Lily in Full Blossom

Chapter 05: First Kiss

Pre-Author's Notes: This fic is based on the manga, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e also known as For You in Full Blossom. I had to change some elements from the Harry Potter story to make it work, so live with it. Yes, I am aware that some of the facts from the Harry Potter series is off, but I had to change it for the story. ^^


Someone...anyone...help me. Lily prayed as she froze in place. She heard the sound of hoofs hitting the ground and coming at incredible speed. The wolf was ready to lunge at her, but he was stopped by a large stag. Lily watched as the stag approached the wolf.

They stared at each other for a moment. Lily covered her eyes. She didn't want to see the wolf attack the stag. The stag was massive compared to the wolf. A moment of silence passed, except for the pounding of Lily's heart in her ears. She opened one eye then the other. To her surprise the stag and the wolf were locked in a stare. Finally, the wolf lay down.

Lily took that as an opportunity to run inside the castle. She didn't even bother to stop at the kitchens. She ran until she was back into the safety of the room. She closed the door behind her. She had never been so terrified in her whole life. Her heart was still pounding in her ears.

After a moment to relax and calm back down, Lily thought about what had just happened. She knew something strange happened. How was a stag able to stop a werewolf from attacking? Lily didn't know that she played an important part by not moving when the wolf came. If she had attempted to run away before the stag had arrived, the wolf would have most likely attacked her.

Lily was overcome by exhaustion. She fell asleep on her bed without changing her clothes. She had no idea that she had cut off James' evening because he returned to the room an hour later.

James walked in quietly, so that he wouldn't frighten her. Part of him was really angry with her for putting herself in danger; another part of him was incredibly relieved that nothing had happened to her. He saw her sleeping in her bed. He shook his head and pulled the sheets over her. He fought the impulse to touch her when she snuggled into the sheets. She's a handful, but she's cute. James thought to himself.

He sighed to himself before getting ready for bed. He checked on her again before going to bed. No damage done. But, I have to talk to her in the morning.

Lily didn't sleep so well. She was having a nightmare about the werewolf. She struggled and woke up. She noticed that she wasn't in her pajamas, so she decided to change, brush her teeth, and wash her face. Lily was halfway asleep while doing these things. She was too sleepy to even turn on a light.

She stumbled towards a bed and climbed in. It was the closest bed to the bathroom. It was warm. James woke up and turned slightly. His eyes widened as he went for his glasses to confirm his suspicions. He saw Lily sleeping next to him. "Hey, you're in the wrong bed," he whispered.

Nothing. She didn't even stir.

"What's wrong with you? You really don't have a good sense of danger, do you?" asked James, still no response. "Go back to your bed." His cheeks were getting red. "Fine, I'll sleep on the floor." He could have slept on Lily's bed instead, but he wasn't sure he could because her scent was there.

James attempted to climb out of bed, but Lily's hand grabbed onto his shirt. He stopped. His heart was pounding in his ears. She was in his way. He couldn't climb over her. He settled back down and removed his glasses. He stared straight into her face, wondering if she was really asleep. Her lips were very soft looking and pink. He reached out his hand to touch them. His thumb grazed her bottom lip. He leaned forward a bit.

What the Hell am I doing? She's asleep. She has no idea what she's doing! Thought James frantically. If only the rest of the school could see him like this. No one else would ever believe he could get that embarrassed. What was she doing to him? No one had ever gotten under James' skin like her. He didn't even know her real first name.

James stopped himself, but he pressed his forehead against hers. He could feel her breathing. James reached out and held her for a moment. He could at least indulge himself a little. He was grateful she was alive after what almost happened with Remus. After that brief embrace, James mustered up all the will power he had and turned his back to her. It was the only way he was going to be able to get some sleep.

*

Lily woke up the next morning to the sounds of birds singing outside. It's so warm...but it's nice. Then, she began to notice that there was breathing. Her eyes widened. Why was there someone breathing right next to her? She looked up and saw James sleeping soundly.

It was no easy feat for him. It took him a while to really go to sleep, but Lily didn't know that. Her cheeks turned bright red before, she screamed, "What happened?! What are you doing in my bed?!"

James slowly opened his eyes. He looked at her. Her cheeks were as red as her hair. "Look around you. You're in my bed. I couldn't sleep that well because of you," he told her calmly.

