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Authors Note: One review! Woohoo! Thank you, Tiger12/Jess! Not much to say. I go to school tomorrow.dun dun dunnnn.so don't forget to tell me what you prefer..
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Chapter 1: Hormones Kickin' In?
"Lily! Get out of the damn shower already! 2 more girls need to use it!" Mel shouted, banging on the door. Lily had been in the shower for a hour and the other girls were growing impatient.
"Um excuse me but I need to use it too." Came a voice. Of course, it was Teresa Dawn, Miss Pretty-And-Popular. Lily was on bad terms with her which was always ended up being unlucky. Teresa was extremely pretty and very popular with all the right connections and authority. Her sidekick, Brittany Merick was just as bad but a lot quieter.
"Shut up Dawn. Some of us are still sleeping." Came a groggily voice from Anna's bed. Mel pulled the curtains back and pulled Anna's sheets back.
"RISE AND SHINE!" she exclaimed. At that moment, Lily finally came out, dressed and ready for the day, her make-up applied and shoes on.
"Took you long enough." Said Teresa. Lily rolled her eyes.
"Ya' know what Dawn? Bite me." Lily said lazily, collapsing on her bed.
Teresa was quiet and leaned against the door, listening to Mel crank up the shower. Lily stared up at the ceiling, beginning to zone out.
"So where were you last night and this morning?" asked Anna, sitting down on Lily's bed.
"In the common room." Said Lily.
"Well, how come when I went down to see where you were about 3 hours ago, you weren't there?" asked Anna. Teresa and Brittany were listening to their conversation now.
"James and I went outside. It was snowing earlier. Open the curtains and we can see if it still is." Lily said. Nobody moved towards the window. Lily sighed and got up, only to be pulled back down. She glared at Anna but Anna was glaring at Teresa. It turns out she had a firm grip on Lily's wrist.
"Like we are going to believe that a pureblood like James was hanging out with a mudblood like you?" Teresa laughed. Lily rolled her eyes.
"I'm sure I would find that offensive if you didn't call me that every time we get into a fight." Said Lily. Anna was biting her lip, sensing a fight.
"Would you prefer I called you a slut? Like you are. Trying to steal my boyfriend. Like he would pick you over me." Said Teresa. Lily laughed.
"First of all, don't flatter yourself. I could steal any guy away from you." Said Lily. Teresa looked and Brittany and they both raised their eyebrows. Lily didn't know what she was getting herself in to. "Second of all, I'm not a slut. If anyone in this room is a slut, it's you. You are the one who has been with every guy in this school. You are a 15 year old girl who has already lost her virginity. Do you know how sad that is?"
"Are you making a bet, Evans?" asked Teresa. Nobody noticed Mel coming out of the bathroom.
"What do you mean?" Lily asked. Teresa sat down so she was eye level with Lily.
"You think you could steal James away from me?" she asked. Lily smiled.
"Yeah, I do."
"Well then. Give me two weeks to get him eating out of the palm of my hand, and then he's yours to try and steal." Said Teresa. Lily stuck out her hand and Teresa shook it.
"Lily, you are not serious." Said Mel. Lily smiled, not breaking eye contact with Teresa.
"As serious as it gets." She said simply.
***
It turns out it was still snowing lightly so the girls decided to spend the day in the common room by the fire. They drank Butterbeer (happily provided by the Marauders) and simply talked. Mel was glaring at Lily, disapprovingly. Lily at first tried to ignore it.
"So what were you doing out here last night anyway?" asked Anna. Lily sighed.
"Studying."
"Christ Lily, don't wear yourself out too soon." Said Anna. Lily shook her head.
"If I study like this every Friday, I'm set." Said Lily. Anna just sipped at her Butterbeer. Mel was finally getting to annoy Lily.
"What's up with you Mel?" asked Lily.
"You." Mel said simply. Lily looked at her, raising her eyebrows.
"What do you mean?"
"Lily, please don't go through with this. You know Teresa doesn't play fair and if you do this she will make sure you never forget it. She couldn't ruin your reputation." Said Mel, looking more concerned than angry now.
"It's just a game. Besides, maybe it will give me a taste of what having a boyfriend might be like." Said Lily with a shrug, finishing her Butterbeer and starting a new one.
