A/N: Here's chapter 5! Sorry that the update took so long. I had homework, community service, and other stuff so I didn't have a chance to type this out until now. Enjoy!
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Chapter 5
When James woke up the next morning, he was feeling oddly cheerful. It took him a couple of minutes to figure out why. Last night...Lily! Then he grinned widely. That's right, Lily finally did what she was dying to do for 2 years...kiss him! Humming happily to himself, James hopped out of bed and debated on how he could amuse himself for awhile. Hmm, homework, Lily Evans, or wake up friends? Lily Evans sounds like a very tempting choice but I think that I'll go with waking up friends. It's very rare that I get up before Moony.
James grinned evilly. Picking up his wand from the table, he transfigured his quill into a set of bagpipes. He put his lips to one of the openings and blew hard. A horrible noise filled the room. Even James cringed.
"Blood hell James!" Sirius bellowed. "Are you just stupid or crazy? Why did you wake us up at 7am?! Normal people are trying to sleep here!"
"What was that noise anyway?" Remus said with a yawn. "It sounded awful. I hope that it wasn't you trying to sing!"
"Hey!" said James indignantly. "My singing is perfectly fine thank you. It was the bagpipes." James held it up for them to see.
"James, why did you wake us up at this unholy hour" asked Sirius with a groan.
"I was bored and needed to amuse myself."
"You were bored?!" Sirius stared at him, mouth agape.
"Why are you so happy anyways ?" Remus asked, now a little more awake.
"Lily Evans" James said happily.
Remus and Sirius looked at each other and sniggered. "What did she do this time?" Sirius asked. "Last time she slapped you and you had a handprint mark on your cheek for a whole week! You were walking around in a daze all happy and joyful because, and I quote "Lily Evans was just showing her affection for me. She was just too shy to admit her feelings." James scowled at the memory.
"Well this time she kissed me" James replied in a matter-of-fact voice.
Remus' and Sirius' jaws dropped. "WHAT?!"
Then Remus relaxed. "I knew that you liked to daydream Prongs but this one takes the cake. You really fooled me for a second."
"No! this isn't a joke!" James said indigently. "Lily really kissed me. In the Room of Requirement this morning."
"Right" Sirius said with a grin. "I think that those dreams are getting to you mate."
"But she did!" James insisted.
"Lets go down to breakfast" Remus said changing the subject.
The three Marauders walked down to breakfast. Peter was still sleeping. They had tried to wake him up but nothing worked, not even Sirius singing off key. So they haf left him in the dorm muttering something about "evil fluffy purple bananas."
When they entered the Great Hall, the only people at the Gryffindor table was Lily and her two friends Mary and Sapphire.
"Hey Mary, Sapphire, Lily" Sirius greeted.
Remus noticed that when Lily spotted James, her smile froze on her face and her cheeks went slightly red. Perhaps James was telling the truth after all.
"I'll see ya later kay?" Lily muttered quickly to Mary and Sapphire and walked off abruptly. "Wonder what's wrong with her" Mary said. "Yeah, she's been acting weird all morning" Sapphire informed the Marauders.
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Lily hurriedly pushed open the doors and ran out into the hallway. Why did she have to see James this morning? She was hoping to avoid him thinking that he wouldn't wake up so early. Clearly she was wrong. "Lily!" she heard faintly from down the hallway. Lily panicked. Oh no! Why is he following me? I'd better hurry. Maybe I could reach the tower before he does!
Lily increased her pace down the hallway, going as fast as she can without actually running. She heard another "Lily! Wait up!" except this time it was closer. Fighting the urge to sprint down the hallway, Lily kept her cool. She gasped when she felt a hand grab her shoulder and turn her roughly around. Then Lily felt herself staring into burning pools of hazel.
"Why are you avoiding me?"
"I'm not" said Lily averting her eyes.
"Yes you are!" James said roughly. "is it because of the kiss?" Lily kept silent. She knew that he knew the answer to that question.
"Lily" James said quietly.
That snapped Lily out of her daze. "Let me go! It didn't mean anything ok!" she yelled wrenching her arm out of his grasp and taking off down the hallway.
"Lily wait!" James yelled. He sighed as she rounded the corner. "Second time in two days" he muttered. "I've really got a habit of making her run."
Dejectedly James started to walk back to Gryffindor tower. He wasn't feeling so hungry anymore.
Lily walked through the portrait hole drying her tears. She didn't know why she was crying. All she knew was when she said that the kiss didn't mean anything, her heart felt like it was being ripped out of her chest. But Lily knew that she was lying. That kiss meant the world to her. She was suddenly hit by reality. "I love him" she whispered. "I really love him." Lily sat down on her bed in shock. It was so obvious, why didn't she realize it before? Cuz you wouldn't accept your feelings a little voice nagged in the back of her head. Maybe a little more sleep would do her good. Lily laid her head on the soft, fluffy pillow and drifted off into dreamland.
Sirius, Remus, Mary, and Sapphire were sitting at the table eating breakfast. "Wonder what happened to Lily and James" Sirius said stuffing his mouth with food. "I dunno" Mary said. "I hope that they solved whatever problems they've been having. They were acting really weird around each other lately. They would make the perfect couple." the other three nodded in agreement. "Maybe we could try matchmaking?" suggested Sapphire. "No, things always seem to go wrong when people try to match make. Knowing James he probably went back to the tower to think about Lily. We shouldn't play with their feelings" said Remus, as always the voice of reason. "This will definitely be interesting. I wonder what ridiculous ideas James will come up with this time to win Lily" Sirius said while cracking a grin. They all burst out laughing.
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James sat on his bed brooding. How to get Lily? She obviously has feelings for me. Hmmm...the timing has to be perfect. James glanced at the calendar. that's it! Valentines day is in a week! It's perfect! James' face lit up. this time I won't screw up James thought determinedly. Then the door slammed open. "Hey Prongs, why do you look like next week is Christmas?" Sirius joked.
"Valentines Day" James said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"What?" Sirius and Remus said in unison confusion written all over their faces. "I was just kidding James" Sirius said.
"No you idiots! Valentines day!" James said annoyed. "Lily Evans!"
Realization dawned on both of their faces. "What have you got planned for her this year mate?" Sirius and Remus sniggered. "I've got the perfect plan" James said confidently. "Nothing could go wrong." "Sorry to break it to you James but that's what you said last year" Remus said. Sirius chuckled. "Oh shut up" James scowled. "This is the plan. First we..."
A/N: cliffy! What has James got planned? 10 guesses on what this plan will revolve around! I've decided that this story will probably only have 1 more chapter. I'm sorry that this chapter is so short. It was four pages on paper! Review if you want an update.