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`~!Antoinette~`
An Engagement So Soon and a Marriage to Boot!
I woke in pure bliss. I didn't care that the dark lord wanted me dead. I had Lily and I wouldn't let anything happen to her. I talked with the head master making plans to stay at the castle till things calm down with the dark lord. But I was only going to be staying there for a month at the most. Then I was going back to work. My boss had been fired and oh was he lucky; I wanted a piece of him.
~Month goes by~
I can't really tell you what happened the past month at the castle it went by so fast. Lily and me where closer then ever and I know she was the one for me. I just didn't know how to ask her to marry me or what kind of marriage it would be with my job. Could she handle it? Yes I know she could, but would she want too. I sighed Lil's and me where now back at my home. Spells guarded the house and the grounds but if the dark lord wanted in he was getting in. I sat on my bed twirling my mother's ring, the one I was to give to my future wife. It was beautiful, a magic silver band made it sparkle. A diamond of the purest sort was set into the ring and engraved in the band was "My heart embraces you" a saying my father always said to my mother. It was simple but special and complex, just like the person I wanted to give it too.
"James" came Lily's voice. I placed the ring in its box and back into my robes.
"Yes" I said emerging from the room.
"I made some cookies. Would you like some?" She had a smile on her face as she held out her tray of cookies to me as if the where a trophy.
"How could I pass up an offer like that?" I took a cookie from the plate and she watched me waiting for a reaction. A quick thought about it being a prank brush my mind but I blow it away. I took a bite and they tasted so good, like the ones my mom used to make. "Lil's where did you learn how to make these?"
She heisted "Well, that time when I came over your house in first year and you guys wouldn't play with me. Me and your mom baked cookies. She taught me" she looked upset, whether for me or for her self I didn't know.
"There really good, you sure have her talents. I have a surprise for you!" I was already getting nerves my palm where getting sweaty, my heart was starting to race. Calm down James I was trying to tell my self. I brought her out back to my favorite spot. It was far back in the forest next to the lake. Winter was here and the lake was starting to freeze. The setting sun stared to glisten on the surface of the lake. Lily started to shiver; I pulled her close to me wrapping her in my cloak. "I have something important to ask you and I don't want you to feel obligated to answer." Taking off my cloak I wrapped it around her, I then felt through my robes till I found that special box. I got down on one knee and Lily's eyes became wide as I grabbed her hand. "Lily Evans, I love you with all my heart and I want you in my life. So I ask you will you marry me?" as I asked these final words I opened the box exposing the ring. She stood there speechless, the cold wet ground was freezing my knee but I didn't care. I just knelt there staring up at her. Tears ran down her cheeks and I know a no was coming.
"James Potter" she stopped to moisten her lips "I." she couldn't form the words her hand started to shake in mine "I Love you and I would like nothing better then to marry you!" I finally realized I wasn't breathing and took in a long needed breath. I placed the ring on her finger, with my trembling hand. I rose to my feet to kiss her. The kiss said more then words, this was the one kiss I would never forget. I held her in my arms as she looked at the ring I had given her.
"There's an Engraving, it used to be my mothers."
"What does it mean?" she asked reading the engraved writing.
"In the late 1600, when you really loved someone, it was said you gave your heart to them. So they never said I love you, they said my heart embraces you always." A tear ran down her cheek and I caught it with my lips "My heart embraces you Lily Evans forever."
"And mine yours, James Potter" a smiled crossed her lips as she hugged me. We stood there in the cold and I felt so happy. I know this was the right thing. Later on that day we told the guys and much to my shock they weren't surprised. That night I held Lily in my arms as she slept. We where sitting by the fireplace just talking about nothing important.
She had fallen a sleep in my arms, she was a perfect fit. We where together another month before I started to have doubts. She wanted to know a possible date, what season, where, I was going insane trying to dough all her questions. "James Potter don't walk away from me" her voice rang down the hall. I turned facing her she mite have been smaller then me but she didn't care she would take me or anyone else on any day. "Talk to me" her voice became less structure.
"About what?" I was playing stupid again.
"If you play stupid with me one more time, James" her nostrils started to flare and she was pointing a long finger at me. She was shacking her head making her hair fall in her face which angered her more.
"Fine, I'll talk what did you want to know. I cracked; well better make the best of it.
"Why are you ditching my questions? Is it." she paused looking me straight in the eye "Is it that you don't want to marry me."
"No" I spat at lighting speed "How could you think, Never, Lily I want to marry you. I just don't know when will be good." She understood but gave me a look of wanting more. "He's becoming more powerful, I don't want to put you in any more danger and if I married you, it might give him something. I can't lose you, maybe you should go live with Remus or I could find you a safe house" I started to ramble.
