And that was the day that everything changed.

Later on Remus caught up with Lily, who admitted she had heard and that she was alright with everything and from then on she became friends with the boys. She would never join their group, but she wouldn't be so annoyed with their mischief. As long as they weren't endangering anyone.

She even began to be more civil to James.

Neither talked about the time they let their facades slip. James biding a sleeping Lily good night and Lily cheering her rival on.

As time wore on they had to spend more and more time together as the duties of being head students were gaining.

As the months progressed, their conversations went from civil to friendly to the type of conversation you have with your very best friend.

They had become extremely close.

And what Sirius had seen in James, Orion started to see in Lily. She was falling for him.

"Looking back I was young, I was stupid, I was in denial. I didn't know a good thing when it was slapping me in the face. She would later hear herself say.

But one fateful day could've ruined her life.

It was the beginning of March and Lily had gone with James to the head student's lounge to plan the upcoming Hogsmeade weekend.

They were in the middle of the discussion sitting on opposing armchairs, when suddenly a ray of light caught James' eye.

For a second his eyes sparkled and Lily looked into them knowing she needed him.

She lunged forwards, knocking the papers on the coffee table flying. James stood up and caught her in his arms, wondering what she was up to.

She leant up to meet his lips with hers, pulling him into a deep passionate kiss which they had both secretly pinned for.

As they slowly pulled away, horror shot across Lily's face.

"That wasn't supposed to happen." She whispered.

"But it did." He said back showing no emotion.

"I. I can't kiss you." She stated.

"And why not?" James asked calmly.

"Because you're James Potter."

He didn't know how to reply to that. He was heart broken. He had worshipped the ground Lily Evans had walked on for almost 5 years and now just when he possibly thought he had her, she blew him away.

He looked into her eyes silently and left. What had she done?

James suddenly went cold which was very unlike him. Sirius didn't know what had happened.

Which was why he was upset when Orion pulled him over one night and asked him if James was ok.

"James told you what happened?" Sirius asked in disbelief.

"No Lily did." Orion replied.

"Whats Lily got to do with anything?" Sirius asked.

"Ok this is between the 2 of us." Orion started. "The other night Lily kissed James and then she basically said it was a mistake. I know how much James likes Lily, the amount of times he's asked me to put in a good word for him. I'd imagine he's really upset."

"Ow no, he's going to be like this for weeks. Whats Lily have to say about all this?"

"She's pretty confused. I think she really likes him. But she's had a bad experience in the past. She's not going to give in easily."

"What happened?" Sirius asked eagerly.

"I'm sorry I can't tell." And thus ending the conversation.

The next day Orion was late in meeting Lily for breakfast. So she went up to his dorm and knocked on the door.

James answered in nothing but his pyjama bottoms. He stopped the smile he almost gave her and said.

"What do you want?"

"Is Orion there?" She asked coldly. James frowned even more.

"Ow is lover boy late for breakfast?" James mocked. "I should have seen- it was always about him." Lily looked at him not knowing how to reply.

"You obviously need to polish your glasses, cause you've seen it wrong. Now can you get him for me please?"

James grinned came out of his room and shut the door. Lily backed away, a little alarmed.

"Tell me what you meant by that."

"I mean Orion and I have never been, nor ever will be romantically involved." She pushed past him. And entered the room.

"Orion?" She said ignoring the other three boys in there.

She looked around the despicably messy room.

Walking over to Orion, she noticed he was still asleep. A bit annoyed that the others hadn't had the courtesy to wake him, she shook him awake.

He sat up noticing the jealous glare from behind Lily James was giving him.

"Honey you're late for breakfast." She smiled. He jumped up.

"Oh my gosh, give me five minutes." Lily left to wait downstairs, but James followed her (Now clothed).

"You know I got you all wrong from the beginning." He started. "I thought you were a sweet, kind generous girl."

"Yeah all of a sudden everyone thought that in the fifth year. You know you're all the same aren't you. Not one person wanted to be my friend until I became 'pretty'. Then I'm just used and left like yesterdays prophet."

"You would think that wouldn't you." James said truly hurt. He left slamming the portrait hole on the way.

"Touchy." Lily laughed.

"You know what Lily, stop being so selfish. Okay, so you've had something bad happen to you before. You have to get past it. You have to take a risk. James would not use you like that. He would treat you right. He seems a perfect match." Orion entered the common room.

"Yeah and for your information, James has liked you since third year." Sirius added.

Lily looked at them stunned. "Oh god, I've been a complete idiot haven't I?" She asked.

Orion shook his head.

Sirius put his head in his hands.

"Women!" Orion exclaimed.

