Thanks sooo much for all the instant reviews! School starting soon, but hopefully that wont slow down the updating process :-P
Anyway, here are some replies to your reviews:
StaringStars- Yes, I agree, Jacque does need to die. Lol but I don't know if that's going to happen. He will be popping up once more ;-) Thanks for your review!
Brie4real- Thanks so much for ur review! You're writing a story with a penpal? That's awesome! What's it about so far? Also, I saw that your email has a band instrument in it. Are you in a school/outside of school band?
Manny- Lol, thanks so much for ur review! ;-D You are very good a predicting! Keep guessing along those lines!!
Carm- Thanks! Yeah, Lily is a bit dumb to give up on both of them. But, like you said, it's good for the plot! :-D
James and Lily 4Eva- I know, their idiots for giving up. Oh well, they'll get together sometime…soon! Lol Thanks for reviewing! And yes, the Bree/Lily conversation will come up again in the future. ;-)
Well, here's chapter 8! Thanks for all the wonderful reviews!!
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Chapter 8: New surprises
Shoes, shirts, pants, jackets…I think I got it all. Oh, right! Socks. I hurried to the opposite end of my bedroom and opened my sock drawer. I took out a few pairs of neatly folded socks and placed them in my suitcase.
I closed my overly large suitcase and zipped it shut. I dragged it off my bed and placed it in the hallway. I glanced around our apartment until my eyes landed on the television set. On top of the wood above it were all my Hogwarts pictures. I walked over and glanced at the one of me and Bree, then me and James.
He looked so…different. But his eyes were the same. Those same hazel orbs that made me think crazy. And that messy uncontrollable hair that made me ache with confusion. Then his smile with that one dimple on his left check. He sat next to me grinning like a mad man with one arm around my shoulders. I rolled my eyes and smiled anyway.
Then it stuck me. James didn't change. He was the same sweet, charming, James he has always been. I changed. I was no longer like that girl in the picture. Where all I cared about was my friends and school work. Back then it didn't matter to me if I hurt James' feelings. So why do I care now?
Because you like him you idiot. You only admitted it at the end of the year.
But why is it that I keep running away from him? Why is it that all I think about is being with him…but then I don't do anything about it? If I love him like I say I do, shouldn't I prove it?
Like him. Not love him. Like. Like, Lily, like.
Like? Love? Oh boy this is getting confusing. I placed the picture back down and went into the bathroom to get my hairbrush.
While I was in the bathroom I heard Bree come into the room.
"Lily!" she yelled, "If you want to make that flight we have to leave now."
"I'm coming." I replied exiting the bathroom. I slipped the brush into my suitcase and stood up straight.
"Come on," Bree said grabbing one of my bags, "Let's get this stuff in the car."
We crammed my bags into the car and drove to the airport, which was only a few miles from our apartment. When we arrived I got out of the car and pulled my bags out. Bree got out of the car and helped me too.
"Thanks." I replied placing my bags on the sidewalk.
"Have fun, okay?" She smiled warmly.
"I will." I replied pulling a piece of paper our of my pocket, "Here is where I am staying. Apperate over any time."
"I will." She said taking the paper and putting it in her pocket.
"Bye, Bree." I replied hugging her tightly, "I'll be back in a few weeks."
"Bye." She stated. Bree wiped the corner of her eyes, "Look what you're doing to me."
I laughed lightly, "I'm only going to be gone for a few weeks and I'll pop over whenever I can."
"You better." She smiled, "I can't stand being with just Sirius forever."
"Bye." I gave Bree one last hug. I grabbed my bags and headed inside to the airport. And as I walked threw the doors I felt as if I was leaving something behind…forever.
"Lily! Lily, over here!" I spotted Christie waving like crazy in a sea of people. She was standing with the rest of the crowd, waiting for the plane to unload, but she stood out a bit more than others did with her constant waving.
"Hey, Christie!" I said dropping my carry-on and hugging her.
"Glad to see you made it alright." She replied, "Let's get your bags and get you settled into that hotel."
Christie helped me locate my luggage and we took at taxi to my hotel where I will be staying. I found that Christie reserved a special room right across the hall from hers.
After I unpacked my clothes and got situated, Christie thought it would be a good idea if we toured the country before we start business stuff. So for the rest of the day I traveled across the country with her, exploring Frances' beauty.
When I got back to the hotel I noticed that my mail had arrived. As I put my purse down and took off my jacket I thumbed threw the mail.
The usual. Junk, Jacque, bills, wedding invitation, bills, and more Jacque. Nothing seemed too new.
