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Author's Note: Well, school is done for me! Woot, woot!! I'm so excited for the summer! Plus I'm going to see Harry Potter at midnight, which I am counting down for. Should be extremely exciting! I just hope the movie fits my expectations. Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite book! Anyways, I tried to update this sooner than normal. I don't really like this chapter, but I need to add a few more little things to make it towards the big climax. So carry on and read it and don't forget to review at the end!

Deceitful Love

Chapter Nine: Truths Revealed

"Lily, stop for a second-" Ewan was cut off by Lily's continual kisses.

"Why? I thought you liked me?" Lily said, stopping for a second to look Ewan in the eye.

"I do like you, but I'm kind of confused." Ewan said.

"What's there to be confused about? You like me, I like you, I'm kissing you, you're kissing me, sounds like something reasonable that two people who like each other would do."

"Yeah, but you just broke up with Jason, didn't you? I don't just want to be a rebound guy for you. I've liked you for a long time, Lily. You mean more to me than just some random fling. So if we continued this, I'd want it to be something more. I want to be able to tell everyone that I'm Ewan McKinnon, Lily Evans' boyfriend."

Lily looked to be deep in thought. She seemed to be doing a lot of thinking lately. Maybe being Ewan's girlfriend wouldn't be that bad. He might seem like a rebound, but maybe after a while he would become a guy she pictured herself ending up with. That was when she made her decision. She would go out with Ewan. After all, he was a good kisser.

"Ewan, I can't promise that we'll stay together forever, but I would be honored to call myself your girlfriend."

"You mean it?" Ewan said, stars in his eyes.

"Yes, now kiss my before I change my mind." Lily said with a smile.

Ewan could do nothing but oblige her.

James was simply beside himself. He didn't know that to do. He couldn't believe that he had told Lily she was beautiful. Sure, he thought she was, but Lily still thought he hated her and she hated him. James had to find Sirius or Remus. He needed someone to give him some hope. He darted out of the common room, frantically looking for one of his best friends. James was running down the corridor when he collided with someone. As he got up off the cold stone floor, he looked to see who it was he had knocked to floor. It was Lily Evans' best friend, Lynn.

"James? Where are you going in such a hurry? You seriously could hurt someone running that fast down the corridor."

"Lynn, as much as I'd love to stay and chat I've got to go find someone."

"It's not Lily, is it? Because you really made her upset by calling her beautiful. I don't know why she was really that upset, but why did you say it?" Lynn asked looking him in the eye.

"Listen, I really don't have that much time to talk, so if you'd excuse me—"

"Honestly James, what is going on? Suddenly you call Lily beautiful, you seem really nervous and you're never nervous, some guy that I think slightly resembles you comes to Hogwarts, and then the day that he leaves, you come back…I could just be paranoid and over analyzing things, but this entire situation seems highly suspicious to me."

James was utterly dumbfounded. Why wasn't this girl in Ravenclaw? "Lynn—"

"No, James. You will not tell me you have to go quickly. I want answers and I want them now." Lynn said crossing her arms.

James hesitated for a moment, sighing in defeat. "If I told you everything, do you promise not to tell Lily?"

"It depends, it's not anything life or death is it?"

"No, no, nothing like that, but well, it's a long story."

"I've got the time. Due to the fact that I can't find my best friend or my boyfriend, I guess you're the next best thing." Lynn said with a smirk.

"Well, it all started at the beginning of the summer…"

An hour or two later James had finished the whole story. From his evil plan to seduce Lily and embarrass her in front of the entire school, to his falling in love with her, to the point he was at now. James found Lynn to be a great listener. She never once interrupted him. She just sat there, amazed at this dumb plan to achieve the ultimate prank.

"Well, what are you going to do about Lily? I'm pretty sure she'd be pretty mad if she found out you were behind it all." Lynn said.

"I know that, but I really do love her. It kills me to know that I caused her any pain. I know she'll hate me forever once she finds out, but I don't know of another way to tell her that I've fallen for her. Even if she did begin to like me for some reason it wouldn't feel right to be with her without her knowing about this. I'd feel guilty for the rest of my life." James said.

"I don't know what to tell you, James. You've dug yourself pretty deep. I could possibly try to help you and put in a good word for you. But you are right, you're going to have to let Lily know the ugly truth sooner or later. And I'm thinking sooner rather than later if you have any hope at all to win her over."

"You mean, you would really help me out?"

"Of course, you may be a stupid prat for trying to hurt her like this, but I've never really hated you. Lily is the one who does, remember? Plus, I've always thought you guys would make the greatest couple. You two just always spent all your time fighting and were too distracted to notice how much you have in common."

"Well, I seem to have come around, give me some credit for noticing. Now the tricky part is getting Lily to realize it. This may turn out to be an impossible task…"

"Nothing is impossible. Never lose hope, James. You've got me and the Marauders on your side!"

Lynn and James entered the Great Hall in hopes of finding Sirius. They quickly spotted him at the Gryffindor table with Remus and Peter.

"Oy, Padfoot, we've got something to tell you." James said.

Sirius stared at them waiting for a reply, "…yes?"

"Well, turns out your girlfriend should be in Ravenclaw. She seemed to have caught on to my plan and I, um, kind of told her the whole story. So just for your guys' information, Lynn now knows. So no need to hide it from her. She also wants to help think of a way for me to win Lily over." James concluded, while Lynn nodded at his statement.

"Really? That's great!" Sirius exclaimed giving Lynn a quick kiss.

"Yeah, I actually feel bad for James. Plus I know Lily and James would be perfect for each other. There's no denying that they were made for each other. Both of them were just too ignorant to realize it. They wouldn't put aside their petty differences." Lynn said.

"Finally I'm not the only one to think that!" Remus added.

James looked incredibly surprised. "Moony, you never thought that! Or at least I thought you would have said something…"

"No use in telling you something that we would just argue about. No, it was best I never said anything, but it sure feels good to come clean now."

"I just can't believe you sometimes." James said. Then he whispered something in Remus' ear, "Must be those damn werewolf instincts."

Remus laughed, "Possibly one of the few good things coming out of being bitten."

Not much happened in this chapter. Although, it was necessary to move the plot along. There will be another confrontation between Lily and James in the next chapter, so there is something to look forward to. I really don't think this chapter was too good, but then again I've had a pretty tiring day of job hunting. Lots of applications to fill out and lots of rejection. But what can ya do? Please review! Reviews seem to motivate me to update quicker…and I know that nobody likes having to wait a long time for updates! 3