Chapter Five:
I'll Love you Forever
While Lily sat in the forbidden forest traumatized by the monghoul, knowing soon she would be devoured whole by it, Peter was afraid to face James as he sat alone in a corner. Eventually he worked up the nerve to inform him about Lily's flight. He had no idea where she had gone. Peter nervously approached James. Anise was glowering at him, and his hand was on his cheek, for she had slapped his face after he'd kissed her. Normally Anise would have been in heaven after having been kissed by her long time crush, but she new that he had only been trying to vex Lily. And he had succeeded. James glared at Peter as he stood beside him.
"What do you want Pettigrew?" James growled.
"It's er, Lily. After you kissed Anise she ran off." He mumbled, and gulped.
"You idiot! Why didn't you go after her?" James' eyes were not the lovely blue that they had been before, in his anger they had turned an ugly grey, and Peter felt like he was staring into tiny black holes.
"I, I, she needed her privacy," he stammered.
Anise turned to face her date for the first time that night. "You know it's all your fault James. Poor Lily, she was only dating Peter to find out if she loved you back. Now she thinks I am a traitor of a friend, and that you hate her. James Potter, kissing me was the biggest mistake you've ever made in your life." She snapped.
Peter looked downtrodden. "That explains her lovesick gazes at you when we were at breakfast this morning."
"Well we need to find her," James glanced around. "Peter, go inform headmaster, Anise check the library and your dorm, now I'll look. Where should I look? Somewhere secluded." Then it hit him. "Oh no, what if she's in."
Anise grabbed his hand. "The forbidden forest. Oh no, she could die!" Anise in hysterics fled to the castle, wishing she had never said that fateful "yes" to James about the ball. James ran outside in terror, images of Lily dead on the forest floor, images of her funeral, and of him telling her corpse that he would love her eternally, floating through his mind.
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Lily was desperately fighting for her life, and dodging the monghoul, as she occasionally thought of a random curse to use against it. She couldn't use the body bind, or anything. Nothing weakened the evil haunt. Lily started to scream, and randomly began summoning items to her that she could throw at the monghoul. She ended up summoning James' broom. When she held it in her hand, she realized that she could fly away from her attacker. Even though she was not very fast, there was a chance that she might tire the monghoul by swerving between trees.
"Get away!" she shrieked. James heard her and breathed a small sigh of relief, his love was alive. His heart began to beat rapidly, and he drew his wand.
"Lily what's attacking you?" he shouted. His voice echoed back to him, what if she didn't hear him and gave up in her battle against the creature? No he couldn't think about that.
"A monghoul!" she cried out in terror.
"Oh damn," James swore under his breath, and racked his brain for an effective curse, eventually he resorted to shouting out random hexes like Lily. "riddikulus!" his voice was hoarse from shouting. To his shock he heard a sound that resembled the crack of a whip, and he saw a terrified creature zooming around howling. It was a boggart. He breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw Lily tumble off his broom.
"Lily!" he shrieked. His feet carried him towards her, and he caught her in his arms barely a second before she would have hit the ground.
"James," she was sobbing hysterically, her arms entwined around his neck. "James. Is it gone?! I'm alive."
James felt tears sliding down his cheeks. "Lily darling. You are alive, and I only blame myself for making you run." He held her tighter. "God I love you."
Lily's hand clamped tighter on his neck. "I hoped you'd say that James. I love you too." She was laughing in joy.
Suddenly James bent his head down to hers, his blue eyes were wet, and his darling was blurred from his view. "Lily, Lily," he murmured her name, and each time his heart beat faster, and his stomach did a little flip flop. "I love you so much," he murmured, and then his lips were on hers. His hands caressed her hair, as her tongue slipped between his teeth.
They stood there kissing for a long time, until Lily pulled away, breathless. "James?" she gazed imploringly into his sparkling blue eyes. "What?" he murmured as he kissed her nape.
"James you've been crying."
"I thought I'd lost you! Anise brought me to my senses," he told her as he nibbled her ear.
Shivering in delight Lily brought his face to hers again. "That kiss you gave her meant nothing, didn't it?"
"Absolutely nothing love. Only me being a prat trying to aggravate you."
Lily giggled. "It certainly worked. I knew the second your lips were locked on hers that I loved you."
James' thumb ran across her face wiping away her tears. "Don't blame Anise, I got a harsh slap on the face from her after I kissed her."
"Oh, poor baby," Lily crooned, as her lips brushed against his cheek.
"I'll love you forever Lily," James whispered, and his lips devoured hers once more. When he reluctantly pulled away she said. "Forever?"
"Forever." He insisted. Then taking her hand firmly in his they walked back to the ball. They met the transfiguration teacher along the way.
"Ahh, I see Lily is safe." he winked at James. "I see you've won her heart after all."
After Dumbledore had returned to the ball, Lily stared up into James' face, and said accusingly. "How did he know?"
"Oh Dumbledore knows everything," James laughed. Then he draped his arm over her shoulder. Lily sighed at the familiarity of the position.
"I don't think the arm over the shoulder will do it for me anymore," and they laughed together, their faces bathed in moonlight.
"No, I don't think it will Lil."
