~~~Friday~~~
Lily got out of bed.
'Tonight I'm going out with James, no big deal, but why am I feeling so nervous?'
She got dressed and walked down to the common room. The Marauders were already waiting for her.
"Hey Lils, see if you can get anything out of James about your date, he refuses to tell." Sirius called.
"No good, Padfoot. It had to be a surprise." James said calmly.
'How come he's so calm when I'm so nervous?' Lily thought.
James my have been acting calm, but inside it was like a miniature war. His nerves were eating him and if Sirius hadn't stopped asking, he would have blabbed for sure.
The day went by slowly for both Lily and James, but finally it was eight o'clock.
James had borrowed Harry's Marauders Map and hidden his invisibility cloak under his robes. He met up with Lily in the common room and together they left the tower.
When they turned a corner, James pulled out the map and his cloak.
"What's that for?" Lily asked.
"You'll see." James said as he threw the cloak over them.
He led Lily out of the castle, over the grounds and into the Forbidden Forest.
"James, we're not allowed to come here." Lily hissed.
"When had that ever stopped me?" James asked smirking. "Come on, we're almost there."
After ten minutes more walking they reached a clearing. There was a small lake and a lot of different flowers, which spread a relaxing sweet sent.
"Wow, it's beautiful." Lily exclaimed.
"Not as beautiful as you." James answered and Lily blushed. "All animals in the forest come to drink here."
James pointed to a blanket.
"May I offer you a seat, my lady?"
Lily giggled and let James lead her to it.
They sat there for a while, talking and laughing, having fun or just enjoying each other's presence.
Suddenly the bushes twenty feet from were they were sitting, moved. James and Lily held their breaths. They knew what kind of creature lived here and not all were harmless.
They took a relieved breath when three unicorns emerged, two full grown and a baby. James recognised them, turned into Prongs and greeted them.
The recognised him and greeted him back. Now James turned into James again and motioned Lily to come.
She got up in a daze and walked to them. She stroked the unicorns and turned to James.
"You're animagi." She said.
"Euh, yeah."
"How, why?"
'Oh, shit.' James thought. "Well, euh, promise you won't tell?"
Lily looked surprised, James had always made sure the whole school knew his achievements. "Sure."
James took a deep breath.
"We did it for Remus."
"We, who's we?"
"Peter, Sirius and me."
"Why did you do it?"
"To be with Remus when he needs his friends the most."
"I don't get it."
"Remus is a werewolf, but if the school finds out..."
"He'll have to go. That must be terrible for him."
"Yeah, well the teachers and Snape know."
"Snape knows, how come the school doesn't know yet?"
"Dumbledore made him swear to keep his mouth shut."
Lily gave James a hug.
"What did I do to deserve that?"
"For being such a great friend."
James put his arms around her waist. Lily was shocked how right that felt.
"What about you?"
"What about me?"
"Do you swear to keep it a secret?"
"Of course." Suddenly Lily remembered something. "Is being bitten the reason Remus was practically disowned?"
"Yes and the reason Romulus can't stand him."
"I'm glad I broke up with him. Werewolf or no werewolf, Remus is still Remus."
James hugged Lily tighter.
"Glad you see it our way."
After a few more hours of talking, having fun and animal spotting, the two went back to the castle.
~~~Gryffindor common room~~~
"I had fun tonight, James. I'll never say no to a date with you again." Lily hugged him again.
"I had fun too, Lils." James put his hand under her chin, lowered his head and softly brushed his lips against hers.
The kiss only lasted a second.
"Good night, Flower." And James rushed up to his dorm. 'I shouldn't have done that, now I surely blow it.'
Lily let herself fall into a chair, fingers softly touching her lips.
'He kissed me. HE kissed ME. He KISSED me! If that kiss had lasted longer I would have surely kissed him back, but that doesn't mean I love him right? I feel so confused.'
She sat their for ten minutes, then she jumped up to go to sleep, a sleep that would be filled with dreams of James.
~~~Next morning~~~
"Please?" Sirius begged.
"No." James said sternly.
"Oh, come on."
"No, Padfoot. I won't tell."
"Why not?"
"I don't want to." James answered. 'And I screwed up at the last minute.'
