At midnight, James and Lily fled the school on his broom under the invisibility cloak. Lily clung on tight to his waist as she was not used to flying so much, and because she felt safe with him around. He felt her arms around him, and couldn't help having the feeling that everything in the world was right again.

In a matter of minutes, they arrived. It was a magical place indeed. The house was on an island in the middle of the lake, and the lake was surrounded on all sides by mountains. The source of water for the lake was a magnificent waterfall.

The house was magnificent as well. It had the old-world feel. Meditteranean style shingles on the roof, yellowish cracked clay walls, wrought ironbeams on the balconies. It waslike an italian villa,very beautiful, very romantic.

"What is this place?" Lily stood on the balcony looking at light from beyond the mountains and asked.

"Dumbledore had it built." Answered James. "It's hidden, like Hogwarts, but no one but members of the Order or their guests can get past those mountains. No one would be able to find it."

"It's beautiful." She said.

"And more importantly safe."

"I know but...I almost feel like I have a duty to stay at Hogwarts."

"And do what? Get killed?" James joked.

Lily laughed, and then said, "No, to help catch Kate and her followers. I mean I feel like it's my duty as head girl, and as a member of the order."

"Well don't worry, you'll have plenty of chances to do your duty later on, when you're not in any direct danger."

Lily smiled at him. He missed her smile.

Dawn was now approaching as the source of the light now slowly rised above the mountains.

"You must be wanting to get some sleep, you haven't slept all night." James said to Lily.

"No, I'm not tired." She said. "I'll walk around for a bit."

"I'll come with you."

"Aren't you tired?"

"No, I'm not tired either."

"Hey, let'sgo down to the waterfall." Lily suggested.

James found the boat and enchanted it to take them to the waterfall. The sat beside it and watched the sun come up.

"You never explained to me why you attacked me." Lily said, breaking an awkward silence."

"I used a polyjuice potion to turn into you." James said.

"Oh...I see." Lily said. "First and ONLY time you'll do that right?"

"Yes, of course." James said. He smiled at her, and she smiled back. "I only did it for information regarding death eaters."

"Good, good." Lily said.

"Because pretending to be someone else to get information for personal gain is...morally wrong." James said, knowing that Lily would say that.

She studied his face which had a sly smile on it and said, "Are you mocking me?"

"No...no...I'm not." James laughed.

Lily splashed some water at him and said "yes...yes you are."

James playfully splashed some back. "Okay maybe I am."

"James!" Lily laughed, getting ready to splash more water.

James started to run away from her, and she chased after him. They were laughing and having fun. James suddenly stopped and Lily didn't realize it. She ran into him and they both lost balance and fell into the lake.

Lily laughed and splashed more water at him. He laughed back. Then, Lily stopped laughing and started to float on the water, enjoying the serenity and peace of the sound of the waterfall. James dove under her and pulled her down.

"Hey!" Lily said, "I'm going to get you!"

"Try and catch me." James said as he swam out of the lake and onto dry land. He ran into a small cave right behind the waterfall, and Lily followed.

It was slippery inside the cave so when Lily ran in she almost slipped, but James caught her. He helped her stand up straight, but didn't let go of her. They looked into each other's eyes, and leaned towards each other.

"You can let go of me now." Lily whispered while still moving in towards James.

"What if I don't want to?" He whispered back and leaned in more to kiss her.

Lily didn't fight the kiss, she gave into it.

"So here we are." Said James. "Kissing behind a waterfall. It can't get more romantic."

"No...it can't." Lily replied, and kissed him again.

-- - - -

After dinner they sat on the couch in the grate room, and enjoyed the warm fire.

"James, listen, I've been thinking about that kiss." Lily said.

"What about it?"

"I don't think I should have let you, or given you that kiss."

"Why not?"

"Because, we'll just end up breaking up again, and I can't stand to do it again."

"Lily..."

"James listen to me. Everytime we're together I feel like, like nothing is going to ruin the mood that I'm in, and when we're apart I feel like that again, except its a bad mood that I'm in. I'm going on a rollercoaster and I can't get down with you. If we're apart for good then I can finally get off the rollercoaster."

"Lily I LIVE for the rollercoaster. I mean, when we're apart sure the feeling is terrible, but it's nothing compared to the feeling when I'm with you."

"But I can't. I'm confused about you, about my feelings for you. It gets in the way."

"Of what? What does it get in the way of."

"Of us doing our job protecting innocent people."

"You know...I'm confused about you also. I'm confused about why you always lead me on and then tell me you're no in love. I'm confused about how you have always acted like you hated me and then suddenly say to me that you don't at all. I'm confused at how you can give me such a kiss and then say you didn't mean it! And most of all...I'm confused about myself. When I see you, when I look into your eyes, when I see your smile, hear your voice, touch you, kiss you. I'm confused when I'm with you. Because I feel safe but unsafe at the same time. I feel happy but depressed. I feel like the biggest person in the world but I also feel so little at the same time. You make me want to sing out in joy and cry all at once. Lily I love you. Do you love me?"

"It doesn't matter how we feel about each other..."

"So you do love me?"

"It matters...how well we're able to do our jobs. I can't concentrate when I've just broken up with you. I just got over you a couple of days ago, please James...If we get together again, I'm going to get hurt again. You're just going to hurt me again."

"No...no I won't I promise you that."

"You said that the last time."

"But this time nothing will keep us apart!"

"That's what happened last time! What's going to keep us together this time?"

James knew she was right. "I don't know..."

"Well when you figure it out you can let me know. I'm going to bed now." Lily walked out of the room.

James didn't know what to do. If only he had his best friend with him.