Retrieving James' quilt

"Sirius mate, I've got to go." James said apperating immediately out of his best friend's apartment. He didn't know where he was headed, but amazingly found himself up his childhood tree house.

He still held the newspaper in his hand, his eyes scanning over the article again and again. Lily hadn't just left Bagnold because she was in love with him? She couldn't have. Things like that didn't happen in real life.

See James had known his own feelings for the red head were more then a teacher should feel for his student. They were well above platonic and far from lust. The second he had seen his Lily in a more then friendly scene with some one else, he had known that he never wanted her touched by any other male but him.

Did Lily really say she was in love with some one else? If so did she mean it? And finally, if she did, was it James she loved?

If he didn't know for sure now, he soon would do when he acted on instinct and apperated into her apartment.

"Lily!" He called. Rushing through each room to find her.

Suddenly he stopped in his tracks- he had heard something. James stood still and quietly listening out to hear it again.

"Mmm!" He heard a female groan.

Was that Lily?

"Oh yes!" He heard again.

James closed his eyes in frustration. It wasn't him she had loved after all. She was in that room with someone else. Who it could be he had no idea. Without even contemplating how she could have been stringing three blokes on at once he turned, only to turn back again when he heard;

"Oh James!" Sighed erotically. In instinct he opened her bedroom door cautiously.

Peering in he couldn't see anyone. So he stepped in some more. Taking only few steps at a time, heading for the main feature of the room- the bed.

He hadn't been in Lily's room before and was surprised to see how girly it was. The walls held stripes of different shades of pink. The carpet was magenta and the bed it's self was white.

James' attention was caught by a glimpse of blue which he could just see over the other side of the bed. Co incidentally it was also where the next groan came from.

In no way was James prepared for what he saw next. Laying there on his blanket was Lily Evans, barely asleep. In only a pink lacy bra and matching lacy knickers. One of her hands lay gently over her breast- both nipples stunningly erect. The other hand gently on the hem of her knickers.

James' in take of breath sharply rose as Lily's body arched, her eyes scrunched tightly and her soft voice called to his nether regions to join him as it sung seductively through the air.

Knowing not what he should have done, James did what he wanted to do. He carefully knelt down on to his quilt, thinking to himself that he would never wash it again, and placed his body firmly over the girl he had been observing. She didn't wake from her self satisfying slumber, but instead went deeper into it, wrapping her legs willingly around the body of the man in her dreams. She was the snake charmer, charming the snake to rise and fall when ever she made her erotic music.

James tensed as Lily once again arched herself and minimised the areas or their bodies which were not already touching.

"Mmm, Lily." James groaned as he took in a breath of the sweet un-lawful aroma.

At the sound of his voice, Lily's eyes shot open. Her mind taking in where she was and whose body was between her legs.

"James?" She breathed. He leant in and took her lips with his own, deepening the kiss unheedingly. "Why are you here?" She questioned pulling away.

"I'm in love with you." He said closing his eyes and letting her kiss his neck. "Plus I need my duvet back." He joked.

"You come back?" She asked, needing to know the answer and needing to satisfy her lusty requirements of him at the same time. "You won't leave me again?"

"I had to come back." He said with a quivering voice. It was getting harder to talk. And when I say harder I mean harder! "When I saw you and Bagnold... it hurt." He stuttered. "And... then... the newspaper... and I came here... and you... oh god Lily!" He moaned as she removed his shirt and sucked on his nipple. For a woman this treatment is erotic, but for a male it is sensitive and sensual. But Lily was giving it all she had and James was finding it hard to keep control of his senses. They say things are always better when you wait. "Oh god Lily I need this so bad, I need you so bad!" He openly groaned.

James' hand fumbled automatically to the back of Lily's bra to find the clasp and he managed to look at her questionably when he didn't find one.

Lily's hand left his body and took his hands to the front of her bra, where she helped them undo the clip in between her breasts. James gaining a desirable look in his eyes, did the bra back up to her surprise. He then lowered his mouth to the galley and began using his tongue and teeth to undo the clasp.

Lily's arms wrapped around James' back and her legs tightened behind him. She found her pelvis thrusting against his in sheer pleasure of the wetness around her breasts and the occasional affectional nip.

As her bra came undone and her chest lost the support which was suffocating her previously, Lily became more aroused. Her hands run up and down her counter parts body and she left sloppy wet kisses down his chest. She lightly ran her long nails down his back sending him wild and tugged his trousers and boxers off in one.

Bored of the foreplay and rearing for the real stuff James slid her knickers down Lily's thighs and off her legs, which she spread willingly. He parted her softly using his two thumbs then running one swiftly across her clit, sending her into shivers.

