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Before I start this chapter, I'd like to apologize. Sorry for lashing a bit. Even if just a bit, about the one review thing! I was in a weird mood-swingy thing. Upset, thoughtful, giddy, happy, and all around odd! And THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE REVIEWS!!! I LOVE 'EM!

So with that – On with the show!

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Lily got up early the next morning to get to the Owlery before breakfast. She left a note for her friends to read:

To: Jen, Mel, Donna, and Crazy Cat Lady,

Gone to the Owlery early to mail parents. *Like every year.*

See you at breakfast!

            Luv,

                        ~Lily~

Lily opened the Owlery door and stepped in, carefully avoiding the droppings laying on the floor. "Psyche? Psyche hun – where are you?" Lily lovingly cooed her unseen owl.

"Over he-re…" Came a reply. 'Obviously a boy'. Lily being as cautious as she could crept over to the voice. 'This could be fun…' she smirked, getting her wand ready, a few charms in mind if the boy tried anything stupid.

"HOOT!" A boy jumped at her from around the corner.

 "AHH! Shit Sirius!" Lily had fallen to the floor, much to her disgust, now spoiling her robes. "Dammit."

Sirius chuckled, helping her up, "Yea, shit's right… here." He muttered the cleaning charm, pointing at her back.

"You know… I'm very surprised I'm trusting you right now…" Lily said eyeing him suspiciously behind her back.

"Nah, I feel bad. I hate dirty things. It's any wonder I'm Peter's friend…"

"Sirius –"

"I'm kidding Lily. Unless it's good fun – like playing in the mud, dirty is ok. But it better be cleaned right after, and not be on my floor! The Ranch knows not of my rules, I can tell you that much." Sirius explained, helping Lily find Psyche.

"Right… who were you going to send an owl to so early?" Lily asked, trying desperately to change the subject. She still didn't get the whole Ranch thing… no one really did. Not even the guys who lived in it.

"My mum. I forgot my ink. You?"

"Same. But not the ink thing. Parentals always like to make sure that I got here ok, and everything's fine." This was going to be hard. She had two, count them, two, letters she was planning to send. She had planned to use Psyche for James, and a school owl for her parents. She didn't really want Sirius to know of hers and James' letters. It's more amusing this way – secretive. But why it was amusing – she was clueless. Not completely clueless mind you, she knew she had a thing for James, a small thing if any. A thing more than friendship, but she couldn't act on it. He was her friend first, and there was something else stopping her. But she didn't like to think of it.

"Is she with Cupid?" Sirius asked, shaking her from her thoughts.

"Most likely." After the mention of Cupid, Lily spotted them. Calling them down, she tied her parent's letter to Psyche's leg, 'They'd wonder if I used a school owl…' and James' to Cupid's leg.

"And why, may I ask, are you sending two letters? I thought you were only sending one… what are you hiding from me, Oh Mystery Lady?" Sirius asked, bewildered that she would only mention one, and arching an eyebrow.

"Cause I'm secretly sending you love letters. Oh – please tell me you're getting them!" Lily pleaded, grabbing Sirius by the collar of his shirt.

"But Lily, I told you: our love affair is only on Thursday's and Advent." He told her looking away. "Now, every Thursday during Advent," He continued, now looking at her with a mischievous grin, "that's a different story." He winked.

"I should hope not!" Came a voice from the Owlery door.

"Oh – hullo Jen. Here to send your similar love letters to Peter?" Sirius nearly fell to the floor laughing at Lily's remark, and Jen's face. It was Lily's grip on his shirt that kept him up.

"Uh – no! Thanks, but no thanks. I came to meet you here, so we could go down to breakfast together. But now that I see you have prior engagements… But wait! Its Monday, not Thursday! So we're good, right?" Jen countered, gesturing to the door.

"Yea, we're good." Lily said, heading to the Jen, leaving Sirius to send his letter.

"Lily luv – Thursday night. You, me, champagne, Bertie-Botts Every Flavour Beans?" Sirius queried, counting on his fingers.

