*Chapter 5*
Warm hands blocked her view of her transfiguration essay. She smiled recognizing the touch. "Hey Jay."
"Need help?" he asked removing his hands and sitting down next to her.
"I'm good, only another inch to go, and then I'm done." She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, giving him a half smile, scribbled down a couple more sentences, before rolling up her essay, closing the book, and putting both in her bag. "Done."
He grinned, stood up and offered her his arm. "Come on"
She smiled and looped her arm through his, and walked with him out of the library.
"What are you doing for break?" He asked turning a corner.
"I'm going to May's, you?"
"Home" he grinned "That means I can visit you."
Lily smiled up at him.
"Know what I've wanted to do all day?" He asked.
"Hmm... I wouldn't have a clue, why don't you tell me?" she teased.
"Because it's easier to show you." He replied, tapping a portrait with his wand, and pulling her into the room behind it, and kissing her. They moved slowly backwards, until the back of Lily's knees were on the arm of a couch, which when James leaned forward, making her lean backward, they fell onto.
"Well, if you wanted to snog me senseless, you succeeded." Lily said breathlessly, quite awhile later, as they maneuvered from their position of James on top of her, to her on top of James.
He grinned at her as her ran a hand up and down over the bare skin of her back, under her shirt. "Tell me something you haven't told me before."
"I have a belly button ring." She lifted her head from his shoulder and grinned at the look on his face, somewhere between surprise, awe, and desire. Sitting up, she pulled up the bottom of her shirt to reveal her stomach.
"I wonder how I never noticed that before." He commented, drawing a circle around her belly button with his finger.
"Your turn" she said lying back down on his chest.
"I used to sleep with a bear named Mr. Snuggles." He said tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Really?"
"Mmhhmm , Kay has him now."
"Awww, that's cute."
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"See you after break" Lily said as he hugged Alice goodbye, Alice was staying at school for the holidays. Giving Dawn a quick hug too, she and Delia boarded the Hogwarts express to head home for the holidays. Taking out her magical CD player, and a sketchpad, Lily sat across the apartment from Delia who was reading the Daily Prophet. When she saw Delia's hand move to her mouth and her face pale, Lily look off her headphones and stopped drawing.
"What happened?"
"You've heard about the new dark wizard that's rising right? Lord Voldermort. His followers attacked three muggle born witches and wizards. Remember Michaela Detpu, who was head girl when we we're in fourth year? She's dead."
Lily gasped. "Oh god. May wasn't attacked Right? Please tell me she wasn't attacked."
"No, the other two were a married couple, both muggleborns, the woman was pregnant."
"Oh"
"This guy is really screwed up, pureblood has nothing to do with how good a wizard or witch is, I mean, look at you, your top of the class, you're a muggle born."
Lily sighed, "Yeah well...." She managed before falling silent, staring out the window. After awhile she pulled her headphones back on and picked up her sketchbook again. Putting it back in her bag when she finished her sketch she went back to staring out the window, before she felt a large weight on her legs. She turned her head to find a grinning James sitting on her lap. She laughed pulling off her headphones again.
"Get off you big oaf." She said shoving in gently. Still grinning, in one movement her switched their places. Kissing her on the nose, he said "You might want to change, we're almost their."
"Alright, but you have to get out so I can." She replied, getting off his lap.
He pouted, but left the compartment.
"You two are so cute!" Delia said as the two took their muggle clothes out of their bags, and changed into them.
Lily smiled, pulling her jeans on. "yeah, but what's going to happen next year, he wont be there, and I don't know if he'll want to stay together."
"He's crazy about you, you can see it by the way he looks at you. He won't break it off, you'll just have to manage with letters, and seeing each other on Hogsmead days, and holidays." Lily gave a half smile in response.
"I hope so." She said slinging her bag over her shoulder as the train slowed to a stop. She hopped of the train after giving Delia a quick hug. She saw May waving at her, made her way threw the crowd.
"Hey!" she said as May engulfed her in a huge hug.
"Where's your trunk?" May asked pulling away.
"I shrunk it and put it in my bag, I figured you could un-shrink it for me later, and we wouldn't have to lug it around.
"Brilliant! We can go out for dinner! And you can tell me all about James!" May said before Lily felt warm arms wrap around her from behind.
"Hello May."
