In A Matter of Time- Keeper and Kisses

Lily, Jessica, Kristen and the Marauders sat in the Common Room that night. "So, who is it Padfoot?" James asked.

Sirius shrugged. Lily said, "No one was good. I think Adam."

"Yeah, he's hot." Kristen replied. Everyone looked at her like she was an Alien. "He is."

They all sighed at the same time. "Okay." Sirius said.

Remus snapped out of his trance. "Ok what?"

"Fine. Adam." Sirius clarified. "So, who wants to tell him?" No one made a move. "I'll tell him when I feel like it." Jessica laid her head back, and was fast asleep. James covered her up with a blanket, and was fast asleep. Kristen's head fell on Remus shoulder and Remus fell asleep as well.

Lily looked at James and Jessica and smiled sadly. "What are you thinking about?" Sirius asked Lily.

Lily responded, "Just look at Jessica and James." She smiled.

Sirius looked at them. "Yeah?"

Lily laughed, "Whish I had someone like that." Sirius looked at Lily. She was always, "one of the guys" but she was different. Sirius decided to be the man he was born to be, he got up and walked over to Lily. Lily stood where Sirius did. With a deep breath and a hope for the best, he kissed her.

Lily didn't kiss him back at first. She was surprised he had the guts. Then, she kissed back. Sirius decided to push his luck and ran his tongue along her bottom lip. Lily took the hint and let him in. Sirius deepened the kiss when Lily followed, only to be stopped when Remus woke up.

He laughed at the sight and got up, walking to his dorm. Lily and Sirius stood there stunned.

Lily blushed a deep shade of red when Sirius looked into her eyes. "I erm- Did, I-" She stuttered.

"We-uh-I-" Sirius stuttered as well, not making up his mind of what he wanted to say.

Lily smiled up at him. Sirius laughed. "Who would have thought it?" She asked.

"Yeah." Sirius said and kissed her again. He broke it and said, "Who would have thought it?"

THE NEXT MORNING

Lily awoke and smiled. Her thoughts of last night came rushing back and she sighed.

"Who's got you love sick?" Jessica asked running a brush through her brunet hair.

Lily smiled and went into the shower.

LILY'S P.O.V.

That morning of breakfast was as awkward as hell. Sirius wouldn't meet my eyes, wouldn't talk to me either. Boy did I screw up. Why the hell did I kiss him?

"Excuse me." I said and walked out. It wasn't long before Kristen and Jessica found me.

"What's up?" Ah, Jessica. Always the caring one. So I told. I told how Sirius kissed me, how Remus saw us too. Last but not least, I told them how I liked it.

3RD PERSON P.O.V.

Potions was the last class of the day. Professor Binns had them make a complicated potion that day.

"Vertuisum. A powerful truth potion. The person who drinks it will tell the truth and nothing but the truth. Following the directions on the board and begin."

"DONE!" Sirius yelled and shot his fist up in the air.

James sighed. "Of course Padfoot. With Lily as your partner, you'd get done first." James and Sirius had a race to see who can get it done the first. James was with Kristen. They had a bit of a, uh how could you say this? Slug pieces fight, gut and all.

Lily laughed at James. "What?" He said.

Lily laughed a bit and walked to him. She reached up to his hair and he backed away. "You're not touching my hair."

"Oh come on James, don't be like that!" She came at him and steadied him. She picked a piece of slug out of his hair. "There, are you happy that I got that out?"

"Why thank you." He bowed down to her.

Jessica pretended to be offended by this gesture and faked cried. "I'm sorry Jessica, but he loves me now." Lily said.

"That's enough! NOW! You all will take a little bit of the potion."

Sirius almost drank it until, "Wait! I have an idea. Let's take each others potions."

"Okay." James said and switched with Sirius.

When they were all done switching, Sirius said," Cheers! Truth is always best!"

Remus laughed, "Yeah right." And gulped it down, as everyone followed.

Sirius decided to test it out. "Hey Kristen. What color knickers are you wearing?"

"Black." She answered and covered her mouth.

"It works." Sirius said.

"Now class!" The professor announced. "This will ware off it 3 hours. Or it should" He mumbled the last part and dismissed the class.

Lily was nervous the rest of the day. Would Remus ask her about Sirius?

Luckily it was Care of Magical Creatures, what a fluff class. (Where you don't have to work, it's like a free class)

"Okay class! Today I want you all to go and find these plants." The professor held a sheet of paper up. Now, partners are, "Black, Wilcom. Potter, Evans. Tharpe, Lupin." and a bunch of other names.

"So Lily." James smiled evilly.

Lily groaned, "What?" He asked. Shit, the potion was still in effect.

"Rumor goes around that you and-"

Just then James got cut off by the professor saying, "Alright! Class dismissed."

That night Lily couldn't sleep. She had this recurring dream that…Nevermind, you don't need to know the details. Pulling on her robe she went and sat down in the common room.

Lily sat down and opened her journal. "Hey." A deep voice came behind her. Lily turned around to see James Potter.

"What do you want Potter?" She asked.

James sat down next to her on the couch and replied, "Couldn't sleep?"

Lily sighed, "Why do you care?"

James chuckled a bit and said, "What? I can't worry about my friend?"

Lily looked at James. "Sorry." She muttered.

"So." James said and laid back, "Why are you down here in the middle of the night?"

"I just came in." Lily lied.

"No. No you didn't." James said.

Lily sighed, "How did you know?"

James laughed, "I hang out with you but it doesn't mean that I rubbed off on you." He looked at Lily's expression. "Dream?" He asked.

"Yeah." Lily said

James looked at her. I mean, really looked at her. He soft red curls seemed to fall in just the right place. She had no make up on, and still looked gorgeous.

"James?" She asked.

"Yeah?" He said snapping out of his trance.

"Nothing." She said pretending he wasn't looking at her. "You know what's funny? Is that this potion was supposed to ware off about," She looked at the clock; it was 1:00 a.m." 7 hours ago."

"Yeah, really funny." James said, not wanting to talk, as seeing the potion wore off on him, yet not her.

"You happy with Jessica?" Lily asked.

"No." He said. Damn. He wasn't supposed to say anything.

"I can tell." Lily said. "You barley hug her anymore."

James chuckled a bit, she was right. James had to ask. He felt bad but hey, that's life, "Lily. Is there anything going on between Sirius and you?"

Damn James. "I kissed him. And kissed him again and again and some more." She blushed. Damn potion, he MUST have done something to it. "But really? Nah, nothing were more like…" She was trying to think of a term to put it in.

"Snog partners?" James suggested.

Lily laughed at how ridicules that sounded. "Yeah. That."

Good, James thought. He still had hope. "Do uh, you like anyone else?"

Lily looked at James. A burst of energy rushed through her. The potion, it wore off! "No." She lied and gave a sigh of relief. If James had known that she liked him, it all would be over.

"Well, I better be off to bed." James said standing up.

Lily did the same. "Me too." She reached up and kissed him on the cheek, "Night James!" She yelled over her should walking to her dorm.