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Summer Musical

Chapter 10: Just the Beginning

"Wow, that was so fun!" Lily exclaimed as she walked with James to the back of the audience.

"I know. You were great Lily." Lily blushed at James' compliment.

"You were great too, James." He smiled.

As the applause died down, several people began to rush to James and Lily's sides, congratulating them on their outstanding performance. After making their way through the crowd, James and Lily approached their family and friends.

James left Lily's side to go see his parents while Lily greeted her own.

"James honey, you were wonderful up there. I am so proud of you," Mrs. Potter gushed.

"James, you were very entertaining," added Mr. Potter.

It was then that James received a pat on his back. He turned to see Sirius. "Wow, Prongs! I didn't know you were talented in anything other than quidditch. I'm impressed."

"Not only that," cut in James' other friend, Remus, "but you managed to share the stage with Evans without fighting"

Sirius added, "Hey, you forgot to mention in your letters that you would be performing with Evans."

"Must have slipped my mind," James replied.

Peter joined the group and congratulated James on his outstanding performance. They chatted for awhile until James said that he wanted to go see Lily.

"Go get her," Sirius whispered in James' ears as he searched for the red-head. Sirius knew that this time, James was bound to get his girl. He had seen the two of them on stage sing together, and he saw how much they were meant for each other. He was pretty sure that Lily returned James' feelings.

"Hi Mom. Hi Dad," Lily said as she hugged her parents.

"Lily, you were great up there."

"Thanks mom."

"We are very proud of you," Mr. Evans said.

"I missed you two so much. How is Petunia?" asked Lily.

"Why don't you ask her yourself?" After Lily's mom said this, Lily turned around to see her older sister standing behind there.

"Petunia, what are you doing here?" Lily asked, shocked to see her sister there.

"I wanted to see my little sister perform. You sung beautifully." Petunia looked down after she gave Lily the compliment and walked away.

"Thank you, Petunia," Lily whispered softly as she watched her sister walk away.

"Lily, that was an amazing performance," said Mary.

"Yeah, and who knew that you and Potter could sing so well together," added Alice.

Lily was once again greeted by people she knew. She gave both of her friends a hug before they went into details about their own summers.

Just as Lily was about to mention her sudden feelings for James, MJ joined the group.

"Oh guys, this is my neighbor, MJ. I think you might have met her before when you visited me at my house. MJ, these are two of my friends from school, Alice and Mary," Lily said, introducing her friends.

"Nice to meet you guys," MJ said politely. The girls continued to talk and finally, Lily brought up James.

"Hey, I'm not exactly sure how to say this, but I think that I might have feelings for James,"

"Potter?!" Alice and Mary asked, surprised.

"I mean, recently I have gotten to know him better and he seems like a nice guy." Lily blushed, slightly embarrassed.

"Wow! This is kind of unexpected," Mary said.

"Why don't you talk to him, Lils. Maybe he still likes you," MJ suggested.

"Yeah," Lily said with a far off look in her eyes. Just then, James Potter walked up to Lily and asked if he could talk to her. Lily noticed that he wasn't as confident as usual but followed him away from the crowd.

"So, uh hi," James said, stupidly. He was trying to think of how to start the conversation.

"Hi," Lily returned with a smile.

"I had a lot of fun this summer,"

"Me too," Lily said.

James smiled and continued, "And, well, I was hoping we could still be nice to each other and stuff when school starts."

"Of course, James. You have become a great friend this summer and I learned that you're not as bad as I thought you were."

"Yeah," James said while thinking. 'I really want to tell her how I feel about her but she may only want to be friends. I don't want to lose what I gained this summer by asking her out or anything, but I don't know if I could stand only being friends with her.'

