This chapter has the possibility to be potentially horrible. I told you I would update soon. Would I lie to you?

Also I know Flashbacks are WAY overdone but I'm cliché, so sue me. (Please don't actually sue me.)

Chapter 12

The next morning word had spread that James was dating again. Sure there had been rumours but with many eye witnesses seeing him yesterday it was now positive. Girls flocked to him in hopes of a date, he had been out of action for a while and was now even hotter than before. Seeing as James was constantly ambushed, most guys saw this as an opportunity to ask Lily out while he was majorly distracted, so he couldn't kill them. James was in a right state. First he worded what was wrong with Lily and secondly he wondered why she hadn't told him but Remus and thirdly he was absolutely furious at the numerous girls that followed him but what really got him was the number of boys who were cheesing onto Lily.

"Lily, will you go out with me?" A blonde Hufflepuff, Khans, asked.

"No Thanks." She said sweetly.

"How about me?" A tall Ravenclaw, Jeff, grinned. She was about to object when someone filtered they way through the crowds.

"What do you think you're doing?" James growled angrily at the crowd.

"What is your problem?" Lily stood up.

"I don't want you to get hurt by one of these players."

"I WON'T!" She cried. She was still rather emotional.

"YOU WILL! These boys are much stronger than you! They could easily overpower you. YOU COULD BE RAPED!"

"I WON'T BE! YOU'RE OVER EXAGGERATING!"

"YOU WILL!" Lily turned to Jeff.

"Jeff, I would love to go out with you. See you on Saturday." She winked and walked off for the first time ever still mad at James. James was filled with extreme anger and sadness all at once and he immediately went back to his fan girls.

"So it starts." Remus sighed. "They've never left a fight without making up first. This is bad."

"This is the war part. They'll be at each others throats for a while." Abby said sadly.

$$SCENE CHANGE$$

Sure enough, a few days later…

"WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?" Lily screamed. She had just gotten back from her Hogsmeade date with Jeff. It had been dreadfully boring until James, who was at a nearby table, decided to dye Jeff's hair pink.

"ME? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?" Lily had then retaliated by levitating butterbeer to his table and pouring it over his date.

"YOU STARTED IT!"

"SO? I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET HURT! HE'S SLEAZY!"

"SCREW YOU!" She walked off. James felt his heart pang. It had been doing that a lot. He slid down the wall and sighed as he remembered something.

FLASHBACK

"EEEWW!" Lily and James squealed in union.

"That is so gross!" Lily said as her parents looked at them. They had just walked in on Lily's parents kissing each other. They started laughing at the children's disgusted faces. They were only seven after all.

The two kids quickly turned on their heels and ran as fast as they could out to the lawn.

"That gasp is gasp yuck!" James said trying to catch his breath.

The two looked at each other and immediately burst into laughter. After a good five minutes of laughing they stopped. James spoke up.

"Why would any one do that?" He asked curiously.

"My mommy says they kiss because they are in love." Lily said matter-of-factly.

"Love?" He scrunched up his nose.

"I heard Mommy say that it's when two people, usually a boy and a girl, care for each other SO much. She told me that they get married and kiss all the time. Then, guess what?"

"What?" he asked repulsed at the idea of kissing someone.

"She said…" She gulped. "It will happen to you and me one day."

"What?" James asked in shock. "No way. I'm never falling in love." He spat the last word out disgusted.

"Me neither. And Mommy told me that one day I'd enjoy kissing boys." She stuck out her tongue.

"EW! I know I'm never kissing a girl, that's for sure."

"Let's make a pact!" Lily said excited.

"What about?"

"Let's vow never ever to fall in love."

"Ok. I, James Potter, swear I will never fall in love."

"And I, Lily Evans, swear I will never ever fall in love."

They shook hands smiling.

"And if you break the pact you have to…kiss a toad." Lily said happily.

"Don't worry." James laughed. "I'll never break that pact."

END FLASHBACK

Bring on the toads. He thought dejectedly.

$$SCENE CHANGE$$

Lily stormed up to her dorm and jumped on her bed. She immediately burst into tears. She looked up to see a half moon. A memory came floating back to her.

