A/N: I had originally posted this awhile ago but took it down because I wasn't too pleased with it, and I'm still a little skeptical. I was inspired to write it after watching a really good movie. It's from Bollywood, and it's called Kal Ho Naa Ho.

It's my first try at chaptered fic in a long time, so any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. Please read and review!

To all of my reviewers (up to this point) on my other fics: foreverdreaming28, LegolasFanGirl27, Strawberry-ksc, Chemically Induced, Bobbie Socks, Starsong- Dragon, xDraconiax, Taintless, Catchy Pen Name, Iselin, and koalangel. You guys are absolutely amazing, and I appreciate your reviews so much more than you know.

Thanks a million.

Finally, the first chapter is dedicated to Celi. This is because she was my first reviewer of this story and on this site when I posted the original story on here way back when. Thanks.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters, items, or places related to it. I also don't own the song "Walk like an Egyptian" by The Bangles. This story is also loosely based on the Hindi movie Kal Ho Naa Ho.

Now, on to the story…

Tomorrow May Not Be

Written by: eugene-the-artichoke

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BEEP BEEP BEEP

"Wha-"muttered 20 year-old Lily Evans. She opened one eye sleepily but all she saw was bright red. Damn hair, thought Lily. She moved her hair aside sloppily with one arm. She tried to move her hand towards the SNOOZE button on her alarm clock, but she couldn't find it. Finally, her hand settled on something round and slightly more elevated then the rest of the clock…

"Aha…" she said triumphantly. She banged the button down… hard. The beeping ceased.

"Thank God!" said Lily. She snuggled deeper into her bed, ready to fall asleep again. That party last night had really taken a lot out of her. Stupid ministry parties.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

She decided to leave it and see if she could sleep through it.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

It was slightly annoying but she still tried to sleep through it.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

Maybe it'll go off, she thought hopefully. This last statement seemed to be correct as the beeping ceased. Just when she was falling back asleep…

BEEP BEEP BEEP

"Shut up, damnit! All I want is some peace," Lily buried her head under the covers, hoping the fluffy white duvet was soundproof.

When the "alarm from hell", as she dubbed it, failed to ring again, she settled back comfortably. Glad for the peace and quiet, she still knew that she was forgetting something.

Then it hit her.

After the fourth "BEEP", she was pretty sure the rad—

They snap their teeth on your cigarette.
Foreign types with the hookah pipes say,
Oh whey oh, oh whey oh
Walk like an Egyptian…

— The radio.

"ARGGGHHH!" yelled the red-haired monster to no one in particular. She jumped out of bed disgruntled. Freakin' alarm, she thought viciously. "Are you here to torture me!"

"Actually, just here to wake you up," said a deep voice with an obvious hint of amusement. She grabbed her wand off the nightstand and spun around to see…

Well, it wasn't Voldemort, like she had anticipated It was a slightly less dangerous creature. Slightly less dangerous.

Lily turned to her now open door and saw a tall, handsome man standing in the doorway a smile playing at his lips.

Stupid men, especially this man. Lily gave the intruding visitor a look of disgust. "Well, good morning sunshine!" said the man obviously pleased with himself.

Lily wasn't amused.

"Goddamn you Sirius!" she sighed and walked into her bathroom. She grabbed a brush off of the counter and started to brush her wild red hair. Her hair was not co-operating, much to her dislike.

"What did I do? I just came to wake you up! You sleep like the dead!" he said impatiently. Realizing he had insulted a slightly temperamental witch, he hastily tried to cover up his fluke. "Didn't want you late for work now do I?" he said trying to put on a face of innocence and sincerity.

He was failing miserably.

Lily glared at him and said, "You and I both know that we were given the morning off due to last night's party." Sirius tried to fake a look of shock at hearing this news, but one look at Lily's face and he knew she wasn't buying it.

"Oh yeah….I forgot," he tried hopefully. Seeing this wasn't working, Sirius tried to change the topic. "Hey Lil, you know with your hair like that it looks like your head's on fire!"

Lily just gave a look to Sirius that clearly stated she wasn't amused by his pathetic attempt at a joke (though she knew a small part of it was true). Lily however knew she couldn't stay mad at the man in front of her. He was just too…..well, all she knew was that she couldn't stay mad at him. Since the day they had met, they had become good friends.

Lily grabbed some clothes out of her drawers and quickly changed in the bathroom. When she came out, she saw Sirius sitting on her unmade bed, and she couldn't help but wonder why she was friends with this strange man.

They had met at the initiation meeting of New Aurors at the Ministry. Both Lily and Sirius were 3 years out of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when this event had occurred. They had been in the same training group together, and had been placed in the same department after they had become full-fledged Aurors.

"So Lil, have you heard from Remus yet?" asked Sirius, with a small smile on his face. Remus had been due to arrive from Morocco any day now. He was on official ministry business.

Lily replied, "He said he's coming back in the evening today. I'm supposed to pick him up at the Floo station tonight at 7:00. Why, didn't he tell you?"

