"Go away, Potter!" Lily screamed. "I DON'T BLOODY FANCY YOU!" James didn't move from his spot, but grinned even bigger.

"Ah, Evans," He ruffled his hair, while hooking his thumb into a loop on his jeans. "You're deceiving yourself; you're practically fainting right into my arms."

"Is that right?" Lily retorted. "The only I'll be fainting from anything soon is from your hideous face."

Loftily, James replied, "One of the first and foredose—"

Lily snorted. "You mean foremost?"

"—yes, that." James said impatiently then went on. "One of the first and foremost signs of attraction is calling the other side ugly," he finished, smirking.

"Look, Potter. I don't know where you're getting this load of bull from, but it sure as hell isn't getting anywhere." Lily sighed.

"Oh, Lily," James threw up his hands. "Just admit you love me already!"

Lily seemed to be on the verge of throwing something at him, then she half-smiled. It was those early days of their rather rocky relationship, when James wouldn't duck for cover when that smile came on. No, instead, he smirked to himself: this was sort of working!

"Okay," Lily answered, still smiling. "Watch me."

James rubbed his palms in anticipation, wondering if she'd snog him. Lily strode up to him, peering into his face, and not for the first time, James marveled at the exact shade of green that were her eyes. That shade matched the emerald necklace she wore around her pale neck perfectly. She cocked her head and made a gesture as if to stroke his cheek; James almost whimpered in his eagerness. He closed his eyes, expecting to feel her warm touch, her soft hands in moment.

Well, he felt her touch all right. With a powerful whip of her arm, Lily slapped him across the face. Gasping, he opened his eyes and stumbled backwards, one hand covering his stinging cheek. Lily smiled again at him.

"There you go, Potter. Something to remember me by." With that she turned and rejoined her friends by the lake, accepting high-fives and mostly getting scolded for slapping one of the most desired boys throughout the whole school.

"What the—bloody hell—I don't—" James stuttered, stumbling confusedly back to where the Marauders sat, under the shade of the beech tree.

"Oh Prongs," Sirius chortled. "You just got slapped by Evans!"

"I told you not to mess with her, James," Remus shook his head.

"I'm scared of Lily now," Peter admitted.

"Yeah, mate. I don't think she really fancies you," Sirius added.

"You three are mental," James said angrily. "Obviously she was just hiding her deep affection for me!"

Sirius stood up and slapped James rather painfully on the other cheek. "Right."

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?" James yelled, cupping his red face in his hands.

"Showing my deep affection for you, of course," Sirius grinned.

James groaned.

AN: oh my Merlin, I've just hit another record. 11 reviews for the last chapter? All I can say is, WOW. Siriusly, wow. Thanks to all my reviewers/subscribers/fave-r's :D I know shoutouts are long overdue, so here they come!

Jacky Dupree: Sirius will be Sirius. That sums it up pretty well xD

Skaterofthebooks: you did. And you were :D and thank you yet again! Glad you liked that chapter.

PureAwesomeness13: thanks! And I did; the update's right about the AN. Teehee :P

MarisaCan'tRememberHerPassword: yeah, I didn't want to do too specific a title because a reader might jump to conclusions and the story might not be what they were expecting. There's drabbles in all seven years, maybe even beyond, so a vague title was my best bet. And, I've never asked about this, but why is your penname the way it is?

Pelahnar: why yes, yes you are. Extremely awesome :D James is sorta like a lovesick puppy; when it comes to Lily, he just drops everything he's doing at the moment, even his pranking skills.

Wingswordsandmetaphors: thanks :D

Midnightstar19: thank you! I really enjoy writing Lily because she has a pretty versatile personality, like one minute she's screaming her head off at James then by the next she's as sweet and innocent as anyone can be.

Potato unicorn: HAHAHAHAHA xD It sounds sexier? That has never occurred to me before xD How so?

Jayjaypottypot: hehe, shank you. I hope you're flabbergasted in a good way, not a "THESE ARE SO BLOODY TERRIBLE" way. That would be bad.

Lady Elizabeth of New York: Lady Elizabeth! 'Tis an honor, it is, to have someone like you review my fic! Lol, I pretty much sound like Tom when meeting Harry for the first time :3 Believe me, if I can shake your hand as many times as Diggle shook Harry's, I would. Anyways, thank you for the lovely compliment!

Lunalucy: thank you! I'll update soon as I can :)

Ah, it's that time of the year again, when all the teachers seem to be possessed by the Homework Monster or something. But no worries! I'll update whenever I can!

~Gella