FLASHBACK

"I hate this stupid town." A 9 year old James complained.

"Me too." Lily sighed. They were sitting in a tree in Lily's back yard together, watching the half moon.

"We should get out of here" James said excitedly.

"Like run away?" Lily asked.

"Yes. Exactly." Lily beamed.

"Where will we go?"

"It doesn't matter. As long as we're together we will be fine."

"I don't know, James." She looked doubtful.

"Come on, Lily. I thought you were always up for an adventure. This is just another adventure together." He took her hands.

"You're right. Let's go."

They snuck into their houses and grabbed biscuits, two apples, three books and a jersey each. They met up and grabbed their bikes.

"Ready?" Lily asked.

"Let's go." James smiled at her.

They took off down the road laughing gleefully at what adventure they were sure to face.

Later that night they were back home in their beds because it was 'too cold to run away that night'.

END FLASHBACK

"What's wrong? Abby asked rushing over.

"I still love him. I don't want to but…but…I do. I hate seeing him with those bimbos. It kills me."

"Come on Lily. Tell him."

"NO!"

"This is the longest fight you guys have ever had. It's taking its toll on both of you." That much was true. Neither paid attention in class and Lily refused to go the Quidditch practice. James skipped most meals and sat in his dorm.

"Why do I have to love him?"

"We can't control who we love, Lily. You're lucky; you love some one who feels the same."

"BUT I DON'T! He doesn't love me or he wouldn't act like this."

"You're acting the same and you love him."

"It's different."

"How?"

"HE STARTED IT!" Abby left the crying girl on her bed and walked up to the boys' dorm.

She knocked on the door.

"Come in." Remus called.

"Remus?"

"Yes?"

"How's James?" She asked sitting down.

"He's not talking. He hardly eats and he spends most nights on his broom. Lily?'

"She doesn't sleep. She spends a lot of time on her broom too and she won't even study."

"But…Lily always studies."

"I know." She sighed.

"I hate this."

"Why are they so blind?" Abby whined.

"I don't know." Remus hugged her. "I just don't know."

$$SCENE CHANGE$$

"Right class it's time to think about what you want to do with your life. You are nearing the end of your Hogwarts career and it is time to decide what you will do when you enter the work force." Professor McGonagall stated.

The class tittered excitedly.

"There will be interviews held for each of you so we can discuss what you wish to do with your life after Hogwarts. You have four minutes left of class. You may talk quietly."

"What do you want to be?" Abby turned and asked her eagerly.

Lily closed her eyes and breathed deeply. A memory struck her.

FLASHBACK

"James…what do you want to be when you grow up?" Lily asked. She was lying on her back on his lawn and he was beside her. They were watching the stars. The two 8 year olds did this regularly.

"Hmm…" James thought for a minute. "I want to be a pirate!" He exclaimed excitedly.

"Wow!" Lily laughed, sitting up. "I want to join the circus when I grow up. I can be an acrobat!"

"That is SO awesome!" James said, sitting up as well.

"But…if you're a pirate then I won't get to see you." Lily said sadly.

"Of course you will. I'll visit you heaps while I'm on the run from the law. You can even be in a travelling circus on my ship."

"What if that doesn't work out? I won't be able to stand not seeing you." She looked him in the eyes.

"Don't worry, Lily, we'll always be friends." James said solemnly.

"You promise?" She asked hopefully.

"I promise." He grinned.

END FLASHBACK

Liar. She thought sadly as tears came to her eyes and she swept out of the room.

#SCENE CHANGE#

Lily pecked her date on the cheek and he walked away, thus ending the date from hell. James watched from the shadows with narrowed eyes. It was the third date she had been on this week. He didn't like that, not at all.

"Is a kiss on the cheek all they get after you shagged them?" He asked scathingly. He stepped out from the shadows and Lily glared at him.

"I did not shag him. I'm not a slut and I know very well you aren't either…virgin." James gasped. She wouldn't tell just because we're fighting would she?

