A Little Fall of Rain

The warm light made her glow and her smiles just made her ever the more radiant. James sat back and watched her, for what she was. He didn't see the quiet bookworm anymore…he saw Lily…his Lily. Sure they hadn't been friends for long, but in the past few months he had developed a strong sense of friendship…even love for that girl.

She laughed and his heart leaped. They were just friends and it was all they could ever be. The band started playing a slow jazz type of song. She set down her drink and walked over as if she was floating. The look on her face was ecstatic.

"Come on James, dance with me!" He shook his head and she, ever so delicately, placed her hands on her hips.

"I don't dance." He said. She laughed and grabbed his hands, pulling him onto the dance floor with her.

"Anyone can dance." He shook his head again and smiled at her.

"I said I don't…not I can't." He winked and she laughed. Wrapping their arms around each other, they floated away in the music.

He knew he'd always remember how he felt that night. How soft her skin had been…softer even than the silk her dress was made of. Sure she wasn't the prettiest witch on the dance floor but she was for sure the only one he wanted to dance with. Over her shoulder he saw Remus Sirius and even little Peter dancing with someone. They all smiled at each other and he buried his face into her hair again.

Lily's eyes were closed and she felt James' hold around her waist tighten a little. She grinned to herself and thought of all that had happened in the past few months, how James had saved her from many things…mainly herself. She took in a silent breath and quietly sang along to the dizzying music.

"And all that jazz…" her voice was softer than a whisper and he closed his eyes and smiled.

They danced the night away and they both decided the party was a success. They collapsed on a couch in the study laughing together around one in the morning. The party was still going downstairs, but the two of them decided it was time to go to sleep…after a quick stop for some coffee in the study.

"Oh James I'm so glad you invited me!" she grinned and kissed his cheek. "You are really a gentleman on the dance floor." She winked and giggled. He threw a pillow at her.

"Oh shut up Lils." This sent her into hysterical laugher and she grabbed her drink from the side table.

"Here's to heath, happiness, friendship and Sirius getting fucked!" He stumbled to grab his own drink and clink glasses with her. This, however, caused a slight overflow of some champagne, which landed in James' hair. Lily again broke out into laugher and threw her empty glass over her shoulder.

James heard the smashing of glass and sat up quickly.

"What was that?" he whispered seriously. Lily abruptly stopped laughing and looked at him gravely.

"I don't know." She whispered back in an identical tone. Just then there was a knock at the door. Lily screamed and James hid behind in the closet. Lily didn't get such a lucky chance as her dress was caught on the coffee table. The door opened and Lucius Malfoy came in.

"Hello…what are you doing here?" She giggled and sat down on the couch again.

"I dunno what are YOU doing here?" She laughed loudly at her own joke and Lucius immediately knew she was slightly more then loaded. A plot formed instantly in his head. He knew that Lily was a close friend of James'. He also knew that James was a target of the Dark Lord.

Smiling seductively he walked over beside her. James, however, was in the closet, on the floor and totally unconscious. The small dark space had made him sleepier and before Lucius even entered the room, he was out like a light.

Lucius ran his hand up Lily's leg and she instantaneously stopped laughing. She stood up and heard her dress rip, but she didn't care. "Leave me alone Malfoy." She walked over to end of the room and looked in one of the many cupboards for some kind of painkiller…her head was pounding.

"I'll do what I like Mudblood." He stood behind her and roughly pulled her to his chest.

"GET THE FUCK OFF ME MALFOY!" she screamed but knew only James could hear her. The rest of the household was in the east wing. She assumed that James was passed out in the closet…or else he would've helped her already.

"No." Lucius growled in her ear and ripped her dress off. That gave her time to get away from his pawing hands. She reached for the door handle but Malfoy had leapt across the room, pinning her under him. "This shouldn't hurt too much Lily…you might even like it." He kissed her cruelly and laughed when she screamed. "There's nobody to hear you…you can't be saved now." Gathering all her strength she pushed him off her and ran again towards the door.

"JAMES!!!! JAMES HELP ME!" she screamed, hoping to awake him from his drunken slumber.

