Authors Notes: Well Well Well, I have officially gotten the next chapter out! Cheers! And just to make this very clear, I am NOT the author of Boy Against Girl, that author is Aly, my amazing beta reader, but NOT me. We share a name ….not stories. Lol, sorry for confusion we've apparently caused. However, we are co-writing a story about Lily and Sirius and James. Well, I hope you enjoy. I love you all, and your reviewers are very inspirational. Thank you all very much. The room was darkened with smoke; the only light coming from a fewdripping candles. Three years had passed, Melissa, Peter and Voldemorthad been biding their time wisely. The ministry had given up on theirlocations, and the magic world was just starting to feel safe again. "Are you ready for this?" Peter whispered darkly staring at Melissa.Melissa looked up, shocked at his dark tone. "I've wanted to kill foryears. I'm bloodthirsty, making me wait three years simply made my urgestronger." Peter glanced at her, this was horrible. This was wrong. Not Lily, NotJames, not his very best friends, then just as if Melissa had beenreading his thoughts she whispered "Why Peter? Are you scared? Having…heh…second thoughts?" She smirked,casting shadows on her face in the dim light. The castle was cold andsmelled of decay."Dears, are we whining again?" Voldemort breathed from behind them.Chills shooting all over their bodies. "No Master." Peter flinched."I am. I'm sick of being in this god-forsaken place!" Melissa yelled,approaching him. "I want the blood now. I want them to suffer." Shehissed."Good…good. Then…tonight is the night my dears. Tonight is the night."His cape blew up into the air behind him as he spun, to leave the room. Peters stomach fell. Not tonight. I have to warn them. I have to! Notime! No time…..this is terrible.
Lily, Jenny, and Felicia sat on the overstuffed couch in Lily and Jenny'sapartment. Lily had her still wavy, still fiery hair pulled up into amessy bun. She was studying for her final exam in her auror class. Jennysat beside her, throwing popcorn in her mouth and glancing at the TV atselected intervals. Felicia lay curled up on the sofa watching a movie. "I feel old." Felicia mumbled. "I'm twenty one….you guys are onlytwenty." "Okay…where did that come from?" Jenny said throwing more popcorn in the air. "I'm only two weeks away from being twenty one." Lily laughed, stillstaring at the three books in her lap, reading and taking notes. "This movie is stupid." Jenny said."I think its romantic!" Felicia cried."Of course you do, Remus is a regular ole' Romeo, and who do I get?Sirius…he's a regular ole' …..Big bird." Jenny grumbled."Big bird?" Felicia laughed. "like from Sesame Street?" "yeah." Jenny laughed."Nice Comparison, Jen" Lily laughed, standing up and heading towards thekitchen. She ran her fingers along the cool, smooth tiles of thecountertops, smiling. It was hard to believe soon she and Jenny wouldn'tbe roomates anymore. The three years seemed too fast. Lily's things werealmost completely packed to go to Godric's Hollow. Almost….she couldn'tbear to leave Jenny though, but at the same time, she was beyondexcitement. She and James were moving in together finally! After thewedding. She fondly let her thoughts roam back to that sunny evening just 2 weeks ago. ~~~~daydream/flashback sequence~~~~~~Lily Evans reached down and fingered her silky white dress. She staredat her reflection, praying that she looked sturdier on the outside thanwhat she was feeling on the inside. She sighed. Her wavy wild red hairwas pulled into a french twist, yet a few wisps hung down. Her emeraldeyes shone with a fierce sense of love. Her dress hung off her shoulders,and had no straps. It was formfitting until the waist, which made adelicate v. Her dress then slightly billowed out with sparkles. Shegrinned at her bouquet. Jenny and Felicia had picked the flowerarrangement. She looked down lovingly at her creamy orange, pink, andwhite lilies. Her breath wasn't steady. Her body trembled. She looked atJenny, in her beautiful Lilac colored dress. "I can't do this! I can't. I love him to death, but what….what happensif….if,…what happens…I loose him too. O! Jen! I couldn't take it!" Shefell into her arms and let out a loud scared sigh. Jenny smoothed Lily's hair. "You have loved James Potter since your first day you got here! You candeny it babe." She looked in her eyes, she grinned remembering how herand Felicia used to tease her. "You two have something that no one elsehas. You two…are…special. Much more than meets the eye. Its beyond whatwe can see, its in your hearts, now…don't tell me that you can't wait towalk down the aisle with the man you love." Lily looked up at her and smiled weakly. "You just said something sincere and lovingly to me, Jenny." Jenny smirked. "Well, …yeah. Get away from me, Grow up Lily, Go, do thatwalking down the aisle thing!" she yelled pushing her away. Lily laughed and hugged her tightly, and Jenny let her. "I couldn't live without you Jenny. You are my bestfriend, and I loveyou. thank you." Lily released her, and stared her in the eyes. Jenny was crying. "get onwith it okay? Just go get married and crap." She shoved her forward. "um, Jen? One problem…You go first.""I knew that. Good Luck Lil…you look beautiful, and I'll be right besideyou." and she left the room. Lily stared at her reflection again. "whew, its now or never, ….all or nothing."
