Chapter VI: Worlds Apart
They spent the night chatting, talking about the good old times. Not even in her wildest dreams Lily had ever thought James was so amiable and funny. Well, actually, she'd always known it but as she was in self-denial. She'd seen him always joking with his fans while he only bothered her.
"Why didn't he treat me like the others?"
She tried to forget that confusing thought and she suddenly remembered another, one that needed an answer with much more urgency.
"Um. hey, James, how come you know where I work? Is it your last hobby, to stalk me?"
"Hey! Chill out! I don't stalk you - yet! But thank Lily for the idea!"
Lily was tempted to break his nose.
"Don't even try. Didn't you know that I've got even better at hexing? I know some very effective."
James could be from time to time a lad quick on the uptake, especially when his life was in danger - and such was the case.
He gulped.
"I have connections in the Ministry. I just asked when was your leaving time so I could prepare the date. You already know that the Potter family -"
" - is a clan of great roots in the magical world" finished Lily. She knew that sentence by heart as he had repeated it throughout all the Hogwarts' years to every single girl with whom he went out so she'd know and everybody else in the surroundings, too.
"Aha, I see you have a high opinion of us!"
James grinned, happy to see that she acknowledged such a truth. (A/N: he he. Xiny, he modificado esto un poco, me parecía que quedaba mejor así, pero tú léetelo y cámbialo si quieres.)
"How's work going? Not before long you'll be Minister for Magic, won't you?"
"Idiot. I won't ever be that much. Oh well, just work and more work there. Tony resigned so I have to do all my work plus his."
James pursed his lips, his brows furrowed.
"Who's Tony?"
"Hey! What's with the enquiry! The Inquisition was abolished centuries ago! He's. just a friend"
"Potter, jealous, my my." she thought.
"What kind of friend?"
James didn't really seem to appreciate the poor bloke. He actually seemed to hate him. - "Close contact?"
Lily's anger started rising. "Who does he think he is? After five years he appears out of thin air and starts asking about my friends and relations?"
"Ok.Ok. let's just - just drop the subject" he said slowly. A sudden idea came to his mind so that Lily would forget her increasing bad temper. But it was a bit rash. would Lily accept?
James called his friend the waiter and told him in a whisper his plan. The waiter smiled and replied that there was no problem with it.
"What are you doing? I know you are up to something"
"Shut up and wait!"
"Shut up me? That's what you want??? I am leaving right now!!"
She got from her seat and set her mind to leave him there like a complete idiot. she'd enjoyed the time with him but she was not someone easily manipulated. James rose from his chair and grabbed her hand.
"Wait, Lily"
"Sod off! I am leaving! I knew I shouldn't have come, that you only wanted to poke fun at -"
Lily did now really stop talking. A slow music started playing somewhere. a romantic music.
"Dance, Lils?"
He planted his hand on her waist and she did not object.
"If I don't see it I don't believe it. Maybe he's different, after all."
They danced slowly together, barely moving earning the funny looks and the quiet murmurs of the other customers, who didn't want to brake that special moment.
"You are a born dancer, Lily -" said James huskily in the girl's ear.
"Everybody's looking."
"Who cares? Forget about them! This is our world."
She tried to relax and she did, a bit. She plabted her head on James' shoulder.
"What am I doing? Dancing with Potter. I should leave and go home. forget about this night. forget all about him." she thought. But something hold her back, maybe it was that feeling of protection or any other thing; and anyway she knew that after that night she wouldn't be able to forget him that easily. She had to admit it, James had entered back in her life and it was going to be very difficult to get him out of there.
The music stopped but they didn't not separate the one from the other. James hugged Lily tightly, as if wanting her not to ever leave him.
But in the end they had to separate. Lily could not look at James' eyes, telling her all what he felt. They sat again, lost for words, thinking.
Seconds later James broke the silence.
"I love dancing with you"
"It has come to a surprise to me"
"I know"
DISCLAIMER: buah! Buah! I own nothing, not even the plot this time as I am just a humble transaltor. buah bauh. the plot is Zoe's and the characters, apart from Tony and Emi, are JKR's
T/N: So sorry if I haven't been able to translate more chapter for such a long time but I just haven't found the time.
A/N: Hehe. you haven't found the time and also don't forget you lost the disquete. ^^ . Ok. Thanks to everyone for the reviews and to the people that have read the story (next time it'll be great if you review to!) I`m uploading today another chapter because it has been soooo long since the last time.
