Chapter 20
Changing
A week later, Lily was out of the hospital. James apperated her back to their house in the woods where everything seemed different. This was the house meant for their child. That was the only reason they had been staying in it. What was going to happen now? Would they sell it? Would she or James keep it?
Lily worried about that for another three days before she finally decided to ask him. She nervously walked into the living room where James was watching T.V. and sat down. "So," she started, gaining his attention, "do you want me to move out so you and Sirius can share the house or whatever?"
"Whoa," he took a sip of his water, "that was a completely random question." Lily gave him an appraising look. "Do you have another place to stay? You don't have to go anywhere if you don't want to."
"Well, not really, but if you wanted Sirius to move in, I could talk to Lizzie or Alisa about being roommates."
James shrugged his shoulders. "Like I said, you don't have to go anywhere. You're just as welcome to stay here."
Lily grinned, "I think I will for a while. Thank you so much, James." She threw her arms around him with a hug, feeling a strange thrill run along her spine. Slowly, she pulled back, leaving her arms around his neck. "Thank you."
James carefully studied her eyes. The color was much darker than he'd ever seen it and they were sparkling, something he hadn't witnessed in a while. Between her eyebrows, he could see the faint trace of worry lines. To him, her eyes were exquisite. "Lily?" He asked quietly.
"Yes?" She murmured, blinking slowly.
"I'm going to kiss you now, okay?"
Her eyes widened just a bit, giving away her surprise, but she nodded all the same.
James placed his fingers beneath Lily's chin and lifted her head slightly before placing a chaste kiss on her lips. Lily's mouth was so soft and it felt so right to kiss her. He pulled back unhurriedly, keeping his eyes shut.
Lily watched as James sat back once again. The kiss had sent a multitude of shivers through her body. She knew that James was trying to respect her by keeping things from being passionate. That wasn't like him, and right then, that's not how she wanted him to be. With her hands still behind his neck, Lily pulled him to her and kissed him deeply. Her tongue begged for permission to enter, which he quickly gave.
The magnitudes of their attraction threw James in oblivion. The feeling was incredible. He slowly let his hand creep under her shirt, making its way to her breasts. Before he made it pass her stomach though, Lily pulled back forcefully, grabbing his hand.
"James, I..." She began, closing her eyes.
"No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have tried to do that. You're not ready."
Lily cocked her head. He was so different from the James she had known at school. This one was kind, considerate, and respectful. "Some other time, ok? It's just...it's only been a week." She gave him a small kiss on the cheek before going back up the stairs.
James took a sip of his water, his eyes returning to the television. He could still feel her eyelashes on his cheek.
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Lizzie was waiting anxiously at the Leaky Cauldron for Remus. They were supposed to meet there for dinner...an hour ago. She re-crossed her legs and looked once again at her watch. The more she looked at it, the slower the hands seemed to move. "Where the hell is he?" She growled under her breath.
As Lizzie muttered this, one of the bartenders approached her. "Eh, are you 'Lizzie'?" He asked. She nodded, frowning. A small, throbbing headache was beginning behind her eyes. "'Ere's a message for you." The young man threw a scroll at her before stalking towards another customer.
She unraveled the parchment, read it and groaned.
Lizzie-
I'm sorry, but I wasn't able to meet you for dinner tonight. You know how it is...I'm feeling quite sick. Anyway, let's do it another time, ok? See you soon!
Love- Remus.
She crumpled the letter into a ball and stuffed it into her purse. It was the third date in a row that he had missed and she was getting tired of it. As long as they had been seeing each other, Lizzie had been as accommodating as she could be. But...she just hated when people stood her up.
Signaling someone behind the counter, she slammed a couple sickles on the bar and stomped towards the door. She threw it open a walked into Diagon Alley. The wind whipped through her hair and she pulled her jacket more tightly around her body.
Lizzie glared at the sidewalk. *The nerve of him, I can't stand the way he always does this.* She thought bitterly. *It's times like these I just want to leave...* Lizzie stopped dead in her tracks. She didn't really want to leave him...she loved him. Didn't she?
She thought about when they had first started going out, the excited, trembling feeling she always got when she saw Remus. His kisses were so sweet and when she looked into his eyes....everything around just disappeared.
Things were different now. That Lizzie felt so young and naïve, now...the world was changing, she was changing. When she looked at Remus these days, she felt nothing but expectant for the things that used to make the relationship so exciting.
She shook her long blonde hair out of her face and continued walking out of the wizarding area. Lizzie boarded the passenger train that would take her to her flat in London and sat down wearily. A cute young man sitting across the aisle smiled and she turned away in habit.
If I wasn't with Remus...
She gazed out the window at the passing country side, thinking hard about the situation. As they were pulling into her stop, she grabbed a pen and tore off a piece of parchment from Remus's note. Lizzie scribbled something quickly and handed it to the guy who had smiled before hurrying off into the cold wind.
Lizzie
83710495646
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Wow, I haven't written in a long time! But here it is: a nice, short chapter with plenty of J/L fluff! And what's going on with Lizzie and Remus? I really don't know, because I'm just making it up as I go along! Woop woop. ??? (Oh, by the by, I don't know how to do a British phone number, so there you go. That's what "83710495646" is...)
So, once again, I'm asking you all for your wonderful ideas as to how this story should precede...Anything at all, folks! I had a plan when I started this all, but I forgot what it was. Damn short, er, long term memory.
And I think we should celebrate because this is the 20th chapter, so...here is a riddle. If a whole bunch of people get it, well, you'll get something, I don't know what, probably the chapter dedicated to all y'all...and if only one person gets it, you can be a one shot character, I suppose.
The Riddle:
What sits in a corner, stays in a corner and yet travels all over the world?
Ok! Bye, bye everyone.
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PLeeeeeeeeEEEEase review.
