A/N: Okay, I know that I promised I'd update more frequently, but I've had a lot on my mind lately and I haven't had much time.  My weekdays are mostly spent doing homework and schoolwork, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays I have field hockey priorities which takes up a lot of my time as well.  The weekends are usually spent sleeping (a lot of that, actually haha) and church priorities.  And Christmas and New Years just passed and I was visiting my family in Minnesota so I couldn't do anything there (although I did have plenty of time! lol.)  Okay, well anyway my point is that from now on, I'm going to try to update this story more and I'm sorry for those who I have kept waiting.  When I say 'update more' I mean at least twice per month (hopefully, but don't take my word for that hahaha).

Anyway, thanks to those who reviewed the first two chapters: Videl, Lauryn, chrimsonthread, Elspethelf. 

Now all of you out there who didn't review: pleeeeeeeeeeeeease do!  And I promise that the story will get better!! 

Disclaimer: Okay, duh, these characters don't belong to me, they belong to J.K. Rowling.  Except for Savannah, Allie Reiner, Josh Matthews, and James' cousins, who belong to me.  Also, the plot belongs to me as well.

MEMORIES

CHAPTER 3: When You Wish Upon A Star

Written by Foxy 

            "So what do you think they're talking about?" Savannah asked about five minutes down the road.

            "Talking?" Sirius asked.  "Is that what it's called?"  They both laughed and walked for a few seconds in silence.

            Savannah sighed out loud, not realizing it and Sirius noticed.  "What's wrong, Vannie?" he asked.

            Savannah smirked slightly.  "Why do you call me that, Si-Si?"

            "Why do you call me that?"

            "I'm not sure.  I think it was…second time we went out?  Or the second break-up, should I say.  I called you my little baby, Si-Si, and you said it sounded like a girl's name, and because I was mad at you…it just stuck.  And after we became friends again…it still stuck."

            "Well, I remember when you found me talking to Daniella Goodwin, you told me I wasn't even worthy of speaking your name, so I tried sweet-talking you with the name Vannie, and it just…stuck, like you said.  I do remember that you laughed when I came up with it."

            Savannah laughed.  "Wow, that seemed so long ago."

            "It was six years ago.  That is pretty long."

            "Yeah, it is…but if you think about it, it's not really.  I mean we already lived twenty-three years of it, with seven years of it spent at Hogwarts, which seems like a lot…but it really wasn't."

            Sirius turned to look at 'Vannie.'  "Savannah," he started.  Oooh, it meant seriousness; he just called her Savannah!!  "It might have been only seven years to you…but it was the best seven years of my life.  It will never be only seven years to me; it will be thee seven years.  Hogwarts is where I have all of my memories.  It was a second home to me.  In fact, it was my home.  After my mother died, I really had nowhere to go besides James' house, and as much as it felt good to go somewhere where I was wanted, it wasn't…my home.  It wasn't where I belonged.  And up until my seventh year of Hogwarts, I never really knew where I belonged."

            Savannah turned towards Sirius.  "Oh, really?  How and when did you realize it?"

            And to Savannah's surprise, Sirius started to blush like mad.  Even in the dark with the streetlights gleaming down, she could tell he was.  "What?  You're bright red!!!  What did I say??" she said, laughing.    

            Sirius turned towards Savannah without laughing.  "Vannie, when I started dating you at the end of our seventh year…I knew I had a chance to fit in somewhere."

            "You mean…I changed your perspective?" Savannah asked surprised.

            "You didn't change just that, you changed everything about me that year.  I realized that, even though we've had our disagreements, we were meant for each other.  Or…at least that's what I thought for the remaining time of that year.  Graduation happened and we went our separate ways.  I guess I thought wrong…" Sirius said, shaking his head as if he was just realizing that.

            Savannah stopped and grabbed Sirius' arm.  "Si-Si, don't do this to yourself.  You are a wonderful person that at least belongs with me…and I know you belong with James and Lily and Remus and Peter, too!!"

            "It's not that I don't know I belong with you guys…it's the fact that you're all I have."

            "And that scares you?"

            "Hell yeah!!  What happens when I become older and I can't depend on you guys anymore?"

            "What are you talking about?  You can always depend on me!"

            "How do you know that?"

            "I-I don't, Si-Si, but I don't want to have the thought of not having you around stuck in my head."

