Author's Note: Well, this is my first fanfic (and yes, I'm aware that the plot is horribly cliche). Tell me how you like it!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters except the ones I made up. The rest belongs to the famous J.K. Rowling.

Gryffindor tower never looked so inviting. Settling in the red plush armchair next to the fire, Lily Evans let the warmth soak into her. She knew the mud and water on her clothes would ruin the chair that had been her favorite for years, but right now she didn't care. Right now she didn't care about anything except a way to get rid of the headache that had been plaguing her since she fell into the lake. Not even the fact that James Potter, someone she had disliked for years, was right in her face. He opened his mouth, about to speak, but the words came too late. Lily was already asleep.

She was re-living it in her dream. Her friend Sylvie commented upon how nice the lake looked after a rain shower, and her other friend Alsie just scowled. Lily smiled. She heard someone call her name, and turned around to find it was James and his friends. "Come here, Lily!" She turned on her heel, or tried to. She slipped in the mud, and since the lake was in a depression, slid all the way down into the murky waters.'Why can't I move!' Lily thought desperately. "Lily!" Sylvie shrieked, and tried to dive in after her, but James got there first. Diving in a perfect arc, he had Lily out in no time. Coughing and spitting out water, Lily said," I bet you planned this, didn't you! Rescue the girl and win her affection! I'm sorry, Potter, but wake up from that dream of yours!" James did nothing; he was used to Lily screaming at him. "Lily," said Remus Lupin, one of James' best friends, "Do you really think James meant to make you slip in the mud? How would he be able to arrange everything so perfectly?" Frowning, Lily thought about it. "Ok… Maybe he didn't arrange it, but it's still his fault that I fell!" she finished lamely.

When she woke up, she wasn't in her dirty robes next to the fire like she prviously was. Instead, she was in the hopital wing, and next to her were Sylvie, Dini (another one of her friends), and, the Marauders, the name James' and his friends (Sirius, Remus, and Peter) (sorry for the interruption, but I'm not gonna talk too much about James' friends cause I'm assuming you know them) gave themselves. "Why am I here?" Lily asked, confusion showing clearly in her emerald eyes. "Well, after you fell into the lake, you caught a cold. James here rescued you, and two hours later, here we are. Alsie had to help Slughorn, so she's not here right now." Dini explained bluntly. Lily found herself blushing and not knowing why. "A cold? I'm in here for a cold? You gotta be kidding me. I can't be taken out by a cold! This is my seventh year here, I have Head Girl duties!

"And why in the world are YOU guys here? You know you're no friends of mine!" She said to the Marauders. "Lily, I need to talk to you. Privately." James ignored the questioning looks on Lily's friends' faces. "Alright," Dini agreed. "But you know perfectly well that we'll be listening by the door."

"Dini! Why don't we give them some privacy? James looks so serious." Sylvie said in a hushed tone. She was the type of person who takes loyalty very seriously. Dini grinned. "Sirius probably wouldn't let me anyway." Sirius glanced over at the mention of his name, his chocolate brown eyes immediately coming to rest on Dini. Much to Lily's surprise, Dini blushed. "Will you guys leave already?" James' tone was one of impatience. "Sure, Prongs, we'll leave, but if you don't tell us about this in FULL detail later, you'll find the rest of this week very unpleasant." Sirius grinned his doglike grin, making Dini look like a tomato.

'His eyes are so deep... Why haven't I noticed that before? What am I feeling? Is it love?...It is... I love James Potter...' "Lily Evans." said James, shaking Lily from her trance. "I'll get straight to the point. I'm giving up on you. Can we just be friends?" Lily felt like she stabbed. Straight in the heart. "Y-yes," she stammered. "That would be nice..."

"Thanks, Lil. You must be overjoyed." He went out to the hall to bring back the others. 'How ironic,' Lily thought, almost bursting into tears. 'I realize I love him, just when he realized he didn't feel for me anymore.' A single tear rolled onto the sheet, and she wiped it away as they walked in.

Well, I know this was short, but my writing worsens the longer I write, so my stories are better off shorter.

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