Lily and James-Love May Never Last Forever

By Lauren Woodworth

Started: July 24, 2002

Disclaimer: I don't own any part of Harry Potter. The only thing I own is the plotline.

Author's Note: Wow, long time no post! This is the longest one in a while!

So I decided to have a follow up chapter because I decided I wanted to include the dance. It's a turning point in James' life, and with Lily's so I kept it. This chapter also includes another major turning point in Lily's life, so go read it!

I will warn, at the end, it gets pretty graphic so don't read the end if you're offended by sex stuff. However, this rating is M so don't get mad at me if you actually read it.

Chapter 13:

"Steve?" someone whispered. Steve moaned and cuddled closer with his blankets. It seemed way too early to be waking up.

"Steve?" the person repeated. "Come on, wake up!"

Slowly, he cracked his left eye open and blurrily made out a figure with red hair and a pretty smile. She was wearing a red and gold pleated skirt and a vest with a big 'G' on it. A small grin grew upon his face with recognition. As fast as lightning, he reached out, grabbed the girl, and pulled her down into his bed with him. She squealed with delight and playfully hit him on the shoulder.

"What time is it?" he questioned, tightly holding her waist. She gently rested her head on his chest as he ran his fingers through her brilliant red hair.

"Well, it's 6 o'clock. I thought you'd want to wake up early," she answered.

"Yeah, because I love doing that…" he replied sarcastically. Lily rolled her eyes and got off of his bed.

"I'll be at breakfast!" With that, she smiled, walked out of the Ravenclaw dormitories, headed off to the great hall.

Steve grinned and quickly jumped out of bed. Throwing on his uniform, he raced after her.

It was the day of the dance. The whole school – including first and second year students– was anxiously waiting for the evening to come.

Lily was frantically running around the Great Hall to get everything ready. Tara, Raluca, Sabrina, Steve, many of Lily's other friends, and even some professors were obediently following Lily's demands, praying to perfect their assigned taskas to avoid a Lily meltdown. Not only was Lily worried about the success of the ball, but she was worried about her date. What if she said something wrong or kissed him when he didn't want to be kissed? What if he wanted to go farther than she wanted? She hoped he didn't.

However, Lily had to focus on the dance. Stopping to take a breath, she looked around the busy hall. Tara and Raluca were busy casting the spells on the to-be-color-changing candles. Steve and Sabrina were hanging up garland. Sarah and Edelma were setting up tables and chairs with the teachers. Christy, Yolanda, and Bernice were setting up the food clear across the hall, and Frankie and Tyler were setting up the sound equipment. The band Screaming Wizards had been drafted to play. The band consisted of five members – all of which were very good looking. Hopefully, everyone would like them. More importantly, hopefully the band would arrive soon. They'd been scheduled to arrive at 2:00, and it was already 3:00.

Shit! Lily thought, entering reality. Three o'clock. An hour until they needed to be done. Would they make it?

She returned to her task of charming the Hall to snow without the cold.

"Lily?" Steve asked as she finished about ten minutes later. Snow was freely falling, beautifully setting the ground with a white dust and then disappearingten seconds later.

"What?" she questioned, turning around and getting a face full of snow.

"Steve!" she exclaimed, pretending to pout as she wiped off her face. "That was mean!" Quickly, she bent down, packed snow together, and threw it in his direction. Laughing, Steve returned a snowball as Lily created a new one.

On the other side of the Hall, Tara and Raluca paused for a short break. Lily was finally getting over James. She'd finally be truly happy. She and Steve looked so cute together. Hopefully, it'd last.

"We're here!" Lily heard someone announce loudly. About to throw a ball, she looked around and saw the band walking in and checking the place out.

"Hi!" Lily greeted, hurrying over. She relaxed quite a bit to know the band was finally here. "I'm Lily Evans. Nice to –"

"Lily, eh?" the drummer, Gary Teabing, raised his eyebrows suggestively.

"I'm Steve – Lily's boyfriend," Steve replied, smiling back at Gary and putting his arm around Lily. The drummer smirked, but looked away.

