A/N: It's been a while I know - I've been very focused on Marriage, Babies and Hatred recently - but here's a little piece of Lily and James to keep you going!

Disclaimer: HP...it ain't mine.

82. "I'm not strong enough."
James x Lily

Theirs was a twisted love story. It was not girl meets boy and falls in love, in fact their story went something like this.

Girl meets boy, girl loathes boy, boy loves girl, boy stalks girl with a ruthless passion, girl rejects boy repeatedly, boy becomes less of an arrogant jerk, girl relaxes a little, girl falls in love with boy.

Or something like that.

The day they had gotten together was marked forever in his memory. It wasn't particularly romantic or loving, it wasn't the stuff of movies or love stories, it was just so...them. Lily and James. James and Lily.

They'd been talking quite amiably – they did that now, now that he was Head Boy and she was Head Girl and she liked him – and he was still inwardly marvelling over the fact that the Lily Evans was talking to him and they were actually talking...like actual people. She wasn't even mad at him.

Those seven little words spilled from his mouth. He regretted them instantly but there was no way to take them back. The words put their whole friendship on their line. Their friendship was strong, had strengthened a lot as of late, and he had just put the whole thing in jeopardy. If it went his way, then things would be perfect, if they didn't...well, he'd never ever get her.

"Will you go out with me, Lily?"

She blinked a little startled. Then, quite unexpectedly, she smirked. "Why?"

"Why what?" He was completely confused.

"Why d'you want to go out with me?"

"Okay." He thought – this was his only chance, it had to be good. Be smooth, James. "Because I've liked you ever since we first met on the train, because that liking has grown each and every day, because I think you're the most beautiful girl I've ever met. Because you make me smile whenever I see you, because you're incredibly intelligent, because you're kind to everyone, even those who don't deserv-"

She cut him off with a sudden kiss. He was so startled it took him a few seconds to react, his arms shot out and wound around her waist, pulling her flush to his body.

"Why'd you do that?" He asked curiously, still holding onto her. "Not that I'm complaining."

She grinned, "It would seem that I'm not strong enough to resist you anymore."

He smiled. He'd never been strong enough to resist her, she's always made him weak - always has, always will.