Author's Note: Oh my god! Thank you all *so much* for all the *GREAT*
reviews! I really can't say enough how much it makes my day to see the
reviews! Even if you don't review, but I hope you do, I still love you,
because your actually taking the time to read my story. Well, I have
nothing more to ramble on about, so onto Chapter Two.
Disclaimer: No, I don't own anything in this story…except for the people whom you don't recognize! The rest belongs to the wonderfully, creative, J.K Rowling.
Summary: As Lily Evans sits down to eat breakfast, at her usual morning café, she expects it to be a normal, uneventful day. But, just as things just couldn't get worse, she bumps into an old friend' who ends up bringing back everything that she had once pushed away.
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Bounce
Chapter 3.
"Yes, does a Miss Lily Evans live here?" James Potter asked praying to god that she didn't, as he looked at Derrick standing at the doorway.
Derrick looked at him quizzically. His eyes drifted down to the object the man was holding. It was Lily's tote bag. He was deciding whether or not to grab the bag and slam the door, or just to slam the door closed without taking the bag, when Lily's voice interrupted his stream of thoughts.
"Derrick, honey. Who's at the door?" Lily yelled from the livingroom.
James's jaw dropped when he heard Lily's voice from the living room. Why was he here? He asked himself. He should've just have left it at the counter at the coffee shop, and he was sure that she would've stopped back after she had realized that she had left it. But, no. He had to go and take the matters into his own. He swore that when he first saw those eyes, everything from the pain and love he had felt when she left; came rushing back. He couldn't control it, people can't just forget about the first person that they had ever loved. Well, in James's case, Lily was the only girl he had ever loved. Sure, he had dated hundreds upon hundreds of girls in the past five years, but still. Not one of them had the deep emerald green eyes, that Lily had so greatly possessed.
"You know what, just give her the tote bag. Just say that I found it ate the café this morning." James said quickly, throwing the bag at Derrick.
"Um, all right, mate. Whatever you say." Derrick said almost scratching his head. He could've sworn that he had seen him before, but he let his notion slip away as the brown hared man turned on his heel and dashed to the elevator.
"Who was that?" Lily asked as she came up behind Derrick, and slipped her thin arms around his waist.
"Well, I'm not sure exactly. Though he said to give you this." Derrick handed the bag to Lily, and she gave him a questioning look. "He said he found it at the café this morning."
"Ok, but what did this man look like?"
"He had really dark brown hair, almost the color of chocolate, actually. Oh, and really intense brown eyes." Derrick chuckled. "I sound like a silly little school."
Lily stood there dum-stuck. She didn't even wait for Derrick to finish whatever he was going to say, she just took off down the hall, and pressed the elevator button about fifty times.
"God, hurry up." She muttered as the doors slid open, and she jumped inside, pressing the number one. As the elevator opened the doors to the first floor, Lily had wondered why in the world was she going after him. It wasn't like she still had those feelings for him. Or did she? NO…she did NOT feel that way about Potter. She just wanted to thank him for returning her bag. Lily took off out of the set of double doors, and looked around wearily.
She saw a man standing at the curb, just looking out down the street. She figured that it must be him.
"James! Wait!" Lily screamed, as she rushed towards him. He spun around with a smile plastered on his face.
"Why, Lily. Fancy meeting you here at this time of day." He said looking up at the stars.
"Hold the crap, and tell me why you brought me my bag." Lily asked giving him an icy glare.
"Listen, Lily. I didn't come here to stalk you, or to do anything of the sort. I was just being nice, and returning your bag. I didn't want someone finding your stuff and taking your money, or doing something worse." He told her stepping closer to her, looking at her seriously.
"You could've at least have dropped it in front of the door or something. Instead of knocking and leaving my boyfriend standing at the door wondering who the hell you are. He probably thinks I'm having an affair or something with you!" Lily said dreadfully.
"And…that's a bad thing?" James asked smirking at her.
"James that's not funny at the moment." Lily raged with furry. James looked at her, the moonlight was shimmering off her red silky hair, and he knew right then and there that he couldn't lose her again.
"Lily, let me ask you this. Why did you leave?" James asked suddenly.
"W-what? You know why I left. I thought it was pretty obvious." Lily replied.
" No, I don't know why."
"Well, for your information, James. I left because you were cheating on me, with Mandy Griffin. I saw the note in your briefcase, that day. I still remember exactly what it said! It said: 'James- Thank you for last night. I had the most wonderful time! Your idea was great! We should do it again, sometime soon, but don't tell Lily!'" Lily said as tears started pouring from her eyes, James tried to say something but Lily went on. "James, I had never felt more pain and disgust in my life. I loved you so much! You crushed my world, and I had finally known why you spent extra hours at the ministry! You didn't need the money, your family was wealthy anyway! You spent all your extra time with Mandy, and I was only there for a good laugh.'