"Anyway, you're going to be playing over there." She pointed to where the teachers' tables usually were. "The ball starts at seven, so could you be ready by 6:30? Also, we've set-up a room for the band in that room over there. There are refreshments available, and thanks so much for doing this!"

The band nodded slowly as if dumbstruck by all of the information and started walking towards their stage with their crew behind them.

"Okay then…" Lily murmured to Steve. Steve laughed and tossed a handful of loose snow at her. Lily laughed.

"Alright, so the garland is done?" Steve nodded in reply. "Great! I'll do the fairies in a little while. What else needs to be done? Should we set up the wreaths? I'd like them to surround the hall with the garland. Maybe we can set them ten feet apart?" Lily handed Steve a wreath charmed to twinkle like a star. "There are ones that twinkle blue and ones that twinkle white, so make sure you don't put the same ones next to each other." With that, Lily took a wreath and hung it on the wall using magic. About an hour later, the Great Hall looked beautiful. Garland, twinkling wreaths, fairies, color-changing candles, and snow gently falling brought the room alive. Standing back to view her work, Lily was quite proud with what she'd put together. After weeks of hard work, the dance was finally here.

Smiling, she looked at Steve. He grinned back at her and wrapped his arms around her. Lily slightly stiffened at his touch, but slowly relaxed. It had been more than a month since she'd asked Steve to go to the dance with her, but she was still a little cautious about it. She didn't want to ruin anything.

"Good job, guys!" Lily finally commented as Steve slowly let go of her. "You're free until seven! Thanks so much for helping, by the way. I really appreciate it!" She turned to Steve as soon as the others had left. "So, you're going to come pick me up at 5:30 inmy common room?"

"Yep! That gives you an hour and a half. Do you think you'll be ready by then?" Steve grinned as Lily playfully hit him on the arm.

"Of course I will! I'll see you then!" She kissed him on the cheek and walked off.

Lily critically examined herself in the mirror an hour later. She still hadfifteen minutes left. Her makeup was already applied and hair already up. The last thing she needed to do was put on her dress.

She looked gorgeous. She wore light pink eye-shadow and lipstick, eyeliner, and mascara. It was simple, yet beautiful. Her hair was pulled up in a loose bun, with curls cascading down it. There was also little silver clips and glitter to decorate it. In fact, glitter had been lightly rubbedall overher body, giving her a slight shimmer. Slowly, she stood up and faced her emerald dress; the absolute perfect dress. It was just a satin dress that flared off of her hips and had no decoration, but she liked that. It also matched her eyes and hugged her figure flawlessly.

Slowly, she unzipped the dress and stepped into it. She carefully zipped it up the side and had Tara help her with her diamond necklace. Next, she put her earrings on and grabbed her gloves. By then, it was finally time to meet Steve.

She slowly took a deep breath, grabbed her cloak, and started downstairs.

"Bye, Tara! See you later!"

James sat waiting for George to make his move on the chess board. They had plenty of time to get ready since they were dateless. Sirius was, of course, going with Tara, and Remus was going with Fiona. After a few seconds, George moved his pawn. However, right as he did, James' stomach gave a jealous jolt. Steve Wellington had just walked through the door, looking quite nervous. James knew Steve and Lily were going out to eat at some restaurant in Hogsmeade.

Keep calm, James, keep calm, he told himself. Don't do anything stupid.

Steve looked around and smiled at some people he knew as he waited for his – James' –Lily to descend down the stairs. As if right on cue, Lily appeared at the base of the stairs. She looked around and, when she saw Steve, smiled happily. Without any regard for James whatsoever, Lily walked over to Steve and kissed him on the cheek.

Despite his thoughts, James nearly lost it after seeing that. She should've been kissing his cheek, not Steve's.

Next, Steve took her hand and whispered something in her ear. Lily laughed and blushed. They left the common room holding hands. James felt his temper fare, but he remained outwardly calm. Lily seemed to have forgotten all about him. She had moved on. Maybe it was time he got over her too?

Lily smiled as Steve pulled her chair out for her at Brews. Brews was a very nice restaurant in Hogsmeade, and they had been lucky enough to get reservations that night.