THE END
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While Lily sat in the forbidden forest traumatized by the monghoul, knowing soon she would be devoured whole by it, Peter was afraid to face James as he sat alone in a corner. Eventually he worked up the nerve to inform him about Lily's flight. He had no idea where she had gone. Peter nervously approached James. Anise was glowering at him, and his hand was on his cheek, for she had slapped his face after he'd kissed her. Normally Anise would have been in heaven after having been kissed by her long time crush, but she new that he had only been trying to vex Lily. And he had succeeded. James glared at Peter as he stood beside him.
"What do you want Pettigrew?" James growled.
"It's er, Lily. After you kissed Anise she ran off." He mumbled, and gulped.
"You idiot! Why didn't you go after her?" James' eyes were not the lovely blue that they had been before, in his anger they had turned an ugly grey, and Peter felt like he was staring into tiny black holes.
"I, I, she needed her privacy," he stammered.
Anise turned to face her date for the first time that night. "You know it's all your fault James. Poor Lily, she was only dating Peter to find out if she loved you back. Now she thinks I am a traitor of a friend, and that you hate her. James Potter, kissing me was the biggest mistake you've ever made in your life." She snapped.
Peter looked downtrodden. "That explains her lovesick gazes at you when we were at breakfast this morning."
"Well we need to find her," James glanced around. "Peter, go inform headmaster, Anise check the library and your dorm, now I'll look. Where should I look? Somewhere secluded." Then it hit him. "Oh no, what if she's in."
Anise grabbed his hand. "The forbidden forest. Oh no, she could die!" Anise in hysterics fled to the castle, wishing she had never said that fateful "yes" to James about the ball. James ran outside in terror, images of Lily dead on the forest floor, images of her funeral, and of him telling her corpse that he would love her eternally, floating through his mind.
*
Lily was desperately fighting for her life, and dodging the monghoul, as she occasionally thought of a random curse to use against it. She couldn't use the body bind, or anything. Nothing weakened the evil haunt. Lily started to scream, and randomly began summoning items to her that she could throw at the monghoul. She ended up summoning James' broom. When she held it in her hand, she realized that she could fly away from her attacker. Even though she was not very fast, there was a chance that she might tire the monghoul by swerving between trees.
"Get away!" she shrieked. James heard her and breathed a small sigh of relief, his love was alive. His heart began to beat rapidly, and he drew his wand.
"Lily what's attacking you?" he shouted. His voice echoed back to him, what if she didn't hear him and gave up in her battle against the creature? No he couldn't think about that.
"A monghoul!" she cried out in terror.
"Oh damn," James swore under his breath, and racked his brain for an effective curse, eventually he resorted to shouting out random hexes like Lily. "riddikulus!" his voice was hoarse from shouting. To his shock he heard a sound that resembled the crack of a whip, and he saw a terrified creature zooming around howling. It was a boggart. He breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw Lily tumble off his broom.
"Lily!" he shrieked. His feet carried him towards her, and he caught her in his arms barely a second before she would have hit the ground.
"James," she was sobbing hysterically, her arms entwined around his neck. "James. Is it gone?! I'm alive."
James felt tears sliding down his cheeks. "Lily darling. You are alive, and I only blame myself for making you run." He held her tighter. "God I love you."
Lily's hand clamped tighter on his neck. "I hoped you'd say that James. I love you too." She was laughing in joy.
Suddenly James bent his head down to hers, his blue eyes were wet, and his darling was blurred from his view. "Lily, Lily," he murmured her name, and each time his heart beat faster, and his stomach did a little flip flop. "I love you so much," he murmured, and then his lips were on hers. His hands caressed her hair, as her tongue slipped between his teeth.
They stood there kissing for a long time, until Lily pulled away, breathless. "James?" she gazed imploringly into his sparkling blue eyes. "What?" he murmured as he kissed her nape.
"James you've been crying."
"I thought I'd lost you! Anise brought me to my senses," he told her as he nibbled her ear.
Shivering in delight Lily brought his face to hers again. "That kiss you gave her meant nothing, didn't it?"
"Absolutely nothing love. Only me being a prat trying to aggravate you."
Lily giggled. "It certainly worked. I knew the second your lips were locked on hers that I loved you."
James' thumb ran across her face wiping away her tears. "Don't blame Anise, I got a harsh slap on the face from her after I kissed her."
"Oh, poor baby," Lily crooned, as her lips brushed against his cheek.
"I'll love you forever Lily," James whispered, and his lips devoured hers once more. When he reluctantly pulled away she said. "Forever?"
"Forever." He insisted. Then taking her hand firmly in his they walked back to the ball. They met the transfiguration teacher along the way.
"Ahh, I see Lily is safe." he winked at James. "I see you've won her heart after all."
After Dumbledore had returned to the ball, Lily stared up into James' face, and said accusingly. "How did he know?"
"Oh Dumbledore knows everything," James laughed. Then he draped his arm over her shoulder. Lily sighed at the familiarity of the position.
"I don't think the arm over the shoulder will do it for me anymore," and they laughed together, their faces bathed in moonlight.
"No, I don't think it will Lil."
THE END
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