his head before he actually responded. He had been sure that he had jumped about a mile off of the couch in surprise. James' mind was screaming Yes! Yes!! Go, team Potter! so loudly that he couldn't even hear anything else. It was like someone had turned the volume off, and the emotion way on. His insides were squealing all over the place.

"You know, James," Lily breathed quietly. "You really can be a gentleman sometimes."

---

"I have to tell you something." James said eagerly, bounding into Black Manor.

"Not now, I really need to clear the air about something, Potter." Sirius interrupted quickly.

James raised his eyebrows curiously. "What is so important?"

"I cannot help you with Miss Evans anymore, Potter. I… I'm sorry."

James smiled. "No need to be sorry! Miss Evans kissed me." He said, not being able to hide his enthusiasm any longer.

Sirius was about to continue his point, when his eyes widened at his friend's remark. "What?!"

"She kissed me! I mean – nothing is official. She said to keep it quiet because she is supposed to marry Lupin anyway–"

"About Lupin," Sirius said crossly, interrupting. "There is something you should know."

James, still ecstatic, didn't seem to be listening, but stopped dead when Sirius spoke again.

"I kissed him."

James was awfully still, but Sirius didn't care if he would be disgusted or revolted. He didn't care what the world thought of him.

"You… you – I seem to have misheard you." James murmured quietly.

"I kissed him. It was my way of making him stay away from Miss Evans."

James still wasn't facing him. "That – that's not possible. You told me that… that… you told me nothing."

"And look. You got Miss Evans."

"That had nothing to do with you or your little escapades with Lupin!" James yelled, sounding as though he was trying to convince himself. "Miss Evans is still with him, is she not? She simply accepted me too!"

Sirius was silent.

"I… do you fancy him?" James muttered.

The gray-eyed boy paused. "Yes."

"Does… does he fancy you, too?"

Sirius contemplatively looked at the ceiling. "I do not know. Most of the times I kissed him and it had been only me."

James stayed quiet before he turned slightly, but still not facing his friend. "Most of the time?"

"Yes. He – he actually responded to me yesterday." Sirius replied calmly.

"Are you together?" James sounded almost furious – only mad at him because he was homosexual.

"No."

When James still didn't turn, or saw anything, Sirius headed for the door. "I just thought you should know." And left his own house, James speechlessly livid and rooted to the spot.

---

"Do you know that Miss Evans's parents want me to marry her?"

"I know, James told me." Sirius gloomily said. He shuffled his feet on the dirty ground, throwing a rock into the lake. It splashed loudly.

Remus, quite inept in the situation, scooted closer. "I am sorry."

Sirius looked up slightly. "Don't be. You are simply doing what you are expected to do as a gentlemen." He said bitterly.

The tawny-haired man stuttered slightly. "I… I really think you are… nice, Sirius." He mumbled.

"Nice?" Sirius asked incredulously, and then laughed. "I think you're nice, too."

Remus smiled sadly at him, moving closer still in what he hoped was a comforting gesture. "I'm really sorry that… this thing… had to end this way."

The black-haired man looked at Remus. "It had never started anyway." He shrugged helplessly.

Remus awkwardly put an arm around Sirius. "I admire that you never really cared what others thought of you. I… I could never do that." He hand tightened around his shoulder.

"Thank you." Remus blushed slightly, feeling a hand creep up his backside and rest at his waist.

"Er… You're welcome."

Sirius laughed bitterly. "Can I ask you a question?"

Remus nodded. "Okay."

"Will I ever be able to kiss you again?"

Remus paused for a moment before answering. He stood up, brushing dust off his backside and releasing himself from Sirius' arm. His feet crunched under the rocks as he stepped backwards gently. "I… I'll be married, Sirius. My parents – Miss Evans – they all expect me to marry her. Besides…" He looked at the black-haired man sincerely. "Gentlemen don't do that."

Sirius hung his head – an incredibly heartbreaking sight for Remus – so he knelt down and touched his shoulder.

The other man turned abruptly, holding Remus' face in his hands lightly and kissing his lips in a gentle brush of mouths. Remus gasped.

"Did you… did you tell anyone?" He asked quietly.

"About what?"

"About… us. This thing."

"Oh. James. I… I thought he should know." Sirius sounded rather depressed from the tone of his voice as he replied.

"Did he not take it well?"

"To say the least. He did not even look at me." He said disbelievingly.

"I did not tell anyone. I couldn't. My family would go mad. Miss Evans would probably be astounded," Remus shook his head slowly. "Some company, eh?"

"No she wouldn't." Sirius interrupted.