Steve sat down across her and said, "You look gorgeous tonight! That dress looks amazing on you."

Lily blushed. "Thanks." She sipped the glass of water on the table.

"Tonight's going to be awesome! The Hall looks excellent!" Lily grinned.

"Yeah, all that hard work has definitely paid off! The stress can go away until graduation. That'll be chaotic."

"I can't wait until graduation. I'll finally be out of here! What are you going to do after Hogwarts?" Steve questioned.

"I'm thinking out working at the ministry, actually," she answered.

"Oh really? What office?" Steve asked.

"Auror Headquarters, I've already had a job offer as a secretary. I can't wait. I have no idea where I'm going to live though. Definitely not with my parents. Maybe Tara and Raluca…I don't know." Steve nodded.

"I'd like to move out on my own too. No way would I move in with my friends, though. There would be so many agruments. But, really, I don't know…"

"That's cool. I just need to focus on getting through this year though, with N.E.W.T.s and all my classes. It'll be tough," Lily said. Steve grimaced.

"I heard that a guy fainted during the testing because he was so nervous last year." Lily laughed.

"I heard that too. I hope it doesn't happen to me!" Suddenly,a man dressed in a black tuxedo quickly walked up to their table.

"Good evening! I'm Jack. I'll be your waiter this evening. What would you like to drink? Can I start you off with an appetizer? Or would you just like to order your food now?" the waiter said, speaking very fast. Lily glanced at Steve, who almost started laughing.

"Um, I'll just have water," said Lily.

"Just a glass of water? You sure? Okay. And you, sir?"

"I'll have some tea, thanks," Steve replied.

"I'll be right back with your drinks. In the meantime, here are your menus. I recommend the smoked salmon. The chicken dishes are also excellent." The waiter smiled annoyingly and walked off.

"This'll be interesting… Is there ever such a thing as too much service?" Lily asked.

"Obviously… Anyway, tell me about your family. I remember that you have a sister, but you never talk about her."

"Well, my sister's a bitch, and that's all these is to say about her…"

Dinner was very nice, apart from the waiter, who turned out to be more annoying than ever. Steve paid, and they headed back to the castle.

Conversation had been wonderful. The only silent times were when they ate or when the waiter came. Steve was definitely worth Lily's time and affection.

It was eleven o'clock. The Great Hall was booming, many people were making-out near the gardens, dancing, talking, and laughing. It was definitely fun. Lily and Steve were inside slow dancing. Lily was resting her head on his shoulder, and their bodies were quite close. Steve had his arms tightly wrapped around her. Lily felt so happy. Everything felt so right. Cuddled in Steve's arms, so relaxed, she loved it.

"Lily, how about we leave? Get away from all of these people?" Steve whispered in her ear. Lily tensed and pulled away.

Memories of months ago flooded her memory. James wanted to have sex with her. Did Steve want the same thing? But Steve didn't seem like that.

"I don't mean, like, go have sex or anything," he added quickly. "Just to talk." Lily relaxed and smiled.

"Yeah, that sounds good. Let's go to my common room." Steve nodded, took her hand, and they started toward the Gryffindor common room.

James ran his fingers though his hair. Gabrielle Whitaker grabbed his waist and pulled him closer, so their groins touched. James felt himself get excited, but he didn't care. This was the most fun he'd had all year.

He was surrounded by girls in the heart of the dance floor. His mind had completely forgotten Lily, but he didn't care. Gabrielle was hot and interested in him. She wanted him, and the feeling felt great.

Gabrielle put her arms around his neck and pulled him even closer. She rubbed her lips across his neck and then began to nibble andsuck onit.

James laughed and kissed her neck too. All around him, girls still swarmed. He had no idea how much girls wanted him.

Gabrielle continued to massage his neck with his lips until she whispered seductively in his ear, "Wanna go to your dorm-room?"

James was surprised by her question, but grinned and replied, "Yeah, let's go."

He grabbed her hand and led her in the direction of the Gryffindor tower.

"How about we go up to your dorm-room?" Steve asked once they had reached the common room. "I don't want to be interrupted."

