Chapter 6. Lesson one.
"Ice, water, steam, water, Ice. Ice, Steam, Water. Cold, Hot, Warm......."
"Lai Lin?"
"James! Why are you doing here?" asked Lily surprised. She was at the pond again, trying to practice.
"I'm just walking around, trying to get my mind to practice." said James. Then he looked at Lai Lin. She was dressed differently.
"I'm wearing some kind of fashion that Chinese used to wear." explained Lily, seeing at James is looking at her dress. "Professor Sui gave it to me."
"Oh, so am I bothering you?" asked James.
"No, not really." said Lily. "So... how's you and Lily going on?"
"Much like before." said James. "We still laugh and talk. But she seems a bit strange these days."
"Why?"
"I dunno. She's like another person. She even laughs differently." said James.
"Don't be paranoid. I'm sure she is just the same person." Yeah, but not the same brain.
"So.... what should I do?" asked James.
"Are you asking me how to chase her?" Chase me?
"Yes. I guess."
"Okay. This will be lesson one. Firstly, be caring, kind, thoughtful, helpful, friendly...." being able to see through me.....
"Stop, stop stop. I know all this. What else?"
"Hmm..... " what would I like? "What about you tell her to give you a chance. Give you ten weeks or so. Tell her not to have a boy friend in this period. Then in this time you will need to try everything to please her and to make her so touched that can make her cry."
"I'm not sure if I want to make her cry.... "
"Of course you don't. You just want to make her touched and cry, not make her upset and cry." said Lily, patiently. "Why don't you write her love letter every week or every other day if you like?"
"Every week." answered James. Lily shook her head disappointedly.
"If you want to chase a girl, you don't care what trouble you're going to have, right?" asked Lily.
"You misunderstand. I will use one week to write it so it will be better than a work that I only use two days!" explained James.
"Oh." said Lily. "So, why don't you ask her now if she accept you using an ten weeks time to chase her back?"
"Should I go and find her or sent her an owl?" asked James.
"Sent her an owl. If you find her she will be so embarrassed and she can't answer you properly!" said Lily.
"Oh, right! I never thought you would be so thoughtful, Lai Lin!" said James.
"Then why would I volunteer to teach you? My dear student!" said Lily, grinning at James.
"Accio quill! Accio Parchment!" cried James, pointing at his window. At once, they flew down to James. Then he started to write.
Dear Lily,
You know, I am really really very sorry I didn't trust you. I hope you would forgive me. I know I should be happy about you and me being friends and all, but I don't want to be 'just friends'. I know it is hard for you right now to think about the past, but give me one year time, and I will be able to make you forgive me. Please, please! Please give me a chance! Just sent me back an owl if you accept. If not, just throw this paper away.
Love,
James.
James gave it to Lily to read. Lily felt funny and went red.
"What?" asked James, alarmed.
"Nothing. I just think it's funny when you say 'just throw this paper away'." said Lily, trying to hide her face. Then suddenly, an owl flew to James.
"Just in time!" said James, and got the letter out of the owl's leg. "It's from my friends in Hogwarts! My school! I will read it later. I am going to sent my owl to Lily now."
"Now?" asked Lily, weakly. How am I suppose to reply? "Er... why don't you sent it to her tomorrow? She is maybe asleep by now...."
"Nope. I saw her reading in the common room when I came down. Don't worry!" said James as he tied the parchment on the owl's leg. The owl flew away.
"Would you wait with me here?" asked James.
"Er.... okay." said Lily. The two laid down on the grass, looking at the sky.
Lily, Lily! cried a voice. Lily looked around, no one! But who....
Lily!!! It's me, your twin!!! Listen! I've got an owl, am I suppose to give it to you?
Lily? thought the real one. You can talk to me like this!?
YES!!!! So you want this letter or not?
Wait! Open it and read!
And?
Help me reply!
Why don't you reply yourself? I don't know anything about you and James!
