CHAPTER FIVE: MISUNDERSTAING
~*LILY'S POV*~
It was two days before the ball and all the girls were excited and all the boys were nervous. I, on the other hand, was both. I was excited because I was going to the ball with a boy that had a fan club and nervous because I was going with THE James Potter. I mean, what would he think of me? What if I did something really stupid. Of course I had embarrassing moments with James in the past, but now things were different. I was his girlfriend and we weren't ripping each other to shreds with insults everyday.
I went down to breakfast, not hungry. James met me with a kiss on the cheek and sat down. I poked my food and my eyes began to mist with tears. Suddenly I burst out into tears and ran from the table. I had a sudden fright that James wouldn't love me anymore just because I burst out in tears. I ran to the common room and fell on the couch. Crying by myself, I felt a warm hand on my shoulder. I looked up and saw James's kind face smiling warmly at me. At this sight, I cried even harder. He pulled me up in a sitting position and sat down next to me. Hugging me he said, "What's wrong Lily? You kind of gave Remus a shock when you burst out into tears all of the sudden."
I just sat there crying on his shoulder. At last I drew a rattling breath and said, "I...I...I don't think I'm good enough for you James. I mean, you've got a fan club for bloody sakes!"
James just laughed and hugged me. I felt very foolish after he laughed. His laugh seem to tell me that what I just said was a stupid remark.
James said, "Lily Evans, only you are good enough for me and nothing is better than having you soak my shirt with your tears."
He laughed again and wiped away my tears with one wipe from his hands. He looked at me and kissed me and all my worries just vanished right there on the spot.
James got up off the couch and held his hand to me and said, "We better get going or we'll miss fun potions."
I laughed and walked off to class with James.
At the end of the day I was sitting on James's bed reading a book when Remus walked in. I looked up from my book and smiled at Remus. He smiled back as he plopped down on his bed and started to fake snore loudly. I laughed and poked Remus. He kept on snoring so I jumped off of James's bed and jumped on him, tickling him and laughing evilly. Then at that moment, James walked into room and froze. The picture obviously didn't look right because James's face grew red and he ran out of the boy's dormitory. I knew where he was heading so I slowly walked to the door and sighed. I knew James was understanding, but something told me that this wasn't going to turn out right.
I made my way down to the lake and saw him there under the starry sky and crescent moon. I walked toward him and sat down next to him. I said slowly, "James, it wasn't what it looked like. Remus is only my friend we were just..."
Before I could answer he said in a dangerous voice, "You were just kissing him on his bed?"
I froze and looked at him in disbelief. "You really think that I would kiss one of your best friends? You're insane! I would never do that to you!"
"Yeah? Well that why did you kiss Sirius a month ago?" he said.
I looked at him and said, "That was before we were going out, retard!"
He glared at me and said, "Than what are those rumors going around that Remus likes you?"
When he said this he got up and ran back to the castle. I sat there and cried. I couldn't believe that James dumped me right before the ball. Now I couldn't go and I didn't have James.
I walked up to the common room and went to my room. I sighed and sat on my bed. Today was the worst day of my life.
~*JAMES'S POV*~
When morning came, I was excited to see Lily's face in the morning and her beautiful emerald green eyes. As I came down stairs and met Sirius at the breakfast table, I started to happily butter some toast and hum a happy tune to myself.
Then I felt her sit down next to me. I kissed her happily on the cheek and continued to hum. Suddenly, Lily burst into tears and Remus fell off his chair with a loud thud. I heard Snape and Malfoy burst into laughter, so I glared at them and ran after Lily. I found her in the common room on the couch. She was crying so hard. I could hear her sobs from under her arm so I cautiously walked up to her and put my hand on her shoulder. She looked up and gave me the most pitiful face I had ever seen. Her eyes were red and her face was wet with tears. I pulled her up into a sitting position and put my arm around her. I could feel her tears sink into my shirt and her sobs rattle my body.
I carefully lifted her face off my shirt and said, "What's wrong Lily? You kind of gave Remus a shock when you burst out into tears all of the sudden."
After I said this she put her face back in my shirt and sobbed out, "I...I...I don't think I'm good enough for you James. I mean, you've got a fan club for bloody sakes!"
