Chapter 25- Relationships (not too much happens this chapter, as you can
already tell from the title…)
"You mean to tell me that you narrowly escaped death?" Jennifer asked in a high-pitched sort of voice. Lily nodded, red hair falling into her eyes. Her friend suddenly leaned over and embraced Lily. "To think that you might not be here today, it's...it's just incomprehensible. I'm so glad you're okay. Please, please be careful. And tell James to as well."
Lily smiled. "Oh, don't you worry about that. I'll *make* him be careful. I don't think I'll be able to let him out of my sight anymore..." she said thoughtfully, tapping a finger to her chin. "It's sort of like having a big baby to look after."
Jennifer beamed a smile. "Oh, Lily, do you think he's, you know, the one?"
"What? The one I'll marry?" she paused. "Well, I don't know. (A/N: Lol, but we do!) I don't have many other relationships to compare this one too. But if I know anything, I'd say that it's quite serious."
Jennifer made a happy noise. "I can see you marrying him, I really can. And if you do, are you going to have kids?"
Lily's eyes widened and she jumped up suddenly. "Okay! Why don't we go find Chloe?"
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The two of them walked up the stairs, searching for their other friend. They hadn't seen Chloe in a few hours now, and she was normally around. Stopping at their dorm, they peered inside, and no Chloe met their eyes.
"Oh well. She has to show up sooner or later. Let's go see the guys."
"Sounds good. I need to ask Sirius *what* he was thinking when he turned my robes pink without me knowing." she scowled. "You know I hate the color pink."
Lily contained a laugh. It *had* been funny. She was just glad that it hadn't been her idea, or Jennifer would kill her.
They arrived at the boys' door and opened it, not bothering to knock.
"Ahh!" James yelled out, grabbing a shirt and covering himself up quickly.
"What the matter, James? Bashful, are we?" He blushed a little, and backed away. She smiled and walked up to him, putting her arms around his neck.
"Why don't you just drop that shirt you're holding and then we'll just see what happens?" she commented seductively.
"What?" his face lit up in excitement that he was profusely attempting to contain.
She laughed and hit him on the back side of his head. "I was only kidding, silly. I'm not that slutty."
He put on a lopsided grin and, walking into the bathroom, replied, "Well, a guy can dream, can't he?"
Lily, still smiling, turned to look at Jennifer. She shook her head. "All guys are the same, aren't they?"
"Yes. All of them think the same way. I swear, sometimes I find them brainless. How do they manage?"
There was a rustling from the door and James came out, now fully dressed. "Hey, I heard that."
"Well good." Lily looked him up and down and then frowned. "You look better with next to no clothes on, I think." She grinned teasingly.
Jennifer rolled her eyes and said, "Now, for the real reason we came here." her eyes scanned the room. "I see that Chloe isn't here. And neither is Sirius, or Remus. Where is everyone? We haven't seen Chloe in hours."
James grinned mischievously. "Really? Well, Sirius and I haven't seen Remus for about that long. I wonder what they're doing...and Sirius went up to the owlery to send his parents a letter. I stayed here to take a shower."
"I see. Then I wonder where the two of them went together. They seem to be doing this a lot lately."
"They do, don't they? Well, anyway, I have a little, er...business to take care of with Sirius. So if you two will excuse me..." Jennifer said, turning to leave.
"See you later." Lily called after her. She turned back to James, who raised one eyebrow suggestively.
"Now that I have you all alone, what should we do?"
"Get your mind out of the gutter. *Men*." She sighed, but then smiled. "Although you are quite sexy." Laughing, she placed a kiss on his lips.
He pulled her closer and deepened it, before breaking away. "I love you Lily, I always will."
"I know." she said simply.
"That's it? An 'I know'?" he said, pretending to be taken aback.
"If you don't know by now that I love you, James Potter, then you're ignorant *and* immature."
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Jennifer entered the owlery, searching for Sirius. I'm not going to forgive him for that prank. I'm just not. she thought, crossing her arms as she spotted the tall boy bending over to tie a letter to his owl. She walked over casually and tapped him on the back. He turned and grinned when he saw her. But she refused to return the smile and promptly gave him a blow across his cheek with her palm. His eyes widened and he rubbed to quickly reddening spot.
"What was *that* for?"
"Hmm, let me see. Maybe it could have something to do with turning a certain someone's robes a different color where everybody could see?" She replied, narrowing her eyes.