"Okay…We're not going to do anything, though, right?" Lily asked.

"Right. I just want to talk to you," he assured her.

Lily led Steve upstairs and into her dorm-room.

"Can I change first? This dress is starting to annoy me."

"Sure. I'll just wait here."

Lily kicked off her shoes, peeled off her gloves, and grabbed a change of clothes. She walked into the bathroom, leaving Steve alone for a while.

Steve sat on Lily's bed wondering how long it took a girl to change. She'd already been in there for five minutes. He slowly took off his tie and his jacket. It'd been so hot in the hall. He was glad and relived to finally let his skin cool off. Hopefully, Lily hadn't been too turned off by his sweat. He really liked her.

Finally, Lily emerged from the bathroom with a fresh, clean look. She wore tight jeans, which looked very good on her, and a red and yellow shirt with a big glitter lion.

"That's much better!" she exclaimed, putting her emerald dress in the closet.

"I bet. It was pretty damn hot in there!"

"Yeah, it was!" she agreed, sitting down at the foot of her bed and looking down at her bed shyly.

"So," Steve said, scooting toward her. "Did you enjoy tonight?"

"Yeah, it was fun. It definitely paid off," Lily answered. Lily shot him a smile and all of a sudden had an urge to kiss him. He looked so cute sitting on her bed. His hair was disheveled, and he had unbuttoned his shirt, giving a peak of his abs. A giggle rose in her throat, and she felt like a little girl who'd never seen a guy before. His eyes looked so gentle and warm, and a cute, playful smile played across his face. Slowly, the two, thinking the same thing, started leaning forward. Steve's lips met hers, and they shared their first kiss. She carefully placed her hand on his neck as he placed his hand on her lower back. Lily paused and looked into his eyes. The look of sincerity andtenderness almost made her shiver, but she kissed him again, this time with more intensity. Steve slowly pulled her closer to him, and in doing so, ended up with Lily partially on top of him.

Lily's breath intermingled with Steve's as their kisses grew deeper and deeper. His hand gently caressed her back, bringing feelings she didn't know she had.

After a few minutes, as Steve was pulling off his shirt, Lily stopped to take a breath. Realizing she was on her way to having sex, she immediately pulled back, resting her head on his bare chest.

"I'm sorry…" she whispered. Steve laughed and kissed her head.

"It's okay…I understand."

Just then, Lily head laughing come from the opposite end of the floor, where the guy's dorms were. Immediately, she recognized the guy's laugh – it was James'. It sounded like a girl was with him. Who, she didn't really care anymore. She had Steve. Besides, it was James' fault they weren't together

The giggling grew louder until Lily knew that they had reached the floor and gone into the guy's dorms. Lily could just imagine what was about to happen – James was getting laid tonight. She was surprised that she and James had ever gone a year without having sex. Now, James was about to have sex with some random girl he probably met at the dance. Oh well, his life.

Over the next months, Lily and Steve grew even closer. Their relationship seemed better than hers and James', and that was wonderful. The only downside was that she and Steve kept finding themselves in very close situations, but that didn't really bother her. Steve was all she wanted.

James, however, was turning in the complete opposite direction. He had become quite the lady's man since the night of the dance. He and Gabrielle had become friends with many benefits, and James liked that better. No one could really get hurt that way.

Life was satisfying to both Lily and James, no matter how opposite they were.

The Christmas break fell upon the two, and both spent the holiday in two different ways. Lily spent her Christmas at Steve's house. She met his parents, Colin and Pam, and his older sister Clara. James spent his Christmas at home. He met Gabrielle three nights out of the seven, so the break wasn't too boring.

Valentine's Day went well also. James had found himself a new sex-buddy – Kayla Osbourne, although he sometimes met Gabrielle in the early hours of the morning.

Lily had noticed how much of a player James had become, and she hated it. It sickened her to think how disrespectful he treated girls. Whatever happened to the caring and semi-sensitive James she once knew? But it was his life.

Finally, the time had come to start planning the graduation in late-April. Dumbledore told Lily to at least try to talk to James about it. Begrudgingly, Lily agreed and planned to talk to him that night.