            "You were always there for me, Vannie," he sighed.  "I mean, you were always there for me!  And now I feel that maybe…maybe you're not always going to be there for me in the future.  I can't just wish for something and have it happen.  Like you said, it scares me.  I…I don't even know how to explain it.  It's a feeling of…"

            "Emptiness?" Savannah said, mostly talking to herself, thinking the same exact thing.

            "Exactly.  I'm happy with my life right now, but there's a part of me that's empty and lonely and…and afraid.  I just don't know if I'm ready to take on the world myself."

            "You may not know you're ready…but I know you're ready.  You were always ready, Sirius Black, you just never knew it…and maybe you were afraid to admit it." 

            He smiled at her and looked over at her.  And for some reason, this one time when he looked over at her, she looked different to her.  Every other time he looked at her, it was out of friendship, but now he felt the sudden urge to kiss her.  He tried to shake away the feeling knowing that their friendship was more important then ruining it again, but it wouldn't go away.  And then he realized that the absolute perfect girl has been under his nose the past eleven years and he's never fully realized it…until now.  He stopped, and grabbed Savannah's arm and turned towards her.

            "What, Sirius?" she asked.

            "Look, it's a shooting star," he said realizing it for the first time.  He knew it was fate. 

            "Oooh, make a wish," Savannah squealed.

            Don't let me make a fool of myself in about a second, Sirius wished.

            "What did you wish for?" Savannah asked for, not really expecting him to answer.

            He paused and said, "This."  And he gave her a short, gentle, loving kiss.

            He pulled away, and Savannah was completely stunned.  She didn't expect him to do it…but she realized that she liked it.  At first she thought maybe she liked it because she hadn't kissed a guy for so long.  But then she realized that it felt good to be kissing Sirius, and not just any old stranger.  It always felt good to kiss him for some reason.  I mean. There were old boyfriends…and then there was Sirius.  

            "I-I'm not sure why I did that," Sirius stuttered.

            "I'm not sure why you did it either," Savannah said, realizing that sounded insensitive.  "No, I didn't mean it like that.  It's just that…we've tried dating before and it always ended up with me crushed.  I don't want to get hurt again, Si-Si."

            Sirius looked directly into his eyes.  "I never meant to hurt you, Vannie."

            "I know you didn't, but you did and I can never shake that feeling off.  I'm just…I'm just afraid that's all."

            "What are you afraid of?"

            Savannah turned towards him and hesitated before answering.  "Admitting that I'm falling in love with you."

            Sirius smiled.  "Don't be," he said, leaning in and giving her another kiss that they both enjoyed this time.

If heartaches and tears

And shadows of doubt

Are parts of the deal

You can count me out

If you're talking about the game of love I can win

You can count me in

            When the pulled apart Sirius said, "Hey you realize we just made this a James-and-Lily walk so I was right."

            "Except for now it's also a Savannah-and-Sirius walk," Savannah said softly and then kissed Sirius again.

*~*~*~*~*

            Lily sat on the couch watching some movie on television.  She had no idea what the movie was about, though, considering all she could think about was James. She started to cry thinking about him.  She didn't want to, but she couldn't help it!!  I mean, she's the one who's leaving!  She's the one who has to make the change!  Why should he be angry with her for following her dreams!?  She stopped crying and suddenly became aware that she wasn't upset at him!  She was pissed at him!! She didn't want to be mad at him, but she had to be considering he was being so selfish about it the whole thing!

            The door suddenly opened and in walked Sirius and Savannah with Sirius' arm around Savannah's waist.

            Lily raised her eyebrows.  "And what exactly happened on your walk?" she asked suspiciously.

            "Nothing," Savannah said a little too quickly, with a huge grin on her face.

            "Is that why Sirius' arm is around you?"

            "Uh…yes?" she replied unconvincingly.

            "Okay, spill it," she said.

            "Well…we decided to take our friendship to the next level," Sirius said sophisticatedly.  "We discussed it, and we both realized that we have feelings for each other that sparked out of an interesting conversation of emptiness and where we belong in life." Lily looked from Sirius to Savannah and noticed the cheap smiles and eyebrows raised.

            "You practiced that speech, didn't you?" Lily asked.

            They all laughed.  "Busted," Savannah said. "Basically, we're back together."

            "How many is that? Six times?  And, I hate to be the one to mention this but…five ended in failure."