"Oh, that." he shifted his feet uncomfortably under her watchful gaze. "I-I thought you would think it was funny."
"Oh really?" she asked. "Well, I didn't. Not in the least. I suggest you don't try it again, or you'll find out just how hard I can slap."
His mouth worked silently as he tried to come up with a rebuttal.
She smiled. "Now that that's taken care of..." she leaned in and gave him a kiss. He grinned through it, like he so often did.
When she pulled away and grabbed his hand, he said, "So you forgive me?" His hazel eyes sparkled.
"Of course I do. But you'd better not try anything else, mind you. I don't give third chances."
"I don't believe I should find that out the hard way..." he said, squeezing her hand and pulling her out the door.
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"Remus?"
"Hmm?"
"I love you." She grabbed his hand and held it in her lap.
"I love you too, of course." He rubbed the top of her hand. "How long have we been together?"
"A long time." She laughed, her hazel eyes dancing. She was always happy when around Remus. "I lost track."
They had left around midday, to have a little time to themselves. They had wandered the castle first, just talking together. Then they had decided to walk out on the grounds, which was where they were presently sitting.
He sighed. "Chloe, there's…there's something I haven't been telling you. Something about me that you should know."
"What is it?" she asked carefully, wondering what her boyfriend had been keeping from her.
"I...when I was a little boy I was careless-" Chloe snorted, as if to say 'and you aren't now?' he continued with his head down. "and one day a werewolf bit me..." her eyes widened. "I would have thought you'd figure it out, though. Haven't you ever wondered why I'm sick every month?"
Chloe stared at him, wide-eyed.
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A/N: Thanks for the reviews, as always! I really appreciate it. This chapter was a bit slow, yes, sorry 'bout that. I'm still deciding when I'm going to end the story...I'm thinking that it will probably be at their graduation. But we'll see how it goes. And I'm getting excited..only a couple weeks of school left! And my birthday is Saturday! Which means money! Hehe, anyway, thanks again and please review this chapter too!
~Emily~
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MarauderChick-Lily- Lol, well I'm happy you did like it. Thanks again!
midnightlily- Heh, nope, not a cliffhanger. You already know what happened, at least I hope you do...otherwise that means I did a bad job explaining it all. Thanks so much for reviewing again, I appreciate it!
XxXTonuXxXChickXxX- I hope the wedding was fun! Lol, I'm tempted, very tempted, to punish him...
lunita- You like adventurous stuff? Me too! Thanks for your review!
siri's girl- Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the story! And I suppose you'll see about Chloe and Jen (though I don't have it *all* planned out yet...)
libertygrl413- You'll be back! Yay! Hehe, thank you again! And I agree with you about the length...
annie- I'm glad you found it interesting! Thanks for two reviews!
SMAC- I thought about making them fight, but...I'm not really sure why I didn't. Heh, I thought it was kind of funny too. Thanks again! I'm glad you like the story enough to keep reviewing!
Sugiganesan@hotmail.com- Thanks for letting me know..I wasn't sure about it. I really really appreciate that you keep reviewing; thanks a bunch!
Kase- Thank you again! Hope you continue to like the story!
SAKURAnTOKYO- Lol, I do wish that there were certain buttons..like a thanks button and such. And the band at my school just went on a trip too, though not anywhere special, just King's Island. Anyway, thanks a lot!
kristatwen- Lol, sorry about that...thanks again!
Parselmouth Majere- True, I realize that it was a little ooc. Thanks for your review!
The Lady Lillian- Yes, it was. Sorry, and thanks for reviewing!
Vibha- Really? You were talking about this story? I'm touched! Thanks a lot, and tell your friend thanks too!
Red- Lol, however did you guess? And I'm not totally sure about how far I'm going to take this...thanks once again!
Leigh Black- I'm soo glad you like it! Thank you!
Min Hee Ha- *bows her head with gratitude* I *really* do appreciate it! Thanks again!
Eclectus- Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed reading!
Phoenixheart- Nope, I enjoy reading the rambling. And it's really too bad that we already know the end of the story, or there would be so many more things to do with the plot. Thank you soo much!
KoolKitty- Yes, too true. I hate it when people bug me about posting (well, maybe not *hate*, since that means they want to read the next chapter..)! Thanks again, I'm so happy you keep reviewing! And you had better keep updating your story regularly...or I may need to start bugging you..
