A/n: Reviews to answer before we get down to the story!
dontmesswithYami: You finally reviewed! Took you long enough, Jules! Glad you like it and I hope my French spelling didn't offend you too much!
tears-of-crystal: Ouch! That sounds painful! I know what you mean, though. I feel bad for Lily too. But don't worry, she's got James to comfort her. She'll be okay!
Also thanks to: Jessiquie, and F4nfic-F4n4tic.
40 reviews before I post the next chappie!
Ch. 10 Please Stay
Lily was sleeping when the Maurauders arrived at the Hospital Wing.
"Don't you dare wake her!" Madame Pomfrey hissed at them. "I've only just gotten her to sleep peacefully." But Lily had already stirred. James was at her side a split second later, his hand in hers.
"Is that you, James?" she asked, groggily.
"Yes, I'm right here, Lils."
"I told Madame Pomfrey it was no use trying to get me to sleep. I was too worried about you." She placed a hand on his chest where his Head Boy badge should have been. "Did you-?" she began, but James cut her off by placing a finger on her lips.
"Yes. Remus got the top job." Lily could only nod. She winced as she did, and James put his comforting arms around her.
Soon, Lily was talking and acting like her old self again. She no longer felt faint, thanks to Madame Pomfrey's potion. The other three Maurauders left to go to class after lunch was over, but James had decided to skive off the rest of his lessons to stay with Lily.
"James, No!" she protested.
"It's my fault you're here in the first place. I'm not about to leave you here alone, love."
"James it's not your fault. It's Snape's!" Lily said hotly as she started to sit up. Her head twinged horribly, and she started to fall backwards, looking faint again. James quickly put an arm behind her back and lowered her to the pillow. "Thank you," she said, breathlessly. James grinned and slid the arm behind her back gently under her robes to squeeze her shoulder, letting it remain there for a few moment, resting it against her breast. Lily grinned back at him, but James could tell that she was still slightly annoyed with him for skiving off.
"Shouldn't you be getting to class Mr. Potter?" Madame Pomfrey asked, too sharply in Lily's opinion, as she appeared to give Lily another dose of potion for her head.
"Uh, no... special permission from Dumbledore to stay with Lily," James lied quickly.
Madame Pomfrey eyed him suspiciously. Then she turned her gaze to Lily. "Are you feeling any better, now, Miss Evans?" she asked, whilst measuring out a dose of potion.
"I'm not so dizzy anymore." Madame Pomfrey suddenly looked at Lily's shoulder glaring at the two of them. James realized that he had never removed his hand from under her robes, preferring to leave it against her breast.. He moved his hand quickly and slid his arm out from under her back, tuning a brilliant shade of scarlet. Lily's cheeks were no longer without color, either.
Choosing not to comment on any of this, Madame Pomfrey handed Lily the vial of potion she had just poured out. It was a dark and foreboding shade of purple. "Drink up Miss Evans." Lily nodded, but continued to stare, distastefully at the glass. "It is for the pain, you know." Madame Pomfrey walked off to attend to another patient. Lily sighed and tipped the contents of the glass down her throat. She coughed and pulled an awful face, nearly gagging at the horrid taste of the potion. James chuckled sympathetically.
"You try it sometime," Lily growled.
"No thank you! That stuff looks awful." Lily sniffed and turned away from him. "Oh, Lils! I'm only joking!" Lily giggled as he slipped his arm around her shoulders once more. She leaned her head against him. James kissed the top of it and pushed a piece of her hair behind her hair. "I love you," he whispered, a tenderness in his voice that Lily found comforting. She nuzzled her head against him in response. Presently, she fell asleep, her head still lolling against his chest. James continued to stroke the hair that he had tucked behind her ear.
Madame Pomfrey came by next hour to give Lily another dose of potion and found the two of them asleep. She had half a mind to wake James up and tell him to get to class. She knew perfectly that he didn't have permission from anyone to be there. However, she also noticed that Lily's sleep was not as restless as it had been before. In fact, Lily's sleep was no longer troubled at all. She seemed comfortable and at peace whilst she was wrapped in James' arms.
Madame Pomfrey's usually harsh smile softened as she looked down on the two lovers. James stirred an placed his other arm across Lily. In his urgency to be close to her, he had settled back onto her bed, his love in his arms. Madame Pomfrey took out a blanket from the bedside cabinet and spread it across them. With a wave of her wand, the partitioned curtains around Lily's bed closed. Madame Pomfrey went on to tend to her other patients, an inexplicable smile on her face for the rest of the evening.
When James awoke he was quite comfortable, though puzzled as to why there was a weight on his chest. He started to get up, but, when he opened his eyes, he saw Lily's red head nestled into him. He kissed her forehead softly, trying not to awaken her, but Lily woke anyway.
"James?" she said curiously, looking up at him. Then the pain in her head reminded her of the morning's events. She whimpered and James held her close. He glanced at his watch.
"It's late," he said. "I'd better get back up to Gryfindor Tower."
"Please....please stay," she whispered. James looked into her eyes and held her close again.
"It's okay," he murmured. "It's alright. I'm right here. Everything's okay." And they stayed that way throughout the night.
A/N: Okay, 40 reviews and I'll update!
