CHAPTER FOUR: CONFESSIONS
~*LILY'S POV*~
The next day, there was something bothering me. The problem was that James stopped annoying me. He's been awfully shy and quiet. I wonder what happened to him. Maybe he was upset about the incident in the common room last night or maybe because he found out that I was going to the ball with Sirius. I had to find out or it would bother me for a long time.
At lunch time I sat next to Remus and whispered into his ear, "Remus, can you tell me what's wrong with James, I'm worried."
Remus whispered back, "I don't know, but he said it had to do something with a girl. It's probably about his break up with Mandie. Don't worry he'll get over it in no time."
I looked down at my plate. James defiantly wasn't upset about Mandie. He got over break ups in seconds. I looked up at James, who was sitting across from me and poking his food and then said, "James, what's wrong. You haven't annoyed me all day and you didn't even say good morning to me, which you usually do."
James nodded and grunted. He picked up his books and walked off. At that moment, I knew something was wrong and I knew what ever was bothering him, it was about me.
I rushed out of lunch ran to find James. I finally found him at the lake. He was sitting on a grassy slope and was humming to himself. I walked over and sat next to him. Feeling comfortable and safe I put my head on his shoulder. He sighed and I said, "James, if you don't tell me why you are upset, I won't talk to you for the rest of your life, so tell me what's wrong, please."
He sighed again and drew a breath. I knew he was hesitating, but he began to mumble a bit. My head was still on his shoulder and I wrapped my arm around his. He looked at me and said, "Lily, do you like me?"
I got up from his shoulder and said, "Of coarse I like you, you're one of my best friends, even though you may be annoying sometimes."
I grinned, but soon put on a serious face when I saw he wasn't smiling back. Then he looked at me with such a piercing stare, I would have cried.
He said, "No, Lily, I mean do you like me. As in more than a friend?"
I looked at him with searching eyes and finally our eyes met. I was staring into the most innocent blue eyes I have ever seen. I opened my mouth to say yes, but then he understood. He wrapped his arms around me and said, "You do love me, Lily, I could see it in your eyes."
Tears were forming in my eyes. I've waited for us to be together for so long and now it has happened. He looked at me and wiped away my tears with his warm hand. I smiled and then kissed him gently on the lips. We were there for half an hour until Sirius popped out of no where and said, "So, Lily, we aren't going to the ball together, are we?"
I smiled at him and said, "I'm sorry, Sirius, I just recently discovered feelings with your best friend."
Sirius smiled and said, "It's ok, Lils, you guys were meant to be. I'm going with Mandie to the ball anyways."
James looked up and laughed at Sirius and said, "Mandie? Well, good luck Sirius and be careful. That girl has a bad attitude all the time."
I laughed and got up off the grassy slope. James stood up next to me and put his arm around me. We walked off to the castle together.
~*JAMES'S POV*~
When I woke up that morning, something was bothering me. I knew Lily loved me a lot, but I wondered if she would ever get up the courage to ask me. I decided that morning to ask her myself. I was too scared to talk to her the whole day, until lunch time. I wanted to ask her at lunch, but I didn't want my friends around. When Lily asked me what was wrong, I mumbled, grunted, and walked away. I knew Lily was going to follow me. By the time I sat down on a grassy slope near the lake, I could hear her coming toward me. My hand was shaking in nervousness and I was worried about what her answer was going to be.
She sat down next to me and put her red head down on my shoulder, I sighed. Before I could say anything she said, "James, if you don't tell me why you are upset, I won't talk to you for the rest of your life, so tell me what's wrong, please."
I sighed and drew a breath. *Here I go!* I thought. I started to mumble. I did that when I was nervous and it was defiantly a bad trait I had. She wrapped her arm around me and I could smell her perfume, vanilla. I looked down at her and finally said, "Lily, do you like me?"
She got up from my shoulder and said, "Of coarse I like you, you're one of my best friends, even though you may be annoying sometimes."
She grinned up at me, but quickly hid the smile. I gave her one of my 'James Potter angry stares' and tears began to form in her eyes. I didn't mean to make her cry, so I said in a softer voice, "No, Lily, I mean do you like me. As in more than a friend?"
I couldn't believe that those words came out of my mouth. I looked down at the lake and then at Lily. Our eyes met and I was staring into the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. I could see into her eyes and into her answer to my question. Her eyes told me, yes.
I hugged her and said, "You do love me, Lily, I could see it in your eyes."
She began to cry on my shoulder and I quickly took my hand and wiped them away from her face. She looked so beautiful when she wasn't crying, but when she was crying I always wanted to wipe away her tears.
When I wiped the last tear, I leaned forward and kissed her. It felt so good to have the girl of my dreams I my arms. When we finally broke apart, I saw Sirius sitting right next to us. He had a silly smile on his face and he said, "So, Lily, we aren't going to the ball together, are we?"
Lily smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Sirius, I just recently discovered feelings with your best friend."
Sirius smiled and said, "It's ok, Lils, you guys were meant to be. I'm going with Mandie to the ball anyways."
I laughed and said, "Mandie? Well, good luck Sirius and be careful. That girl has a bad attitude all the time."
I got up off the slope and put my arm around Lily and we walked back up to the castle, together.