"You mean to tell me that you narrowly escaped death?" Jennifer asked in a high-pitched sort of voice. Lily nodded, red hair falling into her eyes. Her friend suddenly leaned over and embraced Lily. "To think that you might not be here today, it's...it's just incomprehensible. I'm so glad you're okay. Please, please be careful. And tell James to as well."
Lily smiled. "Oh, don't you worry about that. I'll *make* him be careful. I don't think I'll be able to let him out of my sight anymore..." she said thoughtfully, tapping a finger to her chin. "It's sort of like having a big baby to look after."
Jennifer beamed a smile. "Oh, Lily, do you think he's, you know, the one?"
"What? The one I'll marry?" she paused. "Well, I don't know. (A/N: Lol, but we do!) I don't have many other relationships to compare this one too. But if I know anything, I'd say that it's quite serious."
Jennifer made a happy noise. "I can see you marrying him, I really can. And if you do, are you going to have kids?"
Lily's eyes widened and she jumped up suddenly. "Okay! Why don't we go find Chloe?"
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The two of them walked up the stairs, searching for their other friend. They hadn't seen Chloe in a few hours now, and she was normally around. Stopping at their dorm, they peered inside, and no Chloe met their eyes.
"Oh well. She has to show up sooner or later. Let's go see the guys."
"Sounds good. I need to ask Sirius *what* he was thinking when he turned my robes pink without me knowing." she scowled. "You know I hate the color pink."
Lily contained a laugh. It *had* been funny. She was just glad that it hadn't been her idea, or Jennifer would kill her.
They arrived at the boys' door and opened it, not bothering to knock.
"Ahh!" James yelled out, grabbing a shirt and covering himself up quickly.
"What the matter, James? Bashful, are we?" He blushed a little, and backed away. She smiled and walked up to him, putting her arms around his neck.
"Why don't you just drop that shirt you're holding and then we'll just see what happens?" she commented seductively.
"What?" his face lit up in excitement that he was profusely attempting to contain.
She laughed and hit him on the back side of his head. "I was only kidding, silly. I'm not that slutty."
He put on a lopsided grin and, walking into the bathroom, replied, "Well, a guy can dream, can't he?"
Lily, still smiling, turned to look at Jennifer. She shook her head. "All guys are the same, aren't they?"
"Yes. All of them think the same way. I swear, sometimes I find them brainless. How do they manage?"
There was a rustling from the door and James came out, now fully dressed. "Hey, I heard that."
"Well good." Lily looked him up and down and then frowned. "You look better with next to no clothes on, I think." She grinned teasingly.
Jennifer rolled her eyes and said, "Now, for the real reason we came here." her eyes scanned the room. "I see that Chloe isn't here. And neither is Sirius, or Remus. Where is everyone? We haven't seen Chloe in hours."
James grinned mischievously. "Really? Well, Sirius and I haven't seen Remus for about that long. I wonder what they're doing...and Sirius went up to the owlery to send his parents a letter. I stayed here to take a shower."
"I see. Then I wonder where the two of them went together. They seem to be doing this a lot lately."
"They do, don't they? Well, anyway, I have a little, er...business to take care of with Sirius. So if you two will excuse me..." Jennifer said, turning to leave.
"See you later." Lily called after her. She turned back to James, who raised one eyebrow suggestively.
"Now that I have you all alone, what should we do?"
"Get your mind out of the gutter. *Men*." She sighed, but then smiled. "Although you are quite sexy." Laughing, she placed a kiss on his lips.
He pulled her closer and deepened it, before breaking away. "I love you Lily, I always will."
"I know." she said simply.
"That's it? An 'I know'?" he said, pretending to be taken aback.
"If you don't know by now that I love you, James Potter, then you're ignorant *and* immature."
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Jennifer entered the owlery, searching for Sirius. I'm not going to forgive him for that prank. I'm just not. she thought, crossing her arms as she spotted the tall boy bending over to tie a letter to his owl. She walked over casually and tapped him on the back. He turned and grinned when he saw her. But she refused to return the smile and promptly gave him a blow across his cheek with her palm. His eyes widened and he rubbed to quickly reddening spot.
"What was *that* for?"
"Hmm, let me see. Maybe it could have something to do with turning a certain someone's robes a different color where everybody could see?" She replied, narrowing her eyes.