"James" she said drawing in a breath "I love you and the dark lord knows that, whether where married or not I'm still in danger and if not because I love you but because I'm muggle born. I'm not pure blood, so no matter what you do he's still going to want me dead but he can't kill us." She smiled then went on "If we get married now or five years from now where still in the same danger. I'm not going any where and I want to get married in the next year. James I'm not going to be one of those girls who waste there lives engaged, If you want to marry me, then marry me if not tell me." She know may answer but I had to say it.
"Let's get going we have a wedding to plan" she throw her arms around me neck.
"You deserve a gift" she caught my lips; she nibbled on my bottom lip. Oh, god she was going to drive me insane. My body screamed with want but held back. She pulled away from me. "James calm down" she said massaging my neck "Lets go out to dinner."
"Sure" and we did, I felt relief. Every thing was back to normal, I had been transferred from field work to intelligent. We where slowly but surely planning the wedding it was going to be planned in the next 6 months and we would be married in about 12. We planned to have a winter wedding by the lake off the manor. I was scared but overjoyed.
I had no idea how fast time was going to past but it did. I flow by not even stopping for a red light. I year had gone by and I was know sitting in my tux, surrounded by my best man Remus and best bud Sirius. Like always Peter was late, "Do you have the."
Remus cut me off "For the thousandth time, rings Remus me have" he was smirking.
Sirius patted me on the back "It's easy, just a quick I do and it all down hill"
"And you know this because you have such experience in these situations."
"I do, I'm all knowing remember" the door flow open and peter walked in.
"Sorry, got lost" he smiled weakly and went off to change into his tux. I smoothed out my tux as we all lo9oked in the mirror.
"What am I doing?" my palms where sweating my heart racing. "I can't" I shook my head.
"Drug him" Sirius laughed.
"This isn't funny but I will if I have too." Remus replied" James breath, you know this is what you want, you love her right."
I shock my head not able to form words. "Pal" I was Sirius turn "You where made for each other, you are soul mates I see it in everything you do. You are going to be great don't chicken out know."
"Time to go" a voice said through the door. I closed my eyes gathered my thoughts, Smiled and said with a shaky voice "Your right, let's go I can't leave as lady waiting."
`~!Antoinette~`
An Engagement So Soon and a Marriage to Boot!
I woke in pure bliss. I didn't care that the dark lord wanted me dead. I had Lily and I wouldn't let anything happen to her. I talked with the head master making plans to stay at the castle till things calm down with the dark lord. But I was only going to be staying there for a month at the most. Then I was going back to work. My boss had been fired and oh was he lucky; I wanted a piece of him.
~Month goes by~
I can't really tell you what happened the past month at the castle it went by so fast. Lily and me where closer then ever and I know she was the one for me. I just didn't know how to ask her to marry me or what kind of marriage it would be with my job. Could she handle it? Yes I know she could, but would she want too. I sighed Lil's and me where now back at my home. Spells guarded the house and the grounds but if the dark lord wanted in he was getting in. I sat on my bed twirling my mother's ring, the one I was to give to my future wife. It was beautiful, a magic silver band made it sparkle. A diamond of the purest sort was set into the ring and engraved in the band was "My heart embraces you" a saying my father always said to my mother. It was simple but special and complex, just like the person I wanted to give it too.
"James" came Lily's voice. I placed the ring in its box and back into my robes.
"Yes" I said emerging from the room.
"I made some cookies. Would you like some?" She had a smile on her face as she held out her tray of cookies to me as if the where a trophy.
"How could I pass up an offer like that?" I took a cookie from the plate and she watched me waiting for a reaction. A quick thought about it being a prank brush my mind but I blow it away. I took a bite and they tasted so good, like the ones my mom used to make. "Lil's where did you learn how to make these?"
She heisted "Well, that time when I came over your house in first year and you guys wouldn't play with me. Me and your mom baked cookies. She taught me" she looked upset, whether for me or for her self I didn't know.
"There really good, you sure have her talents. I have a surprise for you!" I was already getting nerves my palm where getting sweaty, my heart was starting to race. Calm down James I was trying to tell my self. I brought her out back to my favorite spot. It was far back in the forest next to the lake. Winter was here and the lake was starting to freeze. The setting sun stared to glisten on the surface of the lake. Lily started to shiver; I pulled her close to me wrapping her in my cloak. "I have something important to ask you and I don't want you to feel obligated to answer." Taking off my cloak I wrapped it around her, I then felt through my robes till I found that special box. I got down on one knee and Lily's eyes became wide as I grabbed her hand. "Lily Evans, I love you with all my heart and I want you in my life. So I ask you will you marry me?" as I asked these final words I opened the box exposing the ring. She stood there speechless, the cold wet ground was freezing my knee but I didn't care. I just knelt there staring up at her. Tears ran down her cheeks and I know a no was coming.
