A/N: Wow, I recently went and started reading all the Lily/James fics. There are a LOT. I hope you like mine. If you do PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ REVIEW! It gives me encouragement and I badly need some. *sighz*
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Chapter 3: My, You're Ticklish!
The next day Lily woke up just after sunrise. Or rather, she got up. Waking up implies that you've slept and that Lily had not done. Lucille was still sleeping, her long silky black locks spread across the pillow. The twin blondes Tina and Carla had gone home for the Christmas holidays but Kit was no where to be seen. Lily walked to the window and gazed outside, watching the sun creep higher up in the sky.
After waking up last night, in James' lap surrounded by their incredulous friends, Lily had come straight to bed but no sleep was in the cards for her that night. She had lain awake the whole night thinking and when the streaks of pale pink and orange light began to stream into the room, she had given up completely. Now as she stood looking out, she didn't see the pink or yellow, she didn't see purple or blue, she saw only baby brown and jet black.
She shook her head and pulled on her long green silk robe and her fuzzy green slippers. She left the room and went down to the common room with the vague idea of reading by the fire. Halfway down the stairs a sound reached her ears and she stopped dead. It was a low giggle that sounded suspiciously like Kit.
"Stop it!" Kit squealed as quietly as she could with another giggle. A low male voice whispered something so soft that Lily couldn't tell who the owner of the voice was. Kit whispered something back and then a dark shape rose from the couch and passed out of Lily's site before she could see who it was.
Lily came down the rest of the stairs and saw Kit, her blue eyes bright and her red hair wild and untamed. "You're quite ticklish aren't you Kit?" Lily said with a smile.
Kit gasped and turned to stare at Lily. "Did... did you see?!"
Lily smiled. "My silence requires a bribe," she said trying not to laugh.
Kit glared at her. "Very funny," she said her expression clouding with a little bit of worry and doubt.
"Honestly Kit, why should I care if you and Sirius met down here. And if you are worried about Lucille finding out, well, what makes you think SHE hasn't done the exact same thing?"
Kit's expression cleared. "Oh you thought it was Sirius? Um..., um... never mind," she said going ruby red.
Lily stared at her suspiciously. "Who was it?"
"No one," Kit said, her face betraying her by remaining the same color as her hair.
"Ok Kit," Lily said sitting down with a sigh.
"You look awful," Kit said, moving to the chair across from Lily.
"Thanks much Kit," Lily sighed, kneading her forehead with her knuckles. "I feel like my head is going to explode," she moaned.
Kit's eyes sparkled. "Perhaps you are thinking of a certain someone," she said dramatically, her shoulders shaking with suppressed mirth. Lily went rigid and scowled at Kit, her emerald eyes flashing like daggers. "Oh for heaven's sake Lil! We came in here and you were asleep in the guy's arms! How can you expect us to leave you alone?" Kit said exasperatedly.
"It was nothing," Lily insisted. Kit rolled her eyes. "Please Kit," Lily said looking at her friend with pleading eyes. "I'm going to have to deal with that sentiment coming in from all sides. The last thing I need is for my best friend to tease me too. At least wait till the rumors and such die down. Please Kit?" Kit rolled her eyes again.
"I GUESS I can agree to the last bit. You aren't going to be able to live this down you know," she said as she smiled and flounced off to bed.
For a long while Lily sat staring into space before she finally spoke even though Kit was long gone. "That's what I'm afraid of."
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Lily sat in the chair for several hours before the few sleepy Gryffindors began to come downstairs lugging presents and yawning. A million smiles and remarks were directed to Lily who bore it fairly well, laughing with everyone and not making a fuss till people finally gave up and turned to their presents which were MUCH more interesting.
Finally escaping the spotlight, she sat down to open her own presents. A little while later she heard a laugh on the stairs to the Boys Dorms. That laugh she was certain meant impending doom. Sure enough, down the stairs cam the four people least welcome to her at this moment. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot... and Prongs. (A/N: Everyone knows their names just not what they mean.)
