When Lily first met James and Sirius, she instantly thought of the evil stepsisters. They were both born rich, and mean and arrogant to boot. And yet, even at that young age… something about Potter bothered Lily. When she looked at him closely, she noticed that he utterly lacked the cruelty of storybook villians. But if he wasn't the villian in her story, what part would he play?

"In the end, what it came down to was that all of the umbrellas had been hidden in the Heads' Tower that morning, and there was not a doubt in her mind who was responsible for this." Lily is caught in the rain, until a certain James Potter comes to her aid, whether she likes it or not. Lily/James

Lily meets a stranger at a party. J/L One-shot

It started with Lily not being able to play piano, and ended with her wanting a tattoo. In between, James unintentionally reveals his own tattoo, Lily removes his shirt and sleeps in his bed, James gets scared, and Lily throws rationality out the window.

Lily/James. "Lily." He choked out, shaking her shoulder lightly. "Lily!" he tried again, but with no reaction. He was terrified. She was bloody, and unconscious, and someone had just blown up the Three Broomsticks. James had to go get help.

James sneaks up on Lily while she contemplates a rosebush, unknowingly pricking herself and shedding a drop of blood; one exactly like James's.