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Chained for life

Final chapter 10

Lily and James continued to sleep in the same bed even though the chain was off. It had been a month since they had been detached from one another but anyone looking from the outside wouldn't know. James and Lily never parted unless for Quidditch or detentions. Many would ask if they were going out but they would just reply that they were just friends. But even Lily couldn't push past the fact the James Potter was starting to grow on her and that she was starting to like him. James and Lily were doing night patrols when James decided it would be a good idea to bring up the subject.

"Lily?" James asked out of the blue.

"James?" Lily said with a smile.

"What…what's the relationship between us?" James asked. Lily stopped and looked at James. Lily wanted to tell James she really liked him and couldn't think of herself without him in her life but she didn't know how to put it.

"Well at the moment we are just friends James." Lily said slowly as if thinking of the words as they came out of her mouth.

"Yes but do you want us to be more?" James ask picking up one her hands and looking into her eyes. Lily was torn as to what to do. She liked James but what if he left her, what if he decided that she wasn't the one.

"I just don't want to get hurt." Lily said quietly while looking at the ground. Lily felt James gently put a hand under her chin and move it up so she was looking into his eyes once more.

"Lily, I love you more than you could ever know. I have loved you for 2 years, the first was more of just a likeness. Over that time the love has grown and I cant see my future without you in it. I would never hurt you, I love you with my whole heart." James said full with emotion and meaning. Lily looked into James's eyes searching for truth, for the real James. She dropped his hands and looked determinedly into his eyes still searching. She shook her head and looked back up to him.

"James you have changed so much, I like the James you are now but whos to say you will change? I don't know if I could handle my heart being broken. You see, even though my heart belongs to you, I don't think you're ready for it." Lily said and turned and kept doing her rounds leaving James in her wake. Guilt and sadness swept her body. What had she done? She had just given up what she had been dreaming about the past weeks. Lily shook her head and started running; she ran and ran and ran. When Lily stopped for breath she noticed where she was, the astronomy tower. Lily hung her head and lay on the ground looking up at the skies.

"The truth is James, im scared, scared what people will think, scared what might happen if I get distracted and scared you might take advantage of me." Lily said in a small voice.

"That's quite sad Evans" said a deep voice from the direction of the door. "I would have thought you would have more trust in our James Potter that to take advantage of you. That more my domain." Lily groaned and realised who the voice belonged to. Just the person she wanted to talk to, not.

"Go away Sirius, I want to drown in my sorrows along thank you very much." Lily said getting up and leaning against the edge of the balcony over looking all of Hogwarts grounds. Sirius stepped forward and leaned against the pole with Lily.

"You see here Lily James is down in our common room wondering what he did wrong while your up here annoyed at yourself for being the way you are." He said now leaning his back onto the pole holding both Lily and Sirius up. "so good old Sirius has come to save the day and ask why you said no to James when you two are practically going out as it is." Sirius said finally looking at Lily. Lily was looking at Sirius strangely.

"What?" Sirius asked

"You're being serious." Lily said as if it was the weirdest thing in the whole world. "and you're not screwing some girl but instead trying to help out James and I." Sirius smiled, not smirked but a warm smile.

"I realised some things Lily. One was that even though all those things are fun they don't last forever like your friends do. I also realise that hate is to strong a burden to bare." Sirius said. Lily smiled at Sirius. She had to admit Sirius could be one amazing guy sometimes.

"Well done Sirius." Lily said giving Sirius a pat on the shoulder.

"Now back to you and prongs…" Sirius said rubbing his hands together as if it was all a great mystery he was trying to work out. Lily laughed; this was the Sirius she knew.

"I just don't know if this is the real James. And if he would respect me." Lily said finally. Sirius looked at Lily with one eyebrow raised ad without warning burst out laughing.

"Is that all?" he asked between laughs. Lily was mad. She wanted to know why he was laughing.

"What's so funny?"

"even after being chained to him the whole summer, part of Hogwarts and then practically being chained to him for the next month you don't know the answers to your questions?" Sirius said in disbelief making Lily feel small and stupid.