Lily got up as quick as a shot. She nearly fell back, but James caught her hand in time. "Calm down. If you get any louder, someone's going to come," he told her.

"Let me go," said Lily weakly, forgetting to keep her voice deep.

"Are you calm enough?" asked James. She gave him a quick nod before he let her go. "By the way, what happened last night?"

"What do you mean?" asked Lily nervously with her back turned. She didn't have time to think about last night. She had her arms folded over her chest. She didn't wear her vest when she went to sleep. There was a chance that James noticed something. Actually, she didn't know that he did notice something; that was one of the reasons why he had to keep his back to her during the night.

"You went to sleep too early last night. It wasn't even ten, Lucas. What happened?" asked James very patiently.

"I went to take Fang out for his walk," mumbled Lily.

At least that explained why she went out last night. James cleared his throat. "It's not a good idea to wander around the grounds late at night. You shouldn't do that," he said.

"There was something out there last night," said Lily, finally turning around. "I'm not sure."

James frowned slightly and said, "Look, from now on, we both take Fang for his walks, okay?"

Lily looked at him. He was giving her a look that she had never seen before. He actually looked concerned about her. "Okay?" he asked her again. She was making him uncomfortable.

"Okay," agreed Lily.

"Good," said James as he cleared his throat. "Aren't you going to take a shower now?"

"Oh, yeah," said Lily as she went and got her things for the day. James sat back down on his bed. He felt like his head was spinning. What was she doing to him?

James composed himself while she was in the shower. He didn't know how he really felt about her. All he knew was that his senses were getting pulled all over the place. He was also doing more things because of her. He didn't really care before.

The only thing James could do was to think of something else. He wondered if Sirius and Peter were fine. They were the ones who had to help Remus after he had left. Remus was probably at the infirmary resting. James was relieved that he didn't have to attack one of his best friends. He would have for two reasons: Remus would have wanted him to and to protect Lily.

Lily came out of the bathroom. "It's all yours," she said.

"Okay," said James as he took his stuff to the bathroom. He really needed a shower.

*

Sirius and Peter were at the infirmary, waiting for Remus to wake up. "That was close last night, wasn't it?" asked Peter out loud.

"Yeah," nodded Sirius.

"Do you think we should tell him in case he doesn't remember?"

"I think he does. Besides, he'd want to know if he almost attacked someone."

Peter nodded in agreement. "Still, it was fun," added Sirius quietly.

"When will James get here?" asked Peter. "What do you think is going on with that Lucas guy and him?"

"I have no idea. I can't read James these days," replied Sirius.

Peter sighed, but he didn't say anything because he heard Remus groan. "You're awake. Took you long enough," said Sirius jokingly to him.

Remus sat up and rubbed his skull. "What happened?" he asked in a hoarse voice. Peter quickly poured him a glass of water. "Thanks," he said as he took a swig of it.

"No damage done," said James as he arrived. "Sorry, I had to go to breakfast first. I brought something for everyone." He greeted them with a smile.

"Um...who are you and what have you done with James Potter?" asked Sirius as he did a double take. James was actually smiling freely. It had been a while since Sirius had seen him do that.

"Shut up," ordered James as he threw an apple at him, which Sirius deftly caught. "Here." he said to Peter as he handed him some toast.

"Are you all right, Remus?" asked James.

"Fine," replied Remus in a monotone. His eyes were glazed over slightly. "About...Lucas...I..."

"Don't worry about it. He's fine. He didn't know it was you, so it's not a big problem," James quickly said with a shrug. "We'll know what to do the next month."

"Next month?" asked Remus as he looked at James like his head was missing. "No, we won't do this again."

"Moony, we said we were in this with you. And we are. So, what are we going to do next month?" asked Sirius cheerfully.

"First of all, we have to modify the map a bit more," said James quietly, so that Dr. Pomfrey couldn't hear them. Little did they know that the lazy doctor was sleeping in one of the backrooms and that he couldn't care less about them causing trouble. Just as long as they didn't interrupt his nap, they could do whatever they wanted.

"What do you mean?" asked Peter. "You said that the map was perfect."

"I didn't say that. Nothing is perfect, Wormtail. We made a bit of a mistake just labeling the faculty and staff on the map. We need to add students as well, so that we can keep track of everyone else better," corrected James.

Sirius nodded in agreement, but Peter still didn't understand what they were talking about. "You're right, Prongs. We need to make sure that we prevent anyone from getting hurt like last night," he murmured.

