A/N Hi. Sorry this took soooo long to get out!!! I just had tons of exams to place me for my levels next year. Tons of studying! Well here it is and PLEASE review!!!!
Disclaimer: Basically all the characters belong to J.K. Rowling except a few.
"Y..Yea? James?" Lily asked, her voice shaky. She looked up at James, hesitantly.
"Do you ... you know ... what I mean to say ... well," James stammered.
Lily would have laughed, but somehow couldn't.
"Uhh ... yea?" Lily said.
"What I mean is..." James stopped and leaned down to kiss her. Lily could see his face coming closer and she involuntarily closed her eyes.
She felt James lips a second before they touched hers. He gently brushed her lips with his own. Lily felt herself shiver. She never had felt anything like it. Her heart was beating so hard, she as sure James could hear it in the empty room. She started to feel dizzy and her brain seemed to have left her body ... or at least turned to mush. Not even thinking, she wrapped her arms around his neck and started playing with his hair. James had wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer. Lily melted against him and they kept kissing until they heard foot steps approach.
Lily jumped back horrified. Whether it was from the footsteps or from the fact that she kissed James, she didn't know.
"Must be Remus and Sirius," James said, breaking into her thoughts. He turned to leave. Lily could tell he was a little flushed. She, however, was shaking.
"That was to make up for the mistletoe," James whispered so softly, Lily could barely hear him. Then he opened the door and slid silently out of the room.
Lily, still feeling dizzy, sat in a chair.
I just kissed James, Lily thought, My James. My friend James.
Lily groaned inwardly.
How could I? she thought, This makes a mess out of everything. Oh well. No one can find out. I'll just keep away from James. My friend James. Or.... Wait what am I thinking. No "or". I can't ruin a perfectly good friendship. Look how things turned out with Brad! All he does is glare at me because he can't handle the rejection. Oh well. Better go see how my "friends" are doing.
James walked slowly down the corridors, searching for Remus and Sirius, wondering who the footsteps were from.
James finally found them, hiding in a cupboard near the Slytherin common room.
"Where's Lily?" Remus asked curiously.
"How am I supposed to know?" James said quickly. "I'm not supposed to keep track of her."
"Nooo," Sirius said slowly, as if talking to a two year old, "But you did just pull a prank with her."
"So?" James asked while thinking, How about if she gets lost or caught or...
"So, where is she?" Remus asked patiently.
"Uhhh ... I left her near the kitchens. She is good at hiding and sneaking around. She'll be fine," James said.
"We know. We were asking. Geez. Touchy are you? So what did you and Lily do while we were finishing up?" Sirius asked.
"Nothing!" James yelled. "I mean. We were just, you know, waiting."
Sirius and Remus exchanged startled, yet amused, glances and they started up to the common room.
"Coming?" Remus asked.
"I just have to ... go to the .... library," James said, wondering where his usual smooth talking went.
"Sure," said Sirius, chuckling, "Tell Lily we said hi when you find her." And with that, Remus and Sirius swept out of the room.
James glared after them and quietly tried to find his way to that room that James thought should be declared a monument now. However, when he got there, Lily was no where to be seen.
Lily was lying in her bed, thinking about the day. Especially one part of the day. She kept telling herself how the kiss meant nothing, but fell asleep, dreaming of it.
When Lily woke up, she went down to the Great Hall. As soon as she entered it, Malfoy grabbed her arm, pulling her to the center of the room. He held a bunch of newspapers.
"Listen!" Malfoy yelled cheerfully, "The Slytherin Newsletter is free today. Everyone take a pile. And this one is for you Lily."
Lily grabbed the newsletter and was shocked by what she saw. A big picture of her and James kissing fervently on the cover. And not only that, there was an article on their plans for spending the summer together and their plans for engagement!
"One of our newswriters found you two smooching like the world was going to end tomorrow," Malfoy said smirking, "We hope you don't mind if we added a few tidbits here and there."
Lily looked hatingly at Malfoy. All she could see as his ugly face, laughing, smirking, sneering. She felt like it was getting closer and closer to her. Those hateful eyes. Full of bitter emptiness.
Lily swung at Malfoy, catching him off guard. She hit him right on target, in the middle of his face. He flew backwards, clutching his bleeding nose.
He angrily tried to get up, but Lily kicked him in a place that made him screech with pain.
"Evans! Malfoy!" came a voice behind Lily.
Lily turned around to see Professor McGonagall and she realized just about the whole school was gathered around her and Malfoy.
"Detention!"
"But it was her!" Malfoy exclaimed.
Lily saw Sirius beaming at her, proudly, and Remus looking concerned. James wasn't there.
Lily followed Professor McGonagall to her office and thought bitterly,What a way to start a perfect day.
James watched, from one of the staircases, Lily being dragged away by Professor McGonagall, along with Malfoy. He saw the fight. He just didn't stay for the results.
James looked down at the article. Sirius had laughed at it gleefully. Remus had nodded knowingly. And James didn't really care about it. He'd rather not have it be there, but he wasn't ashamed of kissing Lily. But Lily as obviously ashamed of kissing him. James looked on sadly at the retreating figure of Lily.
And unfortunately, I care about her, James thought, And unfortunately, she now hates me, friend or not. It's all my fault...
A/N Done! How was it? Tell me in a REVIEW please!