A/N- I won't even try to explain why I haven't updated in ages. We all have our real lives (at least most of us, I should hope) and I'm sure you can understand how mine has takes me away from fanfiction.
In any case, I'm back now with a new chapter and some notes about the previous two chapters.
Some of you mentioned the lack of magic in the story and I realized you were right. To tell the truth, this story was meant to be an original fiction but I changed my mind and put it here instead. I forgot about the minor things that needed changing when I revised it to fit with Lily and James, but have no fear, I've changed all that.
Instead of making you go back and search for those small changes I've decided to put them here:
From chapter 1:
They had met one day at the playground; he was 7 and she- 4. She had come to him, full of childish innocence, and asked if he wanted to play with her. That day they learned that both their middle names started with 'S' and that they had the same birthday. And so, Lily decided that they were meant to be friends and hadn't left him ever since. From there their friendship only grew. It was another surprise, when in his fourth year in Hogwarts, he saw her enter the Great Hall for the sorting of the first years. As it turned out, he had kept his magic from her (the one and only secret he had kept from her) all their years of acquaintance, and she in turn had kept her sudden acceptance to Hogwarts a secret. She was delighted to finally find out why he never told her about his school and friends and he was delighted to have his "little sister" around all year long and not just for the summer. And so, he took on the role of her big brother, her protector (especially from guys) but not more.
Lily didn't know that Jake guy all too well. She had told him about Jake a few times but all he knew was that Jake was Lily's age- 21, and was taking most of her courses- they were both studying English literature in Charms while James- 24 years old, was studying to be a Healer.
From chapter 2:
While James and Lily weren't majoring in the same fields, they were going to the same college- 'The Institute of Advanced Witchcraft and Wizardry'-had many of the same friends, and rented an apartment together near the school.
And it was true. Right after Lily's first date with Jake, James went out and began doing his "little detective work", as she put it, and asked around campus about Jake. The only thing he could find out was that Jake's family wasn't terribly wealthy, that Jake was a decent guy who helped his mother by living with her and tutored people to earn some extra cash. Oh, and that he was a muggle born, another thing he had in common with Lily. It could have been funny how much Jake and Lily were alike- But James was not amused in the slightest.
On a final note, if you have any ideas on how I can name their college (I think 'The Institute of Advanced Witchcraft and Wizardry' is a bit of a mouth full), I'd be more than happy to hear them and credit you for them.
Now, here is chapter 3. I do hope you'll enjoy and leave a review telling me just how much you enjoyed it. ;-)
Chapter 3- Admitting It
By: Liat
Posted: 2.5.04
"Why isn't she back yet?" exclaimed James to himself.
It was already 3 A.M and Lily wasn't back yet from her date with Jake. James had gone to sleep with nothing on his mind but Lily and that had resulted (as it usually did) in him having some disturbingly erotic dreams that kept him sweaty and unsatisfied.
Naturally, James was going out of his mind.
"It's just isn't like her to be out so late. What if something happened to her? She might have been in an accident. Or maybe that idiot- Jake, lost his way. It'd be just like him,"
he thought to himself with a malicious grin, ignoring the fact that he hardly knew Jake enough to know what was 'just like him' to do.
It was always a favourite past time of James'- putting down Jake- and he never missed a chance to do it.
"But what if he planned this? Maybe he had a little escapade in mind so he set a romantic trip to no where so he could have his way with her?" He knew he was being irrational: Lily was a grown woman; she could take care of herself and she wouldn't fall for any tricks, but he couldn't help it.
"If he so much as lays a hand on my Lily I swear I'll punch his face in." He was no longer alarmed to find himself calling her 'his'. At first he had to fight hard with himself in order to stop calling her 'My Lily', but now he was resigned to the fact that it just wasn't under his control.
This weird possessive feeling was slowly taking control over him and he couldn't stop it.
He also couldn't deny what that feeling was any more.
At first he had blamed it on his not trusting Jake but then The Feeling had slowly began to extend to any other human specimen with a 'y' chromosome in his genes who so much as looked at Lily…
…Meaning that every male who ever got in a 6 feet radius of Lily, including their mutual friends (It wasn't his fault Sirius and Remus kept staring at her sometimes- though, they claimed they did no such thing), was in danger of suffering some severe bodily harm.
So now he had to admit to it. The Feeling was jealousy.
Yes, he admitted it! He was jealous.
He, James Potter, was immensely, uncontrollably, unbelievably, not to mention unreasonably jealous for Lily Evans.
And that was exactly what he was feeling in that precise moment in time, while pacing endlessly in front of the door, muttering all sorts of obscenities that were definitely not PG rated.
That and concern of course. Let us not forget that noble feeling.
He wouldn't even entertain the thought that she might be out there, staying late, of her own free will. He couldn't believe that Lily would choose to stay with Jake when she knew James was waiting for her at home. That would only mean one thing- she preferred Jake's company to James'; and that was simply unacceptable.
Lily did not sleep around! That was clear to him.
