A/N ok so here is chapter five after awhile and with only 3 reviews :P well enjoy!!!!

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          Lily entered the room to see Shelby already getting ready.  Lily laughed as she glanced around the room.  She didn't think she had ever seen a bigger mess before in her entire life.   There were dresses on the beds, stockings over bed posts, make-up and hair supplies were thrown everywhere.  She stood there staring at the girls running frantically around the room trying to get ready all with worried expressions on there face.  Suddenly a voice pulled Lily from her daze.

          "Lily!!!!  My hair isn't doing anything I want it to!!! I need your help since you're like the queen of hair!!! PLEASE!!!" Shelby screamed to her friend.

          "Shelby you still have 3 hours before we meet up for the dance."

          "Yeah, only three hours and look, you haven't even started yet!! I'll leave you alone to get ready.  I'll just jump over to the ravenclaw dormitory. Surely Natalie or Ashleigh or Rose will no what to do about this rats nest!"

          Lily stood there with a smile on her face as she watched her friend run from the room and heard her pounding down the steps.  She took her time getting ready.  She knew she looked great and was hoping that she could win James back over from their fight that morning.  She had on a forest green dress, if you could call it a dress, the skirt part was there, hanging extremely tight to her hips showing off her figure and getting looser as it went down.  The top though was all mesh and see through (also forest green) except for the embroidered burgundy flowers with gold lining that went right over breasts and down one of her sides and circled her waist to cover herself.  The dress didn't have straps so it cut off right at the flowers.  She put her hair up into a gorgeous   up-do with strands they came spiraling down to frame her face.  She transfigured a bobby pin into a golden lily and stuck in her up-do.   She put on gold eye shadow and light pink lip-gloss and stepped back to look in the mirror.

          'Wow', she thought, 'James has to forgive me'

          Shelby came back and Lily looked at her approvingly in her tight black dress and silver eye shadow with matching silver shoes.  Her hair was half up and kind of poofy but it suited her. 

          "You look great!"  Shelby said to Lily.

          "As do you! Our guys aren't gunna be able to resist us!" replied Lily.

          They started walking down the stairs when halfway down Lily realized she had forgotten her purse and told Shelby to go on without her and she would meet her downstairs.  Lily went and grabbed her purse and made her way down the stairs.  She saw Shelby hugging Sirius, both of them smiling, but Sirius' smile faded into an awed look when he saw Lily walking down the stairs.  Lily just gave a small smile as she noticed that the whole room had quieted down at her appearance.  She saw James in the corner with his back to her talking to someone who may have been but certainly wasn't any more paying attention to him.  When he noticed this he turned around still talking but stopped when he realized he went speechless by the sight of Lily.  His stomach started acting crazy as Lily walked straight toward him and stopped right in front of him.

          "Hey..." Lily said.

          "…hi… you look amazing… I mean I… wow" James sputtered.

          Lily giggled to her self and noticed how James also looked really good.  "You don't look to bad your self," She said reaching up to run her fingers through his hair.  "I want to say sorry about this morning and that you have every right to be ma-"

          Lily was silenced as James bent down and gave her a soft kiss, but stopped when he noticed that the entire room was still looking at Lily.  Suddenly out of the silence broke a voice.

          "HELLO! Sirius look at me! I can't remember exactly who your date was, but something is telling me that it's me not Lily!" Shelby practically screamed into Sirius' ear.  Sirius jumped and looked at Shelby muttering apologies.

          "I'm really sorry…hold on a sec ill be right back."  Shelby watched him as he walked toward what she thought was Lily, but then grab James.

          "James can I talk to you for a sec?" Sirius whispered.  Lily stood there with a surprised expression on her face and glanced at Shelby who just stuck her nose up at her and looked away.  Lily shrugged it from her mind knowing that her friend would get over whatever had made her mad soon enough.

          "James what are you doing?" Sirius whispered so that only James could hear him.

          "What are you talking about?"

          "Your just gunna forgive Lily that easily?  I don't understand you were so mad this morning, I mean did you forget what she did?  She let another guy feel her up and told her not to get mad because you weren't her boyfriend…how can you just forget something like that?" Sirius said, "Just because she looks great doesn't mean that anything has changed."

          James sat there quiet as he listened to his friend.  He was still really angry…but she had apologized and was about to say he had the right to get mad.

          "Maybe I should make her my girlfriend then…"said James.

          "No, that's just what she wants you to do.  Man, if you really want her, play hard to get.  Compliment other girls tonight, dance with other girls."  James hated to admit it, but Sirius was making sense to him.  Maybe earlier Lily was just trying to get James to ask her out formally.  If that was the case she had a horrible way of doing it.  Now he was getting mad.  He couldn't believe she would stoop to something like that.  And then she makes her self look great. 

          'I don't understand her' James thought, "Thanks Sirius I'll think about it", he said and started heading back towards Lily trying to ignore how beautiful she was and trying not to notice how her gorgeous soft lips were aching to be kissed again.

