A/N: sorry it's short, but i am not capable of writing long chapters that are good chapters. This is a sad chapter, so get out your tissues. Thanks to all my gorgeous reviewers!

Chapter six.

She couldn't remember what had happened the day before, and her head was throbbing, she felt ill and weak. (a/n: is it me or does that happen a lot in Harry Potter fanfiction? The headache thing.)

"Good morning Lily Flower." A familiar voice said. Lily sat up immediately, seeing James sitting on her bed. "I came to get a few things that I left here. I am no longer angry at you for what happened, it's in the past. I have moved on and I hope you have done the same. I am not going to be bitter towards you because I see no point in it. Now, I will collect my things and leave."

This was a side of James Lily had never seen, he was actually being mature, he was acting like he was 40 years old. Lily didn't like him being like this, despite how many times she had told him to grow up and act his age when they were at Hogwarts. James stood up and walked out.

"James?" she said weakly, he turned around, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done what I did." He nodded and grinned.

He grabbed his things and left. Her words rung in his head. 'I'm sorry.'

Lily Evans, known for her stubbornness and tendency for being correct at everything, was apologizing to him.

She's not doing so well. Why do I care? After what she did to me. After all she put me through. When I saw her lying her asleep, she was so peaceful, yet so troubled and sickly looking. There is something awfully wrong, I'm afraid to know what. Why do I feel so obligated to look after her? Why did she look so thin and frail?

Lily was very worried; she didn't want James to know of her condition. She hadn't even told Jen yet. It was so hard and unfair. 'Why me?' she thought. How was she going to tell her? It was a muggle thing, she would never understand. It wasn't healable by magic, and it was very hard to heal by muggle methods. She knew she would have to tell Jen eventually, and Jen would probably tell Remus and he would tell Sirius who would definitely tell James.

James was very content, with Emma. She made him laugh. One good thing about her was the way she was so different to Lily.

The image of Lily lying there in that bed, looking so unwell, plagued his mind. Everywhere he went, he could see her. It wouldn't leave him alone. He needed Remus' help, again. Remus had helped him get Lily to go out with him at Hogwarts. Now, he needed Remus to find out what was wrong. He knew he didn't need to know, he knew he shouldn't care after what happened, but he did

Lily put her hand to her mouth and coughed, she looked at her hand. Blood. Her blood; sitting in her hand. As she washed it off her hand she cried softly to herself. She hated her life.

"Lils? Are you ok? I heard you coughing." Jen said as she came into the room.

"I'm fine." Lily croaked.

"No, you're not Lils, you're as pale as ever."

"I'm fi--- " she started to say but she was interrupted by her own coughing. She grabbed a tissue and put it to her mouth. She knew that she would have to tell Jen right now. But still, she tried to hide the blood on the tissue. Too late. She had seen, her face changed into a look of worry and fear.

"Lily, what is going on? Why did you cough up blood?"

"I'm not very well at all."

"What is it? Can I help?"

"No, I have…" she hesitated, and then she said the words as if they were pure venom. "…I have, tuberculosis."

"What is that?"

"It's a muggle disease, it causes fainting, coughing fits and sometimes even death."

"I'm going to call Kyle, he will heal you instantly." Kyle was Jen's ex-boyfriend, but they were still good friends.

"He won't be able to help. It's not healable by magic, and it is very hard to heal with muggle methods. Jen, I'm afraid, my time is running out."

Jen's eyes welled up with tears; Lily had never seen her cry before, causing Lily to cry too.

"Lily, you're not going to die, I won't let you."

"It's inevitable." She said weakly "the one thing that we cannot prevent; is death."

A/N: Oh, tear. so sad. Lily is very sick. :( I have two things to say about this chapter.

1) tuberculosis is a disease which is not around anymore and i think they can treat it. I sorta changed it for this chapter. Has anyone seen Moulin Rouge? Satine had Tuberculosis, and in Finding Neverland, That's what Sylvia Lewellyn Davies had.

2) Please review.