James knew for certain that Lily hadn't yet slept with Jake and he hated to think that this precise night was going to be their first time.
He slammed his fist down on the coffee table as an uneasy feeling, accompanied with a wave of that infamous uncontrollable jealousy, swept over him.
He just couldn't imagine Lily in the arms of another man- kissing him, hugging him, making love to him just as she had with James not three months ago. It was completely unbearable, that.
The thought itself made him sick and James suddenly realized that he had never seen Lily kiss another man before. He had seen her with other men but never showing any PDAs.
Just as he began to ponder that peculiar fact and tried to figure out how it had escaped him all that time, he heard a key turn in the lock and then a pop that signaled the magical lock was opened as well.
James turned around just in time to see Lily close the door while trying to push her hair from her face. It looked rather wind blown and as if someone ran his hands through it many times (he hoped it wasn't Jake while in a make out session) but other than that she looked none the worse for the wear.
She didn't even notice him there so he waited without making a sound as she put down her purse and took off her shoes and then he pounced.
A million things ran across his head as he walked toward her. He was going to yell at her, then he was going to strangle her, then he was going to make sure she was alright and then he was going to kill Jake. No questions asked- shoot first, ask later.
But as she turned and finally noticed him approaching her menacingly she looked so beautiful and tempting and desirable that all his planning flew out the window and he ended up grabbing her shoulders and crashing his lips down upon hers.
It was heaven on earth. Heaven in a pair of delicious lips. Lily was shocked at first and didn't respond to his advances but as he teased the corner of her lips with his tongue she complied and opened her mouth under his.
James' kiss wasn't gentle. It was insistent and full of the pent up passion he had to hide these past few months. He broke away from her lips to breathe and she moaned in protest.
James began trailing kisses along her face and neck, it was so long since he had had her and he just wanted to kiss every last amazing inch of her body. Lily moaned again, the sound making him groan, and grabbed the front of his shirt.
"God, I was so worried" he told her as her leaned his forehead against hers. She looked at him in confusion but before she could speak he captured her lips again in a passionate kiss that left both of them dazed with desire.
After several more delightful minutes filled with similar activities, Lily's knees gave under her but James caught her and lifted her off her feet princess style. He took her to the couch while she planted open mouthed kisses on his bare chest (which had been exposed earlier when she had taken off his shirt rather hurriedly) and laid her gently on it.
James straightened out and smiled down at her. Lily was his, he realized, and no one could convince him otherwise.
"I've missed you" he told her, watching her with a tender gaze.
"I've only been gone half the night" Lily said innocently, so innocently that he had to laugh. She gave him a seductive grin that had him rethinking his previous notion and then she took off her shirt, which left his throat feeling quite dry.
And as she stretched out her arms to him, beckoning him to her, he realized another thing-
He was Lily's, and nothing could ever change that.
A/N- I was going to stop when James walked to Lily and kissed her but I figured I owed you after the long wait.
So, how did you like it? It might be abrupt because I wrote it during class and different parts where written on different days so I wasn't always on the same line of thinking. But I think it came out rather nicely.
Anyway, Just one more chapter to go and then a epilogue if you really want it (I don't have anything planned so you'd have to tell me what you want to see).
To rockluver- thank you for such a great review, it made me want to get up and run around the house screaming "I write like JK Rowling". It truly made my day and I just had to thank you individually. If you'll look down you'll see I answered all your questions in the Q/A section.
Thanks for reviewing everyone, here are some answers to some questions (I don't have time for full review responses, sorry):
Q: Are you abandoning this fic?
A: Absolutely not! This fic is at the top of my 'fics-to-finish' list.
Q: Why do you put your story in the muggle world?
A: As I said in the A/N in the beginning that was a mistake on my part and I've corrected it already.
Q: What does A/U mean?
A: I'm not sure if I ever used this term in this fic but in any case it means: alternative universe. The basic meaning is that it's not following cannon.
Q: Will all the chapters be short?
A: Yep, sorry. "Don't Leave Me" has really long chapters and so does "The Soundtrack" so I wanted some rest with this fic. Make it light and short.
Q: When will you be updating "Don't Leave Me"?
A: I have a feeling that some of the people that asked this question didn't actually read this story but I'm thankful for the support anyway. And to answer your question- Go to my bio, I updated and all the details on updating the stories are there.
Q: Will Remus and Sirius make an appearance?
A: I'm not so sure about that. Since the next chapter is the last I don't see how I can fit them in but since I'm giving you the call about what will be in the epilogue just tell me and I'll put them in, and Peter as well.
Q: How will James and Lily die in this fic?
A: It's simple- they won't. I don't like writing sad endings, I wrote one short fic about their whole life including a very sad ending just to get it out of my system, but I am not repeating that. It's too heart wrenching.
Q: Is Jake a good guy or a bad guy?
A: I haven't thought about it but now that you mention it I might put something about what happened on their date in the last chapter just to clear things up, so wait and see.
Disclaimer: The characters, naturally, belong to JKR. Beside that everything is mine! Take it- and die!
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real, Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.