An: Hmmm…what to say? Just that I love you all and that even if my writing
style is odd, I do know where I am going with this. I'm skipping over the
next few weeks, cause I don't want to rewrite the club scene. Well anyway,
on with the show
Disclaimer: See previous chapters. I think it about says it all.
Innocent Deceptions
Chapter 3
Lily groggily rolled over and smacked her now buzzing alarm clock. How do muggles put up with these things? She thought angrily as she stumbled downstairs. Well it must be easier for them since they hadn't been out dancing with a certain boy every night in the past week! The snotty voice in her head said angrily. At least she had fun! The other side replied. Pregnant and on the streets….the snotty voice muttered again.
As she thought back on the week, she remembered how great it had been. How she and James had fallen for each other. How great and perfect he was. The only imperfect thing was that he thought she was 20! Gosh, he had looked at her like she was crazy when she insisted on meeting him at the clubs each time. And each time she had rushed to get there early so he wouldn't hear her lie about her ID. Fake ID's were fine. They just made people think you were older than you were. That's just the problem, too.
"Morning Mum. Morning Dad. Petunia." She blinked rapidly as she entered the kitchen. Her parents had not only relented, but had said that they understood that she needed some freedom. Especially after all that hard work she put into being a witch. She had almost laughed, but after deciding that might not be best, she just nodded complacently. Then they told her that as long as she told them how long she would be out and as long as she was honest with them, they would allow her to go out with her friends.
Petunia was glaring at her now and Lily snickered to herself. Petty's curfew was always midnight. Prudence Petunia Evans. Lily couldn't help but laugh when she thought of that name. Petty had been her idol as she was growing up, and Lily could always remember when Petty would scream at her and say she was a freak. Now that Lily was more sure of herself she just ignored her sister, but it hadn't always been that way. At one time she believed her sister, but slowly as she gained both friends and confidence at Hogwarts she just ignored her.
"Lily, did you have a nice time last night?" Lily's mum asked politely.
Lily gave her mom a sweet, indulgent smile. "Yes, I did. Thank you very much for asking. And thank you for allowing me to stay out with my friends that late."
She loved her parents, she really did. Sometimes things just got complicated when they realized how little they actually knew their daughter. But her parents were willing to let her fly free and capture her dreams. They were just as she remembered them to be. It was just harder to relate towards them when she felt she barely knew them.
Her father smiled at her. He couldn't help but wonder what had happened to the self-conscious, awkward little girl that had left their home for a different world. Matthew Evans was a man who recognized opportunities and this had been a wonderful one for his daughter. Besides, he thought, looking with pride at his daughter, she had turned into a confident, beautiful young lady who was at the top of her class.
It was time to let go of her again. The summer with her aunt had been a ritual since she was born. Petunia had always been jealous of her younger sister and Patricia Evans, Lily's mother, had a sister of her own who had no children. At the time it had seemed like the perfect solution. But this summer…he wanted to hold onto his daughter. Sighing again, he thought of the opportunities and how it would be best.
"Lily," her father began, "As you know it's almost time for you to leave for your aunts house. Your mother and I have decided to let you travel alone this year. We would like you to know that we love you very much and are quite proud of you." Petunia snorted with laughter and muttered freak. Matthew sent her a look that mad her roll her eyes and walk into another room.
Her mother sniffed and wiped a tear from her eye. Lily smiled. Her parents were just as sweet and sentimental as they always had been. Her mother continued. "Yes. And we would like you to know that if you would like to spend a few of the breaks with your friends, that would be fine with us." Her father smiled. "We love you, Patience Lilian Evans."
He handed her a plane ticket. She smiled and hugged them both, a few tears running down her cheeks as well. "When I'm out of school, I'll come and live with you for atleast a year. I've missed you more than you know."
Her parents smiled and shared a glance. "I promise." Lily continued as she gave her parents one last hug before running up to her room.
Lily sat on her bed staring at the ceiling. "They went all sentimental on me, Bells!" She laughed slightly. "We were all caught up in the moment."
Bella smiled and gave her a shrewd glance. "Except for Petunia."
Lily laughed. "Oh Petty looked murderous. It was funny."
Bella sat in Lily's desk chair painting her toenails blue. "All done!" She said cheerfully. She placed her nail polish back on the desk and picked up Lily's plane ticket. Bella came from a pure-blood wizard family and looked at the ticket with interest.
