A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for putting up with me so far. I'm so sorry
that I haven't updated for a while...I kinda got grounded from the Internet.
Sorry. The good news is that I got to work on that other story that I've
been meaning to post, so that should be up soon. Once again, if anyone
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me in a review.
Pairing: Lily/James
Rating: PG
Reviews: Thanks to AtwistedAngel13, Sara, LJStagFlower4e/JCTigerwolf4e, xxGreen Bayxx, Kryptic Insanity, and yodaful for reviewing!
Ch. 15 Snowball Fight, Spilling the Beans, and the Ball
The next morning, Lily and Carly woke up to find that it had snowed overnight. After eating a hasty breakfast with the boys, they waddled outside, clad in their snow things. Immediately, they started what became an extremely heated snowball fight. They boys had three people to build a fort with, however Lily and Carly didn't get much done. After a while, they decided to just hide behind a convenient tree.
"You guys can't hide behind a tree! That's cheating!" screamed Sirius.
"Well you guys have one more person than us," Carly yelled back, defending herself and Lily.
"So?" asked Sirius tauntingly.
"So...so we quit!" Screamed Carly.
"We do?" asked Lily, disappointed.
"Yes," answered Carly, "we do. Besides we have to go get ready for the ball anyway."
"But Carly. That's not until tonight," Lily whined.
"Come on Lily!"
"Fine. I'm ready to go inside anyway. I'm soaked!"
"Us, too," chimed in Remus. So they trooped back into the castle together, but not before Sirius had one more good throw at James, in which he knocked his glasses off his face, and they shattered.
"Sirius!" yelled James. "I can't see!"
"Oh, I'll fix them," said Lily, exasperatedly, as she charmed them back into their original state. "Honestly, by seventh year I'd think you'd know how to do this charm by now!"
"That's what I have you for, Lily. What would I do without you?" Replied James.
"You'd be bli-James put me down!" Lily shrieked, as James swung her over his back and ran towards the castle.
When they were out of sight, Sirius commented on how truly blind they both really were.
***Girls' Dorm***
"Lily, stop being so darn stubborn. Just put the stupid make-up on already," sighed and agitated Carly.
"Carly, I don't wanna wear make-up. I don't like it. It makes me itch," replied Lily, with a puppy dog look on her face.
"No fair, Lily, you know I can't resist the puppy dog face. Fine. How about just some lip gloss?"
"Oh, fine. I suppose that's ok."
"So, who are you going to dance with tonight, Lily?" questioned Carly, hoping this would finally burst Lily's denial. It did.
"Carly! How many times are you going to ask? I'm not going with anyone. Ok? I'm not dancing with anyone! Is that ok with you? Am I allowed to go stag? Is it against the rules or something?" she started ranting.
"Lily! I never meant to get you so worked up. Chill!" But Lily didn't here Carly's words. She just kept right on ranting.
"...and just because I know full well who I want to go with, and I'm not going with him, because James will never ever like me, or go out with me! Are you happy now Carly?" moaned Lily, close to tears.
"I knew it." was the only reply Lily got.
"Knew it? Knew what?"
"Know that you like James," replied Carly smugly.
"No, I don't like him. I love him. And he will never like me, let alone love me, and why am I going to this stupid ball anyw-damn. I didn't say that...right? It's all a dream, and in a minute or two, I'll wake up sweating, right?"
"Afraid not Lily. But I knew it along. So, it's no shock to me." Carly said, trying to hold in her excitement. It didn't work.
"You absolutely can't tell anyone. Ok?"
"But Lily! You have to tell him! If you don't, he might go out with someone else." Carly said, exasperatedly.
"I can't. I just can't." Lily sighed.
"Yes you can! I know you can. You have to!"
"I won't, Carly, and you can't force me to. And you can't tell either. Ok?"
"Fine, but I'm very disappointed in you."
"Whatever. Come on, we still have to get ready."
***In Boys' Dorm***
"James, can toss me those socks?" called Sirius from the other side of the dorm.
"The blue ones or the black ones?"
"Black." Replied Sirius.
"So James?" asked Remus, "What happened the other night?"
"What are you talking about?" Asked James confusedly.
"Oh yeah!", said Sirius, obviously remembering. "You were asleep and you got all twitchy, and then you started calling out Lily's name. Lily. I love you, Lily. I'll always be there for you, Lily." Said Sirius, mocking James.
"No! Did I seriously do that? Oh, no. Ugg. You guys can't tell her, ok?" Said James, worriedly.
"Tell her what?" asked Remus.
"That I love her!" Replied James, very confused.
"You love her?" Asked Sirius, shocked, his mouth agape.
"Isn't that what I just said? You said I said her name in my sleep!"
"James," Remus said gently, "we made that up, just to see if you like her. But you love her? Wow. Sirius close your mouth!"
"You tricked me! How-but-why- you mean I didn't really dream that?"
"Nope. Just a clever trick of the mind. Worked quite well, if I might add." Sirius said, finally regaining his composure.
"You guys can't tell her, got it. I'll tell her in my own time. But not now. And you guys can't say a thing. Ok?"
"Fine." Both boys said in unison.
***At the Ball***
The Great Hall was decorated beautifully for the Ball. Every one had a good time, except James and Lily, who were miserable, because they wouldn't tell the others how they felt. They sat at the same table, and didn't speak, while their friends had a great time dancing, singing, and eating. Finally, Sirius came over to the table, and said:
"James, just ask her to dance already."
"Fine, but just as friends."
"Good enough, I guess."
"Hey, Lily, want to dance?" asked James, as a slow song came on.
"Sure James." Replied Lily. He put his hands around her waste, and she put her arms around his neck, and leaned on his shoulder.