I'm with him now! I can't just leave him here!!
Then I am going to help you reply?
YES!!!
Okay. Hmm.... what should I write? Oh, I know! Dear James, I'm so sorry, but I don't like you anymore. After this letter I hate you more....
STOP!
And don't you even bother me with any more owls. I hate it when I speak out your name! I hate it when I see you!!! I hate....
STOP!
You want me to forgive you? Oh yes, I will forgive you! IN YOUR DREAMS! How dare you to asked me to be yours again? For after you had done to me? You've insult me, you've hit me, you've.........
STOP STOP STOP!!!!!!
Wow, Lily, you sure did forgive him! Do you want me to sent the letter I just wrote to him? He would be so heart broken.....
Don't YOU DARE!
Okay okay! Don't be so touchy! Can't you even understand a joke? Okay. What do you want me to write?
Hmm...... just write a reply has the meaning of yes. But don't write it out!
Let me think......... Oh, James! I've been waiting for your owls everyday? You know I've been dreaming you every night? Thinking about you in my lessons, smiling at the memories we had together.......
LILY!
Oh, James! I want to be yours again! I want you to hug me, to kiss me.......
LILY EVANS!!!! YOU KNOW HOW HORRIBLE YOU CAN BE WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY!!!!
Dear James, I am so surprise at your owl. I dunno what I am going to do and what are my feelings, really. So.... I guess after one year you and I will have an answer....
Yes, that's it.
But be sure that is when I stop yelling at myself like that. If you like, poison me if you can.....
I AM WARNING YOU.....
You and I will have an answer. I hope this is enough for you....... er, Lily, should I write "Love, Lily"? or "Yours, Lily?"
You like.....
Love, Lily. Done. You happy now?
Happy that you didn't ruin my life!
Come on, don't be so upset... I'm sending it now, okay? Remember to tell me everything when you come back!
In Your Dreams.
So I shall wait for you, in my dreams. Bye, have a good time!!!
Lily sighed. Bye...
"Are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?" asked James, looking at Lily's red face. "You acted very strange a few minutes ago. Some times you were smiling and sometimes you looked as if you were angry!" said James, looking at Lily. Then he put his hand on Lily's forehead. "No, you don't have a fever...."
"There's your owl! Look!" said Lily, sit up, and pointing at the owl. The owl dropped the letter and left them, going back to his cage.
"So, what did she say?" asked Lily, trying to look curious.
"She.... She..... She accepted!! She accepted!!!!" cried James, looking really happy. "I thank you so much!! Thank you!!!" Then he suddenly look solemn.
"What?" asked Lily, looking at James.
"Er.... would you mind.... to read the letters first? I mean, I dunno what Lily would think.... and if it's not touching enough or so....."
"Okay."
"Really?" asked James, excitedly. "Okay.... why don't we meet here, every Friday at this time?"
"Great. Mind you spent all your free time on the letter!" said Lily.
"I will!" said James. "It's kind of late now.... you coming back with me or you want to stay here?"
"I'm coming." said Lily. As she and James walked, Lily felt funny. Why am I teaching someone how to chase myself?
***********
So, James is going to chase me while you are teaching him how to chase you?
I guess so. Then I can see if he really likes the real me or he really likes the other me.... that means you.
I can't believe you can actually teach someone how to chase you.
I just want to spy a bit, that's all. It's not actually teaching him how. Now that he has to choose which kind of Lily he wants.
It's kind of tricky...... so you mean to say is he is has to choose either me with the face or you with the mind?
Yup, that's it.
What if..... what if he fell for another girl? A Chinese, instead of me?
I will never forgive him. Never.
But what if he falls for you? If he loves you, will it be because you are like the old Lily? If yes, then you are a replacement. If he loves you, will it be because you are as pretty as you used to be, but in a different way? If yes, then it is just the same as if used to be. What are you going to do then, Lily?
Why do you always need to ask so many difficult questions???
