a/n- because I'm an idiot I have no clue how to italic words so when you see something like ......... that means it would normall be italic

My Heart Belonged to You
Chapter 6
Rings and Remembrance

Lily's POV
With my heart pounding and my head hurting I landed in my apartment. My first day with the order had been the world's biggest headache. The last thing I needed was James Potter breathing down my neck and telling me how to live the life he's stayed out of for 3 years. I was angry at him for being just as annoying as he'd been in 5th year. I was mad at Dumbledore for neglecting to mention that James was part of the order, but mostly I was mad at myself. I shouldn't have let that little git get to me. He didn't know what he was talking about did he? I mean Aaron's the best thing that's happened to me in ages. Potter was just full of himself.

I went into the kitchen and mentally kicked myself for not bring the herbs home. I needed to make a froth potion for my curlif plant... it was near death, and it usually brought a certain glow to my room. It was kinda like what muggles would refer to as aromatherapy. Something that relaxed you, made you clam, and with Potter's sudden entrance into my life I would need it. He seemed just as big of a prat as he's been back in 5th year. I don't get him, I honestly don't.

There was a knock at my door, assuming it was Aaron I put a smile on my face and went to open it. But it wasn't Aaron. James Potter was standing on my door step carrying the herbs I'd shoved at him in the store.

"Hey Lils..."

"Please don't hey lils me!" I said trying to hold back tears and show fury at the same time.

"But you told me to..."

"James, just do us both a favor and leave me alone like you've done for 3 years."

"But..."

"Just go away!" I cried as I shut the door in his face.

"But Lils..." he shouted through the door

"James... you've caused me enough pain. Just leave me alone..." I cried "...Please James just leave me alone."

"Fine... Lils if that's what..."

"Please just go."

There was a silence for a short time... I thought he'd gone, but I was wrong.

"Alright, I'll leave for now, but I'll always be here, always."

"That's what you said 3 years ago and look at what happened!"

With tears streaming down my face I ran into my bedroom and sobbed on my pillow... and eventually I cried myself to sleep.

I awoke to 'thump thump thump thump thump' on my window. An owl was hitting its beak against the glass. He looked to be a magnificent creature, very proud and proper. I stood up and let the bird in. He dropped a rose and a slip of paper on my dresser, naturally I assumed it was from Aaron. Yet, as you probably guessed I was wrong... the note was short and simple.

Lils,
Just give me a chance, listen to what I have to say.
Love Always
James

I crumbled the note up and threw it in the trash can, but it flung itself out. Then it neatly uncrumpled itself, and as if a invisible person was writing it more words appeared on the paper.

How easily you forget who your dealing with...

James had a spell for everything, and he knew me well enough to know that the note was probably going straight to the trash.

...just hear me out.

Why in the world would I hear him out? I had no desire what so ever to listen to what he had to say. So I picked up the note and through it in fire. The note flung itself out of the fire, shooting sparks in ever direction. More text appeared on the paper.

Lily, I'm outside on your porch. Come out and talk to me.

STALKER! Potter had turned insane!! Now he was scoping out my house? What the heck was that freak thinking? In a final attempt to get rid of the note I opened the window and as I threw the parchment out the owl flew out too.

A few seconds later the parchment was pressed neatly against my window, with more writing below it. I walked away from the parchment without giving it another glance.

Now that I was ignoring the parchment, you'd think that all my problems would be resolved, correct? WRONG! You forgot the little detail of James Potter pathetically camping out on my door step, and in addition to the piece of parchment pressed against my window, the owl was there... tapping and tapping and tapping. Driving me insane...

Three days later I could take it no longer. I let the owl and the parchment in. Both messages said the same thing.

Lily, just trust me. Come outside.

After a long debate with myself I took a deep breath and opened my door. James was lying on the swing sleeping but my opening the door had woken him up.

"Sit down" he said "We need to talk."

"Do we?" I asked

"More than you could ever imagine." With saying that he reached under his shirt and pulled out a silver chain. On the chain dangled the ring he'd given me four years ago. My mouth practically dropped to the floor.

END OF CHAPTER 6