"Lily?" She questioned, "Whats this? And why does it say departure and then have the day after tomorrow's date listed? I thought you weren't leaving for another few weeks."
Lily frowned. "It can't say the day after tomorrow, silly! I'm not leaving for another..."She glanced up at the calendar she had on the wall. She impatiently searched for July 1st. Pointing at it she moved her other hand along until it reached June 29. She swallowed. "For another day and a half!"
She reached impatiently for the plane ticket. "Oh my goodness. You're right. I have a day and a half to pack, find James, talk to James, explain to James, pack, and leave. Dammit!"
Bella gave Lily a curious glance. "What do you have to explain to James about?"
Lily blushed. "Well that I haven't exactly graduated yet."
Bella looked at her quizzically. "I realize that, Lils, I'm in your year." Realization dawned on her. "You lied to him, didn't you? Can't say I blame you, but that might be awkward."
Lily sighed. She would have to go find him before she left. She shouldn't have given in to the temptation in the first place. Dammit! How stupid can I get! "Well, I need to tell him! I can't just let him think I am something I am not, the entire time I am gone!"
Lily almost ran off the elevator at James apartment. Some man had asked her if she was selling cheesecakes on the main floor. Bumping into two people, she quickly muttered sorry and started to continue down the hall. A person put out an arm to stop her.
"I don't have any cheesecake!" She whirled around to glare at the people she had run into.
James Potter grinned. "I don't know why I would have thought otherwise." He put his arm around her and nodded at his friend. "Lily, this is my roommate, Sirius Black. I told you a bit about him, didn't I? Sirius-"
Sirius cut him off with an insolent grin. "And you are the famous Lily Evans, I presume? I know I've heard a lot about you." He winked at James. "And now I also know that you don't have any cheesecake."
Lily laughed, she liked him. Sometimes they would have to have a real conversation, but now she wanted to talk to James before she lost her nerve. "Well it prevents you from asking questions, doesn't it?" She smiled at him and turned back to James.
"James, I was wondering if we could talk."
"Sure Lily." He looked at her carefully, his eyes clouded with worry. "Sirius, I'll meet you there later, okay?"
Sirius nodded. "Sure thing, Jamie-boy. Have a nice time with the Cheesecake lady." He winked at Lily. "Nice meeting you." He said as he climbed onto the elevator.
"Nice meeting you too!" Lily called after him.
James rested his eyes on hers. God, she was still as beautiful and mysterious as the day he met her. "So, Lily, two things. First tell me what you wanted to talk about, and second tell me the cheesecake story."
Lily nodded. "Okay. James, can we go for a walk? This may take a while to explain."
As they walked out onto the sidewalk, Lily began the easy part. "There are three things I need to tell you. I'm leaving for my aunt's in about a day. You know, the one who lives in Paris." He nodded.
Oh god. The girl of his dreams was leaving already. He had to tell her he loved her before she left. There was no other way. He had to tell her now.
Seeing that James was thinking she paused to collect her thoughts as well. Great Gods she loved him. She probably should tell him that. But that would have to come later. After he found out the truth. Sighing, now was the slightly tricky part. "James?" She questioned with a look that she hoped was innocent. "Have you ever heard of a muggle?"
His head snapped up and he swept her up in his arms. "Thank God! My parent's would have flipped if they knew that I lo-" He paused. "Lily, there is something I need to tell you too."
Lily nodded slightly perplexed. Dammit, and she was on a roll. "Go ahead. It should be your turn anyway."
James took a deep breath and started. "Lily, I know I haven't known you for long, but I have never felt about a girl the way I feel about you. I-" He paused, steadying himself. "Lily Evans, I love you."
Lily's face lit up and she wrapped her arms around his neck. She kissed him and she could almost feel they electricity fly through the air. Their kiss deepened and Lily realized that she was not only having her first real kiss, but she was having it with the man of her dreams. With all her heart, Lily realized that she loved him.
He pulled away, smiling back at her. "The other thing you wanted to tell me?"
Her heart sank as she realized she couldn't tell him. Not after that. Not yet. She smiled weakly at him. "Just that I love everything about you, James Potter, and I love you too."
He grinned down at her and kissed her again. She loved him. He loved her. It was perfect. He wished he could just give up teaching at Hogwarts next year and spend it all with her.
