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Chapter 5: Jacque Returns
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Half an hour later Lily looking as if nothing was bothering her and not a care in the world. And it definitely looked like Jacque was the farthest thing from her mind.
She was sitting on the couch next to Arthur Weasley. He obviously said something very funny because Lily started to laugh very hard. The two of them continued to laugh at old times when James came over and sat down next to Lily.
"Hey James." Lily giggled, taking a sip of her drink.
"Hey." He replied, "How are you Arthur?"
"Not good," he replied, "My drink is gone. So, I'll talk to you two later."
"Thanks for talking with me, Arthur." Lily laughed once more.
"Have fun." He grinned before making his way through the crowd and out of site.
"So, how are you doing?" James asked Lily.
"Tired." She said resting her head on his shoulder.
James grinned, "Not thinking about you-know-who?"
Lily sighed, "I am now."
"Sorry." He said putting his arm around her shoulders.
A single tear fell down Lily's cheek, but James quickly wiped it away.
"James." She said, but tears started to fall again and she couldn't speak.
"Lily." James sighed. Lily whispered something through her sobs, but James couldn't understand, "Come here."
James picked Lily up and took her into the bathroom where they could talk. (A/N: You can't hear the music in rooms, bathroom, and hallway. Mainly just this kitchen and living room, which they charmed to be bigger than it actually is.)
James set her down on the floor and sat down next to her.
"What's wrong?" he asked, stroking her hair.
"I've just been thinking." She started, "About Hogwarts and Jacque and...you."
"Me?" he asked confused.
"I've always been so mean to you and all you ever did was be nice to me." She sobbed.
"Lil, its okay." He said hugging her with one arm.
"No, its not."
"Lil-"
Lily hugged her knees and started crying again. She looked up and locked her tear-filled eyes with James'.
"James." Lily whispered.
The two leaned in and kissed. James began to pull away but Lily wouldn't.
"Lily." He said in between Lily's non-stop kissing, "I cant."
"Why not?" she asked still kissing him.
"Because you're drunk." He said holding her at shoulders length so she couldn't kiss him anymore.
"I don't know what has gotten into me." Lily said running her hands threw her hair.
"Me either." James said removing his hands.
They sat in silence for a few minutes before Lily suddenly gave James a hug.
"Thanks." She replied.
"For what?"
"For always being so nice to me." She replied.
"No problem." James' face was so close to hers.
And they kissed...again.
"Well, that was fun!" Sirius said lying down on the couch and wrapping his arms around Bree.
"Yes." She replied, "Tons of fun."
Lily and James came out of the kitchen laughing.
"Those two are getting along." Sirius whispered to Bree.
"They're getting along a little too well." She whispered back.
"Here's your purse, Bree." Lily said throwing Bree's purse at her. Sirius caught it with one hand and gave it to Bree.
"I have no idea how we're going to apparate home, Lil. I ant concentrate for a sugar quill." Bree said standing up and rubbing her head.
"We could drive you home." Sirius suggested.
"Don't be crazy." Lily spoke up, "You have just as much alcohol in you as us...if not more."
"But Prongs doesn't. It was my turn to drink and his turn to stay sane." Sirius grinned.
All three of them turned to James.
"Um, sure. Its not like you live far." He shrugged.
"Great." Bree said tugging on Sirius' arm, "Come for the ride."
They all got their jackets and left the apartment building. They went outside and headed to the car. Sirius and Bree, who were sitting in the back, had fallen asleep instantly. That left the uncontrollable silence for Lily and James.
Minutes later, James pulled in front of Lily and Bree's apartment building.
"Well, we're here." James said shutting off the engine.
"Yeah." Lily replied, unbuckling her seat belt, "This is where I live."
"Yes, you do." James said shaking his head.
"Yeah." Lily sighed.
"We were never this awkward." James laughed.
"I know." She replied staring at James.
"Hey Lily," James started, "Do you think that you'd want to go out with me this weekend?"
"Are you asking me out, Potter?" She grinned.
Lily looked back into the back seat because she thought she heard a noise. But, seeing as Bree and Sirius were asleep, she turned back to James.
"I just thought after today and you know..." he blushed, "Well, would you?"
"I never thought I'd say this, James, but sure."
"Really?" he asked surprised.
"Yeah." She replied leaning in closer.
"Great. I'll call you."
"Super. I'll answer." She giggled.
James and Lily's lips were only inches apart when they heard a squeal from the backseat. They saw Bree's smiling face and Sirius push her head back down.
Lily rolled her eyes, "We better go."
"Night."
Bree and Lily got out of the car and headed upstairs to their room.
"I cant believe you are going on a date with James!" Bree jumped up and down in the hallway.
"You were supposed to be sleeping." Lily said eyeing Bree.
"How could I?" she grinned, "But I guess I ruined it when you were about to kiss."
"No, not really." Lily grinned.
"So, you've kissed recently?" Bree giggled, "Details, please!"
"Well," Lily started, "I guess I should start by saying, Jacque broke up with me."
"Yay!" Bree jumped up happily, "I mean...I'm very sorry, Lils."
Lily rolled her eyes, "I was feeling down and James comforted me."
"Sounds romantic." Bree said sarcastically.
"I'm not done!"
"Oh, go on!"
"Well, I was drunk and depressed so we went into the bathroom-"
"The bathroom!? Why not the bedroom?" Bree joked.
"And, I sort of, started to make out with him." Lily blushed.
"Let me get this straight...you made out with James...in the bathroom?" she sighed, "Haven't I taught you anything?"
Lily rolled her eyes, "I'm going to bed."
"Me too." She yawed, "That was a long and eventful night."
