A Passion
Chapter 8 Days Passed Innocently
Remus and Sirius became better friends, only because they were their only company. They had strict orders to let Lily and James get to know a little bit about each other, and get a piece of what its like to be married. Remus and Sirius were there just to make sure they didn't get too close and not to let them rip each other's heads off.
Lily was usually found on the beach, either swimming or lying on the sand. James was found on the castle roof. With a quill, ink, and parchment paper. He was either watching Lily, or deep in thought of what to write next.
They had only 3 days left until they were sent back to Wales, where they were to get married a week after. James and Lily were to be thinking about their wedding. And where they wanted it to be. Not once, out of a month, did they talk about it. They thought it was depressing. They fought and got along, but they still haven't got their differences behind them. They may like each other, but they have crude way of showing it. They definitely have a love/hate relationship.
Lily walked back to the castle and started up the stairs. James jumped off the roof and on to the balcony. "Jesus James. What are you doing." She asked curiously. "Ah nothing." He replied. "Hey Lily, look. I'm sorry if I scared you a couple days ago. It's just I wanted to let you know how I felt."
"James-" "No, no. It's okay Lily, you don't have to tell me that you don't like me like that. It's fine. I just want you to come in our room tonight at 7. I wanna show you something." He said rather quickly.
"Fine James." Lily sighed and walked out of the room. She walked down to the dining room and sat down. Sirius and Remus were there, laughing. When Lily stared at them for a minute, Remus looked up at her. "Hey Lils." He said.
"Hey." She said gloomily. Sirius was about to ask her what was wrong, when two house elves came in and brought them their supper. There was a large golden turkey, with cranberry slices, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing and sparkling apple cider. There were also green beans, artichokes, asparagus slightly covered in butter, peas, corn and spinach.
Sirius dug in almost immediately. After everyone got their servings, they all started chatting. "Where's James? He never misses out on dinner, that's like his favorite meal time of the day." Sirius asked.
"I don't know, probably upstairs, I bet he's tired." Lily responded automatically. Sirius raised an eyebrow. "Tired you say?" He said suspiciously, sipping on his sparkling apple cider. "What did you guys do to make him so tired?"
"Don't be stupid. Our love is pure and eternally innocent. We would never do anything like that. It's just not right. We don't like each other much." Lily sighed.
She put her elbow on the table and put her chin in her palm. She stirred her mashed potatoes and gravy nonchalantly. Unaware of Remus concerned look. "Lily, sweetheart? What's the matter?" He asked kindly.
"Nothing." She forced out. She yearned to tell Remus her troubles; after all they were best friends. But she stopped herself. Her eyes looked up at him, and she stopped stirring her taters. She glanced at Sirius and giggled. He was sticking asparagus up his nose and green peas in his teeth. He was muttering to himself, "Look at me everyone, I'm a psychotic half- brain dwarf, and my only resource of company is my monstrosity of a friend, Dale." He held up a sock with eyeballs and a thin crayon colored on mouth. "Hello Sirius." He said as the sock. He went back and forth, talking as himself and the sock.
"This guys nutters." Remus pointed to him. Sirius looked up and blushed. He put his sock under the table immediately. Lily giggled, and got up. "Well I'm going to get to bed. Good night and I love you all." She left the table and walked back up to her room.
Lily walked in to her room and straight to the balcony. She made it there just in time for the sunset. It was beautiful. The colors were fascinating. There was gold, pink, orange and light purple.
" My gift is my song, and this one's for you." She heard James sing, but she couldn't see him. "And you can tell everybody, that this is your song." He was down in the sand, he walking towards the stairs. "It may be quite simple, but now that it's done." He walked up the stairs in a slow pattern.
"I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words," He managed to get close to her. He held their hands up to their chests. "How wonderful life is, while your in the world." He sang soothingly.
He let go of their hands and walked around the balcony. " I sat on the roof, and kicked off the moss," He pretended to kick the ground softly. " Well, some of these verses, well, they've got me quite cross." He looked up at her. " But the suns been kind while I wrote this song." He held his up the setting sun. He looked back at her and smiled. "It's for people like you, that keep it turned on."
James danced around, grabbed her hand and they twirled. "So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do," He stopped her, and stared in her eyes. " You see, I've forgotten if they're green or there blue." He sang without a trace of shame. "Anyway the thing is, what I really mean," Lily smiled. "Yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen." James smiled back.
He threw his hands up in the air and sang, "And you can tell everybody that this is your song, It may be quite simple, but now that it's done," He pointed towards her. " I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words," He walked to her and lifted her up, twirling her. Her gown and long curls were swaying with his twirls. "How wonderful life is, while you're in the world!"
He placed her down on her feet, and bent her down. She looked up at him and him down at her. He got close to her face. They were inches apart. " Hope you don't mind, OH hope you don't mind, that I put down in words. How wonderful life is now you're in the world." He sang softly.
There were low breathings from both of them. Lily smiled satisfied with him. " My, my, you are quite the charmer." She whispered to him. " I knew it would get through to you." He whispered back. Their faces were still inches away, inching closer. "Oh not quite James Potter, but I'll let it slip just this once."
James smiled and moved in. And for the first time, the two sixteen year olds kissed. They kissed long, slow, and passionately. Remus and Sirius, who were on the roof, watching, sighed relieved. Their job was done. Lily and James had set aside their differences and were ready for marriage.
