I want you all to know that I have a love/hate relationship with fluff. I'm good at writing it and I like to read it. But at the same time it's far too mushy and gross for me. I hate too much of it. Which is why I tend to have romantic moments end abruptly. Like when Sirius barges in or something.

Chapter 37: Valentines

James took Lily out to the lake after insisting on hiding her bag up in his room, much to Lily's dismay. He brought back down his snitch from Christmas then went to his tree. That's right he claimed it as his own.

He made himself comfortable against the trunk instantly. Lily stood over him with her single book in her arm. She wasn't even allowed a quill or parchment which made the book pretty useless. James waited for her to sit down.

"I can't believe you'd take my bag." Lily said.

"I think you can believe it. You're just mad that I actually did it. Now just sit down and relax. How often is it this nice in February?" He asked her.

"If I fail," She began.

"But you won't!" James cut in reaching his hand up to hers.

"I could." James shook his head.

"Impossible." he said easing her down to him.

"You seem very sure of this."

"I am very sure." He said. Lily sat down on the cool grass.

"Now," James began. "Stop pouting."

"I'm not pouting." Lily argued.

"Then what do you call it?"

"Well it's not pouting." James smiled shaking his head.

"It's not?"

"Nope. This is the face of someone who was forced out of a library against her will."

"Usually that face is a lot happier. But you pull it off." Lily huffed.

"Is this you relaxing then?" she asked.

"It would be. If someone wasn't so up tight about the library." He told her. Lily decided to let the library go and just enjoy the day. It was nice and, even though she'd been forced into it, she was outside with James. Any girl's dream. Insert eye roll here.

Lily leaned against his chest overlooking the lake.

"See, this is so much better than the library." he said quietly.

"And now your quiet?" Lily asked.

"So much more romantic." He explained.

"Is it really Valentines?" Lily asked.

"Yep."

"What happened to January?" Lily asked.

"It waved hello while in the library."

"Enough with the library jokes."

"You're no fun." James complained but let the library jokes go. They were quiet as they watched the lake in content, cuddling, Lily held a book, but wasn't really reading it. It was a little bit chilly and when a cool breeze blew past James wrapped his arms tighter around Lily, his warmth radiating and surrounding her.

"I love you." James murmured in her ear after a long time had passed. Lily smiled at the page she'd been reading. She looked over at James.

"I love you too." She replied pulling his arms tighter around her. His expression was soft as he hesitated just the slightest before kissing Lily passionately. Her arm arching behind her so it was in his hair, his hand on her face, but still resting across her stomach where a flutter erupt. As it usually did when he was kissing her.

Lily sighed closing her eyes and resting her head on his shoulder.

"This is nice." Lily said.

"Hmm." James agreed running a hand through her hair. "It is much better than..."

"Don't say Library." Lily warned.

"Fine." James said wrapping a lock of her hair around his finger.

"It is better than the library though." Lily said causing a smile to break out on his face. She went back to her book.

"So what subject is that for?" James asked.

"It's actually not for school."

"It's not? Lily is reading and it's not school related?" James asked shocked.

"Nope. It's just this book I found at this little book store over the summer. It has a bunch of random stories in it."

"Like what?"

"Just funny little things."

"Be more vague."

"Sorry." Lily laughed. "Like, um this one where the guy is trying to train his dog, but it doesn't go so well and." She laughed some more. "It's just so funny. Do you want me to find it?"

"Nah. Just continue from where you are."

"But it's not a funny one."

"Then yeah, find it." But Lily was already flipping through the pages trying to find it. She knew she marked it with a bit of extra parchment. But she'd marked a lot of things so it was hard to find the right one.

"What's with all the book marks?" James asked.

"I really like those parts. So in case I want to reread them I mark the place."

"You must reread a lot."

"Actually I don't. I tend to forget about them once I'm done. It really bothers people who borrow my books."

"Because they're all filled with your scraps?" James asked.

"Yep. And some of them have notes on them."

"What kind of notes?"

"Like," Lily read the one from the page she was on, "I hate blue."

"Why blue?"

"Ivy wrote it."

"Why does she hate blue?" Lily tried to think back.

"I don't remember."

"But why not green?"

"Or Purple?" Lily added.

"Exactly. But why blue?"

"I don't know."

"Sounds so random. Just I hate blue."

"I think it was when we were in Charms." Lily said.