"So, how are things going with…what's her name now?" George askedthat night in the common room.

"Kayla? She's good. She's pretty easy going. Just looking for the same thing I am. She's got a mouth like a lion too!" James made a rude hand/mouth gesture. Sirius, Remus, and George laughed.

Before James could say anything else, Lily swallowed her anger and stepped up to the pervert himself.

"Hi," she said, trying to sound nice. James raised his eyebrows.

"You want a go with me too?" he asked, nastiness in his voice.

Clenching her teeth, Lily replied, "No…Dumbledore wants me to ask you if you'd like to help me plan –"

"Nope, not interested." James shot Sirius a grin, as if saying, 'Let's see if she's got a response to that.'

Lily laughed bitterly at how pathetic he'd become. "You're such an ass now. What the hell happened to you? You're treating girls like their damn pieces of shit!"

"You treated me like shit –"

"Oh? You know what? You deserved everything I gave you!"

"Bitch, no I didn't!" He stood up.

Bam.

Lily's knuckles collided with James' jaw, and he was forcefully thrown back onto the couch.

"Burn in hell, bitch!" Lily said, smirking. She walked away to go tell Tara and Raluca what James had just said.

Behind her, Sirius, Remus, and George burst out laughing. Although they tired to stifle the noise, it echoed throughout the common room.

It was graduation day. Every seventh year in the school was smiling excitedly, hanging out on the lawns, enjoying their last day at Hogwarts. Lily and Steve were stretched out together under a massive tree talking and just having fun, with Tara and Raluca next to them. Once in a while, Sirius would join Tara to say something, but then return to his group of friends. Only once did Sirius, Remus, James, and Peter come over, which was very awkward for Lily and James.

Since their fight, Lily hadn't talked to James, let alone even acknowledging his existence.

Lily and Steve decided a month earlier to move in together after graduation, with Raluca moving in as well. They'd looked at apartments and decided on one in London. It had a beautiful view of the city, and it was the perfect size.

Tara and Sirius were moving in together, and were talking of marriage, although those conversations weren't very detailed.

According to Tara, James was moving out on his own. No girls were coming with him, but James had made sure there was a strip club within ten minutes. Tara joked that she wouldn't let Sirius go over to James' apartment at night.

Lily had no idea what Remus and Peter were planning on doing, nor did she really care.

After graduation, Lily planned to immediately start working at the ministry. Steve had joined a band months before called Def Leopard (yes it's supposed to be spelled that way), and had already preformed a few gigs. The band was planning on making an album later that year.

The N.E.W.T's had gone by stressfully, but successfully. Lily had done well in most of her exams, without fainting or anything. James, on the other hand, didn't perform at his potential, but he didn't really care. Besides, his dad could probably get him a job wherever he wanted in the wizarding world.

"…The year was full of its ups and downs, but all of us stayed friends. We stayed unified, which is exactly what we need at this time in our lives and in the world – unity, friendship, and support. Congratulations, guys! We made it!" Lily smiled and stepped off the podium. She dreaded where she must go – back to her seat, where James was also sitting. Ugh.

Dumbledore took the podium. He had already said his encouraging words, so the graduation ceremony was ready to continue.

"Now, we would like to commence with the graduation! Would the Heads please join the podium?" Lily stood and joined Dumbledore, with James behind her.

"Emily Able," James read. A short girl stood up and walked on stage. Professor Huckleberry, the Hufflepuff Head of House, handed Emily her diploma. Emily shook hands with Dumbledore, the rest of the Heads of Houses, and went back to her seat.

James continued reading until the alphabet was halfway done. Lily then took over reading the names.

Later that night, after the celebration dinners and festivities, Lily and Steve finally had a second to themselves. They were sitting in a clearing of Lily's tree-filled backyard. Steve was leaning against a tree and had his arms wrapped around Lily as she leaned against his body.

"So tomorrow we're out on our own! I can't wait to have our own apartment!" Lily said. Steve squeezed Lily lovingly.

