Disclaimer: I'm an amateur! I don't write for a living. I write for fun. It's my hobby—not work. I write for the lack of anything else productive to do. I don't own Harry Potter. It's all JK Rowling's.

A/N: I know I said, One-Shot, but I just can't shake off the feeling that I shouldn't have ended "A Change of Heart" that way… So here… Just to put myself to peace, I continued it.

Chapter 2

Sirius and Remus were looking at James oddly. The three of them were currently situated at the Gryffindor's common room, playing exploding snaps—I mean, they were supposed to be playing. But with James staring into nothingness, it was impossible to play. Growing amused, Remus decided to play with James' indifferent state.

Giving Sirius 'the look', Remus spoke. "Hey Guys… Have you heard that Lily was going out again?" Sirius was trying his hardest not to laugh or smirk. He acted concerned and nudged James' side.

"Prongs?" He said, still trying to catch James' attention but failing miserably. "Hey Prongs?" Receiving no response, he followed Remus' instruction and pushed James forcefully that it caused him to fall from the chair he was seating on.

"What's your problem!" James finally said, holding his butt from the impact of the fall. "What did you do that for?"

"You were dazing out again." Sirius explained, failing to keep the playful smirk off his face.

"And?" James questioned, still rubbing his ass from the pain. "You could have just said something. Why did you have to push me?"

"Well… because, mr-oh-my-precious-ass-hurts, we were doing just that but you wouldn't budge. Not even giving us a hint if you heard us or not." Sirius said. "So what do you expect us to do? Wait 'til you're back here on earth, 'coz believe me, I wouldn't wait that long to inform you that your darling Lily is back on the dating track."

"How'd you know that?" James asked, wondering if he did tell his mates about their conversation with Lily.

"We heard her talking with Williams this morning…" Remus said, fighting not to smile. "Apparently, he was begging for days and Lily eventually gave in saying 'this is your last chance so don't blow it' crap."

"We swear James, Williams was ready to run a mile from joy." Sirius said, kicking Remus under the table, motioning him to back his story up."

"And, well, amm… we heard him telling his friends about it, saying Lily would be his again by the end of the month…"

"Which is a few days from now, Prongs…" Sirius continued. "Can you believe that prat? He's so full of himself—even surpassing your big headedness…"

Feeling the blood rush to his face in anger, James rose from his seat and motioned to leave. Finding James' reaction extremely hilarious, Sirius decided to be good friend and play concerned. "Prongs? Where are you going?"

"I'm going to find Lily." He said, without glancing at them. Growing alarmed, Remus immediately asked why he was going to look for her.

"Why?"

Nearing the portrait more, he faced both his friends red-faced, and said. "Because last night, LILY agreed to go out with ME this weekend!" With that said, he rushed out of the portrait, eager to talk to the girl who was toying with his emotions.

Sirius and Remus shared anxious looks and hurriedly ran after their furious friend.

"Damn you Moony!" Sirius said, "This is your fault!"

"Shut up, Sirius! This is your fault as much as it's mine."

James was oblivious to the younger years staring at him as he stormed though the halls. He was on his way to the library, where he was sure Lily was. He couldn't even hear his friends calling after him. With every step he took, he was gaining speed.

He was hurt more than he was angry. The thought that Lily lied to him and took advantage of his feelings for her made him want to grab her and shout to her face until he calmed down.

But the other side of him told him that it was impossible. Lily would never do that to him—or to any other person at that. But it was Sirius and Remus who informed him of that. His best friends wouldn't lie to him, would they? Unless they were joking… But they wouldn't joke about something like that—something about Lily. Because after all, if it comes to Lily, he could do anything—even act crazy.

As he entered the library, he didn't even bother checking if Lily was really there because he was sure that at the point where he was standing, he wouldn't see Lily. She is fond of working at the very far end corner of the library to make sure that no one can bother her.

As he approached Lily's table, he couldn't help but feel relaxed.

"Lily…" James said, not wanting to seat down.

Lily looked up with an annoyed expression on her face, but when she realized it was James, she smiled at him. "James... I thought you were spending the day with your friends?"

"Ah yah… I was there before I went here to find you." He was pondering whether it would be best if he would seat himself down but thought better of it. "I was just wondering if we could talk?" He asked.

Looking uncertain, Lily started to clear her things from the table.

"We don't have to leave." He said, as he noticed her fixing her belongings. "The library is fine."

"No it's ok," she said, putting the last of her parchments into her bag. "I prefer for us to talk outside."

"Ok." James said, having no choice in the matter. He grabbed Lily's books from the table and she gave James a grateful smile. "Let's go then?"

Sirius and Remus were wondering where James was. They were following him just a few seconds ago, but when they round up the corner, he was gone.

"I bet he went to the library." Remus said, thinking that it was the most logical place to find Lily. "I'm sure he was thinking Lily is there right now."

Agreeing to Remus' reasoning, Sirius rushed to his left, towards the library, not wasting any moment to voice out his agreement to his friend's statement. Sighing, Remus rushed after his hurrying friend.