"Ice, water, steam, water, Ice. Ice, Steam, Water. Cold, Hot, Warm......."
"Lai Lin?"
"James! Why are you doing here?" asked Lily surprised. She was at the pond again, trying to practice.
"I'm just walking around, trying to get my mind to practice." said James. Then he looked at Lai Lin. She was dressed differently.
"I'm wearing some kind of fashion that Chinese used to wear." explained Lily, seeing at James is looking at her dress. "Professor Sui gave it to me."
"Oh, so am I bothering you?" asked James.
"No, not really." said Lily. "So... how's you and Lily going on?"
"Much like before." said James. "We still laugh and talk. But she seems a bit strange these days."
"Why?"
"I dunno. She's like another person. She even laughs differently." said James.
"Don't be paranoid. I'm sure she is just the same person." Yeah, but not the same brain.
"So.... what should I do?" asked James.
"Are you asking me how to chase her?" Chase me?
"Yes. I guess."
"Okay. This will be lesson one. Firstly, be caring, kind, thoughtful, helpful, friendly...." being able to see through me.....
"Stop, stop stop. I know all this. What else?"
"Hmm..... " what would I like? "What about you tell her to give you a chance. Give you ten weeks or so. Tell her not to have a boy friend in this period. Then in this time you will need to try everything to please her and to make her so touched that can make her cry."
"I'm not sure if I want to make her cry.... "
"Of course you don't. You just want to make her touched and cry, not make her upset and cry." said Lily, patiently. "Why don't you write her love letter every week or every other day if you like?"
"Every week." answered James. Lily shook her head disappointedly.
"If you want to chase a girl, you don't care what trouble you're going to have, right?" asked Lily.
"You misunderstand. I will use one week to write it so it will be better than a work that I only use two days!" explained James.
"Oh." said Lily. "So, why don't you ask her now if she accept you using an ten weeks time to chase her back?"
"Should I go and find her or sent her an owl?" asked James.
"Sent her an owl. If you find her she will be so embarrassed and she can't answer you properly!" said Lily.
"Oh, right! I never thought you would be so thoughtful, Lai Lin!" said James.
"Then why would I volunteer to teach you? My dear student!" said Lily, grinning at James.
"Accio quill! Accio Parchment!" cried James, pointing at his window. At once, they flew down to James. Then he started to write.
Dear Lily,
You know, I am really really very sorry I didn't trust you. I hope you would forgive me. I know I should be happy about you and me being friends and all, but I don't want to be 'just friends'. I know it is hard for you right now to think about the past, but give me one year time, and I will be able to make you forgive me. Please, please! Please give me a chance! Just sent me back an owl if you accept. If not, just throw this paper away.
Love,
James.
James gave it to Lily to read. Lily felt funny and went red.
"What?" asked James, alarmed.
"Nothing. I just think it's funny when you say 'just throw this paper away'." said Lily, trying to hide her face. Then suddenly, an owl flew to James.
"Just in time!" said James, and got the letter out of the owl's leg. "It's from my friends in Hogwarts! My school! I will read it later. I am going to sent my owl to Lily now."
"Now?" asked Lily, weakly. How am I suppose to reply? "Er... why don't you sent it to her tomorrow? She is maybe asleep by now...."
"Nope. I saw her reading in the common room when I came down. Don't worry!" said James as he tied the parchment on the owl's leg. The owl flew away.
"Would you wait with me here?" asked James.
"Er.... okay." said Lily. The two laid down on the grass, looking at the sky.
Lily, Lily! cried a voice. Lily looked around, no one! But who....
Lily!!! It's me, your twin!!! Listen! I've got an owl, am I suppose to give it to you?
Lily? thought the real one. You can talk to me like this!?
YES!!!! So you want this letter or not?
Wait! Open it and read!
And?
Help me reply!
Why don't you reply yourself? I don't know anything about you and James!
