"Why do you keep loving me?"

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Chapter Twelve: Why do you keep loving me?

Lessons soon started again and it looked like a rough few months were ahead of them. Because Tasha and Charlie were still dating marauders they still sat with them in lessons but Lily didn't want to be near James so she sat right at the end of the row and James sensed her feelings and sat at the other end of the bench.

This was how it was for the next week. Until finally Tasha, Charlie, Sirius and Remus intervened. They wanted Lily and James back together and they needed to set lily straight. So instead of doing it the sensible way and sitting her down they did it the Marauder way and made up a plan. They even wanted James in on the plan because he actually wanted to get together with Lily.

Lily was walking down the corridor alone when she was taken from either side of her. She looked and Sirius and Remus had grabbed both her arms. She was cross. She didn't want t be in on one of their stupid jokes.

"Let me go guys. I've got stuff to do." But they persisted and dragged her to the same room they had met that day when they pulled all the pranks. They put her in the room and left her there and locked the door behind her. They called through the door,

"We're not letting you out until you sort this out Lily." Lily didn't know what they meant but then she saw she wasn't alone James was sitting in the corner quietly.

Lily was angry they had no right. Se banged on the door but it didn't open so she turned to James.

"I suppose this is your idea?" She demanded.

"Lily will you just shut up and listen for once. I need to say something and you need to listen. I did not start those stupid rumours, it was Snape. He and his greasy mates started them and those girls were lying. I would never say al those things about you. You know that." He stopped waiting for her to say something.

"James I don't care it's still over between us … its just over." She turned away from him. He looked as though he had just realised what is going on.

"You never wanted to make up did you. You knew I never started those rumours. You just wanted an excuse to brake up." His voice was growing louder and louder.

"So! So what! Maybe I knew it wasn't working even if you couldn't see. Maybe…" She stopped running out of words.

"What are you talking about it was perfect! There was nothing wrong. We were in love god dammit it Lily!" Lily hated how that sounded, we were in love. But it made no difference

"Maybe that's it! We were too perfect! Nothing was ever wrong. It was going to happen eventually. It was just too perfect!"

"Lily I love you I never stopped and I never will. Why can't you just accept that? We are perfect. It's how it is. It's just … right."

He finished and sat down looking tired with fighting. She turned her back on James and looked at him. He was so sad and lonely sitting there. She collapsed on the floor like that day in the hall. She didn't pass out by she just lay there crying.

James saw and rushed over.

"Lily are you alright? What should I do? Oh god." He was scared she could see it in his face.

"James why do you keep loving me?" She asked. "I don't deserve you."

"Sure you do Lillykins. You are my sunshine." He said this grinning. Lily hugged James and the door clicked open their friends stood there grinning like idiots.

"Well our work is done here I guess." Sirius said. Lily stood up with James and they all walked back to the common room. For a while they sat and then they all headed to bed. The girls went up and got changed then sat and talked for a while.

"I need to know some things first before we go on." Lily said.

"Sure what?" Tasha said.

"Well after I blacked out what happened cause I never found out?" Lily asked.

"Well you were just lying on the floor and everyone was crowding round and then James ran up and shouted at everyone to get back. He was really angry but he looked really scared for you. He picked you up and carried you to the nurses office, we went along as well but we weren't allowed to stay the nurse wouldn't let us.

But James begged and begged but she still said no. Old witch." Charlie finished. Lily was so touched James had done that. She was tired so she said she was going to sleep but she couldn't sleep. She just lay awake thinking about what James had done.

Even after how she had treated him he still came to her rescue.