Chapter 8 The way it is to see the truth

James starred at Lilly's slightly puffy eyes and held out his arms for her.

Lilly immediately took the offer and fell into his arms sobbing.

"I am so stupid." She wailed. James ran his fingers threw her hair comfortingly and shushed her as they sat down on the couch.

"Lilly, you're not stupid. Why would you think such a thing?" he asked rubbing his hand up and down her back and feeling the now steadying rise and fall of her chest against his body.

"I was so foolish, I should have known better then to start a relationship with him; he's just like all the other Slytherin's! Oh but James," said Lilly pulling her face up to meet his eyes with hers.

"I thought maybe he was different," Lilly continued. "I thought that maybe, out of some possibility he was kind and didn't care about whether or not I was muggle born, but I was wrong oh so very wrong!" James looked down at her petite figure and frowned.

"Which Slytherin were you dating?" he asked curiously.

Lilly looked up at him now feeling slightly drawn back and for some reason she did not want him to know for fear that he would not accept her anymore.

"Oh it's no big deal, we weren't even really dating, it was just, well I thought..." James gave her one of his looks and she sighed. "It was the new boy Tom, he told me he was different from the others and he really did act like it but then, he found out that I was muggle born, from Snape no doubt, and now he hates me!" she said shrewdly.

James' eyes filled with tears but he quickly pushed them back and smiled lightly down at her. "Tom doesn't deserve you; you're too good for him!" Lilly smiled up at him feeling her intense like for him growing.

"Thank you James." She whispered feeling a new set of tears falling from her now very swollen eyes, new happier tears.

Just then Lilly felt the presence of his arms around her waist and she wondered if they had been there the whole time. Beginning to feel nervous she slowly but quickly (if that makes sense) extracted herself from his arms and stood.

James starred up at her confused. "I u-uh" she began to say but stopped suddenly as he too rose to his feet and stood just inches from her.

"You what?" he asked carefully; taking a step closer to her.

"I uh, I c-can't remember" she said softly.

"Is that a good thing?" asked James moving even closer to her

"It really depends on the circumstance, some of them are good..." she began but James but in.

"How about this one; is this a good circumstance?" Lilly blinked stupidly at him.

"I-don't-really-know." she said drawing out her words barely thinking.

James slowly rapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to him softly and kissed her lightly on the lips.

Lilly melted into him, making her body fit every gap there was in his body. Tom had never made her feel this way and it was incredible.

James' tongue slid along her lower lip teasingly and Lilly immediately opened her mouth, granting him access into her mouth.

They stood there snogging for a few minutes until Lilly quickly pulled away.

"I-I-I" she stuttered, starring at him breathlessly. "I have to go to bed now" she said flushing a pretty pink and running up the stairs.

"James you idiot!" he whispered to himself. "You stupid, stupid idiot; what have you done? Now she'll think you just wanted to take advantage of her!"

Lilly watched him from the top of the staircase and smiled, she knew she was falling in love with him but she was still reluctant to admit it.

"Oh my hansom prince, if only you knew." She whispered and then walked into her dorm room.

Ok well then, things are heating up between Lilly and James. I honestly did not know how this chapter was going to go when I finished up chapie 7, but I think it turned out well. R&R! P.s. sorry it's sooo short!