"She'll spread rumors, make fun of you, COMPLETELY SHATTER YOUR REPUTATION!"
"I don't care about my reputation. Let people think what they want." Said Lily. Mel was at her feet now, glaring at Lily.
"Would you listen to yourself. People respect you, look up to you. You're a smart and pretty girl and you are one of the few girls in this school that don't use sex and boys to get popular. She will ruin all that Lily. ALL OF IT!" Mel shouted. Anyone who was in the common room were staring at the two girls.
"Mel, get off my back. It's a simple bet. Just a game." Lily said calmly.
"Fine Lily. But when people are spreading rumors about you sleeping with James, don't you dare come crying to me!" Mel shouted and stormed out of the room. The students gasped and looked at Lily. One 7th year looked triumphantly at Lily.
"You slept with James?!" she exclaimed. Lily rolled her eyes and ran out after Mel. She saw her walking down towards the Great. Lily shouted down to her.
"Thanks to you, the rumors are going to start now!" Lily shouted. Mel turned around and frowned.
"You said you didn't care."
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Lily paced in the empty common room. It had only been 2 hours since her fight with Melissa and people were already beginning to say things. They looked at her differently, whispered as she walked.
I have to stop this, Lily said, it's going to totally destroy everything I worked for. Dammit, Mel was right. I'm so screwed. What if James hears? He's going to think I started them! I'm sure Teresa is getting a kick out of this. That little bitch.
"Lily?" somebody's voice interrupted her thoughts. She looked over to the common room entrance and saw James. Lily sighed and sat down, placing her head in her hands.
"What's wrong?" James asked. Lily glared at the ground.
"Your girlfriend's a bitch. You know that right?"
"Who doesn't." James laughed. "What did she do?"
"Okay well I was getting ready and Teresa and I never got along to begin with but I was telling Anna where I had been all night and morning and Teresa thought that when I said we were hanging out that I liked you or something and she got all mad and started saying stupid things. I mean I got like 4 hours of sleep so it's not my fault I'm not alert." Lily had said this all in one breath and continued.
"So she got the idea that I thought that I could steal you away from her with no problems and we kind of made a bet and Mel got mad at me and shouted some things in the common room and now everybody is saying that I slept with you and some other ironic sort of things." Said Lily. Her face was flushed and she took a deep breath.
"Lils, calm down. Teresa is a bitch. Anyone who believes those rumors are thick." Said James. Lily looked at him.
"Are you saying that you're better than me?"
"No, not at all." James laughed. Lily continued to stare at him. She smiled slightly.
"What's so funny then?" asked Lily.
"Well, don't take this the wrong way but it's damn near impossible to seduce you." James laughed. Lily began to laugh too. "Not that I don't dream about it Evans."
"Pervert." Lily said, rolling her eyes. James laughed.
"So if Teresa is so evil, why do you date her?" asked Lily. James became unusually stiff and tense.
"I just like hanging out with her, okay? I don't need the 3rd degree, Lily!" James shouted and stood up. Lily was definitely shocked by his reply.
"Calm down. You're scary when you're mad." Said Lily. James sat back down.
"Sorry. It's just really complicated." He said. Lily's eyebrow furrowed.
"How is it confusing?" she asked. James sighed.
"I can't say." He said. Lily nodded.
"Okay. But if you need to talk, I'm here." Said Lily.
"Thanks." Said James. "I have to go though. Sirius and I are planning on playing a prank on our dear friend, Malfoy. He got away for tricking Sirius to mixing up his potion last week but he needs to pay for that." James leaned over and kissed Lily on the cheek before leaving the common room.
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Okay, what just happened? I mean, one minute we were talking, and the next he kissed me. Okay, so it was just on the cheek but why would he do that? That certainly wouldn't help the rumors. What if some one was spying on us? Oh no, I'm doomed.
Lily was pacing yet again, her thoughts screaming in her mind, her hormones kicking in for once.
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Okay, so there is a TINY bit of L/J action but don't expect boyfriend/girlfriend thoughts yet. Okay, so you've read.now review. Hurry! I'm not a patient woman.