"Charms? Do you mean to tell me that you were writing notes in class?" James demanded playfully.

"And what about you?" Lily snorted. "What do you do in class?"

"Point taken."

"Okay then." Lily said placing the bit of parchment back in the book and flipping through it.

"What about that piece?" James asked.

"This one?" Lily asked looking at it. "Oh, it's just a doodle."

"A doodle?"

"A small picture drawn on scrap paper."

"I know what it means. But what kind of doodle would you be doing?"

"I didn't draw it. I think this one was done by Jamie." Lily said looking at it. It was just of a cartoon rabbit hopping around.

"Huh. It's cute." James said holding the picture for a second before placing it back in the book.

"Oh! There's this one." Lily said holding out a folded up note she, Mary and Ivy had passed in one of their history classes when Jamie was sick. "You'll have to forgive me. It was before we were going out."

"Pre-James note?" James asked intrigued. He took and began reading it aloud. "Binns is going to kill us. He's so boring. Not with Potter in this class. Huh? Look at what he's doing." James paused. "What were we doing?"

"I'm not sure."

"When was this?"

"All I know was it had to be before November." Lily answered. James went back to reading the note.

"He should be expelled. You'd miss him. And look they drew little hearts. Would not. Ew. That's rather rude. Admit it. You like it when he talks to you. Nope. She's in denial. One of these days they'll get together. Do you have any idea how hard it is to read a girl's note? It's all over the place. Writing in the margins and doodles all over the place. Things scribbled out. It's ridiculous."

"I'm sorry. We'll make future notes easier to read." Lily said sarcastically.

"That's all I'm asking." James said ignoring her tone. Lily held back a laugh. Up in the sky the clouds looked threatening. As if at any moment they would burst and it would be raining.

"Did you want to go to Hogsmeade?" James asked.

"Not really."

"Just to get out? Five minutes?" James pleaded.

"You're so persistent."

"Please?" James said tickling her ear with his breath. She giggled pressing her ear to her shoulder. This just seemed to egg James on, he exhaled another 'please'.

"Stop it!" Lily said playfully.

"Stop what?" He asked innocently. Lily tried to glare at him, but it wasn't working very well.

"What a face!" James teased. Lily looked shocked before breaking out into laughter.

"That's nice!"

"Such a pretty face." James smiled as if to prove he was just kidding.

"Well thank you." Lily said turning back around and making herself comfortable in his chest.

"Come on. Let's go. Just five minutes." James tried again.

"Why?" Lily groaned. If it was going to rain, and it looked like it, she didn't want to be caught in it.

"Because. How often do you get to go to Hogsmeade?"

"Plenty. I'm sick of it." Lily told him. Although this statement wasn't as true as she was making it seem.

"Please? How often do you get to go with me?"

"Oh it's get to now?" Lily asked.

"Ha ha. Cute." he said. "Then I'll just go without you."

"Okay." Lily agreed knowing he wouldn't go.

"Don't think I won't."

"I'm not."

"I'm going."

"Okay." Lily said sitting up so he could get around her.

"I'm getting up."

"Okay." Lily said slowly. James stood up stepping around her.

"I'm off to Hogsmeade." she laughed at him as he took intentional steps toward the town.

"Have fun." she said waving to him. He frowned at her.

"You're really not coming?" He asked.

"Nope." She shrugged. Deep down she knew she'd end up going. For the time she was just being a bit flirty. James stood there shoving his hands in his pockets inching toward Hogsmeade.

"Come on! Please?" James tried again. Lily laughed some more shaking her head, but pushing off the ground. "Yes." he cheered.

"Your such a child." she told him.

"You can't stand to be away from me."

"No. That's not it. Your a child."

"I was rather hoping this attitude would leave once we started dating." He grumbled loudly.

"Well see now I don't want to go again." Lily said pulling away toward the castle.

"I don't think so." James said grabbing her wrist.

"So what? You're going to drag me there?" she challenged.

"If I have to." He said solemnly. She shook her head wrapping her arm around his waist.

"Alright lets go."

"Ha ha." James said triumphantly as if he just won the biggest battle ever.

I think James and Lily are just so cute. Just goofing off and acting silly together. Adorable. Please Review. I know it looks like I have a lot, but really I only get like five for my new chapters before I post a new one. Five is not that many! It's like nothing. So please review.