Author Note: From now one, the POV of this lovely fan fic will be third person except for *Lily's thoughts* and [James' thoughts]. I decided to make them available because I am so nice. Hope you enjoy the chapter--there will be some action, but I'm not telling you who. Part of my evil plan to make you read. Please review.
Disclaimer: Ok, this applies to the rest of the story--I only own what you don't recognize.
Just a quick reminder:
When James emerged from the bathroom, Lily was already asleep.
A few hours pass, and everything is normal, until, suddenly, a scream is heard.
"No, No, NO! Stop! Not my mum! Stop it! No! Daddy! God, NO! I hate you!"
James wakes up abruptly, wondering where the screams are coming from. [What the hell is going on? Is that Lily? Oh, God, what's wrong?] He reaches for his glasses, while the screams continued "No! Take me! Just stop it! NOW!"
By this point, James had realized that the screams were coming from the bed next to him. He ran to Lily's bed and pulled back the curtains, only to see her sobbing in her sleep.
"Lils," he said while shaking her gently, as if to wake her up.
"Oh James," she said, leaning into his arms, crying loudly. [Oh God, what do I do? I've never held a crying person before? Why is she crying? She'll tell me when she's ready I'm sure of it. Well, I guess I better do something.]
"Shh...Lilykins. It's just a dream. Everything is going to be okay, it's just a dream. Calm down. I'm here."
*Whoa. This is nice. Being in James' arms, no matter the circumstances. It seems so...right. Agh. Stop thinking like that. But who knew James could be so comforting? I do feel a tad bit better just knowing that he's here with me.*
[Danger, Danger, James. Bed. Lil. Alone. Friends. Friends. Friends. Danger.]
James broke the silence that had settled over the situation. "Well, we had better get back to sleep. Good night, Lils."
He made a move to get up, but stopped when he heard "don't go" spoken softly behind him. [Don't have to ask me twice.] He turned back, pulled Lily into his arms again and watched her fall asleep, before drifting back off to sleep himself.
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The next few weeks were standard. There seemed to be an unspoken agreement between Lily and James not to mention the occurances that had happened that night. Not to mention, both were working to overcome their emerging feelings for each other. In order to "stop" these feelings, the two were dating others more than usual. In fact, Lucille Governs, the mad Hufflepuff, even convinced James to give their relationship a shot. That's how desparate he was. As a consequence of their actions, our hero and heroine seemed to fight more than often, which is what happened in the Gryffindor common room one beautiful fall day in October.
"Goddamnit, James! What is your problem?"
"My problem, Lily? You are the one that has a problem!"
The two went on screaming at eachother, not noticing that they had attracted a fair amount of attention from the Gryffindors in the common room. After all, it wasn't every day that two prefects were yelling at eachother--it was only three days a week.
"Oh...okay. So tell me, James. Is it my fault that you don't tell me things? That I'm supposed to be your friend? That I have to find out things from Bertha Jorkins?"
"Jesus, Lily." James said, his exasperation finally getting the better of him. [I wish that she knew I'm only dating Lucille to get my mind off of her....] "So, this is about the whole Lucille thing?"
"Yes, it is! Why couldn't you have just told me. I mean, James, come on. It's not that hard, is it?"
"Uh, Lily..."James said, hesitantly. "Maybe we should go somewhere more private to talk?"
"What? What the hell are you on, Potter? OH......"she said, finally looking around and realizing that they were the focus of every gaze in the room. "Let's go up to my dormitory."
"Fine!"
Lily stormed off with James closely on her heels, both eager to continue the argument. The attention of the Gryffindors returned to their previous activities, which for the Marauders and Ales was discussing their ever arguing friends.
"Finally," Sirius began. "The two of them, all alone. Now maybe they will snog."
"What?" Sarah asked, incredulously. "James and Lily? Snog?"
"Oh come on," Emma replied. "Even I've noticed that the two of them fancy the pants of off eachother, even if they haven't realized it yet."
The remaining friends considered the thought of Lily and James and simply smiled.
Remus expressed their collective thoughts in one simple statement: "They really would be the perfect couple."
The group returned to their homework. Well, all of them except for Sirius and Arabella, who immediately began to snog. (A/N: There's that action I promised y'all!)
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Meanwhile, in the Sixth Year Girls' Dormitory:
"I can't believe that you are this mad about me and Lucille, Lily."
"Well, I can't believe that you are actually dating that--that---" Lily fumbled, looking for the appropriate description of the Hufflepuff blonde, " that WITCH!"
"The same thing could be said of you, my dear firecracker," James replied, with a grin on his face. He was really enjoying this. [I wonder why Lily is getting so mad over this. It's not like she likes me or anything. Does she like me? Oh wow. If she only knew that I would dump Lucille in a second to go out with her.]
"Goddamnit, James! That's not what I meant and you know it! Do you know what she did to me?"
"What did she do to you?" James asked frantically, the grin disappearing. [If she hurt Lily.....]