Chapter 8 Days Passed Innocently
Remus and Sirius became better friends, only because they were their only company. They had strict orders to let Lily and James get to know a little bit about each other, and get a piece of what its like to be married. Remus and Sirius were there just to make sure they didn't get too close and not to let them rip each other's heads off.
Lily was usually found on the beach, either swimming or lying on the sand. James was found on the castle roof. With a quill, ink, and parchment paper. He was either watching Lily, or deep in thought of what to write next.
They had only 3 days left until they were sent back to Wales, where they were to get married a week after. James and Lily were to be thinking about their wedding. And where they wanted it to be. Not once, out of a month, did they talk about it. They thought it was depressing. They fought and got along, but they still haven't got their differences behind them. They may like each other, but they have crude way of showing it. They definitely have a love/hate relationship.
Lily walked back to the castle and started up the stairs. James jumped off the roof and on to the balcony. "Jesus James. What are you doing." She asked curiously. "Ah nothing." He replied. "Hey Lily, look. I'm sorry if I scared you a couple days ago. It's just I wanted to let you know how I felt."
"James-" "No, no. It's okay Lily, you don't have to tell me that you don't like me like that. It's fine. I just want you to come in our room tonight at 7. I wanna show you something." He said rather quickly.
"Fine James." Lily sighed and walked out of the room. She walked down to the dining room and sat down. Sirius and Remus were there, laughing. When Lily stared at them for a minute, Remus looked up at her. "Hey Lils." He said.
"Hey." She said gloomily. Sirius was about to ask her what was wrong, when two house elves came in and brought them their supper. There was a large golden turkey, with cranberry slices, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing and sparkling apple cider. There were also green beans, artichokes, asparagus slightly covered in butter, peas, corn and spinach.
Sirius dug in almost immediately. After everyone got their servings, they all started chatting. "Where's James? He never misses out on dinner, that's like his favorite meal time of the day." Sirius asked.
"I don't know, probably upstairs, I bet he's tired." Lily responded automatically. Sirius raised an eyebrow. "Tired you say?" He said suspiciously, sipping on his sparkling apple cider. "What did you guys do to make him so tired?"
"Don't be stupid. Our love is pure and eternally innocent. We would never do anything like that. It's just not right. We don't like each other much." Lily sighed.
She put her elbow on the table and put her chin in her palm. She stirred her mashed potatoes and gravy nonchalantly. Unaware of Remus concerned look. "Lily, sweetheart? What's the matter?" He asked kindly.
"Nothing." She forced out. She yearned to tell Remus her troubles; after all they were best friends. But she stopped herself. Her eyes looked up at him, and she stopped stirring her taters. She glanced at Sirius and giggled. He was sticking asparagus up his nose and green peas in his teeth. He was muttering to himself, "Look at me everyone, I'm a psychotic half- brain dwarf, and my only resource of company is my monstrosity of a friend, Dale." He held up a sock with eyeballs and a thin crayon colored on mouth. "Hello Sirius." He said as the sock. He went back and forth, talking as himself and the sock.
"This guys nutters." Remus pointed to him. Sirius looked up and blushed. He put his sock under the table immediately. Lily giggled, and got up. "Well I'm going to get to bed. Good night and I love you all." She left the table and walked back up to her room.
Lily walked in to her room and straight to the balcony. She made it there just in time for the sunset. It was beautiful. The colors were fascinating. There was gold, pink, orange and light purple.
" My gift is my song, and this one's for you." She heard James sing, but she couldn't see him. "And you can tell everybody, that this is your song." He was down in the sand, he walking towards the stairs. "It may be quite simple, but now that it's done." He walked up the stairs in a slow pattern.
"I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words," He managed to get close to her. He held their hands up to their chests. "How wonderful life is, while your in the world." He sang soothingly.
He let go of their hands and walked around the balcony. " I sat on the roof, and kicked off the moss," He pretended to kick the ground softly. " Well, some of these verses, well, they've got me quite cross." He looked up at her. " But the suns been kind while I wrote this song." He held his up the setting sun. He looked back at her and smiled. "It's for people like you, that keep it turned on."
James danced around, grabbed her hand and they twirled. "So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do," He stopped her, and stared in her eyes. " You see, I've forgotten if they're green or there blue." He sang without a trace of shame. "Anyway the thing is, what I really mean," Lily smiled. "Yours are the sweetest eyes, I've ever seen." James smiled back.
He threw his hands up in the air and sang, "And you can tell everybody that this is your song, It may be quite simple, but now that it's done," He pointed towards her. " I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words," He walked to her and lifted her up, twirling her. Her gown and long curls were swaying with his twirls. "How wonderful life is, while you're in the world!"
He placed her down on her feet, and bent her down. She looked up at him and him down at her. He got close to her face. They were inches apart. " Hope you don't mind, OH hope you don't mind, that I put down in words. How wonderful life is now you're in the world." He sang softly.
There were low breathings from both of them. Lily smiled satisfied with him. " My, my, you are quite the charmer." She whispered to him. " I knew it would get through to you." He whispered back. Their faces were still inches away, inching closer. "Oh not quite James Potter, but I'll let it slip just this once."
James smiled and moved in. And for the first time, the two sixteen year olds kissed. They kissed long, slow, and passionately. Remus and Sirius, who were on the roof, watching, sighed relieved. Their job was done. Lily and James had set aside their differences and were ready for marriage.