"Well I don't okay!" Lily said pointedly up making Sirius back away with his hands up.

"Okay, okay calm down I was just saying." Sirius said…seriously. "Look," Sirius continued "James would never ever ever take advantage of you. And Lily god dammit of course he respects you and what you want! He stopped all his annoying habits JUST FOR YOU! And you don't see that? What are you blind?" Sirius said taking heavy breaths he ran a hand through his hair. "Look Lily, James has liked, hec even loved, for a bloody long time. He wouldn't do anything you weren't happy with; he wouldn't look at another girl if he had you. Lily he doesn't have room for anyone else in his heart BUT YOU. Give him a chance. You have no idea that James would treat you with the utmost respect and spend every minute of every day wondering if you were okay and if he was doing something to annoy you." Sirius said with a small laugh. Lily looked at Sirius with a small smile on her face. Sirius saw a single tear run down her perfect face. Sirius looked at the complex girl in front of him and didn't have any idea what to do. He had done everything he could. Lily nodded her head and sniffed

"Okay, I get it." Lily said and without warning left the tower. That night Lily slept in her own bed.

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Lily awoke from her ruff night and didn't move. She had no idea why she decided to sleep in her own bed but she just felt it was right. She knew it was wrong to run away from Sirius and James but she couldn't help it. Lily started to cry, she thought she had ruined it for her and James; he obviously liked her that much. Lily shook her head and snuggled deeper into her sheets, she wasn't leaving her room today.

James walked from the Gryffindor common room to the heads dorms and into his room. He looked to his bed finding Lily wasn't there he wondered if she had gone to her room. James's heart broke as he got ready for bed and got under the covers. He didn't understand what he had done wrong. James drifted off into an uneasy sleep.

Sirius awoke the next morning, changed and went down to breakfast. As Sirius sat down he noticed Lizzie staring at him as if he had grown another head.

"What?" Sirius asked with his mouth full. Lizzie gave him a look of disgust.

"You didn't once acknowledge your fan club…?" Lizzie said in a questioning tone. Sirius rolled his eyes.

"No I didn't. You got a problem with that?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

"Nope just wondering what sparked the change." She asked

"You actually" He said with a shrug. Lizzie looked at him shocked. But before Lizzie could think up a reply James wandered in and sat down next to Sirius.

"Hey pads, you seen Lily?" he asked.

"Nope, she isn't down yet and lessons start in…" Sirius looked at the clock "10 minutes." He went back to his food unconcerned.

"Lizzie?" James asked hopefully.

"Nope and I have been here for an hour, want to go wake her?" Lizzie asked. James looked hesitant and then grabbed a bagel and wandered out of the great hall up to the heads dorm. James stopped in front of Lily's door and knocked. Lily bolted up so fast she lost her balance and feel off the bed.

"Ouch!" she said. James burst in to find Lily rubbing her head. He knelt down next to her.

"You alright?" he asked concerned. Lily gave him a small smile and nodded.

"Well classes are starting but why don't we just miss the first one?" he said. Lily smiled at him.

"Sure" she replied.

"Look about yesterday, im sorry I shouldn't have said that stuff, I meant it but-" James was cut off by Lily putting a finger to his lips.

"You talk too much." Lily said while tilting her head to the side like a curious five year old. James shook his head at Lily.

"Look James im sorry. What I meant to actually say was that uh well." Lily started to get nervous. James had a hint of amusement etched into his face.

"go on" James said with a smirk. Lily mock glared.

"OKAY look I really like you James and well I rea-" the rest was cut off by James pressing his lips to hers in an innocent little kiss.

"You have no idea how long I have waited for you to say that." James said with a grin.

"Well the truth is James, I wouldn't be Lily Evans without you in my life."

FIN

A/N Hey thanks for all those who reviewed and a special thanks to EMMETRULEs247 for sticking with me throughout the story :D well a chapter in my fan fiction book has been completed on to another. Stay tuned for more stories in the future :D thanks again every one :D

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