The Marauders were walking down the stairs to the common room. Sirius tried to get James to tell him what had happened on his date, but James refused.
Lily was the only one in the common room. When she saw the four boys come down the stairs she jumped up.
"Hey." She said with a bright smile and gave James a hug.
She had come to the conclusion she liked James and she was willing to give them a shot. Now all she had to do was tell him that a the right moment and that would have to be a moment without his friends.
James looked surprised, but recovered quickly and hugged Lily back.
'Maybe I didn't screw up after all.'
"Hey Flower."
"I'm hungry, you can do this an other time, let's go down for breakfast." Sirius whined.
"Sure." James replied.
The went down, but Lily made sure she and James dropped back further and further.
"Why are we falling behind?" James asked.
"I wanted to talk to you." Lily answered.
James gulped.
'I did screw up.' He thought. "Look, I'm sorry I kissed you last night, I don't know what came over me."
"Don't."
"What?"
"Don't be sorry. I didn't mind."
"Really?"
"Really. It helped me discover something."
"What's that?"
"I like you. I like you more than a friend. I don't know if I love you, but I'm willing to give us a try."
James was shocked. Was she implying what he thought she was implying?
"What are you trying to say?"
"Are you tick, Potter." She said playfully.
"So, basically you're saying that if I'd ask you to be my girlfriend, you would say yes?"
"Yeah, I think so."
"Lily, will you be my girlfriend?"
"Silly."
Their faces moved closer and met in a passionate kiss.
'I could get used to this.' Both of them thought.
"Wow." James said. "It's even better than I imagined."
Lily blushed. He really did love her.
"Yeah, wow. What will your friends say when they find out?"
James got a devilish smirk on his face.
"I don't care. I want to see the look on Romulus face when he finds out."
Lily laughed.
"Let's go, I'm hungry and your wish might come true if we hurry."
A/N: Hope you liked it. Thanks for reviewing. ::hugs everybody who reviewed::
I want to ask you kindly to read the story of my friend, most loyal reviewer and other brain behind my stories; Dutch Lily Flower, it's really good. You can find a link in my favourite story list or my favourite author list.
Please review.
Lily got out of bed.
'Tonight I'm going out with James, no big deal, but why am I feeling so nervous?'
She got dressed and walked down to the common room. The Marauders were already waiting for her.
"Hey Lils, see if you can get anything out of James about your date, he refuses to tell." Sirius called.
"No good, Padfoot. It had to be a surprise." James said calmly.
'How come he's so calm when I'm so nervous?' Lily thought.
James my have been acting calm, but inside it was like a miniature war. His nerves were eating him and if Sirius hadn't stopped asking, he would have blabbed for sure.
The day went by slowly for both Lily and James, but finally it was eight o'clock.
James had borrowed Harry's Marauders Map and hidden his invisibility cloak under his robes. He met up with Lily in the common room and together they left the tower.
When they turned a corner, James pulled out the map and his cloak.
"What's that for?" Lily asked.
"You'll see." James said as he threw the cloak over them.
He led Lily out of the castle, over the grounds and into the Forbidden Forest.
"James, we're not allowed to come here." Lily hissed.
"When had that ever stopped me?" James asked smirking. "Come on, we're almost there."
After ten minutes more walking they reached a clearing. There was a small lake and a lot of different flowers, which spread a relaxing sweet sent.
"Wow, it's beautiful." Lily exclaimed.
"Not as beautiful as you." James answered and Lily blushed. "All animals in the forest come to drink here."
James pointed to a blanket.
"May I offer you a seat, my lady?"
Lily giggled and let James lead her to it.
They sat there for a while, talking and laughing, having fun or just enjoying each other's presence.
Suddenly the bushes twenty feet from were they were sitting, moved. James and Lily held their breaths. They knew what kind of creature lived here and not all were harmless.
They took a relieved breath when three unicorns emerged, two full grown and a baby. James recognised them, turned into Prongs and greeted them.
The recognised him and greeted him back. Now James turned into James again and motioned Lily to come.
She got up in a daze and walked to them. She stroked the unicorns and turned to James.
"You're animagi." She said.
"Euh, yeah."
"How, why?"
'Oh, shit.' James thought. "Well, euh, promise you won't tell?"
