Disclaimer: Tolkien owns the idea of the Warg (brilliant man!) Rowlings owns everyone else.

Chapter Nine: A Night with the Wargs.

'What's that?' Lily asked as howls came from all sides.

'Wargs.' James said as he looked for a place to run to. They were in the middle of a clearing and the nearest tree was about half a mile away.

'Great. Lets make for those trees.' Lily said as she pointed towards a group of trees closest to them.

'They are to close they would get us before they get to the trees.' James said as he stood up and drew out his wand.

'They are going to get us here too.' Lily said as she threw the blanket aside as she pulled out her wand from her back pocket.

'Okay this is what we'll do,' James said as Wargs came out of the forest and started to close them in. 'We'll set a pathway of fire just large enough for us to use.' James started to do this as he said it.

'Go Lily, climb as high as you can.' James said as he set the nearest Warg on fire.

Lily was running toward the trees when a Warg jumped over the path of fire and almost knocked Lily into the fire. James had to do some quick magic to send the Warg just a bit higher.

Lily was almost to the tree a Warg jumped into her path. When James saw this he quickly stunned the Warg. Lily kicked the stunned Warg as she went around it. Soon Lily was safely into the trees but the Wargs were getting braver. They kept on trying to jump into the fire path.

'Come on James!' Lily yelled from the trees.

James began to run for the trees when a huge Warg jumped into the path. James could hear it's evil language as it cursed him.

James leapt aside as the Warg charged him. He started to run for the tree when he felt the Warg's sharp teeth sink into his left leg. Cursing he turned around.

As he turned the Warg's tail caught fire. It howled with fury and began twirling about in an attempt to get at his burning tail.

James ran for the tree and had his hand on the lowest branch when he felt sharp teeth bit into his skin a second time this time on his side. He cried out with pain and his hand dropped from the branch. He tried to get at his wand but couldn't.

James fist hit the Warg on the side of the head. The Warg fell to the ground and James tried again to get up into the tree. Again he wasn't fast enough the Warg grabbed onto his pants narrowly missing his leg inside it.

Lily yelled out and drew her wand. In a flash she froze the Warg. Lily scrambled down to the lowest branch and leant a hand to James. James winched in pain but he finally got up into the middle of the tree.

Lily sat on a big branch just a bit above James.

'Are you all right?' Lily asked as she looked at the beads of sweat above James' mouth. His face looked slightly pale.

'Actually I feel pretty bad.' James admitted as he looked up at Lily.

'Okay now I'm not Madame Pomfrey but I think I can patch you up.' Lily said as she slipped down to James branch.

James just looked at her and nodded.

'Okay remove your cloak and shirt. Just bare with the cold.' Lily said which was interesting that she said that, since she, was the one with spaghetti strapped pajamas on.

'I don't mind the cold.' James said as he took off his shirt to show the gruesome wounds.

'Well that's beautiful.' Lily commented as she got to work. She conjured up a wet cloth to clean the wounds. She then transformed two leaves into needles and thread.

'This is going to hurt.' Lily said as she started sewing the wounds up.

James bit his tongue but didn't say anything about the pain. Soon it was over and James but his shirt and cloak back on.

'So do you feel any better?' Lily asked as she sat back against the tree trunk.

'I guess, it still hurts though.' James commented

'When we get back to the castle we can have Madame Pomfrey fix it up magically. This muggle way of doing it hurts more.' Lily said.

'That's okay we'll get back to the castle tomorrow.' James said as he leaned forward to look at Lily.

Lily watched as James winched in pain from the movement. 'Thank you for saving me back there, James.' She said shyly.

'No problem Lily,' James said. Below him the Wargs were still sitting under the tree. Yet all that James could see was Lily as she sat on the tree branch. Suddenly James realized that she was shivering. Now wonder, James thought as he looked at Lily's spaghetti strapped pajamas.

'Are you cold, Lily?' James asked even though he knew the answer.

'Yeah, how about you?' Lily asked.

'Oh I'm fine. Here you come sit just a bit closer to me, don't look at me like that Lily Evans I'm not going to bit you.' James said as a cautious Lily moved closer to James. 'Good now just pick up the edge of my cloak and but over you too. There's enough room, my mom makes me get my robes large so I'll grow into them.' James said as he grimaced at the thought of going shopping with his mother.

Lily sat very stiffly next to James. Not wanting to get too close.

'Why don't you like me Lily?' James asked after they had been sitting in silence for while.

'You know what? I don't know? Right now I don't know anything.' Lily said as she scooted away from James to look into his face.

'Do you have to think so much?' James asked.

'What is that supposed to mean?' Lily asked as she scooted even farther away from James.

'You think too much Lily Evans. Just do what feels right.' James said as he watched her.

'Your crazy James Potter.' Lily said as she moved again.

'If I'm crazy why are you the one moving into the cold?' James asked as he moved closer to Lily.

'I'm not cold out here.' Lily said as she moved again. James moved closer to her again.

'What ever you say Lily.' James said as he moved closer again. If Lily moved anymore she would be flat against the tree trunk.

'Are you saying I don't know my own body?' Lily asked just a little breathless as she moved back against the trunk.

Lily was very confused at the moment; one part of her didn't want James to come any closer, but the other part of her wanted him to chase her. The second part was slowly taking over.

'Oh I don't know Miss Evans, maybe you don't know everything, especially about your body or heart.' James said as he scooted just a closer.

'Really, and I suppose you do know.' Lily asked as she raised her eyebrows.

'Well I know this; your freezing you have goose pimples all over your arms, as to your heart. Well I don't know exactly what your feeling, but if it's anything close to what mine is doing your excited and scared right now.' James said.

'Why should I be excited or scared?' Lily asked

'Well for one thing we have a pack of Wargs ten feet below us.' James said as he through a stick down and hit one of the Wargs on the head. 'Then there also is the fact that here you are in the middle of no-where, with me.' James said with a smile.

'That's not very exciting.' Lily said with an infectious grin.

'Lily your going to be the death of me. Now join me in the wonderful game of throwing things at the Wargs.' James said as he threw a pinecone at a Warg.

'Your very immature. You know that, right?' Lily said as she picked a pinecone and threw it at a Warg. 'Still this is somewhat therapeutic. Oh got another one.'

'You're addicted miss Evans.' James commented as he watched Lily hit the fifth Warg on the head.

'Why thank you James I think I might just like being bad.' Lily said as she hit yet another Warg on the head.

'I had hoped you would.' James said as he leaned in closer.

'James,' Lily whispered a second before his lips touched her's.

'What?' James asked somewhat frustrated.

'Well if you kissed me would that mean I would have to go out with you. If I were to go out with you would that mean I couldn't go to Hogsmeade with just my friends? Would I always,' Lily never finished because at that second James got fed up with waiting.

James leaned in and kissed Lily right on the lips. At first Lily was in shock but she gradually got used to the feel of James' lips on her own. Slowly Lily relaxed and started to kiss James back.

When they finally came up for air all Lily could do was lean against James. 'Whoa,' James muttered as he wrapped his cloak around Lily.

For the rest of the night Lily and James sat in their tree threw pinecones at Wargs, kissed, and snuggled.

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A/N: Okay so there it is, James finially gets his girl. I must say I'm feeling my story come to a close. Next chapter is the end!!!!! Please tell me what you think about the romance, when I write my next story I want to know how to make the romance better.

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