A/N: Hey, guys! So, how did you like my little theory on Seagulls, Squirrels, and Chipmunks? And how about that proposal, huh? I thought it was kind of sweet and funny at the same time. Okay, on to Chapter Fifteen!
Disclaimer: Can't you just look at the previous chapters? Jeez!
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up
Am I just paranoid?
Or am I just stoned?
-Basket Case, Green Day
Chapter Fifteen
It was mid-January and there was a Quidditch match against Ravenclaw. The Ravenclaws caught the snitch about two point seven eight seconds after James scored a goal. The final score was Gryffindor, one sixty, Ravenclaw, one fifty.
*Dear Mr. Potter,
We would like to know if you would like to take over the shop sooner than July First. Our father has kicked off sooner than expected and we can not manage the shop by ourselves. As soon as you want it, you can have it.
Sincerely,
The Ulrich Brothers*
"Padfoot," James said.
Sirius looked over at James and raised his eyebrow. James handed him the letter.
"When then?" Sirius asked quietly when he had finished reading.
"As soon as we get out of school?" James inquired, still very quiet.
"How about a few days after?"
"June Twenty-Fifth?"
"That sounds good," said Sirius.
"Okay, I'll write to them later then."
Ally and Lily were in the library after classes together doing a Charms essay together.
"So, I never asked you, how did Remus propose?" Lily asked as she searched for the book she needed.
"Well, we were sitting down by that big oak tree near the lake and I was telling him about my theory about squirrels-"
"Your what?"
"My squirrel theory," said Ally. "One day, squirrels are gonna take over the world. They're all plotting against us evilly...anyways, I told him my squirrel theory, then we came to the conclusion that seagulls and chipmunks are in on it with them. The he said, 'So, Als, you wanna marry me?' and I said, 'Sure, why not?', then he said, 'Cool.' and gave me my ring."
"Sounds extremely you for some reason," said Lily. Ally raised an eyebrow at her. "Well, you know, all laid back and casual."
"Oh...yeah, I suppose..."
"That's really sweet, though," said Lily. "Remus is a good catch."
"You know it."
(A/N: I don't know what to do...okay, I'm going to skip over to Valentine's Day.)
Valentines Day came around quickly. The boys all had plans for themselves and their girls.
Remus was taking Ally into Hogsmeade for dinner. Sirius and Kate were going to a little room that the Marauders had discovered the previous year. Peter had asked Jenny out and got himself beaten up, so he spent the night up in the Hospital Wing while Jenny spent the night in detention with Hagrid...he didn't make her do anything, they just sat and chatted. James and Lily were going on a picnic.
"Where exactly are you taking me, James?" Lily asked.
They were walking around the outside of the castle.
"I'm taking you to the roof of the castle, Lils," James said. "Nice little spot, it is."
"How are we gonna get up there from down here?"
"You're talking to a Marauder, Lily," said James. "I'll get us up there."
"Right..."
Five minutes later, the couple was relaxing on the roof of the castle with a gorgeous mountain view. There was a meal already laid out for them. James and Lily ate while talking about anything.
"James, what d'you think you're gonna do after we graduate?" Lily asked him.
"I wanna buy a beautiful house and have you move in with me," said James. "Then I'll get a good job and we can have a real nice wedding and honeymoon."
Lily smiled.
"You're so sweet," she said, kissing him.
"Yeah, I know," James said, smiling widely.
Lily swatted his shoulder.
"What kind of job d'you wanna get?" she asked.
"I dunno," James said casually. "I'll figure it out when the time comes."
He laid on his back and looked up at the sky.
"Neither do I...that's a good way to live, I think," Lily commented, laying her head on James' chest. "Just take it as it comes..."
"How about a family?" James asked. "D'you wanna have kids?"
"I dunno," said Lily. "I mean, I never really could see myself being a mother."
"I think you'd make a great mom," James said, absentmindedly running his fingers through Lily's auburn hair. "I think I only want one kid...maybe two. I've always liked little kids, even though they can get a little annoying sometimes."
Lily chuckled.
"You'd be a perfect father," she said. "You're just that kind of person."
"You think so?"
Lily nodded.
The couple fell into a comfortable silence as the sun set behind the mountains, each lost in their own thoughts...thoughts about themselves, each other, the future, and life in general.... The two fell asleep there, together in each other's arms, one of them not knowing that the other already had plans for their future together...
A/N: I think I'm going through my Short Chapter Phase and I apologize. I'll get out of it soon...I hope. Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter. It was kind of weak for a Valentines Day chapter, but I'm Anti-Love at the moment, so I'm sorry. Please review.
