Hey everybody! I get to go home this weekend im so excited! i get to sleep in my big bed! And it is HOMECOMING! all my friends are going to be home and i get to help my baby sis get ready for the dance. its going to be a good weekend. I wasn't really sure how to make the characters react in this chapter so i just kinda went with it i hope you all enjoy it! review review review!
Happy Reading, Redbird07

Big Deal?

He had been following them all day...and they didn't even know it. He was so sneaky. Sirius hurt Cassie again, Remus ruined his and Bella's chance of being together, and James was keeping secrets from Lily. His friends really did need to learn a lesson. Peter thought with an evil glint in his eye. He had followed behind Lily as she chased after Cassie. And now he was hiding behind a tree hoping to over hear their discussion. He leaned in closer.

"What is she thinking?!" Cassie said through sobs. "How could Bella do this to me!?! I thought we were friends?" Lily gave her a hug and Cassie hugged back.

"I know. I wish I knew what was going on sweetie but I don't." She rubbed her back just as confused as her friend. "We will figure it out. Shhhh." Cassie then pulled away and said,

"No. I don't care." She said clearing her throat. "Sirius and Bella can do what ever they want and I don't care." Right when she said it they both knew it was a lie. "I've got to go find Amos. I just ran off I've got to go find him." As she tried to go by Lily she stopped her.

"The question just isn't what they are doing...but what you are doing too." Lily said and grabbed her hands because Cassie wouldn't look her in the eye, "Honey, you love Sirius...not Amos. So just tell him." Cassie dropped her hands. And said,

"It doesn't matter what I want anymore Lil." She said in an empty voice. "It won't matter. He's with Bella. And I don't...want to be alone Lil. Amos wants to be with me. So maybe I will learn to like him...just as much as I did Sirius." And she walked off. Lily just stood there staring after her. God what a mess she thought. She fingered the necklace James gave her. I hope everything works out for everyone she thought to herself.

"Hey Lil. What's up!" asked Peter. He came out of no where and startled her.

"Oh. Hi Peter. I didn't think you were coming here today?" she asked

"Oh well. I just got bored and decided to just come and look around." His eyes then were drawn to her neck. "That's a very pretty necklace Lily. Where did you get it?" He asked and moved closer to her trying to get a better look at it.

"Oh this." Lily said touching it again and smiled at Peter. "James got it for me. Isn't it pretty?"

"So that is what James used the money for. He's got good taste. I mean it looks like it would be more then 12gallons. But maybe not. I'm not good with prices." He said this with a laugh and smiled at her. She also laughed at his rambling and said,

"Peter. What are you talking about?"

"Oh it was the bet money. He told you about it right?" He said with a glint in his eye that she couldn't decipher.

"What bet?" she asked and her heart was beginning to sink. Peter's eyes clouded over and he wouldn't look at her.

"Well I have to go." And he started to walk away from her.

"Wait." She grabbed his arm "what are you talking about? He just won the money at a poker game didn't he? Or saved up the money right?" She asked searching his eyes for answers

"Lily. It isn't my place to tell you. Just don't tell him I said anything to you ok. Ask him if you must." And he walked away with a huge grin on his face. That was easy he thought.

James never found Lily and Cassie at Hogsmede. He looked for them until dark. But then decided they just must have gone home. God everything was a mess today. He had to talk to Sirius and figure out what was going on. He didn't like that this whole situation was now affecting Lily. He walked into the common room and he saw Lily sitting on a couch reading a book. They were alone. He walked over and sat next to her and turned her face to look at him and he kissed her. But she didn't kiss back.

"What is the matter?" he said with a grin, "Do I smell or something?" he then tried to smell under his arms. She stood up then and moved to the couch across from him.

"I'm not mad. I'm very confused. That's all." She said and he could see the confusion in her eyes.

"Well, let's talk about it." He said moving to sit by her now on the other couch.

"Wait. You stay on your side. Ok?" She said to him in seriousness.

"Oookkk." He said now confused also. She started to play with her necklace.

"Do you have something you need to tell me...about this necklace?" she asked looking him directly into the eyes.

"No. Not that I know of. Why do you have something to tell me?" He asked back. And her heart started to sink faster.

"How did you get the money to pay for this necklace James." She said seriously.

"Wow. Does it matter? I love you." He said now starting to feel a prickle on the back of his neck. She stood up and started to pace. Then she looked at him.

"You are lying to me. I know you are James. I can see it in your eyes now. Tell me." And a tear rolled down her cheek. James then stood up and walked to stand right in front of her and kissed her then deeply. "I love you." He said with his forehead touching hers and with a shaky voice.

"Oh my god James. What did you do?" she asked him

"There was a bet." He said looking her straight into the eyes.

"What kind of bet." She said with seriousness.

"Ok." He exhaled loudly. "The bet really isn't that big of a deal anymore because it isn't going on. But it wasn't even a bad bet." He said trying not to make it seem like a big deal.

"Well it was obviously a BAD bet James if you are so scared to tell me about it." Lily said now getting angry.

"Ok. Its ok." He said wanting to hug her but she backed up.

"You deserve to know...On the ride over here from platform 9 ¾ the guys betted me that I couldn't make you fall in love with me. There see isn't a big deal." He said

"NOT A BIG DEAL!" she said yelling at him "THIS IS A VERY BIG DEAL! SO ALL THOSE EMOTINS IN THE BEGINNING WERE FAKE!"

"NO THEY WEREN'T I HAD REAL FEELINGS FOR YOU!" he yelled back

"Then you shouldn't have had to make the bet, but just had been honest with your friends about them." She said quietly. "Instead you used me to make money. And even if your feelings were true. Your friends thought this whole thing was a joke to see if you could get me." She said hurt.

"Lily. It isn't a big deal anymore the bet is done." He said trying to get to her but couldn't.

"Will you stop saying that it didn't matter. Because it did James." Her fingers then skimmed the necklace and she took it off.

"Lily don't take it off please." James said in a quiet voice.

"You used that...money that you won off a bet on me. To buy this. This piece of jewelry," she said shaking the necklace in front of him, "is a mockery of what we had."

"No it isn't. It is a promise of what is to come. Don't do this Lily over something this stupid." He said pleading and now getting mad.

"It isn't stupid. Not to me. And you don't even think it is a big deal." She said looking at him. "Why didn't you just tell me? YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME IF I HAD MENT SOMETHING!" she yelled at him with tears falling down her cheeks. He just stood and looked at her,

"I'm sorry." He said with tears also in his eyes and moved to hold her. And she let him. Then she pulled away from him and said not looking at him. "Let's just cool stuff down for awhile. Ok."

"How long is awhile." He said angrily now.

"I don't know. But lets just..." she tried to say but he cut in.

"This is bull and you know it! Let's just move on."

"I can't. This is going to be on my mind for awhile. And I need to sort through it. I love you James...but I need to get this straight in my head before I can try and be with you. So for now...lets just take a break." She then walked up to the girl's dormitory and he just stood there watching her leave him.