"I just can't believe that James has changed so much!" exclaimed Lily to
Alexa one afternoon after Charms. James had carried her books for her to
all of the classes, even though Lily said he didn't have to. "Although him
carrying my books is annoying, because I know that he is just trying to get
to date him, I still can't help thinking that it's also kind of sweet."
"Maybe you should just let him do things for you," Alexa said with a secret smile. She knew why James was doing all of these things for Lily. "It would make him happy, and then you wouldn't have to do it. See, if he carries your books to class, then you don't have to!"
"Alexa, that's horrible!" Lily gasped. "Even though I don't like James, I wouldn't use him like that! I'm not going to be like the other girls who do that. That's a terrible suggestion."
"I'm just saying," Alexa shrugged, "I think that you should just date him, and get it over with already."
"I don't think so," Lily replied shortly. "Why would I want to do that? He'll date me for a week, tell me he loves me, and then after that week, I'm dumped, and he goes after some blond chick. No thanks."
"What if I dared you to go out with him?" she asked with a grin on her face. "Just on one date. Please, Lily? What could one date hurt?"
"A lot, actually," Lily said. Alexa punched her in the shoulder. "Ouch!" She rubbed her arm and glared at Alexa.
"Come on, Lily!" whined Alexa. "Just one date. And then he won't be able to say that you never gave him a chance. The next time he asks you on a date, you have to say yes."
"Or what? You'll punch me in the arm again?" Lily asked scornfully.
"Or else you'll have to ask Snape on a date," replied Alexa with a sly grin. "Deal?"
"Only on one condition."
"What's that?"
"If I say yes to James the next time he asks me on a date, you have to ask either Remus or Sirius out." It was Lily's turn to put a sly grin on her face. "Deal?"
"Deal," Alexa agreed reluctantly. It was a high price to pay, but at least then she would get to see Lily and James as a couple. She held out her hand, and Lily took it, and they both shook on the deal. Now neither girl could go back on their deal. *******************************************************
"Hello, Lily," James said that night at dinner. He sat next to her. He smiled at her when she looked up at him.
"Hello, James," Lily said shortly. She looked back down at her plate, because out of the corner of her eyes, she could see Alexa grinning at her.
"Fancy a walk around the lake with me?" he asked with a smile. It wasn't exactly a date, but Lily still had to say yes, because she was sure that James was going to ask her out while they were walking.
"Sure, James," sighed Lily. "But not a very long one, because I still want to eat my dinner."
James was so delighted when Lily got up and started out the Great Hall doors that Lily had to ask him if he was coming, or if he was just going to stand there all night. He ran to catch up with her, because she was just standing there with her hands on her hips, waiting for him to walk with her.
"So, did you want to ask me something, Potter?" Lily asked when she and James were outside and heading for the lake. She just had this bad feeling that James was going to ask her out, and she knew that she would have to say yes, or else she had to ask Snape out, and that was NOT going to happen.
"Well, now that you bring it up," James said slyly. He grinned. "Lily, would you please go out with me? Please?"
"Sure," she mumbled incoherently.
"What?"
"I said, sure." Lily sighed. "Sure, Potter. One date, you hear? ONE. That's all."
"One date's all I need, Miss Lily Evans." He grinned happily, and Lily was half inclined to smack him again, but decided that she wouldn't, but instead just go back inside so she could eat her dinner and forget all about her date with James Potter.
"So, what did he want?" Alexa asked eagerly as soon as Lily sat back down at the table.
"He wanted to know if I would go on a date with him," Lily said dryly. She then added quietly to Alexa, "As if you didn't already know that's what he wanted."
"So, what did you say?" Alexa raised her eyebrows at Lily. Either way she won. Either Lily said yes to James, and they would become the perfect couple, or Lily said no, and would be forced to confront Snape and ask him out. Everyone knew (except maybe James) that Snape had a crush on Lily.
Lily sighed. "I said yes, Alexa, okay? I said that I would go on ONE date with James Potter, and I even resisted the urge to slap him across the face when he was being an idiot."
Alexa grinned, Remus dropped his fork, and Sirius started choking on his pumpkin juice. Lily just rolled her eyes. Peter Pettigrew started patting Sirius on the back; just to make sure he wasn't going to die.
"YOU SAID THAT YOU WOULD GO ON A DATE WITH JAMES?" Sirius roared when he had stopped choking. "AND YOU DIDN'T SLAP HIM?"
"Sirius, why don't you say that a little bit louder; I don't think the people in Australia heard you!" Lily snapped. Alexa threw a chunk of her dinner roll at him, and shook her head. "And I only agreed to ONE date with James. O-N-E. No more."
"And like I said, that's all I need, my dear sweet Flower," James said, sitting down next to her. It took all of Lily's self-control not to shove him off of his chair at that mocking tone in his voice. She only glared and stabbed at her salad with a vengeance.
"Boy, I'm glad I'm not that salad," James said, watching Lily stab at it with her fork.
"You could be," Lily replied, holding up her fork. She made a move to stab him with it, but he dodged it and laughed, which caused her to go after him again. *******************************************************
Author's Note: Well? Did you like the new chapter? I had SO much fun writing it. I had to get some way of getting Lily and James on a date, so I made Lily's best friend dare her to do say yes, and I think it worked out rather well. Please review if you can; I'd love to hear (or read) what you have to say about the new chapter.