Finally James proved his man hood letting his rigid, pulsating member pleasure them both undeniably. The un-spoken, un-adulterated lust shared between the two that night spoke more words then they had since they had split. They built each others trust and love, knowing that this time they were together it wasn't some fling but for the real deal. In little over a week they had fallen in love.

But what everyone over looks is the fact love can take years to build, or mere seconds. If two people are meant to be, then Merlin be my name, they will come together.

And By gosh Lily and James came together that night.

The early morning sun, shone brightly through Lily's big bedroom windows, her curtains turning the room even pinker then it should have been. Lily looked at the empty space next to her sadly.

That dream had been so realistic.

She longed for James to come back to her.

Just then, as if answering her dreams James came through the door holding a breakfast tray. On it was two glasses of orange juice and some burnt toast.

"Um, yeah sorry- I'm not great at cooking." He smiled sheepishly.

"I don't care." Lily stated earnestly. "You're here and that's what's important."

James winked. "I don't ever want to leave."

"Well I'm afraid I have class today- and I'm pretty sure you will need to be teaching that class. So we may have to part for about an hour."

"Well you're always late, so at least an hour and a half." He laughed. They both fell silent and began eating their burnt toast, both wondering how they went from hating each other so passionately to this. Life was a mystery.

Lily Evans walked into her healer class only 10 minutes late today; a bright smile adorned her face causing many of her class mates to wonder what made her so happy. She never had been one to express her emotions.

"Good morning Miss Evans." James said, not sarcastically. Out of a class of ten I can say that at least nine mouths hung open, gob smacked at this sudden change in temperament towards his well known least favourite student.

"Morning Mr Potter." She replied with a smile. "What is it we're learning today?"

"Bone regrowth, and strengthening." He replied civilly.

"Oh goodie. I enjoy that." She said seriously, whilst wiggling her eyebrows so only he could see. James turned a laugh into a cough and Lily proceeded to take her seat.

The class was going abnormally well. Both Lily and James had decided to behave. They got on well and the rest of the class must have been wondering what was up. These two adults had more mood swings with each other then a pregnant woman would have in her nine months pregnancy. The little the class knew was nothing compared to what they would later find out.

"Half way through the day an owl flew through one of the open windows and fell in front of Lily, dropping a smartly addressed piece of parchment.

Lily Marie Evans,

Seat in front of the professors desk,

Room 3,

Healers institute.

Miss Evans,

In light of recent events, I feel it necessary to arrange a meeting with you.

Please attend the following appointment;

6.30 pm,

Highest floor,

Minister's office,

The ministry of magic.

I expect you to be punctual and smart.

Yours Sincerely,

Millicent Bagnold,

Minister of magic.

Lily wondered what on earth the minister wanted with her? And couldn't seem to shake the question for the rest of the day.

Class ended promptly at five. As per usual Lily stayed behind to talk to James.

"What was that letter?" James asked her after the last person had left.

"I have been told, not asked to attend a meeting with Millicent Bagnold herself. Only Merlin knows what it's about."

James went to talk but as he did the class room door opened and in trotted Sirius Black.

"Hey Prongs, I thought that tonight we could go to that order meeting toge..." He paused and looked questionably at Lily.

"Detention." Lily groaned simply and Black smiled evilly. "You enjoy being a trouble maker don't you? You know I find that very attractive in a young lady." His smile turned to a grin as he looked her up and down hungrily.

"Sirius, I'd appreciate it if you didn't flirt with my students." James snapped looking flustered.

"Ahh, Prong's!" He moaned. "She doesn't mind!"

"Actually, I do. And I'm sure if my boyfriend were here, he'd mind aswell."

"And who's your boyfriend? We know it's not Bagnold. You dumped him spectacularly."

"It's none of your business whom I'm seeing and whom I'm not seeing Black."

"Don't you have lines to do Miss Evans?" James commented and Lily gave him a grateful look. She grabbed a black piece of parchment and sat down scribbling away.

James sat on his desk grabbing an apple from his draw and taking a big bite. Sirius sat at a desk by him.

"So you coming with me to the order meeting?" He asked again staring longingly at the food James held in his hand. James laughed and tossed his doggish mate, looking for scraps, the apple.

"Sure what time is it?"

"Eight." Sirius turned to Lily. "Hey Evans you going to the Order meeting tonight?"

Lily looked up, her hair falling out of the loose pony tail it had been in.

"Yeah." She said tying her red locks back up. As she lifted her hair, she revealed a small red section of her neck.

"Woah, Evans! I'm impressed!" Sirius gasped walking up to her and lifting her hair himself.

"Black, what do you think you're doing?" She screeched pilling away.