"James, good to see you again."
"I came to say, see you later, to Lily, so see you later Lily." She turned around in his arms, and gave him a short kiss.
"See you later Jay." She said before pulling away, and walking threw the barrio with May.
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"Alright, so I want the whole story, in full detail." May said as they sat down in the Chinese restaurant.
"Well, it started this summer, but you know that part already, but nothing really happened until Halloween..." Lily started. "You want to drive?" May asked holding out the keys, three hours later, when they finally left the restaurant.
Lily grinned, and grabbed the keys, her father had taught her how to drive, after she went back home last summer. She handed her bag to May as she stepped into the drivers seat.
May started to look through Lily's bag as the drove, Lily didn't mind, there wasn't anything May didn't know about her. Pulling out Lily's sketchpad, she began to flip threw it, stopping at the sketch Lily had drawn on the train.
"Oh My God. We have to make this dress for you! It would look amazing on you!" May said as she looked at it.
Lily glanced sideways at her aunt. "Really?"
"Yes, turn here, we're going to go buy fabric for it!"
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"Hold still" May said, as Lily fidgeted.
"But I've been standing here for and hour!
"Just a few more minutes, then I'll be done."
"Hurmph"
"Don't pout. You're done, be careful not to take out any of the pins while you change or you'll have to do it again."
"Finally" Lily said hopping down from the stool, and carefully taking the dress off. "So what are we doing for dinner?"
"I was thinking Pizza"
"Sounds good."
Just then and owl soared threw the window and dropped a letter on Lily. Recognizing Alice's Handwriting she opened it.
Lily –
Lily, I need our advice, Things got a little carried away with Frank last night, and I ended up sleeping with him. I don't know what to do, I mean, I'm just confused, I need to talk to you. Is their any spell that will let us talk faster than by Owl? Send Fidget back quickly.
-Alice
Grabbing a pen from May's desk, Lily scribbled a quick note.
Alice –
Take a piece of parchment wave your wand in a swish flick flick motion, and say "istente message Lily Evens" Then write whatever you want to say to me, ill do the same, except I wont use my own name.
-Lily
She tied it to Fidget, Alice's owl's leg, before sending it off, grabbing another piece of paper, having May charm it, explaining about what had happened, and the two walked into the kitchen, waiting for Alice to write.
About half and hour later, when May and Lily were eating cheese-it's and trying to decide what kind of pizza to order, script appeared on the paper.
'Lily?"
I'm here Alice
'Oh good.'
Tell us what happened Alice, May's here too by the way.
'Well, we we're in his dorm, which was empty, Sirius was with some
girl, Remus, James, and Peter went home for the holidays, we were
snogging, and, we got carried away.'
Do you regret it?
'No. I guess I don't, I'm just confused, what am I going to say next
time I see him? I woke up before him and left.'
May says that probably wasn't the best idea, he might think you regret
it.
'I know, I just don't know what to say to him, I mean, it was a big
step.'
May says, act like nothing happened. Go sit with him at dinner, just
act like you normally do.
'But how do I explain why I left?'
Tell him the truth, you got freaked out.
'Thanks Lily and May. I needed that. So what have you guys been
doing?'
Well, we're making a dress.
As Lily casually chatted with Alice for awhile, May ordered the pizza. Which they ate, watching a movie, as usual.
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Lily woke up on Christmas Morning, looking out the window she saw it was snowing. She smiled, before getting up, running into May's room, and jumping on her Aunt.
"It's CHRISTMAS!" She said when her aunt pulled her covers over her head, mumbling something incomprehensible. "Get up you lazy bum."
"Christmas?" her aunt asked now fully awake. "Well what are we waiting for?" Hopping off the bed the two raced downstairs to the tree. Laughing they ripped open presents. Lily opened the presents from her friends first, starting with Alice, who had given her, a set of colored pencils, the nice kind, Dawn's was next, revealing a collections of different kinds of sketchpads. Delia, gave her a snow glob, with a fairy that danced around inside it. A few other not as close friends, gave her sweets, and some quills. She Opened May's present to find the dress they had been working on, along with a note saying 'we're going shoe shopping my treat". After thanking her aunt, she looked around, not finding more presents, she frowned, nothing from James or her parents... that was odd. She cheered up quickly though when May suggested they make chocolate chip pancakes.