James stood there flabbergasted. He didn't know what to say, except for the fact that not one word was true.
"You know what, James. I was so hurt, and upset that I left the wizarding world far behind, because I could hear my sister's words ringing in my head over and over again. Her telling me 'I told you so. Those wizards will bring our family to shame, and you." Lily was now crying, and she didn't know why.
"L-lily. None of that was true." James croaked. "Mandy wrote that note because we were planning your birthday 'surprise party'. She was once a birthday planner before she went to work for the ministry. She was helping me plan it, and she was thanking me for letting her in so that she could do it again. She hadn't planned a party for ages and she enjoyed doing it!"
Lily stood there in shock, trying to register everything James was telling her, but the only thing that she could tell herself, was that for the past five years; all her intentions of James had been wrong.
"Then why were you getting extra knuts on your paycheck? You didn't need the money!" Lily shot back quickly.
"Lil. I was planning to b-buy you a ring; an engagement ring. I wanted to the satisfaction that I had worked for that ring." James whispered. Lily stepped back, she was not expecting that to come knock her right in the face. He really did love her then. But Lily's red headed temper still got the best of her.
"Your a jackass, James Potter! I never want to see you again! So don't even come to my doorstep, or even come near me. Your a pathetic liar!" Lily raged, pivoted and stormed back into her apartment building.
"Well, that went great." James muttered and disappeared into the night.
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James apparated onto his front doorstep, and walked inside the house. He placed his coat on the coat-rack, and walked into the kitchen; and opened the refrigerator. He pulled out a glass container of orange juice, and took a large gulp.
" I can tell somebody had a rough day." Sirius Black said as he stepped into the kitchen, and sat on the counter.
"Sirius, counters aren't for sitting on, and yes, I've had a rough day." James said leaning up against the counter.
"What happened?" Sirius asked, completely ignoring James's first comment.
"I ran into Lily this morning." James said nonchalantly.
"You WHAT?" Sirius asked jumping off the counter. James nodded. "You ran into Lils?! I thought she had left the wizarding world, supposedly."
"Well, she did actually. You see, the head of the Muggle Department, oh what's his name, George Ritchey, well he wanted this famous coffee from this muggle café. Me, being the nice person I am, decided to go there and get everyone in the department coffee."
"Even though your not even in the Muggle Department?" Sirius asked raising his eyebrow.
"You caught me, I was just showing off for, Lydia, one of the ladies who work in that department. "James said slyly, and Sirius smirked at him. "So, I decided to change into some muggle clothes and head down. Well, as I was turning around with my cup of coffee I accidentally ran into Lily."
"And, what happened after that?" Sirius asked.
James informed him on what had just happened, with every detail he could think of. Sirius just stood there laughing at some parts, and then frowning in others. When James was finally done, Sirius's mouth started.
"Have you gone, mad man!? You shouldn't have gone into that story right away. You should've done it over a nice relaxing cup of coffee for god sake! You probably scared her right off the bat with the whole engagement thing, you twit! Even though you were actually telling the truth, but still. You should've had more common sense. Girls don't like men to hurry up with an answer. It always sounds as if they're lying. They want a man who thinks before he speaks." Sirius answered in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Since when do you know what women want?" James asked smirking.
"I have a girlfriend! You don't! You learn these things as time passes, my friend."
"I'm glad you know what women want, because I don't have a clue. The one that I really love probably wants me on a restraining order, and is probably wishing that I'd be sent to hell or even worse, Azkaban." James retorted. He didn't even wait for Sirius to say anything else, he just walked up the steps and into his bedroom.
James slowly pulled off his shirt, and got dressed for bed. He threw his dirty clothes in a pile in the corner, and fell onto his bed. Before he fell asleep the last thing on his mind was a red headed girl, with emerald green eyes, and wondering if she loved him the same way he did.
Little did he know, that girl, was soon realizing that she was still head- over-heals in love with the guy who had swept her off her feet when she was seventeen.
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End of chapter 3. OK, I wasn't as proud of this chapter as the other ones. This one was gloomy to write, but the whole story of what happened is sort of gloomy. I wish that it had never had happened…but it did. Oh well. I hope you enjoyed it though. I *promise* the next chapter has some *surprises* in store. You'll just have to read to see what happens. Also, trust me, none of the other chapters will be like this chapter. I promise! I'll do better next time. *ducks just in case a flying fruit or vegetable come flying her way*
Disclaimer: No, I don't own anything in this story…except for the people whom you don't recognize! The rest belongs to the wonderfully, creative, J.K Rowling.
