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Ch. 11: Worry

After James had left the little shop, Lily bought the watch and wandered back to the castle. As she walked her mind drifted to James. 'Why in the world had he ran off like that?' she wondered to herself.

Her thoughts changed to Remus and that night. He was planning a romantic dinner for her, and she could only hope that he would love his present. She felt butterflies in her stomach as she thought over what else she was planning to do that night. Lily had finally decided it was time for her to bid farewell to her virginity. She was responsible enough, and she really did think Remus was the right person for her first. Plus, she had learned every birth-control spell under the sun. Even though she knew she was safe, she was still scared at the thought of what was going to happen.

Lily went straight up to her dorm and into the shower. Her chilled fingers quickly grew warm under the hot water. Her brain moved from Remus back to James. She found herself thinking over the night of the Halloween dance. She began wondering if Remus hadn't been there that night what would have happened between her and James. This lead to thoughts of her losing her virginity to James instead of Remus. She shivered and pushed the thought out of her head. Only one thought remained in her head; had her shiver been out of disgust or lust?

Lily finished her shower and wrapped a towel about herself. She dried her long hair and applied what little make-up she actually wore. She walked into the dorm and found her two best friends sitting on her bed. Lily gave them a puzzled look. They were supposed to be eating dinner right now, and Candy was not one to miss dinner.

"What's up?" she asked them.

"We decided we should give you your present now," Sally answered.

"Oh," Lily said. "Just hold on a minute." She threw on a pair of sweat pants and a hoodie and rummaged in her closet for her friends' presents. Finally finding the neatly wrapped parcels, Lily joined her friends on the bed.

Sally 'ooed' and Candy 'awwed' as they unwrapped their presents. When Lily's turn came, they pulled out a box from behind them and presented it to her.

"We found this, and we just knew we had to get it for you," Candy said.

Lily opened the box to find a small black halter dress. The strap was connected to the dress with a large emerald, matching the color of her eyes. She gaped at the dress, then at her two friends. She knew the dress had cost too much for their small allowances, and she was amazed that they would do such a thing for her. Over come by joy, she flung her arms around them and hugged them tightly.

They each emerged from the hug with tears in their eyes. "Get a move on," Sally said. "You're gonna be late."

Lily went into the bathroom and put on the beautiful dress. It hugged her curves in all the right places, but still managed to make her look elegant. She let her wavy hair hang about her shoulders and put a spritz of her perfume on. Strapping on a pair of black heels, she looked at herself in the mirror. 'Acceptable,' she said to her reflection.

As Lily emerged, she heard her friends gasp. "Wow, you look amazing," Candy said.

Lily blushed and hugged them both. "Thanks again."

Lily left her friends and headed towards the astronomy tower. It was already 9:00, meaning she would be late. She quickened her pace and reached the Astronomy Tower at 9:11, 11 minutes after their agreed time.

She walked onto the roof and opened her mouth to begin her apology. Surprised, she looked around to see that Remus wasn't even there. There wasn't a single sign of him. No candle lit dinner, no romantic music, not even a note. Not that Lily had been expecting roses and a bed, but this really was a bit disappointing.

Lily sat down on the hard floor and gazed at the stars. She thought over her situation for a half an hour before realizing it was much too cold to be waiting in the cold air, even if it was a little warmer than usual and she did have on a light jacket.

She walked slowly back to Gryffindor Tower, getting more sad with every step. She had really looking forward to that night, and then Remus hadn't even showed up. She began to get mad at Remus, when she thought of something much worse. What if he wasn't okay? After all, she hadn't seen him since breakfast.

Lily entered the half deserted Common Room and sat on a couch. She would stay here until dawn, and if Remus still wasn't back, she would go tell Professor Dumbledore.

Lily stood by her word and stayed in the Common Room all night. She kept herself awake by reading out of Hogwarts, A History and only dozed of once. As dawn approached, she became increasingly worried. The first ray of sunlight poked through the window, and she stood up. She wasn't event tired anymore; her entire mind was preoccupied with being worried. Lily turned to the portrait and thought through her plan one last time before walking through it.

She jumped when the portrait swung open by itself, revealing none other than Remus. Lily stood there, dumbfounded, for what seemed like minutes. She was going to collapse into his arms, but decided against it. Her temper began to show itself as her look turned into a glare. "Where the hell were you all night?" she snapped.

Lily didn't notice how weary Remus looked, nor the three faces that had nearly appeared behind him. "I-," he began. He discovered he couldn't explain himself, and looked at the floor instead.

"You had me worried out of my mind! I had no idea where you were! I thought you might be dead, but instead you were probably out gallivanting with some girl!"

Remus' head shot up at this remark. "You're the one thinking I was cheating on you? I'm sorry but, you've got that completely backwards."

"I'm not the one who stayed out all night," Lily pointed out.

"I saw what you were doing yesterday! You were all over James all day. What, you thought I wouldn't notice? Well I sure as hell did, Lily! I can see it in your eyes, the way you look at James—you still want him."

Lily's face reddened with anger. "You are a real ass, Remus, you know that? You put up this big façade that you're the real thing, Mr. Nice Guy, but really you're no better than anybody else. And I hate you for it." Lily turned on her heel and walked away. Remus grabbed her arm and pulled her back. She glared into his eyes and he let go. There was no use in trying to soften her anger; she just wanted to be mad.

Lily stormed up the stairs and into her dorm. She quietly took off her dress and climbed into her bed. She cried herself to sleep, not because what Remus said was a lie, but because she knew that what he said was true.

Wow that's the first time I've ever written an entire chapter in one sitting. Slightly short, but lots of drama to make up for it. Please please please please please review! Thanks!