A/N: Hello again! Sorry it took forever- I put this on hold for a bit so that I could catch up with my other stories. But I'll be continuing now ;) I'm not sure yet how long this one will be, but we'll see I suppose. Thanks for the wonderful reviews!

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Chapter Two- Uncharacteristic Happenings

            Lily panted, taking quick steps. It was dark and she could barely see where she was going. For once she was thankful for coming to the island every summer; she had memorized it. What am I doing? Often the question. But really…this is ridiculous.

            Hiding a boy in her special cave had not been first on her list of exciting things to do during the summer. What had possessed her to do this?

            Slowly, she opened the back door, cringing when it creaked. She stepped inside and softly closed it behind her. Not two seconds after she entered the kitchen was she surrounded by her parents. Mobbed, actually.

            "Where have you been?"

"Young lady, how many times do I have to tell you not to wander off without telling us? You're sixteen!"

            Petunia stood in the corner of the room snickering. Lily shot her a glare before facing her parents.

            She let out a long sigh, allowing their comments to flow past her ears. It was the same as always.  "Mum, dad, I told you I wasn't feeling well. I only went for a walk."

            "A walk?! At this hour?"
"You're mad, Lily. You could have been hurt!"

            Petunia muttered something that sounded an awful lot like, "but that would have been a good thing." The three of them turned to give her an odd look, and Lily added a sneer.

            "I'm sorry, I promise it won't happen again." She almost rolled her eyes, but that never went over well.

            Her mother sighed and gave a strained smile. "Okay dear. You're a mess! Go get cleaned up; tomorrow we have some guests coming over. And do get a good night's rest."

            "Night." Lily left before they could add anything else. I may love being rich, I mean, it does have its benefits. But I hate being told to clean myself!  She grunted and threw her bedroom door open. Her parents had done nothing to help her mood.

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            Lily awoke and forgot where she was. It wasn't until five minutes later that she realized exactly what was going on. She jumped out of bed and threw on some clothing before sprinting down the stairs. She slowed at the foot, hearing her parents' voices floating out from the library. Eavesdropping was a favorite pastime of hers.

            "Susan, I told you. We can't find the boy anywhere. I have had the police looking all night."

            "There must be some way, dear. We haven't had trouble before."

"Don't worry. It's only an obstacle that will delay us, not turn us away. I'll have my hands on that boy before the end of this month, I guarantee it. The men I had out last night seemed to think that somebody else has interfered, but they didn't know who."

            "If that's the case, I should hope that you'll punish that person as well."

"Of course, honey."

            Lily refused to listen any longer. Oh perfect. Now see what you've gotten yourself into. And you never did say goodbye to Rick last night either…Her brain was telling her that this wasn't a good situation, not at all. She tried to ignore it, but she was afraid.

            She ate breakfast quickly and remembered that she had promised James food. She should never have…but for some reason, it was important to her. Telling her parents she was going out but would be back in time to greet the guests, she hid a pile of food in her clothes and left without another word.

            Laughing to herself, she decided that this had to be the most absurd thing she had done since the time she had egged Mrs. Paterson's house with her friends. And that time she had gotten caught. It had definitely been worth it though; it was just too bad they never got to the shaving cream.

            She glanced around before shuffling into the cave to find James' back to her. He had a stone in one hand and appeared to be drawing on the wall and talking to himself.

            "Yes, and another line here…what a masterpiece."

Lily watched, bewildered. She cleared her throat. "Er- I'm not sure what you're doing, but I brought you some food."

            James turned around and blushed slightly. "I was, um, just entertaining myself."

"Uh-huh." She dropped the food in front of him.

            "Thanks."

She sighed. "I don't know how long this is going to work…I heard my parents talking and they're looking for you, and apparently they aren't ready to give up. Sorry, but I can't hide you for too long."

            "Well, I've always managed on my own. Don't think I can't now."

"I was only trying to help." She replied, irritated. "But seeing as you don't need it, I-"

            "Sorry." He mumbled.

There was a rustling at the cave entrance. Lily panicked, grabbed him, and pulled him to the side of the cave, awkwardly sandwiching herself between James and the wall. It was a dark corner, and she squinted to see somebody coming in. She stopped breathing.

            "I know you're in here, James." Another black-haired boy came into view. He spotted them and grinned. "Sorry, didn't know I was interrupting anything."

            Lily blushed deeply and pushed James off. "You weren't."

James watched her with a strange expression, as if he didn't know what to say. "Um, what are you doing here Padfoot?"

            "I'm not stupid you know. Not like some of her kind." He stuck his finger in Lily's direction. "I saw you running along the beach over here last night. I saw the cave this morning, and you were missing, and it just suddenly clicked."

            Lily snickered. "What kind of name is Padfoot?"

The two boys appeared offended. "A nickname. I'm Sirius Black. I go to Hogwarts too, thank you very much."

            "What? You're allowed to insult me, but I can't you?"

"I never said that-"  James started to say, but Lily was already leaving in an annoyed fashion.

            "Thank you, but I have someplace to be." She sniffed and left the cave.

"You've got yourself a difficult one there, Prongs." Sirius laughed. "I think it's time to tame the rich lion."

            "She's hardly that." James replied grimly. Yet he couldn't help but notice that he hadn't been embarrassed by being that close to her. It had felt…nice.

