Lily awoke abruptly as a pillow came crashing down onto her face. She
opened her eyes and saw James sitting up in bed holding a pillow. In one
swift movement she pulled the pillow out from behind her head and whipped
it at James. He laughed and hit her back. "James...you...are...so...immature..." Lily
said separating each word by hitting James with a pillow.
James laughed and began to walk out of the room still holding his pillow. She heard him walking down the stairs. Lily followed still clutching onto her pillow. Once she reached the last step she again got hit with a pillow. "James! What is the big idea!" she screamed.
"Merry Christmas to you too, Lils," he laughed running towards the Christmas tree.
Lily gasped when she saw the huge pile of presents sitting under the gleaming Christmas tree. "What time is it?" she asked.
"About four in the morning," James laughed.
"James!" Lily cried.
"Hey, come on tell me you weren't excited about today," he said.
Lily looked at him and smiled. "Well what are we waiting for? Let's open up those presents!" she said.
James grabbed her hand and led her over to the tree, sat down on the floor and dragged Lily onto his lap. Lily felt like a little child again, waking up early on Christmas morning, starring in awe at all of the beautifully wrapped presents. "It's our first Christmas together, James," said Lily leaning her head against his shoulder.
"I have already realized that," he whispered in reply.
Lily sighed and closed her eyes trying to find a way to save the memory forever. A few short seconds later she felt a package being stuffed into her hands. She pried open her eyes and looked up at James who gave her a kiss on the forehead. "You really know how to ruin a moment," Lily laughed.
"What, that kiss didn't help any?" he smiled giving her a pair of puppy dog eyes.
Lily rolled her eyes and looked down at the present she was holding. Without even looking at the gift tag she could tell it was from her mother. Lily had gone through 18 birthdays getting gifts from her mother and could recognize the pristine wrapping anywhere. She carefully picked at one of the pieces of tape taking as long as humanly possible to open the first fold. James' hands were still around her waist, but Lily could tell that he was resisting the temptation of ripping the paper on the package to shreds.
"We are going to be here for a week if you continue on at this rate," he joked.
"Well we have the time," Lily smiled as she started to pick at another corner of the paper.
"Come on Lils, you are killing me here."
"No one said that you couldn't open a present as well."
"I want to see what you got."
"Liar."
James smiled and grabbed the present out of her hands and stood up. Lily swung her arms around in the air. She shot him a death stare and he slowly backed up into the stairs. Lily got to her feet and took a step forward. James spun around and began to run up the stairs. Lily rolled her eyes and flicked her wand at the gifts under the tree and the followed her up the stairs. She went into her room and saw James lying on the bed with the present in his hands.
"Real funny James," said Lily placing a hand on her hip. She heard a rush of air behind her and moved out of the way just in time for the presents to come pelting into the room and landed at the foot of the bed.
"Come on, we have a present to unwrap," James said grinning. He grabbed her hand and pulled her over to the bed.
Before flopping onto it he pulled a hand up to her cheek and pulled her into a kiss. Lily's hands automatically moved up his arms and around his neck. She felt James place his hand around her waist and pull her closer to him. His tongue brushed against her lips and Lily allowed it into her mouth. There were no words to describe the kiss. Some would call it perfect, but to Lily it went way past the definition of perfect.
James pulled away and was glad that Lily protested at the idea of ending their kiss. He sat on the bed and handed her the present that he ran up the stairs with. Lily laughed and opened it. Inside was a pair of gold hoop earrings. They were beautiful. Lily's mother had exceptional taste.
They kept unwrapping presents until they were swimming in a pile of bows and wrapping paper. Underneath all of the wrappings were various gifts including some baby essentials (from James' parents, Gloria, and Amy), cards, galleons, a brochure on man-eating garbage cans (from Moody), Fillibuster fireworks (from Sirius), chocolate (from Remus), a hand knitted sweater for each of them (from Molly Weasley), and an assortment of different wizard candies (from Dumbledore). James slipped off of the bed and walked over to his dresser. Lily could hear him rummaging around in his top drawer.