*Aphrodite*Venus*
Authors Note: One review! Woohoo! Thank you, Tiger12/Jess! Not much to say. I go to school tomorrow.dun dun dunnnn.so don't forget to tell me what you prefer..
Longer chapters-less frequently
Shorter chapters-more often
You decide!
*Aphrodite*Venus*
***
Chapter 1: Hormones Kickin' In?
"Lily! Get out of the damn shower already! 2 more girls need to use it!" Mel shouted, banging on the door. Lily had been in the shower for a hour and the other girls were growing impatient.
"Um excuse me but I need to use it too." Came a voice. Of course, it was Teresa Dawn, Miss Pretty-And-Popular. Lily was on bad terms with her which was always ended up being unlucky. Teresa was extremely pretty and very popular with all the right connections and authority. Her sidekick, Brittany Merick was just as bad but a lot quieter.
"Shut up Dawn. Some of us are still sleeping." Came a groggily voice from Anna's bed. Mel pulled the curtains back and pulled Anna's sheets back.
"RISE AND SHINE!" she exclaimed. At that moment, Lily finally came out, dressed and ready for the day, her make-up applied and shoes on.
"Took you long enough." Said Teresa. Lily rolled her eyes.
"Ya' know what Dawn? Bite me." Lily said lazily, collapsing on her bed.
Teresa was quiet and leaned against the door, listening to Mel crank up the shower. Lily stared up at the ceiling, beginning to zone out.
"So where were you last night and this morning?" asked Anna, sitting down on Lily's bed.
"In the common room." Said Lily.
"Well, how come when I went down to see where you were about 3 hours ago, you weren't there?" asked Anna. Teresa and Brittany were listening to their conversation now.
"James and I went outside. It was snowing earlier. Open the curtains and we can see if it still is." Lily said. Nobody moved towards the window. Lily sighed and got up, only to be pulled back down. She glared at Anna but Anna was glaring at Teresa. It turns out she had a firm grip on Lily's wrist.
"Like we are going to believe that a pureblood like James was hanging out with a mudblood like you?" Teresa laughed. Lily rolled her eyes.
"I'm sure I would find that offensive if you didn't call me that every time we get into a fight." Said Lily. Anna was biting her lip, sensing a fight.
"Would you prefer I called you a slut? Like you are. Trying to steal my boyfriend. Like he would pick you over me." Said Teresa. Lily laughed.
"First of all, don't flatter yourself. I could steal any guy away from you." Said Lily. Teresa looked and Brittany and they both raised their eyebrows. Lily didn't know what she was getting herself in to. "Second of all, I'm not a slut. If anyone in this room is a slut, it's you. You are the one who has been with every guy in this school. You are a 15 year old girl who has already lost her virginity. Do you know how sad that is?"
"Are you making a bet, Evans?" asked Teresa. Nobody noticed Mel coming out of the bathroom.
"What do you mean?" Lily asked. Teresa sat down so she was eye level with Lily.
"You think you could steal James away from me?" she asked. Lily smiled.
"Yeah, I do."
"Well then. Give me two weeks to get him eating out of the palm of my hand, and then he's yours to try and steal." Said Teresa. Lily stuck out her hand and Teresa shook it.
"Lily, you are not serious." Said Mel. Lily smiled, not breaking eye contact with Teresa.
"As serious as it gets." She said simply.
***
It turns out it was still snowing lightly so the girls decided to spend the day in the common room by the fire. They drank Butterbeer (happily provided by the Marauders) and simply talked. Mel was glaring at Lily, disapprovingly. Lily at first tried to ignore it.
"So what were you doing out here last night anyway?" asked Anna. Lily sighed.
"Studying."
"Christ Lily, don't wear yourself out too soon." Said Anna. Lily shook her head.
"If I study like this every Friday, I'm set." Said Lily. Anna just sipped at her Butterbeer. Mel was finally getting to annoy Lily.
"What's up with you Mel?" asked Lily.
"You." Mel said simply. Lily looked at her, raising her eyebrows.
"What do you mean?"
"Lily, please don't go through with this. You know Teresa doesn't play fair and if you do this she will make sure you never forget it. She couldn't ruin your reputation." Said Mel, looking more concerned than angry now.