"James Potter" she stopped to moisten her lips "I." she couldn't form the words her hand started to shake in mine "I Love you and I would like nothing better then to marry you!" I finally realized I wasn't breathing and took in a long needed breath. I placed the ring on her finger, with my trembling hand. I rose to my feet to kiss her. The kiss said more then words, this was the one kiss I would never forget. I held her in my arms as she looked at the ring I had given her.
"There's an Engraving, it used to be my mothers."
"What does it mean?" she asked reading the engraved writing.
"In the late 1600, when you really loved someone, it was said you gave your heart to them. So they never said I love you, they said my heart embraces you always." A tear ran down her cheek and I caught it with my lips "My heart embraces you Lily Evans forever."
"And mine yours, James Potter" a smiled crossed her lips as she hugged me. We stood there in the cold and I felt so happy. I know this was the right thing. Later on that day we told the guys and much to my shock they weren't surprised. That night I held Lily in my arms as she slept. We where sitting by the fireplace just talking about nothing important.
She had fallen a sleep in my arms, she was a perfect fit. We where together another month before I started to have doubts. She wanted to know a possible date, what season, where, I was going insane trying to dough all her questions. "James Potter don't walk away from me" her voice rang down the hall. I turned facing her she mite have been smaller then me but she didn't care she would take me or anyone else on any day. "Talk to me" her voice became less structure.
"About what?" I was playing stupid again.
"If you play stupid with me one more time, James" her nostrils started to flare and she was pointing a long finger at me. She was shacking her head making her hair fall in her face which angered her more.
"Fine, I'll talk what did you want to know. I cracked; well better make the best of it.
"Why are you ditching my questions? Is it." she paused looking me straight in the eye "Is it that you don't want to marry me."
"No" I spat at lighting speed "How could you think, Never, Lily I want to marry you. I just don't know when will be good." She understood but gave me a look of wanting more. "He's becoming more powerful, I don't want to put you in any more danger and if I married you, it might give him something. I can't lose you, maybe you should go live with Remus or I could find you a safe house" I started to ramble.
"James" she said drawing in a breath "I love you and the dark lord knows that, whether where married or not I'm still in danger and if not because I love you but because I'm muggle born. I'm not pure blood, so no matter what you do he's still going to want me dead but he can't kill us." She smiled then went on "If we get married now or five years from now where still in the same danger. I'm not going any where and I want to get married in the next year. James I'm not going to be one of those girls who waste there lives engaged, If you want to marry me, then marry me if not tell me." She know may answer but I had to say it.
"Let's get going we have a wedding to plan" she throw her arms around me neck.
"You deserve a gift" she caught my lips; she nibbled on my bottom lip. Oh, god she was going to drive me insane. My body screamed with want but held back. She pulled away from me. "James calm down" she said massaging my neck "Lets go out to dinner."
"Sure" and we did, I felt relief. Every thing was back to normal, I had been transferred from field work to intelligent. We where slowly but surely planning the wedding it was going to be planned in the next 6 months and we would be married in about 12. We planned to have a winter wedding by the lake off the manor. I was scared but overjoyed.
I had no idea how fast time was going to past but it did. I flow by not even stopping for a red light. I year had gone by and I was know sitting in my tux, surrounded by my best man Remus and best bud Sirius. Like always Peter was late, "Do you have the."
Remus cut me off "For the thousandth time, rings Remus me have" he was smirking.
Sirius patted me on the back "It's easy, just a quick I do and it all down hill"
"And you know this because you have such experience in these situations."
"I do, I'm all knowing remember" the door flow open and peter walked in.
"Sorry, got lost" he smiled weakly and went off to change into his tux. I smoothed out my tux as we all lo9oked in the mirror.
"What am I doing?" my palms where sweating my heart racing. "I can't" I shook my head.
"Drug him" Sirius laughed.
"This isn't funny but I will if I have too." Remus replied" James breath, you know this is what you want, you love her right."
I shock my head not able to form words. "Pal" I was Sirius turn "You where made for each other, you are soul mates I see it in everything you do. You are going to be great don't chicken out know."
"Time to go" a voice said through the door. I closed my eyes gathered my thoughts, Smiled and said with a shaky voice "Your right, let's go I can't leave as lady waiting."