Lily shot a pleading look at her two friends. Lucille smiled and turned away from the four while Kit rolled her eyes and did the same. Because of that Lily managed to ignore the Fabulous Four but the sudden silence in the room rang in her ears.
James' eyes immediately went to Lily and if she had looked up she would have seen the same hope, confusion, and dread that she too felt. Remus, the more perceptive of the four walked over to James. "What are you going to tell Rose?" he whispered to James.
James winced. The name of his girlfriend was not exactly music to his ears right now. He and Rose had been an on again off again sort of couple. There were brief spans of time when they would not be going out but they always ended up together in the end. Rose had white blond hair that fell to her shoulders and was straight and full and her eyes were a silvery gray. She had gone home for the Christmas vacation and James had honestly not thought about her since she'd left.
"I don't know Moony. I haven't thought about her at all," James whispered back to Remus.
After a few tense moments, talk started up again and Lily could breathe. She looked up at Lucile and she saw brown eyes looking back at her with sympathy. Lily turned to Kit but Kit's ocean blue eyes were on the Marauders. Sirius noticed Kit's eyes and smiled at her. Kit almost smiled back but then she jumped almost as if someone had kicked her under the table.
At one point, Lucille and Lily were talking to a few of the younger Gryffindors and Kit was sitting in a chair by the fire reading a new book. Remus walked over to her and sat down followed quickly by Sirius. The three talked for a while and if humans could sprout horns, I'm sure that they would have. The evil smiles on their faces eloquently described what they were talking about. After a few moments, Sirius winked then got up and left. Remus stayed a few moments then followed Sirius, Kit's eyes following his progress across the room. On her lips was a half devilishly devious, half-silly smile on her face. The devious smile only broadened when Lily and Lucille came back and the hypothetical horns stayed very much in place as the three chatted.
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Disclaimer: I own only Elly Mae, Kit, Lucille, Tina, Carla and Rose. I also own the plot! Speaking of, what do u think of it? You're already down here at the bottom so why not hit that nifty little button right there that says "Click here to post a review" and tell me what you think. I would reeeeeaaaalllllyyyyy appreciate it. Um... the other thing is do u know who Kit was with? I'm just wondering if I made it too obvious or not obvious enuf.
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Chapter 3: My, You're Ticklish!
The next day Lily woke up just after sunrise. Or rather, she got up. Waking up implies that you've slept and that Lily had not done. Lucille was still sleeping, her long silky black locks spread across the pillow. The twin blondes Tina and Carla had gone home for the Christmas holidays but Kit was no where to be seen. Lily walked to the window and gazed outside, watching the sun creep higher up in the sky.
After waking up last night, in James' lap surrounded by their incredulous friends, Lily had come straight to bed but no sleep was in the cards for her that night. She had lain awake the whole night thinking and when the streaks of pale pink and orange light began to stream into the room, she had given up completely. Now as she stood looking out, she didn't see the pink or yellow, she didn't see purple or blue, she saw only baby brown and jet black.
She shook her head and pulled on her long green silk robe and her fuzzy green slippers. She left the room and went down to the common room with the vague idea of reading by the fire. Halfway down the stairs a sound reached her ears and she stopped dead. It was a low giggle that sounded suspiciously like Kit.
"Stop it!" Kit squealed as quietly as she could with another giggle. A low male voice whispered something so soft that Lily couldn't tell who the owner of the voice was. Kit whispered something back and then a dark shape rose from the couch and passed out of Lily's site before she could see who it was.
Lily came down the rest of the stairs and saw Kit, her blue eyes bright and her red hair wild and untamed. "You're quite ticklish aren't you Kit?" Lily said with a smile.
Kit gasped and turned to stare at Lily. "Did... did you see?!"
Lily smiled. "My silence requires a bribe," she said trying not to laugh.
Kit glared at her. "Very funny," she said her expression clouding with a little bit of worry and doubt.
"Honestly Kit, why should I care if you and Sirius met down here. And if you are worried about Lucille finding out, well, what makes you think SHE hasn't done the exact same thing?"
Kit's expression cleared. "Oh you thought it was Sirius? Um..., um... never mind," she said going ruby red.