-Kristin-
Disclaimer: Can't you just look at the previous chapters? Jeez!
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up
Am I just paranoid?
Or am I just stoned?
-Basket Case, Green Day
Chapter Fifteen
It was mid-January and there was a Quidditch match against Ravenclaw. The Ravenclaws caught the snitch about two point seven eight seconds after James scored a goal. The final score was Gryffindor, one sixty, Ravenclaw, one fifty.
*Dear Mr. Potter,
We would like to know if you would like to take over the shop sooner than July First. Our father has kicked off sooner than expected and we can not manage the shop by ourselves. As soon as you want it, you can have it.
Sincerely,
The Ulrich Brothers*
"Padfoot," James said.
Sirius looked over at James and raised his eyebrow. James handed him the letter.
"When then?" Sirius asked quietly when he had finished reading.
"As soon as we get out of school?" James inquired, still very quiet.
"How about a few days after?"
"June Twenty-Fifth?"
"That sounds good," said Sirius.
"Okay, I'll write to them later then."
Ally and Lily were in the library after classes together doing a Charms essay together.
"So, I never asked you, how did Remus propose?" Lily asked as she searched for the book she needed.
"Well, we were sitting down by that big oak tree near the lake and I was telling him about my theory about squirrels-"
"Your what?"
"My squirrel theory," said Ally. "One day, squirrels are gonna take over the world. They're all plotting against us evilly...anyways, I told him my squirrel theory, then we came to the conclusion that seagulls and chipmunks are in on it with them. The he said, 'So, Als, you wanna marry me?' and I said, 'Sure, why not?', then he said, 'Cool.' and gave me my ring."
"Sounds extremely you for some reason," said Lily. Ally raised an eyebrow at her. "Well, you know, all laid back and casual."
"Oh...yeah, I suppose..."
"That's really sweet, though," said Lily. "Remus is a good catch."
"You know it."
(A/N: I don't know what to do...okay, I'm going to skip over to Valentine's Day.)
Valentines Day came around quickly. The boys all had plans for themselves and their girls.
Remus was taking Ally into Hogsmeade for dinner. Sirius and Kate were going to a little room that the Marauders had discovered the previous year. Peter had asked Jenny out and got himself beaten up, so he spent the night up in the Hospital Wing while Jenny spent the night in detention with Hagrid...he didn't make her do anything, they just sat and chatted. James and Lily were going on a picnic.
"Where exactly are you taking me, James?" Lily asked.
They were walking around the outside of the castle.
"I'm taking you to the roof of the castle, Lils," James said. "Nice little spot, it is."
"How are we gonna get up there from down here?"
"You're talking to a Marauder, Lily," said James. "I'll get us up there."
"Right..."
Five minutes later, the couple was relaxing on the roof of the castle with a gorgeous mountain view. There was a meal already laid out for them. James and Lily ate while talking about anything.
"James, what d'you think you're gonna do after we graduate?" Lily asked him.
"I wanna buy a beautiful house and have you move in with me," said James. "Then I'll get a good job and we can have a real nice wedding and honeymoon."
Lily smiled.
"You're so sweet," she said, kissing him.
"Yeah, I know," James said, smiling widely.
Lily swatted his shoulder.
"What kind of job d'you wanna get?" she asked.
"I dunno," James said casually. "I'll figure it out when the time comes."
He laid on his back and looked up at the sky.
"Neither do I...that's a good way to live, I think," Lily commented, laying her head on James' chest. "Just take it as it comes..."
"How about a family?" James asked. "D'you wanna have kids?"
"I dunno," said Lily. "I mean, I never really could see myself being a mother."
"I think you'd make a great mom," James said, absentmindedly running his fingers through Lily's auburn hair. "I think I only want one kid...maybe two. I've always liked little kids, even though they can get a little annoying sometimes."
Lily chuckled.
"You'd be a perfect father," she said. "You're just that kind of person."
"You think so?"
Lily nodded.
The couple fell into a comfortable silence as the sun set behind the mountains, each lost in their own thoughts...thoughts about themselves, each other, the future, and life in general.... The two fell asleep there, together in each other's arms, one of them not knowing that the other already had plans for their future together...
A/N: I think I'm going through my Short Chapter Phase and I apologize. I'll get out of it soon...I hope. Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter. It was kind of weak for a Valentines Day chapter, but I'm Anti-Love at the moment, so I'm sorry. Please review.
-Kristin-
