I promised you all Lily's point of view of their little midnight rendezvous and here it is! Think of it as an addition to Chapter 8.
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Lily woke up a couple hours later and glanced over at her clock. 12:38 a.m. Lily sighed and rolled over. She had woken up every few hours and wasn't getting much sleep. If anything, these short little half hour naps were making her more tired. Lily tried, in vain, to fall back to sleep. She counted sheep, cows, phoenixes, dragons, griffins and more to no avail. She eventually gave up and decided to see if she had any homework that was due in the next few weeks, she didn't. Grumbling slightly, Lily returned to her bed and pulled out the book nearest to her, the soulbond book. She opened it and began to talk with Rowena, asking her questions, but more or less having a small conversation about various things.
Lily told Rowena about the day's events and James peculiar behavior. Rowena, after thoroughly chewing James out, suggested that maybe James knew about the bond, on a more subconscious level. Lily wasn't too sure, but agreed with Rowena after she pointed out how he tried to be her friend and wanted to beat her in potions, things that maybe could attest to the idea of their bond growing stronger. Rowena asked Lily again when she was going to clue James in on the soulbond to which Lily replied that after the day's events, he wasn't quite ready for that information. Rowena agreed, but told Lily that she shouldn't hold off for too long.
Lily sighed. That's what everyone had been telling her. Don't hold off telling James. Sooner is better than later. It wasn't that she didn't want James to know, it was that she was kind of scared of what would happen after she told him. Rowena couldn't tell her much because all bonds were different, progressing at different paces and through different ways. Lily didn't know what to expect and she hated that. She couldn't research bonds because there was nothing written about bonds because there were so few people that had bonds. It was such a struggle. So yes, Lily Evans was frightened to death about what might happen after she told James.
Lily attention was brought back to the book as she saw hurried writing. Lily, Godric just told me that James is standing outside of the Gryffindor Common Room staring at the place where the soulbond room is. He thinks that James knows that something is behind the wall. Lily panicked. No! He couldn't! That would ruin everything. Lily quickly wrote back to Rowena. I'm going to head down there and see what he is doing. Maybe he's sleepwalking. She quickly shut the book and grabbed her robe and some slippers, before running a hand through her hair. Looking around to make sure she hadn't woken up any of her roommates, she quietly walked towards the door opened it and headed down the stairs to the common room.
She was halfway down the stairs when she felt a jolt of electricity go up her arm, causing her to stop and almost fall down the rest of the stairs. She gingerly sat down on the steps and put a hand to her heart, which seemed to be beating faster than ever. Her arm tingled slightly and she had a warm feeling encompassing her, like a hug. Lily slowly got up from her place on the steps and began back down to the common room.
Lily walked over to the portrait hole and then stood there for awhile, contemplating if she should open it or not. Soulbond Lily wanted her to open it because her soulbonded was out there. Logical Lily wasn't sure because what if James wondered why she was out this late? What if she got caught and in trouble? After bickering with herself for a few seconds, Lily decided that if asked she would say she was heading to the kitchens, Rowena (actually it was probably Godric) had disclosed where they were and how to get in. Her mind made up, Lily pushed open the portrait hole.
Just as Rowena had said, James was standing in front of the portrait, but not looking at it. Instead he was looking at the wall to the left curiously. She opened the door a little more and then froze when James turned his head to look at her. Their eyes met and Lily took a breath in, shocked and surprised. She held his gaze for a couple of seconds before opening the door enough to step out. "James? What are you doing here? Did Madam Pomfrey release you from the hospital?" She shut the portrait door behind her and studied James for a little bit. He seemed disoriented. Maybe he had been sleepwalking and woke up when he got here. Maybe the medications Madam Pomfrey had given him had muddled his brain. She took a few steps towards James and held her arm out, tentatively, as if to comfort him. She gently grabbed ahold of his arm. "Are you okay James?" She saw James glance down at her hand and then back up, watching her as if he half expected her to lash out and slap him or something.
It was silent in the hall for a bit and neither of them moved. Then, without warning or time to register what was happening, James' gentle hands were on either side of her face and he was kissing her. James Potter was kissing her, Lily Evans! Lily had just enough time to register what was happening before James broke the kiss and ran away. Lily watched him run, her arm still stretched out as if she was begging him not to go, but she couldn't think. For once in her life, Lily Evans was dumbfounded.
When she finally came to her senses, she realized what had just happened and her outstretched hand flew to her mouth. Oh no! Logical Lily was screaming and panicking; Soulbond Lily was on cloud nine. James Potter just kissed me. JAMES POTTER KISSED ME! Lily gave out a small scream and gasp. And I kissed him back. I KISSED JAMES BLOODY POTTER BACK! This wasn't supposed to happen. This could ruin everything.
Lily began to hyperventilate and panic. Who did he think he was coming in here and kissing her? He had no right to. None at all. She didn't care about the stupid soulbond; you can't just go around kissing everyone, you just can't.
Her heart pounding, Lily turned around and ran into the common room, not needing to give the Fat Lady the password as she had seen how panic-stricken the girl was. She then ran up the stairs to her dorm and flung herself on her bed. She knew that Rowena would be asking about what happened, but she could care less about that right now. Her whole future was going to change all because stupid James Potter decided he could just kiss her. She hated him. Well, okay. She didn't hate him, she couldn't hate, the stupid soulbond made sure of that. But she could hate the fact that he thought that he had the right to go around and kiss whomever he liked, whenever he liked and whatever time. Lily screamed into her pillow, trying to let out all her frustration and anger, eventually breaking down into tears and crying herself to sleep. She wouldn't admit it to herself, but she actually liked it when James had kissed her. And that night, she had the best sleep she had gotten in weeks. All because James Potter had kissed her.
Whew! It's done! I wrote this right after I posted the Chapter 8. Y'all better be thankful. Anyways, please (with ice cream, melted chocolate, sprinkles and a cherry on top) read and review. It makes it worth the writing and my friend and I love to read them all. We will try to get Chapter 9 up and running as soon as possible, but seeing as y'all got two chapters in one night, I think you should be okay for a little bit, so no complaining about when Chapter 9 is posted. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed!
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