"What happened?" demanded Remus in a quiet voice. He could only vaguely recall last night. His head was still hazy.

James sighed and said, "Lucas went out last night to take Fang out for his walk. You smelled him coming and you almost attacked him. I stopped you just in time."

Remus' eyes widened in horror as he ran his fingers through his hair. "Dear God," he murmured, feeling sick to his stomach, remembering how Lucas smelled and how close he was to attacking him.

"But, everything's fine. Nothing happened," added Sirius quickly with a reassuring smile. Sometimes he wished his best friend had more tact than just saying things point blank like that.

"How is he?" whispered Remus, avoiding everyone else's gaze.

"He's fine. Just a bit shaken up, but other than that he's fine," reassured James. "But, you know we improve as we go. Sirius and I will modify the map."

"I don't know if you should do this again," said Remus, but Sirius clapped his hand on Remus' shoulder. "Do you realize James that as a prefect you're supposed to take points off? You can't keep doing stuff like this. You're going to ruin your chances of becoming Head Boy."

"I'm not interested in that sort of thing, Moony. Who wants to do that? It's so boring," said James.

"Stop worrying so much, Moony. What are rules for, if they aren't meant to be broken?" added Sirius with a cheeky grin.

*

Lily and Frank were walking from their Ancient Runes class, discussing what they had gone over for the day. They were walking along and laughing when they ran into Severus Snape. He glowered at them before saying anything. "Why aren't you with your boyfriend, Evans?" he asked.

Lily's cheeks turned fire engine red before she fired back, "What are you talking about? I don't have a boyfriend! Why would I have a boyfriend?! I am a boy!"

"Really? I thought you and Potter were an item," said Severus thoughtfully.

"Shut up!" shouted Lily. Frank stopped her before she could punch Severus.

"He's just trying to get a rise out of you, Lucas. Let it go," whispered Frank in her ear. It was true. Professor Thorn was standing nearby. He was itching to get points off of Gryffindor.

Lily was feeling a little on edge because of what had happened last night. After time to think about it, she was now embarrassed about the whole thing. James didn't say anything. She wondered how long she could keep up the facade of being a boy.

But, I want to stay. I want to know more about James. He's the reason I'm here. I can't give up now. She thought to herself. Frank looked at her wondering what she was thinking about.

"What's wrong, Lucas?" asked Frank.

"Nothing," replied Lily with a grin. "There's nothing wrong."

"Lucas," said another voice from behind her. It was Remus Lupin. Lily was startled for a moment because he looked so pale and tired.

"Remus, are you okay? You shouldn't be up and about if you're sick," exclaimed Lily in alarm.

Remus gave her a weak smile. "No, it's all right. I'm fine. I just wanted to see if you were okay," he said.

"What happen last night?" asked Frank suspiciously.

Lily was also suspicious. Why was Remus so concerned if she were all right? He was acting like he had done something wrong. "Nothing," chorused Remus and Lily at the same time.

Frank glared at them suspiciously. "Don't we have Transfiguration next," said Lily.

"Yes," agreed Remus as they walked off ahead of Frank.

"Hey! Wait! What happen?" demanded Frank as he trailed after them.

James and Sirius were already at their seats when Lily, Remus, and Frank entered the room. James looked up at them briefly before looking down again at his textbook. Sirius glanced at James before shaking his head. He wasn't sure what was going on.

"Everyone please take your seats. We must get through today's lessons," said Professor McGonagall as she walked in.

Lily and Frank took their seats across the room from James, Sirius, and Remus. Peter came in late and was scolded by Professor McGonagall. He took his seat next to Remus.

The lesson flew by pretty fast. Lily and Frank got ready to go off to lunch. "Hey, come with us," spoke up James.

"Sure," said Lily. "Do you want to come along, Frank?"

"Why not?" asked Remus, who was trying to help out James.

"Okay," agreed Frank with a grin. He was sure that James was only inviting him because of Lily, who Frank still thought was a boy.

They went off to lunch together. Lily was very happy. It was the first time she felt like she was with friends, and all she could do was smile. During the course of lunch, the conversation went to Quidditch.

"We'll be having a game this weekend against Slytherin," said Sirius.

"Will you be playing, James?" asked Lily.

"I'm not ready yet, but I should be soon," replied James.

