A/N- I'm back! LoL. I finally have some time, and this story means so much
to me. So I'm gonna try my best to continue it and update it. Thank you so
much to everyone who reviewed and urged me to keep going!! I love you guys!
I hope that I don't let you down.
Chapter 6: Saying Goodbye to James.and confusion
"James!" Lily's voice called up the steps to the boy's dormitories. "Are you up there?" She waited all of three seconds for an answer, then ran up the stairs and pushed the door open. Chris's head poked out of his curtain, his blond hair sticking up all over the place.
"Lily?" His light green eyes slowly focused on her. "What are you doing here?"
"James!" She shrieked. "Wake up! I want to say goodbye to you! And Sirius..your parents will be here in ten minutes! Get up!" The second she opened her mouth, Peter had screamed, Remus had shot straight up, Josh had hit his head on his bedpost, and James had fell with a distinctive thump to the ground. Chris smiled sleepily, and Sirius..slept on.
Lily knelt with a smile next to James. "Morning, James dear. It's good to see you awake."
"I wish I could say it's good to be awake, but I'd be lying. Do you have any idea how good of a dream I was having?"
"Was it that one you had involving me, you, and that jar of chocolate paint?"
"Actually, it was about quidditch." Lily's smile disappeared. "How'd you know about that one anyway?"
"Sirius told me." Her tone was flat and expressionless.
"Damn him and his big mouth. I can't tell him anything." James playfully shoved his best friend off of his bed. Amazingly, Sirius continued to sleep.
"James, can we go say goodbye? In private?" She ignored the catcalls coming from the boys, although her pink cheeks indicated she could hear them perfectly fine.
"Sure, Lil. Let's go down to the common room." They walked out, with Lily calling over her shoulder to 'Please wake Sirius!'
*
Lily walked to the fireplace and picked a box wrapped in glowing silver wrapping paper off it.
"I know it's not Christmas yet, James, but I just wanted to give you your present in person. This will be the first Christmas we've spent apart in 5 years."
"I have your present too, Lily. Do you want to open first, or should I?"
"Here, James." She said. "You open first." He slowly untied the ribbon and tore off the paper. He opened a box and pulled out a miniature replica of the quidditch field. Miniature players zoomed around on miniature broomsticks. And in the middle of the field, a black haired boy and a red haired girl were kissing. They simultaneously remembered that day, three years earlier:
"You won, James! You've won the Quidditch cup!" The second the snitch had been caught, Lily had run onto the field. Now she hugged her best friend, James Potter, as tight as she possibly could. Neither of them could contain their excitement.
"I know, Lil, isn't it unbelievable?"
"James, you were awesome! You must have scored at least 10 or 15 goals yourself!"
"It's due to you, you know." Lily pulled back, her face confused. James plunged nervously on. "You're my good luck charm, Lily. You and Sirius are my best friends in the world, and having you two here, watching me play.it's indescribable. I feel like I can do anything!" She hugged him tightly again. This time, it was James who pulled back.
"Listen, Lily.this isn't how I pictured telling you this, but, I don't have room for two best friends in my life. And Sirius, he's like a brother to me. So, we can't be best friends anymore." Lily's face completely fell. She backed away from James, her eyes filling with tears. He grabbed her arm. "Wait, Lily, hear me out. We can't be best friends anymore, because.it's not enough for me. I can't just be friends with you. I'm in love with you, Lily Evans."
"Oh, James, I'm in love with you, too! I thought you'd never notice me, never." Her next words were silenced forever by James pressing his lips to hers, right there, in the middle of the quidditch field, with the sun shining down on them and broomsticks circling overhead.
Lily slowly shook the memory of fourteen year old James Potter from her mind. He sat in front of her now, seventeen years old, with a look of astonishment on his face.
"Lily, this is truly the best gift anyone has even given me. It must have taken you days to charm all of it."
"It was worth it, seeing the look on your face."
"Thank you, thank you so much, Lily. I love you."
"I love you, too, James." They kissed briefly, with Lily being more confused than she had even been. She did love James, she knew that was true. Yet, she also knew that she loved Sirius. When James had been cold and distant, it had been so much easier to justify her actions with Sirius. But now, here he was, smiling and laughing with her, and telling her he loved her. She broke off the kiss, her mind spinning.
"Here, Lily, here's your gift." Slowly, he pulled a long red box out from under his robe. She studied it. It was the exact same size as a necklace box. She remembered the necklace she had seen in Hogsmeade that night with Sirius, a white lily dangling on a gold chain. She had exclaimed over the beauty of it and Sirius had reminded her that Christmas wasn't too far off. That necklace.it would fit perfectly into this box.
With trembling hands, she untied the red ribbon. Merlin, it was a necklace box! She slowly popped open the lid to reveal a beautiful.quill.
"It's a quick-notes quill. I know you lost yours a few weeks ago. Do you like it?"
What kind of question was that, Lily silently asked herself. It was a quill. You did not get your girlfriend of three years a quill for Christmas! You got her something meaningful. something like she had given James. She slowly swallowed her disappointment. For a minute there, it had seemed like she had the old James back. But now, looking at his face and the quill, she saw how wrong she had been. He was as distant as ever. And she was no longer confused about him and Sirius.
"This is exactly what I needed." She said softly. Only in her heart did she know the true meaning of her words.
A/N- I'm so sorry! That chapter is so short!! And I lied. we didn't have any Sirius/Lily action in it! In fact, all Sirius did during this was sleep, lol. Oh well, we'll get to their action next chapter. I just wanted to include some background info on Lily and James's relationship. I'll try to get the next part up ASAP. Until then, please review!
