Chapter eight.

A/N; don't hat eme cos' it's short. Quality not quantity, it's probably lacking in quality too! it was a quick update because everyone wanted to know what was going to happen, so here it is.

Also, I know there is a cure for TB, but this is my story and i decided that ithasn't been inventedat this time.

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James had an idea, an idea that would hopefully get Lily out of his head permanently. He was on a date with Emma, when it hit him.

"Emma, wait."

"What? Why?" she asked curiously.

"Just, let's go this way." He said and pulled her into a forest.

"James, the path is going that way, where are we going?"

They came to a clearing. James looked around.

"This will do fine." He said

"For what?"

"You'll see." He said as he got down on one knee.

"Emma Jones, will you marry me?" he said

Chapter eight.

"What? James, get up."

James was rather taken aback by this, it wasn't exactly the response he was expecting, but he stood up anyway, and brushed the dirt off his knees.

"James, we've been going out for only a few weeks, you don't love me." She said kindly, "I know you are still in love with Lily. You should be with her, she sounds like a really nice lady. You've got a big heart; you're a great guy. But we're not meant to be, I think you know that too."

"What? Are you ok with this?"

"I'm fine, really." She said brightly

"Friends?" he asked and held out his hand, she shook it.

"Friends." She agreed and they walked off, out of the forest and James was very embarrassed about what had happened.

They were standing outside James' house when Sirius rushed out the front door and grabbed him.

"James, thank god you're here, hurry up I have to tell you something." He said

"Ok, well go inside I'll only be a minute."

"Ok, be quick." He said and ran back through the door. James turned towards Emma.

"Thank you, for helping me to make a fool of myself, and for making me realize that I do love Lily. Sorry if I hurt you."

"Nah, I'm fine, really. It was fun. Remember youhave to talk to Lily."

"Yeah, I will. Anyway, Sirius is watching through the window, and he'll be out here soon if I don't go."

"Ok, see ya."

"Bye." He said and gave her a friendly hug.

"Take your time." Sirius said sarcastically as James walked through the front door.

"Shut up, Emma and I broke up."

"Really?" Sirius said brightly and then remembered what he was going to talk to James about. "Oh well."

"What was so important that you needed to interrupt my break up?"

"James, it's about Lily."

"So? I don't care about her."

"James, stop pretending." Sirius said bluntly, "Everyone knows you still love her."

"No I don't. Just, tell me."

"Ok, well. Lily's not well."

"I know, I saw her the other day, she looked really frail. She can take some pills or get a healer and she'll be fine."

"No James! Would you shut up for once? You don't even know what's going on! Lily is dying for crying out loud!" he screamed, tears blurred his eyes, he tried his best to blink them back but it was too hard, so he let them flow.

"Sirius, don't be stupid. You shouldn't lie like that."

"You don't care! Let me spell it out for you, Lily-has-tuberculosis." He yelled slowly.

"What?" James said, he was beginning to think that Sirius wasn't making up things.

"Lily has TB, it is a lethal disease. It is un-healable by magic and it is very hard to cure with muggle methods. Lily is not going to be around much longer. She is going to die James, treatment will only give her a few more months."

James didn't speak, he didn't understand. It was Lily Evans; Lily Evans. He couldn't comprehend the fact that Lily might die. He needed to see her.

She heard a knock, she couldn't do much; she was bedridden. She thought it might be Jen. But Jen had a key. She tried calling out to the visitor, but her croaky voice was no good. She looked out her bedroom window and saw James knocking impatiently on her door. So she picked up her alarm clock and with all her remaining strength, she chucked it through the window. James strolled over to where the alarm clock had landed and picked it up. He then walked towards the window and heard a croak that sounded like his name, "Lily?" he saw her lying on the bed, her face was deathly white. He climbed in the window and ran over to her.

"Lily? Are you alright?"

No reply.

"Lils, I'm sorry. I need you to know, I love you."

"James, don't say that. I don't want you to get hurt."

"Lily, I know about it. I don't care. I just want to take care of you and I want to help you get better."

"James, no. You'll be wasting your time." she replied weakly.

"I don't care. Lily I want to be with you."

"James, I don't have much time left. The disease is taking over me; I am growing increasingly weak. I love you, but I don't want to see you get hurt.

"Lily." James' voice broke, "I am going to help you through this. I don't want to hear any negativity. Anyway we can prolong your life we will do it. Ok?"

"Ok."

"We can try."

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