James was standing tall and handsome in a black tux and he traded hisglasses in for small, oval, black wire framed ones. His chocolate eyessparkled, and his hair was laying flat. He took Lily's breath away, she'dnever seen him so handsome before. He still wore that casual grin. Shewished she could be as calm as him. She squeezed Sirius' arm. He would behanding her to James…….her father….she knew he was watching right now.She smiled. Her footsteps were small, and graceful. She floated down the aisle. WhenSirius released her arm she looked at him and kissed him quickly on thecheek. She couldn't stop the tears. James reached out for her hand, andnodded at Sirius as he fell into place beside him. Lily looked into his eyes. She listened attentively, and recited thewords she was told. James held her hand delicately. She allowed herglance to linger on him. She couldn't love him anymore."You may now kiss the bride."James leaned down, and something struck Lily. This was their first kiss, ever. His mouth covered hers, and her eyes fluttered down. He held her dearly,in a way you could never truly understand unless you loved someone sodeeply, you felt that you couldn't breathe a minute without loving them.The kiss was long, since it was their first, and they were hugging the entire time. Warmth washed over the two, until they forgot that they werein a large cathedral, that so many were watching them. All they knew waslove. All they felt was love, and all they saw was love.
"Hey! Are you getting that popcorn or what!?" Jenny laughed from theliving room."Gosh Jen! Do you ever shut up! Leave her alone, she was thinking abouther wedding again. She has that dreamy look in her eyes! Just shut upevery once and awhile and let us be happy, its not our fault you gotstuck with Big Bird!" Felicia stared Jenny right in the face, pretendingto be angry, then they all erupted in fits of laughter.Lily walked in carrying a large bowl of popcorn and her two books. "My head hurts. I don't want to study anymore." Jenny whined."Imagine that." Lily laughed, handing her and Felicia popcorn. "You were right Felicia…I was thinking about the wedding, and I just wantto tell you guys that I couldn't have asked for better best friends." Shesmiled and sat down, flipping through her textbook again. Felicia stared straight ahead, deep in thought…."Lily? I never told you this, but….you and Jenny are my everything. Ilove you guys….and Lil, if it weren't for you. Remus and I, wouldn't bean "us." So thank you, for being so strong." Felicia whispered. Then, just as the last words had escaped her lips, the door flew open.Flames erupted everywhere. Felicia stood firm, she somehow knew what wasabout to happen. Jenny dropped her popcorn. "Hey! There's a thing called knocking, and you made me drop my food!" shescreamed. That was Jenny, always being the comic relief of the group,yet she clutched her wand out in front of her like a sword. Lily Evans was to her breaking point. She forced herself to remain calm,but it was no use. She had had enough. This was it.
"Master, you will go with me first right? Peter will kill the men, andyou and I will kill Lily for good, right? You'll be with me?" Melissabegged."Yes." He hissed.Peter smiled to himself.
"Felicia, Jenny, get your wands!" Lily cried over the explosion andflames. The entire room was a ball of black …evil fire. Lily's nightmares had come true. Melissa walked through the flames. Voldemort on her heels. "CRUCIO!" Melissa cried at Felicia and Jenny. They dropped, screaming fortheir lives. Felicia pulled Jenny away from the blasts last second. Jennyran towards Melissa, who needed wands when you could crush her with yourvery hands? But Melissa was a coward, and refused to let Jenny have achance. She screamed "CRUCIO" again and Jenny took it full force. Lilystared as she lunged for her before she fell. The look in her eyes,pleading for help, as her knees roughly pounded the floor beneath her. Itwas happening too suddenly. She couldn't stop anyone…She didn't saveher……no! Jenny had just died, and she was motionless, she could donothing. Felicia was still crying in pain. "Stop it!" Lily screamed. "You came for me! Not for them! You cowards!Kill me then! Not them!" But it was too late. Felicia's screams were endless. Jenny lay frozen indeath. Lily's heart stopped, her body hurt. No….not her best friends.