Lily was stirring the batter when the phone rang, she picked up the phone since she was closer.
"Hello?"
"Hey Sweet-pea! Happy Christmas!"
"Mum! Happy Christmas to you to!"
"We just wanted to call wish you a happy Christmas, I hope your having fun! has May given you our present yet?"
"No she hasn't?" Lily said giving May a curious look.
"Oh well, I'm sure you'll love it, I also have some good news! Petunia is engaged! Vernon proposed to her last night, isn't that sweet?"
"That's great, tell her congratulations from me. Tell Daddy Happy Christmas too."
"Alright sweetie, I have to go now, I love you!"
"Bye Mum, I love you too."
Hanging up the phone, Lily turned to May "Alright, where is it?"
"Hold on," May said taking a small package out of the cabinet. She handed it to lily, who took off the silver wrapping paper, and opened the box, to find a set of keys.
"Is.. They got me... I..." Lily stuttered. May grinned and led her to the garage door, to reveal a black jeep, next to May's red one. "Oh MY GOD!" Lily said running to the car and opening the door to the driver's seat.
"It was at the neighbors, but it can stay here while you're at school. But now, we have to finish the pancakes." May said, walking back into the kitchen, Lily following reluctantly, a grin on her face, glancing back at the car every five seconds.
Later, Lily and May were sitting in front of the fire, drinking hot chocolate, when the doorbell rang. Lily sighed as she got up from her very comfortable position on the couch to answer it.
"Jay!" She cried happily when she saw who was at the door, standing back to let him in.
"Hey Lily" He grinned "I asked Alice, where May lived so I could surprise you, hope you don't mind me barging in like this, I wanted to give you y Christmas present in person."
She smiled at him. "Nope, don't mind." And she led him into the living room where May was sitting, wondering who was at the door.
"James." She smiled when he followed Lily into the room. "Would you like some hot chocolate?"
"Sure, that sounds great." James replied, and May left the room for the kitchen to make more hot chocolate.
Sitting on the couch next to Lily he took out a small box tied with a ribbon, and handed it to her. "Happy Christmas Lily."
She smiled at him and opened it, inside, lying piece of cotton, was a silver ring, which had two hands holding a heart with a crown on it.
"It's a claddagh ring. You wear it with the crown pointing out for friendship, pointing in for something more."
Lily smiled at him picked it up and put it on crown pointing in. "Thanks Jay I love it."
May came back in carrying a try with another mug, a teapot with hot chocolate in it, and a big bowl of marshmallows, she put it down on the coffee table, before grabbing her book and walking out saying "I'll be in the kitchen if you need me."
Lily sat sideways on the sofa leaning against the arm, her legs crossed in front of her. She and James spend the rest of the day talking, just sitting on the couch, finally went it got dark out, he disapparated after kissing her, and inviting her and May to his house for New Years.
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"What if they don't like me?" Lily asked May as they sat in her new car about a block away from James' house, on New Years Eve.
"Lily, they'll like you, I promise." May replied.
"But what if they don't?"
"Lily, you've never been one to care what other people think."
"I know, but this is different. This is James's parents."
"Lily... breathe, and drive, or we're going to be late." Lily let out a small laugh and pulled into the driveway of the Potters mansion.
"Oh God, I don't think I can do this." Lily said after she parked the car.
"Relax lily, think about Kay, you get to see Kay, and James, you get to see him."
"Ok. Let's go." Lily said, stepping out of the car, starting towards the front door. May rang the doorbell, while Lily played nervously with the ring James had given her. The door swung open to reveal an excited 6 year old girl, who when she saw lily cried "LILY!" and wrapped her arms around Lily's legs. Lily smiled at the little girl, and bent down to hug her back.
"Hello Kay! It's good to see you again!" She said before the little girl grabbed her hand and led her into the house, through the front hall into a cozy looking family room, where James, his parents we're sitting talking to other people in the room. James smiled when he saw her, and stood up to hug her.
"Hey you!" He whispered in her ear.
"Hi Jay." She replied softly hugging him.
"Mom, Dad, this is Lily, and her Aunt May, Lily, May, this is my Mom and Dad." James said pulling away from her.
"Harold, Nice to meet you Lily, May." Mr. Potter said holding out his hand to which Lily shook.