I couldn't help myself, but to laugh. I laughed like Sirius had told me a very stupid joke. I said, "Lily Evans, only you are good enough for me and nothing is better than having you soak my shirt with your tears."
I laughed again and wiped away her tears. She looked up at me with her emerald eyes and I kissed her. She smiled and I stood up and said, "We better get going or we'll miss fun potions."
She laughed and took my hand. We walked off to potions and even threw an insult toward Snape when he made fun of Lily.
At the end of the day I told Lily I had a good book on my bed that she could read. She agreed and ran up to my room. I sat down next to Sirius and we began to write the finishing touches on our magical map.
When we were finished I saw a dot that was labeled Lily and a dot labeled Remus next to her's. I picked up the map and looked at carefully. Then I saw the dot that was labeled Lily move closer to the Remus dot. Then the two dots combined. I threw the map in Sirius's lap and tore down to my room, pushing anyone who was in my path. I ripped the door open and saw Lily sitting on top of Remus with her hands around his neck smiling. My face reddened and before Lily said anything I tore down the staircase again. Sirius tried to stop me, but I ran past him and out the portrait hole. I finally reached the lake, where Lily and I first confessed our feelings. I angrily tore the grass near me out of the ground. The grass seemed to feel pain because it yelled, "Ow! What did you do that for?"
I sighed and felt Lily sit down beside me. I stared at the lake and frowned. She said slowly, ""James, it wasn't what it looked like. Remus is only my friend we were just..."
Anger was boiling in my veins and I didn't know how to control it. I lashed out and said, "You were just kissing him on his bed?"
She stared at me and said, "You really think that I would kiss one of your best friends? You're insane! I would never do that to you!"
I glared at her and said without thinking, "Yeah? Well that why did you kiss Sirius a month ago?"
She smirked at me and said, "That was before we were going out, retard!"
I couldn't believe what she just called me. I could feel my anger level rising by the second. I yelled out, "Than what are those rumors going around that Remus likes you?"
When I said this I got up and ran back to the castle. I could hear her silently cry. I really wanted to go back, but I could never forgive her from what she did to me.
~*LILY'S POV*~
It was two days before the ball and all the girls were excited and all the boys were nervous. I, on the other hand, was both. I was excited because I was going to the ball with a boy that had a fan club and nervous because I was going with THE James Potter. I mean, what would he think of me? What if I did something really stupid. Of course I had embarrassing moments with James in the past, but now things were different. I was his girlfriend and we weren't ripping each other to shreds with insults everyday.
I went down to breakfast, not hungry. James met me with a kiss on the cheek and sat down. I poked my food and my eyes began to mist with tears. Suddenly I burst out into tears and ran from the table. I had a sudden fright that James wouldn't love me anymore just because I burst out in tears. I ran to the common room and fell on the couch. Crying by myself, I felt a warm hand on my shoulder. I looked up and saw James's kind face smiling warmly at me. At this sight, I cried even harder. He pulled me up in a sitting position and sat down next to me. Hugging me he said, "What's wrong Lily? You kind of gave Remus a shock when you burst out into tears all of the sudden."
I just sat there crying on his shoulder. At last I drew a rattling breath and said, "I...I...I don't think I'm good enough for you James. I mean, you've got a fan club for bloody sakes!"
James just laughed and hugged me. I felt very foolish after he laughed. His laugh seem to tell me that what I just said was a stupid remark.
James said, "Lily Evans, only you are good enough for me and nothing is better than having you soak my shirt with your tears."
He laughed again and wiped away my tears with one wipe from his hands. He looked at me and kissed me and all my worries just vanished right there on the spot.
James got up off the couch and held his hand to me and said, "We better get going or we'll miss fun potions."
I laughed and walked off to class with James.
At the end of the day I was sitting on James's bed reading a book when Remus walked in. I looked up from my book and smiled at Remus. He smiled back as he plopped down on his bed and started to fake snore loudly. I laughed and poked Remus. He kept on snoring so I jumped off of James's bed and jumped on him, tickling him and laughing evilly. Then at that moment, James walked into room and froze. The picture obviously didn't look right because James's face grew red and he ran out of the boy's dormitory. I knew where he was heading so I slowly walked to the door and sighed. I knew James was understanding, but something told me that this wasn't going to turn out right.
