Lily smiled shyly at James and Sirius as Jeanne brushed imaginary lint off her dress. Sirius smiled warmly at Lily and Jeanne and held out his arm to Jeanne.
"Shall we go?" Sirius asked gallantly. Jeanne smiled and nodded, gracefully, extending a slender hand onto the sleeve of Sirius' tuxedo.
"You look wonderful." He murmured, as Jeanne looked down modestly, her dainty silver shoes peaking out underneath the hem of her ballgown.
Meanwhile, James had started walking with Lily, not knowing exactly what to say.
" You look really nice," James said softly.
Lily didn't say anything because she wasn't exactly sure how to respond to that. She was so confused. It was definite, Lily liked James more than a friend, but he didn't think the same way. Sighing inwardly, Lily changed the subject to the guys.
" Well, you gentlemen look flyyy. So sophisticated." Lily smiled at James. James laughed and adjusted his silver tie jokingly. He and Sirius looked very very handsome indeed. Because they were both tall, the suits gave them both a regal and bold outlook. Looking extremely nice, their broad shoulders and slim hips were accented with the Armani wool suits. Lily speculated that as usual, James' glasses only perfected his looks.
Sirius opened the door for Lily and Jeanne and waited for James to walk into the gigantic ballroom before walking into it himself. The very middle of the floor was the dance floor and many people were crowded on it, sipping French champagne and chattering lightly with each other.
Classical music floated above as everyone relaxed. Some people were even out on the balcony, conversing with many others.
Sirius took Jeanne's hand, asking her to just have a fun dance, which Jeanne obviously accepted. After all, it was only a "friends dance" only. James took Lily outside to the balcony where the stars were shining brightly and looked at her.
"You do realize, that the summer's over." James said, looking at Lily intently. Lily was swaying along to the music, occasionally humming when she snapped back to reality with James' comment. "Yeah…I don't want to think about it." Lily said.
" I know, but what will you do when you're back with your parents?"
Lily thought about it, staring up at the stars. For a long time neither of them spoke, just basked in the silence staring at the beautiful sky with the millions of sparkling stars. "I guess I'll have to just tolerate them…" Lily said softly.
"Be a good little girl." James teased genially, lightening the mood. Lily chuckled.
"What about you?" Lily asked. " You're going to be in a tough year when Hogwarts starts. Head Boy, job applications, school activities. I might not even see you anymore." James laughed and shook his head.
"Naw…I think I'll still see you around. We'll keep in touch." James smiled and patted Lily's bare shoulder. Lily grinned back at him, extending her arms out for a hug. " Thanks James."
The two strolled to where the sundeck chairs were. Pulling the backs down, Lily laid on one and James laid down on another.
"Hmmmm… I see Sirius…" Lily murmured as she stared at the sky.
"So do I." James said, staring at the Real Sirius.
"Not that one." Lily laughed as she smacked at James' arm and pulled him down. "That one." Lily stretched out her arm and pointed it at the constellation.
"Ohhh…Now.. I see Orion." James said, taking Lily's fingers and pointing it out to her.
Lily sighed. " I wish this could last forever. I'm just so happy here, and so content." James and Lily lied there for a while, while Sirius and Jeanne had fun dancing and telling jokes, meeting other people.
James sat up, watching Lily's eyes roam the sky. He had to smile when he saw her eyebrows furrow and her lips pucker. It was her thinking look when she was deep in thought. Whatever it was, it was troubling her.
"C'mon Lily." James said lightly. " Let's dance."
" Er…..James?" Lily said nervously. " I don't' exactly KNOW how to dance…."
" It's ok Lily." James grinned. " I have hard shoes." Lily laughed and slipped off her own shoes, just because it was easier on James and plus it was more comfortable anyway.
Lily stood up, the wind caressing her skin. Her hair had become loose and some wisps had come out, dancing with the wind. James took her hand and put another hand on her lower back. Humming along with the music, James slightly moved his feet, finding that Lily really didn't know what to do.
" Lily." James said as Lily looked up at his face. " You can stand on my feet." Lily looked skeptical but James just grinned at her, encouraging her. Lily hesitantly stepped onto his feet and James stepped around.
" This feels weird." Lily laughed and stepped back down. "I know some of the steps now."
James twirled Lily, watching the way the wind made her dress float around on her. Twirling her back into his arms, he accidentally did it a bit more forcefully and found Lily snuggled against him with one hand on his chest. Surely, she felt his heartbeat quicken so suddenly. In a way, James felt uncomfortable. Was this right? Was Lily snuggling against his chest? Did he think of Lily as a girlfriend? His original plan was to find a wife after school was over…but there was no other Lily.
Yes, James was very confused.
"Mmmm…I wish I could fly." Lily said softly as James strained to hear.
"Actually we can." James grinned smoothly. He took out his wand from his pocket and took a champagne glass from a waiter. Tapping it twice and muttering Transmorfius Metratus it lengthened until it turned into a Meteor 5004, one of the newest lines of broomsticks.
James climbed on and motioned for Lily to get on as well. Since she had a dress on, she sat sideways, but held onto James tightly. He kicked off and the breeze became more powerful. Lily's crème colored dress floated around her and out into the breeze making her look ethereal infront of the moonlight. James rose higher and higher until he was above the clouds, near the moon. Lily was breathless.