"You can call me Beth." Mrs. Potter said smiling at Lily and May. After the quick round of introductions, Beth and May started a conversation about May's designs, while Mr. Potter returned to mingling. While James pulled Lily into an adjoining room that was empty, before pulling her into a kiss.
"I missed you." He murmured against her lips. She smiled and pressed her lips against his. When James pulled away they found Kay, tugging on his shirt.
"Will you play with me?" she asked.
"Sure Kay" Lily smiled as she kneeled down, "what do you want to play?"
"Hide and go seek! You guys hide first."
"Alright Kay, we'll play hide and seek, but lets go up stairs so we don't disturb anyone." James said, before the three left the room and headed up the stairs. They spent about an hour playing hide and go sleep before Kay tired out and fell asleep while she was hiding under the covers of her bed. Lily smiled as she found the sleeping figure, and quietly stepped out of the room and closed the door behind her. She walked down the hall looking for James, when she felt warm arms wrap around her.
"Did I lose? I couldn't wait any longer to be found." She chuckled in response and replied
"No, you won, Kay fell asleep."
"OO... What did I win then?"
"Hmm... You won..." She reached into her pocket and pulled out a chapstick, "a used tube of chapstick."
She giggled at his pout. "What if I don't want a used tube of chapstick?"
"Oh... well then you'll have to go prize less." She said teasingly, and pulled away walking down the hall, hips swinging a little more than usual.
She smiled to herself as she felt him grab her waist and pushed her against a wall, kissing her, hands resting on her thighs, she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. They walked downstairs at about 11 to find the adults playing charades. They joined the game, until it ended at 11:58, everyone waiting for the New Year.
As the clock struck for the twelfth time, James leaned down and gave Lily a soft kiss, just brushing her lips with his, short and sweet. "Happy New Year Lily," he said wrapping his arms around her wait pulling her close
"Happy New Year Jay." She said leaning her head on his chest, loving the feeling of his arms around her.
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Ok... another one done.. Yay me! I changed the author's note on the last chapter, so go back and read it if you feel the need. Anyways... that's all for now. - Erin
Thanks to:
Tyster
Warm hands blocked her view of her transfiguration essay. She smiled recognizing the touch. "Hey Jay."
"Need help?" he asked removing his hands and sitting down next to her.
"I'm good, only another inch to go, and then I'm done." She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, giving him a half smile, scribbled down a couple more sentences, before rolling up her essay, closing the book, and putting both in her bag. "Done."
He grinned, stood up and offered her his arm. "Come on"
She smiled and looped her arm through his, and walked with him out of the library.
"What are you doing for break?" He asked turning a corner.
"I'm going to May's, you?"
"Home" he grinned "That means I can visit you."
Lily smiled up at him.
"Know what I've wanted to do all day?" He asked.
"Hmm... I wouldn't have a clue, why don't you tell me?" she teased.
"Because it's easier to show you." He replied, tapping a portrait with his wand, and pulling her into the room behind it, and kissing her. They moved slowly backwards, until the back of Lily's knees were on the arm of a couch, which when James leaned forward, making her lean backward, they fell onto.
"Well, if you wanted to snog me senseless, you succeeded." Lily said breathlessly, quite awhile later, as they maneuvered from their position of James on top of her, to her on top of James.
He grinned at her as her ran a hand up and down over the bare skin of her back, under her shirt. "Tell me something you haven't told me before."
"I have a belly button ring." She lifted her head from his shoulder and grinned at the look on his face, somewhere between surprise, awe, and desire. Sitting up, she pulled up the bottom of her shirt to reveal her stomach.
"I wonder how I never noticed that before." He commented, drawing a circle around her belly button with his finger.
"Your turn" she said lying back down on his chest.
"I used to sleep with a bear named Mr. Snuggles." He said tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Really?"
"Mmhhmm , Kay has him now."
"Awww, that's cute."
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"See you after break" Lily said as he hugged Alice goodbye, Alice was staying at school for the holidays. Giving Dawn a quick hug too, she and Delia boarded the Hogwarts express to head home for the holidays. Taking out her magical CD player, and a sketchpad, Lily sat across the apartment from Delia who was reading the Daily Prophet. When she saw Delia's hand move to her mouth and her face pale, Lily look off her headphones and stopped drawing.