Summary: As Lily Evans sits down to eat breakfast, at her usual morning café, she expects it to be a normal, uneventful day. But, just as things just couldn't get worse, she bumps into an old friend' who ends up bringing back everything that she had once pushed away.
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Bounce
Chapter 3.
"Yes, does a Miss Lily Evans live here?" James Potter asked praying to god that she didn't, as he looked at Derrick standing at the doorway.
Derrick looked at him quizzically. His eyes drifted down to the object the man was holding. It was Lily's tote bag. He was deciding whether or not to grab the bag and slam the door, or just to slam the door closed without taking the bag, when Lily's voice interrupted his stream of thoughts.
"Derrick, honey. Who's at the door?" Lily yelled from the livingroom.
James's jaw dropped when he heard Lily's voice from the living room. Why was he here? He asked himself. He should've just have left it at the counter at the coffee shop, and he was sure that she would've stopped back after she had realized that she had left it. But, no. He had to go and take the matters into his own. He swore that when he first saw those eyes, everything from the pain and love he had felt when she left; came rushing back. He couldn't control it, people can't just forget about the first person that they had ever loved. Well, in James's case, Lily was the only girl he had ever loved. Sure, he had dated hundreds upon hundreds of girls in the past five years, but still. Not one of them had the deep emerald green eyes, that Lily had so greatly possessed.
"You know what, just give her the tote bag. Just say that I found it ate the café this morning." James said quickly, throwing the bag at Derrick.
"Um, all right, mate. Whatever you say." Derrick said almost scratching his head. He could've sworn that he had seen him before, but he let his notion slip away as the brown hared man turned on his heel and dashed to the elevator.
"Who was that?" Lily asked as she came up behind Derrick, and slipped her thin arms around his waist.
"Well, I'm not sure exactly. Though he said to give you this." Derrick handed the bag to Lily, and she gave him a questioning look. "He said he found it at the café this morning."
"Ok, but what did this man look like?"
"He had really dark brown hair, almost the color of chocolate, actually. Oh, and really intense brown eyes." Derrick chuckled. "I sound like a silly little school."
Lily stood there dum-stuck. She didn't even wait for Derrick to finish whatever he was going to say, she just took off down the hall, and pressed the elevator button about fifty times.
"God, hurry up." She muttered as the doors slid open, and she jumped inside, pressing the number one. As the elevator opened the doors to the first floor, Lily had wondered why in the world was she going after him. It wasn't like she still had those feelings for him. Or did she? NO…she did NOT feel that way about Potter. She just wanted to thank him for returning her bag. Lily took off out of the set of double doors, and looked around wearily.
She saw a man standing at the curb, just looking out down the street. She figured that it must be him.
"James! Wait!" Lily screamed, as she rushed towards him. He spun around with a smile plastered on his face.
"Why, Lily. Fancy meeting you here at this time of day." He said looking up at the stars.
"Hold the crap, and tell me why you brought me my bag." Lily asked giving him an icy glare.
"Listen, Lily. I didn't come here to stalk you, or to do anything of the sort. I was just being nice, and returning your bag. I didn't want someone finding your stuff and taking your money, or doing something worse." He told her stepping closer to her, looking at her seriously.
"You could've at least have dropped it in front of the door or something. Instead of knocking and leaving my boyfriend standing at the door wondering who the hell you are. He probably thinks I'm having an affair or something with you!" Lily said dreadfully.
"And…that's a bad thing?" James asked smirking at her.
"James that's not funny at the moment." Lily raged with furry. James looked at her, the moonlight was shimmering off her red silky hair, and he knew right then and there that he couldn't lose her again.
"Lily, let me ask you this. Why did you leave?" James asked suddenly.
"W-what? You know why I left. I thought it was pretty obvious." Lily replied.
" No, I don't know why."
"Well, for your information, James. I left because you were cheating on me, with Mandy Griffin. I saw the note in your briefcase, that day. I still remember exactly what it said! It said: 'James- Thank you for last night. I had the most wonderful time! Your idea was great! We should do it again, sometime soon, but don't tell Lily!'" Lily said as tears started pouring from her eyes, James tried to say something but Lily went on. "James, I had never felt more pain and disgust in my life. I loved you so much! You crushed my world, and I had finally known why you spent extra hours at the ministry! You didn't need the money, your family was wealthy anyway! You spent all your extra time with Mandy, and I was only there for a good laugh.'
