Chapter 8- Finally
Lily's bright green eyes were a little wider than usual as she stared back at James. She didn't say anything, and continued to just look at him. His breathing quickened, and his heart began to drop. She wasn't going to say yes. She didn't like him. She-
And then, suddenly, she rose from her seat. But instead of saying anything, she simply grabbed his hand and pulled him down off the table. Then she smiled at him and did something she never would have dreamed of doing a few months back. She leaned over and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. As she pulled back, blushing furiously, he grinned and pulled her in for a much better kiss.
They were, in fact, kissing so long that cat calls, whistles, and clapping started up around the Hall. Then suddenly, they saw Professor McGonagall out of the corner of their eyes and broke apart quickly.
"I will not tolerate that show of affection in public." She made a slight face of disgust. "Please, do it on your own time, if you must at all." And then she spun around, robes flaring out behind her.
Sirius clapped the two of them on the back, so hard that they staggered before catching their balance. "Don't worry, you two. She's just jealous. I mean, can you picture the last time she must have had a date?"
They looked at each other and burst out laughing at the absurdity of the idea. But then they heard a well-known voice from over their shoulders and turned to see Professor Dumbledore standing, looking as wise as ever with his blue eyes twinkling. He smiled at them and said, "Although I do somewhat agree with you on that subject, it isn't very nice to speak of your teachers in such a manner." His eyes twinkled even more as he bid them a good day and turned to walk out of the Great Hall.
Lily grinned and slipped her hand inside James's, pulling him along. Once they were outside, James turned to ask her something. "So I guess you were surprised this time?"
"Well…alright, maybe a little. But I just had a sudden urge to kiss you, and so…well, it just happened." She said sheepishly.
He smirked. "Many girls have felt the sudden urge to kiss me. I'm just simply irresistible." He puckered up his lips and waited for another kiss. But it never came. Lily was already walking away towards her first class, laughing.
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"I thought this morning at breakfast was very entertaining." Lauren said as Lily walked into the library.
"Oh shut up." Lily replied, taking a seat next to her friend and dropping her homework onto the table.
"I never thought you would be capable of doing *anything* like that, let alone in front of the whole school."
"Well, it was like something was pushing me to kiss him. And he looked so cute. I couldn't just stand there- I had to do something."
"Yes, but the obvious thing would have been to agree to go out with him. Not to grab him and kiss him." Lauren grinned.
Lily frowned. "And here I was, thinking you'd be proud of me and happy for me."
"Oh but I am. Do I really need to say that I am?"
"I was just kidding. And anyway, you were right about loving him."
Lauren raised her hands up in the air and said, "Praise the lord. She's finally been enlightened."
Lily laughed and added, "Welcome to the church of the Holy Cabbage. Lettuce pray."
Lauren grimaced. "Ugh. I hate puns."
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James threw himself into a chair next to his three friends. "Well, I did it." He said happily.
"Yes, you did. And I thought Lily would never be surprised." Remus said.
"Well, I have my charm." James replied, grinning.
Sirius, never wanting to sit still for very long, announced, "This calls for a party!"
Many of the other Gryffindors in the common room looked up. They weren't at all surprised to see that it had been Sirius who had spoken. He was always the center of attention.
"That's a good idea. A couple of us should go down to the kitchens to get some food and-" James stopped short as he spotted a certain redhead coming down the stairs from her dorm. She looked beautiful. Not that she had changed how she had looked from earlier. He noticed that she was wearing something new. Something he had given her. The small emerald necklace hung around her neck, fitting her very well. And suddenly, he realized something that he hadn't before. He couldn't only see Lily coming closer. He could *feel* her. So the necklace works. he thought to himself in slight amazement.
She smiled when she saw him, and walked over quickly, her red hair flying out behind her.
"James! You didn't tell me that this necklace was magic! It's like…I know where you are all the time. I can feel you, in the back of my head…" she trailed off, putting a hand to her temple.
"And I wasn't even sure if it would work. But I can feel you too. The shopkeeper told me that as long as you're wearing it, we'll know where each other is, at all times."
She smiled again. "Well that's nice to know. Thanks again, James. I really do love it." She kissed him on the cheek.
