Catching the Flower, Keeping her Near

Chapter 14

"I Need You"

"Sirius, thank Merlin, where's James?"

"Meg, are you alright?" Sirius asked. "In the Head's Common Room, I think."

"I need to see James, I want to tell him first, sorry," she sighed.

"Well, come on. I'll take you to the common room. Don't worry, Meg, we'll find him," Sirius smiled encouragingly.

"James," Lily giggled. He placed another kiss to her neck as he moved his body on top of hers. He nibbled her collarbone and tightened his arms around her waist. She snuggled deeper into the pink duvet of her bed. She flipped her boyfriend over onto his back and straddled. She kissed him deeply on the lips, her hair curtaining his face. She caressed his bare chest with her slender fingers. He sighed happily as he fingered the strap of her pyjamas.

James and Lily had now been together for two and a half weeks. They had not yet slept together but were finding it increasingly difficult to resist.

"James, you are such a tease," she chided.

"It's not my fault you find me hot," he shot back.

"I don't just find you hot, Potter," she grinned, "I think you're so hot…" he cut her off by kissing her deeply on the lips. "I love you so much, James," she sighed against his lips.

He moved his hands tightly around her back. His hands stroked her back through her pyjama top. She sighed softly once again, stroking his cheek.

"I love you too, Flower," he grinned. "I want you, Lily."

She gasped and he pulled her closer, "you… mean?" She asked.

He nodded, their eyes met for a moment. She could see the beautiful gold specks in his hazel eyes. His eyes melted to gold as they filled with passion. She frowned, she knew she wanted him but was unsure whether she was ready for the commitment. And what if that was all she was to James? His slut?

"I want you too," she finally replied.

He smiled, kissing her deeply. He played with the bottom of her shirt, his body shaking in excitement. He moved himself on top of her, their kisses getting steadily more intense.

"James," he looked up at her from where he was kissing her collarbone.

"Yes?"

"Love me," she pleaded.

"I do," he smiled.

"No, I want you, James," she snaked her arms around his neck.

"Alright," he smiled again, continuing to kiss her. He slid his hands up the inside of her shirt, resting his palms on her waist. He kissed her, harshly, enjoying her sweet taste. He pushed her shirt up, pushing her deeper into the mattress.

"James," she groaned, "oh, James."
"Oi, Prongs," the door crashed open, "I did knock… um… okay…Prongs, you sly git."
"Sirius, you prat!" James snapped, his arms still tightly around Lily.

"Sirius? Sirius, James? James? Sweetheart?" A voice from outside the door.

"Sirius, you didn't tell me she was her!" James stated angrily. He rolled off Lily, tripped, his arms still tightly around her.

"James, darling," Meg said as she walked into the room. James jumped up from where he was still spread out across Lily' slender form, under the pale pink duvets.

"Honey!? What is going on?" Meg asked. Lily blushed and James looked greatly shocked. Meanwhile, Sirius was snickering behind his hand.

"Uh, Mum, this is Lily Evans, Lily this is my Mum," James said, glowing the colour of his girlfriend's hair.

"Nice to meet you, Mrs Potter," Lily blushed, pulling at her low cut pyjamas self-consciously to conceal more of her pale skin.

"Oh, the Lily Evans? James, honey, I thought she wasn't interested in you," his Mum replied.

"That changed," James smiled, "Mum, go into the common room, Sirius you too. We'll be one second." He watched his mother and best friend leave the room and passed his girlfriend her dressing gown.

"Your Mum knows about me!?" Lily asked.

"Uh, yeah, Sirius and his big mouth. He enjoys telling my Mother about my various attempts to charm you, in the holidays." He sighed.

"Oh," Lily blinked.

"I better go speak to Mum, get dressed, love," he told her. She nodded and he gave her a long kiss. She smiled and watched him walk out the room.

He sat down in the common room preparing himself for his mother's speech. It quickly came.

"James, what did you think you were doing? You don't want to be getting yourself into these kinds of situations. Honey, now I know there's a lot of pressure from your classmates to have sex with a girl, but you don't have to do this until you're ready. You are way too young to be sleeping with anyone."

James blushed; he didn't want to be discussing this with his Mother. "Mum, I can deal with it! You don't have to worry. I'm seventeen; I can take care of myself."

"James, honey, I know you just want to show Lily you're cool and are willing to have sex and don't want to disappoint her, but you just have to say 'no,' she's sure to thank you later." Meg continued.

