((James's POV))

At dinner, Sirius, Remus, and I were searching for a place to sit in the crowded Gryffindor table. Peter, of course, was tagging along behind us but we didn't pay any attention to him.

Sirius finally noticed three seats near Lily and her friends. "Oh James..." he murmured playfully.

"Shut up," I said, feeling myself blush beet red.

"Let's go," said Remus, who had always been friendly with Lily, simply because he was polite enough to know what would get her pissed and what wouldn't. He led the way with Sirius, over to the three seats, followed by me and Peter. God, that kid needs a bath.

I took the seat farthest away from Lily. Soon, I pretended I was deeply engaged in the process of gorging myself with the entire contents of the table.

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((Lily's POV))

"Hey Lily! Baby! My flower!" Sirius called dramatically.

Maria and Alex immediately giggled at having the attention of Sirius Black, who, I must say, is pretty damn hot. "Hey," I said, glancing over at James and giving him a look. "Hi Remus!" I said, noticing Remus at last. He hadn't been at the little fiasco by the lake.

Sirius chose the seat across from me, Remus on one side and James on the other, the farthest seat away from me.

As James gorged himself with, it seemed, the entire contents of the table, Sirius and Remus started talking to me, Alex, and Maria, but soon my thoughts were drifting over to James. I looked over at him, absentmindedly nodding at something Remus was saying.

A long lock of jet-black hair hung in front of his eyes. Or glasses, I guess you should say. Suddenly, I thought something I thought would never come out of my mouth. Or even brain.

He is pretty hot...I thought. WHOA. WHAT was that...

As I was staring at him, he suddenly became aware of my looks, looked up at me and raised an eyebrow. I quickly recovered and gave him another look, flipping my hair and turning back to Remus and Sirius, who, were watching me watch James as well. I looked at my Maria and Alex, and they too were watching me watch James.

Well, I thought. This is awkward. Laugh it off, laugh it off, don't blush Lily...

"So...Sirius," I said quickly. "What's...up?"

SMOOTH, Lily, real smooth. You are the master at this.

Everyone burst into laughter that was soon turned into many coughs as Lily gave them deadly looks. Everyone but James laughed.

And I blushed.

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((James's POV))

God, she's confusing, he thought unhappily.

As I was stuffing myself with a million pounds of food, I felt someone looking at me. When I looked up, I saw Lily staring at me. I was about to ask her what the hell she was staring at, but she quickly brushed it off (badly) and blushed when everyone laughed (that were soon turned into frantic coughs) except for me. I was too confused to laugh at her.

Sirius soon decided to lift the uncomfortable awkward silence by responding to Lily's question.

"Well, I was watching something–" Sirius said playfully, but was cut off by Lily whacking him upside the head. "I mean," he said, rubbing the back of his head and wincing. "I was, er – eating, something, but...ummm....I got distracted. I wasn't the ONLY one distracted," he added sweetly.

"Sirius," Lily said, her voice as sweet and sugary as honey. "The next time I ask you what's up, please remind me not to. Thank you."

Remus chuckled good-naturedly at us, and then commented, "So, Lily, I hear you've got quite a temper."

Lily grinned devilishly. "They shouldn't have gotten me pissed. And someone –" she shot a fiery look in my direction, "shouldn't have acted like an egotistical twirp."

"You've got such lovely manners," I finally chimed in, tired of hearing her quiet but sharp comments in my direction.

"Seems I'm not the only one," she shot back.

"Now, now, watch your mouth...no one wants a sour tongue like that down his throat," I said viciously. I had seen her, a couple of weeks ago, do some hard-core makeout sessions with Greg Gavinchi, a Ravenclaw. Bitch.

Her jaw dropped, and her eyes glittered maliciously. "James Aaron Potter...you are the most unsensitive, arrogant, FUCKER I HAVE EVER MET," she slowly stood up, as if to try and beat the living daylights outta me.

"Hey, now!" Sirius said. "Leave it till after dinner."

Lily was fuming, but Sirius pulled her down. I didn't take my stare off of her all dinner, nor she off of me. As soon as our friends were done eating we both got up and walked away, both smoking.

"Bitch," I muttered as she passed. She stopped, turned around and got so close to me her nose was nearly touching mine.

"You know, Potter, two weeks ago I think I would've SWORN you didn't have the balls to say a thing like that to me," she whispered viciously. "But now, of course, I KNOW you must, seeing the things you let girls SUCK on in empty classrooms."

With that, she turned around and stormed out of the great hall. She left me standing there in shock.

I cannot BELIEVE she just...just...SAID that! I thought. Sirius came up to me and asked, "What did she say?" I heard the concern in his voice, but Alex and Maria were right there, wondering themselves.

"Tell you later," I muttered and walked out of the hall swiftly. Maria and Alex soon ran after Lily, and Remus and Sirius followed me at a safe distance.

When I reached the common room, I didn't even stick around in the common room. I just marched right up to our dormitory, feeling Lily's fiery stare follow me all the way up.

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((Lily's POV))

"Stupid, sonuva gun called me a bitch and I lost it," I was telling Maria and Alex what I had said to James.

After I told them what I said, they stared at me in shock for a couple of minutes, and then Maria burst out laughing. "What?" I asked.

"You, Lily, have the worst temper of anyone I have EVER met," she said, and then started giggling again. I started giggling too, but then I saw James come into the common room, followed by Remus and Sirius, and go straight up to their dormitory. I glared at his back, all the way up.

"He makes me so MAD!!!" I exclaimed.

"I'm sure the feeling is mutual," said Alex sweetly.

A/N: Well, there you go! Chapter 2! Chapter 3 will probably come in an hour or two because I have nothing else to do. Please Review! If you guys don't start reviewing, I'm gonna stop writing until I get a certain number of reviews (following my fellow Harry Potter obsessor, Stableperson-LOVE your james/lily story, btw-. So review!!!

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