"What happened?"
"You've heard about the new dark wizard that's rising right? Lord Voldermort. His followers attacked three muggle born witches and wizards. Remember Michaela Detpu, who was head girl when we we're in fourth year? She's dead."
Lily gasped. "Oh god. May wasn't attacked Right? Please tell me she wasn't attacked."
"No, the other two were a married couple, both muggleborns, the woman was pregnant."
"Oh"
"This guy is really screwed up, pureblood has nothing to do with how good a wizard or witch is, I mean, look at you, your top of the class, you're a muggle born."
Lily sighed, "Yeah well...." She managed before falling silent, staring out the window. After awhile she pulled her headphones back on and picked up her sketchbook again. Putting it back in her bag when she finished her sketch she went back to staring out the window, before she felt a large weight on her legs. She turned her head to find a grinning James sitting on her lap. She laughed pulling off her headphones again.
"Get off you big oaf." She said shoving in gently. Still grinning, in one movement her switched their places. Kissing her on the nose, he said "You might want to change, we're almost their."
"Alright, but you have to get out so I can." She replied, getting off his lap.
He pouted, but left the compartment.
"You two are so cute!" Delia said as the two took their muggle clothes out of their bags, and changed into them.
Lily smiled, pulling her jeans on. "yeah, but what's going to happen next year, he wont be there, and I don't know if he'll want to stay together."
"He's crazy about you, you can see it by the way he looks at you. He won't break it off, you'll just have to manage with letters, and seeing each other on Hogsmead days, and holidays." Lily gave a half smile in response.
"I hope so." She said slinging her bag over her shoulder as the train slowed to a stop. She hopped of the train after giving Delia a quick hug. She saw May waving at her, made her way threw the crowd.
"Hey!" she said as May engulfed her in a huge hug.
"Where's your trunk?" May asked pulling away.
"I shrunk it and put it in my bag, I figured you could un-shrink it for me later, and we wouldn't have to lug it around.
"Brilliant! We can go out for dinner! And you can tell me all about James!" May said before Lily felt warm arms wrap around her from behind.
"Hello May."
"James, good to see you again."
"I came to say, see you later, to Lily, so see you later Lily." She turned around in his arms, and gave him a short kiss.
"See you later Jay." She said before pulling away, and walking threw the barrio with May.
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"Alright, so I want the whole story, in full detail." May said as they sat down in the Chinese restaurant.
"Well, it started this summer, but you know that part already, but nothing really happened until Halloween..." Lily started. "You want to drive?" May asked holding out the keys, three hours later, when they finally left the restaurant.
Lily grinned, and grabbed the keys, her father had taught her how to drive, after she went back home last summer. She handed her bag to May as she stepped into the drivers seat.
May started to look through Lily's bag as the drove, Lily didn't mind, there wasn't anything May didn't know about her. Pulling out Lily's sketchpad, she began to flip threw it, stopping at the sketch Lily had drawn on the train.
"Oh My God. We have to make this dress for you! It would look amazing on you!" May said as she looked at it.
Lily glanced sideways at her aunt. "Really?"
"Yes, turn here, we're going to go buy fabric for it!"
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"Hold still" May said, as Lily fidgeted.
"But I've been standing here for and hour!
"Just a few more minutes, then I'll be done."
"Hurmph"
"Don't pout. You're done, be careful not to take out any of the pins while you change or you'll have to do it again."
"Finally" Lily said hopping down from the stool, and carefully taking the dress off. "So what are we doing for dinner?"
"I was thinking Pizza"
"Sounds good."
Just then and owl soared threw the window and dropped a letter on Lily. Recognizing Alice's Handwriting she opened it.
Lily –
Lily, I need our advice, Things got a little carried away with Frank last night, and I ended up sleeping with him. I don't know what to do, I mean, I'm just confused, I need to talk to you. Is their any spell that will let us talk faster than by Owl? Send Fidget back quickly.
-Alice
Grabbing a pen from May's desk, Lily scribbled a quick note.
Alice –
Take a piece of parchment wave your wand in a swish flick flick motion, and say "istente message Lily Evens" Then write whatever you want to say to me, ill do the same, except I wont use my own name.