She fit perfectly.
It was meant to be.
But they would never tell each other how they felt.
A/N: Thanks for reading, and please review!
Pairing: Lily/James
Rating: PG
Reviews: Thanks to AtwistedAngel13, Sara, LJStagFlower4e/JCTigerwolf4e, xxGreen Bayxx, Kryptic Insanity, and yodaful for reviewing!
Ch. 15 Snowball Fight, Spilling the Beans, and the Ball
The next morning, Lily and Carly woke up to find that it had snowed overnight. After eating a hasty breakfast with the boys, they waddled outside, clad in their snow things. Immediately, they started what became an extremely heated snowball fight. They boys had three people to build a fort with, however Lily and Carly didn't get much done. After a while, they decided to just hide behind a convenient tree.
"You guys can't hide behind a tree! That's cheating!" screamed Sirius.
"Well you guys have one more person than us," Carly yelled back, defending herself and Lily.
"So?" asked Sirius tauntingly.
"So...so we quit!" Screamed Carly.
"We do?" asked Lily, disappointed.
"Yes," answered Carly, "we do. Besides we have to go get ready for the ball anyway."
"But Carly. That's not until tonight," Lily whined.
"Come on Lily!"
"Fine. I'm ready to go inside anyway. I'm soaked!"
"Us, too," chimed in Remus. So they trooped back into the castle together, but not before Sirius had one more good throw at James, in which he knocked his glasses off his face, and they shattered.
"Sirius!" yelled James. "I can't see!"
"Oh, I'll fix them," said Lily, exasperatedly, as she charmed them back into their original state. "Honestly, by seventh year I'd think you'd know how to do this charm by now!"
"That's what I have you for, Lily. What would I do without you?" Replied James.
"You'd be bli-James put me down!" Lily shrieked, as James swung her over his back and ran towards the castle.
When they were out of sight, Sirius commented on how truly blind they both really were.
***Girls' Dorm***
"Lily, stop being so darn stubborn. Just put the stupid make-up on already," sighed and agitated Carly.
"Carly, I don't wanna wear make-up. I don't like it. It makes me itch," replied Lily, with a puppy dog look on her face.
"No fair, Lily, you know I can't resist the puppy dog face. Fine. How about just some lip gloss?"
"Oh, fine. I suppose that's ok."
"So, who are you going to dance with tonight, Lily?" questioned Carly, hoping this would finally burst Lily's denial. It did.
"Carly! How many times are you going to ask? I'm not going with anyone. Ok? I'm not dancing with anyone! Is that ok with you? Am I allowed to go stag? Is it against the rules or something?" she started ranting.
"Lily! I never meant to get you so worked up. Chill!" But Lily didn't here Carly's words. She just kept right on ranting.
"...and just because I know full well who I want to go with, and I'm not going with him, because James will never ever like me, or go out with me! Are you happy now Carly?" moaned Lily, close to tears.
"I knew it." was the only reply Lily got.
"Knew it? Knew what?"
"Know that you like James," replied Carly smugly.
"No, I don't like him. I love him. And he will never like me, let alone love me, and why am I going to this stupid ball anyw-damn. I didn't say that...right? It's all a dream, and in a minute or two, I'll wake up sweating, right?"
"Afraid not Lily. But I knew it along. So, it's no shock to me." Carly said, trying to hold in her excitement. It didn't work.
"You absolutely can't tell anyone. Ok?"
"But Lily! You have to tell him! If you don't, he might go out with someone else." Carly said, exasperatedly.
"I can't. I just can't." Lily sighed.
"Yes you can! I know you can. You have to!"
"I won't, Carly, and you can't force me to. And you can't tell either. Ok?"
"Fine, but I'm very disappointed in you."
"Whatever. Come on, we still have to get ready."
***In Boys' Dorm***
"James, can toss me those socks?" called Sirius from the other side of the dorm.
"The blue ones or the black ones?"
"Black." Replied Sirius.
"So James?" asked Remus, "What happened the other night?"
"What are you talking about?" Asked James confusedly.
"Oh yeah!", said Sirius, obviously remembering. "You were asleep and you got all twitchy, and then you started calling out Lily's name. Lily. I love you, Lily. I'll always be there for you, Lily." Said Sirius, mocking James.
"No! Did I seriously do that? Oh, no. Ugg. You guys can't tell her, ok?" Said James, worriedly.
"Tell her what?" asked Remus.
"That I love her!" Replied James, very confused.
"You love her?" Asked Sirius, shocked, his mouth agape.
"Isn't that what I just said? You said I said her name in my sleep!"
"James," Remus said gently, "we made that up, just to see if you like her. But you love her? Wow. Sirius close your mouth!"
"You tricked me! How-but-why- you mean I didn't really dream that?"
"Nope. Just a clever trick of the mind. Worked quite well, if I might add." Sirius said, finally regaining his composure.
"You guys can't tell her, got it. I'll tell her in my own time. But not now. And you guys can't say a thing. Ok?"
"Fine." Both boys said in unison.
***At the Ball***
The Great Hall was decorated beautifully for the Ball. Every one had a good time, except James and Lily, who were miserable, because they wouldn't tell the others how they felt. They sat at the same table, and didn't speak, while their friends had a great time dancing, singing, and eating. Finally, Sirius came over to the table, and said:
"James, just ask her to dance already."
"Fine, but just as friends."
"Good enough, I guess."
"Hey, Lily, want to dance?" asked James, as a slow song came on.
"Sure James." Replied Lily. He put his hands around her waste, and she put her arms around his neck, and leaned on his shoulder.
She fit perfectly.
It was meant to be.
But they would never tell each other how they felt.
A/N: Thanks for reading, and please review!