Sirius, James, and Remus lay on individual sofas at Sirius and Jamesflat. "I wonder what the girls are doing." Sirius said."Lily is studying, Jenny is whining, and Felicia is laughing." Remusyawned, "You know…the usual.""Moony, shouldn't you be about to go into hiding?" James commented."Yes. I'll go in about five minutes, but this television, I've never seenone, being a pureblood and all,….wow! Its terrific." Sirius laughed just as Peter came flying through the door. "Get up! Help me!" He screamed. He was sweating and panting as if he'drun miles. "What?" Sirius said. James ran over to him and helped him to his feet. "Lily! Jenny! Felicia,…..dying….Voldemort….Mystica!" he screamed andturned to run out the door.James heart stopped. Not again. Not Lily. Remus sprinted, but Siriusgrabbed his cloak. "Moony, no….you have to go." Sirius yelled."I can't…she's in danger.. I have to…""You being there will also put her in danger!" James cried."Please guys….just let me make sure she's okay, then I'll leave." There was no choice. It was time to go. "Come on then!" James yelledrunning towards the apartment. They were within a mile whenever theexplosions and crashes reached their ears. ~~~~~~~~~~~' "You bitch!" Lily screamed, diving onto Melissa. "YOU KILLED HER! YOU EVIL HEARTLESS……" Lily screamed, throwing punchafter punch on her flawless skin. She gripped her blonde hair and liftedher head roughly from the ground and shook her. "How could you!" She cried. The hot tears burning her face, but angertaking over. Voldemort pulled Lily up and raised his wand at her, sending her flyinginto a wall again. "There will be no more of that." He hissed. Lily gripped her wand. Shehadn't been studying to be an Auror for nothing. She sent a huge bomb infront of him, sending him flying and knocking Melissa out. She scrambledto find Felicia and Jenny in the thick smoke. That…and the explosion hadkilled the electricity. She spotted Felicia and dove to her. Felicalooked up at her innocently. Her eyes were full of fright, and she wasshaking."Jenny?"Lily hugged her tightly and groped on the floor for Jenny. Her body beganto quaver with anger. When she spotted her, she was coughing madly, herbreath sounded shallow and raspy. "Well, that….{wheeze/cough} hurt." Jenny mumbled, tears running from hereyes, but no sobs escaping her bleeding lips. "Jen! Oh No….Jen, hang on….I swear…you won't die. Fight it Jenny! Fightit!!!" she screamed in a whisper. "Don't let go. Fight!" Lily cried, as Jenny silently shook her head no.She could fight no longer."Jenny, I love you….Jenny! I love you!" Lily sobbed."I love you too kid….you live….{wheeze/cough}…….for me, for James….forBig bird…" she released a weak laugh. "And kill that evil skank Mystiefor me…will you?" "jenny…Mystie?! What?! Never mind…save your strength…." Lilycried…cradling her in her arms like a baby. "I love you…..you saved mylife so many times, and now I can't save yours…" "Stop trying to save the world Lil….save yourself first. I love youEvans…oh I suppose you are Potter now." She whispered…"Its Mystica…….itsmystica….oh…I'm dying now….really…it hurts, but the pain is growingweaker….I have to go now…Oh No! I hope God wasn't watching whenever Istole Sirius bike to be funny. Lil, I love you." Jenny breathed…thenstopped. Her lungs rose and dropped for the final time. "No….no…" Lily cried, as Voldemort came behind her and mumbled a curse. "LILY!" James screamed. Lily spun around as a sudden light came soaring at her….it wasn't thedeath curse…it was…oh no….Cruictacius…..no…oh the pain… I have to fightit….no…the white hot searing pain spread all over her. FIGHT IT! Jennyscreamed in her ear. FOR ME! Lily collapsed, and everything grew dark.