"Don't take too long or else Malfoy will think he's scared you off," said Frank as he took a sip of pumpkin juice.

"I'll be ready," said James solemnly.

"I can't wait," said Lily.

Later on, everyone went off to separate classes. By the end of the day, Lily was tired so she returned to find James studying. She was startled by the sight because he rarely studied. "Hi," she said, suddenly feeling shy again.

"Hi," he replied as he glanced up at her. "What's up?"

"Nothing. It's just that I've never seen you study before," said Lily.

"Oh," he replied. "Are you going to the Quidditch game on Saturday?"

"Yes, are you?" asked Lily.

"Sure. We'll go together," said James. It was hard for him to watch the games from the sidelines. He didn't realize how much he missed playing Quidditch.

They talked for a bit more before studying together, going to dinner, and then going to bed. This time Lily stayed in her own bed. James glanced at her in the darkness. He wondered why he felt so lonely when she was nearby.

*

"Go Gryffindor!" shouted massive crowds. It wasn't just the Gryffindors cheering, but also the Ravenclaws and the Hufflepuffs. It was a tradition in the school to be against Slytherins. Lily and James attended the game together. He was the official team captain, but Sirius was still acting as temporary captain.

"James! Lucas!" called out Remus as he caught up with them. He took a seat next to Lily.

"Good morning, Remus," said Lily.

"Morning," said James.

"I thought I'd see you guys together," said Reggie Baker as he took a seat behind Lily. "It looks like it's going to be one Hell of a game today"

"Good morning, Reggie," said Lily as she smiled at him.

"You're looking very cute today, Lucas," complimented Reggie with a grin. James perked up at this, but didn't turn his head to face the flirtatious Head Boy.

"Now, Reginald don't cause any trouble," said Dr. Pomfrey before taking a seat next to Reggie.

"I can't believe that you're actually outside, Uncle Pierre," said Reggie.

"Don't call me that. We're at school. You're supposed to call me 'doctor.' I thought that it was more interesting outside today," said Dr. Pomfrey.

"You're related?" asked Lily.

"Alas, why deny what so many wizarding medical tests have proven time and time again?" said Dr. Pomfrey with a roll of his eyes because Lily had stated the obvious.

"Do you ladies mind if we watch the game? Because it's starting," said James without turning around. Dr. Pomfrey smirked at him, but didn't say another word.

The game went underway and everything happened so much faster than Lily had ever seen in any Quidditch game. Frank was a fantastic keeper who blocked all of Slytherin's attempts to make goals. He really was like a human wall. Sirius spent his time trying to keep an eye on the snitch but part of him wanted to go after the Quaffle because he was normally a chaser.

Malfoy attempted to knock Sirius off his broomstick. The boys grappled with each other before Madame Hooch ordered them to stop and called a timeout. James watched the whole thing with an expressionless face. Lily wondered what he was thinking about.

The game ended with Slytherin catching the snitch, but it made no difference because they couldn't make any goals. Gryffindor scored sixteen goals because of a combination of penalty shots and regular goals. Malfoy practically threw down his broomstick, while cheers came Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff.

"Let's celebrate!" shouted Frank as soon as everyone got into Gryffindor Tower.

James and Sirius brought food from the kitchens and stuff that could only be purchased from Honeydukes, which was strange because Lily didn't remember James buying anything from there the last time they went. Everyone gathered around for the party.

Lily didn't seem to notice that she was catching the eye of many of the girls from Gryffindor. They thought that she was a cute boy, but a little on the short side. Some of the boys were looking at her as well thinking, What a waste. Those looks on a boy.

"How did you guys get these? When we went to Honeydukes you didn't buy anything, James. Neither did you, Sirius," said Lily as she picked up some of the candy. Not that she was a complaining, James found out that she had a sweet tooth.

"We have our ways, Lucas," said Sirius as he winked at her. He felt a jab in his ribs. James had elbowed him. "What was that for?"

"Nothing. My elbow slipped," replied James. Sirius glared at him because he was almost positive that James had done it on purpose. James had done it on purpose because Sirius was unconsciously flirting with Lily.

"I would like to declare a toast to our keeper, Frank Longbottom," said Sally Clark as she held up a bottle of butterbeer. Frank turned bright red. "If it wasn't for him, the Slytherin may have won. Way to go, Frank!"

Everyone applaused. Lily was grinning from ear to ear. Frank caught sight of her smile, and his face got even redder all the way to the tips of his ears.