Lily looked surprised, James had always made sure the whole school knew his achievements. "Sure."
James took a deep breath.
"We did it for Remus."
"We, who's we?"
"Peter, Sirius and me."
"Why did you do it?"
"To be with Remus when he needs his friends the most."
"I don't get it."
"Remus is a werewolf, but if the school finds out..."
"He'll have to go. That must be terrible for him."
"Yeah, well the teachers and Snape know."
"Snape knows, how come the school doesn't know yet?"
"Dumbledore made him swear to keep his mouth shut."
Lily gave James a hug.
"What did I do to deserve that?"
"For being such a great friend."
James put his arms around her waist. Lily was shocked how right that felt.
"What about you?"
"What about me?"
"Do you swear to keep it a secret?"
"Of course." Suddenly Lily remembered something. "Is being bitten the reason Remus was practically disowned?"
"Yes and the reason Romulus can't stand him."
"I'm glad I broke up with him. Werewolf or no werewolf, Remus is still Remus."
James hugged Lily tighter.
"Glad you see it our way."
After a few more hours of talking, having fun and animal spotting, the two went back to the castle.
~~~Gryffindor common room~~~
"I had fun tonight, James. I'll never say no to a date with you again." Lily hugged him again.
"I had fun too, Lils." James put his hand under her chin, lowered his head and softly brushed his lips against hers.
The kiss only lasted a second.
"Good night, Flower." And James rushed up to his dorm. 'I shouldn't have done that, now I surely blow it.'
Lily let herself fall into a chair, fingers softly touching her lips.
'He kissed me. HE kissed ME. He KISSED me! If that kiss had lasted longer I would have surely kissed him back, but that doesn't mean I love him right? I feel so confused.'
She sat their for ten minutes, then she jumped up to go to sleep, a sleep that would be filled with dreams of James.
~~~Next morning~~~
"Please?" Sirius begged.
"No." James said sternly.
"Oh, come on."
"No, Padfoot. I won't tell."
"Why not?"
"I don't want to." James answered. 'And I screwed up at the last minute.'
The Marauders were walking down the stairs to the common room. Sirius tried to get James to tell him what had happened on his date, but James refused.
Lily was the only one in the common room. When she saw the four boys come down the stairs she jumped up.
"Hey." She said with a bright smile and gave James a hug.
She had come to the conclusion she liked James and she was willing to give them a shot. Now all she had to do was tell him that a the right moment and that would have to be a moment without his friends.
James looked surprised, but recovered quickly and hugged Lily back.
'Maybe I didn't screw up after all.'
"Hey Flower."
"I'm hungry, you can do this an other time, let's go down for breakfast." Sirius whined.
"Sure." James replied.
The went down, but Lily made sure she and James dropped back further and further.
"Why are we falling behind?" James asked.
"I wanted to talk to you." Lily answered.
James gulped.
'I did screw up.' He thought. "Look, I'm sorry I kissed you last night, I don't know what came over me."
"Don't."
"What?"
"Don't be sorry. I didn't mind."
"Really?"
"Really. It helped me discover something."
"What's that?"
"I like you. I like you more than a friend. I don't know if I love you, but I'm willing to give us a try."
James was shocked. Was she implying what he thought she was implying?
"What are you trying to say?"
"Are you tick, Potter." She said playfully.
"So, basically you're saying that if I'd ask you to be my girlfriend, you would say yes?"
"Yeah, I think so."
"Lily, will you be my girlfriend?"
"Silly."
Their faces moved closer and met in a passionate kiss.
'I could get used to this.' Both of them thought.
"Wow." James said. "It's even better than I imagined."
Lily blushed. He really did love her.
"Yeah, wow. What will your friends say when they find out?"
James got a devilish smirk on his face.
"I don't care. I want to see the look on Romulus face when he finds out."
Lily laughed.
"Let's go, I'm hungry and your wish might come true if we hurry."
A/N: Hope you liked it. Thanks for reviewing. ::hugs everybody who reviewed::
I want to ask you kindly to read the story of my friend, most loyal reviewer and other brain behind my stories; Dutch Lily Flower, it's really good. You can find a link in my favourite story list or my favourite author list.
Please review.