"Mum…" James started.

"Honey, I don't want you sleeping with anyone. I don't want you getting into any trouble."
"Mum, I know. But Lily and I'll be fine, we can take care of ourselves," he promised her.

"James, no! It's too dangerous!"

"Mum, just cause you've said no, isn't gonna stop me sleeping with her if I want to," James told her.

She sighed, "James, I'm just trying to protect you."
"I know, Mum, and I can appreciate that, but really I'll be fine, just fine. I promise!" He looked at her deeply.

"Okay, but I'm not getting involved if anything bad happens!" she replied.

He nodded, "right, Mum."

"Please be careful, James, I couldn't stand it if anything happened to you." She pleaded.

"'Kay, Mum." He replied, embarrassed, "now, I'm sure you didn't come to school just to discuss my sex life with me."

"Oh, yes," she sighed in a heartbroken manner. "James I have some terribly bad news. You're not going to like it."

His face gravened immediately. "What, Mum? What is it?"

"It's your Father… he's… he's been taken prisoner by you-know-who," Meg said. Her eyes were brimming with tears.

Sirius and James shared a glance. "Damn!" James yelled, standing and powerfully pacing his way over to his mother. "That bastard!"

"James! Language!" Meg chided, but her resolute was weakened by her tears.

Sirius moved over to his best friend and his crying mother. "Hey, Meg, he'll be okay! It's Richard, for Merlin's sake."

"Sirius, no one has ever escaped where ever you-know-who sends his prisoners." Meg cried.

"Well, Dad'll be the first," James told her. "I promise, Mum." He put his arm tightly around her. "Even if I have to rescue him myself."

"James, don't you dare go anywhere near you-know-who," Meg told him.

"Mum, I want to be an auror, I'm gonna have to face him eventually!" he shrugged.

"But not while you're still in school…" she trailed off.

He frowned, she was still babying him. "It'll be okay, Mum." She answered him with a sob.

He sat in the common room, an essay in front of him, untouched. Tears streamed down his cheeks, he hated Voldemort. How dare he take his father captive! He was going to kill the Dark Lord. Even if he died in the process. He had watched Voldemort killing for months, but now he had hurt James' family. Now it was personal. He grabbed the inkpot in front of him and threw it forcefully at the floor. It smashed, scattering class and ink everywhere. He growled, the bastard!

He felt soft arms snake around his neck from behind and Lily's voice, "hey, James."

"Hi," he answered flatly.

She toyed with his hair softly, "want to carry on from where we left off earlier?" she asked, seductively. She moved to sit next to him.

"No," he told her.

"What?" she pouted, "come on, James, I know you want to…" she raised her eyebrows suggestively at him and moved closer to him. Her arms slipped around him and traced tight circles on his thigh.

"No, actually, Lily, I don't," he told her shortly.

"How come…?" she asked; "you seemed perfectly interested this morning…" she leant in to kiss him, attempting to remind him of that morning.

"Well, I'm not interested now!" he snapped, pushing her away from him.

"James?!" she asked. "Later?" He shrugged. "You gonna tell me what's up?" she dropped her flirtatious manner; she knew a lost cause when she saw one.

He shook his head, "it's none of your business."

"I see," she stood, "well, when you're willing to talk to me, you know where to find me. But I must say I'm disappointed in you, James. I thought our relationship was more than snogging."

"Lily?" she turned. "Lily, I could take you now, but I would ruin it. I'm too angry. I want our first time to be about love not ridding my anger." He told her.

She nodded slowly, "that's very considerate of you." She replied.

"I love you, Lily," he sighed, watching her carefully.

"Yeah, you do that," she told him shortly.

"Tell me you do it too," he pleaded.

"Course I do, you fool," she moved back to him.

"Okay, I'll tell you but please don't say anything," he decided. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his lap. She settled herself and listened to him. "It's… my Mum came for a specific reason, right?" she nodded, kissing his chin. "It's my Dad, he's been captured by Voldemort."

She gasped, looking at him. She kissed him softly, feeling his sorrow as they kissed. He rested his head on her shoulders, his tears falling in her soft hair. "I'm sorry," she spoke simply.

"Yeah, I am too," he replied darkly.

"James, what are you going to do?" she asked.

He shrugged, "I have to find him."

"I'm coming with you," she told him.

He smiled, "stay with me."

"I'll never leave you," she promised.

"I need you."

"I need you too."

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