Chapter 5: Jacque Returns
Disclaimer: Noooo!!
Half an hour later Lily looking as if nothing was bothering her and not a care in the world. And it definitely looked like Jacque was the farthest thing from her mind.
She was sitting on the couch next to Arthur Weasley. He obviously said something very funny because Lily started to laugh very hard. The two of them continued to laugh at old times when James came over and sat down next to Lily.
"Hey James." Lily giggled, taking a sip of her drink.
"Hey." He replied, "How are you Arthur?"
"Not good," he replied, "My drink is gone. So, I'll talk to you two later."
"Thanks for talking with me, Arthur." Lily laughed once more.
"Have fun." He grinned before making his way through the crowd and out of site.
"So, how are you doing?" James asked Lily.
"Tired." She said resting her head on his shoulder.
James grinned, "Not thinking about you-know-who?"
Lily sighed, "I am now."
"Sorry." He said putting his arm around her shoulders.
A single tear fell down Lily's cheek, but James quickly wiped it away.
"James." She said, but tears started to fall again and she couldn't speak.
"Lily." James sighed. Lily whispered something through her sobs, but James couldn't understand, "Come here."
James picked Lily up and took her into the bathroom where they could talk. (A/N: You can't hear the music in rooms, bathroom, and hallway. Mainly just this kitchen and living room, which they charmed to be bigger than it actually is.)
James set her down on the floor and sat down next to her.
"What's wrong?" he asked, stroking her hair.
"I've just been thinking." She started, "About Hogwarts and Jacque and...you."
"Me?" he asked confused.
"I've always been so mean to you and all you ever did was be nice to me." She sobbed.
"Lil, its okay." He said hugging her with one arm.
"No, its not."
"Lil-"
Lily hugged her knees and started crying again. She looked up and locked her tear-filled eyes with James'.
"James." Lily whispered.
The two leaned in and kissed. James began to pull away but Lily wouldn't.
"Lily." He said in between Lily's non-stop kissing, "I cant."
"Why not?" she asked still kissing him.
"Because you're drunk." He said holding her at shoulders length so she couldn't kiss him anymore.
"I don't know what has gotten into me." Lily said running her hands threw her hair.
"Me either." James said removing his hands.
They sat in silence for a few minutes before Lily suddenly gave James a hug.
"Thanks." She replied.
"For what?"
"For always being so nice to me." She replied.
"No problem." James' face was so close to hers.
And they kissed...again.
"Well, that was fun!" Sirius said lying down on the couch and wrapping his arms around Bree.
"Yes." She replied, "Tons of fun."
Lily and James came out of the kitchen laughing.
"Those two are getting along." Sirius whispered to Bree.
"They're getting along a little too well." She whispered back.
"Here's your purse, Bree." Lily said throwing Bree's purse at her. Sirius caught it with one hand and gave it to Bree.
"I have no idea how we're going to apparate home, Lil. I ant concentrate for a sugar quill." Bree said standing up and rubbing her head.
"We could drive you home." Sirius suggested.
"Don't be crazy." Lily spoke up, "You have just as much alcohol in you as us...if not more."
"But Prongs doesn't. It was my turn to drink and his turn to stay sane." Sirius grinned.
All three of them turned to James.
"Um, sure. Its not like you live far." He shrugged.
"Great." Bree said tugging on Sirius' arm, "Come for the ride."
They all got their jackets and left the apartment building. They went outside and headed to the car. Sirius and Bree, who were sitting in the back, had fallen asleep instantly. That left the uncontrollable silence for Lily and James.
Minutes later, James pulled in front of Lily and Bree's apartment building.
"Well, we're here." James said shutting off the engine.
"Yeah." Lily replied, unbuckling her seat belt, "This is where I live."
"Yes, you do." James said shaking his head.
"Yeah." Lily sighed.
"We were never this awkward." James laughed.
"I know." She replied staring at James.
"Hey Lily," James started, "Do you think that you'd want to go out with me this weekend?"
"Are you asking me out, Potter?" She grinned.
Lily looked back into the back seat because she thought she heard a noise. But, seeing as Bree and Sirius were asleep, she turned back to James.
"I just thought after today and you know..." he blushed, "Well, would you?"
"I never thought I'd say this, James, but sure."
"Really?" he asked surprised.
"Yeah." She replied leaning in closer.
"Great. I'll call you."
"Super. I'll answer." She giggled.
James and Lily's lips were only inches apart when they heard a squeal from the backseat. They saw Bree's smiling face and Sirius push her head back down.
Lily rolled her eyes, "We better go."
"Night."
Bree and Lily got out of the car and headed upstairs to their room.
"I cant believe you are going on a date with James!" Bree jumped up and down in the hallway.
"You were supposed to be sleeping." Lily said eyeing Bree.
"How could I?" she grinned, "But I guess I ruined it when you were about to kiss."
"No, not really." Lily grinned.
"So, you've kissed recently?" Bree giggled, "Details, please!"
"Well," Lily started, "I guess I should start by saying, Jacque broke up with me."
"Yay!" Bree jumped up happily, "I mean...I'm very sorry, Lils."
Lily rolled her eyes, "I was feeling down and James comforted me."
"Sounds romantic." Bree said sarcastically.
"I'm not done!"
"Oh, go on!"
"Well, I was drunk and depressed so we went into the bathroom-"
"The bathroom!? Why not the bedroom?" Bree joked.
"And, I sort of, started to make out with him." Lily blushed.
"Let me get this straight...you made out with James...in the bathroom?" she sighed, "Haven't I taught you anything?"
Lily rolled her eyes, "I'm going to bed."
"Me too." She yawed, "That was a long and eventful night."