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            Lily dashed into the backdoor and found her mother standing directly in front of her, staring at her. Wow. She looks like a stalker from a horror movie. She snickered.

            "You think it's funny?" Her mum asked sharply. "I certainly don't." She glanced at her watch. "You have five minutes. You had best be down here then, the guests are already in the lounge."

            "Okay, mum. Sorry mum." As usual, she sprinted up the steps. I certainly am ruining my reputation. What an inconvenient time to be helping out some boy from school who isn't even worth my time.

            She brushed her long auburn hair out and made sure that her clothes were acceptable. One more glance in the mirror agreed with her.

            She walked into the lounge slowly this time, smiling sweetly.

"Hello." A middle-aged couple, both with blonde hair and brown eyes, stared back at her. They introduced themselves in the usual fashion, setting down their tea saucers.

            "A pleasure." Lily seated herself next to her mother, who gave her a half pleased, half warning glance.

            The half hour that followed turned out to be disastrous. This couple was so boring that Lily had no mind to concentrate. Somehow, she managed to knock over her tea, curse herself, and then look up to see that everyone was staring at her wide-eyed. It simply wasn't something you did.

            "Er, sorry." She left the room quickly. Glancing back, her mum was furiously following her.

            "I asked you to spend one afternoon with guests. Just one, but you couldn't do even that; you had to go and ruin this deal your father had going. Now they think I have a menace for a daughter!"

            Lily wasn't in the mood. I can't take it anymore. I'm not the type, I'm just not! "I'm sorry mum. I'm clumsy and not made out to do this! You may have taught me well, but I can't change who I am. And if it isn't agreeable to you, then send me somewhere else. I never asked to be your daughter!"

            Her mother gasped. The situation was so suddenly ludicrous to Lily that she simply left her mum standing there, gaping after her with bug-eyes.

            She burst into the kitchen heatedly, pacing and glancing around her. She felt like doing something…wrong. Something was possessing her to do a thing out of the ordinary. If only she could figure out what would suffice. Her emerald eyes rested on a bottle of wine and she smiled.

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            One thousand and three, one thousand and four…James stopped suddenly, hearing something outside the cave. It couldn't be Sirius, he had just left.

            A flash of red hair tumbled in, and he let out a breath.

"Lily, I wasn't sure you'd be coming back. I wanted to apologize." He paused. He hated admitting that he was wrong. But I'm supposed to always be right… "You're helping me out, and I should have respected that."

            Lily didn't look directly at him, but instead her eyes traveled around the room lazily. He realized that she didn't have any food with her, and wondered vaguely why she was here. His stomach rumbled, but he ignored it.

            "Lily, did you come to tell me something, or-"

"I'm not going home tonight, James." Her words were quick and he could barely understand her. "I'm staying here, with you."

            "Um, okay…" he gave her a confused glance.

She smiled softly and dropped onto the floor beside him, turning to examine his face. He could feel her breath and wondered what in the world she was doing. Before he could say anything, she leaned in and gave him a very rough kiss, her fingers rubbing his neck and her other hand supporting her balance.

            After she pulled away, James was befuddled. And then, he realized something that had been so painfully obvious. "Lily, you're drunk!"

            She grinned at him playfully. "What do you mean? I only came for some fun…"

He grimaced as she leaned over again, and pushed her away. "I can't take advantage of you like this, please don't." God help me, but I actually want to…

            Lily appeared hurt at first, but then she looked sick.

"Oh no you don't! Not in here!" he grabbed her arm and pulled her outside the cave, praying that nobody was around to see. Just in time, too.

            James turned away; seeing other people sick made him sick as well. Suddenly, she stopped, and fell back on him. He stumbled slightly under her weight. Looking down at her face and pushing a strand of dark red hair out of her face, he smiled. Her eyes were frightened.

            "Don't worry. I'll take care of you. You can stay here tonight."

She nodded and tried to walk away, swaying. He laughed and helped her to the wall, leaning her against it.

            "Just lie down. I have some water over here…" He shook his head. Now she's the last person I would have thought…

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A/N: I didn't have too much time to work on this, but at least I got away from studying for a bit. Please review! You'll make my day!

Maxwell Salt- I'm glad you liked it =) Thanks for my first review! Aharrypotter1fan- I try not to write stories that are too cliché, but some of it just happens, if you know what I mean. Anyway, thank you! Ash- Thank you- that's good to know, seeing as how I don't have time to redo it, lol. Dropped rose- Well, I did write more…too bad it wasn't soon. But the next chapter won't take quite as long! Lilygurl88- Nope, it's supposed to be Haitin. Really, there's a Haitian island? That's cool! Wish I lived there! Kimali Lautoka- I'm glad it's different! Lol, I try. Thank you! Condor5- That's what I thought too…but hopefully I can even it out as I write more =) AnotherKoolKitty- Why, what an unfamiliar name! Lol, okay, so I'm weird…Anyway, I finally updated! Prudence the Rushmore Yankee- Thanks a lot! Glad you like James...I do too ;) A Rose By Any Other Name- Thanks a bunch for reviewing! I hope it stays original….there are so many L/J stories that I don't know anymore. Hope you liked this chapter! Witchcraft- Lol, well weird is good. At least, I'm weird. Anyway, I added more and thanks! Evillalmanotlamma(frogs- Thanks for reviewing this story too! Hope you continue to read!