Lily and James' Best Years
Chapter 18:Locked in a Closet
Lily was patrolling the halls on her. James was following her and blabbing on about basically nothing. Lily stopped and stared to him. He looked very happy she did and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Lily, do you want to talk about something?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because."
"That's not a good answer."
"Too bad."
"Lily?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you want to talk about something?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Urgh! What do you want to talk about, James?" James beamed.
"I don't know, what do you want to talk about?"
"How about...boys?" Lily mentally laughed when she saw James's reaction.
"What? No."
"Why not?"
"Lily! Why don't we talk about...you?"
"Me?"
"Yes, now, why do you hate me so much?" Lily stopped walking and it took James a second to realize he was walking alone and look over his shoulder to see her rooted to the spot.
"James, you don't really think I hate you, do you?" She whispered.
"Well, ahh..." nice one, Potter. Why did you have to say that?
"James," Lily put her hand on his hand. "I don't hate you." She looked wondering and then said, very quietly. "I like you." James stared at her. "As a friend." She added hurriedly.
"Oh. Well, I guess that's better than hate." She smiled and kept on walking. Then she stopped.
"James, do you like me?"
"What?"
"Do you like me?"
"Yes. You should know that by now."
"As more than a friend?" He shrugged and nodded as if this was obvious.
"Why?" This he didn't expect.
"W-why?" He stuttered. How the hell was he supposed to answer that?! Usually he could list about a hundred reasons, but now his brain was utterly and completely blank. She nodded. He scratched the back of his neck "Well, because...Ahhhh...you're smart and nice..." She raised an eyebrow at him and he smiled. "Well, not always to me, but to your friends you are. And you're loyal, again, to your friends, and you're...kind, and cute, and sweet, and beautiful, and hot." He finished in an all too James-y fashion and she smiled. "And," He added, "I can't have you." She stared at him. Then turned around quickly.
"Did you hear that?" Lily whispered, James now had a frown on his (*ahem* perfect *ahem*) face. He looked around.
"I think it's coming from the broom closet." He stared at it. The noise was definitely coming from inside the small room. Lily looked at her watch.
"It was bedtime for everyone an hour ago." She said to the door, James opened it but it was too dark, he got in and looked around, Lily got in after him.
THUMP James jumped and stared at the closed door, then turned around. "Lumos." He whispered and light came from the end of his wand. Lily did the same thing. They were in a tiny room with one stool in the middle and a tiny black box James was sure the voice was coming from. Lily stared at it.
"A tape recorder." Her voice was low and hollow.
"A what?"
"You can record things and then play them whenever you want to."
"Cool. Muggle?"
"No and yes. Not cool, since we are locked here. Yes on the muggle." She said the last two words in a very bored tone.
"Oh." He looked around and a smile crept on his face.
"What?" Lily snapped, he kept smiling.
"I'm locked in a tiny broom closet for god knows how long with the prettiest girl in school. My life is truly beautiful." He sat down on the stool. Lily rolled her eyes and then shoved him off the stool, sitting on it herself.
"Ow! Lily!"
"Oh, shut up."
Thirty minutes passed and they still couldn't get out. James started kicking the door and Lily was getting really tired. She slid off the stool and shoved it in a corner, sitting down on the hard stone floor. James looked down at her and sat down next to her. She smiled and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. He and cupped her cheek in his hand. She leaned in, eyes closed, he grinned and leaned in too.
"Hello! What have we-"Sirius stopped midsentence registering the scene.
"Oh." Remus said, staring. Lily jumped up and fixed up her skirt. She hugged Sirius and Remus, smiled at James and ran quickly. James stared at both his best friends.
"Why?!" He whimpered, Remus and Sirius smiled and helped him up.
"Bad timing, Padfoot!"
***
"Lily flower!" Sirius beamed at Lily when she entered the green house.
"Idiot boy!" Lily imitated him exactly. Everyone who was watching laughed.
"Thank you, thank you." Sirius bowed, Lily smiled and hit him on the head, he straitened just as Professor Telenie arrived and started talking about a plant. Lily started taking notes, but soon found it impossible since James, Sirius, and Remus were all whispering to her about something.
"What?" She shot.
"We love you." Sirius said, Remus and James laughed.
"We just asked what she was talking about." James said.
"And then we said we love you." Sirius smiled, Lily chuckled and whispered what the teacher was talking about.
"Oh." Remus nodded in comprehension. "Boring."
"Very." Lily smiled and turned to them as the professor told them all to get in couples to start working with their plant. "Want to couple with me, Potter?" She asked while getting everything ready, he stared at her.
"Only ever since second year." She snorted.
"So yes?"
"Sure."
"Okay, get the pot from Telenie." James turned to walk to her when Lily grabbed his arm, surprised when she felt the muscles on his arm. "Oh god, quiddich is very good for you isn't it?" He laughed. "Just remember to get the water, will you?" He nodded with a smile and she turned to get the dirt.
"You like Prongs." Sirius sang. Lily smiled and sang back: "You slept with my best friend." This made Remus and Sirius laugh. Lily smiled at the pair of them and continued under her breath: "It's only fair I do the same."
