Lily's Final Answer

Chapter 13 – The First Date

The walked, in silence, back to the castle. They then went to Gryffindor tower and began preparing Lily for her date. Her hair and nails were done, all the girls needed to do was outfit and make-up. It was 8:00 pm and they has one hour to transform her.

Elise took care of the make-up. She put a very light dusting of green shadow, black eyeliner, and black mascara on. Elise used a very delectable strawberry lip gloss for Lily's final touch.

Skyler took care of the outfit. She ended up wearing the mini black dress that had the green ribbons, and the new pair of black high-heels. Lily looked gorgeous.

It was now 8:45 pm and Lily had to get going. On her way out of the common room, Rosie sprayed her with a flavorful smelling scent. It was vanilla.

Lily ran down the stairs and towards the kitchens. She tickled the pair and shot inside.

"May Dribble help you miss?" an adorable little house elf asked.

"Umm… yes please. Can Dribble get me two meals. I would like fruit, two main courses, and a few goblets of drinks. This is only for me and one other. Please also add a dessert and put it in a picnic basket with two large blankets and a candle. Thank you very much Dribble." Lily instructed quickly.

The house elf did as Lily told and came back in two minutes with everything.

"Thank you SO much Dribble." Lily thanked the tiny little house elf.

"Please, miss, come again soon." Dribble said while escorting Lily out of the door.

Lily ran to the front hall and found James nervous and waiting for Lily.

"Wow James, you clean up well." Lily said surprising James.

"Oh, Lily. I'm the one who should be stunned. You look beautiful." James said smiling.

"So where and what are we exactly doing?" James questioned.

"I thought you and I could have a nice little picnic in my most favorite spot in all of Hogwarts." Lily said while still leaving the place a mystery.

"And where would that be?" James wanted to know.

"You will just have to wait and see mister." Lily said teasing.

"Fine." James gave up.

They walked for a good 5 minutes when Lily stopped in the middle of the quidditch pitch. She smiled and pulled out a blanket and sat upon it.

"This is you most favorite place in all of Hogwarts!" James was surprised.

"Yes, why wouldn't it be? I am on the quidditch team and I enjoy the sport!" Lily was a little confused.

"Well, you never seemed that passionate out the sport and I'm just a little surprised." James said.

"It may seem like I don't like quidditch, but I love it! Best sport in the world if you ask me. So I was hoping we could have a romantic date here. Seeing as you are so interested in getting to know me, why not do it some place I like?" Lily questioned.

"True, well this is my favorite place too, so looks like I found something we have in common." James smiled. Lily returned the smile.

She began pulling the contents of the basket out and laying them on the blanket. There were assortments of fruit, warm turkey, and chocolate for dessert. Lily pulled out the candle, took out her wand, and lit the candle. She then made it levitate about 1 foot above the ground and it was between the two of them.

They began eating and talking about themselves. They talked about everything; their favorite sports, games, music, movies, about their childhoods, and anything else. They then started to brainstorm ideas about the welcoming ball they are supposed to hold in about 2 weeks. They came up with a costume party. It was simple yet fun!

As they finished eating, Lily made all of the food disappear as well as the basket and candle. She grabbed the other blanket and put it over her bare arms. James scooted closer to Lily and put his arm over her shoulder. Lily then lay down and James did the same beside her.

It was a clear starry night. They watched the stars and were still talking about anything and everything. The subject was now in Lily's hands.

"So, why did you want to go out with me so badly?" Lily asked.

"Well, you are smart, sexy, and beautiful. You are also very kind hearted and sweet. That's what I like about you. So I wanted to ask you out. You always kept rejecting me and that got me down, but whenever I saw you with another guy I got jealous and it just made me want you more." James grabbed Lily's hand.

"Wow, I didn't know you thought of me like that. I just thought you wanted me because you couldn't have me!" Lily stated.

"Nope, I really like you Lily. And I hope we can have another date soon. Also, I wanted to ask you… Will you go to the Welcoming Ball with me?" James was nervous.

Lily thought for a moment than said with a smile on her face, "Of course James, I would LOVE to go to the ball with you. We have to go to the costume shop before everyone else gets their, I want us to match, if that's ok with you?" Lily said.

"Ok, how about we go tomorrow, since tomorrow is Saturday." James asked.

"Ok. Cool!" Lily replied.

They lay under the stars in complete silence for another 10 minutes. Finally, James leaned over and kissed her ever so softly on the lips. Lily deepened the kiss and made it more passionate. After about 3 minutes of snogging, Lily got up and grabbed James's hand and picked up the blankets. They both walked back into the castle and walked back to their common room.

A/N: Sorry everyone for me taking so long to write this chapter, I had a bit of writers block for this story, but I hope to update sooner than later! Thanks for the great support and reviews…I love you all.

-Jessie-