Love and Hate
Disclaimer: I am not worth anywhere near as much as J.K. Rowling, so there for, I do not own any characters in this story, apart from Alexa. Sorry that I haven't been writing the disclaimer for a while. I keep forgetting to write it in. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So, Lily Flower, where do you want to go on our date?" James asked Lily in the common room one day. Lily was stroking her cat, Asher, and resisting the urge to tell James "nowhere".
"I don't know, James," Lily said in exasperation. James hadn't left her a moment's peace since she had accepted James' offer for a date. "You can pick and surprise me, okay?" she pleaded.
"That's a brilliant idea, Lily!" James grinned. "I need to go pick out a place for me to flatter you. I'll see you later!" And, he jumped off the couch and ran up to the boys' dormitories.
Lily was sincerely regretting taking Alexa's dare; after all, it was totally screwing with her emotions. She wasn't sure whether to be happy that James had finally left her alone after hours and hours of him being practically surgically attached to her, or upset that he had left her alone with only her cat for company. Lily didn't know whether to hate James, or love him. She wasn't sure if she should slap him as hard as she could across his cute face, and tell him where to stick his fat head, or to compliment him on his ability to catch a Snitch so quickly.
She decided to go and talk with Remus about her, well, her feelings. Lily found that Remus was so easy to talk to. Last year, when she and Remus had become Prefects, Lily and Remus used to talk while they patrolled the corridors, and had quickly become friends. So, if anyone could help sort through Lily's emotions, it would be Remus.
"Hi, Remus," Lily said after she had found Remus outside near the lake. "Can we talk? I really need someone to talk to."
"What do you want to talk about?" Remus asked, setting down his Defense Against the Dark Arts book, and patting the ground next to him for Lily to sit.
"James," Lily replied simply as she sat down next to Remus. "As you probably know, from Sirius' big mouth, that I have agreed to one date with James. Well, I'm not really sure what would ever happen on a date with James, and honestly, it wasn't my idea. Alexa dared me to either accept a date with James, or go out with Snape, and I don't really want to do either, but-" she trailed away and sighed.
"Don't worry about it, Lily," Remus said with a smile. "I always knew you would eventually go on a date with James." He grinned, and Lily glared. "Lily, James really likes you, trust me, and he behaves himself on dates. Plus, you only agreed to one date really, and he wouldn't want to mess up his ONE chance with you."
"What do you mean, James 'behaves himself on dates'?" Lily asked. "It's hard to believe that he behaves himself anywhere." She laughed and rolled her eyes.
"He does," Remus promised. "James may act silly at school, but when he's on a date, he is quite the gentleman. He's actually rather serious when he's with a girl, and especially one he likes, which is you, Lily, because he wants to impress them with his intellect, not just his looks. James is actually a very profound person."
Lily burst into laughter. She couldn't help it, Remus, actually saying that James is a deep person? Please. It was just too funny. Remus waited uncomplainingly for Lily to stop her laughter before continuing.
"You may laugh now, Lily," he said, "but you'll believe me once you two go on your date."
"Alright," Lily said, wiping her eyes; she had laughed so much that she had tears in her eyes. "Alright, alright. How much did James pay you, Remus?"
"What?"
"How much did James pay you to tell me that?" Lily asked, suddenly serious. "Really. I can't, no; I won't put it past him. Paying you to say nice things to me about him, I mean."
"He didn't pay me anything to say anything to you, Lily," Remus said quietly. "I'm telling you the truth. I've been on double dates with James and his date before, and he was really nice. Most girls are very shallow, and they go out with him because he's cute and popular. They only go for his looks. That's why he's been trying to get you to go out with him. James thought that you would like him for who he really is. Plus, he really thinks you're cute and everything, but he likes your personality, too." He paused, thought for a second, and then added, "He likes your personality except for when you're smacking him." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
That night, around seven-fifteen, Lily headed for the Entrance Hall to wait for James there. He had come to her later that day, after Charms, and told her to be ready by seven-thirty, and to meet him in the Entrance Hall. She took a deep breath while she waited, trying to calm her nerves.
Just go out with him, and get it over with, Lily thought to herself. It isn't that big of a deal, anyway. It's just James Potter, right? Not someone that I would really go out with and enjoy our time together.
