Hola. Here is chapter nine...

Chapter Nine: The let-down

Something is digging into my knee and its bugging the crap out of me. Oh, my neck hurts. I slept in a bad position last night...is that a pillow under my back? Must. Try. And. Move. Leg...OW, bad idea.

I frowned as I squirmed to get comfortable, I had a feeling I would have to get up soon anyways. I could feel the heat of the sun coming through the window and my face was all warm.

But something, I don't know what, was holding me onto my bed. That's when my eyes flew open.

I wasn't on my bed, I was on the couch, still with Potter. He's why I couldn't move my legs, he was laying on them. All I remember from last night was us sitting and staring at the fire, we must've fallen asleep before the fire went out.

"Ohhhh..." I groaned as I opened my eyes and a ray of sunlight hit my unaware eyes. The first thing I saw was a whole lot of light, then a mess of dark hair.

"Potter! Get off me!" I mumbled. My mouth was still pressed to a pillow so it wasn't as loud as I had hoped it would be, but he heard me all the same.

James rolled over and onto the floor, on accident, I suppose. I sat up, my vision still blurry, and squinted at the clock. It was only 9:45. I stood up from the couch and experienced a very unpleasurable feeling in my shoulder. But I ignored it and hurried over to the windows, pulling the curtains over them so I could enjoy my morning without the sun.

I rubbed at my shoulder as James finally managed to wake up, he gazed at me curiously as I stared back.

"What?" I finally asked and he shrugged, grinning.

"We just slept together, Evans." He said, looking awfully smug about something.

"Oh god, you did not just say that." I replied, walking over to the stairs to my room with a beaming James behind me.

"Too late, Lils. You slept with me, James Potter. Admit it." James said smirking at her. I sighed, great time for the old James to come back and bug me.

"Okay fine. I slept on the couch next to the all powerful bugger lord James Potter. Was that loud enough? Or should I scream next time?" I asked sarcastically as he kept that smirk right in place.

As I stepped in my room I wasn't pleased James was able to step in either. Where was one of those magical stair-turn-slide when you need one? I walked over to my dresser and grabbed some clothes. I turned around and saw James making himself comfortable on my soon-to-be old bed. I rolled my eyes and walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind me.

I jumped into the shower and washed my hair in a total of about ten minutes. An all-time low for me. My shower's are generally forty-five minutes long...

I slipped on some jeans and an old Beatle's T-Shirt I've had for...my whole life practically. It was too big when I was a kid but now it fit perfectly. Totally vintage.

"So, James. Where are you going to go today?" I asked, truly curious about where he was staying.

"Sirius' place I guess." He answered shortly, avoiding my gaze. Fine, if that was how he wanted to play, then fine. He could keep in all his emotions but when they exploded I wasn't going to be surprised.

"Breakfast?" He asked and I shrugged, allowing him to pull me down the stairs and through the portrait hole, all the way to the Great Hall where several other former students were already seated and eating.

We sat down and I immediately grabbed a plate of food, filled with scrambled eggs and toast.

"Mmm.." I mumbled through a full mouth of food.

"Don't talk with your mouth full." James scolded and I opened my mouth to reply but then quickly closed it, realizing he was tricking me. I swallowed and then smirked at him.

"Nice try." I said and he sighed, throwing his arms into the air dramatically.

"What has happened to me!? I can't even trick Lily Evans anymore..."

"You never could." I pointed out and he scowled as I laughed and continued eating.

"Eat a muffin." I told him, grabbing a blueberry muffin and handing it to him. James scrunched up his nose but then gave in to the rumbling of his stomach. He swallowed the muffin in two bites and then grabbed a second.

"And you say I have bad table manners..."I mumbled, though James heard me and grinned.

"Well, well, what have we got here?" I heard a voice say behind us. I turned around and grinned. Abbey and Sirius were standing there, hand-in-hand, staring at us.

"Nothing unusual. Just James stuffing his face."I told them as James growled at me under his breath. I did my best not to laugh, but I turned my attention to my two friends.

"Well..."

"Sirius and I kind of..." Abbey started and I rolled my eyes.

"Finally, Abbey, I thought you were blind." I replied, turning back around, smirking to myself at Abbey's flabbergasted look.

"How could you- How did she?" Abbey spluttered and I heard Sirius chuckle.

"Come on, sweet, sit down." Abbey sat down next to Lily and poked me in the ribs.

"At least I'm not denying I like Sirius. What about James, huh? You two are crazy over each other and you won't give him a chance." Abbey pointed out to me and I sighed. We had this conversation, oh I don't know, every week or so.

"Abbey, how many times do I have to tell you. I'm not interested in him that way." I was lying through my teeth and I knew Abbey knew as well. But I'm not sure that James knew, seeing as right after I said that he walked off without saying a word.

"Uh oh, there's trouble in paradise." I heard Sirius mumble to Abbey and I frowned. I would have to decide sooner or later.

Was James just a friend? Or more?

Hey hey hey. Which one's Lily going to choose?! bah, not really a cliffy. I'll update again tomorrow.

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