Part 10
James stirred slightly; he felt an arm around his waist. He snuggled down, feeling at peace. But wait that wasn't right, he was in his dorm there wasn't supposed to be anyone else in his bed, for an awful moment he thought that one of his room mates had snuck into his bed, and he was enjoying it. He looked more closely at the arm; it was a slender, feminine arm. One with a mole just above the elbow. He smiled contentedly; it was his Lily's arm. He didn't care that she was in his bed uninvited; all he cared about was that she was with him.
Lily stirred and James turned to face her.
"Morning" he said smiling as he reached out to brush some hair out of Lily's face. She looked momentarily confused as if she didn't know where she was. Then she smiled sleepily
"Good morning to you too." She replied. James looked at her intently, a smile still on his face.
"Lily, I was wondering, not that I am complaining, but why are you in my bed?"
"Um" Lily looked slightly embarrassed. She turned her eyes away from him, "I had a nightmare."
James placed a figure under her chin and lifted her face to his own and gave her a quick kiss.
"You should have woke me. I could have, I dunno, maybe helped or something." He said fumbling for the right words; worry clearly showing on his face. Lily gave his a sweet smile.
"You did help, just being near you make me feel safe." She said almost shyly. James smiled and pulled her into a kiss.
It felt so right being there with Lily, he knew that they belonged together. No matter who her parents were. Or mine for that matter. Or that her father had killed them. James felt anger start to bubble up inside of him. He shook himself mentally. 'No it doesn't matter, my sweet, sweet Lily had nothing to do with it.' He thought to himself, 'and she must never find out' he promised.
Lily eventually pulled back, her head inclined to one side as if listening to something.
"What's wrong?" James asked.
"Your room mates are starting to wake up." Just as she said it Sirius called out.
"James, get up. You lazy ass. You have to down for Quiditch practice in fifteen minutes.
James groaned and buried his head in Lily's hair.
"I am going to kill him, I swear." He whispered. Lily laughed softly. It warmed James' heart to hear Lily laugh; it had been so long since the last time. He bent forward as if to kiss Lily again. She put a hand on his chest to stop him.
"Had you not better be getting ready for Quiditch." She told him.
"No, I have to stay here with you."
"James, you have to go." Lily scolded playfully, "What would coach say if you missed practice because you were in bed with a girl." James thought about it for a moment, and then smiled.
"You're right, imagine the scandal." Lily laughed again, slightly louder than before.
"James, who else is in there." Sirius voice called out. Lily smiled guiltily.
"Busted" she said not bothering to keep her voice down. Lily crawled out of James; bed she moved out from between the curtains.
"Hi Sirius, Remus, sorry got to dash." With that she ran from the room. The two boys stood with open mouths.
James rolled out off bed with a bump. The noise seemed to rouse Remus and Sirius from there shock. Sirius smiled knowingly at James. It was a well-documented fact that Sirius very often had girls into his bed.
"I didn't do anything, we were sleeping that's all." James said in response to the unasked question.
"of course you didn't, you just had a gorgeous girl in your bed and all you did was sleep." Sirius replied sarcastically, trying not to laugh.
"Sirius, he telling the truth." Remus said.
"How do you know?"
"I could smell a lie, werewolf remember." Remus had gotten more comfortable with his animal side over the past year; with the acceptance can some extra abilities, like being able to smell a lie. James smiled shyly.
"Ok then. We won't tell anyone that the head boy and girl spent the night together." Sirius said smiling wickedly. "I mean what would people think."
James hit him playfully on the arm.
"Well I wonder what people would say about the deputy head boy and his string of Girlfriends." He said trying to turn the conversation away from himself. Sirius shrugged easily,
"Can you name me a person who doesn't already know?" James thought about for a minute but came up a blank. He smiled ruefully.
"Fair enough." Sirius smiled knowing that he had won the discussion.
"Had we not better be getting ready for Quiditch." Sirius said.
