Chapter 4- Requested Help

Lily Evans had a bit of trouble falling asleep that evening. She was lying rather close to James, since their shelter was sort of small. Waves of thoughts swept through her mind endlessly, refusing to let her drift into sleep. Through her mind flowed memories of the kiss James had given her a few hours before. It had been...amazing. She was having trouble thinking of words to describe it; it was simply indescribably, the way she felt just then. She was anxious, and this, too, prevented her from falling asleep. Anxious not only to get back to Hogwarts, in her own time, but also to wake up the next morning- to see James' face again, and see what came about from the previous day. And also to spy on the four founders again, provided that they would come. She laughed silently to herself. A few days before she had extremely disliked this tall, black-haired boy, and now she was thinking about seeing him again the next day?

All of this, she thought about at once, and it took her quite awhile before she finally drifted off into the realm of dreams.

She was awoken suddenly by a soft shake of her shoulder. Opening her eyes slowly, still caught in sleepiness, she saw James' brilliant brown eyes staring down at her. She was happy to see him, and smiled slightly, though she was unwilling to rise just yet, and closed her eyes again.

But the reaction from James was somewhat different than she had expected it to be. As soon as her eyes were properly closed once more, she felt warm lips on hers. A soft, slow kiss, but sweet and significant. She reacted by rising her arms up and entwining then around his neck.

It wasn't until they broke apart that they realized what an awkward position they were in. James was lying mostly atop of Lily, on the ground of their shelter. If a parent or adult had walked in just then, they would have seriously disapproved.

They each blushed slightly in turn, and James proceeded to roll off of her. Both sat up, smoothing their hair into place.

Lily looked to James out of the corner of her eye. "Why is it that you always wake up before I do?" she asked him, sincerely wondering. She knew that she always had a tendency to sleep in, but most others did too.

"Well, my mom used to always wake me up early." he replied, still blushing slightly, though it could have been a new blush.

"Oh, I see." she said simply, rising to a standing postition. There was plenty of room for her to stand, as she wasn't exceedingly tall. But James, however, had to lean over a little when he stood.

They exited quickly, wanting to get a little fresh, cool air. Upon leaving the small haven, Lily found herself standing in front of a pile of well-collected fruit. It was well-collected because each piece looked to have been carefully selected as one of the best.

She beamed as she looked up at James. He could be so sweet sometimes. Her increased interest in him caused him to look down at his feet.

"Well I figured, since I was up earlier, that I would go find us some food to stock up on. Besides, it isn' t much anyway. I'm beginning to get very sick of fruit."

"Aren't we both? I swear, once I get away from it, I don't think I'll ever go looking for another piece."

She grabbed an orange, and looked about her. Smiling again, she saw that he had also pulled up a rather large log, and she settled herself upon it. He seated himself beside her, careful to not sit *too* close.

They were quite quiet for a few minutes, except for the crunching of their fruit. That is, until James sighed and began to speak in his low tone of voice. "Lily, I think we should talk about this whole situation. We can't just play around. I'm getting a little homesick, to tell you the truth."

She almost laughed at the thought of him being homesick, but quickly decided that wouldn't be the nicest thing to do. Her face appeared sincerely concerned and in thought, as she felt. "I agree. We have to find a way home, we just have to. There is no way that I can think of, except..." she trailed off.

James knew what she meant, and finished for her. "Except to approach the four founders. I just hope they aren't angry or anything, though I know that they have no reason to be. I'm sure that they would have the solution, if only we asked."

"I suppose it will have to be. Well, why don't we finish up here and make our way over to Hogwarts, er...where Hogwarts will be..." her face screwed up a little in confusion. It was rather odd to think of it like that.

Without responding, James rose from the log upon which they were sitting, and held his hand out. She slowly took it and he pulled her up towards her. As she looked into his face, she felt a surge of emotion. A feeling that she had never known before, and could not analyze now, swept through her body. He smiled and held her close a minute, hugging her softly against him.

This would normally have been a very odd moment for all this, but neither of them thought it to be so, not then. He pulled away after a long moment, and kissed her softly on the cheek, whispering into her ear, "Lily, I don't know why, but I can't bring myself to find anything annoying about you anymore. You're perfect, and I don't understand why I never noticed it before now." his breath against the side of her face and ear made her shiver slightly. She nodded in response, the expression in her emerald green eyes responding in place of her voice.

It wasn't long before James grabbed hold of her hand nonchalantly and pulled her towards the site of the castle. The walk was not long, and they reached the bushes where they had been eavesdropping the previous day in no time flat. They heard voices in the field, and sure enough, there the four founders stood.

But there was something else there as well. The Hogwarts castle stood in its full height, looking brand new and proud. It looked just as it did in Lily and James' normal time. They were astonished at finding it already finished, since it had only been close to half completed about twenty-four hours before. They looked to each other with wide eyes, though James began to smile slightly and whispered, "Magic" He shrugged to himself.

Neither of them made any move to walk towards the founders out of sheer nervousness. They didn't especially fancy the idea of it all, though both knew they would have to eventually.

The founders were standing too far away to hear them this time, and so they had no choice but to look at each other and nod.

Silently, they tred their way out of the bushes and into the open. Both walked at a slow pace, making their way towards the spot where the founders stood, deep in conversation.

As they approached the four adults, they turned slightly. Salazar was the first one to speak.

"What are you young ones doing here? You had best not be spying; this is confidential business that you shouldn't be involved in." he growled quietly, his azure eyes slightly annoyed and questioning.

"Now, old friend, don't be rash. Look, you've frightened them. I'm sure they meant no harm, they don't appear to be that sort. Now, what business do you have here, young ones?" Godric put in, brushing a hand through his golden hair.

James and Lily looked at one another, nodding again. James began to speak, slowly, and clearly, though he was nervous.

"We are from another time. We arrived here a few days ago, because of an accident with a time turner. We have no way of getting back, as it is broken, but we saw you four here, and hoped that you might be able to help."

"From another time?" Helga touched a hand to her bow, her long, russet hair swaying with the light breeze.

Rowena also looked surprised, and her bright eyes shone with all the questions she wished to ask. "But how did you get a time turner? The ministry just outlawed them without special permission. So unless you are from the past, you should not own one, either of you."

"I had special permission, because I'm taking more classes than could fit into my normal schedule." Lily replied softly.

"Classes? Where, then, do you go to school?" Salazar asked, still a little weary of the two teenagers.

"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, sir." James replied, his lips curving into a smile at the look on the four of their faces.

"Are you serious?" Godric asked, his eyes wide. "Our school? I assume you do know who we are, then?"

"Oh, yes. We know." Lily replied, a small smile playing upon her face as well.

Godric rubbed his chin in thought. "Well then, this is amazing. We must speak with one another. I have much to ask you, and I'm sure my friends do as well. Yes, we will attempt to help you get back into your own time, though I have no ideas at the moment."

Helga smiled at the two of them reassuringly. "We will not give up without finding a way, so don't look so worried."

Lily and James simply nodded and continued to stare at the founders, still astonished at all that was happening and having no idea what to say or do.

"Come, let us go to a more comfortable location." Rowena announced, and they all turned to follow her across the field.

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A/N: Well, they finally talked to them. Now we'll see what happens next…hopefully I will be able to get the next chapter up soon. Anyway, thanks for reading and (hopefully) reviewing! I appreciate it, all of you!

Until Chapter 5,

~Emily~

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