"You want to know the story James has told us every day since he realised he like you?" Sirius asked. "It started once upon a time way back when we hadn't even done our OWL's. Remus wasn't a prefect and the only broom James ever touched was one to sweep up with. It was our third year and James being James was in detention. I did as well but the teacher had learnt to separate us by then. Anyway, he says "It was a quarter moon and Mcgonagall had set him 50 lines of 'I mustn't use transfiguration to disrupt class.' When suddenly the door opened and a girl came in. at the time all he remembered seeing was her eyes. Apparently they shone and emerald only the most precious stone could produce. Mcgonagall sat her down and said; 'Miss Evans, I would like 50 lines of 'I must not charm people who insult me, however foul their language is.' And she replied 'I can't believe you're punishing me for sticking up for my friend!' And you know what James did? He came back and told me about what an amazing girl he had met. How she had stuck up for her friend, how she didn't need anyone to look after her. How she didn't care what people of teachers thought of her. You know you're not all that different from James. And my guess is you wouldn't react this way if you didn't like him."

Lily was stunned. She didn't even remember that detention. Had James really seen all that in her? She sat down slowly.

"I'm an idiot," She repeated. "I can't believe what a fool I've been." Suddenly she jumped up with a grin. And sped out the room.

The boys followed her; they had a feeling this was something they didn't want to miss.

They followed her into the great hall and all took seats next to James who hadn't noticed and continued to stab moodily at his food.

Lily ran straight down the middle of the hall to the teacher's table. She whispered something to Dumbledore who smiled and nodded.

She got up onto the table in front of him, pointed her wand at her throat and said something.

"Hello." Her magnified voice spoke out. She was grinning like the Cheshire cat.

"I want to talk to everyone. I want to explain the way I am, how being a misfit has made me realise my way.

In first year I so desperately tried to get everyone to like me. But that was never going to happen. I made friends who were all like me. They didn't care about trivial matters and taught me not to care. They helped me become the strong person I am today.

In my fifth year I had a bad dating experience. People had actually started talking to me and liking me. Then not mentioning names, a boy I really liked asked me out. I was over the moon.

But I soon found out he wanted me not for my personality but for other things which I was not comfortable with.

And when I tried to break it up with him, he came onto me strong. I finally retaliated. I kicked him somewhere it would hurt.

From that day Lily Evans wouldn't let any one push her around. I also vowed I would never date again.

Then this year something happened. There were four boys who I accidentally got to know. I had done to them what I had done to everyone- even myself, I stereo typed them. To me they were known as the schools troublemakers.

I never saw how they had always been there for each other. That when ever they had detention- it was always together.

I never saw the serious side to them. One of them being a prefect, another head boy.

They share the same bond I share with my best friend. They are there for each other. They hold a unity that I always longed for, yet never knew I already had.

I was wrong with so many things. I thought the whole world was out to get me. But really it was me out to get me.

The biggest mistake by far was; I denied my feelings.

I couldn't get over my past. What I'm trying to say is;

James I'm sorry."

Lily looked into his eyes. Every pair of eyes was on his as well.

He simply got up and walked out the hall. Lily followed.

"James what do you want from me?" She shouted. "I've admitted I was wrong." She followed him all the way back to Gryffindor tower. Him not turning round what ever she said.

"James I love you!" She screamed. A number of people from the great hall had been following.

But James was still walking.

Lily followed him through into the boy's dormitory and watched him sit on his bed.

"You can at least say something." He smiled twistedly.

"Are you quite done?" He asked. She glared at him. "Lovely speech, I enjoyed the last bit especially." She fidgeted in her posture.

"So."

"So?"

"So aren't you going to say something? Or are you going to just leave me hanging?"

"Well I would kiss you, but."

"But what?"

"You're Lily Evans!" He mocked.

"Yes I am." She said confidently moving towards the smirking boy. "And you're James Potter." She stopped when they were at eye level, noses only a centimetre apart.

"No we have established that there will be no need to pull apart." James laughed.

"We may need Oxygen." Lily smirked.

"You're the only thing I need." Lily wrapped her arms around his neck as he joined his lips to hers connecting them as one.

Lily no longer was confused, she knew from the love he passed from his body into hers that this was the way it was meant to be.

In one kiss, she could feel the lifetime they were destined for ahead and she couldn't wait. As they pulled apart reluctantly, staring into each other's eyes, James said;

"Lily can I be yours forever?"

"You will be mine, and I in turn will be yours forever."

"That was." Sirius started.

"Absolutely sickening." Orion finished.

"But I'm sure we can make good money out of it." Peter laughed. The couple looked round and saw Remus standing with a wizarding video camera. They boys laughed and ran off.

James suddenly turned serious.

"Lily what about Orion?"

"James between us only, Orion is looking for the same sort of person I am, you know more physically then mentally." James looked at her confused for a second then broke out grinning.

"He's gay? I've been worried you were madly in love with each other and all the time he's been gay? Priceless!"

Lily knew Orion wouldn't mind her telling James, he was in fact going to tell the boys himself, but Lily didn't want James to know. She liked his jealousy.

"Um, James." Lily smiled sweetly.

"What darling?" He replied mocking her.

"We do actually have classes today."

"Ow cripes!" And they ran hand in hand to Transfiguration.

When they entered they uttered an apology to Professor Mcgonagall.

"Yes, yes." She grinned knowingly. "I'm sure it was just head boy and girl business." The rest of the class laughed and Lily and James blushed.

Because I let my guard down, I found something I never knew I could have.

Together we had something special.

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