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Two Weeks – Chapter two~*~
I sat, tapping my perfectly manicured nails on the glossy circular tables. This was getting so dull! James Potter had yet to even show up! In fact, even Sirius hadn't shown up.
Carina on the other hand, sat perfectly calm, as though this was going according to plan. Her eyes would flash every so often, but unlike me, who found myself looking at the door eagerly every time it opened, she simply sipped her coffee.
I, Lily Evans, had never been stood up since Hogwarts! Even if he didn't know I was waiting for him, this was unacceptable.
"Lily." Carina said suddenly, lowering her cup, "Would you stop fidgeting? You're making me nervous."
"I'm not nervous!" I snapped, unconsciously stirring my coffee. I was perfectly calm!
Okay, so maybe I was slightly nervous. I mean, I had never played 'The Game' with someone from school. And this was the James Potter. Back at Hogwarts he was like a god! You know, every girl wanted him and every guy wanted to be him.
"Lily," Carina interrupted, "You don't need to worry. He's here."
I felt my body go still for a second because turning to look at the door.
And there he stood.
My heart stopped completely until I finally remembered to breath. He was so good looking. James Potter still looked a lot like he did back in Hogwarts, and yet he had changed as well. He was so much more… masculine.
His black hair was still untamable, occasionally falling into his face, giving off the roguish kind of look, which was only disturbed by the very stylish clothes he was wearing. Good god, the man did know how to dress.
I doubted there was a simple person in the café who wasn't mesmerized by the appearance of Sirius Black and James Potter.
Oh, did I forget to mention Sirius was there as well? You can't really blame me, I mean, James Potter….
Sirius had become more masculine as well. His body was more toned and fit from all the Quidditch he played. His hair was still black, with a single earring in his left ear. His hair was pulled back into a small nub on the back of his head.
As soon as they sat down, people rushed up to them, in fact, everyone except Carina and myself had run up to met them. Sirius Black, The Quidditch sensation and James Potter, the extremely hot millionaire, were not people you met every day.
It took a few moments for the employee's of the café to get everyone back into his or her seats, but it didn't stop them from staring. A creepy hush had fallen over the café as everyone strained to hear what Sirius and James were talking about.
I was annoyed beyond belief. These idiots had enough nerve to ruin my chances! I couldn't very well walk up to him right now, or else I would come off as an obsessed fangirl.
"Calm down Lily." Carina said suddenly. Since the café was so silent, their voices were the only ones you could make out. Sirius and James had been resorted to whispering.
"I'm done," I told her stiffly. There was really no point in being here any longer. I stood and began to walk away. What I failed to realize though, was Carina wasn't about to give up. Without giving me a proper warning or anything, she stuck her leg out ever so slightly.
That was really all it took. I was so involved in my own thoughts, I didn't notice. The next thing I knew, my high-heeled shoes were twisting painfully and I was on my way towards the ground.
As I hit the ground, I yelled, mostly out of fright then pain.
Suddenly, people were gathering around me, asking if I was okay. One of such just happened to be James Potter.
I was tempted to shoot a glare at Carina but that would have ruined it.
Carina dropped to her knees, as though she actually cared that I was in pain, and asked, "Oh Lily! Are you all right?"
Sirius leaned down next to Carina, "Is anything hurt?"
I ground my teeth together, barely managing to tell him, "My ankle."
Sirius took the ankle and rotated it. I yelled out in pain.
"I doubt your going to be able to walk. You should see a doctor." He said in a very presumptuous voice.
"Is she going to be all right?" Carina asked, her voice dripping in worry.
Sirius smiled at Carina, "You're friend will be okay, she just needs to get her ankle checked out"
"I'll take her," James offered.
"Would you please?" Carina asked, a tear falling down her milky cheek, "I'm just so worried about her!"
"Hey, don't sweat it! James will take good care of her." Sirius told Carina, "How about I walk you home?"
Carina shot me another look, making it look as though she was reluctant to leave me, before nodding and standing up.
James swooped down and scooped me up into his arms. Wow, he had really nice arms. I felt like 'Swooning' in his arms right there and then. Oddly enough, my ankle stopped hurting as well.
He carried me out to his limo and sat me down on seat very gently for someone with such muscular arms. He climbed in and told the driver where to go.
"How's your ankle?" He asked, seeming as though he was genuinely concerned.
"It… hurts still." I said wincing for effect as I rubbed it.
"Here," He said, and before I knew it, he had my leg between his legs and was rubbing my ankle ever so gently. To put it lightly, I felt like mauling him right then and there.
He touch was so light and gentle, and yet it seemed so perfectly placed. The way his warm hands caressed my milky skin was enough to send me over the edge. He didn't seem to know what he was doing to me, because he kept rubbing my ankle up and down… up and down… just what I want to do with him right now.
"So… you never told me your name." He asked, awakening me from my not so clean daydreaming.
"Oh, Lily, Lily Evans."
For a second his pressure increased and I cried out in pain.
"Sorry." He said quickly, returning to his normal pressure, "Its just… never mind. Lily you said? That's a beautiful name."
"And yours?" I asked, playing the innocent maiden.
"How rude of me… James Potter at your service."
"James Potter?" I asked, "That sounds so familiar."
"I'm sure." He said quickly, "So do you live around here?"
"Yes." I replied, giving him my address.
It was odd that he didn't seem to remember me. I mean, he had chased me around for four years, back in Hogwarts. Not that I gave him to time of day, he was a bit to egotistical back then. Hopefully he had changed.
"Here we are." James said, hoping out of the limo, and running around the other side. He opened my door and swept me up in his arms. I felt as though I was floating as I wrapped my arms around his neck. Why wasn't he like this back in Hogwarts?
"James… thank you." I whispered softly, breathing in his overwhelming scent.
"Don't worry about it." He replied. Something in his voice had changed though. It had changed since he found out who I was. But he never gave any signs of remembering who I was…
It seemed that James Potter's name was well known because a few moments after we arrived, I was whisked into a room, leaving James to leave at his own accord. I felt like screaming. I wanted him to stay with me! Now that he was gone…
The doctor told me my ankle had been twisted rather badly and proceeded to wrap it. As he did so, I cursed Carina to the moon and back again, and when I ran out of curses, I made up my own.
Finally I was allowed to hobble home. To my disappointment, James hadn't waited, so instead, I called a cab and got home rather safety.
"Lily! Welcome home!" Carina smiled charmingly, looking up from her cooking to welcome her, "How was your time."
"Just dandy." I grumbled, "Thank you so much for breaking my ankle. I really needed it."
"I didn't break it," Carina snorted, adding salt to the diner, "I simply twisted it."
"How did you know?" I asked suspiciously.
"Its an art." She said winking.
"Why didn't you warn me?"
Carina smiled gently, "Because dear, you falling isn't very convincing."
I lowered myself into a chair, glowering, "It is too!"
"Nope, sorry."
I grumbled for the rest of the time until diner was ready, "So how did everything go with Sirius?"
Carina shrugged, "It went, more or less. We talked, and I gave him my phone number, that's about it."
I decided to throw salt on the wound, "Wow, and here you usually have them wrapped around your pinky by the first date."
She gave me a leveling look, "First off, it wasn't a date and second of all, from everything I heard, your little 'Date' didn't go much better."
"It went great!" I said defensively.
"Oh that's right…" She snickered, "You almost got off to him rubbing your ankle, aren't you the naughty one."
I was about to respond with a snide comment but decided against it, "Fine. How about the first one who gets their target to have sex with them wins. The stakes are, whoever looses has to clean the house for a month and the winner gets bragging rights."
Carina thought about it for a moment before smiling evilly, "Deal."
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