I made my way down to the lake and saw him there under the starry sky and crescent moon. I walked toward him and sat down next to him. I said slowly, "James, it wasn't what it looked like. Remus is only my friend we were just..."
Before I could answer he said in a dangerous voice, "You were just kissing him on his bed?"
I froze and looked at him in disbelief. "You really think that I would kiss one of your best friends? You're insane! I would never do that to you!"
"Yeah? Well that why did you kiss Sirius a month ago?" he said.
I looked at him and said, "That was before we were going out, retard!"
He glared at me and said, "Than what are those rumors going around that Remus likes you?"
When he said this he got up and ran back to the castle. I sat there and cried. I couldn't believe that James dumped me right before the ball. Now I couldn't go and I didn't have James.
I walked up to the common room and went to my room. I sighed and sat on my bed. Today was the worst day of my life.
~*JAMES'S POV*~
When morning came, I was excited to see Lily's face in the morning and her beautiful emerald green eyes. As I came down stairs and met Sirius at the breakfast table, I started to happily butter some toast and hum a happy tune to myself.
Then I felt her sit down next to me. I kissed her happily on the cheek and continued to hum. Suddenly, Lily burst into tears and Remus fell off his chair with a loud thud. I heard Snape and Malfoy burst into laughter, so I glared at them and ran after Lily. I found her in the common room on the couch. She was crying so hard. I could hear her sobs from under her arm so I cautiously walked up to her and put my hand on her shoulder. She looked up and gave me the most pitiful face I had ever seen. Her eyes were red and her face was wet with tears. I pulled her up into a sitting position and put my arm around her. I could feel her tears sink into my shirt and her sobs rattle my body.
I carefully lifted her face off my shirt and said, "What's wrong Lily? You kind of gave Remus a shock when you burst out into tears all of the sudden."
After I said this she put her face back in my shirt and sobbed out, "I...I...I don't think I'm good enough for you James. I mean, you've got a fan club for bloody sakes!"
I couldn't help myself, but to laugh. I laughed like Sirius had told me a very stupid joke. I said, "Lily Evans, only you are good enough for me and nothing is better than having you soak my shirt with your tears."
I laughed again and wiped away her tears. She looked up at me with her emerald eyes and I kissed her. She smiled and I stood up and said, "We better get going or we'll miss fun potions."
She laughed and took my hand. We walked off to potions and even threw an insult toward Snape when he made fun of Lily.
At the end of the day I told Lily I had a good book on my bed that she could read. She agreed and ran up to my room. I sat down next to Sirius and we began to write the finishing touches on our magical map.
When we were finished I saw a dot that was labeled Lily and a dot labeled Remus next to her's. I picked up the map and looked at carefully. Then I saw the dot that was labeled Lily move closer to the Remus dot. Then the two dots combined. I threw the map in Sirius's lap and tore down to my room, pushing anyone who was in my path. I ripped the door open and saw Lily sitting on top of Remus with her hands around his neck smiling. My face reddened and before Lily said anything I tore down the staircase again. Sirius tried to stop me, but I ran past him and out the portrait hole. I finally reached the lake, where Lily and I first confessed our feelings. I angrily tore the grass near me out of the ground. The grass seemed to feel pain because it yelled, "Ow! What did you do that for?"
I sighed and felt Lily sit down beside me. I stared at the lake and frowned. She said slowly, ""James, it wasn't what it looked like. Remus is only my friend we were just..."
Anger was boiling in my veins and I didn't know how to control it. I lashed out and said, "You were just kissing him on his bed?"
She stared at me and said, "You really think that I would kiss one of your best friends? You're insane! I would never do that to you!"
I glared at her and said without thinking, "Yeah? Well that why did you kiss Sirius a month ago?"
She smirked at me and said, "That was before we were going out, retard!"
I couldn't believe what she just called me. I could feel my anger level rising by the second. I yelled out, "Than what are those rumors going around that Remus likes you?"
When I said this I got up and ran back to the castle. I could hear her silently cry. I really wanted to go back, but I could never forgive her from what she did to me.