James had to stay in the hospital wing for a week, the wounds from the swords were not easily mended. During this time Lily remained unconscious, her garnet hair splayed over the white pillow like blood on snow. James watched her all day, praying for a change, a change for the better. The only way he could go to sleep at night was when they put sleeping potion in his food, he even fought it then.
Nicole walked in with Sirius, Remus, and Emily. They took their normal seats around Lily's bed, and James stroked her hair lightly.
"I can't believe I was such a jerk." He said at last, his eyes watery with the ever-present tears.
"Neither can I." Emily said, somewhat bitterly. She knew it was his fault her best friend was in danger of dying, and she also knew that he had almost died trying to save her, she was torn. She didn't know what to think or how to act. Part of her wanted to yell and scream and hurt him for what he did to Lily, but part of her wanted to hug him and cry and thank him for trying to save her.
Remus looked at Emily, a bit shocked at this remark, but his eyes softened when her caught hers. "You were rather stupid, I'll admit, but you were jealous, you didn't want Lily to hurt you anymore."
"She'll pull out of it, right?" Sirius said, uncharacteristically somber. He had shed his share of tears over Lily's current condition, he felt he didn't have any left.
"God, I hope so." Nicole whispered, taking Lily's hand in her own.
"If she dies…so will I…" James said. The rest of his friends stared, they knew he loved her, they just hadn't been aware of the magnitude of his feelings. "Life isn't worth living without my Lily."
Emily chewed on her lip, eyes transfixed on the sleeping beauty before her. A thought came to her. "James, if this spell is based on being alone, why not wake her like another girl was when she was placed under a spell to be alone…say…Princess Aurora? Sleeping Beauty?"
James' eyes lit up, then he said, apprehensively, "I don't know if that's a good idea. What if it doesn't work? I mean, I would have just stolen a kiss from her, and she could be gone…doesn't that seem wrong to anyone else?"
"But what if it does work? How terribly would you feel if she was gone, but you found out later all you had to do was kiss her?" Nicole prodded.
"Ok…I'll try anything…" James relented. He leaned down over the figure, and placed his mouth gently over hers, kissing her softly. He was about to pull away when he felt a response on the other end. Lily's eyes were open! She was kissing him! James sat back in shock. And Emily and Nicole threw themselves at her, wrapping her in tight embraces.
"Oh, Lily! You're ok, you're ok!"
"We thought you were gone!" They cried, and hugged her tighter still.
"Guys? I'm sorry to interrupt this love-fest, but…could you let me go? I sorta have to breathe." Lily said weakly. They instantly withdrew sheepish looks on their faces. Lily looked at James, who had this look on his face, like all his dreams had come true at once.
A/N Should I stop here? Naaaaaah! I'm not that mean!
Sirius, Remus, Emily, and Nicole looked at the pair, who were currently staring into each other's eyes. One tear slid down James' face, and Lily leaned forward, took his face in her hands, and kissed it away.
"God, Lily…I…" James started, barely blinking, for fear that if he did she might disappear. He wrapped his arms around her tightly, careful to avoid her wounds. He buried his face in her shoulder and a dry sob wracked his body. "I'm so sorry, Lily, please, please forgive me! I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry…" he said, repeating the two words over and over, clutching her, afraid to let her go.
Lily's fingers were splayed over his hair, stroking the ebony follicles. Her cheek was pressed against his head, and her eyes were closed, silent tears pouring down her face. "Shhhhh…" she whispered soothingly, and her other hand stroked his spine. "Shhhhh, darling, it's ok, I forgive you, it's ok…I love you, James…" she said, and kissed his head.
James pulled back slightly, gazing intensely in her emerald eyes. "I love you too, Lily, more than you'll ever know…I'd gladly die for you…" James said sincerely, and kissed her.
It was as if they were trying to pour all of their love for each other into that one kiss, it was perfect, intense and dizzying and passionate, but loving and caring and sweet all at the same time. When they pulled away from each other, it seemed as if neither could stop smiling.
Remus, Nicole, Sirius, and Emily all shared identical grins.
Once outside the Hospital Wing, Sirius stopped Nicole in the hall. "Yes, Sirius?" she asked, looking into his open dark eyes.
"Nicole, this whole experience has just shown me how quickly someone you care about can slip away…and…I don't want that to happen with us, I love you, Nic." He said, for the first time, he said he loved her.
Nicole smiled, and tears filled her eyes, he loved her, he really loved her. "I love you too, Sirius, I love you!" and neither returned to the Common Room until late that night.
Life continued as normally as it could at Hogwarts, and not one person in the three couples ever stopped loving their partner.
El Fin.
