Summary:
Following the strict guidelines of Jewel5's "In A Nutshell", we present to to you "The EPIC!": It's Lily and her friends last year, and they intend to make the most of it. Lily instead gets ensnarled by James Potter's new outlook on life- he's nicer, more responsible, and somehow seemed to have gotten hotter over the summer. Will she fall for his charm?
~~~Enjoy the EPIC!
The next morning, I woke up extremely early (an hour before I go down for breakfast!) just so I could use our shared bathroom without bumping into Potter. So, you can guess my disappointment (it was disappointment! I swear.) when I saw Potter exiting the bathroom in only a towel, drying his hair with another towel. Disgusting. (That's exactly what I thought! I swear to god!)
"What are you doing up already?" We both asked at the same time.
"You usually aren't up at this time."
"No, I'm not, bu – wait. How would you know that, Potter?"
His face blushed a light pink. "I don't, I just assumed you didn't."
I found that suspicious, but decided to ignore it. "Well, I decided to wake up early today, first day back and all.
What are you doing up?"
"I'm always up this early! I o for a quick run, shower, and then sleep again until breakfast. It's just what I do."
Now that our explanations were out in the open, the silence got proficiently more awkward.
"Well I'll just -"
"I guess now I'll -"
"- step out so you can -"
"- just go and -"
"- take a shower."
We were both blushing profusely. The pink was slowly filling his cheeks once again, and I could feel my cheeks burning.
"I'll - I'll just step out now -"
"I - I guess I'll just go on in -"
Potter finally stepped out of the bathroom, and I clutched my things as I skirted around him and though the door.
The second I got into the bathroom, I slammed the door shut and leaned desperately against it.
I could feel my heart racing desperately from my chest.
"Stop it." I wanted to protest. "Don't do that!"
I shouldn't feel this way. Snap out of it Lily Evans! You have a boyfriend goddamn it!
I can almost feel my horrified expression. I look into the mirror, and I'm not shocked to see my mouth comically open, my eyes wide with a "deer caught in the headlights" look.
How could I forget? I had a boyfriend! A wonderful boyfriend named Jonathon Michael! I can't think about anyone but Jonathon this way! I absolutely shouldn't!
I decide a shower is what I need to clear my mind (isn't that what I came in here to do in the first place?)
For a good ten minutes, I shampoo my hair and wash away thought of Potter and his messy hair,
His perfectly messy hair.
I suddenly shut off the shower. Obviously, it wasn't working.
I quickly dry off and put on a simple outfit that I decide to wear under my Hogwarts robes.
I quietly exit the bathroo, and hurry off to our shared common room. I needed some time to myself by the fire before I saw Potter again, and while he slept was certainly as good a time as any.
Imagine - just try! - my surprise when I see Potter sitting rigidly in my favorite armchair by the fire.
Well, I freeze. I honest to god couldn't move. Why?
Because he wasn't wearing his Hogwarts robes. Because he was wearing a very nice, form fitting t shirt. Because that t shirt showed his beautiful (I mean - hideous!) Quidditch toned body. Because he was wearng jeans that were hung low on his waist (muggle style clothing that tons of students here just absolutely adored - the ones who didn't hate muggles, I mean). Because -
Because he looked good.
heyheyhey! it's us again, YCHON!
this is, obv, an update of epic. sorry for it being a little late! it's longer than previous chapters, so hopefully that makes up for it.
chapter 13 will be coming VERY SOON. look out for it!
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