"You BITCH!" Lucius yelled, picking her up and throwing her to the ground near the window. "You deserve to die!" He picked her up again and threw her against the window. Lily cringed as she heard the glass moan. She knew she would be out the window soon…and it was a two-story drop to the ground. She weakly stood up and tried her hardest to punch Malfoy, but he ducked and pushed her with all his force.

The window crashed and she felt herself falling. Upon landing she got the wind knocked out of her and pieces of jagged glass pushed into her nude back and legs. She had landed, luckily, in a soft bush, but the pain still knocked her unconscious. Lucius smiled to himself and grabbed a drink from the bar. He toasted his action and sat down on the dark blue couch.

In the closet, James had awoken. The sound of the window smashing and Lily's landing scream had even pushed the throbbing headache out of his mind. The only thought he had was 'Lily'. Bursting out of the closet, he came upon a very surprised Lucius Malfoy.

"You fucker get out of my house!" James lunged and was too fast for Malfoy. He punched him and didn't stop until he was certain Lucius was indeed unconscious. Only then did he look out the window. "LILY!" he screamed and bolted to her aide.

When he saw her, he had a flashback of the night a few months ago when he had found her in the prefect's bathroom. Her eyes were closed and her face was expressionless. He picked up her battered body and cried to himself. Rocking quietly beside the pool he cried for Lily…he cried for everything that had happened and he cried for himself. It soon started raining and before long, the rest of the household was by James' side. He softly kissed her cheek and her eyes fluttered open.

"Don't fret, James. Please." She said, trying to smile. "I don't feel any pain. A little fall of rain can hardly hurt me now." He smiled at her and tried to help her sit up. "You're here. That's all I need to know. And you will keep me safe" He nodded, tears coming to his eyes. "And you will keep me close." He again nodded. " And rain will make the flowers grow."

He looked at her back and saw all the shards of glass in it. Before anyone could breath he had his wand up and was trying desperately to remove them, one by one. Lily breathed unsteadily and cringed with the sudden pain of the glass. "But you will live Lily, I swear to the fucking god above." She let out a shaky breath. "I wish I could close your wounds with words of love. You're my best friend…I love you so much Lily."

"Just hold me now, and let it be, James. Shelter me, comfort me please, that's all."

"You would live a hundred years Lil…If I could show you how. I swear to god I won't desert you now…"

"Don't worry…the rain can't hurt me now. This rain will wash away what's passed. I know you will keep me safe and you will keep me close. I'll sleep in your embrace at last. I'll be fine James…the rain that brings you here is heaven blessed." She coughed a little and tried to move. " The skies are clearing and I'll be at rest. I'm just a breath away from where you are. You've given me a home and finally I've come home from so far."

"Shh Lily Shh…Hush-a-bye, Lily. You won't feel any pain."

"Don't fret James, I don't feel any pain, I swear." She gasped at another splinter of glass coming out of her skin. "A little rain can hardly hurt me now."

"Right…don't worry Lil, I'm here."

"That's all I need to know. You'll keep me safe and close right James?"

"I promise to stay here until you are sleeping Lils. And this rain…" Lily's eyes started to flutter again. The blood loss was making her system slow down. She would soon be asleep.

"Will make the flowers…" Her eyes closed involuntarily and she fell over against James' chest.

"Grow." He said and tears fell from his eyes from seeing her beaten body and hearing her forced voice. He held her in his arms while someone, most likely his mother, was busy trying to finish getting the glass out. He buried his face in her hair and kissed her face over and over until he succumbed to sleep as well.

The rain stopped and the crowd of people dispersed and the glass was gone and all that was left in the moonlit garden was a young woman and a young man asleep in each other's arms.

A/N I know a lot of people were asking for this for a while so here it is! I hope you liked it and if you didn't know there was a song in there…it might not be that obvious if you haven't seen Les Mis but it's there. So disclaimers for the Les Mis song and of course the characters. If I owned them I would sure as hell NOT be writing this story…I tell ya that! Anyways, please review…bad or good, doesn't matter…I don't mind flamed really…lets me know what to work on. Anyways…thanks for reading.

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