            "Yeah, but I realized that even though I've been hurt before, isn't is better to have loved and lost then never to have loved at all?  And isn't it better to forgive and forget than never to have forgiven at all?  And then isn't it better to pick your life back up with someone new?" Savannah asked.

            "I don't think it counts when you pick your life up with the same person you lost and loved and forgave and forgot," Lily pointed out.

            "Eh, who cares?  It's all for the best now!  I'm just going to forget about Hogwarts and start thinking about the future…with Vannie."

            "Awww. How sweet," Lily said, rolling her eyes.  "But I already got the Hallmark card."  They all laughed.

            "I figure, if we have the courage to turn around after our messy break-ups and date again, then so be it," Savannah commented.

            "At least someone's dating," Lily muttered.

            "What do you mean?" Sirius asked suspiciously.

            "Yeah…where's James?" Savannah asked.

            "Who knows…who cares?" Lily mumbled, getting off the couch and turning her back on them to walk into the kitchen.

            "Lily…" Sirius said slowly, walking quickly behind her.

            "What?" Lily asked, without turning around.

            "What happened between you two?"

            "We just had a dumb argument," Lily said, a little too harshly.

            "Dumb?  Is that why you're so angry?"

            "So it was a big argument! A huge, stupid argument!  And it was all his fault! And I plan on never speaking to him again, which won't be hard since I'm moving soon!" Lily cried quickly covering her mouth, realizing she had said too much.  "Oops."

            "Moving?  What?  What are you talking about?" Savannah asked walking into the kitchen when she heard what Lily said.

            Lily sighed.  "Ugh, I didn't want you guys to find out this way."

            "And find out what?  In what way?" Sirius asked.

            Lily grabbed a Diet Coke from the refrigerator and sat down in the chair at the kitchen table.  "I got a job with Random House for Wizardry and-"

            "That's so great!" Savannah cried.

            "Alright will anyone let me finish?" Lily asked.

            "Huh? What's so not great about it?" Sirius asked.

            "At the end of May, I…I, well, I have to move to California…as in America.  The job's there."

            "What?" Sirius said breathlessly.

            "Yeah.  Trust me, it surprised me too," Lily explained.

            "But…you can't move.  Everything is here!  Your friends, your home, your internship!" Savannah cried.

            "And me!" Sirius yelled out.  Lily and Savannah rolled their eyes.

            "That would be a reason to move sooner," Savannah said.

            "Hey!" Sirius said.  "Yeah, okay, it's true."  They all laughed.

            "What about your internship, Lily?" Savannah asked.   

            "There's a Daily Prophet headquarters in San Diego so I'll still be able to get my journalism degree and my Daily Prophet editor rights there."

            "Well…wow, this is huge!" Savannah cried with a smile on her face.

            "But…but…but…" Sirius stuttered.

            "God, please don't start saying things like this may not be your big break so stay here in England or anything along the lines of 'oh, no I'm more important so stay here,'" Lily muttered.

            "What?  No, I wouldn't say that," Sirius said in shock.  "It's just…it's a huge surprise.  And it sucks.  But this is publishing.  This is what you've always wanted to do, Lily," Sirius continued.  Suddenly his face lit up.  "Lily, this is a huge opportunity for you!  This is going to be so great!  I can't believe it!  I'm so proud of you!" Sirius cried, running over to her and giving her a huge hug.  "This calls for some champagne.  I know I have some hidden somewhere for a special occasion."

            To Sirius and Savannah's amazement, Lily burst into tears.

            "Okay…skip the champagne," Sirius said slowly with a confused look.

            "No, it's not that.  It's the fact that you guys are so supportive and James was exactly the opposite!" Lily bawled.

            "What?  That's crazy," Savannah cried.

            "Yeah, that's what I thought," Lily remarked, crying harder.  "But he said that because he was here in England and his job was here in England that I should stay here for him and how I was hurting him.  I just don't get it.  I mean, he's basically saying that he can have the great job and the money and he can be the best but I have to life a half-life just doing boring desk jobs always wondering what would have happened if I had taken the Random House for Wizardry job!  He's just being so…ugh!  He's being so…so self-centered!" Lily cried.  "Whatever, I don't care anymore.  I'm leaving at the end of May and I can forget about him for as long as I want to."