Lily stared at her suspiciously. "Who was it?"
"No one," Kit said, her face betraying her by remaining the same color as her hair.
"Ok Kit," Lily said sitting down with a sigh.
"You look awful," Kit said, moving to the chair across from Lily.
"Thanks much Kit," Lily sighed, kneading her forehead with her knuckles. "I feel like my head is going to explode," she moaned.
Kit's eyes sparkled. "Perhaps you are thinking of a certain someone," she said dramatically, her shoulders shaking with suppressed mirth. Lily went rigid and scowled at Kit, her emerald eyes flashing like daggers. "Oh for heaven's sake Lil! We came in here and you were asleep in the guy's arms! How can you expect us to leave you alone?" Kit said exasperatedly.
"It was nothing," Lily insisted. Kit rolled her eyes. "Please Kit," Lily said looking at her friend with pleading eyes. "I'm going to have to deal with that sentiment coming in from all sides. The last thing I need is for my best friend to tease me too. At least wait till the rumors and such die down. Please Kit?" Kit rolled her eyes again.
"I GUESS I can agree to the last bit. You aren't going to be able to live this down you know," she said as she smiled and flounced off to bed.
For a long while Lily sat staring into space before she finally spoke even though Kit was long gone. "That's what I'm afraid of."
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Lily sat in the chair for several hours before the few sleepy Gryffindors began to come downstairs lugging presents and yawning. A million smiles and remarks were directed to Lily who bore it fairly well, laughing with everyone and not making a fuss till people finally gave up and turned to their presents which were MUCH more interesting.
Finally escaping the spotlight, she sat down to open her own presents. A little while later she heard a laugh on the stairs to the Boys Dorms. That laugh she was certain meant impending doom. Sure enough, down the stairs cam the four people least welcome to her at this moment. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot... and Prongs. (A/N: Everyone knows their names just not what they mean.)
Lily shot a pleading look at her two friends. Lucille smiled and turned away from the four while Kit rolled her eyes and did the same. Because of that Lily managed to ignore the Fabulous Four but the sudden silence in the room rang in her ears.
James' eyes immediately went to Lily and if she had looked up she would have seen the same hope, confusion, and dread that she too felt. Remus, the more perceptive of the four walked over to James. "What are you going to tell Rose?" he whispered to James.
James winced. The name of his girlfriend was not exactly music to his ears right now. He and Rose had been an on again off again sort of couple. There were brief spans of time when they would not be going out but they always ended up together in the end. Rose had white blond hair that fell to her shoulders and was straight and full and her eyes were a silvery gray. She had gone home for the Christmas vacation and James had honestly not thought about her since she'd left.
"I don't know Moony. I haven't thought about her at all," James whispered back to Remus.
After a few tense moments, talk started up again and Lily could breathe. She looked up at Lucile and she saw brown eyes looking back at her with sympathy. Lily turned to Kit but Kit's ocean blue eyes were on the Marauders. Sirius noticed Kit's eyes and smiled at her. Kit almost smiled back but then she jumped almost as if someone had kicked her under the table.
At one point, Lucille and Lily were talking to a few of the younger Gryffindors and Kit was sitting in a chair by the fire reading a new book. Remus walked over to her and sat down followed quickly by Sirius. The three talked for a while and if humans could sprout horns, I'm sure that they would have. The evil smiles on their faces eloquently described what they were talking about. After a few moments, Sirius winked then got up and left. Remus stayed a few moments then followed Sirius, Kit's eyes following his progress across the room. On her lips was a half devilishly devious, half-silly smile on her face. The devious smile only broadened when Lily and Lucille came back and the hypothetical horns stayed very much in place as the three chatted.
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Disclaimer: I own only Elly Mae, Kit, Lucille, Tina, Carla and Rose. I also own the plot! Speaking of, what do u think of it? You're already down here at the bottom so why not hit that nifty little button right there that says "Click here to post a review" and tell me what you think. I would reeeeeaaaalllllyyyyy appreciate it. Um... the other thing is do u know who Kit was with? I'm just wondering if I made it too obvious or not obvious enuf.