Disclaimer: This most definitely isn't mine. It all belongs to the wonderful, brilliant JK Rowling.

Author's Note: tries to avoid the constant flow of daggers being thrown at her I can't express how bad I feel about not updating this story. I finally got a job over the summer and that took up a lot of my time. My computer completely crashed and I was left computer-less for a month. I also lost the half of the chapter that I had already written. Then school started and I'm taking a few AP classes, so those are incredibly time consuming. Add softball on top of school and a job and you've got a very messed up Dara. I can't guarantee that this chapter will be very long or very good quality, but I just wanted to put something up! Thank you to all of the reviewers for your continual support! You guys truly are the reason I finally sat myself down and decided to start writing!

Deceitful Love

Chapter Ten: Dreams

"Lily, take Harry and go! It's him! Go! Run! I'll hold him off--" Lily heard a cackle of high-pitched laughter. The man with the messy black hair had fallen. Lily instinctively wanted to reach out and help the man, he looked vaguely familiar. That was when Lily Evans woke from her nightmare.

Sweat was pouring down her porcelain skin, her breathing was heavy. The dream had been so intense, so real. Was it even a dream? It had to have been. Lily had no children. And who was the man that had told her to run? So many thoughts were running through her head. The man had sacrificed himself to save her and her child. But it was only a dream.

Lily stared at the wall for countless hours. Everything had become foreign to her. Ever since Jason had dumped her, her entire life had been turned upside down. She was now dating Ewan and she didn't even like him. Lynn seemed to be hanging out with the Marauders all the time. They were all so secretive. Ever since James had returned Lily always got a funny feeling in the pit of her stomach. As if something about him had changed. Maybe she had changed? She just didn't know. Lily had become what she always hated. More or less a slut. She was only dating Ewan to keep her mind off how badly her life had gone astray. There was nothing more than lust in that relationship. Lily longed for something similar to her dream. But that was all it would ever be. A dream.

Lily was the first person in the Great Hall. She quietly ate some bacon and toast. More people began filing in as she dejectedly stared at her plate. She didn't even notice Ewan come up behind her and try to give her a kiss. She turned her head away so he could only have access to her cheek. She didn't want to use him anymore. She didn't want any of the life that she was leading.

"Lily, is something wrong?" Ewan asked, noticing the cold shoulder she was giving him.

"I'm fine. Just extremely tired, I didn't get much sleep last night. I kept having these really weird dreams. I can't figure out if they mean anything." Lily replied.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Ewan asked.

"Not really. I better get going Ewan. I've got some Charms homework to finish." With that being said, Lily was out of the Great Hall in a flash, leaving a confused Ewan behind.

The Marauders and Lynn had been watching this confrontation between Lily and Ewan. James took this as a good sign. It was nice to be able to see Lily's face without Ewan attached to it. Every single time they were together James felt as if he lost another part of himself. He hated feeling like he was dependent on Lily. But that's what love was. He knew he loved Lily. And it was killing him.

Remus noticed James, who was deep in thought. Remus felt for his friend. He knew that this couldn't be an easy situation, but he had done the damage himself. Remus was confident that Lily would come around sooner or later. But then again, Lily didn't even know what James had done. She didn't know that he had posed as Jason. She didn't know James loved her. She was oblivious to James entire universe. The girl may be smart, but she certainly wasn't very observant.

"James, do you want me to slip in anything about you the next time I talk to Lily?" Lynn inquired.

"Sure, if you think it'll help. I can't really make any type of move until she breaks things off with Ewan. I don't want to be seen as some guy who steals other guy's girlfriends." James said.

"Prongs, you've got to stop being so pessimistic about things. If you showed a little more optimism things might turn out better." Sirius stated.

"Sirius, my entire happiness is at stake here and you expect me to be happy when the love of my life is shagging another guy?" James exclaimed.

"Oh honestly, Lily isn't shagging Ewan! She's not some whore!" Lynn said.

"James, you're so melodramatic!" Peter said.

"Oh shut it, Peter! You don't understand what I'm going through!" James exclaimed.

"There you go being all melodramatic again!" Peter yelled.

"Guys, guys, let's all just shut up for one second, ok? This isn't getting us anywhere." Remus said, always being the mediator.

James sighed. "You guys are right. I am being melodramatic. I've gone about this all wrong. I shouldn't force you guys to help me. I'm just being a pain."

"James, we're not going to just give up on you! We're your friends and we care about you. Although, complaining about it won't get you anywhere. You've got to get yourself together and start doing something. If you care about Lily as much as you say you do then prove it." Lynn said.

"She's right, Prongs. Go get your girl." Sirius said with a smirk.

James sat right behind Lily in Transfiguration. He had been watching her all day. He realized that she was completely miserable. He wanted to just take her in his arms and tell her everything. He knew that wouldn't happen. So he decided to take a nap instead. Sleep was the only place was he could escape Lily. Or so he thought.

The room was full of candles; James seemed to be alone in the room. The door on the left side of the room slowly opened to reveal a beautiful red head. The light from the candles seemed to make her appear angelic. To James she didn't need the candle light to become an angel. She already was one. She was his angel.

She slowly walked over to the bed that James was sitting on. Her hips swayed back and worth and with every step James found himself getting more and more excited. An eternity later, Lily reached the bed. James was about to say something when Lily put a finger to his lips and slowly began to slide the off her nightdress…

"James Potter! Will you please stop calling out Ms. Evans' name and pay attention! Honestly…" yelled Professor McGonagall.

James turned a deep shade of red after realizing what he had been dreaming about.

Damn, James thought, it had been so real. It was that moment that James Potter knew that he had to do something about Lily Evans.

Lily Evans was sitting alone in the common room. It was well after midnight and she was still trying to complete her homework. She just couldn't concentrate on it. Her mind was everywhere. Her thoughts ranged from Ewan all the way to the way James had been moaning her name in Transfiguration. What had he been dreaming about? Of course, she could imagine what it had been, but she couldn't comprehend why James would be dreaming about her in that way. It just wasn't right. Lost in all her thoughts, Lily fell asleep.

James entered the common room and noticed the sleeping figure of Lily Evans on the couch. It was around three in the morning and James hadn't been able to sleep. He just sat in the big red chair by the fire and watched Lily sleep. James wasn't sure how long he sat there and stared at the sleeping beauty, but eventually she woke.

"Potter, what are you doing? Were you watching me sleep? And why the hell were you saying my name in your sleep today? What is going on with you and your friends always being with Lynn? Are you trying to make my life miserable by stealing my best friend? Quit staring at me like that, Potter, and give me some answers! I have the right to know—" James did the only thing that he thought to do to shut her up.

He kissed her square on the lips.

Again, I know that was really short, but I wanted to get something done and posted. You guys have been so incredible supportive and patient and I can't thank you enough! It's a little after seven and I have a MAJOR Pre-Calc test tomorrow, so I've got to study for that! So please, review! I love having feed back and support form you guys! Even though I don't deserve your support, I'm a horrible updater! Sorry! OH! I also am curious about my other story, A Match Well Made, should I even continue that? I guess I'm just curious to know if anyone has even really read it. I'm actually quite fond of the plot, but that's just me! Any comments or suggestions on that would be fantastic!