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OK--I know that it's short but I already have the next chapter written out and I just need to type it......please review y'all! I really appreciate it.....
sundaybee
Disclaimer: Ok, this applies to the rest of the story--I only own what you don't recognize.
Just a quick reminder:
When James emerged from the bathroom, Lily was already asleep.
A few hours pass, and everything is normal, until, suddenly, a scream is heard.
"No, No, NO! Stop! Not my mum! Stop it! No! Daddy! God, NO! I hate you!"
James wakes up abruptly, wondering where the screams are coming from. [What the hell is going on? Is that Lily? Oh, God, what's wrong?] He reaches for his glasses, while the screams continued "No! Take me! Just stop it! NOW!"
By this point, James had realized that the screams were coming from the bed next to him. He ran to Lily's bed and pulled back the curtains, only to see her sobbing in her sleep.
"Lils," he said while shaking her gently, as if to wake her up.
"Oh James," she said, leaning into his arms, crying loudly. [Oh God, what do I do? I've never held a crying person before? Why is she crying? She'll tell me when she's ready I'm sure of it. Well, I guess I better do something.]
"Shh...Lilykins. It's just a dream. Everything is going to be okay, it's just a dream. Calm down. I'm here."
*Whoa. This is nice. Being in James' arms, no matter the circumstances. It seems so...right. Agh. Stop thinking like that. But who knew James could be so comforting? I do feel a tad bit better just knowing that he's here with me.*
[Danger, Danger, James. Bed. Lil. Alone. Friends. Friends. Friends. Danger.]
James broke the silence that had settled over the situation. "Well, we had better get back to sleep. Good night, Lils."
He made a move to get up, but stopped when he heard "don't go" spoken softly behind him. [Don't have to ask me twice.] He turned back, pulled Lily into his arms again and watched her fall asleep, before drifting back off to sleep himself.
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The next few weeks were standard. There seemed to be an unspoken agreement between Lily and James not to mention the occurances that had happened that night. Not to mention, both were working to overcome their emerging feelings for each other. In order to "stop" these feelings, the two were dating others more than usual. In fact, Lucille Governs, the mad Hufflepuff, even convinced James to give their relationship a shot. That's how desparate he was. As a consequence of their actions, our hero and heroine seemed to fight more than often, which is what happened in the Gryffindor common room one beautiful fall day in October.
"Goddamnit, James! What is your problem?"
"My problem, Lily? You are the one that has a problem!"
The two went on screaming at eachother, not noticing that they had attracted a fair amount of attention from the Gryffindors in the common room. After all, it wasn't every day that two prefects were yelling at eachother--it was only three days a week.
"Oh...okay. So tell me, James. Is it my fault that you don't tell me things? That I'm supposed to be your friend? That I have to find out things from Bertha Jorkins?"
"Jesus, Lily." James said, his exasperation finally getting the better of him. [I wish that she knew I'm only dating Lucille to get my mind off of her....] "So, this is about the whole Lucille thing?"
"Yes, it is! Why couldn't you have just told me. I mean, James, come on. It's not that hard, is it?"
"Uh, Lily..."James said, hesitantly. "Maybe we should go somewhere more private to talk?"
"What? What the hell are you on, Potter? OH......"she said, finally looking around and realizing that they were the focus of every gaze in the room. "Let's go up to my dormitory."
"Fine!"
Lily stormed off with James closely on her heels, both eager to continue the argument. The attention of the Gryffindors returned to their previous activities, which for the Marauders and Ales was discussing their ever arguing friends.
"Finally," Sirius began. "The two of them, all alone. Now maybe they will snog."
"What?" Sarah asked, incredulously. "James and Lily? Snog?"
"Oh come on," Emma replied. "Even I've noticed that the two of them fancy the pants of off eachother, even if they haven't realized it yet."
The remaining friends considered the thought of Lily and James and simply smiled.
Remus expressed their collective thoughts in one simple statement: "They really would be the perfect couple."
The group returned to their homework. Well, all of them except for Sirius and Arabella, who immediately began to snog. (A/N: There's that action I promised y'all!)
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Meanwhile, in the Sixth Year Girls' Dormitory:
"I can't believe that you are this mad about me and Lucille, Lily."
"Well, I can't believe that you are actually dating that--that---" Lily fumbled, looking for the appropriate description of the Hufflepuff blonde, " that WITCH!"
"The same thing could be said of you, my dear firecracker," James replied, with a grin on his face. He was really enjoying this. [I wonder why Lily is getting so mad over this. It's not like she likes me or anything. Does she like me? Oh wow. If she only knew that I would dump Lucille in a second to go out with her.]
"Goddamnit, James! That's not what I meant and you know it! Do you know what she did to me?"
"What did she do to you?" James asked frantically, the grin disappearing. [If she hurt Lily.....]
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OK--I know that it's short but I already have the next chapter written out and I just need to type it......please review y'all! I really appreciate it.....
sundaybee