"Oh, that." he shifted his feet uncomfortably under her watchful gaze. "I-I thought you would think it was funny."
"Oh really?" she asked. "Well, I didn't. Not in the least. I suggest you don't try it again, or you'll find out just how hard I can slap."
His mouth worked silently as he tried to come up with a rebuttal.
She smiled. "Now that that's taken care of..." she leaned in and gave him a kiss. He grinned through it, like he so often did.
When she pulled away and grabbed his hand, he said, "So you forgive me?" His hazel eyes sparkled.
"Of course I do. But you'd better not try anything else, mind you. I don't give third chances."
"I don't believe I should find that out the hard way..." he said, squeezing her hand and pulling her out the door.
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"Remus?"
"Hmm?"
"I love you." She grabbed his hand and held it in her lap.
"I love you too, of course." He rubbed the top of her hand. "How long have we been together?"
"A long time." She laughed, her hazel eyes dancing. She was always happy when around Remus. "I lost track."
They had left around midday, to have a little time to themselves. They had wandered the castle first, just talking together. Then they had decided to walk out on the grounds, which was where they were presently sitting.
He sighed. "Chloe, there's…there's something I haven't been telling you. Something about me that you should know."
"What is it?" she asked carefully, wondering what her boyfriend had been keeping from her.
"I...when I was a little boy I was careless-" Chloe snorted, as if to say 'and you aren't now?' he continued with his head down. "and one day a werewolf bit me..." her eyes widened. "I would have thought you'd figure it out, though. Haven't you ever wondered why I'm sick every month?"
Chloe stared at him, wide-eyed.
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A/N: Thanks for the reviews, as always! I really appreciate it. This chapter was a bit slow, yes, sorry 'bout that. I'm still deciding when I'm going to end the story...I'm thinking that it will probably be at their graduation. But we'll see how it goes. And I'm getting excited..only a couple weeks of school left! And my birthday is Saturday! Which means money! Hehe, anyway, thanks again and please review this chapter too!
~Emily~
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MarauderChick-Lily- Lol, well I'm happy you did like it. Thanks again!
midnightlily- Heh, nope, not a cliffhanger. You already know what happened, at least I hope you do...otherwise that means I did a bad job explaining it all. Thanks so much for reviewing again, I appreciate it!
XxXTonuXxXChickXxX- I hope the wedding was fun! Lol, I'm tempted, very tempted, to punish him...
lunita- You like adventurous stuff? Me too! Thanks for your review!
siri's girl- Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the story! And I suppose you'll see about Chloe and Jen (though I don't have it *all* planned out yet...)
libertygrl413- You'll be back! Yay! Hehe, thank you again! And I agree with you about the length...
annie- I'm glad you found it interesting! Thanks for two reviews!
SMAC- I thought about making them fight, but...I'm not really sure why I didn't. Heh, I thought it was kind of funny too. Thanks again! I'm glad you like the story enough to keep reviewing!
Sugiganesan@hotmail.com- Thanks for letting me know..I wasn't sure about it. I really really appreciate that you keep reviewing; thanks a bunch!
Kase- Thank you again! Hope you continue to like the story!
SAKURAnTOKYO- Lol, I do wish that there were certain buttons..like a thanks button and such. And the band at my school just went on a trip too, though not anywhere special, just King's Island. Anyway, thanks a lot!
kristatwen- Lol, sorry about that...thanks again!
Parselmouth Majere- True, I realize that it was a little ooc. Thanks for your review!
The Lady Lillian- Yes, it was. Sorry, and thanks for reviewing!
Vibha- Really? You were talking about this story? I'm touched! Thanks a lot, and tell your friend thanks too!
Red- Lol, however did you guess? And I'm not totally sure about how far I'm going to take this...thanks once again!
Leigh Black- I'm soo glad you like it! Thank you!
Min Hee Ha- *bows her head with gratitude* I *really* do appreciate it! Thanks again!
Eclectus- Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed reading!
Phoenixheart- Nope, I enjoy reading the rambling. And it's really too bad that we already know the end of the story, or there would be so many more things to do with the plot. Thank you soo much!
KoolKitty- Yes, too true. I hate it when people bug me about posting (well, maybe not *hate*, since that means they want to read the next chapter..)! Thanks again, I'm so happy you keep reviewing! And you had better keep updating your story regularly...or I may need to start bugging you..