Chapter 3 ~ Another Plan
"Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim."
~ William Feather – The Business of Life
"So let me get this strait, you and… POTTER are going to pretend to go out to get who you want?" Mollie asked Lily when she was finished, her soft blue eyes wide with shock.
"Mm hm, as crazy as it sounds," Lily responded.
"HAVE YOU GONE CRAZY?!?!?!" Mollie yelled. "Is this the same James Potter who made you cry in first year? Who has played pranks on you for five strait years?"
"Yes, but technically we won't be girlfriend and boyfriend, just putting on a show," Lily tried to wave away, but still cringed at the thought.
"But Lily, think a minute… this is JAMES POTTER! All the girls in our year will KILL YOU! He's wanted by everyone!" Mollie tried to reason.
"Wanted by everyone except who he wants. It's the perfect plan. And it's not like anyone's going to get hurt. If I tried this with any other guy, I'd feel guilty. But with Potter, it'll be okay cuz we don't really like each other," Lily said, still cringing at this thought. "Come on, we're gonna be late for meeting them."
"Them?" Mollie asked, still astounded at the fact that Lily was accepting help from the likes of James Potter.
"James and Remus, I have you to be on my side and he has Remus," Lily explained at her friends look.
"Do you have any idea what you've gotten yourself into?" Mollie asked, shaking her head in disbelief.
"Yes, and hopefully the outcome will be me and my soul mate coming together forever." Lily said with a sigh and her shocking green eyes glazed over as she thought about Amos more. She didn't know how right she was though; this would end up with her other half with her for the rest of her life. She just didn't know who.
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"Hmmmmm, Evans, not a bad choice," Remus said after James had explained him the plan.
"My only choice!" James replied exasperatedly. "Besides, I don't really want her, we're using each other."
"Yeah, sure, you know you like her," Remus said, trying to bug his friend but still speaking what he believed the truth.
"Yuck! No way! Evans… … … ewwwwwww!" James said disgusted at the thought, but as he said this, he remembered last night as he watched her walk away, swaying her tiny hips.
"Whatever Prongs, let's get going or else we'll be late," Remus said, still knowing James liked Lily. James shook his head, trying to get thought like these out of his mind, at least thoughts about Lily.
How can he not? For the past five years, she's been his main prankie. Most the time when guys are mean to a girl, it means they like them, I mean, I did it once, Remus thought. This is going to be sooooooo fun! I can torture James into realizing that he and Lily belong together!
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When James and Remus arrived, Lily and Mollie were already there waiting.
"`Bout time!" Lily yelled at them.
"Calm down Evans! We're just a tad bit late," James said calmly, but was examining her.
"Why don't you two come up with how you're gonna do this while Miss Sanders and I work on better ideas," Remus suggested.
"Fine, just don't go too far, I'm afraid of what James might do to me," Lily pleaded with Mollie.
"Don't worry!" Mollie said.
"Alright Lupin, what is it?" Mollie asked annoyed that she got pulled into this.
"Well, we're supposed to supervise and help, am I right?" Remus asked.
"Yeah," Mollie said a little clueless as to where this was going.
"Well, you know Lily and I know James and all they'll be doing is bicker the whole time. They won't know how to or want to make this look real," Remus began to explain.
"I see where you're heading with this, but they won't agree to anything involving touching each other," Mollie said.
"That's where we come in explaining that if they don't, Arabella and Amos won't notice them," Remus explained coyly.
"Good, you've had time to plan this," Mollie laughed.
"Yeah, just the walk here, long enough," Remus laughed back.
"I just can't help feel that you have an ulterior motive," Mollie said suspiciously.
"Well, since you brought it up… … … I think that James likes Lily," Remus whispered.
"What? Whoa, James like Lily? You've gotta be kidding. He completely hates her," Mollie said in disbelief.
"No, he acts like he hates her, when really, he's crazy about her. She's the main person he plays pranks on and she plays 'em right back. It's like a whole Love Prank War," Remus said. "Besides, didn't you see him checking her out when we got here?"
"No, I didn't, I was too busy trying not to look at him. But I do get your point. I mean, all Lily ever talks about is James, grant it it's always, I hate him or he infuriates me! But I see you point," Mollie said evilly.
"Well, let's start our match-making," Remus said as they returned.
While Mollie and Remus were behind the bookshelf talking in hushed voices, Lily and James were sitting there in silence. James was checking her out and Lily was trying not to pay too much attention to him.
Damn she's hot! I never really noticed her eyes before. They're really the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. They're a very enticing bright green. I bet if I looked at them long enough, I could find out a lot about her. They do say that the eyes are the window to the soul. He kept staring at her, trying to find out what she was thinking.
"What are you looking at Potter?" Lily asked as she noticed his stare. He wasn't paying attention. She noticed that his icy blue eyes were glazed over and his wild raven colored hair slightly covered his left eye. She got a sudden urge to reach over to him and move the hair out of his face so she could marvel his brilliant eyes.
They weren't really a regular blue, more like a periwinkle color. It really didn't fit his look. Light colored eyes with dark hair and medium tan skin, but somehow, it looked perfect. She was about to reach over and brush away his hair, when footsteps scared her back into her seat. James suddenly woke up from his trance, the glazed look in his eyes still there, but they were more focused.
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