When they arrived at the other end of the hall where the library was located, they were in time to find Lily and James turning the other corner, surprisingly directed to the outside grounds.

Sirius and Remus shared confused looks, trying to catch their breaths before running after their friend.

Not waiting to be outside, James started to talk. "How was your day?" He asked, too nervous to ask his real intention of finding her.

"It was all right…" Lily said, wondering if it was really the question James wanted to ask her. "How was your day?"

"Nothing special." He said, adjusting the weight of the books in his right hand.

"Ok…" Lily took a glance at James and she was surprised to see him frowning, obviously deep in thought. She reached for his hand and squeezed it reassuringly. "James? What's wrong?" she asked concerned.

Startled to feel Lily's hand on his, he smiled at her. "I don't know if I should believe it, but I have to ask." He said, refusing to look Lily in the eye.

"What is it?" She asked, growing more concerned.

Taking a deep breath, James turned to look at her and started. "Well… You see, Sirius and Remus told me that they heard you talki—"

"James wait!" Remus shouted hurrying his way to James' side.

"We were only kidding!" Sirius shouted, still trying to catch his breath.

"It's not true that Lily agreed to go out with Williams again!" Remus continued, feeling really guilty about fooling James.

"We were only joking!" Sirius added. "I swear Prongs, it was Moony's idea!"

"Oh shut up Sirius!" Remus said, stopping to punch Sirius on his shoulder. "You very well know it was our fault and not just mine! So stop putting me in a more dangerous position!"

"I didn't say it was all your fault!" Sirius argued, rubbing his arm for comfort. "I only said it was your idea!"

"Just shut up!" Remus repeated.

After a while of staring at his tired friends' faces, James finally got the heart to speak to them.

"What did you just said?" He asked, his facial expression livid. He was infuriated with his friends and was struggling to keep his hands to himself.

"Sorry?" Remus and Sirius said in chorus, before running away from their friend. "See you tomorrow in class Prongs!" Sirius shouted behind his shoulder.

James was about to run after them when he felt Lily's hand tightening her grip on his. "Don't…" She said with a laugh. "You heard them. They were only kidding."

"And they were kind enough to run after me when I was about to ask you…" James said sarcastically. "When I get my hands on them, I'm going to make sure they're going to be badly injured."

"You wouldn't do that…" Lily said undoubtedly.

"I will if they do that again." He said. There was an uncomfortable silence where the two of them were just looking at each other.

"Well," Lily started, "you weren't jealous, were you?"

"Me? Jealous?" James asked unbelievingly. "Don't flatter yourself too much Miss Evans, or you might find yourself dateless on Saturday." James joked.

"Oh really?" Lily asked, removing her hand from his. "Ok then. It's fine with me. Brad was offering me a date all week after all. If you wouldn't want to go, I can ask him anytime." She gave James a flirty smile before turning her back to him. She was moving away from him when she felt him grabbed her arm gently.

"Hey…" he said, his eyes surprisingly sad. "I was only kidding."

She smiled triumphantly before teasing him again. "So you were jealous then?"

"Yeah, yeah…" He said, shrugging his shoulders. "Just a little though…" he added. Lily raised her eyebrow in return, doubting his words very much.

"Ok… Ok… I was jealous a hell lot!" he admitted. He looked at her with a pout and said, "I mean what's a poor guy got to do when he's been asking the girl since fifth year?"

"Go crazy?" Lily suggested, giggling a little.

"Well, I did just that, though I was able to control my anger when I saw you."

"You were angry with me?" She asked.

"Well, not really…" he said. Feeling there was a need to say more, he added. "I guess I was hurt more than angry. But I was sure hell mad at Williams."

With a smile, she approached James and positioned her arms around his neck. "I didn't know you could be sweet with words Potter…" she said, playing with the hair at the nape of his neck before giving him a playful smile. "I could kiss you now you know…"

Smiling back, he leaned in closer. "I have no objections to that…" With that said, he leaned even more and kissed her. They started sweet and slow but James deepened the kiss. He brushed the tip of his tongue on Lily's lips asking for entrance. When Lily parted her lips, James eagerly explored her mouth with his tongue. They were both fighting for control.

James moved their bodies closer, anxious to feel more of her body. He positioned his hand on her neck, pulling her to him even more while his other hand was on her waist, brushing his thumb on her.

"James…" Lily said between kisses, giggling a little. "That tickles."

James pulled away and smiled at her, "I'm sorry…"

"It's ok." She grabbed his hand and said, "Where do you want to go?"

"Can we just stay here?" He asked, eyeing the deserted hall. "I would love to kiss you more."

"Later…" Lily said as she started pulling James towards the Great Hall. "You would have me all to yourself tonight."

Feeling excited, James keenly asked, "What are you suggesting my beautiful maiden?"

Giving him her best smile, she said, "You'll soon find out…"

END

A/N: Sorry to end it here folks… I'll leave you the task of imagining what happened that night. Have fun! –and oh… Please leave me a review… Who knows, maybe I'll get the chance to write another one when I get some good number of reviews… I guess I need inspiration… smiles playfully… :-)

-KiM-