Wait. Wedding invite? I placed all of the other useless letters on the table and opened the letter with my nail.
"Oh my gosh!" I screamed out loud.
I immediately grabbed my cloak and apparated back home.
"Bree!" I screamed, "Bree where the hell are you!?"
No Bree. Damn, is this just my luck?
After searching threw the entire apartment, I decided I might as well check her office at the ministry and see if she was working late.
I apparated to the Ministry and checked in. I headed towards Bree's office on the eighth floor. Bree wasn't too sure what she wanted to do at the Ministry, but she is currently working for the Minister or Magic himself.
"Bree?" I knocked on her office door. No answer, "Bree, open up!"
"Ugh!" I sighed. There was only one place that she [I]could[/I] be.
"Blacks." I sighed, "No way. There is no way that I am going to [I]their[/I] apartment."
I sighed and apparated back to our apartment.
"Now, all I have to do…" I said sitting on the couch, "Is wait."
Wait. And that's what I did. Wait. I was still sitting on that couch at three forty two in the morning when Bree strolled in with Sirius. They seemed all giggly and very touchy.
"Night, Sirius," she said kissing him good night, "See you tomorrow."
Sirius hugged her and apparated out of the apartment.
"Hello, Breanne." I said standing up.
Bree seemed to jump, not realizing I was sitting in the dark for eight long hours, "Lil! Back so soon? When did you get here?"
"I got here eight hours ago. Where have you been?" I asked feeling worried, "And what were you doing until three forty-two, now three forty-four, in the morning!?"
"I went out with Sirius for awhile." She shrugged, "No big deal!"
"No big deal!?" I cried, "Bree, we're nineteen, almost twenty! You can't go out partying and clubbing every night of your life!"
"Why not? I'm only young once!" she smiled.
I rolled my eyes, "I hate being the responsible one. It's too much work."
"And that's why [I]you[/I] are the responsible one." She smiled again, heading to the kitchen, "I think I would blow up the house if you put me in charge."
"Speaking of that," I started, "How are you going to keep things in control here while I'm gone?"
Bree shrugged again, "Beats me. Sirius came over last night to make sure I turned all the lights off." She rolled her eyes, "He can't even remember to turn his own lights off so I'm puzzled why he came to make sure mine were off."
I followed Bree into the kitchen and she got two glasses down.
"So what are you doing here at three in the morning anyway?" she asked getting a jug of water out of the fridge.
"Oh!" I cried, remember why I was here in the first place, "I was going threw my mail when I got a very interesting letter. Then I came here, and you were gone, went to your office and you were gone, so I just decided to hang here until you got back. If I would've known you were going to be out until almost four in the morning, then I would've waited until tomorrow. But, the news is too exciting to wait!"
"What is it?" she asked pouring water and handing me a glass.
"Guess." I grinned, loving the suspension.
"Cheese and Rice!" she cried throwing the hand that wasn't holding the glass, up in the air, "Just tell me already!"
"Okay, but first, did you check your mail today?" I asked.
Bree looked over at the huge pile of mail waiting for her to sort threw, "Does it look like I checked my mail?"
"Right," I grinned, "I received this!"
I handed Bree the envelope with the wedding invitatation in it. The moment she read it, her eyes got big and she dropped her glass of water, "Cheese and Rice! I can't believe it!"
"Believe it!" I grinned, "Can you believe it? Ashley and Remus getting married!"
Mr. and Mrs. John Etters
Request the honor of your presence
At the marriage of their daughter
Ashley Etters
To
Remus Lupin
Saturday, the nineteenth of December
At five fifteen in the afternoon
St. James church
Reception following
I read over the wedding invitation over and over again. I decided to just stay the night at the apartment and then apparate back early in the morning. Christie didn't know I was a witch…and I didn't want her to find out.
I rolled out of my bed early the next morning. I loved France, but I didn't feel like going to work. But, for the sake of my book and my career, I got out of bed, got dressed.
I left a note for Bree (Who was still asleep) saying good bye and that I would pop over soon. I left the note on the counter where she would see it and apparated out. With a pop I found myself standing in my hotel room. A second after I regained my balance there was a knock at the door and Christie walked in.
"There you are!" she exclaimed, "I was looking for you earlier."
"Oh sorry," I replied, "I went out for a walk."
"Oh, okay." She grinned, "Well, why don't you shower and get ready and we can get out of here."
"Sounds great." I replied, "What are we doing today?"
"Meeting with some important people." She replied, exiting the room, "Be ready in an hour!"
"Alright, see you soon!" I said as she closed the door.
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