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What do you think? I'm making chapters a tad shorter, but I post a lot more often now. Please review, thanks, I love you-ElizabethMM
Chapter 18:Locked in a Closet
Lily was patrolling the halls on her. James was following her and blabbing on about basically nothing. Lily stopped and stared to him. He looked very happy she did and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Lily, do you want to talk about something?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because."
"That's not a good answer."
"Too bad."
"Lily?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you want to talk about something?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Urgh! What do you want to talk about, James?" James beamed.
"I don't know, what do you want to talk about?"
"How about...boys?" Lily mentally laughed when she saw James's reaction.
"What? No."
"Why not?"
"Lily! Why don't we talk about...you?"
"Me?"
"Yes, now, why do you hate me so much?" Lily stopped walking and it took James a second to realize he was walking alone and look over his shoulder to see her rooted to the spot.
"James, you don't really think I hate you, do you?" She whispered.
"Well, ahh..." nice one, Potter. Why did you have to say that?
"James," Lily put her hand on his hand. "I don't hate you." She looked wondering and then said, very quietly. "I like you." James stared at her. "As a friend." She added hurriedly.
"Oh. Well, I guess that's better than hate." She smiled and kept on walking. Then she stopped.
"James, do you like me?"
"What?"
"Do you like me?"
"Yes. You should know that by now."
"As more than a friend?" He shrugged and nodded as if this was obvious.
"Why?" This he didn't expect.
"W-why?" He stuttered. How the hell was he supposed to answer that?! Usually he could list about a hundred reasons, but now his brain was utterly and completely blank. She nodded. He scratched the back of his neck "Well, because...Ahhhh...you're smart and nice..." She raised an eyebrow at him and he smiled. "Well, not always to me, but to your friends you are. And you're loyal, again, to your friends, and you're...kind, and cute, and sweet, and beautiful, and hot." He finished in an all too James-y fashion and she smiled. "And," He added, "I can't have you." She stared at him. Then turned around quickly.
"Did you hear that?" Lily whispered, James now had a frown on his (*ahem* perfect *ahem*) face. He looked around.
"I think it's coming from the broom closet." He stared at it. The noise was definitely coming from inside the small room. Lily looked at her watch.
"It was bedtime for everyone an hour ago." She said to the door, James opened it but it was too dark, he got in and looked around, Lily got in after him.
THUMP James jumped and stared at the closed door, then turned around. "Lumos." He whispered and light came from the end of his wand. Lily did the same thing. They were in a tiny room with one stool in the middle and a tiny black box James was sure the voice was coming from. Lily stared at it.
"A tape recorder." Her voice was low and hollow.
"A what?"
"You can record things and then play them whenever you want to."
"Cool. Muggle?"
"No and yes. Not cool, since we are locked here. Yes on the muggle." She said the last two words in a very bored tone.
"Oh." He looked around and a smile crept on his face.
"What?" Lily snapped, he kept smiling.
"I'm locked in a tiny broom closet for god knows how long with the prettiest girl in school. My life is truly beautiful." He sat down on the stool. Lily rolled her eyes and then shoved him off the stool, sitting on it herself.
"Ow! Lily!"
"Oh, shut up."
Thirty minutes passed and they still couldn't get out. James started kicking the door and Lily was getting really tired. She slid off the stool and shoved it in a corner, sitting down on the hard stone floor. James looked down at her and sat down next to her. She smiled and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. He and cupped her cheek in his hand. She leaned in, eyes closed, he grinned and leaned in too.
"Hello! What have we-"Sirius stopped midsentence registering the scene.
"Oh." Remus said, staring. Lily jumped up and fixed up her skirt. She hugged Sirius and Remus, smiled at James and ran quickly. James stared at both his best friends.
"Why?!" He whimpered, Remus and Sirius smiled and helped him up.
"Bad timing, Padfoot!"
***
"Lily flower!" Sirius beamed at Lily when she entered the green house.
"Idiot boy!" Lily imitated him exactly. Everyone who was watching laughed.
"Thank you, thank you." Sirius bowed, Lily smiled and hit him on the head, he straitened just as Professor Telenie arrived and started talking about a plant. Lily started taking notes, but soon found it impossible since James, Sirius, and Remus were all whispering to her about something.
"What?" She shot.
"We love you." Sirius said, Remus and James laughed.
"We just asked what she was talking about." James said.
"And then we said we love you." Sirius smiled, Lily chuckled and whispered what the teacher was talking about.
"Oh." Remus nodded in comprehension. "Boring."
"Very." Lily smiled and turned to them as the professor told them all to get in couples to start working with their plant. "Want to couple with me, Potter?" She asked while getting everything ready, he stared at her.
"Only ever since second year." She snorted.
"So yes?"
"Sure."
"Okay, get the pot from Telenie." James turned to walk to her when Lily grabbed his arm, surprised when she felt the muscles on his arm. "Oh god, quiddich is very good for you isn't it?" He laughed. "Just remember to get the water, will you?" He nodded with a smile and she turned to get the dirt.
"You like Prongs." Sirius sang. Lily smiled and sang back: "You slept with my best friend." This made Remus and Sirius laugh. Lily smiled at the pair of them and continued under her breath: "It's only fair I do the same."
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What do you think? I'm making chapters a tad shorter, but I post a lot more often now. Please review, thanks, I love you-ElizabethMM