She was so stupid! She thought to herself. How could she not tell him! She just ruined her chance. She pulled away from him and smiled as best as she could. It couldn't be that big of a deal. She never had exactly lied, she defended herself. She was out of school; it was just for the summer. If he took it in a different way, then that was in the interpretation.
"Well," Lily licked her lips. Gosh, I want some chapstick in this flavor! James flavor… She almost laughed, but stopped herself. "You better go met Sirius. I'll owl you when I get there, okay?"
She kissed him quickly and he said goodbye. She smiled on last time and hurried down the road. She was only a few streets away from Bella's house. She knocked quickly and Ana answered the door.
"Is Bell- Ara here?" Lily asked quickly.
Anabella looked at her with surprise. "Yeah, she's upstairs. Go on up."
"Thanks Ana!" Lily ran upstairs and into Bella's room.
"I didn't tell him Bells. I couldn't. He told me he loved me. So I just said I loved him too. He isn't a muggle either. I'm going to owl him later." She fell onto the bed. "I love him, Bella. I really do. I just don't think I can tell him. He will hate me. I don't know what to do."
Bella played with Lily's hair quietly. "Lily…Don't worry about it. Just start packing. Go and have fun in Paris. Worry about James later, okay?"
Lily smiled. "You're a great friend, Bells."
Bella laughed. "Gosh, aren't you fed up with sappy moments yet? First your parents, then James."
Lily threw a pillow at her. She ducked. "Besides, I already know you want me to help you pack, so lets go."
Bella didn't come home until late and she stopped by Anabella's room. Her parent's were still out of town, but her sister being here was great. Ducking across the room, she pulled out her sister's old Hogwart's yearbook. James had looked familiar and now that Lily found out he was a wizard, it all made sense.
Flipping through the pages, she came to rest on Lily's James. James Potter- Gryffindor Quidditch Captain and Head-boy. Snapping the book shut she placed it back on the shelf. Let's just hope he doesn't come back for any visits anytime soon.
Good luck, Lily. She thought to herself. I hope you don't need it.
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Bwahahahaha! I know whats going to happen. Gosh, I'm on writing hyper drive! Two chapters in one day. I think it may be 3! So do any of you know what James will be?? Hmmm? I'm sure some of you have picked up on my not-so- subtle hints! Luv lots
~sweetdreamz
Disclaimer: See previous chapters. I think it about says it all.
Innocent Deceptions
Chapter 3
Lily groggily rolled over and smacked her now buzzing alarm clock. How do muggles put up with these things? She thought angrily as she stumbled downstairs. Well it must be easier for them since they hadn't been out dancing with a certain boy every night in the past week! The snotty voice in her head said angrily. At least she had fun! The other side replied. Pregnant and on the streets….the snotty voice muttered again.
As she thought back on the week, she remembered how great it had been. How she and James had fallen for each other. How great and perfect he was. The only imperfect thing was that he thought she was 20! Gosh, he had looked at her like she was crazy when she insisted on meeting him at the clubs each time. And each time she had rushed to get there early so he wouldn't hear her lie about her ID. Fake ID's were fine. They just made people think you were older than you were. That's just the problem, too.
"Morning Mum. Morning Dad. Petunia." She blinked rapidly as she entered the kitchen. Her parents had not only relented, but had said that they understood that she needed some freedom. Especially after all that hard work she put into being a witch. She had almost laughed, but after deciding that might not be best, she just nodded complacently. Then they told her that as long as she told them how long she would be out and as long as she was honest with them, they would allow her to go out with her friends.
Petunia was glaring at her now and Lily snickered to herself. Petty's curfew was always midnight. Prudence Petunia Evans. Lily couldn't help but laugh when she thought of that name. Petty had been her idol as she was growing up, and Lily could always remember when Petty would scream at her and say she was a freak. Now that Lily was more sure of herself she just ignored her sister, but it hadn't always been that way. At one time she believed her sister, but slowly as she gained both friends and confidence at Hogwarts she just ignored her.
"Lily, did you have a nice time last night?" Lily's mum asked politely.
Lily gave her mom a sweet, indulgent smile. "Yes, I did. Thank you very much for asking. And thank you for allowing me to stay out with my friends that late."
She loved her parents, she really did. Sometimes things just got complicated when they realized how little they actually knew their daughter. But her parents were willing to let her fly free and capture her dreams. They were just as she remembered them to be. It was just harder to relate towards them when she felt she barely knew them.