Sirius smirked and said, "No, he doesn't tell me anything anymore. You're his partner."

Lily just sighed. Some things never change. "Oh god, Black! Isn't that getting old yet?" she asked, smiling. Sirius had been using the same line for the past 9 months. This was because 9 months ago, the new Aurors had been assigned their partners. Lily was with Remus, one of Sirius' best friends. Now usually, you would think that Sirius teased Lily because he was jealous but that was not the case. Sirius just enjoyed pissing other people off. Sirius was with someone he was more compatible with anyway….James.

Ah, James Potter, thought Lily. Sirius and James were like brothers. In fact, if you told a lot of people they weren't, they would have demanded a DNA test. James and Sirius were alike in many ways…but still as Lily grudgingly admitted, they were different in others. They both were tall, dark and handsome. However, in two completely contrasting ways. Sirius was the mysterious bad boy who caught your eye and James was the hero who everyone just loved.

With the exception of Lily.

Lily disliked James with every fibre of her being. James, on the other hand, thought that Lily was infatuated with him and was denying those feelings. Unsurprisingly enough, Sirius and Remus agreed with him. But then again Sirius isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, thought Lily.

She hated James for one reason and one reason only. He was the world's most VAIN person.

This was a huge understatement in Lily's opinion. His head was so swollen, it was almost unbelievable. And the worst part of it was that no one else saw it but her. Everyone else thought he was the greatest thing since sliced bread, including himself. Lily even preferred Sirius over James, and that was saying something.

"So Lily," said Sirius making her jump out of her reverie.

He smirked at her, knowing full well he had startled her. She focused her attention on Sirius not wanting to give away what or who she had currently been thinking of. Unfortunately, she knew Sirius wasn't willing to give in that easily. Willing herself not to blush furiously (not because she felt anything for James, but because of the implication Sirius would surely make, she told herself), she looked at him.

"Yeah?" she said trying for nonchalance.

"Were we thinking about a certain male friend of mine?"

At her raised eyebrow, he continued, "Because as soon as I mentioned a topic that was in regard to him….you started daydreaming. Presumably about running together in a meadow, hand in hand, daisies in your hair, feeding each other strawberries. Am I correct?"

Lily, trying to fight from laughing at the phrase 'running in a meadow', responded quickly.

"Sirius, for the last time, I DON'T fancy James, and I believe that I've made that perfectly clear on several occasions," she said without thinking. As soon as the words left her mouth, Lily felt herself blush. Damn mouth, she cringed. Lily, hoping against hope, that Sirius would miss the fluke.

He didn't.

"Aha!" said Sirius, pointing his index finger in the air, like he had just solved an extremely difficult problem.

"What?" asked Lily trying to look confused. She also noted that Sirius looked idiotic with the "Eureka"-type pose. But then again it is Sirius, she thought to herself wryly. All he needed was a bathtub and he'd be set.

"You," said Sirius in an extremely superior tone, "are attracted to James!"

Lily just responded in what she hoped was a calm tone, "And how did you reach that conclusion, genius, when I just stated that I do not in fact fancy your idiot of a friend."

"You see," Sirius explained in that annoyingly superior tone once again, "I said 'Were we thinking about a certain male friend of mine' but I never specified who. You automatically assumed it was James, even though it was Remus that was the current topic of our conversation!"

At Lily's look of disbelief, he continued, "Lily, dear, don't deny it. James and I both know you have always been deeply in love with him. I guess you just can't control your desire, anymore." He finished this with a dramatic sigh.

Lily snorted. Desire. Oh, what's that? Hell just froze over?

"Laugh now, young Lily, but soon you'll see the truth. Women are just drawn to James and me like flies to honey," finished Sirius with a sigh.

"Oh really?" responded Lily, with sarcasm dripping heavily from her voice.

Sirius didn't catch on. "Really. Just face it, Lily.You've got James on the brain."

Lily gave another un-ladylike snort.

"Nice try, Sirius. If I had the IQ of precisely 3, I might have just bought your story. But unfortunately I don't."

Sirius opened his mouth to say something, but Lily cut him off.

"Forget it Sirius. Whatever twisted ideas you may have about me and James are completely off the mark. Let's just go into the office early and work out in the gym for awhile, alright?"

" Okay, but—" Unfortunately, he was cut off again.

"I'm Apparating straight to Headquarters, alright? Don't go straight to the gym, I want to stop by my office first." And before he could say anything else, there was a CRACK! and Lily was gone.

Sirius sighed heavily. Bloody wench left before he could ask her his question. It was important too.

Slowly, he plucked out his wand and got ready to Apparate, concentrating in his mind's eye on the big, imposing Entrance of the Aurors Headquarters at the Ministry of Magic. Twisting the wand in jerky hand movement, he muttered, "Bloody redheads. Think they're too smart for their own good. I just wanted to know what IQ meant!"

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