Author's note: Hey guys! This is Maddy here, the other writer of this story. All your updates have been from Robin, since this site really confuses me...Anyway, I've been writing the chapters in James's POV and I really enjoy writing this and getting all the wonderful criticism from you guys. Thank you for reading this story! Okay, now a note on this chapter: This is still in Lily's POV because this and the chapter before it were too long to be one chapter, so now they're two. Oh and sorry for not updating this as much as we have been recently (oh Robin and her twice-a-day updates...); there have just been a lot of things getting in the way. Midterms, stupid parents, and homework being the main ones. But we'll try to keep uploading on a regular schedule and appreciate your patience! Now I'll let you read.


"So, are you and James...together?" asks Alice, and I nod. She squeals, and grasps my hands, practically breaking them in the process.

"Okay, okay Alice, enough of that," I say, prying my throbbing hands from hers and shaking them out.

"Tell me the story!" she cries, sitting on the edge of my bed as I sit in the rolling chair.

"Well, we had an amazing day in London..." I say, before telling her the entire story. I tell her about the bridge, and the almost kiss, and the almost date, and the crawling in my window (I don't mention the werewolf or animigus part) and the dinner last night. She squeals and nods at the right moments, and at the end, I'm grinning like a fool just thinking of it.

"Lily, that is amazing, I'm beyond happy for you," she says.

"Are you going to tell me the full story? Between you and Sirius?" She nods, and sighs, wringing her hands together. "Alice, you know I won't judge you."

"I know," she murmurs, "But I'm still ashamed."

"It'll be better to get it off your chest," I comfort, and she sighs.

"You're right," she says. "It all started last December, the Christmas of sixth year. You were gone, with your parents, and I stayed there. So did the Marauders..."

"Alice!" called a voice from behind her. She whipped her head around,staying in her sitting position on the fluffy couch, to see who was calling her. Standing there was a boy, no older then sixteen, with styled black hair and a million watt smile.

"Hullo, Sirius, Happy Christmas Eve!" she greeted, smiling back at him.

"Haven't you checked the clocks?" he asked, pointing to one in the corner of the Gryffindor Common Room. "It's Christmas!"

"Oh!" she cried, jumping up, "Merry Christmas Sirius!" She walked over, and gave him a hug.

"You too! Want to know what I asked Santa for?" he asked her, and she tilted her head.

"What?"

He leaned down, lips an inch away from hers, and whispered, "You." She blushed furiously, before pushing him away and laughing.

"Sirius, your such a flirt," she laughed, not at all taken back about his words. He had been coming onto her since the beginning of sixth year now, putting his arm around her and flirting with her (when her boyfriend, Frank, wasn't around of course).

"I'm serious!" he said.

"I know who you are," she joked, and he gave a chuckle.

Shaking his head, he said, "That joke never gets old."

"Not for you, of course." He placed a hand on her hip and pulled her closer. "I have a boyfriend, you know."

He placed his lips on her ear, and whispered, "Where is your boyfriend right now?" Her breathing became unsteady as his fingers traced circles on her hip, which was slightly exposed. "And why aren't you with him."

"Well, he's at his parents house and his mom can be very controlling and he thought it wouldn't be wise-"

He interrupted her by a kiss, placing his warm lips on hers and cradling her face in his hands. It was wrong, she knew that, but she kissed him back anyway. Every touch in the last few months, every pick up line made her heart race and her skin tingle. She couldn't fight it any longer. After a moment, she shoved him off of her.

"Sirius, I can't cheat of Frank, I love him, you know that! Your friends with him," she protested, but he just pointed up.

"Mistletoe," he said. And there it was, hanging lazily over their head. Alice sighed a sigh of relief, knowing there was a reason. She wasn't cheating, she was only following holiday tradition. That relief was washed away when Sirius whispered again in her ear, "Not that I didn't want to. I've been waiting months to do that."

Alice looked into his blue eyes, ones that matched hers perfectly, and couldn't help it. She grabbed his loosley hanging tie, and yanked it down, connecting their lips once more.

The next morning, after one of the most amazing nights of her life, she wanted to throw up. She had just cheated on the love of her life with someone who made her feel equally as amazing. Maybe even more. Skin against skin, lips against lips, she went farther with Sirius then she had ever gone with Frank.

When Sirius woke up that morning, he found himself with an empty bed and a broken heart.

"So... you shagged?" I ask, making sure I got the story straight. Alice looks up at me, her eyes wide with alarm.

"No, no. We just... we came close to it though," she explains, her cheeks flushed. I nod, understanding.

"Has he been bothering you? Have you two done anything else?" She flushes again, and nods, but I'm not sure at which. Before I have time to clarify, she does it for me.

"Ever since that night, he's been trying to get me to break up with Frank, to get with him. He says it's not just a joke, that he really wants to be with me, but who could believe that? He's such a player, and I don't like it about him. He can say he cares about me a million time, but how do I really know when he's snogging every other girl in a broom closet?

"We kissed a few times after that, most by him bombarding me. And Lily, I know it sounds crazy, but it was amazing. With him, there's this... this thing that's not there when I'm with Frank. I used to think Frank was the one but I just don't know anymore. I can't stand to be around him anymore because the guilt is eating away at me." The look of pure heartbreak fills her face, and I can't help but pull her into my arms.

"It's going to be okay," I whisper, but she just cries harder.

"But it's not. No matter what I do, no one wins. Whoever I choose, the other will get hurt, and god knows I will feel horrible about the decision," she mutters through her tears.

"Alice," I say, "This isn't like you. The crying, all the emotions, being with Sirius and Frank." She nods into my shoulder, before pulling back.

"It's going to sound crazy, but I think it's the fright causing all of this. Lily, I don't think I love Frank, no more then a brother. He's amazing, but I think I've been mistaking the want to have a boyfriend for a long time. With Sirius, things are different, they are amazing. They are what love should be. That's what scares me the most." By the end, her voice is wavering a bit, but sounds more confident then before.

"Thatta girl!" I say. "Does this mean what I think your saying? Are you going to end things with Frank?"

She bites her lip, contemplating it for a second, before nodding. "It's only fair for both of them to know how I feel. I'll see Frank in a few weekends, when he gets off from his training. I'll do it then."

"I'm proud of you, Ally," I say, using my annoying pet name for her, which she scowls at. "You're doing the right thing."


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