James made up his mind. "Listen, Lily, I hope you don't hate me for what I'm about to say, but I don't think that I can hold it in anymore." James looked directly into Lily's shining emerald green orbs and began to talk again. "I have always liked you Lily, that is why I always asked you out. I know that you thought I was just kidding around, but I really meant it. I know that I seemed like a prat and all, but I hope that this summer you saw me for who I really am. Will you give me a chance and go out with me?"

Lily was shocked but happy nonetheless by James' confession. She knew her answer but decided to tease him a bit by telling her side of the story. "James, like I said earlier, I realized this summer, that you are a really nice guy and I got along great with you. I am sorry for all of the times that I turned you down, but I was afraid that you weren't sincere. I realize now that I was wrong. You may be shocked to know this, but I was kind of hoping that you would ask me out for once."

"So, is that a yes? Will you go out with me?"

"Yes, James." The two teenagers embraced each other. Lily looked up into James' eyes as he looked down into her own. Without realizing it, the two leaned in and their faces drew closer until their lips were touching in a soft, passionate kiss.

James could not believe that he was kissing the girl of his dreams. He was ecstatic that she had said 'yes' to going on a date with him as well. 'This summer didn't turn out so bad after all,' James thought.

Finally the two broke apart and decided to return to their friends. Some of the campers were leaving that night with their parents but most of the kids would be going home tomorrow after breakfast the next day. James and Lily said goodbye to their friends and family and returned to their cabins to pack.

"I can't believe the camp is over," Lily said to MJ.

"I know, I had so much fun. So, how did things go with you and James?" MJ asked, interestedly.

Lily giggled and decided to fill her friend in. An hour later, everyone was sleeping after the long day they had just endured.

The next day, James went down to breakfast and sat down next to Lily. He gave her a short peck on the lips and grabbed his breakfast. When people began finishing their meal, Gloria stepped onto the stage in the Mess Hall.

"Campers, please settle down. Thank you. I know that many of you are saddened to know that the camp has come to an end. This year has been very successful and I hope all of you had as much fun as I had. I just want to let you know that I am extremely proud of all of you for the beautiful performances you gave yesterday, as well as for your wonderful behaviors for the past month. Your counselors will now be handing out your final grades based on your performance last night. I hope to see all of you again next year!" Gloria finished with tears in her eyes. Everyone clapped as she walked off the stage and the campers anxiously waited to find out how much they had improved over the weeks.

Gloria started handing out papers and James and Lily were last to receive theirs. Before they were given a chance to even look at their papers, Gloria said, "You two sung beautifully together. I think that you should seriously consider singing professionally."

James and Lily looked at each other and then looked up to Gloria and smiled. "Thanks," they both said at the same time. Gloria hugged the two teens and then walked away. James and Lily picked up their papers and began to read them out loud to each other. Both of their letters had said practically the same thing. 'You were very creative, entertaining, fun to watch, beautiful, energetic, believable, talented…' James and Lily were pleased to see that they had both received A+'s.

After breakfast, the campers went back to their cabins, grabbed their stuff, and walked to the front of the camp where parents were picking up their children. James and Lily saw their parents and began walking towards them when someone called their names.

"Hey, I'm sorry for the way I acted this summer and I just wanted to congratulate you two on your performance."

James and Lily were surprised to see that it was Sarah that was talking to them.

"You were wonderful as well," James and Lily said. They all smiled and said goodbye.

Lily and James loaded the trunks of the muggle cars with their luggage and then said goodbye.

"So, I'll see you in a few days for that date, right?" James asked.

"Of course."

"I'll owl you with the information." Lily nodded and waved as she got into the car with her parents, Petunia, and MJ and headed home. Lily looked back at the camp as they drove away and knew that she was most definitely coming back next summer.

The End

A/N: So, that's the end. I hope you liked it. Please tell me what you thought of the story. I'd like to hear your opinions.

Wow! It is so hard for me to believe that I finished this story. It feels really wierd. I wonder how JK Rowling felt when she finished Harry Potter. I am going to start a new story soon. It will be another Lily/James fic.

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