Chapter 22 "Underneath it all" by marauderyears

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glaz: Hey wow, I'm homeschooled too! That's why I usually update during the morning so when the other people get home from school there's a chapter waiting for them. Wow, That's amazing that you can stay up for 28 hours! Wow, lol. Good luck if you're going to stay up for 48 hours, lol. I'd probably fall asleep when I'm trying to do a class, hee hee.

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Slytherinbabe05: I read it and reviewed! It was deep and touching. I think you should write a Lily/James romance! You have a real good writing style, and I love Lily/James stories!

CanadianBlueberries: I was kind of sick or making Lily constantly mad at James, lol. Yes, they have a date of some sort. We'll have to see how it goes...

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Lily's POV

I rolled over feeling the sunlight stream into my room. I guess it's time to wake up...I sat up and looked around. I had forgotten that I had my own room. And a double bed! I don't even have one at home!

I stood up on the bed and looked up. The ceiling is far enough up for me not to hit my head...even if I were to say...jump?

I crouched low and sprang up jumping high and landing on my bed.

"Wow! This is so cool!" I said to no one in particular. I jumped up and landed on my butt jumping back to my feet. I continued to jump with my back to the doors. Unfortunate for me because I wouldn't be able to see if anyone walked in...

"Wow this bed is bouncy!" I said giggling.

An amused voice said behind me. "Yeah it is."

I gasped and spun around so fast I slipped and fell back, off the bed smacking my butt on the floor. I heard James rush over to me.

"Are you okay Lily?" I was pleased to hear concern in his voice, but unfortunately I was in so much buttocks pain that I snapped at him.

"Does it look like I'm okay?" I immediately regretted it as I saw his face fall a bit.

I sighed. "I'm sorry James. I didn't mean to snap at you. It's just..." I blushed. "My tailbone hurts...I think I bruised it."

James appeared to be attempting to hold back a smile for my sake. He coughed to cover up his laugh. "Do you need to go to the Hospital Wing?"

I grumbled at him which only made him laugh out loud.

"Stop laughing at me..."

James stopped and looked at me. "You're right. I'm sorry. That was insensitive of me. But are you seriously okay?"

I nodded. "If you didn't come in here to laugh at me, then why did you come in here?"

James looked uncomfortable. "I just wanted to see if you were up..."

I nodded. "Do you have the schedule?"

James looked at me, puzzled. "What?"

"For the bathrooms..."

He jumped up. "Oh! Yes, hold on, I'll be right back with them."

While he was gone I stood up and got back on the bed, sitting in the middle of it, staring at the design of the comforter. He was back in record time with a piece of parchment in his hand. He sat down next to me on the bed and explained the chart to me.

"...the red times are you and the green times are me. You get to shower first every night. And in the mornings you get the bathroom first."

I looked up at him. Wow, how polite of him. "When do you get it first?"

He shook his head. "No you can have it first, I don't mind."

"Oh why thank you."

"You're welcome."

We were both quiet for a few minutes, neither of us knowing what to do or say. He broke the silence.

"So...when do you want to go to Hogsmeade with me?"

I looked up at him, with an eyebrow raised. He blushed. "I mean for the Head planning and such...we talked about it last night..."

"Oh, right. Yes I remember. The Hogsmeade weekend is next weekend, you already said when we were going."

James rolled his eyes. "I know Lily. I'm not stupid. I meant time, place, etc."

"Oh. You don't have to be mean about it."

"I'm not being mean!"

"Yes you are! You called me stupid!"

"I did not! I called myself stupid."

"Oh so you admit it..." I said smirking.

"No! I mean I'm not stupid!"

"Are too."

"Are not."

"Are too."

"Are not." He leaned in closer, narrowing his eyes mockingly. Our argument was fake and kind of flirting...

I stuck my tongue out at him. We were so close that I almost accidentally licked him. "Are too."

He didn't answer because he seemed to have been busying watching my lips as I was watching his...I felt my eyelids grow heavy and I closed them as did he...

All of the sudden the door flung open with Sirius bursting in with Lena behind him. "Ah-hah! I knew the password was 'Padfoot is a Spasmodic Nuisance'. You just thought I didn't know any big words didn't you-" He stopped talking as he noticed that James and I were both blushing.

Sirius raised his eyebrows allowing a small smirk to play on his lips. "I'm sorry. Was I interrupting something?" I shook my head, mortified. I noticed Lena looking at me and James. She just shook her head, gave me a very dirty look, and stormed out. What's up with her?

James' POV

Although Lily was shaking her head violently, I was nodding, glaring daggers at Sirius. Sirius of course, being the git he is, didn't take that as a hint to leave.

I was so close to kissing Lily. She even almost licked me when she stuck her tongue out!

Sirius glanced at the bed we had just jumped off of. "Wow! That's a nice bed!" Sirius glanced back at us wiggling his eyebrows, suggestively.

James rolled his eyes, and then suddenly grinned. "And according to Lily, it's very bouncy."

I noticed that Lily had stood up and was walking toward the door, but I called her back. "Lily, what's wrong?"

She didn't turn around, she just shrugged and right before closing the door behind her, said. "I'm not sure."

I stared at the door for a minute before Sirius interrupted my thoughts.

"Are you okay James? I'm sorry, I didn't really mean to interrupt anything. As a matter of fact...I'm kind of shocked. Did anything happen?"

I gave him a weird look. "No, of course not. I'm fine, I'm just going to see if Lily's okay."

Sirius sighed. "Before I came here, Lena wanted to know where you were."

I looked up. "Huh?"

"Well, she came with me didn't she?"

I shrugged. "I guess so. Why? Does she need something?"

Sirius shrugged. "I don't know, maybe you should go see her."

I sighed heavily. "I was going to go see if Lily is alright, I mean I'm assuming this is the first time she's ever been caught almost snogging on a bed with anyone."

Sirius grinned. "Oh so you were doing something?"

"Were going to. Than you interrupted."

He laughed. "That's what I'm hear for. Annoying Slytherins. And annoying you."

"Well you're doing a damn good job of it. Alright now move, I'm going to see Lily."

Sirius didn't move he just grinned. "So...are you dating Lily yet?"

I shrugged staring at the wall. "Not yet. But we're going to Hogsmeade together to discuss Head plans..."

Sirius snorted. "Oh, is that what they call it now? Discussing Head Plans. I guess she could always give you h-"

I threw Lily's pillow at him which promptly shut him up seeing as he spent the rest of the night trying to get the feathers out of his hair.