-Lily
She tied it to Fidget, Alice's owl's leg, before sending it off, grabbing another piece of paper, having May charm it, explaining about what had happened, and the two walked into the kitchen, waiting for Alice to write.
About half and hour later, when May and Lily were eating cheese-it's and trying to decide what kind of pizza to order, script appeared on the paper.
'Lily?"
I'm here Alice
'Oh good.'
Tell us what happened Alice, May's here too by the way.
'Well, we we're in his dorm, which was empty, Sirius was with some
girl, Remus, James, and Peter went home for the holidays, we were
snogging, and, we got carried away.'
Do you regret it?
'No. I guess I don't, I'm just confused, what am I going to say next
time I see him? I woke up before him and left.'
May says that probably wasn't the best idea, he might think you regret
it.
'I know, I just don't know what to say to him, I mean, it was a big
step.'
May says, act like nothing happened. Go sit with him at dinner, just
act like you normally do.
'But how do I explain why I left?'
Tell him the truth, you got freaked out.
'Thanks Lily and May. I needed that. So what have you guys been
doing?'
Well, we're making a dress.
As Lily casually chatted with Alice for awhile, May ordered the pizza. Which they ate, watching a movie, as usual.
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Lily woke up on Christmas Morning, looking out the window she saw it was snowing. She smiled, before getting up, running into May's room, and jumping on her Aunt.
"It's CHRISTMAS!" She said when her aunt pulled her covers over her head, mumbling something incomprehensible. "Get up you lazy bum."
"Christmas?" her aunt asked now fully awake. "Well what are we waiting for?" Hopping off the bed the two raced downstairs to the tree. Laughing they ripped open presents. Lily opened the presents from her friends first, starting with Alice, who had given her, a set of colored pencils, the nice kind, Dawn's was next, revealing a collections of different kinds of sketchpads. Delia, gave her a snow glob, with a fairy that danced around inside it. A few other not as close friends, gave her sweets, and some quills. She Opened May's present to find the dress they had been working on, along with a note saying 'we're going shoe shopping my treat". After thanking her aunt, she looked around, not finding more presents, she frowned, nothing from James or her parents... that was odd. She cheered up quickly though when May suggested they make chocolate chip pancakes.
Lily was stirring the batter when the phone rang, she picked up the phone since she was closer.
"Hello?"
"Hey Sweet-pea! Happy Christmas!"
"Mum! Happy Christmas to you to!"
"We just wanted to call wish you a happy Christmas, I hope your having fun! has May given you our present yet?"
"No she hasn't?" Lily said giving May a curious look.
"Oh well, I'm sure you'll love it, I also have some good news! Petunia is engaged! Vernon proposed to her last night, isn't that sweet?"
"That's great, tell her congratulations from me. Tell Daddy Happy Christmas too."
"Alright sweetie, I have to go now, I love you!"
"Bye Mum, I love you too."
Hanging up the phone, Lily turned to May "Alright, where is it?"
"Hold on," May said taking a small package out of the cabinet. She handed it to lily, who took off the silver wrapping paper, and opened the box, to find a set of keys.
"Is.. They got me... I..." Lily stuttered. May grinned and led her to the garage door, to reveal a black jeep, next to May's red one. "Oh MY GOD!" Lily said running to the car and opening the door to the driver's seat.
"It was at the neighbors, but it can stay here while you're at school. But now, we have to finish the pancakes." May said, walking back into the kitchen, Lily following reluctantly, a grin on her face, glancing back at the car every five seconds.
Later, Lily and May were sitting in front of the fire, drinking hot chocolate, when the doorbell rang. Lily sighed as she got up from her very comfortable position on the couch to answer it.
"Jay!" She cried happily when she saw who was at the door, standing back to let him in.
"Hey Lily" He grinned "I asked Alice, where May lived so I could surprise you, hope you don't mind me barging in like this, I wanted to give you y Christmas present in person."
She smiled at him. "Nope, don't mind." And she led him into the living room where May was sitting, wondering who was at the door.
"James." She smiled when he followed Lily into the room. "Would you like some hot chocolate?"
"Sure, that sounds great." James replied, and May left the room for the kitchen to make more hot chocolate.
Sitting on the couch next to Lily he took out a small box tied with a ribbon, and handed it to her. "Happy Christmas Lily."