"It's just a game. Besides, maybe it will give me a taste of what having a boyfriend might be like." Said Lily with a shrug, finishing her Butterbeer and starting a new one.
"She'll spread rumors, make fun of you, COMPLETELY SHATTER YOUR REPUTATION!"
"I don't care about my reputation. Let people think what they want." Said Lily. Mel was at her feet now, glaring at Lily.
"Would you listen to yourself. People respect you, look up to you. You're a smart and pretty girl and you are one of the few girls in this school that don't use sex and boys to get popular. She will ruin all that Lily. ALL OF IT!" Mel shouted. Anyone who was in the common room were staring at the two girls.
"Mel, get off my back. It's a simple bet. Just a game." Lily said calmly.
"Fine Lily. But when people are spreading rumors about you sleeping with James, don't you dare come crying to me!" Mel shouted and stormed out of the room. The students gasped and looked at Lily. One 7th year looked triumphantly at Lily.
"You slept with James?!" she exclaimed. Lily rolled her eyes and ran out after Mel. She saw her walking down towards the Great. Lily shouted down to her.
"Thanks to you, the rumors are going to start now!" Lily shouted. Mel turned around and frowned.
"You said you didn't care."
***
Lily paced in the empty common room. It had only been 2 hours since her fight with Melissa and people were already beginning to say things. They looked at her differently, whispered as she walked.
I have to stop this, Lily said, it's going to totally destroy everything I worked for. Dammit, Mel was right. I'm so screwed. What if James hears? He's going to think I started them! I'm sure Teresa is getting a kick out of this. That little bitch.
"Lily?" somebody's voice interrupted her thoughts. She looked over to the common room entrance and saw James. Lily sighed and sat down, placing her head in her hands.
"What's wrong?" James asked. Lily glared at the ground.
"Your girlfriend's a bitch. You know that right?"
"Who doesn't." James laughed. "What did she do?"
"Okay well I was getting ready and Teresa and I never got along to begin with but I was telling Anna where I had been all night and morning and Teresa thought that when I said we were hanging out that I liked you or something and she got all mad and started saying stupid things. I mean I got like 4 hours of sleep so it's not my fault I'm not alert." Lily had said this all in one breath and continued.
"So she got the idea that I thought that I could steal you away from her with no problems and we kind of made a bet and Mel got mad at me and shouted some things in the common room and now everybody is saying that I slept with you and some other ironic sort of things." Said Lily. Her face was flushed and she took a deep breath.
"Lils, calm down. Teresa is a bitch. Anyone who believes those rumors are thick." Said James. Lily looked at him.
"Are you saying that you're better than me?"
"No, not at all." James laughed. Lily continued to stare at him. She smiled slightly.
"What's so funny then?" asked Lily.
"Well, don't take this the wrong way but it's damn near impossible to seduce you." James laughed. Lily began to laugh too. "Not that I don't dream about it Evans."
"Pervert." Lily said, rolling her eyes. James laughed.
"So if Teresa is so evil, why do you date her?" asked Lily. James became unusually stiff and tense.
"I just like hanging out with her, okay? I don't need the 3rd degree, Lily!" James shouted and stood up. Lily was definitely shocked by his reply.
"Calm down. You're scary when you're mad." Said Lily. James sat back down.
"Sorry. It's just really complicated." He said. Lily's eyebrow furrowed.
"How is it confusing?" she asked. James sighed.
"I can't say." He said. Lily nodded.
"Okay. But if you need to talk, I'm here." Said Lily.
"Thanks." Said James. "I have to go though. Sirius and I are planning on playing a prank on our dear friend, Malfoy. He got away for tricking Sirius to mixing up his potion last week but he needs to pay for that." James leaned over and kissed Lily on the cheek before leaving the common room.
***
Okay, what just happened? I mean, one minute we were talking, and the next he kissed me. Okay, so it was just on the cheek but why would he do that? That certainly wouldn't help the rumors. What if some one was spying on us? Oh no, I'm doomed.
Lily was pacing yet again, her thoughts screaming in her mind, her hormones kicking in for once.
***
Okay, so there is a TINY bit of L/J action but don't expect boyfriend/girlfriend thoughts yet. Okay, so you've read.now review. Hurry! I'm not a patient woman.
*Aphrodite*Venus*