Chapter 9

Lily plunged under water and when she came back up, the boys (mostly James) were still staring at her. "What? Do I have seaweed in my hair?" Lily asked, bemused by all the attention. The three boys shook their head, but continued to stare. Lily rolled her eyes.

Quickly, the boys returned to their splashing about in the water, occasionally wetting Lily. She didn't mind. In fact, she liked splashing the boys back.

"James Potter! Put me down!" screeched Lily, as James picked her up. He grinned evilly, but continued to wade out farther and farther into the lake. Soon enough, the water reached his shoulders, indicating he should stop.

Before Lily could protest, James threw Lily into the water, making a big splash. Lily came up and glared at James."You are so going to get it!" she said, before launching herself at James. He stumbled backwards, and tripped over a rock. He splashed into the water.

When he came back up, Lily was laughing. It had been a while since she had, and, to James, it was like music to his ears.

They continued pushing one and other in the water. Soon after, they were beginning to get hungry and decided to get out of the water.

When James and Lily came inside, both Remus and Sirius were no were to be found. But there was some food on the table, evidently for the two of them.

They ate in a comfortable silence, sometimes glancing at one and other. They finished their lunch and headed off to their rooms to change.

The week flew by, and Lily was in a better mood. She was smiling and even laughing sometimes. She would join the boys in their fun, but she refused to play Quiditch. She was a terrible flyer, and did not feel the need to embarrass herself.

After the everyone had come in from outside, Mrs. Potter was waiting for them in the kitchen. "You've all got your Hogwarts letter!" she said, passing them around to everyone. Lily thanked Mrs. Potter before opening her letter.

She opened the letter and the normal greeting was upon the parchment. She also received the list of spell books needed for the year. "Perfect," she thought grimly, "I don't have enough money to buy all of them." She sighed and looked at the last bit of parchment.

But as she took it out, something else fell out with it. A Badge. Before Lily could pick it up, se heard Mrs. Potter squeal. "James! I cannot believe you've been made Head Boy!" she said. Lily quickly looked in James's direction. He was standing still, holding out the badge in his hand, his mouth slightly ajar. Lily quickly grabbed her badge and hastily tried to hide it behind her back.

Sirius seemed to have noticed Lily's sudden movement. "Whacha got there Lily?" he asked. Lily shook her head and tried to stuff the badge in her back pocket, but Sirius was too fast for her.

After looking at the badge, an evil grin spread across his face. "Jamesie! Guess what Lily got!" exclaimed Sirius, throughly ignoring the death glare James was giving him for having called him 'Jamesie'.

"What?" James snarled. Sirius beamed like a dog that had just found a treasure. "She's been made Head Girl!" Sirius said. James's face softened. "Congratulations Lily!" exclaimed Mrs. Potter, giving Lily a big hug. After Mrs. Potter pulled away, Lily smiled. "Thank you. Congratulations James," said Lily.

James nodded. "Thanks, and you too." "This means a party for the two of you!" said Mrs. Potter, "I'll ask the elves to make something special for the two of you. What would the two of you like?"

Lily thought for a moment, but could not decide what she wanted. "Tacos!" exclaimed James. Mrs. Potter nodded. "How do tacos sound Lily?" she asked. Lily nodded. "That's fine with me," she replied. The elves hurried back to the kitchens to begin supper and dessert.

"Now, I think , maybe we should go to Diagon Alley tomorrow, that way we'll beat the back-to-school crowd," Mrs. Potter thought out loud. Everyone agreed, and went their separate ways.

Lily went to her room, still in shock. She was Head Girl. But, most of all, James had been made Head Boy. Head Boy! Lily had always thought that Remus would make it, or maybe Amos Diggory.

James went to his room, still in shock, He was Head boy. He knew Lily was going to be Head Girl. She was the best at everything. Well, almost everything. She wasn't a very good broom flyer. James smirked. He used to love to taunt her about it, but he saw today that she was fascinate by it. The way she watched Sirius, Remus and James practice.

"So, Mr. Head Boy, I hope you wont be handing out too many detention to your best mates!" Sirius exclaimed. James chuckled. But before he could reply he heard Lily's voice, "He might not, but I will."

Sirius and Remus turned to see Lily, with her hands on her hips. She had a serious look on her face. Sirius looked a tad bit scared. But then Lily began laughing. "Oh, you should have seen the look on your faces!" she said, clutching her stomach. Sirius smiled and picked Lily up.