James stirred slightly; he felt an arm around his waist. He snuggled down, feeling at peace. But wait that wasn't right, he was in his dorm there wasn't supposed to be anyone else in his bed, for an awful moment he thought that one of his room mates had snuck into his bed, and he was enjoying it. He looked more closely at the arm; it was a slender, feminine arm. One with a mole just above the elbow. He smiled contentedly; it was his Lily's arm. He didn't care that she was in his bed uninvited; all he cared about was that she was with him.
Lily stirred and James turned to face her.
"Morning" he said smiling as he reached out to brush some hair out of Lily's face. She looked momentarily confused as if she didn't know where she was. Then she smiled sleepily
"Good morning to you too." She replied. James looked at her intently, a smile still on his face.
"Lily, I was wondering, not that I am complaining, but why are you in my bed?"
"Um" Lily looked slightly embarrassed. She turned her eyes away from him, "I had a nightmare."
James placed a figure under her chin and lifted her face to his own and gave her a quick kiss.
"You should have woke me. I could have, I dunno, maybe helped or something." He said fumbling for the right words; worry clearly showing on his face. Lily gave his a sweet smile.
"You did help, just being near you make me feel safe." She said almost shyly. James smiled and pulled her into a kiss.
It felt so right being there with Lily, he knew that they belonged together. No matter who her parents were. Or mine for that matter. Or that her father had killed them. James felt anger start to bubble up inside of him. He shook himself mentally. 'No it doesn't matter, my sweet, sweet Lily had nothing to do with it.' He thought to himself, 'and she must never find out' he promised.
Lily eventually pulled back, her head inclined to one side as if listening to something.
"What's wrong?" James asked.
"Your room mates are starting to wake up." Just as she said it Sirius called out.
"James, get up. You lazy ass. You have to down for Quiditch practice in fifteen minutes.
James groaned and buried his head in Lily's hair.
"I am going to kill him, I swear." He whispered. Lily laughed softly. It warmed James' heart to hear Lily laugh; it had been so long since the last time. He bent forward as if to kiss Lily again. She put a hand on his chest to stop him.
"Had you not better be getting ready for Quiditch." She told him.
"No, I have to stay here with you."
"James, you have to go." Lily scolded playfully, "What would coach say if you missed practice because you were in bed with a girl." James thought about it for a moment, and then smiled.
"You're right, imagine the scandal." Lily laughed again, slightly louder than before.
"James, who else is in there." Sirius voice called out. Lily smiled guiltily.
"Busted" she said not bothering to keep her voice down. Lily crawled out of James; bed she moved out from between the curtains.
"Hi Sirius, Remus, sorry got to dash." With that she ran from the room. The two boys stood with open mouths.
James rolled out off bed with a bump. The noise seemed to rouse Remus and Sirius from there shock. Sirius smiled knowingly at James. It was a well-documented fact that Sirius very often had girls into his bed.
"I didn't do anything, we were sleeping that's all." James said in response to the unasked question.
"of course you didn't, you just had a gorgeous girl in your bed and all you did was sleep." Sirius replied sarcastically, trying not to laugh.
"Sirius, he telling the truth." Remus said.
"How do you know?"
"I could smell a lie, werewolf remember." Remus had gotten more comfortable with his animal side over the past year; with the acceptance can some extra abilities, like being able to smell a lie. James smiled shyly.
"Ok then. We won't tell anyone that the head boy and girl spent the night together." Sirius said smiling wickedly. "I mean what would people think."
James hit him playfully on the arm.
"Well I wonder what people would say about the deputy head boy and his string of Girlfriends." He said trying to turn the conversation away from himself. Sirius shrugged easily,
"Can you name me a person who doesn't already know?" James thought about for a minute but came up a blank. He smiled ruefully.
"Fair enough." Sirius smiled knowing that he had won the discussion.
"Had we not better be getting ready for Quiditch." Sirius said.