"Lily!" cried James when he saw her down in the Entrance Hall, waiting (only because she had to) for him. "Are you ready to be wowed?"
She turned around to look at James. "James, I-" Lily stopped when James held out a dozen or more ashen white lilies to her. She smiled with delight and went over to him, and, before she knew what she was doing, Lily was giving James a hug. She pulled away quickly. "They're beautiful, James. Thank you."
"Not a problem," James replied giddily. "Anything for my Lily Flower. I asked if you were ready to be wowed, and did I wow you, or what?" He handed her the lilies, and took her out to the grounds. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Are you sure that we can be here?" Lily asked James for the millionth time that night. James had taken her to Hogsmeade, to a little restaurant called Milo's Cauldron (A/N: Milo is my new Pug puppy. I just adopted him, and he's so cute! Oh yes, anyway, back to the story).
"Yes, Lily, I'm sure," James replied. "Just relax, Lils! I brought you on this date so you and I could have some fun, not so you could worry your brains out about getting into trouble. Trust me, all right? Relax."
"You keep telling my to relax, and to trust you," Lily mumbled. "Okay, I'll trust you, since this is only just one date, okay?"
"Good," James said with a smile. "Now let's go find a booth and order something to eat, because I'm hungry, since I didn't get dinner."
"Neither of us got dinner, James," Lily reminded him. James had told Lily right after Charms as well, not to eat dinner, and so she hadn't, getting the idea that James was going to take her out to dinner with him, which was fine by her. She just wasn't sure where James was going to take her, and she certainly had been surprised to find out that he was taking her into Hogsmeade.
Lily looked around the restaurant. Milo's Caldron was a neatly kept place, with green plants that had sapphire blue flowers on them in every corner, and near some of the tables. The tables were round, most of them with four chairs around them. Toward the back of the restaurant, there were booths, with comfortable looking cushions. James took Lily back to one of the booths, and they took a seat across from one another and picked up their menus. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Author's Note: Hi there! What do you think about the new chapter? I hope you like it. Honestly, I'm not sure how it will turn out, since I wrote/typed the last bit of it when I wasn't feeling oh so very well. I will try and get the next chapter as soon as I can with this evil cold/flu thingamajig.
Disclaimer: I am not worth anywhere near as much as J.K. Rowling, so there for, I do not own any characters in this story, apart from Alexa. Sorry that I haven't been writing the disclaimer for a while. I keep forgetting to write it in. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So, Lily Flower, where do you want to go on our date?" James asked Lily in the common room one day. Lily was stroking her cat, Asher, and resisting the urge to tell James "nowhere".
"I don't know, James," Lily said in exasperation. James hadn't left her a moment's peace since she had accepted James' offer for a date. "You can pick and surprise me, okay?" she pleaded.
"That's a brilliant idea, Lily!" James grinned. "I need to go pick out a place for me to flatter you. I'll see you later!" And, he jumped off the couch and ran up to the boys' dormitories.
Lily was sincerely regretting taking Alexa's dare; after all, it was totally screwing with her emotions. She wasn't sure whether to be happy that James had finally left her alone after hours and hours of him being practically surgically attached to her, or upset that he had left her alone with only her cat for company. Lily didn't know whether to hate James, or love him. She wasn't sure if she should slap him as hard as she could across his cute face, and tell him where to stick his fat head, or to compliment him on his ability to catch a Snitch so quickly.
She decided to go and talk with Remus about her, well, her feelings. Lily found that Remus was so easy to talk to. Last year, when she and Remus had become Prefects, Lily and Remus used to talk while they patrolled the corridors, and had quickly become friends. So, if anyone could help sort through Lily's emotions, it would be Remus.
"Hi, Remus," Lily said after she had found Remus outside near the lake. "Can we talk? I really need someone to talk to."
"What do you want to talk about?" Remus asked, setting down his Defense Against the Dark Arts book, and patting the ground next to him for Lily to sit.
"James," Lily replied simply as she sat down next to Remus. "As you probably know, from Sirius' big mouth, that I have agreed to one date with James. Well, I'm not really sure what would ever happen on a date with James, and honestly, it wasn't my idea. Alexa dared me to either accept a date with James, or go out with Snape, and I don't really want to do either, but-" she trailed away and sighed.
