*and I sort of managed to cure my writer's block! ::cheers:: I wrote a short story btw...it's called She Had It Coming...after you review this...hehe go read and review that. I'll love you all forever!*
{Disclaimer} I. Don't. Own. It.
Chapter 12
It's All A Misunderstanding
The sunlight streaming in between the draperies on her bed woke Lily the next morning. She rolled over and tried to cover her face with her pillow so she could sleep a little longer. She had been having the most wonderful dream. She and James were getting married and the priest had just said 'You may kiss the bride.' They were about to kiss when that goddamn sunlight woke her up.
Realizing that it was a lost cause, Lily sat up and climbed out of bed. Turning around to pull up the blankets so it looked like she made the bed, she noticed a slip of paper on her bedside table with her name on it. What the—she wondered, picking it up and opening it.
Lily,
It was fun while it lasted. However, I'm afraid I must tell you that I am no longer interested in you. You see, there is another girl who has caught my eye. She's quite beautiful to tell you the truth. Not that you're ugly or anything, just that, well, she fits my tastes better. And she's hotter. I won't tell you her name, only that she is a seventh year. Now, I don't want you to come crying to me, begging me to take you back because, quite frankly, it won't work. I'm over you.
Goodbye,
JamesLily gasped involuntarily. "No." she whispered. "No, he couldn't've." Scanning the note again, she couldn't find anything suspicious about it. "No." she whispered again. Burying her face in her hands, she sank to the floor and cried.
*
James was climbing a mountain. He was climbing quickly, making great time, when suddenly, a crevice appeared in front of him. He had built up such a momentum that he wasn't able to stop in time. He fell into the crevice, grabbing a branch as he fell. Unfortunately, the branch was scrawny and thin and snapped seconds after he grabbed it. He was falling down, down, down, down, and thud!
James woke up on the floor. He rubbed his elbow, which apparently he had jammed as he fell. "Ouch." he muttered. Standing up and turning around to put his blankets back on his bed (apparently he had grabbed at them as he fell), he noticed a folded piece of paper dangling off his bedside table. He grabbed it before it fell and recognized Lily's handwriting on it, though a little sloppier than usual. Opening it, he read;
James,
Hi. Look, I know we've had some fun recently, but it's time to move on. I've found someone new and it's time you should too. Actually I've been with this guy since the beginning of the year. He doesn't go to Hogwarts of course, otherwise you'd have known. Anyway, no hard feelings? It was fun, but you didn't actually think that I'd spend a whole year with you did you? Don't be silly. Oh, and don't come crawling back to me, I won't take you back.
Bye,
Lily.
James blinked and read it again. "What the bloody hippogriff?!" he muttered to himself. Was it something he said? Or did? Oh man, he thought. It was those stupid menus in the Room Requirement. They scared her away. Shit. He threw himself backwards onto his bed and stared up at the ceiling. Shit.
*
Kiara woke up suddenly. Was someone crying? Why would someone be crying when she was so happy? She sat up groggily and saw Lily collapsed next to her bed, sobbing as if her heart would break. "Lily?" she asked hesitantly, going over to her.
Lily looked up, her face blotchy and red, tears streaming down her cheeks. She thrust a piece of paper in Kiara's general direction. Slightly confused, Kiara took it and read it. "Oh my GOD!!" she exclaimed. "That BASTARD!!! Ohmigod, Lily, we've gotta hurt him. Badly. He-he-how could he?!"
Lily smiled a little at her friend's reaction. "I really don't want to ever see him again." she confessed. "I'm angry, incredibly angry and really sad."
"Okay then, I'll hurt him. You don't have to do anything, I'll just ergh!!" Kiara tugged at a handful of hair.
"Whatever you do to him, I want pictures." said Lily
Jordan groaned and rolled out her bed. One look at Lily told her something was wrong. "Lily! What's wrong?!"
Lily wiped at her face. "God, I feel so stupid. I promised myself I'd never ever cry over a guy and look at me!" She laughed shakily.
"Oh, Lily." Jordan said, coming over and wrapping her arms around her in a hug. "You have every right to cry, be angry, and want to make him sterile. He's a stupid monkey butt and you can do better."
"Stupid monkey butt?" Lily asked, grabbing for a tissue and blowing her nose.
Jordan grinned. "Yeah, I just made it up."
Lily laughed a little, then caught sight of the note on the ground and started crying again.
"Ooh, Lily, there, there. I'll kick his ass from here to Pluto and he'll wish he'd never messed with you." Kiara said, patting her on the back.
*
"Yo, Prongs, what's up?" Sirius asked as he exited the bathroom with a towel around his waist. (a/n: I know you're all getting mental pictures...)
"I thought she was different, Padfoot." James said in a melancholy tone, sitting up.
"What happened?" he asked, coming over to sit on the bed next to James.
"Read this." James thrust the note, crumpled from James' reading and re-reading then scrunching up into a ball, at Sirius.
Sirius opened the note, skimmed it, and emitted a low whistle. "No freaking way. No freaking way."
"Yes freaking way." James said rather wryly.
"No way, Prongs. This isn't Lily. I don't know her that well, but I really don't believe she'd do something like this." Sirius said, somber for once.
James gave a dry laugh. "Yeah, well, guess what. She did."
"I don't know, Prongs. I mean, I know Kiara pretty well and I don't think she'd be friends with someone this heartless."
"People are weird like that." said James, falling backwards onto the bed.
Sirius shook his head. "I don't know." he muttered under his breath.
At that moment, the door flew open to reveal Kiara standing there with an extremely angry look on her face. "YOU!!" she cried, stalking over to James. "What in the bleeding hell did you do that to Lily for?!"
James sat up, completely bewildered. "What are you talking about? Why don't you ask her what she did to me!"
Kiara frowned. "Don't you dare try to pin this on Lily." she growled. "And don't you dare go near her unless it's to grovel on bended knee for the pain you have caused her!!"
James' eyebrows shot up. "The pain I've caused her?? Why don't we talk about the pain she's caused me?!"
Sirius stepped between them. "Kiara, maybe now isn't a good time..."
"Don't you tell me whether or not it's a good time!" exclaimed Kiara. "He hurt one of my best friends and I want to hear some apologies!!"
"Kiara." Sirius put his hands on her shoulders. "Please listen to me. I'm sensing that there's a lot of confusion right now and we'd best handle it later once you've all cooled off."
Kiara crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Fine." Then, peering around Sirius, she said to James, "And don't you think you're getting off so easily."
With those last words, she turned on her heel and stalked out the door. As the door closed, James sank down on the bed and buried his face in his hands. "Padfoot, please tell me what the hell is going on."
"I don't know, Prongs." Sirius said, staring at the door. "But I get the sense it's not what it seems."
Just then, the door once again swung open and Remus entered. "I heard yelling?" he said,
James threw himself backwards again. "Padfoot, you explain."
*c'est fini! Yay! Cliffhangers!
{Will James and Lily break up?}
[Will they manage to reconcile their problems?]
{Will the JPFC get what they deserve?}
and that's all I can think of. Anyway I'm gonna bug you all about a livejournal account again (wow I dunno how you put up with me..) and also if you want to be notified when I update or add something new, leave your email or let me know and I'll add you to my list! Review! Review! Review! Review!!*
