Chapter 8 – Comfort
James and Alison entered the common room.
"Good luck!" Alison whispered and went over to where Remus was sitting doing his Muggle Studies homework.
James scanned the room and found Lily instantly. She was sitting next to the window, strangely by herself. James made his way over to where she was sitting. She looked deep in thought as she sat next to the window her arms wrapped around her legs up against her chest. Her chin resting on her knees.
"Hi." Said James timidly.
Lily looked up at him, and then quickly back down outside, "Hi James."
"Um, I was wondering if I could talk to you for a minute."
Lily unfolded her legs and made room for him to sit down next to her, "Yeah sure."
She was starting to blush again. They sat in silence for a minute, James wondering how to jump onto the topic of what she read.
"So, read anything interesting lately?" laughed James.
Lily blushed and smiled, "Yes actually, something by a Mr. Potter. Have you heard of him?"
James looked into her eyes, which were slightly swollen and reddish.
"Lily, have you been crying?" asked James very concerned.
"NO!" she exclaimed too quickly.
James sighed, "What's wrong Lils?"
"Nothing really, it's stupid..."
"It can't be stupid if it's making you this upset."
"Well..." she wiped her eyes and looked up at James, "It's my birthday next week, and I'm already swamped with work, and Head Girl duties, and I just keep remembering my summer and what I had to deal with. I'm just so stressed and it's just the beginning of the year."
She took a deep breath.
"Hey, do you want to come up to my dorm for a minute? I have something that might cheer you up."
Lily smiled and nodded following James up the stairs. James heard quiet cat calls from Sirius over in front of the fire who had Heather sitting on his lap.
James opened the door to the dorm for Lily and she stepped inside. James led her to his bed and she sat down.
James bent down so that he was eye level with her, "Now, close your eyes..."
Lily obeyed and closed her eyelids.
After a few seconds and a quiet incantation James leaned back down in front of her, "Ok, open your eyes."
Lily opened her eyes to find a bouquet of white tiger lilies right in front of her nose.
"Oh, James, they're beautiful. Thank you!"
However, James noticed she had built up tears in her eyes.
"Lil, tell me what's wrong. Please!"
Lily looked up and sniffed back her tears, "Well, it's just that...um..."
"What is it?"
James looked deep into her eyes and before he knew it she leaned in and her soft lips at last touched his. He was so shocked that his eyes were still open for a few seconds until he realized what was happening and he deepened the kiss while pulling her closer to him. It was the most passionate kiss he had ever had. Her tongue tasted like watermelon and her hair smelled like jasmine. He could feel her heart beating quickly against his chest and hear her breathing become shorter. Her arms were around his neck but slowly moved down to touch his strong arms. He moved his right hand to her face; her skin was so soft, like silk, and then moved his left hand to the small of her back, supporting her. Finally, he felt like he would pass out if he didn't get some air. Reluctantly he pulled away from her. His eyes traveled over her face. She was flushed, her eyes were glazed and her lips swollen. She looked so erotic...
A/N Wait to find out what happens, when we return to our scheduled program.. hahahah jokes, ok well, that's it for this chapter, and I want to thank all those people who have been faithful readers and reviewers! You GUYS ROCK MY SOCKS!!!
James and Alison entered the common room.
"Good luck!" Alison whispered and went over to where Remus was sitting doing his Muggle Studies homework.
James scanned the room and found Lily instantly. She was sitting next to the window, strangely by herself. James made his way over to where she was sitting. She looked deep in thought as she sat next to the window her arms wrapped around her legs up against her chest. Her chin resting on her knees.
"Hi." Said James timidly.
Lily looked up at him, and then quickly back down outside, "Hi James."
"Um, I was wondering if I could talk to you for a minute."
Lily unfolded her legs and made room for him to sit down next to her, "Yeah sure."
She was starting to blush again. They sat in silence for a minute, James wondering how to jump onto the topic of what she read.
"So, read anything interesting lately?" laughed James.
Lily blushed and smiled, "Yes actually, something by a Mr. Potter. Have you heard of him?"
James looked into her eyes, which were slightly swollen and reddish.
"Lily, have you been crying?" asked James very concerned.
"NO!" she exclaimed too quickly.
James sighed, "What's wrong Lils?"
"Nothing really, it's stupid..."
"It can't be stupid if it's making you this upset."
"Well..." she wiped her eyes and looked up at James, "It's my birthday next week, and I'm already swamped with work, and Head Girl duties, and I just keep remembering my summer and what I had to deal with. I'm just so stressed and it's just the beginning of the year."
She took a deep breath.
"Hey, do you want to come up to my dorm for a minute? I have something that might cheer you up."
Lily smiled and nodded following James up the stairs. James heard quiet cat calls from Sirius over in front of the fire who had Heather sitting on his lap.
James opened the door to the dorm for Lily and she stepped inside. James led her to his bed and she sat down.
James bent down so that he was eye level with her, "Now, close your eyes..."
Lily obeyed and closed her eyelids.
After a few seconds and a quiet incantation James leaned back down in front of her, "Ok, open your eyes."
Lily opened her eyes to find a bouquet of white tiger lilies right in front of her nose.
"Oh, James, they're beautiful. Thank you!"
However, James noticed she had built up tears in her eyes.
"Lil, tell me what's wrong. Please!"
Lily looked up and sniffed back her tears, "Well, it's just that...um..."
"What is it?"
James looked deep into her eyes and before he knew it she leaned in and her soft lips at last touched his. He was so shocked that his eyes were still open for a few seconds until he realized what was happening and he deepened the kiss while pulling her closer to him. It was the most passionate kiss he had ever had. Her tongue tasted like watermelon and her hair smelled like jasmine. He could feel her heart beating quickly against his chest and hear her breathing become shorter. Her arms were around his neck but slowly moved down to touch his strong arms. He moved his right hand to her face; her skin was so soft, like silk, and then moved his left hand to the small of her back, supporting her. Finally, he felt like he would pass out if he didn't get some air. Reluctantly he pulled away from her. His eyes traveled over her face. She was flushed, her eyes were glazed and her lips swollen. She looked so erotic...
A/N Wait to find out what happens, when we return to our scheduled program.. hahahah jokes, ok well, that's it for this chapter, and I want to thank all those people who have been faithful readers and reviewers! You GUYS ROCK MY SOCKS!!!