That night, Sirius dressed up in a butler costume and knocked on Lily's door.
"Sirius?" She laughed when she saw him.
"Yeah, yeah, I know."
"Whats going on?"
"Ah hem...Master James Potter asks for your company for dinner tonight."
"Oh that James...always doing this..." Lily laughed. "I'll be right out."
She put on a green dress and curled her long hair.
"Lily...you look beautiful." James said as he helped her into her chair at the table. He was dressed up as well.
"So what's the occasion?"
"Well...it's a locking-up party for Kate." He joked.
Lily laughed.
"A toast...to the beautiful Lily Evans."
Lily blushed and raised her class.
After dinner, James asked Lily to take a walk with him. They went back to the cavern where they had kissed a week ago. This time, it wasn't the dark and dirty cave. James filled it with candles.
"James...it's beautiful. But if you think this is going to get me back..."
"No...no...it's not a scheme to get you back. If it was then there would be some flowers and..." James joked. Lily laughed.
"But I do want to talk to you...about...what we talked about..."
"James...please...I told you, I don't want to be on that rollercoaster."
"I've figured out a way!"
"Really?"
"Yes."
"A way that we can be together with no secrets and no other girls?"
"Yes."
"I'm listening."
"Lily...you are the love of my life. Ever since the first day I saw you, I knew that you were the only girl for me. You're smart, and funny, and caring, and you're...you're beautiful. I've never felt this way about anyone ever before."
"Stop right there."
"What's wrong?"
"This is what you do."
"What?"
"You tell me all these wonderful things to trick me into getting back together with you. And then once we're together I find out there's more secrets you haven't been telling me." Lily jumped out and started to walk towards the boat. "I'm not going to fall for it."
"Lily wait...you didn't let me finish!" James chased after her.
"I know exactly what you're going to say. You're going to say. You're going to tell me that you'll do whatever it takes to make me happy."
"No...that's not what I was going to say."
"What were you going to say then?"
"I...Lily...I...You're right. I don't know what else to say. I just want to be with you again." He hesitated.
"Yeah I thought so..." She started to walk back. "And this time it'll last 5 weeks maybe?"
James had to do something to stop her from walking out of his life forever.
"MARRY ME!" He yelled. She stopped.
"What did you say?"
"Marry me Lily Evans...marry me."
"You're crazy!"
"Yes...crazy about you. I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
"James..."
"Think about it. It's perfect. We'll be together forever."
Lily thought about it. He's right. If we're married he'll have no choice but to tell me everything because I won't just be the girlfriend...I'll be the wife. No girl can dare try to steal him then.
"Alright..." She started to cry and smile.
"Yes?" James was ecstatic.
"YES! I'll marry you!" She ran towards him and kissed him.
"I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too." She whispered back.
- - - - -
The held the ceremony just days later, with Sirius as the only witness. Lily and James looked into each other's eyes and knew that from now on, everything would be alright. Their love would be binding.
"James," Lily began her vows. "I knew that Hogwarts would change my life, but I never knew how much until I met you. You are the handsome stag roaming through my dreams, and the prince charming coming to take me to a wonderful place. A place filled with love. I've never felt this way about anyone else before, and I never will. I love you, with all my heart."
"Lily," James began his vows. "First we were enemies, now we stand before eachother as lovers. You keep me grounded, but takes me to heaven with your love. I will always love you, I will always protect you, no matter what. Nothing but death will come between us now."
And so he kissed the bride, and kept his promise. He did always love her, and he did always protect her. After all, he sacrificed his own life saving her's and the life of their young baby boy.
And the rest, is history...
THE END