Lily was having a blast. In the course of an hour she had succesfully flirted with Taian, and cuaght his attention again, she hoped, she had drank enough to give her a bubble, but not intoxicate herself, and she had not seen Potter at all.

"Great party, isn't it?" She asked Michelle over the heavy basebeat to the music.

"Oh yeah," she hollered back, "Just too bad we haven't seen the host, I know you were dying to."

"Somebody call?" Lily groaned as she saw James pushing through the crowd. His face lit up as he spotted her. "It was you! You were looking for me, I knew it!" Lily rolled her eyes, but he beamed.

"James!" She yelled, and he grinned. "I do not like you!" He grinned even wider, and started to contradict her, but she slapped him accross the face and stocked off. He made her so mad. Lily went outside to vent a little, and the vast gardens perked her up a bit. James's house was simply, amazing. There wasn't another word for it. Not only was the inside lavishly decorated and enourmous, but now out here, in the garden there were multiple winding pathways through shrubbs and maticulously cared for flowers, and it was breathtaking. She even found a bench every now and then, so, taking a deep breath, she sat down.

Staring around herself, she slowly collected her thoughts and was about t make her way back to the party when she heard footsteps, so she waited a moment. Taian turned the corner. His face turned from serious into a smile when he saw her.

"Hey beautiful!" He exclaimed when he found her, and he immeadiately gave her a hug. "I was looking for you!" Lily grinned.

"You were?" She asked, trying to look as cute as possible.

"Yeah," He said, and a wave of concern crossed his face. "I saw from a distance you slapping James and whatever and then he followed you into the garden, I wanted to make sure you were alright."

"He followed me?" Lily shouted, outraged. "What an asshole!" Taian pressed his hand to her mouth gently.

"Shhhhhh" He whispered gently. "He's just crazy for you, that's all...I don't know who wouldn't be." He mumbled the last part, blushing, but Lily caught it. And she was beaming.

"Taian..." she whispered, staring at his face, both friends misty-eyed. She could hear his breath catching in his throat as she was coming in closer. Lily was so glad she had just had a mint. "Taian," She whispered again, more softly, and she could feel his breath on her cheek. "I don't know who wouldn't be crazy for you." She was barely audible, but none the less was not surprised when his lips where suddenly upon hers.

After a minute or two of bliss, he pulled away. "Lily," He said breathlessly, "You know I like you, I have for a long time...but let's go slow...if you feel the same way."

"I do feel the same about you." she told him. "I really do like you." Taian smiled, and gave her a kiss on the cheek. They walked back to the party, holding hands.

After dancing around for a bit more and meeting up with friends, (oh lord, she had many) Lily went to get something to drink. As she was turning to leave the table she caught a glance at James and inwardly groaned a bit - he had a huge purpling mark on his cheek. He deserved it. She pushed this thought tothe front of her head so that it would block out any concern for the kiwi.

She wasn't even sure why she hated him so much. She just always sort of...had. He followed her when she was younger, and he still won't leave her alone. And he was so full of himself. And he wasn't a prefect. Of course she hated someone like that, who wouldn't?

...Lily hurried back to Taian to say goodnight. She was so ready for a good, long nap, so she went to collect Michelle.

"C'mon Mich, let's get outta here." She told ehr as she came up to her. Michelle laughed.

"Un uh, no way!" Lily raised her eyebrows and tugged on her sleeve a little. "No!" Michelle protested. "We were just starting up a game here," she waved her arms at the surrounding crowd as if to demonstrate, "and there's no way we're leaving yet."

"But Michellllllle." Lily whined, "I'm tired!"

"It's eleven o'clock!"

Lily crossed her arms. "I'm tired, let's go, we have to go together."

"If you're so tired, go lay down on a couch." With that, Michelle turned her back on her and said to the congregated people, "Alright, truth or dare?"

Lily was, if anything, disgruntled. So she trudged off to find a couch and oh, just her luck. She followed the walls around the room and one of them jutted out into a more secluded area and she saw a plush, green couch that was just screaming out sleep on me! She carefully stepped towards it, and then she just flopped. She barely had enough time to register how soft and squishy the couch was before she was asleep.