          "Lets go meet Rose and Matt, were already late," James said as he walked out of the common room and into the hallway outside of it.  Lily quickly followed and managed to catch up with him.

          "James, what's the matter?  Your acting different all the sudden.  Did I do something?"  Lily pleaded with him and ran in front of him to stand in his way.   He looked down at her then looked away and walked right around her. "James I don't understand.  And I am not moving from this spot until you talk to me!"  She crossed her arms,  she realized she was being childish, but then again so was he. 

          James turned around and let out a sigh he walked over to her and gave her a hard kiss with his eyes open.

          "Nothings wrong I just don't want to be late," he said shortly.  But reached for her hand and they walked in silence to the great hall.  James grip tightened on Lily's hand as he saw Rose and Colby standing near the door talking softely.  It got even tighter as Matt's eyes wondered to Lily and then up and down Lily with a smile.

          "Hello Lily you look great… be sure to save me a dance tonight," Matt said.

          "o she will," came James before Lily could answer.  Lily knew something was up and she was getting sick of his game so she decided to play her own.

          "O you can count on it," Lily said seductively and then winked at Matt.  Matt let a soft smile play on his lips as both James and Rose stared surprised at Lily.

          "Well I guess we best be on our way then, our reservations are for 6:30," Matt said with one last look at Lily, grabbed Roses hand and led the way.

          They arrived at the restaurant and sat down at a booth.  Matt across from Lily, and James at her side.  All through dinner James kept acting distant towards Lily and the more distant he got the more she flirted with Matt and the more Rose sat in silence.

          "Well, I'll be right back," Colby said and headed off towards the restrooms.  Lily watched him walk away and thought about how on top of his great looks he also had a great personality.

          "I have to go to the restroom as well ill be right back," Rose said and got up and left. As soon as she left James practically yelled at Lily.

          "What are you doing??  I don't understand you! What's your problem?"

          "What's my problem?? I'm just trying to have a good time since my date has something stuck up his ass and doesn't even have the nerve to tell me what's wrong!"

          "Fine I'll tell you I just can't believe what you did this morning! I mean trying to get me to ask you out or-"

          "WHAT??" Lily quieted down. "What did you just say? What did you think I was doing? I was just letting you know something! I can't believe this! I can't believe you! I can't believe you would think something like that of me! I just wanted to talk to somebody about it and you're the first one I went to. And on top of that you didn't even talk to me about it, you just played your stupid games. I can't believe I even actually liked you." Lily couldn't believe the words that had just come out of her mouth until she realized that she meant every single one of them.

          "Well if that's not what you were doing, then what exactly were your motives??  And I can't believe I ever liked you either," As soon as he said it though he regretted it and knew it was lie.  He had never had more feelings for anyone in his entire life and was hurt when she had said them.  He knew that she wasn't trying to do anything this morning.  He didn't understand why he was acting like this.

          "Well that's just fine, James.  I can have a good time tonight with or without you," her words stabbed his heart.  But he didn't have the time to say anything back cause at that moment Rose and Colby returned to the table.

          "You guys ready to go to the dance?" Colby said with a smile on his face.

          "Lead the way," Lily said with a flirtatious smile.

          Lily and James walked on either side of Colby and Rose.  Both Colby and Rose knew something was up now and weren't surprised that when they had reached the dance James and Lily went their separate ways.

          James quickly saw a table that Sirius was sitting at and made his way over while Lily walked right onto the dance floor and pulled Shelby off of it and out of the room.

          "Sirius you were very wrong," James said as he sat down.

          "About what?"

          "Everything."

          "So what's new?"

          "Sirius I'm being serious (no pun intended),"James said seriously. "I talked to Lily about that whole thing and she got really angry she never wants to speak to me again"

          Sirius looked over at James. "What do you care you were mad at her anyway," The music suddenly moved to a slow song and James eyes rolled over the dance floor were many couples were cuddling up with each other.

          "Sirius I do care, I knew I was acting stupid.  Now that she's gone I think I…" James trailed off knowing that Sirius could finish the sentence.  He looked over at him and saw him smiling at the door where Lily stood.  And then to in front of him to where Shelby was walking towards him with a smile on her lips.

          "Let's dance!" She squealed.

          "So you've forgiven me?" Sirius asked.

          "Well…," she said a smile playing on her lips.  "Not completely but I will eventually and I really don't want you to be seen with any losers."  As she spat the last words she looked at James.  Sirius looked at James and shrugged as he allowed Shelby to pull him onto the dance floor.

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          Lily walked right on to the dance floor and grabbed Shelby's wrist and pulled her out of the room.

          "Lily what the hell is the matter with you I was having a great time," Her friend quieted as she saw Lily's angry face.  "What happened?"

          "James is a no good, immature prat, and I want nothing to do with him anymore," she spat.

          "Well that's good for you Lils… mind if I ask what happened." She said hesitantly.

          "He thought I made up that whole story so that he would ask me out or something…he completely turned the whole story around so that he was in the middle of it or something"

          "Omgosh what a jerk.  Lils you can do so much better than that."