"What?"

"Miss Evans. She kissed James."

Remus was speechless for a moment, gaping open-mouthingly at Sirius. "I… she what?"

Sirius threw in another rock. "She kissed James. They were supposed to keep it private – probably to keep it from her parents and you, but Potter told me so I obviously told you," When Remus still didn't respond, he looked at him curiously. "You're not… upset, are you?"

The tawny-haired man shook his head. "No. I am not surprised. I have not really been true to her either." He gave Sirius a smile.

Sirius laughed sourly. "Kind of ironic, is it not? It is nothing that I would expect someone like you to do, Remus."

Remus raised his eyebrows. "Oh?"

He laughed. "You used to lecture me about the rules. And now, you have not played by the rules much yourself. May I lecture you?"

"Definitely not! You are the one who made me so inconsiderate of the common etiquette, so should it not be you receiving the reprimanding?"

Sirius showed he clearly disagreed by kissing him.

---

"You did not tell anyone, did you?" Lily asked worriedly as she ushered James inside swiftly.

"Why?"

"Because," Miss Evans said gruffly. "I have been getting this odd… vibe from Mr. Lupin every time I see him. As though he knows."

James deposited his coat on the hangers. "That is simply impossible. The only person I told is–" He froze.

"Who? Who did you tell? James?" Lily asked sharply.

"Sirius."

Instead of turning furious, Lily stopped short, raising her eyebrows. "Why would Remus know then?"

James knew better than ramble off the explanation. He did not understand fully himself, and didn't want to wreak a scene between multiple people – him probably in the middle of most of it.

"I – Sirius has been trying to get Lupin away from you. For – erm, me. He could have told him to ward Lupin off." James muttered, raking a hand through his hair.

He wasn't prepared for what was coming. Miss Evans was not melting into a miserable state of worries, she slapped James across the cheek belligerently. James stumbled back, a white burning searing across his face.

"What was that for?" He demanded lividly.

"You sent Black to keep Remus away from me so you could be with me?! No wonder he was constantly raving on about how you two were accosting him!" Lily said in a loud hiss; as to not attract any unwanted attention within the household.

"I admit that it was foolish, selfish; only for personal gain, but I did not ask Black to tell Lupin!" James said defensively.

"Why did you tell Black in the first place?"

"Because he is my comrade. It is just that simple. I know that I have been childish, desperate, and overly forward – but it is purely because… because I think I love you." James murmured with a hint of a blush crawling to his cheeks.

Lily was not impressed. She furrowed her brows and crossed her arms across her chest. "Pfft. You have not known me, James, you have merely seen me. There is a difference. Do not let your emotions flow overboard." She said sternly, looking at him as though he was a misbehaving child.

He leant forward, prepared for some emergency damage control, and grabbed her dainty hand in his. "Don't you believe in love at first sight?"

Lily seemed to be having trouble controlling her soft side. She looked at him stonily – with a hint of tenderness willing to break through – and fiddled with her crossed arms.

"I – no."

James took another step forward, hoping he wasn't in for another smack across the cheek. He didn't know why he was so nervous. He knew that he was going to kiss her – but he had before. Why did this lady make him feel so incoherent all the time?

"I do." And he smiled gently.

It certainly looked like there was no turning back now. Their lips were only about an inch apart now. Did he move that close? Or had it been her? James couldn't remember… all he really could process was that it looked like she was going to let him kiss her. For the second time. So the entire thing was confirmed. Not just a spur-of-the-moment-first-kiss type of kiss, now it was a fine-maybe-you-are-not-that-bad-I-will-kiss-you-again-now type of kiss. Which definitely meant that she wasn't disgusted by him.

Score, team Potter.

James couldn't help let out a little chuckle before he laid his hand at the soft crook of her neck and kissed her.

God, it felt good.

AN: Yay!! James and Lily have finally worked out their issues and are now together!! And while there is no REAL action between Remus and Sirius, it is still great that they are accepting each other. And kissing.
And I have to mention her. My bestest friend, otherwise known as HermioneGranger47393 (also co-author of How To Make Bubbles Amusing) here on fanfiction, made the coolest thing on thing. I don't know if most of you have heard of Sims 2, but she made Gentlemen Don't Do That in Sims 2!!! SQUEE. I will be posting the story (chapter by chapter) the characters, and the link list on my LJ: FanficLady. And, just so you can see the awesome cover picture, go here, but delete the spaces:
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It's AWESOME. :D Read and review, please! This is definitely MY favorite chapter so far...
Love,
JULIA :D ;O :P