Chapter 3- Berries and Apples
Lily sat astride a beautiful white stallion (A/N: Lol, forgive me...I'm clueless when it comes to horses.), her sword unsheathed and clutched in her hand. Her red hair flew out behind her with the wind as she looked this way and that, searching for something. And then, out of nowhere, somebody started to shake her.
"What the-?" Lily opened her eyes and stared at the black-haired boy above her. "Oh, it's just you. Darn you, I was having a good dream!"
"Well that's just too bad, isn't it?"
"Don't start again." she mumbled in response, rising to a sitting position and running a hand through her hair. "What now?" her stomach rumbled, implying what she had just been about to ask.
"Well, I got up early and found us some berries." he said, sitting next to her.
"Berries?"
"What? I don't see that you have anything better." he handed her some of the red berries, his mouth watering to take a bite. "We'll have to get some more. We never know how long we'll be stranded here."
She groaned. "Whatever you do, don't remind me that. So, now what?"
"I thought maybe we could try and build a shelter or something, in case it rains while we're here." He suggested, and she nodded reluctantly in reply. She was reluctant to agree to anything James proposed.
So they finished their rather sad breakfast, hoping that they might find something else to eat soon. Lily rose to her feet and glanced around her.
It was a sunny day, perfect for being outdoors. There was a slight wind, and the grass danced across the ground. Lily and James still stood in the middle of the clearing, and so it was quite bright.
She sighed again. "Where should we build it?"
"We? You can build?" he asked sardonically.
"Um, yeah. But since you suggested it, I think I'll just sit on that rock over there and watch you." she grinned, but James just scowled at her.
"Fine. If you want to be difficult, then be that way. But we should build it into the forest a little ways. I don't want the founders to find us just yet."
"Whyever not? They could help us get home."
"Because we don't know what they'll think." he responded, brushing himself off and turning towards the forest. Lily jogged after him, catching up to him.
She opened her mouth to say something, but closed it again, realizing that arguing with him wasn't about to get them anywhere. They walked around ten minutes before James sudddenly stopped and looked about him.
"This is good." he stated simply, and looked over at her. She nodded again, and sat down on an old stump. He shook his head and went looking for extra wood.
Now, James had never done this before, especially not without the proper equipment. So in result, he was rather funny to watch. He would hit his hand on accident, and then whatever he had done up until that point would collapse and he would curse under his breath.
Lily, getting a little fed up with watching his patheticness, reached a hand over his back and hammered the last piece of wood in for him. Their hands brushed against each other, and she dropped hers.
"Well, uh...there, all done." she said, starting to turn away.
"Thanks." James said quickly, smiling at her.
She was about to open her mouth to respond when they once again heard voices in the distance. Instinctively, he grabbed her hand and took off running to hear more. They approached the clearing cautiously, peering out from among the trees.
There were some people already at work on the castle, standing with different sorts of tools and wands.
Godric himself was surveying the builders. His golden hair was a little untidy. He held in his a hand a large piece of parchment that could only have the floor plans of Hogwarts on it. Oh, what I would give to see those. James thought to himself while he watched.
Salazar appeared from Godric's other side, waving his wand around and ordering about the builders. His pale eyes scrutinized their every move, making sure that they were doing everything up to par.
"I don't see why we have to-" Rowena started to say, but stopped as she ran into Godric. She looked up at him, brushing a strand of dark hair out of her face. "Did you bring the hat?"
Godric turned to her, shifting his stance. "Well, uh, no..." Rowena rolled her eyes in annoyance and replied,
"Yeah, well don't forget tomorrow."
They were interrupted by a loud pop, and suddenly Helga appeared. She shook out her hair and brushed her clothes off before turning to face everyone. She sighed. "I had to take care of a little, er, problem at Diagon Alley." she glanced at the beginning of the school and asked, "So all's well?"
"Yes, of course." Salazar decided to finally join the conversation. "But we have some other things to take care of, I think."
Godric waved a hand dismissively. "We'll talk about that another day, let's just enjoy the rest of today." Salazar nodded slowly in response. He liked to get things done quickly.
James turned away from the conversation to look at Lily, his stomach growling. "As much as I'd like to stay and watch, I'm starving." he whispered to her. She leaned closer to hear him and replied,
"I agree." She grabbed his hand this time and they were off. Once they reached their shelter again, where they could talk properly, she let go.
"Now what?" Lily asked lamely, staring around to search for a source of food.
"Well, if it comes to it, there are more berries..." he frowned and Lily groaned.
"Alright, well I'm going this way to look for something." he said, indicating his left side.
