Lily sat there thinking about what Potter had said, he had actual reasons. Maybe he likes me for me not because he can't have me, Lily thought looking down to her reflection in the lakes' cool waters.

Did she like Potter? Lily closed her eyes and thought, he is the only one that gets me so mad that I want to hit him, and why would I waste so much time getting mad if I didn't…like him?

The thought was new to her and it scared her. She thought back to what Sirius had said about how he saved her from that Death Eater if he didn't truly like her.

"Dammit," Lily whispered hitting her hands against the water sending ripples everywhere. She could not like Potter, he was well- Potter! The pranking-arrogant-big headed-messing-up-his-hair-because-it-looks-like-he-just-got-of-a-broom Potter.

Lily stood up out of the water she was tired of laying in it. She felt confused and dazed. She happened to have feelings for him. And this did not happen over night, maybe over the four years Potter had been pestering her to go out with him. Slowly it happened and now it had jumped on Lily in its own surprise attack.

Grabbing James' shirt that had been on the floor she slipped in on over her head, she followed James back on the trail. "Uh, Potter?" Lily asked,

"Hmm?" James asked he seemed a little cold to Lily now although she didn't understand why.

"Uh I just wanted to thank you for you know, saving me yesterday…" Lily said, she had never actually thanked James after all, and well she could have been dead if he hadn't.

"It was my pleasure," James said grinning at Lily. Lily smiled, the coldness James held was now gone.

Looking upwards to the sky Lily noticed that large grey rolling clouds blocked out the sun, "I think it's going to rain," Lily said, and no sooner than she said something thunder cracked and rain began pelting them.

Lily laughed; she loved the rain it was so…soothing. Her red hair flattened as the rain poured down on her body. Lily looked at James hair and even though it was wet it still stood up at every odd angel. "Doesn't it ever stay down?" Lily asked loudly through the rain.

James shook his head and water splashed all over Lily, "Hey you go me wet!" Lily said.

"You're already wet!" James told Lily.

"Maybe I am!" Lily said putting her hands on her hips.

"Maybe you are!" James said advancing towards Lily quickly. Lily jumped out the way and watched as James slipped on some mud underneath his bare feet.

Lily stood there laughing as James sat in the mud. James watched her laugh, "Well aren't you going to help me up?" James asked stretching out his hand.

Grinning Lily attempted to pull up James but she felt him tug her hand back, she fell forward landing in the mud.

"Potter!" Lily said, this was her only pair of clothes and she had to go inside his house with dirty clothes. "You got mud on me!" she said angrily.

"It's my shirt!" James said. Lily laughed and shrugged, she cupped her hands and grabbed some mud on the ground and slung it at James, hitting him square in the face. James too picked up some mud.

"Don't you dare James Potter," Lily said attempting to get up, but it was too late, James had flung the mud pie into Lily's hair. "No you did not just do that!" Lily said wiping mud out of her hair.

"I believe I did my fair lady," James said smirking as he watched Lily attempted to brush mud out of hair like mad.

Lily bent down and grabbed some more mud flinging it at James but it missed. Pretty soon the two were in a mud battle war. James was now sitting on Lily's stomach, each of them were covered in mud from head to foot. The rain, which was now coming down harder, didn't help wash it off much.

"Ha I win!" James said smirking.

"Ya well you lucked out!" Lily said front underneath James.

James stood up and helped Lily off, "Thanks," Lily said feelings the wet mud of her back.

Lily looked up to James who was almost a foot taller than her; she was standing so close to him…

James bent down placing his lips on Lily's which took her by surprise, but she didn't turn away, she kissed back. Lily's heart was fluttering as she stood tiptoed, arms around James kissing him.

She had never been kissed by anyone like this, James broke away. He laughed, "I'd never thought I'd see the day when I would be kissing Lily Evans."