Beachbum
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Chapter 8
The wheels touched down and for the first time James had slept for most of the plane trip and so was wide awake without suffering jet lag. Lily and James skipped hand-in-hand down the escalator and were picking up their bags off of the moving belt when Lily was lifted off her feet. James immediately went alert at who ever it was and would have brought out his wand if it wasn't for the fact that Lily was laughing. The person or rather people that had picked her up were tickling her. One was dark skinned with her dark curly hair in a loose bun and wearing a surfer's rashi and a pair of board shorts, her womanly curves showing easily. The other was light skinned, though tanned, with short blonde hair that was spiked and was wearing a mini white denim skirt and a purple bikini top that fitted her well. James couldn't help but notice the two girl's good looks and bodies and couldn't help but notice Lily's reaction to them. She was ecstatic, surprised, happy and most of all comfortable with them. Obviously these beautiful girls were good friends of hers.
Standing behind the two girls and Lily was a boy that James did not notice until he pulled Lily into a crushing hug. He could feel a weight plummet into his stomach. It was obvious that this light haired boy thought Lily was his and only his. James noticed the way Lily was angling her body as though trying to get away from the guy. James, being the boyfriend he was meant to be stepped between the two and good naturedly said "hey slow down their fella"
"Who the hell are you?" he spat back trying to push James out of the way. Although the guy didn't look it he was quiet well built and James could feel the muscles in his arms as the guy tried to shoulder him out of the way to get to Lily.
"He's my boyfriend" Lily chocked out once James was once again protecting her from him by hiding her from the guy's view.
"James this is Richard Cranium" Lily said warmly to James, "and Richard this is James Potter my boyfriend." Lily introduced to Richard making sure that boyfriend was said very clearly almost sounding it out as though he was a 2 year old.
"Well James Potter, so you're Lily's new boyfriend?" Richard C spat
"Yes" James replied warily
"Oh really and you think you know her well enough to be her boyfriend." Richard C challenged.
"I know her well enough." Spoke James evenly.
"Well then what's her birthday if you think you're so smart?" Richard C started the stand-off
"Dude you really think that by knowing someone's birthday I am in love with them. But just to shut you up it's the 20th of June and I know it is because it was the first day I actually talked to her. She was worried that no-one had remembered her birthday but I had heard that a surprise party was being held for her so I told her and then made her promise to act surprised." James lied looking lovingly at Lily holding her hand up to his mouth and kissing it lightly knowing that it would infuriate the boy. Lily just blushed at his gesture. Lily was surprised he even remembered that, albeit a bit askew. James had actually told her because she had given him a detention for snarking about the Professors in not such a friendly light.
As predicted Richard C was indeed furious and looking a little sick as well.
"Well as you said it proves nothing. So what's her middle name then huh? I bet you don't know that. She hates it." Richard C fought smugly thinking her had the ultimate question.
"It's Marie and did you know how well your name suits you. I mean you just agreed with me and then went against it by asking another question. You really are a dick head!"
"My name is not dick, it's Richard. No body's call's me a Dick" Dick-Head exploded and stalked off to his car and drove off in a cloud of dust and rubble.
Lily was led outside by the two tanned girls. She was obviously shaken at first but grew steadily angrier and angrier as she walked. By the time they were in the car park she was striding ahead with anger rolling over her, people were avoiding her and walking around cars instead of walking near her. Although no-one knew James could see the magic radiating out of her and knew that if she stayed like this her magic would explode and most likely throw a car at someone. He suggested to the two girls that they could drive the car around and he would calm her down. The girls nodded talking excitedly to each other as they disappeared down the isles of machines.
In truth James wanted to stop Lily from destroying the airport with her accidental magic. He stood behind the girl as she shivered out of anger. Muggles must have an instinct to stay away from magic James thought to himself as he watched the people skirt around him and Lily.
"Lily?" he called out hesitantly to the shaking girl. She continued staring out into the car park where James could see the small rocks in the road quiver under her magic.
"Lily?" He called out more forcefully turning her around to face him. He could see the large tears in her eyes and the dark green fire the raged in them.
"I can't believe he did that." She screamed finally breaking her silence the pebbles had started to dance in their positions as she projected her anger outwards in her magic.
"I can't believe he had the nerve to try and claim me after what he did to me!" she screamed once again at James. James had no idea what he did but whatever it was he was suddenly feeling sorry for the guy.
"Lily just calm down." James instructed forcefully.
"No!" Lily screamed at the world "I will not listen anymore. I have spent the last year in torture and obedience without anyway to rebel or be myself. I will not lock myself away again."
"I am not trying to control you I am trying to stop you from doing something stupid and breaking the law." James yelled back to the out of control witch.
At the mention of breaking the law Lily reigned in her anger and nodded a thank you to James as he continued to watch her for previous emotions. While watching Lily he noticed her eyes light up. At first James thought that she was remembering her idiot ex-boyfriend. Reaching to take her hand he rubbed it soothingly like a loving boyfriend would.
Shrieking around the corner James finally saw the reason for Lily's eye lighting. A bright lime green bug with purple flames down the side pulled up next to them and Alana and Shanti hopped out with a skip in their walk and gathered together their bags. James just watched on while Lily's eyes started to tear up.
"You fixed it?" she choked out to the two very happy with themselves girls leaning against the car.
Chucking the keys to Lily with a yep Shanti jumped in the back and Alana in next to her. Lily practically hugged and kissed the car. Running she jumped in Alana's open door onto the two girls hugging them for all she was worth.
While Lily had been distracted James fished out the camera and caught the moment on film. He humoured himself again thinking what people at school would think if they ever saw Lily like this. He chuckled as he thought of the heart attacks and the amount of boys who would be crossing their legs in effort to hide their small sudden crushes.