"Peter! What is this!" Voldemort cried. "Master….they……they got free….." he whispered so Sirius, James, and Remus couldn't hear. "I'll handle them.""No! Peter! That will be the last time you handle anything." He criedcalling out a curse just as Remus called on him. The reaction was adeadly explosion that sent them all flying. Voldemort stood up shakilyand turned on Remus. "You fool." He breathed, clutching him around the neck.Remus stared at him and held his wand right in front of his red eyes."Lumos!" he cried. The blinding light from his wand forced Voldemort todrop him. He scattered and then spotted Felicia. His heart sank., he could feelhimself morphing. NO!" Melissa we must leave now!" Voldemort cried, "Too many, far toomany…better time" and the two disappeared. James looked for Lily for minutes that felt like hours. He could hearRemus's growls.. James dreaded what condition Lily would be in. Then hesaw her…messy bun, fiery red hair, tear streaks everywhere on her face.He ran to her and held her in his arms. "Lily!" he screamed. "Oh please God…no, not her." he prayed. She felt him shaking her and crying but she couldn't muster the strengthto open her eyes, so she lightly squeezed his ring finger. "Lily! You're alive…stay here…stay with me. Please Lil, don't leave mehere, not without you. I can't make it without you." he cried. She made herself open her eyes. Her entire body ached. "James" shewhispered, seeing Sirius worried face nearby. "Jenny, …dead….he killed….Ican't…I couldn't save her…held Jenny till death…..she cried….Feliciawas….in so…much pain…I can't….I tried……Voldemort andMelissa……explosion….unforgivable curses…..dead." She mumbled brokensentences. "James…she didn't…she didn't just say that Jenny was ……dead?" Siriuswhispered fearfully.James nodded his head sadly. Sirius let his knees his the floor roughly. His life. What happened from here?Remus was now completely transformed, and coming towards Felicia with an evil look in his eyes. "No!" James cried lunging on the animals back, that was no longer hisfriend. He had no choice, the only way Remus would recognize him would beto change into the stag. He sighed and transformed. Suddenly, sparklingin the dim room stood a stag with white hair that sparkled and glowingbrown eyes. It was an elegant creature as it quickly prodded to thewerewolf. He thought the words he would say if he and Remus were humanand stared hard into Remus's blue ice, cold as ice."Thats Felicia, you love her…you love her! Don't hurt her, don't hurtanyone in here." James concentrated hard on his eyes, and Remus heard his thoughts. The others watched in shock as the evil possessed looking creaturestopped, tail between his legs and laid down at Felicia's feet. The stagstood silent glowing, until he was back to James. Felica was crying and screaming. "Can he understand me James!?" Sheyelled."Yes…look him in the eyes." "You LIED to me! YOU NEVER TOLD ME! You placed Shellie and I in seriousdanger! And Shellie! Who knows what will happen to her! Remus," her voicegrew miserable and quiet. "How could you not tell me!?" She ran from the room tears flying.
Lily stared straight ahead her black dress looked too neat, her fiery redhair was pulled up into a tight bun, that looked too uncomfortable. Sirius, also in all black, heaved in silent tears. Remus's darkened blueeyes released cold torturous tears. No one could look at him. James sat uneasily between Sirius and Remus. Remus got up and walked out the door. "Remus?" Sirius called as Remus spun slowly around facing his words."Live…don't go do something drastic….live….for her. She would want youto." Sirius whispered. "They." Remus whispered. "what?" James asked.Lily finally spoke for the first timein days. "She's pregnant…..a girl,Michele..or Shellie." Lily whispered. "About 3 months along. Found outafter her wedding." She looked down, there were no tears left in her,nothing left to cry. Remus closed his eyes, his heart ached in a way that he knew he couldnever shake off. Sirius stood and walked to him, "She'll come back." "No Padfoot, never. She always said "Just be honest with me, I love you.Its that simple" and the one thing she asked from me, I failed to do. Sheis gone for good. She knows that I'm nothing more than……an animal." Hewhispered. Lily sat in unalarmed silence, staring straight ahead. Her spiritdestroyed. She couldn't even cry. Poor Remus and Felicia, no hope.Jenny…..beloved Jenny…no hope. Saving James…..no hope. No hope. No hope.No hope. No hope."Remus…come back here. We'll all figure this out…..together, come on."Sirius said. "We're here for you." James said."GUYS! Take a look around here! Lily is dead in spirit! Jenny is dead!Felicia, the love of my life, hates me, and my daughter will never knowme! Sirius, we have nothing. James and Lily! How long before you have togo in hiding!? How long before he kills Lily!? We all know it…we allknow that she is going to die! WE HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO HOLD ON TO! Iguess I'm just the first to realize that." He yelled, his blue eyesexploding in frustration. "No…we just don't give up." Lily said passionately. Her second sentencein four days. She stood up, no longer a robot, entrapped by depression.She ran to Remus and held his trembling body in her strong arms. He letgo……he sobbed into her shoulder, hugging her tightly. "We are in this together Remus. If I die, you all have to go on. You haveto live, because we can't give up. Because friendship never stops. So we can't just let go." She whispered. Thats Lily. James thought. Always being strong for everyone else, evenwhen she was about to collapse within.
