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.

The reason behind the façade

Lily pushed James away when he came to kiss her. James was very surprised and he visibly flinched.

" What, Am I that hateful Lily?"

" No James. It's not you. It's just that I haveneverkissedbefore", said Lily in a strangled whisper.

" What? I didn't quite catch you there Lily."

"I said that I have never kissed before"

" Oh really! I am your first kiss? Wow, today must be my lucky day"

"Ugh… James…" said Lily in a disgruntled manner.

" Don't worry Lily. I will teach you", said James and before Lily could realize it, his lips were on hers. Lily felt a jolt of electricity pass through her. If this was kissing, then she wondered why hadn't she done it before and Lily immediately regretted it.

James withdrew from the kiss.

" How was…" and he trailed off as Lily's lips were on his and her tongue was doing wonders. She slowly licked his lips asking permission to enter. He gladly allowed. She tasted of peppermint and he tasted of chocolate. James felt Lily's hands go around his neck and he wrapped his hands around her waist. They could no longer balance themselves and fell on the seat still kissing each other. After what seemed like an eternity, they broke apart, panting due to the lack of air.

"That was the best kiss I've ever had", said James, " Are you sure you've never kissed before. Maybe you have been kissing me in your dreams and hence now you are like this." Lily hit him hard on the butt.

"Ouch! That hurt Lily. How dare you do this? Anyways what are we going to tell the others? From what I know I think Sirius, Remus and Samantha are involved in a plan to set us up. So do we break the news to them???"

" No. Not yet James. Let's see what they are unto. They want to play matchmaker, let them have it their way. It is just a hidden benefit for us. We can still continue our relationship in secret. But in front of them we act like good old Lily and James, always fighting and bickering. But don't worry. After all we have a common room all to ourselves."

"Why, you sneaky little prat. You had this planned, didn't you?"

"Yeah I did. Now let us get back to hating each other", said Lily before kissing him on the cheek one last time.

Meanwhile in the other compartment, Sam, Remus and Sirius were trying to devise a plan to get James and Lily together when they were interrupted by loud shrieks.

" No way Potter. You arrogant prat, how dare you try to do this to me?" shrieked Lily.

" It was a simple prank Evans, don't get your knickers in a twist."

" And to think Dumbledore made you head boy. I seriously must go talk to him. You are so abusing your authority."

Sam intervened before it could become a trademark Lily and James fight.

"What happened Lily?"

" HE just turned some poor unsuspecting first year's hair blue. The poor boy just came to ask for directions to the lady with the trolley."

"I changed it back, Evans. What is you problem, you ruddy little prefect?"

"Ruddy little prefect, how dare you?" shrieked Lily as she went to tackle James after pushing Sam out of the way. Remus and Sirius had to forcibly yank her away from James.

" Never knew that you knew kick boxing Lils", said Sirius and earned a hard slap on his head.

"Why am I the one always getting hit on the head?" exclaimed Sirius in fake agony.

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The head students continued bickering till they entered the carriage. What happened once they entered the carriage was an entirely different issue altogether.

" Oh my god. Lily you sure do pack a punch. It hurts", exclaimed James.

" I am really sorry James. But I had to be convincing or else they would suspect foul play. Does it really hurt that much? I am so sorry", said Lily as she gently kissed the place where she had punched him.

"If I get the same treatment every time you punch me, I don't mind getting a lot many more."

" Just shut up and kiss me, you moron", said Lily.

" Oh really? I am a moron now, aren't I Lily? Lets see what a moron can do", said Lily and tackled her on the seat and started tickling her mercilessly.

"Say, James Potter is a sex god, handsome hunk and downright my sex fantasy"

"Never… I won't… Alright… James Potter……… is …… a handsome hunk and… my sexual fantasy."

" That's better. Now, what do you say", said James.

But Lily had already plotted her revenge,

She got up from her seat and sat on James's lap and straddled him. She slowly started kissing his jaw line and started trailing kisses all along his neck. She started unbuttoning his shirt. James's pants were feeling uncomfortably tight and he was squirming under Lily's touch. This was exactly what Lily wanted. She got up and went back to her seat.

"Never knew, I turn you on so much. If I had I would have used it to my great pleasure", said Lily.

"Geez… So sensitive! I need to take a reaalllly cold shower when I get back. You vindictive minx! Wait till I get you all alone in our room. Let's see what you can do then."

Justthen the carriage stopped and Lily jumped down from the carrige sporting a look of mock hatred.

"Oh yeah. You want war, bring it on Potter, let's see who wins this time" said Lily

She saw Sam watching what she was saying and decided that Sam must have thought it was a usual fight. She didn't want Sam to know that she had seen her. So she went trotting towards the castle.

Sam watched this and thought that they had another fight and were now going to throw a prank fest on each other. She had to prevent it and to do that she first needed to tell Sirius and Remus. Thinking so, she ran to find them.

"If only she knew what was going inside the carriage", thought Lily as she waited to tell James what she had witnessed and of her further plans.

AN:

That was a short chapter. I know. I will update soon with longer and fluffier chapters. Meanwhile please review. Feel free to leave your comments. Constructive criticism is welcome.