"This is awesome," Lily breathed. " It's heavenly. I feel so close to Heaven." James smiled, glad that Lily was so happy.
The two of them stayed up there for what seemed like eternity until they heard Sirius' booming voice using the Sonorus charm to find James and "his girl."
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"Ooh…" James closed his eyes and couldn't help but let a groan escape his mouth. Lily laughed and slapped him on the back of the head telling him not to make it seem dirty.
James was tired and sore and totally bushed from the night before when he and Sirius had chased the girls around, on the broomsticks and his back muscles were really killing him. Now Lily was pitying him and making it up to him by giving him a massage.
"Ahh…" James mumbled as Lily worked the muscles near his neck. " Lily where'd u learn this. It feels so good."
Lily laughed. From the feel of his back, James was pretty tense and she was working out the sore muscles for him. Lily kneaded at his shoulder muscles and then moved lower, slowly digging her knuckles into his back gently.
" That feels nice," James mumbled sleepily.
Lily looked the suggestiveness of this action. Good, It didn't look badly. Lily was in her white halter suit and had a white sarong on, covering her upper thighs. James was wearing his swimming trunks, lying on the sand. The cruise ship had dropped them off at this little tropical island for about 2 days so they could roam the place. Lily was kneeling beside him and working his back muscles while Sirius was teaching Jeanne how to surf.
Lily patted James' back as she signaled that she was done with the massage.
"Thanks Lily." James said, giving Lily his grateful smile.
"LILY!!" Sirius shouted from the water in which he and Jeanne were trying to surf. " Come on!! Go surfing! Bring James!" Jeanne was happily splashing around and laughing while her long hair was coming out from her ponytail. Her sky blue surfing bodysuit matched with the sky. Lily grinned and nodded, pulling James up and taking her own body suit and putting it on.
Zipping up her skintight white body suit, Lily pulled her hair into a messy bun and grabbed a surfboard with James following her. Lily ran straight for the water, parting the water with her jumps. James could hear Lily's laughs as the water sprayed onto her face and the waves splashed down on her.
"Ahh!" Lily screamed as she wobbled and fell from her surfboard and the wave that was carrying her flipped her over. Coming up and giggling, James couldn't help but grin at her spirit.
Jeanne squealed as Sirius hopped onto her board and helped her surf the wave while she was laying on her tummy. Both Lily and James laughed out loud as Sirius wobbled and he and Jeanne tumbled down into the water.
"Come on Lily!" James called cheerfully. " I'll show you how to surf."
James and Lily paddled out into the wave and James took Lily's wrist, helping her stand up. Slowly, James let go and Lily was surfing on her own!
"SEE? Awesome, Lily!!" James shouted. Lily grinned back at him and focused on keeping her balance when all of a sudden, Sirius popped up right beside her and shouted "HI!" Lily promptly fell over with a splash and a squeal, emerging with her hair plastered to her face.
"Sirius you prick!" She laughed. Sirius just grinned at her and blew her a mock kiss.
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Lily sighed and peeled off her white bodysuit as Jeanne did the same. They hung it on the low branched out trees and went over to the stream.
"Ahhhh….this is the life Jeanne." Lily sighed as she stuck her toes into the water. Jeanne smiled and stared at Lily.
"I don't want to leave this place for school." She murmured.
"Neither do I." Lily said. "Just think, without James and Sirius…..we might not have been able to get this cruise line ship."
Jeanne brushed off the sand on her body and splashed the warm water over herself. The four of them had gone snorkeling and found this secluded little place on the Island. A tall yet small waterfall, sprayed light mist on them as the water fell in a small river, deep enough to wade in and narrow enough so there were rocks in between it as stepping stones. Jeanne and Lily were seated on two rocks, near the waterfall while James and Sirius were barbecuing.
Lily sighed again and leaned back on the stones, putting on her sunglasses.
"Just think. In a month school will start again and what will we do then?" Lily said.
"Agh." Jeanne sighed too. "I don't want to even think about it. And when we start school, do you think James and Sirius will even pay attention to us?"
Lily sat up, thinking hard. " You're right….I don't think James and Sirius would do that would they? I mean, they're not that type of person right?"
"Yeah," Jeanne said softly. " I hope they don't do that…"
Lily looked determined as she said, "I'm not going to let that happen Jeanne. If we know James and Sirius as well as we do, they wouldn't but even if they do, we're not going to let them do that. I think they're way too nice for it."
Jeanne smiled at Lily, being thankful that Lily was always there to make her happier. "I heard that a lot of girls want them though. And, the girls that they previously dated were really really pretty and nice."
Lily shrugged, feeling competitive. " If that's what they want, prettiness, than they're not even worth it. But I highly doubt that they're looking for the physical side of love. You and I both know that. James and Sirius are looking for true love and as much as you and I like them, I'm not even sure if we're ready for it. Same with them."
Jeanne grinned and put her hand in the water, swirling it in circles. "So no worries? No pressure?"
Lily laughed, "Amen Sister."
A/N: ALMOST NEAR THE END!!! Will you please review? Hehe, I dunno how I'm doing with the story^^