Her father smiled at her. He couldn't help but wonder what had happened to the self-conscious, awkward little girl that had left their home for a different world. Matthew Evans was a man who recognized opportunities and this had been a wonderful one for his daughter. Besides, he thought, looking with pride at his daughter, she had turned into a confident, beautiful young lady who was at the top of her class.
It was time to let go of her again. The summer with her aunt had been a ritual since she was born. Petunia had always been jealous of her younger sister and Patricia Evans, Lily's mother, had a sister of her own who had no children. At the time it had seemed like the perfect solution. But this summer…he wanted to hold onto his daughter. Sighing again, he thought of the opportunities and how it would be best.
"Lily," her father began, "As you know it's almost time for you to leave for your aunts house. Your mother and I have decided to let you travel alone this year. We would like you to know that we love you very much and are quite proud of you." Petunia snorted with laughter and muttered freak. Matthew sent her a look that mad her roll her eyes and walk into another room.
Her mother sniffed and wiped a tear from her eye. Lily smiled. Her parents were just as sweet and sentimental as they always had been. Her mother continued. "Yes. And we would like you to know that if you would like to spend a few of the breaks with your friends, that would be fine with us." Her father smiled. "We love you, Patience Lilian Evans."
He handed her a plane ticket. She smiled and hugged them both, a few tears running down her cheeks as well. "When I'm out of school, I'll come and live with you for atleast a year. I've missed you more than you know."
Her parents smiled and shared a glance. "I promise." Lily continued as she gave her parents one last hug before running up to her room.
Lily sat on her bed staring at the ceiling. "They went all sentimental on me, Bells!" She laughed slightly. "We were all caught up in the moment."
Bella smiled and gave her a shrewd glance. "Except for Petunia."
Lily laughed. "Oh Petty looked murderous. It was funny."
Bella sat in Lily's desk chair painting her toenails blue. "All done!" She said cheerfully. She placed her nail polish back on the desk and picked up Lily's plane ticket. Bella came from a pure-blood wizard family and looked at the ticket with interest.
"Lily?" She questioned, "Whats this? And why does it say departure and then have the day after tomorrow's date listed? I thought you weren't leaving for another few weeks."
Lily frowned. "It can't say the day after tomorrow, silly! I'm not leaving for another..."She glanced up at the calendar she had on the wall. She impatiently searched for July 1st. Pointing at it she moved her other hand along until it reached June 29. She swallowed. "For another day and a half!"
She reached impatiently for the plane ticket. "Oh my goodness. You're right. I have a day and a half to pack, find James, talk to James, explain to James, pack, and leave. Dammit!"
Bella gave Lily a curious glance. "What do you have to explain to James about?"
Lily blushed. "Well that I haven't exactly graduated yet."
Bella looked at her quizzically. "I realize that, Lils, I'm in your year." Realization dawned on her. "You lied to him, didn't you? Can't say I blame you, but that might be awkward."
Lily sighed. She would have to go find him before she left. She shouldn't have given in to the temptation in the first place. Dammit! How stupid can I get! "Well, I need to tell him! I can't just let him think I am something I am not, the entire time I am gone!"
Lily almost ran off the elevator at James apartment. Some man had asked her if she was selling cheesecakes on the main floor. Bumping into two people, she quickly muttered sorry and started to continue down the hall. A person put out an arm to stop her.
"I don't have any cheesecake!" She whirled around to glare at the people she had run into.
James Potter grinned. "I don't know why I would have thought otherwise." He put his arm around her and nodded at his friend. "Lily, this is my roommate, Sirius Black. I told you a bit about him, didn't I? Sirius-"
Sirius cut him off with an insolent grin. "And you are the famous Lily Evans, I presume? I know I've heard a lot about you." He winked at James. "And now I also know that you don't have any cheesecake."
Lily laughed, she liked him. Sometimes they would have to have a real conversation, but now she wanted to talk to James before she lost her nerve. "Well it prevents you from asking questions, doesn't it?" She smiled at him and turned back to James.
"James, I was wondering if we could talk."
"Sure Lily." He looked at her carefully, his eyes clouded with worry. "Sirius, I'll meet you there later, okay?"
Sirius nodded. "Sure thing, Jamie-boy. Have a nice time with the Cheesecake lady." He winked at Lily. "Nice meeting you." He said as he climbed onto the elevator.