            "James is just upset, Lily.  He just didn't want to admit that without you, his life is pretty much pointless.  He doesn't want to lose you.  He almost lost you last year and he doesn't want it to happen again," Sirius explained.  "He just took it out on you because you were right there telling him you were moving across the globe.  He'll eventually realize he was being selfish and stupid and he'll come home for your birthday and we'll all be happy, maybe throw you a Going Away Party or whatnot.  Oops, I said too much." 

            That got Lily to laugh.

            "Ha! You're laughing," Savannah said, winking at her.

            Lily turned towards Sirius.  "I just…I just don't like being mad at him.  And I hate it when he's mad at me!  And I'd apologize, but there's nothing for me to apologize for.  He was the one that was totally out of line."

            "Just forget about it now and remember that you are going to be a part of Random House for Wizardry!!  This is a HUGE opportunity for you, Lils!!" Sirius cried, grabbing her and swinging her around.  Lily couldn't help but get a little excited.

            "Okay, even though it's about three in the morning, let's go celebrate," Savannah cried, grabbing her coat and Lily's, and throwing her coat at her.

            Lily laughed.  "Fine, I give up.  Let's go get drunk." 

            "Yes!  That's the spirit!" Sirius cried, and they all laughed, as they trudged out of the door and out to an all-night bar. 

*~*~*~*~*

            The next night, Sirius knocked on the Potters' front door and Mrs. Potter answered.

            "Why, hello Sirius!" Mrs. Potter cried.  "James is in the den.  And maybe you could possibly cheer him up.  He's been in there all day sullen and depressed but he won't tell me or his father why he's like this.  In fact, he hasn't spoken a word all day."

            Sirius sighed, knowing perfectly well why James was being like this.  He walked through the dining room and into the den.  "Hey, James." 

            "Oh, hey Sirius," James said lethargically, staring at the television and not even look up at Sirius.  James was slumped in the couch with an empty bag of potato chips, a half-empty bag of pretzels, a half-eaten turkey sandwich, three cans of soda, and a half-empty bottle of beer by his side.

            "What are you watching?" Sirius asked.

            "I'm not sure.  I think they're speaking Spanish…or maybe Japanese," James said, obviously not caring.

            "James, this is pathetic," Sirius said, talking about his situation.

            "No it's not.  Can't a twenty-two year old guy just sit at home watching television for a day?" James asked, still not looking up.

            "Not when that twenty-two year old guy has unresolved issues."

            "Hey, that twenty-two year old guy just wants a break."

            "James, I need to talk to you about Lily."

            James was immediately standing up, with the television off, ready to walk out of the room.  "I can't," he said, fishing for excuses.  "I'm going out tonight and I'm not ready yet," he explained, as he walked by Sirius.

            "James, you're going out tonight with me!" Sirius pointed out.

            "Oh…" James stopped and turned to face Sirius.  "Right."

            "So you obviously know what this is about."

            "Yes, I know exactly what you're going to say to me, and I don't need to hear it right now," James pointed out.

            "So…what?  You're just going to sit at home for the rest of your life watching television and pigging out?"

            "No…I'm just going to do that for the next couple of months until I get over her."

            "James, you and I both know that you're not going to get over her," Sirius stated.  "So my suggestion is just get under her!" Sirius was trying to make James smile but it didn't quite work.

            James glared at him.  "Shut up, Sirius."

            "Listen, I think we both know that you didn't mean any of what you said to Lily, but instead you were just upset that she was leaving.  But it's not the end of the world.  You can still apparate to go see her, and same goes for her.  Yeah, it's true that you can't apparate on school grounds, and usually big companies don't let you apparate there either, but on holidays and during the summer, you'll be able to see each other.  Now, you're my best friend and I'd never want to hurt you in any way—wow, is this starting to sound mushy or what—but Lily is one my closest friends and my roommate and I don't like it when she's hurt also.  I understand that you hate that she's leaving, but I kind-of have to agree with Lily when she said you were being totally selfish and not thinking about how this must feel for her."

            "Sirius, I know I was being selfish.  I was being stupid and self-centered and I should've been supportive and I should've understood that this is a huge opportunity for her and she's finally gotten what she's always wanted, but I snapped!!!!  I'm standing there thinking about how…how…" James said, choking up.  He tried to push back the tears that were coming, not wanting to have Sirius see him crying, "…how much I'm going to miss her.  I mean…I love her more than words could express and I'm realizing that I'm not going to see much of her at all.  And…and it sucks, for lack of a better word.  Holidays aren't enough for me!  I want her more than that, Sirius.  I…I just can't handle it anymore."