Sirius grinned at his friends and came over to stand by them. He raised his voice so that everyone in the room could hear. "As I said before, this is the perfect time for a party, and I'm feeling bored. So we'll just send some people off to retrieve some food, and then we'll put some music on and have a good time." Hearing this, the students cheered in agreement. Sirius continued. "And I think I can announce that James Potter and Lily Evans are the 'best couple' here! Aren't they just so cute?" he said mockingly. The others smiled in agreement. He laughed, seeing the look on James's face.
James turned to Lily. "How about we go get that food from the kitchens?" he asked.
"Why sure." She replied, and slipped her hand in his once more. They waved to everyone; they were all watching the couple, and headed out the portrait hole.
Once outside and out from under the eyes of so many students, Lily leaned over to give him a proper kiss. He accepted gratefully, snaking his arms around her waist. When she pulled away, he grinned and said, "Kiss me twice. I'm schizophrenic."
She smiled up at him and happily obeyed.
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A/N: I'm not sure how well that turned out. Sorry, I don't have time to read over it or write anymore right now. My stupid history teacher has decided to give us a major Civil War project (7 sections) with two weeks left of school. And since we've been testing, we haven't been having classes…so it's about 90% of our grade this grading period. And then there's Finals… Ugh, I hate school! Only a little while left though…I'm excited! Anyway, thanks a lot for reading and I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I have time!
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Lily's bright green eyes were a little wider than usual as she stared back at James. She didn't say anything, and continued to just look at him. His breathing quickened, and his heart began to drop. She wasn't going to say yes. She didn't like him. She-
And then, suddenly, she rose from her seat. But instead of saying anything, she simply grabbed his hand and pulled him down off the table. Then she smiled at him and did something she never would have dreamed of doing a few months back. She leaned over and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. As she pulled back, blushing furiously, he grinned and pulled her in for a much better kiss.
They were, in fact, kissing so long that cat calls, whistles, and clapping started up around the Hall. Then suddenly, they saw Professor McGonagall out of the corner of their eyes and broke apart quickly.
"I will not tolerate that show of affection in public." She made a slight face of disgust. "Please, do it on your own time, if you must at all." And then she spun around, robes flaring out behind her.
Sirius clapped the two of them on the back, so hard that they staggered before catching their balance. "Don't worry, you two. She's just jealous. I mean, can you picture the last time she must have had a date?"
They looked at each other and burst out laughing at the absurdity of the idea. But then they heard a well-known voice from over their shoulders and turned to see Professor Dumbledore standing, looking as wise as ever with his blue eyes twinkling. He smiled at them and said, "Although I do somewhat agree with you on that subject, it isn't very nice to speak of your teachers in such a manner." His eyes twinkled even more as he bid them a good day and turned to walk out of the Great Hall.
Lily grinned and slipped her hand inside James's, pulling him along. Once they were outside, James turned to ask her something. "So I guess you were surprised this time?"
"Well…alright, maybe a little. But I just had a sudden urge to kiss you, and so…well, it just happened." She said sheepishly.
He smirked. "Many girls have felt the sudden urge to kiss me. I'm just simply irresistible." He puckered up his lips and waited for another kiss. But it never came. Lily was already walking away towards her first class, laughing.
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"I thought this morning at breakfast was very entertaining." Lauren said as Lily walked into the library.
"Oh shut up." Lily replied, taking a seat next to her friend and dropping her homework onto the table.
"I never thought you would be capable of doing *anything* like that, let alone in front of the whole school."
"Well, it was like something was pushing me to kiss him. And he looked so cute. I couldn't just stand there- I had to do something."
"Yes, but the obvious thing would have been to agree to go out with him. Not to grab him and kiss him." Lauren grinned.
Lily frowned. "And here I was, thinking you'd be proud of me and happy for me."
"Oh but I am. Do I really need to say that I am?"
"I was just kidding. And anyway, you were right about loving him."
Lauren raised her hands up in the air and said, "Praise the lord. She's finally been enlightened."
Lily laughed and added, "Welcome to the church of the Holy Cabbage. Lettuce pray."
Lauren grimaced. "Ugh. I hate puns."
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James threw himself into a chair next to his three friends. "Well, I did it." He said happily.
"Yes, you did. And I thought Lily would never be surprised." Remus said.
"Well, I have my charm." James replied, grinning.
Sirius, never wanting to sit still for very long, announced, "This calls for a party!"
Many of the other Gryffindors in the common room looked up. They weren't at all surprised to see that it had been Sirius who had spoken. He was always the center of attention.
