Epilogue
They had their ups and downs much like everyone else in the world does. As you would hope with any good relationship, the downs were not as often as the ups nor were they as crucial. They had their share of petty little fights but it never drove them apart.
It was a Monday evening several years later when they had one such down. It was the usual script. Boy makes mistake, girl sulks, boy forgets mistake, girl gets mad, boy is confused. Sound familiar?
James had tried to make amends but finally he just gave up and changed the subject to one that he had been wanting to mention.
He never was very good at timing.
"What are you doing Saturday night?" James asked, the casual question off set by the serious and nervous matter in which he asked it.
"Why?" Lily said peevishly.
"Want to get married?"
Lily stared at him in shock, the anger evaporating. Then suddenly there was a mischievous twinkle in her eyes. "No," she said with her nose in the air and her sides throbbing from trying not to laugh.
James looked crushed, "No?" he said, his voice shaky.
"I can't. I'm washing my hair on Saturday."
James gaped at her for a moment then he suddenly launched himself at her a sneak tickle attack. They both fell on the couch, lying on their sides next to each other.
James put one arm about her waist while the other dug around in his pocket. He pulled out a small red velvet box and opened it.
Lily gasped at the beauty unveiled in the box. It was an almost pure gold band with a medium size diamond in the center flanked by a small emerald on each side.
James bit his lip then said, "I've been carrying this around for months," he whispered. He touched on finger to the emeralds then lifted that finger and traced the line of her jaw staring into her eyes. "It reminded me of you," he murmured.
Lily was speechless for a long moment, gaping like a fish. Then she suddenly started to cry. She threw her arms about his neck and buried her face in his shoulder.
"I love you Lily," James whispered into her hair. He stroked her bright hair with one hand and with the other hugged her close.
Still sobbing, Lily pulled back then slipped the ring onto her finger.
James blinked, his eyes suddenly overly bright.
"I'm still washing my hair Saturday though," Lily said with a smile. Then she jumped up leaving her laugh behind her as James leapt to his feet and started chasing her around.
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A/N: Well, that's it. I hope you liked it!
The other thing is that there WILL be a sequel. It will be a lot of Sirius/Lucille and Remus/Kit but Lily and James will be in it. AND I've come up with a way to get Peter safely out of the way w/o killing him or even maiming him! *is proud of herself* lol. It's a modern day fic that is really original (I think so anyway). Its got some humor in it but like this one, the humor is mixed with drama and angst. If I get a lot of reviews on this story I'll start the sequel right away otherwise its going to take the backseat of my priorities fan fic wise.
Also, keep an eye out for my next project!! It's going to be a HP one but with the main characters in it plus a new addition of my own. I belong to a very special Harry Potter ship group that I invented and I'm fairly certain I'm the only one in it. I am a Harry Potter/Whoever J.K. Rowling Wants shipper. This goes for all of the characters. There are some that I think are more believable, but I'll be happy with whomever she has in store for us. However, my newest project is going to be a Harry/Ginny. I don't know if this is what will happen and I really don't care either way it was just the couple I needed to fit the story and to be honest, Ginny isn't even one of the main main characters though she is a main character. But I digress. Hugs to all who read this far! Comment on this just to say you read it plz. IF you review that is. And please review!!
Thx to all my reviewers. Every last one!! It's been fun!
~Teva~
They had their ups and downs much like everyone else in the world does. As you would hope with any good relationship, the downs were not as often as the ups nor were they as crucial. They had their share of petty little fights but it never drove them apart.
It was a Monday evening several years later when they had one such down. It was the usual script. Boy makes mistake, girl sulks, boy forgets mistake, girl gets mad, boy is confused. Sound familiar?
James had tried to make amends but finally he just gave up and changed the subject to one that he had been wanting to mention.
He never was very good at timing.
"What are you doing Saturday night?" James asked, the casual question off set by the serious and nervous matter in which he asked it.
"Why?" Lily said peevishly.
"Want to get married?"
Lily stared at him in shock, the anger evaporating. Then suddenly there was a mischievous twinkle in her eyes. "No," she said with her nose in the air and her sides throbbing from trying not to laugh.
James looked crushed, "No?" he said, his voice shaky.
"I can't. I'm washing my hair on Saturday."
James gaped at her for a moment then he suddenly launched himself at her a sneak tickle attack. They both fell on the couch, lying on their sides next to each other.
James put one arm about her waist while the other dug around in his pocket. He pulled out a small red velvet box and opened it.
Lily gasped at the beauty unveiled in the box. It was an almost pure gold band with a medium size diamond in the center flanked by a small emerald on each side.
James bit his lip then said, "I've been carrying this around for months," he whispered. He touched on finger to the emeralds then lifted that finger and traced the line of her jaw staring into her eyes. "It reminded me of you," he murmured.
Lily was speechless for a long moment, gaping like a fish. Then she suddenly started to cry. She threw her arms about his neck and buried her face in his shoulder.
"I love you Lily," James whispered into her hair. He stroked her bright hair with one hand and with the other hugged her close.
Still sobbing, Lily pulled back then slipped the ring onto her finger.
James blinked, his eyes suddenly overly bright.
"I'm still washing my hair Saturday though," Lily said with a smile. Then she jumped up leaving her laugh behind her as James leapt to his feet and started chasing her around.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
A/N: Well, that's it. I hope you liked it!
The other thing is that there WILL be a sequel. It will be a lot of Sirius/Lucille and Remus/Kit but Lily and James will be in it. AND I've come up with a way to get Peter safely out of the way w/o killing him or even maiming him! *is proud of herself* lol. It's a modern day fic that is really original (I think so anyway). Its got some humor in it but like this one, the humor is mixed with drama and angst. If I get a lot of reviews on this story I'll start the sequel right away otherwise its going to take the backseat of my priorities fan fic wise.
Also, keep an eye out for my next project!! It's going to be a HP one but with the main characters in it plus a new addition of my own. I belong to a very special Harry Potter ship group that I invented and I'm fairly certain I'm the only one in it. I am a Harry Potter/Whoever J.K. Rowling Wants shipper. This goes for all of the characters. There are some that I think are more believable, but I'll be happy with whomever she has in store for us. However, my newest project is going to be a Harry/Ginny. I don't know if this is what will happen and I really don't care either way it was just the couple I needed to fit the story and to be honest, Ginny isn't even one of the main main characters though she is a main character. But I digress. Hugs to all who read this far! Comment on this just to say you read it plz. IF you review that is. And please review!!
Thx to all my reviewers. Every last one!! It's been fun!
~Teva~