          "Yea I know that's why I need to talk to you, you're pretty AND popular.  Hook me up with someone.  Anyone to take my mind off this,"

          "Ok, Lily take a step back and think about what you just said…you are way more pretty and way more popular than I could ever be.  And you could easily hook yourself up with any guy you wanted…"  Lily looked doubtful. "Just give it a try and if you have any trouble come find me and I'll help ya okay?" 

          Lily tried to look positive as they walked back in the room.  Lily lingered by the door as she watched Shelby walk up to Sirius and pull him on the dance floor.

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          Lily and James made eye contact, but Lily quickly looked away and saw that Colby was walking towards her.  She smiled at him.

          "Hey Lils," she always did love the way her name rolled of his tongue.  She thought about how much she cared for him but blew him off because she had become so consumed in James.

          "Hey Col," she said.

          "Want to dance with me," Lily listened to the slow playing music and glanced at Natalie who was drinking some punch and talking to James.

          "Sure," she said and they walked onto the dance floor.  She looked up and saw Natalie and James dancing together very closely.

          "What's up with you and James?" Colby asked.  Lily liked that he cared enough to notice and ask, and then remembered what James had said about Colby still having a thing for her.

          "Absolutely nothing anymore."  She looked into his eyes and smiled.  "What's going on between you and Natalie?"

          Colby gave a little laugh. "O nothing we talked and decided that we were definitely coming only as friends,  I think she got sick of me talking about you all the time,"  Lily got butterfly's in her stomach.

          "You talked about me?"

          "Well, let's just say, that it's hard for me to think of anything else," Lily got closer to him and rested her head on his chest since he was so tall.  They danced in silence as Lily thought about things.  Right now she wasn't feeling anything for James, but she wanted him to be miserable not dancing with anybody else.  Colby and Lily danced the whole night and even the final slow song together at the end she looked in James direction and nearly tripped over herself at what she saw.  James was kissing Natalie and looking daggers right in her direction.

Lily ran from Colby and out of the hall and outside to the bridge by the lake.  She sat down on it took off her shoes and let her feet into the water.  She wasn't upset but she definitely did not want to see that when she heard shoes on the bridge.  She turned to look and saw Colby sitting down right beside her.

          "Hey col, I am really sorry about that I just-"

          "Don't worry about it Lils its okay if you still have a thing for James,"

          "But I don't I swear I just-" she was cut off because at that moment Colby had leaned forward and placed his lips softly on hers.  Lily was surprised but gave into the kiss very quickly and was enjoying Colby's strong arms wrapped around her once again.  They finally pulled apart and Lily looked into his eyes with a smile on her face.

          "Did I tell you how beautiful you look tonight," He said.  All of the sudden a rustle came from bushes near by and they saw the shadow of a young man walking back towards the castle.

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          "Hey James," Natalie surprised him, showing up at his side.

          "O hey Natalie why aren't you and Colby dancing,"

          "O I dunno why don't you dance with me your not doing anything." She said.

          "Okay," he said as she pulled him onto the dance floor and got very close to him for the slow song.  James kept looking in Lily's direction hoping he could steal her aside for a minute to tell her how he felt and how sorry he was.  He knew Lily would forgive him.  The whole night he was with Natalie or sitting down while she was off drinking more punch.  Its not that he didn't want to be with Natalie he enjoyed the company and would rather be with her than off sitting by himself.  He just hoped that Lily wasn't thinking anything.  The final song came on and James had yet had a chance to steal Lily aside so he danced with Natalie one last time.  He could tell Natalie was very drunk from the punch.  Somebody must have spiked it.  Probably Snape, he hasn't left the punch table all night.  As the song came to an end he looked at Natalie to say thank you when she came right up to him and landed a hard kiss on his mouth.  His eyes narrowed as he tried to get her off without being rude.  He put his arms around her about to attempt to lean her back till she fell and then catch her when he made eye contact with a wide eye-ed open mouth Lily who ran out of the castle.  James quickly shoved Natalie off.

          "Sirius get over here and help me," he shouted to his friend.  He handed the passed out Natalie over to Sirius and ran out of the building.  He headed straight for the bridge remembering that she said she liked to go there to think.  As he got closer he noticed there was already somebody with her and decided to hide in the bushes not knowing what else to do.  When he looked over again he saw Lily and Colby making out. He saw them pull apart.

          "Did I tell you how beautiful you look tonight?" he heard Colby whisper and he couldn't take it anymore.  He stood up and walked back towards the castle.

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Lily watched the figure walking away and she realized who it was.

          "James…" she whispered.   Colby just looked at her then back at James.

          "Maybe we should go back to the castle now" he said.

          "Yea lets go," she said as they got up and started walking back towards the castle.  Colby reached down and grabbed her hand tiny in comparison to his.  They walked holding hands, Lily not being sure what to do or even what she wanted.

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A/n ok finally finished the 5th chapter! Please review!