A/N How did you like it? If you liked it or not, just press the little button and tell me! I've got a bunch of little fics almost finished that I'm going to post soon, so keep on the lookout!
Nicole walked in with Sirius, Remus, and Emily. They took their normal seats around Lily's bed, and James stroked her hair lightly.
"I can't believe I was such a jerk." He said at last, his eyes watery with the ever-present tears.
"Neither can I." Emily said, somewhat bitterly. She knew it was his fault her best friend was in danger of dying, and she also knew that he had almost died trying to save her, she was torn. She didn't know what to think or how to act. Part of her wanted to yell and scream and hurt him for what he did to Lily, but part of her wanted to hug him and cry and thank him for trying to save her.
Remus looked at Emily, a bit shocked at this remark, but his eyes softened when her caught hers. "You were rather stupid, I'll admit, but you were jealous, you didn't want Lily to hurt you anymore."
"She'll pull out of it, right?" Sirius said, uncharacteristically somber. He had shed his share of tears over Lily's current condition, he felt he didn't have any left.
"God, I hope so." Nicole whispered, taking Lily's hand in her own.
"If she dies…so will I…" James said. The rest of his friends stared, they knew he loved her, they just hadn't been aware of the magnitude of his feelings. "Life isn't worth living without my Lily."
Emily chewed on her lip, eyes transfixed on the sleeping beauty before her. A thought came to her. "James, if this spell is based on being alone, why not wake her like another girl was when she was placed under a spell to be alone…say…Princess Aurora? Sleeping Beauty?"
James' eyes lit up, then he said, apprehensively, "I don't know if that's a good idea. What if it doesn't work? I mean, I would have just stolen a kiss from her, and she could be gone…doesn't that seem wrong to anyone else?"
"But what if it does work? How terribly would you feel if she was gone, but you found out later all you had to do was kiss her?" Nicole prodded.
"Ok…I'll try anything…" James relented. He leaned down over the figure, and placed his mouth gently over hers, kissing her softly. He was about to pull away when he felt a response on the other end. Lily's eyes were open! She was kissing him! James sat back in shock. And Emily and Nicole threw themselves at her, wrapping her in tight embraces.
"Oh, Lily! You're ok, you're ok!"
"We thought you were gone!" They cried, and hugged her tighter still.
"Guys? I'm sorry to interrupt this love-fest, but…could you let me go? I sorta have to breathe." Lily said weakly. They instantly withdrew sheepish looks on their faces. Lily looked at James, who had this look on his face, like all his dreams had come true at once.
A/N Should I stop here? Naaaaaah! I'm not that mean!
Sirius, Remus, Emily, and Nicole looked at the pair, who were currently staring into each other's eyes. One tear slid down James' face, and Lily leaned forward, took his face in her hands, and kissed it away.
"God, Lily…I…" James started, barely blinking, for fear that if he did she might disappear. He wrapped his arms around her tightly, careful to avoid her wounds. He buried his face in her shoulder and a dry sob wracked his body. "I'm so sorry, Lily, please, please forgive me! I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry…" he said, repeating the two words over and over, clutching her, afraid to let her go.
Lily's fingers were splayed over his hair, stroking the ebony follicles. Her cheek was pressed against his head, and her eyes were closed, silent tears pouring down her face. "Shhhhh…" she whispered soothingly, and her other hand stroked his spine. "Shhhhh, darling, it's ok, I forgive you, it's ok…I love you, James…" she said, and kissed his head.
James pulled back slightly, gazing intensely in her emerald eyes. "I love you too, Lily, more than you'll ever know…I'd gladly die for you…" James said sincerely, and kissed her.
It was as if they were trying to pour all of their love for each other into that one kiss, it was perfect, intense and dizzying and passionate, but loving and caring and sweet all at the same time. When they pulled away from each other, it seemed as if neither could stop smiling.
Remus, Nicole, Sirius, and Emily all shared identical grins.
Once outside the Hospital Wing, Sirius stopped Nicole in the hall. "Yes, Sirius?" she asked, looking into his open dark eyes.
"Nicole, this whole experience has just shown me how quickly someone you care about can slip away…and…I don't want that to happen with us, I love you, Nic." He said, for the first time, he said he loved her.
Nicole smiled, and tears filled her eyes, he loved her, he really loved her. "I love you too, Sirius, I love you!" and neither returned to the Common Room until late that night.
Life continued as normally as it could at Hogwarts, and not one person in the three couples ever stopped loving their partner.
El Fin.
A/N How did you like it? If you liked it or not, just press the little button and tell me! I've got a bunch of little fics almost finished that I'm going to post soon, so keep on the lookout!