"Nice meeting you too!" Lily called after him.
James rested his eyes on hers. God, she was still as beautiful and mysterious as the day he met her. "So, Lily, two things. First tell me what you wanted to talk about, and second tell me the cheesecake story."
Lily nodded. "Okay. James, can we go for a walk? This may take a while to explain."
As they walked out onto the sidewalk, Lily began the easy part. "There are three things I need to tell you. I'm leaving for my aunt's in about a day. You know, the one who lives in Paris." He nodded.
Oh god. The girl of his dreams was leaving already. He had to tell her he loved her before she left. There was no other way. He had to tell her now.
Seeing that James was thinking she paused to collect her thoughts as well. Great Gods she loved him. She probably should tell him that. But that would have to come later. After he found out the truth. Sighing, now was the slightly tricky part. "James?" She questioned with a look that she hoped was innocent. "Have you ever heard of a muggle?"
His head snapped up and he swept her up in his arms. "Thank God! My parent's would have flipped if they knew that I lo-" He paused. "Lily, there is something I need to tell you too."
Lily nodded slightly perplexed. Dammit, and she was on a roll. "Go ahead. It should be your turn anyway."
James took a deep breath and started. "Lily, I know I haven't known you for long, but I have never felt about a girl the way I feel about you. I-" He paused, steadying himself. "Lily Evans, I love you."
Lily's face lit up and she wrapped her arms around his neck. She kissed him and she could almost feel they electricity fly through the air. Their kiss deepened and Lily realized that she was not only having her first real kiss, but she was having it with the man of her dreams. With all her heart, Lily realized that she loved him.
He pulled away, smiling back at her. "The other thing you wanted to tell me?"
Her heart sank as she realized she couldn't tell him. Not after that. Not yet. She smiled weakly at him. "Just that I love everything about you, James Potter, and I love you too."
He grinned down at her and kissed her again. She loved him. He loved her. It was perfect. He wished he could just give up teaching at Hogwarts next year and spend it all with her.
She was so stupid! She thought to herself. How could she not tell him! She just ruined her chance. She pulled away from him and smiled as best as she could. It couldn't be that big of a deal. She never had exactly lied, she defended herself. She was out of school; it was just for the summer. If he took it in a different way, then that was in the interpretation.
"Well," Lily licked her lips. Gosh, I want some chapstick in this flavor! James flavor… She almost laughed, but stopped herself. "You better go met Sirius. I'll owl you when I get there, okay?"
She kissed him quickly and he said goodbye. She smiled on last time and hurried down the road. She was only a few streets away from Bella's house. She knocked quickly and Ana answered the door.
"Is Bell- Ara here?" Lily asked quickly.
Anabella looked at her with surprise. "Yeah, she's upstairs. Go on up."
"Thanks Ana!" Lily ran upstairs and into Bella's room.
"I didn't tell him Bells. I couldn't. He told me he loved me. So I just said I loved him too. He isn't a muggle either. I'm going to owl him later." She fell onto the bed. "I love him, Bella. I really do. I just don't think I can tell him. He will hate me. I don't know what to do."
Bella played with Lily's hair quietly. "Lily…Don't worry about it. Just start packing. Go and have fun in Paris. Worry about James later, okay?"
Lily smiled. "You're a great friend, Bells."
Bella laughed. "Gosh, aren't you fed up with sappy moments yet? First your parents, then James."
Lily threw a pillow at her. She ducked. "Besides, I already know you want me to help you pack, so lets go."
Bella didn't come home until late and she stopped by Anabella's room. Her parent's were still out of town, but her sister being here was great. Ducking across the room, she pulled out her sister's old Hogwart's yearbook. James had looked familiar and now that Lily found out he was a wizard, it all made sense.
Flipping through the pages, she came to rest on Lily's James. James Potter- Gryffindor Quidditch Captain and Head-boy. Snapping the book shut she placed it back on the shelf. Let's just hope he doesn't come back for any visits anytime soon.
Good luck, Lily. She thought to herself. I hope you don't need it.
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Bwahahahaha! I know whats going to happen. Gosh, I'm on writing hyper drive! Two chapters in one day. I think it may be 3! So do any of you know what James will be?? Hmmm? I'm sure some of you have picked up on my not-so- subtle hints! Luv lots
~sweetdreamz