"That's a good idea. A couple of us should go down to the kitchens to get some food and-" James stopped short as he spotted a certain redhead coming down the stairs from her dorm. She looked beautiful. Not that she had changed how she had looked from earlier. He noticed that she was wearing something new. Something he had given her. The small emerald necklace hung around her neck, fitting her very well. And suddenly, he realized something that he hadn't before. He couldn't only see Lily coming closer. He could *feel* her. So the necklace works. he thought to himself in slight amazement.
She smiled when she saw him, and walked over quickly, her red hair flying out behind her.
"James! You didn't tell me that this necklace was magic! It's like…I know where you are all the time. I can feel you, in the back of my head…" she trailed off, putting a hand to her temple.
"And I wasn't even sure if it would work. But I can feel you too. The shopkeeper told me that as long as you're wearing it, we'll know where each other is, at all times."
She smiled again. "Well that's nice to know. Thanks again, James. I really do love it." She kissed him on the cheek.
Sirius grinned at his friends and came over to stand by them. He raised his voice so that everyone in the room could hear. "As I said before, this is the perfect time for a party, and I'm feeling bored. So we'll just send some people off to retrieve some food, and then we'll put some music on and have a good time." Hearing this, the students cheered in agreement. Sirius continued. "And I think I can announce that James Potter and Lily Evans are the 'best couple' here! Aren't they just so cute?" he said mockingly. The others smiled in agreement. He laughed, seeing the look on James's face.
James turned to Lily. "How about we go get that food from the kitchens?" he asked.
"Why sure." She replied, and slipped her hand in his once more. They waved to everyone; they were all watching the couple, and headed out the portrait hole.
Once outside and out from under the eyes of so many students, Lily leaned over to give him a proper kiss. He accepted gratefully, snaking his arms around her waist. When she pulled away, he grinned and said, "Kiss me twice. I'm schizophrenic."
She smiled up at him and happily obeyed.
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A/N: I'm not sure how well that turned out. Sorry, I don't have time to read over it or write anymore right now. My stupid history teacher has decided to give us a major Civil War project (7 sections) with two weeks left of school. And since we've been testing, we haven't been having classes…so it's about 90% of our grade this grading period. And then there's Finals… Ugh, I hate school! Only a little while left though…I'm excited! Anyway, thanks a lot for reading and I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I have time!
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I can't thank you guys enough!!
Time Twins- Lol, yes, Lily is finally surprised. Thanks for reviewing!
Katie Weasley- Hehe, I know I'm evil…and I hope it was quick enough for you to live. Thanks!
Sirius' lover- I'm so happy you thought it was good! Thank you!
Kristatwen- Thank you, again! I hope I didn't leave you hanging too long!
Sugiganesan@hotmail.com- Yes, I did get your review for my other story, thanks soo much! I'm glad you like both of them!
Phoenix6545- Lol, thanks! And I agree with you, it was a mean cliffhanger.
Red- Hehe, evil evil evil. Thank you!!
LadyLillian- Lol, well, they're together, finally!
LilyandJames4Life- 4 review again, thanks! I'm glad you like it!
Hooper- I'm glad you like my stories enough to keep reviewing! Thanks again!!
Sierra Sitruc- I totally agree with you there. And thanks for reviewing again! I really appreciate it!
Ally- Yep, I know, very evil…thank you!
Peppermint- Thanks for two reviews. And I'm going to be busy as well this next week…*sigh* I can't wait for school to end. Two more weeks…
Jazz- Lol, yes, you did make your point. And thanks for reviewing!
Cara- Hehe, I knew you wouldn't really kill me…I'm happy you like the story and I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Min Hee Ha- Well you deserve the thanks every time. And I like to thank all of my reviewers…it's the least I can do!
Alexa- This time I did let her be surprised. And it was sweet of, wasn't it? ;)
KoolKitty- Yep, you're right. Thanks so much, once again!
Cheergrl12324- I'm glad you like it! Thanks for reviewing!
Nevi- Lol, me too. I wish I could find a sweet guy…seems like we're short of 'em where I am…
Lily evans potter- Exactly right. Cliffhangers are fun to write…but I absolutely hate reading them. Thanks!
SMAC- Lol, yeah. He would have had to do something *really* big to make her more surprised than that. Thanks a lot!
Nonnayobusiness- Lol, I thought it would be better to post this than to have 6 people set on me. Although my little brother and sister aren't very nice…right now they're running around screaming. Thanks!!