Lily leaned back nonchalantly on the pile of pillows and flicked her wand watching as the wrapping paper disappeared. She heard James close the drawer and begin to walk over to her. He flopped down on the bed and crawled over to Lily holding a small gift box. "What's this?" she asked.
"Did you really think that I was just going to get you that lame wizarding recipe book? Come on Lils," James said shaking his head.
Lily laughed and reached out for the gift box. James pulled it out of her grasp. "Tell me how much you love me!"
Lily sighed. "I love you James."
"I love you to Lils," said James smiling.
Lily clapped her hands to her mouth. James pulled her into a passionate kiss. "I know, you'd think we would have said it before," he whispered pulling her out of the kiss. Lily grabbed the back of his head and pulled him back into the kiss. Why hadn't they ever spoken these words to each other before? She would have to find the answer to this question later, once again she found herself leaving the troubled world behind.
1 month later
James paced nervously around the living room waiting for Lily to come back from her doctor appointment. Today she had gone in to find out if the baby was going to be a boy or a girl and if it was a wizard or not. James was hoping for a boy so he could train him to follow in his footsteps and be a pro Quidditch player, but he would be happy with whatever as long as it wasn't a squib and it was healthy. Time seemed to be passing excruciatingly slow and James needed something to keep his mind busy to keep him from going insane. He flipped through the latest Daily Prophet and found nothing worth reading.
He was half way up to his room when he thought he heard something from downstairs. James turned around and ran down the stairs and to his dismay found that he had just imagined the noise. Now he really needed something to keep him occupied. Nothing was helping at all. James had now resorted to watching the T.V. which usually served as a dust collector and in his opinion, it was pointless to watch. What muggles call 'entertainment' isn't really all too entertaining. Everyone was yelling at each other on one channel, on another channel people were crying, and on another there were animated characters running haphazardly around the screen.
James jumped as he felt a cold hand touch his face. He looked up to see Lily smiling at him. "So, what is it?"
"Well it is a wizard," she said smiling.
James felt a wave of relief come over him. "So is it a boy or a girl?" he asked growing more impatient by the second.
"We are going to have a little girl!"
A/N- MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Bet you weren't expecting that!
James laughed and began to walk out of the room still holding his pillow. She heard him walking down the stairs. Lily followed still clutching onto her pillow. Once she reached the last step she again got hit with a pillow. "James! What is the big idea!" she screamed.
"Merry Christmas to you too, Lils," he laughed running towards the Christmas tree.
Lily gasped when she saw the huge pile of presents sitting under the gleaming Christmas tree. "What time is it?" she asked.
"About four in the morning," James laughed.
"James!" Lily cried.
"Hey, come on tell me you weren't excited about today," he said.
Lily looked at him and smiled. "Well what are we waiting for? Let's open up those presents!" she said.
James grabbed her hand and led her over to the tree, sat down on the floor and dragged Lily onto his lap. Lily felt like a little child again, waking up early on Christmas morning, starring in awe at all of the beautifully wrapped presents. "It's our first Christmas together, James," said Lily leaning her head against his shoulder.
"I have already realized that," he whispered in reply.
Lily sighed and closed her eyes trying to find a way to save the memory forever. A few short seconds later she felt a package being stuffed into her hands. She pried open her eyes and looked up at James who gave her a kiss on the forehead. "You really know how to ruin a moment," Lily laughed.
"What, that kiss didn't help any?" he smiled giving her a pair of puppy dog eyes.
Lily rolled her eyes and looked down at the present she was holding. Without even looking at the gift tag she could tell it was from her mother. Lily had gone through 18 birthdays getting gifts from her mother and could recognize the pristine wrapping anywhere. She carefully picked at one of the pieces of tape taking as long as humanly possible to open the first fold. James' hands were still around her waist, but Lily could tell that he was resisting the temptation of ripping the paper on the package to shreds.
"We are going to be here for a week if you continue on at this rate," he joked.
"Well we have the time," Lily smiled as she started to pick at another corner of the paper.
"Come on Lils, you are killing me here."