She turned to her right to do the same. They both returned in about ten minutes. Lily had found some apples, but James was empty-handed.
"Ah, good...something at least." he said, reaching for an apple.
She pulled away quickly, out of his reach. "Who says you get any? I found them."
His face turned an angry shade of red. "Yeah, well I shared the berries this morning! Give me one!" He reached for another one, but she dodged him.
It wasn't long before he was chasing her around their little shelter. She was laughing as she ran away. Finally, he caught up and grabbed her arm, spinning her around. She turned around a little too quickly, and they were standing very close.
"Er..." she turned to scoot away, but he stopped her. He grabbed her arm again and pulled her in for a kiss. Lily's emerald eyes widened, she hadn't expected anything of the sort. But she was soon involved, and it was a while before they broke apart. She chose then to open her eyes and look up at him, searching for the answer to why that had happened. They had never liked each other even as friends, why now? She was about to open her mouth when he reached a hand over and took an apple. Grinning, he took a large bite and raised his eyebrow at her.
"Something wrong?" he asked.
She smiled. "Nothing at all. But would you mind doing that again sometime?" she added without really wanting to.
He laughed at her expression. "I think I could manage that."
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A/N: Ack! I know, kinda sucky. It should be good, considering how long it took me to get it up...but, to tell you the truth I've been having a little trouble writing on this story. Anyway, thanks a lot to my reviewers for last chapter, you guys are great!
Fangboy- Thanks for reviewing, and you'll be finding that out eventually...soon I hope.
Sierra Sitruc- Well for now they're just going to spy...for now...thanks again!
Sparklysilvernoodlez- Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
Nevi- Thanks! I tried to make it a little different, but I do realize that it's still the same love/hate that I'm beginning to tire of...
Lilyflower- Thanks for reading and reviewing! I appreciate it!
SAKURAnTOKYO- Lol, thank you again!!
The Spectre of Sanity- Thanks a lot! I'm happy you liked it!
Lightning Starz- Hehe, too bad I've blown your cover ;) Thanks a lot!
Kool Kitty- Thanks once again! And of course you already know that they have to get back, and they have to fall in love, so I'm only left with a few things to change around..
Herald Mistylenna- Thanks! And sorry it took so long to write more!
A lily and james fan- Thanks for reviewing! Glad you liked it!
Lily sat astride a beautiful white stallion (A/N: Lol, forgive me...I'm clueless when it comes to horses.), her sword unsheathed and clutched in her hand. Her red hair flew out behind her with the wind as she looked this way and that, searching for something. And then, out of nowhere, somebody started to shake her.
"What the-?" Lily opened her eyes and stared at the black-haired boy above her. "Oh, it's just you. Darn you, I was having a good dream!"
"Well that's just too bad, isn't it?"
"Don't start again." she mumbled in response, rising to a sitting position and running a hand through her hair. "What now?" her stomach rumbled, implying what she had just been about to ask.
"Well, I got up early and found us some berries." he said, sitting next to her.
"Berries?"
"What? I don't see that you have anything better." he handed her some of the red berries, his mouth watering to take a bite. "We'll have to get some more. We never know how long we'll be stranded here."
She groaned. "Whatever you do, don't remind me that. So, now what?"
"I thought maybe we could try and build a shelter or something, in case it rains while we're here." He suggested, and she nodded reluctantly in reply. She was reluctant to agree to anything James proposed.
So they finished their rather sad breakfast, hoping that they might find something else to eat soon. Lily rose to her feet and glanced around her.
It was a sunny day, perfect for being outdoors. There was a slight wind, and the grass danced across the ground. Lily and James still stood in the middle of the clearing, and so it was quite bright.
She sighed again. "Where should we build it?"
"We? You can build?" he asked sardonically.
"Um, yeah. But since you suggested it, I think I'll just sit on that rock over there and watch you." she grinned, but James just scowled at her.
"Fine. If you want to be difficult, then be that way. But we should build it into the forest a little ways. I don't want the founders to find us just yet."
"Whyever not? They could help us get home."
"Because we don't know what they'll think." he responded, brushing himself off and turning towards the forest. Lily jogged after him, catching up to him.
She opened her mouth to say something, but closed it again, realizing that arguing with him wasn't about to get them anywhere. They walked around ten minutes before James sudddenly stopped and looked about him.
"This is good." he stated simply, and looked over at her. She nodded again, and sat down on an old stump. He shook his head and went looking for extra wood.
Now, James had never done this before, especially not without the proper equipment. So in result, he was rather funny to watch. He would hit his hand on accident, and then whatever he had done up until that point would collapse and he would curse under his breath.