"I'll get my music career together and become famous. You'll be at my side the whole way through. We'll become rich and buy a house out in the country. You'll love it. You'll love the dresses, books, fame. Everything in the world will be yours."

Lily giggled as she imagined her life if Steve became famous. It would be wonderful – not having to care about payments and bills, and just being able to live her life. She loved the sound of it. And she would be spending it with the love of her life – Steve. He was so perfect for her. She couldn't believe how lucky she actually was to have him.

Steve suddenly began tickling her. Lily squealed and rolled onto her back, trying to get away from him. But Steve wasn't ready to let up. He got up and playfully pinned her down. Lily laughed as he continued to tickle her, but slowly, he began to stop. Silence filled the air as they stared into each others eyes. Steve slowly bent down until she was within kissing distance.

Lily pulled him closer and their lips finally met. They began kissing slowly at first, but then got more intimate. She tugged at the bottom of his shirt, trying to un-tuck it from his pants.

"Are you sure?" Steve whispered. Lily bit her lip and nodded.

"I'm ready," she replied. They continued kissing each other, as they slowly began removing each others clothes. When Steve made a move to remove her bra, Lily froze.

"Did you hear that?" Lily whispered. Steve looked around.

"No…what'd it sound like?" He stood up, just in his boxers, and walked around the clearing. Lily stood too. She was just in her bra and underwear, and shivered slightly at the breeze. "I don't see anything. Are you sure you heard something?" He walked over to her and hugged her reassuringly.

"I was probably just imagining it…" Lily glanced around again, and bit her lip nervously.

"Do you want to go inside?" Steve questioned, noticing how worried she looked.

"No, no. I'm fine," she quickly insisted. She grinned and draped her arms across his shoulders. "Now, where were we?" she asked seductively. Steve grinned and pulled her closer. They slowly laid back down onto one of the blankets.

"I love you so much," she whispered in his ear as he sucked on her neck.

"I love you, too, Lily," Steve replied, finally unclasping her bra. He began sucking on her nipples. Lily shivered from enjoyment and felt herself growing wet. Steve continued working his way down her body, removing her underwear, and began kissing and licking her down under. Lily gasped in enjoyment and gently squeezed and played with her breasts. She loved and trusted him so much. Finally, she had found her perfect match.

When Steve was finished, they rolled over, so Lily was on top. She nervously pulled down his boxers. Once they were off, she began licking and sucking his goods. Steve groaned and began running his fingers through her hair.

"Oh, Lily," he moaned. Lily continued until he had come and crawled back up his body until she met his lips.

After kissing for a few more minutes, they rolled back over into the missionary position. Steve finally lowered his penis into her vagina and slowly thrust himself deep inside of her. Lily gasped in pain, but she slowly adjusted to his size. As they both grew closer to their second orgasms, Steve started thrusting harder, faster, and deeper. Lily felt the pressure slowly building up and started breathing very heavily, wanting more and more of him.

They hungrily kissed each other, kissing every part of each other's bodies as they could. She continually ran her fingers through his hair and then up and down his back, lightly dragging her nails against his skin. She pulled him closer and closer to her trying to get as much of him as possible. The pressure mounted even more and, when she didn't think she could handle it any longer, the pressure burst inside of her and a warm feeling went through her entire body. Steve came a few seconds later. He softly kissed her lips and lowered his body down onto hers, resting his head between her breasts.

Lily smiled and sighed happily. She felt wonderful, and it was all because of him. She loved him so much, and they were going to spend their entire lives together. No matter what else happened, they would pull through. There was nothing that could ruin their relationship. They'd get married, have the cutest babies ever, and live in a beautiful house in northern England.

Lily smiled to herself again and pulled an extra blanket on top of their bodies for warmth. She slowly closed her eyes and fell into a calm sleep.

THE END.

Author's Note: So, there it is, the last chapter to Love May Never Last Forever 1! Hope you enjoy it! I warned you about the sexual stuff, so I don't want any reportings. If you totally skipped the last 7 paragraphs, go on and read the last 2 before the "The end." It has nothing bad in it - it's just an ending, recap of the story, etc.

I'll update sometime! Adios!

Elle