James stood there flabbergasted. He didn't know what to say, except for the fact that not one word was true.
"You know what, James. I was so hurt, and upset that I left the wizarding world far behind, because I could hear my sister's words ringing in my head over and over again. Her telling me 'I told you so. Those wizards will bring our family to shame, and you." Lily was now crying, and she didn't know why.
"L-lily. None of that was true." James croaked. "Mandy wrote that note because we were planning your birthday 'surprise party'. She was once a birthday planner before she went to work for the ministry. She was helping me plan it, and she was thanking me for letting her in so that she could do it again. She hadn't planned a party for ages and she enjoyed doing it!"
Lily stood there in shock, trying to register everything James was telling her, but the only thing that she could tell herself, was that for the past five years; all her intentions of James had been wrong.
"Then why were you getting extra knuts on your paycheck? You didn't need the money!" Lily shot back quickly.
"Lil. I was planning to b-buy you a ring; an engagement ring. I wanted to the satisfaction that I had worked for that ring." James whispered. Lily stepped back, she was not expecting that to come knock her right in the face. He really did love her then. But Lily's red headed temper still got the best of her.
"Your a jackass, James Potter! I never want to see you again! So don't even come to my doorstep, or even come near me. Your a pathetic liar!" Lily raged, pivoted and stormed back into her apartment building.
"Well, that went great." James muttered and disappeared into the night.
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James apparated onto his front doorstep, and walked inside the house. He placed his coat on the coat-rack, and walked into the kitchen; and opened the refrigerator. He pulled out a glass container of orange juice, and took a large gulp.
" I can tell somebody had a rough day." Sirius Black said as he stepped into the kitchen, and sat on the counter.
"Sirius, counters aren't for sitting on, and yes, I've had a rough day." James said leaning up against the counter.
"What happened?" Sirius asked, completely ignoring James's first comment.
"I ran into Lily this morning." James said nonchalantly.
"You WHAT?" Sirius asked jumping off the counter. James nodded. "You ran into Lils?! I thought she had left the wizarding world, supposedly."
"Well, she did actually. You see, the head of the Muggle Department, oh what's his name, George Ritchey, well he wanted this famous coffee from this muggle café. Me, being the nice person I am, decided to go there and get everyone in the department coffee."
"Even though your not even in the Muggle Department?" Sirius asked raising his eyebrow.
"You caught me, I was just showing off for, Lydia, one of the ladies who work in that department. "James said slyly, and Sirius smirked at him. "So, I decided to change into some muggle clothes and head down. Well, as I was turning around with my cup of coffee I accidentally ran into Lily."
"And, what happened after that?" Sirius asked.
James informed him on what had just happened, with every detail he could think of. Sirius just stood there laughing at some parts, and then frowning in others. When James was finally done, Sirius's mouth started.
"Have you gone, mad man!? You shouldn't have gone into that story right away. You should've done it over a nice relaxing cup of coffee for god sake! You probably scared her right off the bat with the whole engagement thing, you twit! Even though you were actually telling the truth, but still. You should've had more common sense. Girls don't like men to hurry up with an answer. It always sounds as if they're lying. They want a man who thinks before he speaks." Sirius answered in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Since when do you know what women want?" James asked smirking.
"I have a girlfriend! You don't! You learn these things as time passes, my friend."
"I'm glad you know what women want, because I don't have a clue. The one that I really love probably wants me on a restraining order, and is probably wishing that I'd be sent to hell or even worse, Azkaban." James retorted. He didn't even wait for Sirius to say anything else, he just walked up the steps and into his bedroom.
James slowly pulled off his shirt, and got dressed for bed. He threw his dirty clothes in a pile in the corner, and fell onto his bed. Before he fell asleep the last thing on his mind was a red headed girl, with emerald green eyes, and wondering if she loved him the same way he did.
Little did he know, that girl, was soon realizing that she was still head- over-heals in love with the guy who had swept her off her feet when she was seventeen.
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End of chapter 3. OK, I wasn't as proud of this chapter as the other ones. This one was gloomy to write, but the whole story of what happened is sort of gloomy. I wish that it had never had happened…but it did. Oh well. I hope you enjoyed it though. I *promise* the next chapter has some *surprises* in store. You'll just have to read to see what happens. Also, trust me, none of the other chapters will be like this chapter. I promise! I'll do better next time. *ducks just in case a flying fruit or vegetable come flying her way*