"You…you…you b!tch! What kind of friend would go tell anyone other friend's secrets?"

"I haven't told anyone and in case you haven't noticed were NOT friends anymore." Both of them closed their eyes briefly and Lily sighed at the statement. It just hurt too much to think about.

"I'm glad I'm not friends with such a…wh0re anymore!" James replied.

"Screw you! Why were we ever friends?" Lily's heart clenched as James looked hurt.

"I thought we were friends because you were the nicest, friendliest, funniest girl I ever met and the moment I saw you I knew you would stick by me always. I thought you were better than any sister I could ever wish for." Lily looked at the floor. "I guess I was wrong." He looked down at his thumb.

FLASHBACK

"You know what?" The 10 year old boy asked dangling upside down from the tree. His already messy hair was now pointing towards the ground and his glasses kept slipping off his face.

"What?" The young girl asked as she smacked her gum.

"You're better than any sister I could ever wish for." He grinned goofily before jumping down from the tree and sitting before her. She scrunched up her nose making the freckles cluster together.

"You know what? I'd pick you before a brother any day."

"It's too bad we're not related. That would be so cool." He laughed, messing up his hair even more.

"I have an idea!" The girl said excitedly. She pulled out a small pocket knife.

"Where did you get that?" He asked in awe as the blade glinted in the sunlight.

"I found it outside the dairy. I know we can't really be related but we can be the next best thing."

"What's that?"

"Blood brother and sister. We just mix our blood together and we're bonded."

"Will it hurt?" He asked uneasily.

"Scared?"

"No." He replied stubbornly. "Let's do it."

"My blood." She made a small cut in her thumb. "Your blood." She repeated the action on the boys thumb.

"Our blood." They said together as they placed their thumbs together, creating a bond stronger than any other friendship they would come across.

END FLASHBACK

"You're just trying to make me feel guilty!" She pointed an accusing finger at him.

"NO I'M NOT!" He yelled.

"YOU ARE! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK!"

"LIKE WISE!" He screamed in her face. Lily stomped a foot in frustration.

"I HATE YOU JAMES POTTER!" She gaped at what she had said.

"You what?" He croaked. She had NEVER said she had hated him before. He didn't think it was that bad. His head pounded and his throat became parched.

"I…I…I h-hate you." She said so softly she was hoping he didn't hear it. She knew she didn't mean it but she couldn't back down now. James felt his heart being torn out as she spoke softly. His eyes stung and he looked to the floor.

FLASHBACK

A young red head girl was sitting on her bed crying. A soft knock on the door jolted her out of her trance. She wiped her eyes.

"GO AWAY!"

The door opened slowly.

"I SAID GO AWAY!" She screamed.

"Lily?" A boy's voice came softly.

"What?" She snapped. A messy haired boy entered the room looking at his shoes. His face was filled with sadness.

"Lily…I'm sorry. I really am." She watched the boy in silence. "I really mean it Lily. I'm so sorry. REALLY. I don't want you to hate me." He ended sadly.

She smiled gently. "I don't hate you, James. It's not your fault my hamster died and yours didn't."

"So…you don't hate me then?" He looked up into her eyes hopefully.

"Don't be silly." Her face cracked into a huge grin. "I could never hate you." He smiled happily.

He turned to the door. Just as he reached it he quickly turned around and ran at her, tackling her into a hug. He hugged her soundly on her bed as she wrapped her arms around his back.

"You swear you don't hate me Lily?" He asked hugging her tightly.

"I swear. I will NEVER hate you James."

END FLASHBACK

"Well…" He spoke quietly, more to the floor then to her. "If you hate me I better get out of your way. Goodbye, Lily Evans."

Lily watched him walk away with a heavy heart. She slid down a wall and collapsed on the floor in body racking sobs. She could feel her heart breaking with each step he took. Why is it even when I'm supposed to hate you I still love you?

$$SCENE CHANGE$$

The next day the two wouldn't even look at each other. It killed their friends to see them this way. They had never seen the two fight this long with each other. They had never seen their friends so depressed.