She smiled at him and opened it, inside, lying piece of cotton, was a silver ring, which had two hands holding a heart with a crown on it.
"It's a claddagh ring. You wear it with the crown pointing out for friendship, pointing in for something more."
Lily smiled at him picked it up and put it on crown pointing in. "Thanks Jay I love it."
May came back in carrying a try with another mug, a teapot with hot chocolate in it, and a big bowl of marshmallows, she put it down on the coffee table, before grabbing her book and walking out saying "I'll be in the kitchen if you need me."
Lily sat sideways on the sofa leaning against the arm, her legs crossed in front of her. She and James spend the rest of the day talking, just sitting on the couch, finally went it got dark out, he disapparated after kissing her, and inviting her and May to his house for New Years.
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"What if they don't like me?" Lily asked May as they sat in her new car about a block away from James' house, on New Years Eve.
"Lily, they'll like you, I promise." May replied.
"But what if they don't?"
"Lily, you've never been one to care what other people think."
"I know, but this is different. This is James's parents."
"Lily... breathe, and drive, or we're going to be late." Lily let out a small laugh and pulled into the driveway of the Potters mansion.
"Oh God, I don't think I can do this." Lily said after she parked the car.
"Relax lily, think about Kay, you get to see Kay, and James, you get to see him."
"Ok. Let's go." Lily said, stepping out of the car, starting towards the front door. May rang the doorbell, while Lily played nervously with the ring James had given her. The door swung open to reveal an excited 6 year old girl, who when she saw lily cried "LILY!" and wrapped her arms around Lily's legs. Lily smiled at the little girl, and bent down to hug her back.
"Hello Kay! It's good to see you again!" She said before the little girl grabbed her hand and led her into the house, through the front hall into a cozy looking family room, where James, his parents we're sitting talking to other people in the room. James smiled when he saw her, and stood up to hug her.
"Hey you!" He whispered in her ear.
"Hi Jay." She replied softly hugging him.
"Mom, Dad, this is Lily, and her Aunt May, Lily, May, this is my Mom and Dad." James said pulling away from her.
"Harold, Nice to meet you Lily, May." Mr. Potter said holding out his hand to which Lily shook.
"You can call me Beth." Mrs. Potter said smiling at Lily and May. After the quick round of introductions, Beth and May started a conversation about May's designs, while Mr. Potter returned to mingling. While James pulled Lily into an adjoining room that was empty, before pulling her into a kiss.
"I missed you." He murmured against her lips. She smiled and pressed her lips against his. When James pulled away they found Kay, tugging on his shirt.
"Will you play with me?" she asked.
"Sure Kay" Lily smiled as she kneeled down, "what do you want to play?"
"Hide and go seek! You guys hide first."
"Alright Kay, we'll play hide and seek, but lets go up stairs so we don't disturb anyone." James said, before the three left the room and headed up the stairs. They spent about an hour playing hide and go sleep before Kay tired out and fell asleep while she was hiding under the covers of her bed. Lily smiled as she found the sleeping figure, and quietly stepped out of the room and closed the door behind her. She walked down the hall looking for James, when she felt warm arms wrap around her.
"Did I lose? I couldn't wait any longer to be found." She chuckled in response and replied
"No, you won, Kay fell asleep."
"OO... What did I win then?"
"Hmm... You won..." She reached into her pocket and pulled out a chapstick, "a used tube of chapstick."
She giggled at his pout. "What if I don't want a used tube of chapstick?"
"Oh... well then you'll have to go prize less." She said teasingly, and pulled away walking down the hall, hips swinging a little more than usual.
She smiled to herself as she felt him grab her waist and pushed her against a wall, kissing her, hands resting on her thighs, she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. They walked downstairs at about 11 to find the adults playing charades. They joined the game, until it ended at 11:58, everyone waiting for the New Year.
As the clock struck for the twelfth time, James leaned down and gave Lily a soft kiss, just brushing her lips with his, short and sweet. "Happy New Year Lily," he said wrapping his arms around her wait pulling her close
"Happy New Year Jay." She said leaning her head on his chest, loving the feeling of his arms around her.
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Ok... another one done.. Yay me! I changed the author's note on the last chapter, so go back and read it if you feel the need. Anyways... that's all for now. - Erin
Thanks to:
Tyster