Disclaimer - see 1st chapter.
***Night swimming deserves a quiet night.***
I peered out the window, still clutching the icepack that Sirius had conjured to my eye. Yeah, I have a nice shiner on my left eye, courtesy of my darling Sphinx. Sphinx is one of my best friends, my best girl friend actually. Why'd she punch me? You see, Sphinx is really Lily Evans, and she gets along with everyone. I'd go so far to say she's friends with everyone (Even people she's told me she hates). I just don't understand how she does it. I can't stand Snape, and she's friends with him. She even calls him by his first name (actually, come to think of it, Sphinxy calls everyone by their first name). I don't even call my best friends by their names - they've all got nicknames (Padfoot, Moony, Wormtail, Sphinx, etc. and I'm Prongs). But who cares. So now I'm not going to speak to Sphinx till she apologizes because I'm me - a stubborn jackass. I can't stand it when she So maybe I like Lils as a bit more than a friend. But what hormonal teenage boy wouldn't. I mean to say, she's sweet, smart, gorgeous, wonderful, trustworthy, and I could go on. Oh, and did I mention that she never dates. Some say she's a lesbian, but I know it's just because she's innocent and to sweet to go making guys jealous.
So now I was looking out the window, missing my best friend (and crush) and icing my eye. Lovely. My life sucks. Something outside catches my eye, and I realize that there's someone in the lake. Me being a prefect, I felt it my duty to investigate. I took my invisibility cloak, and started rummaging around in my trunk for the Marauders map.
"Looking for this, Prongs?" Sirius announced his return from the Library where he had been 'studying' with Catherine Vreeland (cough, cough). "Yeah, but I'll be fine without. How was Catherine?" Sirius handed me the map and smirked. "Go find your little Sphinx and make out. I mean up!" I smacked him upside the head. "Ouch! Prongs that hurt!" He whined. I chuckled. He was such a sissy sometimes. "See ya, Padfoot. Don't wait up. I have to go be a big, bad prefect and put an end to some night swimming." It seemed Padfoot had already fallen asleep, because all I got in response was a snore.
As I made my way towards the lake I realized that Padfoot was right (for once!) - I really needed to make up with Little Lils. I was miserable without her around. The last time Sphinx and I had fought was in 2nd year, and that had nearly ended our friendship. I really didn't want to loose her now. I rounded the corner of the castle, and what I heard made my heart stop. It was a girl crying. I approached quietly, still under the cloak. Then I realized that the girl had red hair, lots of it. It was my little Sphinx.
James pulled Lily Evans out of the water and held her, not caring that she was getting his robes soaked. "Shh, it's ok Lils, I'm here." James tried his best to calm the crying girl. She calmed down a bit, and realized who it was she was crying on. "James! I thought you weren't speaking to me?" She seemed distressed, so he pulled her into another warm embrace. "I wasn't." James didn't really feel like admitting that he'd missed her. As much as he loved her, he just couldn't tell her that he liked her in that way. "Are you still mad at me, James?" Lily sounded like she wanted to be forgiven, but there was also a hint of annoyance in her voice. "No, but that's not why I came out here. Actually, I didn't know it was you, I was just being a good prefect is all." James smiled cockily at the redhead. Lily laughed. James smiled. He hadn't realized how much he'd missed hearing her laugh. Then Lily shivered. "You must be freezing! What were you thinking, swimming in that lake at night in October? You're going to get sick!" Lily smiled and cast a warming charm on herself. "Come swimming, Prongs! It's really lovely. And it's only cold when you get out, and I'm getting pretty good at drying charms! Please?" Lily was a master at getting what she wanted. James laughed and threw the petite girl in the lake. Lily surfaced and spluttered. "Hey! No fair! Just because you're bigger than me." Lily grabbed James's had and pulled him into the lake. ***I forgot my shirt at the waters edge. The moon is low tonight.***
Nightswimming is R.E.M.'s., I take no credit, so don't sue me! Please REVIEW!!! I really need some help - I'm dying of writers block here, and I want to know if I should just end this story or if someone out there likes it.
