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Asking For Trouble
Chapter 6
Author's Note: A special thanks to my reviewers: Spygirl4747: Thanks! I'm glad you liked it :D! CapnSilver: Eh Tony! Yes, Katie is indeed in Ravenclaw. She's always in the Gryffindor common room because she's friends with the Marauders. And yes Kyp, C is indeed for Cabbage. lol. Dreamergirl86: Thanks! I'm glad that you liked it! 3musketteers: I'm also glad that you liked it! Thanks for reviewing! Alright, now on with the story!
"Make us proud, Prongs!" Sirius yelled as James strode out of the castle towards the lake. "Our little boy's growing up so fast." Sirius said to Remus and Katie as they watched James disappear into the darkness of the grounds. Without the light from the sun to help him, James found it quite hard to find his way to the lake. He was grateful that the moon was so bright tonight.
As he approached the lake, it became less difficult to see, for at once he noticed the small figure that sat upon one of the many rocks that lined the lake. James stopped close to the rock and watched Lily from behind. Her flowing red hair seemed to glow under the moonlight, her gentle emerald eyes sparkling like the scattered stars above them. Clearing his throat, Lily jumped up from the rock. "Bloody hell, it's just you." Lily said as she grasped her racing chest.
James let out a small laugh. "Who did you think it was?"
Lily shrugged. "I don't know."
Pulling himself up on the rock, James occupied himself next to her, kicking off his sandals and wrapping his arms around his knees. Lily looked over at him and smiled. "You really dressed up for this date."
James looked down at his shirt and shorts. "You call this dressing up?"
Lily nodded. "It's different from what you would usually wear."
"Yeah, yeah it is."
There was an odd silence. James had always hated when that happened. He would always tap his foot, or fidget with his fingers until he could take no more of it.
"You know, I always thought that going on a date with you would be the last thing in the world that I wanted to do. Now, I'm not sure if that's entirely true." Lily said straightening her skirt.
James nodded in agreement. "Glad you feel that way."
Peering over at Lily from the corner of his eye, he realized that he really hadn't ever taken a good look at the girl. Her features, from her gentle and youthful face to her glittering red toenails, captured his breath. The white eyelet skirt fit snugly against her hips, and the brown tank top, with gold sequins running along the neck, hugged the curves of her chest. To complete the outfit, a brown and gold butterfly necklace hung loosely from her neck, and matching brown earrings dangled from her ears. (A/N: This is actually one of my outfits that I wore to my spring concert.)
"You know, you look very lovely tonight." James said kindly.
A warm, gentle smile spread across Lily's face. "You do as well."
There was an odd silence that filled the air as the two sat upon the rock, the sounds of the glistening lake slowly sweeping down the path. The warm night breeze was like no other that James had ever felt; It was the kind of breeze that you longed for in the hot summer days, the refreshing yet comforting sort.
Laying back on the rock, James looked up at the sky; the stars above him, twinkling like billions of scattered diamonds. The bright and lovely orb of light lit the dim and lazy sky, the many mixtures of blue fading into the horizon, leaving nothing but the darkest of all colors in their path.
"I used to love to come out here at night. It never seemed to get old, like there was always something new to see; something hidden deep within the stars that hasn't been discovered." Lily said as she too pressed her back against the rock, her hair spread in all directions.
"You don't like to anymore?"
Lily shook her head. "It's not that I don't like to come out here, it's just that I haven't had the time like I used to. Ever since I came to Hogwarts, I've been bombarded with homework and such things, that I really haven't had the time to do anything like this."
"There's always time for star gazing."
Turning her head to look at James, Lily smiled. "Can I ask you something?"
James nodded. "Ask away."
"Why are you being so nice to me?" She said softly.
"Why wouldn't I?" James said, placing his hands behind his head.
Lily shrugged. "I don't know, maybe because you have hated me ever since our first year here."
"Hate is such a strong word. Loathe, maybe, but not hate. Definitely not hate."
"I know that there is some dislike between the two of us, James." Lily sighed. "But I would hope that we could clear that up. You know, possibly become friends."
"You, Lily Marie Potter, want to become friends with me, the bigheaded, inconsiderate, selfish,"
Lily laughed. "Bigheaded? Inconsiderate? Now James, do you really think of yourself that way?"
"As a matter of fact, I do. Your little name-calling has rubbed off on me, Evans."
"My name-calling? As I remember it James, you were indeed the one that called me the names, such as Mudblood, for one."
James rubbed his forehead in defeat. "That one I didn't mean to call you, but the others,"
Lily sat up, looking angrily down at James. "What about the other names, James? You didn't mean to call me all of those nasty names, did you?"
"Lily, how could I not throw a couple of names at you when you yourself had a great collection of names for me?"
"I see how it is." Lily lowered her head, squeezing her hands into a fist. "You just think that you can call people names without even thinking of their feelings."
"Bloody hell Evans, if we're going to play the bloody blame game, you should be the one to blame."
Lily was angered by this. Getting up from the rock, she jumped down to the ground. "Lily, wait," James yelled as he watched her storm back to the castle. Knowing that she probably wasn't going to come back, James threw himself off the rock and chased after her, grabbing her by the wrist.
"Let go of me!" Lily growled, trying her best to break from his grasp. James shook his head. "Not until you stop and let me
apologize."
Lily grunted. "You're actually going to apologize to me? No, no I don't believe it."
"Lily," James sighed a long, heavy sigh." Will you just let me talk to you?"
"You know what, I feel like I should be apologizing to you." Lily said, crossing her arms over her chest. "I'm sorry for ever believing that there is a better side under that thick skull of yours. I'm sorry for believing that we could ever be friends. I'm sorry for ever giving you a bloody chance. And most of all, I'm sorry for ever thinking that you were just decent enough for me to ever get into a relationship with." On the brink of tears, Lily turned on her heel and walked back to the castle, leaving James to stand in the darkness of the grounds, questions of what had just been said, lingering deep within his mind.
Author's Note: Hey there! Sorry that it took me so long to get this chapter up. I've had major writers block for like the longest time, plus I've actually been pretty busy with getting everything in before school ends next week Thursday! Can't wait! By the way, I should be posting a new story soon. It's a Hermione/Draco ship, called Time To Save Myself. I'll probably have that up sometime this week. Since I'm in such a good mood, here's a little part from it:
'I was wrong. I was wrong for ever thinking that Draco would ever become more. I was wrong into thinking that things could become stronger between us. After we were officially husband and wife, things turned for the worse. Draco, having lived with his father, the man with no good, for nearly his entire life, he had began to pick up on his fathers ways. He had soon turned to drinking, which, he obviously loved more than me. This is where my nightmare started, where I knew that I had nothing else to live for. I knew that if I didn't escape from this nightmare, I would never see the light again.'
Thanks to everyone that has reviewed! Love ya all!
Jess aka Frizz
Oh, and One thing before I go. Kyp has informed me that flipping out on James isn't really something that Lily would do, especially when he didn't really say anything too mean. But, as I find this true, I insist that you follow me on this. Believe me, it will all work out for the better. You can trust me on that :D. Thanks again to everyone that reviews!