"No one said that you couldn't open a present as well."
"I want to see what you got."
"Liar."
James smiled and grabbed the present out of her hands and stood up. Lily swung her arms around in the air. She shot him a death stare and he slowly backed up into the stairs. Lily got to her feet and took a step forward. James spun around and began to run up the stairs. Lily rolled her eyes and flicked her wand at the gifts under the tree and the followed her up the stairs. She went into her room and saw James lying on the bed with the present in his hands.
"Real funny James," said Lily placing a hand on her hip. She heard a rush of air behind her and moved out of the way just in time for the presents to come pelting into the room and landed at the foot of the bed.
"Come on, we have a present to unwrap," James said grinning. He grabbed her hand and pulled her over to the bed.
Before flopping onto it he pulled a hand up to her cheek and pulled her into a kiss. Lily's hands automatically moved up his arms and around his neck. She felt James place his hand around her waist and pull her closer to him. His tongue brushed against her lips and Lily allowed it into her mouth. There were no words to describe the kiss. Some would call it perfect, but to Lily it went way past the definition of perfect.
James pulled away and was glad that Lily protested at the idea of ending their kiss. He sat on the bed and handed her the present that he ran up the stairs with. Lily laughed and opened it. Inside was a pair of gold hoop earrings. They were beautiful. Lily's mother had exceptional taste.
They kept unwrapping presents until they were swimming in a pile of bows and wrapping paper. Underneath all of the wrappings were various gifts including some baby essentials (from James' parents, Gloria, and Amy), cards, galleons, a brochure on man-eating garbage cans (from Moody), Fillibuster fireworks (from Sirius), chocolate (from Remus), a hand knitted sweater for each of them (from Molly Weasley), and an assortment of different wizard candies (from Dumbledore). James slipped off of the bed and walked over to his dresser. Lily could hear him rummaging around in his top drawer.
Lily leaned back nonchalantly on the pile of pillows and flicked her wand watching as the wrapping paper disappeared. She heard James close the drawer and begin to walk over to her. He flopped down on the bed and crawled over to Lily holding a small gift box. "What's this?" she asked.
"Did you really think that I was just going to get you that lame wizarding recipe book? Come on Lils," James said shaking his head.
Lily laughed and reached out for the gift box. James pulled it out of her grasp. "Tell me how much you love me!"
Lily sighed. "I love you James."
"I love you to Lils," said James smiling.
Lily clapped her hands to her mouth. James pulled her into a passionate kiss. "I know, you'd think we would have said it before," he whispered pulling her out of the kiss. Lily grabbed the back of his head and pulled him back into the kiss. Why hadn't they ever spoken these words to each other before? She would have to find the answer to this question later, once again she found herself leaving the troubled world behind.
1 month later
James paced nervously around the living room waiting for Lily to come back from her doctor appointment. Today she had gone in to find out if the baby was going to be a boy or a girl and if it was a wizard or not. James was hoping for a boy so he could train him to follow in his footsteps and be a pro Quidditch player, but he would be happy with whatever as long as it wasn't a squib and it was healthy. Time seemed to be passing excruciatingly slow and James needed something to keep his mind busy to keep him from going insane. He flipped through the latest Daily Prophet and found nothing worth reading.
He was half way up to his room when he thought he heard something from downstairs. James turned around and ran down the stairs and to his dismay found that he had just imagined the noise. Now he really needed something to keep him occupied. Nothing was helping at all. James had now resorted to watching the T.V. which usually served as a dust collector and in his opinion, it was pointless to watch. What muggles call 'entertainment' isn't really all too entertaining. Everyone was yelling at each other on one channel, on another channel people were crying, and on another there were animated characters running haphazardly around the screen.
James jumped as he felt a cold hand touch his face. He looked up to see Lily smiling at him. "So, what is it?"
"Well it is a wizard," she said smiling.
James felt a wave of relief come over him. "So is it a boy or a girl?" he asked growing more impatient by the second.
"We are going to have a little girl!"
A/N- MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Bet you weren't expecting that!