They kept the party going for several more hours after that until Professor McGonagall came in and told them to go to sleep.

Sirius insisted on moving a smaller celebration to James and Lily's room. He also brought a bottle of firewhiskey along with a bottle of clear liquid. Lily wasn't so sure about letting all Remus, Sirius, Peter, and Frank into the room. James didn't seem to have a problem with it.

"Let the celebration continue. It's one of the benefits of you being a prefect, James," said Sirius.

"Yeah, right," said James.

"What's that?" asked Lily, referring to the other bottle with the clear liquid.

"It's rice wine, sake. My dad's British Ministry of Magic's representative to Japan," replied Sirius. "And he brought this home when he came home for a week during the summer. I lifted it before going to Hogwarts."

"It tastes great with sweets," said Remus, observing how much Lily liked sweets.

"Oh," said Lily.

"Okay, let's dig in everyone. James, you can't have any sake or firewhiskey," Sirius reminded him.

"Why not?" asked Lily.

The four boys looked at each other for a moment. They answered in unison after come to a silent consensus, "Because when James drinks he becomes the 'Kissing Monster.'"

"What?!" exclaimed Lily as she looked at James. He didn't look at all disturbed by their claim. He folded his arms over his chest.

"What are you looking at?" he asked her. Her cheeks turned red before she turned her head.

"Anyway! Let's party!" exclaimed Sirius happily.

It didn't take long. They went through the bottle of firewhiskey pretty fast. It was strong, so Lily stopped after a shot because it made her throat burn. Sirius laughed at her because of the look on her face. The next thing that was opened was the bottle of sake. They ate some pastries from the kitchen with it. Lily found that the sake was very potent for something that looked like water.

Lily didn't drink any more than just a sip or two of sake, but left the rest of the glass on her desk. She noticed that James was drinking water from a pitcher, so she got some water with him. She found that the pitcher was empty so she went to get more water. By that time everyone else was pretty much wasted, even Remus was halfway asleep because of the combination of firewhiskey and sake.

James felt tired and thirsty. He had no idea that Lily had taken the pitcher of water to refill it, so he couldn't find the pitcher. He saw her glass on her desk. He was sure she wouldn't mind of he drank some of her water. James drank it on one gulp.

It didn't take long for his head to feel woozy. His vision blurred. That water tasted weird. It tasted too sweet. Was that even water? His head tipped back.

Lily came back with the pitcher of water. She had to step over the boys. "James, here's more water. It's getting a bit warm in here," said Lily. She saw James tittering slightly. "What's wrong?" she asked worriedly as she set the pitcher on her dresser. She stepped forward.

James was breathing deeply as he faced her, "Hmm?"

"James, you didn't drink anything, did you?" asked Lily, realizing that he looked like he was drunk. She looked around and spotted the empty glass on her desk. It had been almost full. Oh, no. That had sake in it. James must have thought that there was water in it.

He started to stumble towards her, stepping on Peter's hand, but he was passed out so he didn't cry out in pain. "James...you're drunk, aren't you?" asked Lily out loud as she pressed her back against the door. She slid to get out of his way, but she couldn't get passed him, not with Sirius and the others on the floor.

"Mmm..." responded James. He leaned in closer to her. Lily pressed herself harder against the door.

When he drinks, he becomes a Kissing Monster thought Lily as he reached her. Her eyes widened as his lips touched hers, locking into a firm kiss. They slid down to the floor together.


Post Author's Note: Moving too fast for you? Or am I just a horrible tease? Yes, James is your normal fifteen-year-old boy. I find that I seem to be writing him differently from the rest of the other James/Lily writers. Or is it just me? Believe or not, most of the events here are in the manga just out of order.

Based on Lucia Dreams' question about Lily's name showing up on the map, I did add that the map hasn't been perfected yet. Most of the time people write that the Marauders have everything already perfect, but I decided to make it so that they are still trying to perfect their trouble making skills.

For those of you who don't know, sake or rice wine is very potent that's why you're only supposed to sip it. My Japanese teacher told us that you're not supposed to swig the stuff because you'll get drunk very fast. ^^ James can't handle his liquor. Another cruel cliffie...^^ I am positively evil, aren't I?

You know the price...twenty reviews. ^_^

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (For You in Full Blossom). I just borrowed these for my fic.