I'm with him now! I can't just leave him here!!
Then I am going to help you reply?
YES!!!
Okay. Hmm.... what should I write? Oh, I know! Dear James, I'm so sorry, but I don't like you anymore. After this letter I hate you more....
STOP!
And don't you even bother me with any more owls. I hate it when I speak out your name! I hate it when I see you!!! I hate....
STOP!
You want me to forgive you? Oh yes, I will forgive you! IN YOUR DREAMS! How dare you to asked me to be yours again? For after you had done to me? You've insult me, you've hit me, you've.........
STOP STOP STOP!!!!!!
Wow, Lily, you sure did forgive him! Do you want me to sent the letter I just wrote to him? He would be so heart broken.....
Don't YOU DARE!
Okay okay! Don't be so touchy! Can't you even understand a joke? Okay. What do you want me to write?
Hmm...... just write a reply has the meaning of yes. But don't write it out!
Let me think......... Oh, James! I've been waiting for your owls everyday? You know I've been dreaming you every night? Thinking about you in my lessons, smiling at the memories we had together.......
LILY!
Oh, James! I want to be yours again! I want you to hug me, to kiss me.......
LILY EVANS!!!! YOU KNOW HOW HORRIBLE YOU CAN BE WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY!!!!
Dear James, I am so surprise at your owl. I dunno what I am going to do and what are my feelings, really. So.... I guess after one year you and I will have an answer....
Yes, that's it.
But be sure that is when I stop yelling at myself like that. If you like, poison me if you can.....
I AM WARNING YOU.....
You and I will have an answer. I hope this is enough for you....... er, Lily, should I write "Love, Lily"? or "Yours, Lily?"
You like.....
Love, Lily. Done. You happy now?
Happy that you didn't ruin my life!
Come on, don't be so upset... I'm sending it now, okay? Remember to tell me everything when you come back!
In Your Dreams.
So I shall wait for you, in my dreams. Bye, have a good time!!!
Lily sighed. Bye...
"Are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?" asked James, looking at Lily's red face. "You acted very strange a few minutes ago. Some times you were smiling and sometimes you looked as if you were angry!" said James, looking at Lily. Then he put his hand on Lily's forehead. "No, you don't have a fever...."
"There's your owl! Look!" said Lily, sit up, and pointing at the owl. The owl dropped the letter and left them, going back to his cage.
"So, what did she say?" asked Lily, trying to look curious.
"She.... She..... She accepted!! She accepted!!!!" cried James, looking really happy. "I thank you so much!! Thank you!!!" Then he suddenly look solemn.
"What?" asked Lily, looking at James.
"Er.... would you mind.... to read the letters first? I mean, I dunno what Lily would think.... and if it's not touching enough or so....."
"Okay."
"Really?" asked James, excitedly. "Okay.... why don't we meet here, every Friday at this time?"
"Great. Mind you spent all your free time on the letter!" said Lily.
"I will!" said James. "It's kind of late now.... you coming back with me or you want to stay here?"
"I'm coming." said Lily. As she and James walked, Lily felt funny. Why am I teaching someone how to chase myself?
***********
So, James is going to chase me while you are teaching him how to chase you?
I guess so. Then I can see if he really likes the real me or he really likes the other me.... that means you.
I can't believe you can actually teach someone how to chase you.
I just want to spy a bit, that's all. It's not actually teaching him how. Now that he has to choose which kind of Lily he wants.
It's kind of tricky...... so you mean to say is he is has to choose either me with the face or you with the mind?
Yup, that's it.
What if..... what if he fell for another girl? A Chinese, instead of me?
I will never forgive him. Never.
But what if he falls for you? If he loves you, will it be because you are like the old Lily? If yes, then you are a replacement. If he loves you, will it be because you are as pretty as you used to be, but in a different way? If yes, then it is just the same as if used to be. What are you going to do then, Lily?
Why do you always need to ask so many difficult questions???