Hugs and kisses Lyny Angell
dontmesswithYami: You finally reviewed! Took you long enough, Jules! Glad you like it and I hope my French spelling didn't offend you too much!
tears-of-crystal: Ouch! That sounds painful! I know what you mean, though. I feel bad for Lily too. But don't worry, she's got James to comfort her. She'll be okay!
Also thanks to: Jessiquie, and F4nfic-F4n4tic.
40 reviews before I post the next chappie!
Ch. 10 Please Stay
Lily was sleeping when the Maurauders arrived at the Hospital Wing.
"Don't you dare wake her!" Madame Pomfrey hissed at them. "I've only just gotten her to sleep peacefully." But Lily had already stirred. James was at her side a split second later, his hand in hers.
"Is that you, James?" she asked, groggily.
"Yes, I'm right here, Lils."
"I told Madame Pomfrey it was no use trying to get me to sleep. I was too worried about you." She placed a hand on his chest where his Head Boy badge should have been. "Did you-?" she began, but James cut her off by placing a finger on her lips.
"Yes. Remus got the top job." Lily could only nod. She winced as she did, and James put his comforting arms around her.
Soon, Lily was talking and acting like her old self again. She no longer felt faint, thanks to Madame Pomfrey's potion. The other three Maurauders left to go to class after lunch was over, but James had decided to skive off the rest of his lessons to stay with Lily.
"James, No!" she protested.
"It's my fault you're here in the first place. I'm not about to leave you here alone, love."
"James it's not your fault. It's Snape's!" Lily said hotly as she started to sit up. Her head twinged horribly, and she started to fall backwards, looking faint again. James quickly put an arm behind her back and lowered her to the pillow. "Thank you," she said, breathlessly. James grinned and slid the arm behind her back gently under her robes to squeeze her shoulder, letting it remain there for a few moment, resting it against her breast. Lily grinned back at him, but James could tell that she was still slightly annoyed with him for skiving off.
"Shouldn't you be getting to class Mr. Potter?" Madame Pomfrey asked, too sharply in Lily's opinion, as she appeared to give Lily another dose of potion for her head.
"Uh, no... special permission from Dumbledore to stay with Lily," James lied quickly.
Madame Pomfrey eyed him suspiciously. Then she turned her gaze to Lily. "Are you feeling any better, now, Miss Evans?" she asked, whilst measuring out a dose of potion.
"I'm not so dizzy anymore." Madame Pomfrey suddenly looked at Lily's shoulder glaring at the two of them. James realized that he had never removed his hand from under her robes, preferring to leave it against her breast.. He moved his hand quickly and slid his arm out from under her back, tuning a brilliant shade of scarlet. Lily's cheeks were no longer without color, either.
Choosing not to comment on any of this, Madame Pomfrey handed Lily the vial of potion she had just poured out. It was a dark and foreboding shade of purple. "Drink up Miss Evans." Lily nodded, but continued to stare, distastefully at the glass. "It is for the pain, you know." Madame Pomfrey walked off to attend to another patient. Lily sighed and tipped the contents of the glass down her throat. She coughed and pulled an awful face, nearly gagging at the horrid taste of the potion. James chuckled sympathetically.
"You try it sometime," Lily growled.
"No thank you! That stuff looks awful." Lily sniffed and turned away from him. "Oh, Lils! I'm only joking!" Lily giggled as he slipped his arm around her shoulders once more. She leaned her head against him. James kissed the top of it and pushed a piece of her hair behind her hair. "I love you," he whispered, a tenderness in his voice that Lily found comforting. She nuzzled her head against him in response. Presently, she fell asleep, her head still lolling against his chest. James continued to stroke the hair that he had tucked behind her ear.
Madame Pomfrey came by next hour to give Lily another dose of potion and found the two of them asleep. She had half a mind to wake James up and tell him to get to class. She knew perfectly that he didn't have permission from anyone to be there. However, she also noticed that Lily's sleep was not as restless as it had been before. In fact, Lily's sleep was no longer troubled at all. She seemed comfortable and at peace whilst she was wrapped in James' arms.
Madame Pomfrey's usually harsh smile softened as she looked down on the two lovers. James stirred an placed his other arm across Lily. In his urgency to be close to her, he had settled back onto her bed, his love in his arms. Madame Pomfrey took out a blanket from the bedside cabinet and spread it across them. With a wave of her wand, the partitioned curtains around Lily's bed closed. Madame Pomfrey went on to tend to her other patients, an inexplicable smile on her face for the rest of the evening.
When James awoke he was quite comfortable, though puzzled as to why there was a weight on his chest. He started to get up, but, when he opened his eyes, he saw Lily's red head nestled into him. He kissed her forehead softly, trying not to awaken her, but Lily woke anyway.
"James?" she said curiously, looking up at him. Then the pain in her head reminded her of the morning's events. She whimpered and James held her close. He glanced at his watch.
"It's late," he said. "I'd better get back up to Gryfindor Tower."
"Please....please stay," she whispered. James looked into her eyes and held her close again.
"It's okay," he murmured. "It's alright. I'm right here. Everything's okay." And they stayed that way throughout the night.
A/N: Okay, 40 reviews and I'll update!
Hugs and kisses Lyny Angell