Love is always easier said than done

Disclaimer: I am not J.K.Rowling, no matter how much I wish I were. If I owned the stuff I write then I'd be rich, strolling along the beaches of Hawaii, hand in hand with Daniel Radcliffe. Ahem…. You get the picture.

'You sure have changed a lot…'

James tidied himself in the bathroom mirror. He ran a hand through his hair and ruffled it up. Then he walked into the Head's compartment ready for the volcano to erupt; ready for Lily to shriek and run off in the opposite direction shouting that he had stolen Remus's badge and that she preferred Malfoy or Snape in his position.

He walked into the head's compartment to find it empty. He was very surprised to see that Lily was not yet here. She was usually very punctual.

He walked over to his seat and sat down lost in his own deep thoughts. How pretty Lily looked when she was with him. Deep down, he knew that Lily was the one for him. He had been in love with her ever since he had seen her. It just took a lot of pestering from the boys to make him realize that. That night with the guys was definitely worth it.

' Oh! Lily. Will you never understand why I prank Snape and Malfoy? Will you never appreciate my true love for you? Why do you hate me so much? Everything I do is for you.'

Just then the compartment door slid open and there stood Lily as pretty as ever. Her auburn eyes shining in delight that will soon be lost. He hair let loose that it bounced on her shoulders. She wore a tee and a skirt that came up to her knees. But there was something different about Lily this time. She was wearing make up ever so slightly and glasses. Her glasses were exactly like James and it suited her so much.

" Hi James"

' Oh my god! Did she actually greet me by my first name? Something is surely going on. I should keep my cool.'

" Oh hi Lily. How are you? Why didn't you come over to Sam's house? We were all really looking forward to have you there"

' Doesn't he know or is he asking for real.' She looked into his eyes and saw genuine concern over there.

" My parents died in a car crash James" The tears that were forming in her eyes threatened to leak out any time.

" Oh my god. Lily I am really sorry. I didn't know that. Sirius just told me that Sam called and said that you wouldn't be staying with us. He told me that she didn't tell the reason."

" It's ok James. They are gone now. I will be staying with Sam till I get a place of my own."

" My place is as good as yours" blurted out James.

Lily couldn't help but smile. He looked so cute with his face in such a pouty manner and his hair all messed up. How much she longed to ruffle it or run her hands through it.

" I don't think so James. Not for now. Maybe later."

This gave a feeling of hope to James.

The rest of the ride was uneventful. They gave orders to the prefects and decided their patrol timings. Then Lily sat in a corner reading a book and James was sleeping. His head kept dozing off and his glasses came off.

Lily saw him in that position and came over to him. She made him lie down properly and took his glasses off and kept them on he other side. Just as she was about to leave, James started moaning.

" Oh no. Not Lily. No. Take me instead. I wont let you take her till there is every bit of life in me. No…"

He screamed and woke up to see Lily sitting worriedly by his side and looking with concern in her eyes.

"James. Listen. Wake up. What's wrong??"

"Nothing Lily. It was just a nightmare"

"You were screaming my name and shouting for me to go away. Maybe I should just leave the compartment", said Lily and proceeded to get out of the compartment, when James came and caught her hand.

" I am sorry. I didn't mean to catch you like that. It's just that I had a dream of you, me and …"

"And what?? James. Come on now. Tell me about it. Telling your nightmares to someone makes you feel better"

"No, it's just that I don't want to irritate you again."

"No. It's ok. You can tell me about it."

" Well actually. We both were married and had a kid named Harry. Then one night Voldemort comes over to our house and tries to kill us. I shout to you to take Harry and run away, but you remain persistent that you will not leave my side and then once again I force to get out of there for Harry's sake. You rush upstairs and take Harry. Voldemort kills me by then and comes after you. This is all I can remember"

"Oh my god! James, I have had such dreams too, only that I never saw the face of my husband. It was just the voice I heard. Do you think it will come true??"

"Well, I don't think so, seeing that we both are not even friends let alone lovers or worse a married couple."

"James, you are being a bloody prat. I though you had matured over the holidays and look at what I get. I shouldn't have changed my mind about you" said lily and made to walk out of the door. Then all of a sudden, James grabbed her by her waist and spun her around.

" What do you mean by changing your mind, Lily? Do you like me now?"

" Yes I do James. I have liked you for a long time. But I guess I was being selfish with you all the time. I just wanted to know if you truly liked me. I understood your genuine affection for me long back during the holidays and I decided to give you a chance that you deserved."

" So Lily, will you go out with me?"

" Yes James. I will"

James took her face in his hands and cupped her cheek. Lily wrapped her hands around James's neck and stared in to the depths of James's eye. James leaned forward to kiss her. But Lily shook him away.

AN: Just a small cliffhanger. Please read and review. Constructive Criticism is welcome. I will try to update soon. I know the chapter is extremely short. But please bear with me. I assure you all that there are longer chapters coming up.