"In your dreams luver boy!" Lily laughed. She wondered about the beans.

Jen gasped as they walked out the door, "You've been reading his diary as well?"

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Lily and Jen made it to the Great Hall about the same time as everyone else. They met up with their friends, minus Sirius, and took their usual seats. Their seats were smack dab in the middle of Gryffindor table – the centre (A/N: Canadian spelling, remember?) of attention you could put it.

James saw Lily smile at him as he took the seat across from her. He returned it happily, making her laugh. 'Wait, laugh? Why?' He gave her a questioning look, his smile not fading. Right then, Cupid flew to James, letter on his leg. Lily, he saw, was trying not to laugh at his further confusion. 'Cupid was in the Owlery.' James was sure of that. 'Who would go to the Owlery to send me a letter?' He took the parchment, unfurled it, and read.

James,

Hey! Great surprise isn't it? I thought that we could keep sending each other letters, but pretend that we don't! We'll act normal around each other, and everybody else for that matter. Just our little secret, ok? Part of our crime partnership! We can send prank ideas, launching time of pranks and everything this way! No one will know it was us who did all those terrible deeds. Ok, I'm done now… I'm writing this at 2 in the morning… If Crazy Cat Lady hears me scratching away, she'll have a fit. Merlin knows I don't want to get pinned in the head by a Persian. Enjoy the rest of your breakfast!

Much luv,

Lily.

James looked up, fully aware he was smiling like Christmas came early, but he didn't care. She winked at him, and he replied with one. 'Oh yes,' he thought, 'this is going to be an interesting year.'

Sirius came into the Hall just as Cupid was leaving James' shoulder. He then noticed James and Lily, grinning like the fools they were. Sirius was odd, and thought to be stupid – but he could put two and two together. They made four. But in this equation, they made Lily sending James letters. 'But those were my letters…' He thought, grinning wickedly, as he sat down. He knew about it, and was pretty sure they wouldn't want him to know. "Hey guys. James, who's the letter from?"

Lily shot him an angry glance. 'He must know! Dammit! Why couldn't he have tripped on something, on his way here?'

Sirius winked at her, then started to eat. He wasn't even paying attention to James' fibs as to whom the letter was from. The wheels in his head were turning. One of them, oddly enough, was squeaking. 'I should get that checked…'

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Ahh hahahaha… Squeaking wheels in Sirius' head… two and two make four. That's amazing. *wipes tear from eye*

Ok, I have a question for you. Do you want me to add some huge plot, like Voldemort, funky things happening to Lily and James, kinda stuff. Or, do you want to me continue on through their 6th and 7th year, just a normal getting them together, and their good times, with abnormal sub-plots here and there.

If you want funky plots, what with more evil things, put in your review: GIMME SOME MORE OF THAT FUNKY SHIT.

If you want it to keep on going the way it is, 'no prophesy/life endangering' stuff, put in your review: KEEP UP THAT MARVELOUS WORK HUN!

And as you can see, I'm enjoying making you guys put those in your reviews. I'll tally them up, and see what people want. Or I'll go for the best reasons. If they aren't written exactly the same as above, it won't count. Just copy and paste! Jeez… I'm having WAY too much fun… The votes will be tallied by the time I get my next post up. Which'll be Wednesday, or Thursday. I need to start adding it now, if I want it to go well. I've got the perfect spot to add the 'funky shit', if that's what you want, in a few chapters. But if not, it'll still go along smoothly! So I need to know ASAP! And even if you're not planning on reading anymore, tell me anyways, k? It'll just help! And I'm rambling again… I do that a lot – don't I?

And about Donna and Remus. *continuing my rambling…* Many people want me to get them together. Hmmm… it wasn't my original plan… but I'm thinking of it. So yea. Not sure yet. You guys all seem to think I should. Should I conform, or be original? Don't answer that in your review. It was a rhetorical question.

THANK YOU again, and please review! Don't forget to copy & paste!