Mucho amor (means much love in Spanish), ~~Imaginary~~
***Night swimming deserves a quiet night.***
I peered out the window, still clutching the icepack that Sirius had conjured to my eye. Yeah, I have a nice shiner on my left eye, courtesy of my darling Sphinx. Sphinx is one of my best friends, my best girl friend actually. Why'd she punch me? You see, Sphinx is really Lily Evans, and she gets along with everyone. I'd go so far to say she's friends with everyone (Even people she's told me she hates). I just don't understand how she does it. I can't stand Snape, and she's friends with him. She even calls him by his first name (actually, come to think of it, Sphinxy calls everyone by their first name). I don't even call my best friends by their names - they've all got nicknames (Padfoot, Moony, Wormtail, Sphinx, etc. and I'm Prongs). But who cares. So now I'm not going to speak to Sphinx till she apologizes because I'm me - a stubborn jackass. I can't stand it when she So maybe I like Lils as a bit more than a friend. But what hormonal teenage boy wouldn't. I mean to say, she's sweet, smart, gorgeous, wonderful, trustworthy, and I could go on. Oh, and did I mention that she never dates. Some say she's a lesbian, but I know it's just because she's innocent and to sweet to go making guys jealous.
So now I was looking out the window, missing my best friend (and crush) and icing my eye. Lovely. My life sucks. Something outside catches my eye, and I realize that there's someone in the lake. Me being a prefect, I felt it my duty to investigate. I took my invisibility cloak, and started rummaging around in my trunk for the Marauders map.
"Looking for this, Prongs?" Sirius announced his return from the Library where he had been 'studying' with Catherine Vreeland (cough, cough). "Yeah, but I'll be fine without. How was Catherine?" Sirius handed me the map and smirked. "Go find your little Sphinx and make out. I mean up!" I smacked him upside the head. "Ouch! Prongs that hurt!" He whined. I chuckled. He was such a sissy sometimes. "See ya, Padfoot. Don't wait up. I have to go be a big, bad prefect and put an end to some night swimming." It seemed Padfoot had already fallen asleep, because all I got in response was a snore.
As I made my way towards the lake I realized that Padfoot was right (for once!) - I really needed to make up with Little Lils. I was miserable without her around. The last time Sphinx and I had fought was in 2nd year, and that had nearly ended our friendship. I really didn't want to loose her now. I rounded the corner of the castle, and what I heard made my heart stop. It was a girl crying. I approached quietly, still under the cloak. Then I realized that the girl had red hair, lots of it. It was my little Sphinx.
James pulled Lily Evans out of the water and held her, not caring that she was getting his robes soaked. "Shh, it's ok Lils, I'm here." James tried his best to calm the crying girl. She calmed down a bit, and realized who it was she was crying on. "James! I thought you weren't speaking to me?" She seemed distressed, so he pulled her into another warm embrace. "I wasn't." James didn't really feel like admitting that he'd missed her. As much as he loved her, he just couldn't tell her that he liked her in that way. "Are you still mad at me, James?" Lily sounded like she wanted to be forgiven, but there was also a hint of annoyance in her voice. "No, but that's not why I came out here. Actually, I didn't know it was you, I was just being a good prefect is all." James smiled cockily at the redhead. Lily laughed. James smiled. He hadn't realized how much he'd missed hearing her laugh. Then Lily shivered. "You must be freezing! What were you thinking, swimming in that lake at night in October? You're going to get sick!" Lily smiled and cast a warming charm on herself. "Come swimming, Prongs! It's really lovely. And it's only cold when you get out, and I'm getting pretty good at drying charms! Please?" Lily was a master at getting what she wanted. James laughed and threw the petite girl in the lake. Lily surfaced and spluttered. "Hey! No fair! Just because you're bigger than me." Lily grabbed James's had and pulled him into the lake. ***I forgot my shirt at the waters edge. The moon is low tonight.***
Nightswimming is R.E.M.'s., I take no credit, so don't sue me! Please REVIEW!!! I really need some help - I'm dying of writers block here, and I want to know if I should just end this story or if someone out there likes it.
Mucho amor (means much love in Spanish), ~~Imaginary~~