"Don't worry about it, Lily," Remus said with a smile. "I always knew you would eventually go on a date with James." He grinned, and Lily glared. "Lily, James really likes you, trust me, and he behaves himself on dates. Plus, you only agreed to one date really, and he wouldn't want to mess up his ONE chance with you."
"What do you mean, James 'behaves himself on dates'?" Lily asked. "It's hard to believe that he behaves himself anywhere." She laughed and rolled her eyes.
"He does," Remus promised. "James may act silly at school, but when he's on a date, he is quite the gentleman. He's actually rather serious when he's with a girl, and especially one he likes, which is you, Lily, because he wants to impress them with his intellect, not just his looks. James is actually a very profound person."
Lily burst into laughter. She couldn't help it, Remus, actually saying that James is a deep person? Please. It was just too funny. Remus waited uncomplainingly for Lily to stop her laughter before continuing.
"You may laugh now, Lily," he said, "but you'll believe me once you two go on your date."
"Alright," Lily said, wiping her eyes; she had laughed so much that she had tears in her eyes. "Alright, alright. How much did James pay you, Remus?"
"What?"
"How much did James pay you to tell me that?" Lily asked, suddenly serious. "Really. I can't, no; I won't put it past him. Paying you to say nice things to me about him, I mean."
"He didn't pay me anything to say anything to you, Lily," Remus said quietly. "I'm telling you the truth. I've been on double dates with James and his date before, and he was really nice. Most girls are very shallow, and they go out with him because he's cute and popular. They only go for his looks. That's why he's been trying to get you to go out with him. James thought that you would like him for who he really is. Plus, he really thinks you're cute and everything, but he likes your personality, too." He paused, thought for a second, and then added, "He likes your personality except for when you're smacking him." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
That night, around seven-fifteen, Lily headed for the Entrance Hall to wait for James there. He had come to her later that day, after Charms, and told her to be ready by seven-thirty, and to meet him in the Entrance Hall. She took a deep breath while she waited, trying to calm her nerves.
Just go out with him, and get it over with, Lily thought to herself. It isn't that big of a deal, anyway. It's just James Potter, right? Not someone that I would really go out with and enjoy our time together.
"Lily!" cried James when he saw her down in the Entrance Hall, waiting (only because she had to) for him. "Are you ready to be wowed?"
She turned around to look at James. "James, I-" Lily stopped when James held out a dozen or more ashen white lilies to her. She smiled with delight and went over to him, and, before she knew what she was doing, Lily was giving James a hug. She pulled away quickly. "They're beautiful, James. Thank you."
"Not a problem," James replied giddily. "Anything for my Lily Flower. I asked if you were ready to be wowed, and did I wow you, or what?" He handed her the lilies, and took her out to the grounds. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Are you sure that we can be here?" Lily asked James for the millionth time that night. James had taken her to Hogsmeade, to a little restaurant called Milo's Cauldron (A/N: Milo is my new Pug puppy. I just adopted him, and he's so cute! Oh yes, anyway, back to the story).
"Yes, Lily, I'm sure," James replied. "Just relax, Lils! I brought you on this date so you and I could have some fun, not so you could worry your brains out about getting into trouble. Trust me, all right? Relax."
"You keep telling my to relax, and to trust you," Lily mumbled. "Okay, I'll trust you, since this is only just one date, okay?"
"Good," James said with a smile. "Now let's go find a booth and order something to eat, because I'm hungry, since I didn't get dinner."
"Neither of us got dinner, James," Lily reminded him. James had told Lily right after Charms as well, not to eat dinner, and so she hadn't, getting the idea that James was going to take her out to dinner with him, which was fine by her. She just wasn't sure where James was going to take her, and she certainly had been surprised to find out that he was taking her into Hogsmeade.
Lily looked around the restaurant. Milo's Caldron was a neatly kept place, with green plants that had sapphire blue flowers on them in every corner, and near some of the tables. The tables were round, most of them with four chairs around them. Toward the back of the restaurant, there were booths, with comfortable looking cushions. James took Lily back to one of the booths, and they took a seat across from one another and picked up their menus. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Author's Note: Hi there! What do you think about the new chapter? I hope you like it. Honestly, I'm not sure how it will turn out, since I wrote/typed the last bit of it when I wasn't feeling oh so very well. I will try and get the next chapter as soon as I can with this evil cold/flu thingamajig.