            Sirius knew his best friend was on the verge of tears, but he didn't let that stop him from saying anything.  "But you need to; if not for you, for her.  She needs your support, James.  I think she knows you love her…she just needs to hear it."

            James sighed.  "I messed up, didn't I?"

            "Big time, Prongs," Sirius said sympathetically.

            "I know we missed the movie last night, but could we possibly miss it again?" James asked.  "I-I kinda got to go talk to Lily."

            Sirius laughed.  "We'll catch the movie tomorrow night."

            "We can't, we're going out to dinner with the rest of the group," James explained.

            "Oh…maybe Friday?" Sirius suggested.

            James sighed.  "Can't, I'm meeting up with my cousins, Stephina and Zara and Stephina's husband and we're probably going to dinner maybe something else.  I'm not sure what we're doing.  How about Saturday?"

            Sirius laughed.  "I've got a meeting."

            "Okay…fine, we'll go in the afternoon sometime!" James said laughing.

            "We're obviously so popular that we're busy!"

            James rolled his eyes with a grin on his face.  "You keep believing that, Sirius, and maybe it will come true."

            "Hey!!!" he cried.  They both laughed.

            "See ya later, Prongs, "James said.  He was about to apparate, when he decided to tell Sirius one other thing.

            "Are you going to Lily's?" Sirius asked.

            James sighed and took something out of his back pocket and threw it towards Sirius, who barely caught it.  "There's something else…" James said hesitantly.

            Sirius opened the little black box and gaped at what was inside.  "James…this is a ring."

            He sighed.  "I know."

            "Now, I hope you're not proposing to me, James, because I don't think Lily would approve of that," Sirius said with a laugh.

            James cracked a smile.  "Hardy har har," James said, rolling his eyes. 

            "Were you…are you going to ask Lily to marry you?"

            James sighed.  "I'm not sure," he said.  "I was in Diagon Alley with Peter on Saturday, and while he went to Gringotts, I was in Three Broomsticks and I saw Allie Reiner and Josh Matthews, and-"

            "Seriously?? Wow, I haven't spoken to them since your Christmas Party two years ago," Sirius asked.  "How are they??"

            "Engaged," James said.

            Sirius gasped.  "No way!  Allie and Josh??  They hate each other!!" Allie was an Honorary Marauder in their group, along with Lily and Savannah and another one of their friends, and Allie was a best friend to Savannah and Lily.  Unfortunately, they somewhat lost touch over the last two years, although occasionally they'll send a letter to each other or whatnot.  Josh was a Ravenclaw who annoyed the hell out of Allie, Peter, and Savannah, but who the other four didn't mind and actually became friends with him and Allie and Josh graduated from Hogwarts their year.

            James laughed.  "Hated. Past tense. But I know.  I was surprised when I even saw them together, but it turns out that Allie's mom and Josh's uncle got married last Spring, so they've seen each other more often, which I guess turned into some kind of romance.  And it lasted."

            "Wow," Sirius said shaking his head.  "I never would have guessed."

            "I'm happy I saw them, though.  I think I convinced Allie to come to dinner with all of us on Thursday night…but don't tell anyone.  I'm not sure if she's coming, yet, and I want it to be a surprise."

            "So, you tell me?"

            James laughed.  "I tell you everything, Padfoot." 

            "Awww, that's so touching," Sirius said pretending to choke up.  "I think I'm going to cry now."

            "Cry for your own sake.  You need it," James said rolling his eyes with a grin on his face.

            "Okay, is it me or did we get from Lily…to crying?"

            "No, it's just you," James teased.

            "Okay, back to your story.  You saw Allie and Josh in Three Broomsticks…"

            "And they told me they were engaged and for some reason, it hit me.  I mean, I've known Lily for about eleven years and I've been seriously dating her for almost a year now and I love her so much, more than words can describe, and for a second I stood there and I realized, I wanted to marry her.  And not at any old time.  I wanted to do it as soon as possible.  So after Peter went back home, I went to Gringotts, emptied most of my vault, and headed straight for Darla's Diamonds.  It took me hours to pick the right ring-"

            "And you sure did pick the right one," Sirius said breathlessly staring at the gold-banded ring with a simple diamond-shaped premium cut diamond at the top, with two tiny square diamonds on the side of that diamond.

            James grinned.  "I hope you'd say that."

            "But when are you giving it to her?" Sirius asked.