Chapter 6: Saying Goodbye to James.and confusion
"James!" Lily's voice called up the steps to the boy's dormitories. "Are you up there?" She waited all of three seconds for an answer, then ran up the stairs and pushed the door open. Chris's head poked out of his curtain, his blond hair sticking up all over the place.
"Lily?" His light green eyes slowly focused on her. "What are you doing here?"
"James!" She shrieked. "Wake up! I want to say goodbye to you! And Sirius..your parents will be here in ten minutes! Get up!" The second she opened her mouth, Peter had screamed, Remus had shot straight up, Josh had hit his head on his bedpost, and James had fell with a distinctive thump to the ground. Chris smiled sleepily, and Sirius..slept on.
Lily knelt with a smile next to James. "Morning, James dear. It's good to see you awake."
"I wish I could say it's good to be awake, but I'd be lying. Do you have any idea how good of a dream I was having?"
"Was it that one you had involving me, you, and that jar of chocolate paint?"
"Actually, it was about quidditch." Lily's smile disappeared. "How'd you know about that one anyway?"
"Sirius told me." Her tone was flat and expressionless.
"Damn him and his big mouth. I can't tell him anything." James playfully shoved his best friend off of his bed. Amazingly, Sirius continued to sleep.
"James, can we go say goodbye? In private?" She ignored the catcalls coming from the boys, although her pink cheeks indicated she could hear them perfectly fine.
"Sure, Lil. Let's go down to the common room." They walked out, with Lily calling over her shoulder to 'Please wake Sirius!'
*
Lily walked to the fireplace and picked a box wrapped in glowing silver wrapping paper off it.
"I know it's not Christmas yet, James, but I just wanted to give you your present in person. This will be the first Christmas we've spent apart in 5 years."
"I have your present too, Lily. Do you want to open first, or should I?"
"Here, James." She said. "You open first." He slowly untied the ribbon and tore off the paper. He opened a box and pulled out a miniature replica of the quidditch field. Miniature players zoomed around on miniature broomsticks. And in the middle of the field, a black haired boy and a red haired girl were kissing. They simultaneously remembered that day, three years earlier:
"You won, James! You've won the Quidditch cup!" The second the snitch had been caught, Lily had run onto the field. Now she hugged her best friend, James Potter, as tight as she possibly could. Neither of them could contain their excitement.
"I know, Lil, isn't it unbelievable?"
"James, you were awesome! You must have scored at least 10 or 15 goals yourself!"
"It's due to you, you know." Lily pulled back, her face confused. James plunged nervously on. "You're my good luck charm, Lily. You and Sirius are my best friends in the world, and having you two here, watching me play.it's indescribable. I feel like I can do anything!" She hugged him tightly again. This time, it was James who pulled back.
"Listen, Lily.this isn't how I pictured telling you this, but, I don't have room for two best friends in my life. And Sirius, he's like a brother to me. So, we can't be best friends anymore." Lily's face completely fell. She backed away from James, her eyes filling with tears. He grabbed her arm. "Wait, Lily, hear me out. We can't be best friends anymore, because.it's not enough for me. I can't just be friends with you. I'm in love with you, Lily Evans."
"Oh, James, I'm in love with you, too! I thought you'd never notice me, never." Her next words were silenced forever by James pressing his lips to hers, right there, in the middle of the quidditch field, with the sun shining down on them and broomsticks circling overhead.
Lily slowly shook the memory of fourteen year old James Potter from her mind. He sat in front of her now, seventeen years old, with a look of astonishment on his face.
"Lily, this is truly the best gift anyone has even given me. It must have taken you days to charm all of it."
"It was worth it, seeing the look on your face."
"Thank you, thank you so much, Lily. I love you."
"I love you, too, James." They kissed briefly, with Lily being more confused than she had even been. She did love James, she knew that was true. Yet, she also knew that she loved Sirius. When James had been cold and distant, it had been so much easier to justify her actions with Sirius. But now, here he was, smiling and laughing with her, and telling her he loved her. She broke off the kiss, her mind spinning.
"Here, Lily, here's your gift." Slowly, he pulled a long red box out from under his robe. She studied it. It was the exact same size as a necklace box. She remembered the necklace she had seen in Hogsmeade that night with Sirius, a white lily dangling on a gold chain. She had exclaimed over the beauty of it and Sirius had reminded her that Christmas wasn't too far off. That necklace.it would fit perfectly into this box.
With trembling hands, she untied the red ribbon. Merlin, it was a necklace box! She slowly popped open the lid to reveal a beautiful.quill.
"It's a quick-notes quill. I know you lost yours a few weeks ago. Do you like it?"
What kind of question was that, Lily silently asked herself. It was a quill. You did not get your girlfriend of three years a quill for Christmas! You got her something meaningful. something like she had given James. She slowly swallowed her disappointment. For a minute there, it had seemed like she had the old James back. But now, looking at his face and the quill, she saw how wrong she had been. He was as distant as ever. And she was no longer confused about him and Sirius.
"This is exactly what I needed." She said softly. Only in her heart did she know the true meaning of her words.
A/N- I'm so sorry! That chapter is so short!! And I lied. we didn't have any Sirius/Lily action in it! In fact, all Sirius did during this was sleep, lol. Oh well, we'll get to their action next chapter. I just wanted to include some background info on Lily and James's relationship. I'll try to get the next part up ASAP. Until then, please review!