chapter 5.
[A/N if something or someone seems weird to you, i probably own them. otherwise, i dont.]
The next morning, James woke wearing pajamas and laying on a bed in a room empty of all people. He felt erased of all memory of the night before. He leaped out of bed and searched for his robes. They were gone. He decided to leave this place anyway. Just as he touched the doorknob, he remembered what day it was.
Saturday.
He could have just stayed in the bed, even if he didn't know where he was. So that was exactly what he decided to do. As soon as he got back in the bed.
What seemed like hours later (and a nice dream later), James woke up again, but this time to a soft voice calling his name. He kept his eyes shut.
"James? James, are you okay?"
He stirred. His eyelids seemed heavy, but he forced himself to open them.
"Lily? What are you doing here? Better yet, where is 'here'?"
She stuffed some pillows she found next to James under him, so he could sit up. "This is the hospital wing. You were found unconscious on the boys' stairs last night."
"What was I doing on the stairs?"
"I was hoping you knew."
"Sorry, can't help there." They laughed.
"So why did you come? Why not Sirius or Remus or someone?"
"I think Sirius might seem a little different to you. And Remus is busy stuffing his face at lunch."
"LUNCH!"
"Yeah, it's noon."
"Whoa."
"Yeah."
"So, why DID you come?"
"Just wanted to see how you were. Hey, I'm your friend, right?"
"Yeah. Probably my only girl friend." At Lily's shocked look, he continued: "No, not my girlfriend; GIRL friend."
"I get it. For a second I thought you were going back on what you told me last night."
"No way."
"Not in a million years?"
"Well, maybe..."
Lily grinned. "I knew I could get through to you."
"Well, I think I'm just not ready to start going out or anything like you do."
"Whaddya mean, 'like I do'?"
"I dunno. It's sort of like, well...okay. We're both first years."
"I noticed that."
"And we're, like, opposites."
"Opposites?"
"Yeah. Like you go out with every guy you meet and are all popular, and I haven't gone out with anyone yet and am not popular at all."
"That's not--"
"Don't deny it."
"Okay, fine. It's true."
"Then why do you do it? Go out with like every other guy, I mean?"
"It got me popular."
"You mean you'd be willing to do anything to be popular?" Before she could cut in, he quickly added, "I just don't think it's a great idea."
"Why?"
"Well, I used to look down on you and think you were a complete ditz. But now that I sort of got to know you, I know you aren't. I mean, if you didn't go out for one week people would still think you were cool."
"Are you sure?"
"Definetely."
[A/N good or not? review, cuz i want to know! ch.5 and 6 used to be one long chapter; good thing i separated them. i think...]
[A/N if something or someone seems weird to you, i probably own them. otherwise, i dont.]
The next morning, James woke wearing pajamas and laying on a bed in a room empty of all people. He felt erased of all memory of the night before. He leaped out of bed and searched for his robes. They were gone. He decided to leave this place anyway. Just as he touched the doorknob, he remembered what day it was.
Saturday.
He could have just stayed in the bed, even if he didn't know where he was. So that was exactly what he decided to do. As soon as he got back in the bed.
What seemed like hours later (and a nice dream later), James woke up again, but this time to a soft voice calling his name. He kept his eyes shut.
"James? James, are you okay?"
He stirred. His eyelids seemed heavy, but he forced himself to open them.
"Lily? What are you doing here? Better yet, where is 'here'?"
She stuffed some pillows she found next to James under him, so he could sit up. "This is the hospital wing. You were found unconscious on the boys' stairs last night."
"What was I doing on the stairs?"
"I was hoping you knew."
"Sorry, can't help there." They laughed.
"So why did you come? Why not Sirius or Remus or someone?"
"I think Sirius might seem a little different to you. And Remus is busy stuffing his face at lunch."
"LUNCH!"
"Yeah, it's noon."
"Whoa."
"Yeah."
"So, why DID you come?"
"Just wanted to see how you were. Hey, I'm your friend, right?"
"Yeah. Probably my only girl friend." At Lily's shocked look, he continued: "No, not my girlfriend; GIRL friend."
"I get it. For a second I thought you were going back on what you told me last night."
"No way."
"Not in a million years?"
"Well, maybe..."
Lily grinned. "I knew I could get through to you."
"Well, I think I'm just not ready to start going out or anything like you do."
"Whaddya mean, 'like I do'?"
"I dunno. It's sort of like, well...okay. We're both first years."
"I noticed that."
"And we're, like, opposites."
"Opposites?"
"Yeah. Like you go out with every guy you meet and are all popular, and I haven't gone out with anyone yet and am not popular at all."
"That's not--"
"Don't deny it."
"Okay, fine. It's true."
"Then why do you do it? Go out with like every other guy, I mean?"
"It got me popular."
"You mean you'd be willing to do anything to be popular?" Before she could cut in, he quickly added, "I just don't think it's a great idea."
"Why?"
"Well, I used to look down on you and think you were a complete ditz. But now that I sort of got to know you, I know you aren't. I mean, if you didn't go out for one week people would still think you were cool."
"Are you sure?"
"Definetely."
[A/N good or not? review, cuz i want to know! ch.5 and 6 used to be one long chapter; good thing i separated them. i think...]