            James sighed.  "I…I'm not sure if I am anymore."

            "What!?!?" Sirius cried.  "Are you NUTS!?!?"

            "Well, if we got married, either I'd have to move to California or she'd have to stay here and I don't think either one of us can do that, so I'm just going to wait for the right time.  Maybe in a few years when our lives will begin to change, maybe then I'll start thinking about giving proposing.  But right now, our lives are too different."

            Sirius nodded.  "Either I've known you too long, or that all just made sense."

            James laughed.  "It's both, Sirius.  I've known you for twenty-two years, and I always make sense."

            Sirius laughed hysterically but stopped short.  "Oh, you were serious?"

            "No, I've always been James," he answered.  "Okay, okay, it was lame.  I'm going now before I become even more lame while hanging around you."  He was about to apparate when he stopped short and turned back to Sirius.  "You know what else?  On our walk, I was about to tell her I got the Auror job working under Sir Sephilia with Alastor Moody, but then she sprung up her job.  That's another reason I was selfish.  Because I wanted to be happy for her and her new job because I wanted her to be happy for me even though I know I'd be busy twenty-four/seven."

            "You got the job??" Sirius cried.

            "Okay, you are so not helping right now," James said with a grin.

            "Oh, right, right.  Lily, California, selfishness, jobs, blah, blah, yada, yada, I get it, I get it," Sirius said waving his hands in the air.

            James stared at him.  "Yeah, thanks for caring, Padfoot," he said sarcastically with a grin on his face.

            Sirius laughed.  "I do care, but I think Lily would care even more!!"

            "I'm going, I'm going!!!"

            They both laughed as James apparated to Lily and Sirius' cottage and knocked on the door.  Quickly he conjured up a dozen yellow roses for her, and hid them behind his back.

            Lily opened the door with a smile, but when she saw James, she immediately frowned and crossed her arms.  "What are you doing here?" she asked, as if she didn't care he was there.

            "I want to talk to you."

            "Well, I don't want to talk to you," Lily said, turning around, about to slam the door closed, but James caught it with his hand.

            "Lily, wait.  I need to talk to you."

            "Listen, James, I'm not exactly in the mood to talk to you right now, okay?"

            "I know, that's what I need to talk to you about."

            Lily groaned.  "Fine, what do you have to say."

            "You mean…you're going to listen to me?"

            "I just said that, didn't I!!" she cried with aggravation.

            "Okay, okay.  Lily, I'm so sorry for being such a selfish jerk.  I should've supported you, and I do, I…I was just upset and scared and confused and everything rolled up into one.  I didn't know what to say and I acted completely self-centered.  All I thought about was me and not you and that's who I should've been thinking about.  I-I'm just going to miss you so much, Lily, and it hurt too much to know I wouldn't be able to see you much."

            Tears sprang to Lily's eyes.  "James, it's not that I want to move halfway across the country, but I have to.  I need to.  This is such a huge opportunity for me and this is everything I've always wanted and as much as I love you to death and I always will, I need to do this…for me."

            James choked up seeing Lily about to cry.  Lily just didn't know that he was about to cry mostly because he knew that he'd basically never see her with his new job…but he didn't want to mention it then.  "Lily, I-I don't know how to react to this, but I'm trying the best I can."

            Lily started crying, and James, on instinct, went to put his arm around her.  "Don't cry, Lily…because you're going to get me started and I don't want to cry."

            "I-I can't help it," Lily sobbed.  "I'm just going to miss you and England and Savannah, and Sirius, and Remus, and Peter, and Diagon Alley, and Alphamstone, and this house and…and…and you," Lily said, crying even harder.

            "Shhhh, Lily, it's okay.  Everything's going to be fine.  I'll miss you so much, but I'm not going to forget you and that's all that matters.  I love you Lily and I hope you never forget it."

            "I love you, too, James," Lily said, giving him a soothing hug.

            He pulled out the yellow roses after breaking away from the long hug.  "I was going to give you these if things didn't work out between us…but I guess I didn't need them.  You probably don't want them anyway," he teased.

            "No, no, I'll still take them, they're still my favorite," Lily said, and they both laughed. 

A/N: I hope you enjoyed it, and how many times do I have to say it: REVIEW!!  As you can see, I like reading reviews…I like receiving them even more!! 

Disclaimer: Also, that song belongs to Deena Carter "Count Me In."