"Lily? Lily, will you pass the rolls?" Abby asked over lunch.

Lily picked them up wordlessly and passed them to her friend. She then went back to staring into space.

"Stop." Remus said suddenly. "Stop it right now."

"What?" Sirius, Peter and Abby asked together. Lily and James continued to sit in silence.

"Not you. Lily and James. Stop this NOW. I am sick of you fighting. It kills me to see the two of you so unhappy."

The pair still sat wordlessly.

"STOP!" He bellowed. He shook James by the shoulders and tilted his head up. "Look at her." He commanded. He held his head firmly in his hands and pointed in Lily's direction. James tried to get out of his grasp but Remus held him tight. He sat staring at Lily who was avoiding his gaze. James closed his eyes and felt Remus let his grip up.

"Fine." Remus sighed. "Fine. Be that way but you two are hurting each other and all your friends by being so stupid."

"She started it." James mumbled.

"What?" Lily's head snapped up in a flash.

"I said you started it." James said clearly, looking her in the eye.

"I DID NOT start it! You did! You tried to control my life and I'll have none of it!"

"I was trying to PROTECT YOU!"

"I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP!" She stood up.

"YES YOU DO!" Why do I have to love you so much Lily?

"You know what…go to hell." She walked away.

"I'm sure I'll see you there." He said to her back. She turned around and whipped out her wand.

"Tarantallegra." James legs started doing a crazy dance and he flailed about trying to get his wand and control his legs.

"Impedimenta." He cried when he had his wand. Lily flew backwards. She stood and stumbled, before brushing herself off and pointing her wand out.

"Wingardium leviosa." He flew into the air. He glared at her.

"Ren-"

"STOP!" McGonagall shouted. She put James on the ground and called Lily over. "I never thought I'd see the day when Lily Evans and James Potter would dislike each other. Sure you two fought and bickered but nothing like this. I can't believe that you two, who were recently the best friends I had ever seen, are now like this. I'm ashamed to say if your friendship has broken up there is not much hope for the rest of us. 30 points from Gryffindor. Get out of my sight." She stalked off. The look in her eyes showed one of utmost sadness. Their friends looked at them with pity. Pity that they had lost something so special. Their housemates looked at them the same way. It was a sad day when Lily Evans and James Potter were enemies. A sad day indeed.

However, Lily and James paid no attention to these looks or the comments that surrounded them. Instead they glared soundly at each other before walking in opposite directions. Each footstep they took the harder it was not to break down and run back.

SCENE CHANGE

The tension was thick. Thicker than a Juppelnuff's ink on a summers day. Lily sneered at James. James hissed at Lily. Sirius sighed. Abby shook her head in sadness. Remus put is head in his hands. Peter looked around in confusion. The girls smirked at Lily and the boys grinned at James. It was just another day since Lily and James had put a stop to their friendship. A normal day except with everyday that passed Lily and James felt themselves grow angrier and the cold stab of jealousy was driving them mad.

Potions set the scene for their first break through.

"WHY ARE YOU SO STUPID?" Lily screamed. James had just thrown an extra ingredient into her potion she was working on with Buddy Landers. They had looked a little too close for James' comfort. Lily was still seething from this morning when James had come in with a blonde ditz clinging to his arm. Lily had taken the Liberty of tripping the bimbo before class.

"YOU'RE STUPID!"

"YOU ARE!"

"WELL YOU'RE TOO OBLIVIOUS!" James screamed.

"ME? YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND YOU!" It was becoming quite obvious that they weren't talking about the potion anymore. It was getting worse. Both were filled with so much jealousy.

"WHAT? AT LEAST I KNOW HOW MY BEST FRIEND IS FEELING! YOU COULDN'T EVEN TELL WHAT I FELT MOST OF THE TIME!"

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU COULDN'T EVEN SEE HOW I FELT WHEN IT WAS QUITE OBVIOUS!"

"WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU FELT THEN?" He yelled. His friends' eyes widened.

"WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME HOW YOU FELT?" There was a silence.

"I'M OUT OF HERE!" They yelled together.

"SHUT UP!"

"ARGH! I'M LEAVING!"

"STOP COPYING ME!"

They both rushed for their things and raced to the door. On the way they got stuck and started pushing each other. The potions master just let them fight, glad to have them out of his classroom.

"Move!"

"You move!" They were now stuck in the doorway, fighting over who left first.

"GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Lily screamed.

"I WOULD BUT YOU'RE SO BIG EVERYWHERE I GO, YOU'RE THERE!"

"ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT?"

"YES!"

"YOU'RE FAT!"

"YOU ARE!" The potions master had had enough and nudged them both out the door with a spell from his wand.

They glared at each other and stormed off in opposite directions, both thinking the same thing,

Why is it after all this I still love you?

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It was dinner time later that day, neither Lily or James would go down for fear of seeing the other. Lily was moping on her bed and James was doing the same on his. It was raining heavily outside and they both decided they needed an escape.

I don't care if it's a bloody storm out. I need to fly. Lily thought as she grabbed her broom and ran downstairs. She quickly exited out the doors and ran to the Quidditch pitch. She was flying for a few minutes, not caring about the rain when she saw another figure doing the same. I wonder who it is.

James was thinking the same. He had flown out the Boys' dorm windows and was now darting around the other end of the pitch. He saw another figure descend to the ground and figured he would do the same to see who it was. They landed and both started walking towards the middle.

"YOU!" They cried. Lily turned but James caught her arm.

"No more running. We settle this now."

"Fine." She shivered. "Why are you being such a prat?"

"You're the one acting stupid."

"NO I'm NOT! You started it by telling me I was weak and that I would get hurt!" She raised her voice and shook his arm off.

"I was worried about you. I care for you. I can't stand you getting hurt." He looked her over. I can't stand this! Does she know how irresistible she is to me right now? I don't want to fight. I love her so much.

"I can take care of myself!"

"THOSE GUYS WERE IDIOTS!"

"WHO ARE YOU TO DECIDE WHO I DATE?" She yelled. I'm just the guy who happens to be hopelessly in love with you.

The rain was getting heavy and they started to feel the cold even more.

"I THOUGHT I WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND!"

"ME TOO! BUT BEST FRIENDS DON'T TURN THEIR FRIENDS DATES HAIR GREEN!" Does he know what he's doing to me at the moment? I don't want to fight with him. I hate fighting with James.

"YOU TIPPED BUTTERBEER OVER MY DATE!"

"YOU CONSTANTLY BULLIED ANYONE WHO ASKED ME OUT!"

"YOU GLARED AT ANY GIRL WHO WOULD LOOK AT ME!"

"THEY WERE DITZY!"

"SO?" He yelled.

"YOU COULD DO BETTER!" Fire was coursing through her veins.

"SO COULD YOU!"

"I CAN NOT!"

"YOU CAN DO SO MUCH BETTER! BELIEVE ME! ANY GUY WOULD BE CRAZY NOT TO WANT YOU!" he said angrily.

"Apparently the one guy that counts is crazy then." She mumbled so he didn't hear.

"Why did you act like that all week?" He demanded. She glared.

"YOU ACTED LIKE AN IDIOT ALL WEEK! YOU HURT ANY BOY WHO TALKED TO ME! YOU CONSTANTLY YELLED AT ME!"

"THAT'S DIFFERENT!" James yelled.

"HOW?" She screamed.

"I DID IT BECAUSE I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU!"

"SO DID I!" They both gasped. Instantly both their faces softened. Their eyes widened in shock and they were both filled with panic.

Uh oh! I wasn't meant to tell him.

Did Lily just say that? Did I just say that?

Wait! James said it first!

Did she mean that?

Did he mean that?

They stood there staring at each other for a few moments. Neither one knew what to say or what to do. In an instant they both made up there mind, turned in opposite directions and ran as fast as there legs would take them.

P.S. It may be while before I update because I have NO idea what to do after that.