"You have a love bite, and your new bloke seems to know what he's doing!" He laughed. Lily blushed. Suddenly Sirius glanced at it again, stopping his laughing. He then looked curiously at her chest. The clues piecing together. He glanced down to the apple in his hand and back to Lily. He then turned to James who was standing awkwardly, crossing his arms. "Prongs, she's your student!" He gasped.

"I don't know what you're talking about?!" James stated nervously, knowing this charade was over and that Sirius knew.

"Nice chest Lily." Sirius stated outwardly. "I'd say roughly a 34 C. Am I right?" Lily looked at him wide eyed.

"How do you know that?" She asked incriminatingly.

"Well, it'd help if you didn't leave your undies round my mates house. Ms 34 C!" He grinned.

"Look Sirius, you can't tell anyone, ok!" James suddenly spoke out. "I could lose my job, Lily could be expelled. And Remus could even be affected."

"What did you call me?" Lily asked incredulously.

"If it's so risky then why James. I mean the thrill must be good, but hell!"

"Ms 34 C? How demeaning!" Lily gasped, but the boys continued to ignore her.

"Mate, I love her." James smiled goofily, and immediately Sirius' hard demeanour melted. He knew his mate.

"But I thought you didn't get along?" Sirius asked, in the back ground Lily was muttering curses and glaring at him.

"Well, we found a way to get around that." James smiled. "One leg over normally."

"Nice!" Sirius complemented.

"James!" Lily gasped. Then looked down at her watch. "Oh shit I have to go!" She exclaimed. She quickly gave James a peck on the cheek and left, ignoring Sirius' cries of "Hey don't I get a kiss."

She apperated home, smartened herself up then made her way to the ministry. From Kent, that was a long apperation.

Lily made her way to the reception desk, had her wand weighed and took the elevator to the top floor. She waited patiently to be called in and finally it was her turn to see the minister.

She went in and took a seat opposite the most powerful witch in the country.

"Miss Evans." Bagnold said curtly. Even in dating this woman's son for a whole year, Lily had only ever seen pictures of her. "You are probably wondering why I asked you here."

"Yes marm I am." Lily replied politely.

"Well, it's in honour of my son. I'll get straight to that point, I think it's unfair the way you left him."

"Well, I don't really think that." Lily snapped. "I planned that night to part way and I was just about to, then he proposed. Never had I led him to think I was ready for marriage."

"Lily. I can call you that can't I?" Lily nodded curtly. "You stated you were in love with another, and ran out, leaving him to deal with the press."

"I know, I was just shocked and acted on impulse I'm afraid. I love Alex to pieces, just not romantically. And it's true; I am in love with another. It was unfair of me to continue with Alex when I knew something was missing." She took a deep breath and went on. "It is a man in my class called James, we had been working together and nothing had happened between us whilst I was with Alex, but there was chemistry." Lily lied. "When Alex asked me to marry him, I could imagine us growing old together, every image would include James. I'm really sorry that I hurt your son, he is lovely. And I suppose I should meet up with him and explain properly."

"I think he'd appreciate that Lily." Millicent Bagnold shook her hand and Lily left. When she had gone, Alex Bagnold stepped out from the shadows.

"James did she say?" His mother nodded her head.

After the Order meeting, Lily went back to James' house with him, retrieving his quilt for him on the way.

Sirius went to sit on it and both Lily and James began laughing.

"You might want to wash that before you sit on in mate." James smiled impishly.

"I thought it just came from the dry cleaners?" He said sitting. Then upon seeing the identical glint in the couple before him's eyes, he jumped up promptly. "You two make me sick!" He glared.

Lily laughed and sat on James' lap, intertwining her fingers with James'.

"hey James, remember the other day when we fought about changing healers?" Lily asked him.

"Yeah..." James said looking at her in confusion.

"That was funny." She smiled.

"Why?" James asked.

"Well, the fact that it had nothing at all to do with healers." She laughed. James furrowed his eyebrows.

"Yes it did?" He said unsurely.

"Well I wasn't talking about healers?" She asked more then stated.

"I was." He said back.

"Really?" She laughed uncontrollably. "It really matters that much if you change healers?" She questioned, tears rolling from her eyes now. "And we argued about it! And... and I wasn't even talking about the same thing." Sirius joined in her laughter, which immediately made her stop. James looked at him curiously.

"What I felt left out." He replied and they all laughed.

Meanwhile, Alex Bagnold stood with his mother looking at the class schedule for the healers of 1986.

"There isn't a James enrolled in her class?" Alex questioned. Both mother and son looked down confused for a second before Millicent looked up in triumph.

"This will be easier then we thought. Look at the teachers' name!"

Alex looked down and his grin extended to match his mothers.