Lily, getting a little fed up with watching his patheticness, reached a hand over his back and hammered the last piece of wood in for him. Their hands brushed against each other, and she dropped hers.
"Well, uh...there, all done." she said, starting to turn away.
"Thanks." James said quickly, smiling at her.
She was about to open her mouth to respond when they once again heard voices in the distance. Instinctively, he grabbed her hand and took off running to hear more. They approached the clearing cautiously, peering out from among the trees.
There were some people already at work on the castle, standing with different sorts of tools and wands.
Godric himself was surveying the builders. His golden hair was a little untidy. He held in his a hand a large piece of parchment that could only have the floor plans of Hogwarts on it. Oh, what I would give to see those. James thought to himself while he watched.
Salazar appeared from Godric's other side, waving his wand around and ordering about the builders. His pale eyes scrutinized their every move, making sure that they were doing everything up to par.
"I don't see why we have to-" Rowena started to say, but stopped as she ran into Godric. She looked up at him, brushing a strand of dark hair out of her face. "Did you bring the hat?"
Godric turned to her, shifting his stance. "Well, uh, no..." Rowena rolled her eyes in annoyance and replied,
"Yeah, well don't forget tomorrow."
They were interrupted by a loud pop, and suddenly Helga appeared. She shook out her hair and brushed her clothes off before turning to face everyone. She sighed. "I had to take care of a little, er, problem at Diagon Alley." she glanced at the beginning of the school and asked, "So all's well?"
"Yes, of course." Salazar decided to finally join the conversation. "But we have some other things to take care of, I think."
Godric waved a hand dismissively. "We'll talk about that another day, let's just enjoy the rest of today." Salazar nodded slowly in response. He liked to get things done quickly.
James turned away from the conversation to look at Lily, his stomach growling. "As much as I'd like to stay and watch, I'm starving." he whispered to her. She leaned closer to hear him and replied,
"I agree." She grabbed his hand this time and they were off. Once they reached their shelter again, where they could talk properly, she let go.
"Now what?" Lily asked lamely, staring around to search for a source of food.
"Well, if it comes to it, there are more berries..." he frowned and Lily groaned.
"Alright, well I'm going this way to look for something." he said, indicating his left side.
She turned to her right to do the same. They both returned in about ten minutes. Lily had found some apples, but James was empty-handed.
"Ah, good...something at least." he said, reaching for an apple.
She pulled away quickly, out of his reach. "Who says you get any? I found them."
His face turned an angry shade of red. "Yeah, well I shared the berries this morning! Give me one!" He reached for another one, but she dodged him.
It wasn't long before he was chasing her around their little shelter. She was laughing as she ran away. Finally, he caught up and grabbed her arm, spinning her around. She turned around a little too quickly, and they were standing very close.
"Er..." she turned to scoot away, but he stopped her. He grabbed her arm again and pulled her in for a kiss. Lily's emerald eyes widened, she hadn't expected anything of the sort. But she was soon involved, and it was a while before they broke apart. She chose then to open her eyes and look up at him, searching for the answer to why that had happened. They had never liked each other even as friends, why now? She was about to open her mouth when he reached a hand over and took an apple. Grinning, he took a large bite and raised his eyebrow at her.
"Something wrong?" he asked.
She smiled. "Nothing at all. But would you mind doing that again sometime?" she added without really wanting to.
He laughed at her expression. "I think I could manage that."
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A/N: Ack! I know, kinda sucky. It should be good, considering how long it took me to get it up...but, to tell you the truth I've been having a little trouble writing on this story. Anyway, thanks a lot to my reviewers for last chapter, you guys are great!
Fangboy- Thanks for reviewing, and you'll be finding that out eventually...soon I hope.
Sierra Sitruc- Well for now they're just going to spy...for now...thanks again!
Sparklysilvernoodlez- Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
Nevi- Thanks! I tried to make it a little different, but I do realize that it's still the same love/hate that I'm beginning to tire of...
Lilyflower- Thanks for reading and reviewing! I appreciate it!
SAKURAnTOKYO- Lol, thank you again!!
The Spectre of Sanity- Thanks a lot! I'm happy you liked it!
Lightning Starz- Hehe, too bad I've blown your cover ;) Thanks a lot!
Kool Kitty- Thanks once again! And of course you already know that they have to get back, and they have to fall in love, so I'm only left with a few things to change around..
Herald Mistylenna- Thanks! And sorry it took so long to write more!
A lily and james fan- Thanks for reviewing! Glad you liked it!
