Chapter 10: The Surprise Kiss

Written By: TheChannyWizard

Elizabeth grinned. "Y-you taught yourself how to conjure a patronus?" Rose whispered incredulously. Elizabeth nodded.

"I thought it was about time. Al, your dad learned how to conjure a patronus in his third year!" Elizabeth smartly pointed out.

"You have a good point there...but I never thought it would be this beautiful!" Rose replied in awe. Elizabeth grinned but frowned when she heard footsteps. She quickly tossed her wand on the stand and jumped into bed. Just in time, because Madame Parvati stuck her head in.

"You lot better get to class..." she warned in a threatening voice. The four children waved goodbye and ran out the door to get to class.

Rose was walking down the hallway to the library (big shocker -_-) when she saw James walking down the hallway. James spotted her, hesitated, and then went to her. Rose narrowed her eyes pointedly.

"What do you want?" she snapped. James stood his ground, glaring back at her.

"What's wrong with Elizabeth?" he bluntly grunted, not even bothering to beat around the bush. Rose rolled her eyes.

"Why should I tell you? You're just going to end up hurting her again." Rose retorted and James sighed in defeat.

"I just...I don't know what I said that made her so mad..." James moaned slamming his head on his knees. Rose looked around her and bit her lip before kneeling beside James.

"Look, I'm still mad at you...but you broke her heart...and she's like a sister to me...I just can't forgive you...but I think you should go comfort her...Jason broke her heart and she fainted so she's in the hospital room..." She looked up and spotted Al and Scorpius heading down the hallway. "UGH! STOP TRYING TO GET IN ELIZABETH'S WAY! GEEZ, JUST GIVE UP!" she shouted loudly and winked at James. James gave her a small smile before she huffed loudly, spun on her heel, and walked away.

James took a deep breath and walked into the hospital room where Elizabeth was reading a book. Her eyes were red and puffy and her nose was red, as well as her face. Her hair was messy, but she had never looked so beautiful to James. To him, she looked like an angel in her hospital gown.

"Knock, knock," he said, nervously laughing. Elizabeth looked up and gave him a small smile.

"Hey..." she answered, looking and feeling extremely awkward. "So uh...what's up?" she cleared her throat. James ran his fingers through his hair.

"Ok, look. I'm really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really-"

"Get to the point James," Elizabeth interjected.

"Er, right. I'm really, really sorry! For whatever I said...you know, lately, these days, my mind seems almost fuzzy and blurry and I just can't remember anything...it scares me..." James looked up and Elizabeth. "Lizzie, what's wrong with me?" And the innocence and fear was enough to get Elizabeth's heart beating like crazy. She smiled sadly.

"Nothing's wrong with you Jamey," she replied. His eyes welled up and he scrunched his face up. Elizabeth just had to laugh. "What, you've never cried before?" she giggled. James blushed heavily and looked away. Elizabeth got out from her bed and stood beside him on his chair.

"I'm really scared...I-I just feel like something's controlling me, and I just want to get rid of it!" he said. He shook his head and laughed, not from something funny, but just to ease the awkwardness surrounding the two teenagers. He wiped his tears.

"You must think I'm a wussy," he laughed and continued to wipe his tears. Elizabeth leaned her head on his shoulder.

"You're one of the bravest guys I know Jamey," she said, her eyes completely honest. He reached for her hand and squeezed it. Now the silence felt natural, like there was nothing to say, but they were just enjoying each other's company.

"You know I'm sorry right?" James asked, breaking the comfortable silence. Elizabeth rolled her eyes.

"We just went over this 5 minutes ago," she lifted her head up while snorting, her face completely playful. James lightly punched her.

"Ya know what I mean! I mean...do you forgive me?" he asked in a small voice. Elizabeth leaned her head back on his shoulder.

"Of course I do...it's just that..." she trailed off, tears welling up in her eyes. James' eyes widened and he hugged Elizabeth.

"What is it? Tell me, was it Jason?" he asked, scowling at the name. "I never liked that guy," Elizabeth sniffled.

"Well, yes...partially...but it was something you said..." she squeaked. James looked at her.

"What did I say?" he asked. Elizabeth looked up at him, her eyes still red.

"You...you..." she hesitated. James was getting impatient.

"What? What did I say?" he desperately cried, his eyes filling up with tears again.

"You called me an ugly good-for-nothing slut, who has no friends...and that no guy would ever date me because they would think I'm a guy," she replied in a small voice as the tears began to fall down, cascading onto her gown. James' heart broke as he heard those hurtful things that he would never say to her.

"No...I-I would never say that..." James murmured, his head spinning. He looked at Elizabeth and suddenly remembered the day he saw her crying as Rose comforted her (chapter 5). "I-I-" he paused and swallowed. "I would have never said that!" he said, and James actually started to cry a little. Elizabeth stood up, her hands on her hips.

"How do I know you're not lying?" she countered.

"I would never lie to you!" James retorted, also standing up.

"Look, Jason broke my heart already, and I don't want it broken again."

"Elizabeth, you've got to believe me! I would never ever, ever hurt you! You're my best friend!" James desperately cried. He was trying so hard just to persuade her.

"James...how can I trust you?" Elizabeth sobbed. James' face became angry. He took a menacing step towards her. Elizabeth took a shaky step back.

"I do care! I'm going to show you how much I care for you!" James thundered, and then his face softened as he caressed her face with gentle hands and crashed his lips to hers. Elizabeth stood stiff then relaxed into it.

Elizabeth and James' lips were in perfect synchronization. They pulled away for air and then without thinking, almost like instinct, they started to kiss again. This time, it was more intense. James begged for entrance with his tongue and Elizabeth happily obliged. Somewhere in her head, her mind was screaming ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod but she ignored it and just kept on kissing James. By now, his fingers were running through her hair and her arms were around his neck.

Suddenly, the door opened and Elizabeth and James sprang apart to see Al, Scorpius, and Roses' shocked faces. Her face turned red and the three 3rd year students quickly ran out. Elizabeth turned to James, who was also red in the face.

"That was..." she began.

"Wow..." James finished her sentence. They looked at each other again. It felt like a century had gone by before they talked.

"So...uh...where do we go from here?" James asked. Elizabeth looked up at him with a pained look apparent on her flawless visage.

"James...you have a girlfriend...and I know you're completely in love with her. This...us," she corrected herself whilst waving her hands around. "We just can't happen...I'm sorry James...but I think you should leave," she finally managed to utter. James took hesitant step towards her.

"Lizzie..." he called, reaching for her hand.

"James I really think you need to leave," Elizabeth interjected in a strained voice. Her heart was shattering every moment and she felt like she just couldn't take it. "JUST GET OUT!" she shrieked and James ran out. But Elizabeth could have sworn that she had seen a tear or two.

now how do you like that for a twist? RxR please :)

~TCW