"Maybe you should just let him do things for you," Alexa said with a secret smile. She knew why James was doing all of these things for Lily. "It would make him happy, and then you wouldn't have to do it. See, if he carries your books to class, then you don't have to!"
"Alexa, that's horrible!" Lily gasped. "Even though I don't like James, I wouldn't use him like that! I'm not going to be like the other girls who do that. That's a terrible suggestion."
"I'm just saying," Alexa shrugged, "I think that you should just date him, and get it over with already."
"I don't think so," Lily replied shortly. "Why would I want to do that? He'll date me for a week, tell me he loves me, and then after that week, I'm dumped, and he goes after some blond chick. No thanks."
"What if I dared you to go out with him?" she asked with a grin on her face. "Just on one date. Please, Lily? What could one date hurt?"
"A lot, actually," Lily said. Alexa punched her in the shoulder. "Ouch!" She rubbed her arm and glared at Alexa.
"Come on, Lily!" whined Alexa. "Just one date. And then he won't be able to say that you never gave him a chance. The next time he asks you on a date, you have to say yes."
"Or what? You'll punch me in the arm again?" Lily asked scornfully.
"Or else you'll have to ask Snape on a date," replied Alexa with a sly grin. "Deal?"
"Only on one condition."
"What's that?"
"If I say yes to James the next time he asks me on a date, you have to ask either Remus or Sirius out." It was Lily's turn to put a sly grin on her face. "Deal?"
"Deal," Alexa agreed reluctantly. It was a high price to pay, but at least then she would get to see Lily and James as a couple. She held out her hand, and Lily took it, and they both shook on the deal. Now neither girl could go back on their deal. *******************************************************
"Hello, Lily," James said that night at dinner. He sat next to her. He smiled at her when she looked up at him.
"Hello, James," Lily said shortly. She looked back down at her plate, because out of the corner of her eyes, she could see Alexa grinning at her.
"Fancy a walk around the lake with me?" he asked with a smile. It wasn't exactly a date, but Lily still had to say yes, because she was sure that James was going to ask her out while they were walking.
"Sure, James," sighed Lily. "But not a very long one, because I still want to eat my dinner."
James was so delighted when Lily got up and started out the Great Hall doors that Lily had to ask him if he was coming, or if he was just going to stand there all night. He ran to catch up with her, because she was just standing there with her hands on her hips, waiting for him to walk with her.
"So, did you want to ask me something, Potter?" Lily asked when she and James were outside and heading for the lake. She just had this bad feeling that James was going to ask her out, and she knew that she would have to say yes, or else she had to ask Snape out, and that was NOT going to happen.
"Well, now that you bring it up," James said slyly. He grinned. "Lily, would you please go out with me? Please?"
"Sure," she mumbled incoherently.
"What?"
"I said, sure." Lily sighed. "Sure, Potter. One date, you hear? ONE. That's all."
"One date's all I need, Miss Lily Evans." He grinned happily, and Lily was half inclined to smack him again, but decided that she wouldn't, but instead just go back inside so she could eat her dinner and forget all about her date with James Potter.
"So, what did he want?" Alexa asked eagerly as soon as Lily sat back down at the table.
"He wanted to know if I would go on a date with him," Lily said dryly. She then added quietly to Alexa, "As if you didn't already know that's what he wanted."
"So, what did you say?" Alexa raised her eyebrows at Lily. Either way she won. Either Lily said yes to James, and they would become the perfect couple, or Lily said no, and would be forced to confront Snape and ask him out. Everyone knew (except maybe James) that Snape had a crush on Lily.
Lily sighed. "I said yes, Alexa, okay? I said that I would go on ONE date with James Potter, and I even resisted the urge to slap him across the face when he was being an idiot."
Alexa grinned, Remus dropped his fork, and Sirius started choking on his pumpkin juice. Lily just rolled her eyes. Peter Pettigrew started patting Sirius on the back; just to make sure he wasn't going to die.
"YOU SAID THAT YOU WOULD GO ON A DATE WITH JAMES?" Sirius roared when he had stopped choking. "AND YOU DIDN'T SLAP HIM?"
"Sirius, why don't you say that a little bit louder; I don't think the people in Australia heard you!" Lily snapped. Alexa threw a chunk of her dinner roll at him, and shook her head. "And I only agreed to ONE date with James. O-N-E. No more."
"And like I said, that's all I need, my dear sweet Flower," James said, sitting down next to her. It took all of Lily's self-control not to shove him off of his chair at that mocking tone in his voice. She only glared and stabbed at her salad with a vengeance.
"Boy, I'm glad I'm not that salad," James said, watching Lily stab at it with her fork.
"You could be," Lily replied, holding up her fork. She made a move to stab him with it, but he dodged it and laughed, which caused her to go after him again. *******************************************************
Author's Note: Well? Did you like the new chapter? I had SO much fun writing it. I had to get some way of getting Lily and James on a date, so I made Lily's best friend dare her to do say yes, and I think it worked out rather well. Please review if you can; I'd love to hear (or read) what you have to say about the new chapter.