~*LILY'S POV*~
The next day, there was something bothering me. The problem was that James stopped annoying me. He's been awfully shy and quiet. I wonder what happened to him. Maybe he was upset about the incident in the common room last night or maybe because he found out that I was going to the ball with Sirius. I had to find out or it would bother me for a long time.
At lunch time I sat next to Remus and whispered into his ear, "Remus, can you tell me what's wrong with James, I'm worried."
Remus whispered back, "I don't know, but he said it had to do something with a girl. It's probably about his break up with Mandie. Don't worry he'll get over it in no time."
I looked down at my plate. James defiantly wasn't upset about Mandie. He got over break ups in seconds. I looked up at James, who was sitting across from me and poking his food and then said, "James, what's wrong. You haven't annoyed me all day and you didn't even say good morning to me, which you usually do."
James nodded and grunted. He picked up his books and walked off. At that moment, I knew something was wrong and I knew what ever was bothering him, it was about me.
I rushed out of lunch ran to find James. I finally found him at the lake. He was sitting on a grassy slope and was humming to himself. I walked over and sat next to him. Feeling comfortable and safe I put my head on his shoulder. He sighed and I said, "James, if you don't tell me why you are upset, I won't talk to you for the rest of your life, so tell me what's wrong, please."
He sighed again and drew a breath. I knew he was hesitating, but he began to mumble a bit. My head was still on his shoulder and I wrapped my arm around his. He looked at me and said, "Lily, do you like me?"
I got up from his shoulder and said, "Of coarse I like you, you're one of my best friends, even though you may be annoying sometimes."
I grinned, but soon put on a serious face when I saw he wasn't smiling back. Then he looked at me with such a piercing stare, I would have cried.
He said, "No, Lily, I mean do you like me. As in more than a friend?"
I looked at him with searching eyes and finally our eyes met. I was staring into the most innocent blue eyes I have ever seen. I opened my mouth to say yes, but then he understood. He wrapped his arms around me and said, "You do love me, Lily, I could see it in your eyes."
Tears were forming in my eyes. I've waited for us to be together for so long and now it has happened. He looked at me and wiped away my tears with his warm hand. I smiled and then kissed him gently on the lips. We were there for half an hour until Sirius popped out of no where and said, "So, Lily, we aren't going to the ball together, are we?"
I smiled at him and said, "I'm sorry, Sirius, I just recently discovered feelings with your best friend."
Sirius smiled and said, "It's ok, Lils, you guys were meant to be. I'm going with Mandie to the ball anyways."
James looked up and laughed at Sirius and said, "Mandie? Well, good luck Sirius and be careful. That girl has a bad attitude all the time."
I laughed and got up off the grassy slope. James stood up next to me and put his arm around me. We walked off to the castle together.
~*JAMES'S POV*~
When I woke up that morning, something was bothering me. I knew Lily loved me a lot, but I wondered if she would ever get up the courage to ask me. I decided that morning to ask her myself. I was too scared to talk to her the whole day, until lunch time. I wanted to ask her at lunch, but I didn't want my friends around. When Lily asked me what was wrong, I mumbled, grunted, and walked away. I knew Lily was going to follow me. By the time I sat down on a grassy slope near the lake, I could hear her coming toward me. My hand was shaking in nervousness and I was worried about what her answer was going to be.
She sat down next to me and put her red head down on my shoulder, I sighed. Before I could say anything she said, "James, if you don't tell me why you are upset, I won't talk to you for the rest of your life, so tell me what's wrong, please."
I sighed and drew a breath. *Here I go!* I thought. I started to mumble. I did that when I was nervous and it was defiantly a bad trait I had. She wrapped her arm around me and I could smell her perfume, vanilla. I looked down at her and finally said, "Lily, do you like me?"
She got up from my shoulder and said, "Of coarse I like you, you're one of my best friends, even though you may be annoying sometimes."
She grinned up at me, but quickly hid the smile. I gave her one of my 'James Potter angry stares' and tears began to form in her eyes. I didn't mean to make her cry, so I said in a softer voice, "No, Lily, I mean do you like me. As in more than a friend?"
I couldn't believe that those words came out of my mouth. I looked down at the lake and then at Lily. Our eyes met and I was staring into the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. I could see into her eyes and into her answer to my question. Her eyes told me, yes.
I hugged her and said, "You do love me, Lily, I could see it in your eyes."
She began to cry on my shoulder and I quickly took my hand and wiped them away from her face. She looked so beautiful when she wasn't crying, but when she was crying I always wanted to wipe away her tears.
When I wiped the last tear, I leaned forward and kissed her. It felt so good to have the girl of my dreams I my arms. When we finally broke apart, I saw Sirius sitting right next to us. He had a silly smile on his face and he said, "So, Lily, we aren't going to the ball together, are we?"
Lily smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Sirius, I just recently discovered feelings with your best friend."
Sirius smiled and said, "It's ok, Lils, you guys were meant to be. I'm going with Mandie to the ball anyways."
I laughed and said, "Mandie? Well, good luck Sirius and be careful. That girl has a bad attitude all the time."
I got up off the slope and put my arm around Lily and we walked back up to the castle, together.