"Sirius Black! Put me down!" she exclaimed. Sirius smiled. "Nope! For that, you'll have to make it up to us!" Lily groaned. "What must I do?" she asked. "Nothing perverted," she added quickly.

Sirius just grinned evilly. "You have to promise that you'll take away as many points from the Slytherins as possible," he said. Lily rolled her eyes. "Did you think I haven't already thought of that?" she asked. Sirius put her down and hugged her. "Oh love, we'll make you into a Marauder yet!" Sirius exclaimed happily. Lily rolled her eyes, but returned the hug.

"Hey! I want one two!" said Remus, joining the fun. He took Sirius's place in hugging Lily. Lily laughed, but gave Remus a hug also.

"Now, love, it's Jamesies turn!" said Sirius, before rushing out of the room. James launched at him, and was able to trip him. "Hey! What about 5 second rule?" he asked. "That applies to food," said James. "Speaking of food..." said Sirius, before he left, obviously in search of food. "I'll go make sure he doesn't eat all the food," sighed Remus.

"So, do I get a hug?" James asked. Lily laughed, but gave him a hug anyways. As Lily pulled away, James kept his arms around her waist. He was staring deeply in her eyes. Lily's breath quickened as she stared back.

James's face came closer. Lily felt entranced, as if she could not pull away. But she also wanted to be there, in James's arms. She wanted to feel his lips on hers, the passion and love. She found herself leaning in also.

James closed the gap between the two, their lips finally touching one and other. Lily felt as if she were flying. James was too.

All too soon, James pulled away, fearing that she would reject him. But when he looked into Lily's bright green eyes, he saw love. His heart filled with joy. Maybe he finally had her.

But Lily was scared. She was supposed to hate James. She was suddenly feeling like she wanted to be with him, have him hold her tight and never let go. Lily pushed on his chest, and quickly ran away to her room.

James was left standing there, a confused look on his face. Why had Lily just ran away? He decided to go after her.

Lily sat on her bed. She loved him. She was sure. But she was scared. She had never been loved before, never been in a relationship. This was all new to her.

James knocked on Lily's door. To his surprise, she told him to come in. He walked in, and found Lily sitting on her bed looking at him.

"I'm sorry," he told her. "No, James. It's me that should be apologizing," Lily said. James was puzzled. "Why should you be sorry? You didn't do anything," James said. Lily gave him a small smile. "I'm sorry for running away and I'm sorry I hurt your feelings. I... I guess I was just scared," she told him.

"Scared of what?" asked James, trying to find out if she was saying what he was hopping she was saying. "Scared of love," Lily said, in an almost in-audible whisper. But James heard it. He smiled and sat next to his love.

"Lily, you never have to be afraid of love. I promise to love you forever and never hurt you," he told her. Lily looked up at him and smiled. She leaned her head on his shoulder and sighed.

"James, I think I might love you too," she told him. James grinned. "Really? My Lily loves me!" he cheered! He jumped up from the bed, pulling Lily with him. "Come on! Let's go get some ice cream!" he said, somehow getting Lily on his back.

He gave her a ride all the way down stairs, making her laugh. He stopped in the kitchen and put her down. With a flick of his wand, two bowls of double chocolate frog ice cream zoomed into their hands.

They sat down at the table, and James decided to have a bit of fun. He took his spoon and scoop a healthy serving of ice cream. Lily turned to him, and before she could say anything, James had shoved the ice cream in her face.

"Why Lily! I do believe you have ice cream all over your face!" exclaimed James. He leaned forward and said, "Let me get it off." With that, he began kissing off the ice cream, making Lily giggle like mad.

Just then, Sirius and Remus walked in. "Oh! We must be interrupting a snogging ritual with ice cream," joked Sirius. Lily, James and Remus rolled their eyes.

"I see that both of you have come to your senses," said Remus, "especially you Lily. Everyone seemed to know how madly James was in love with you, except you." Lily blushed. "Well, I know now," she said shyly.

Author's note: Ah, finally! I've been waiting for the longest time to get this chappy written, but some how, I could never figure out what in the world to write. Last night, the scene with James and Lily kissing for the first time, came to me as I was about to fall asleep. Anyways, I've decided that I will have one more chapter, maybe two, depending if I feel like it. But I have absolutely loved writing this story, and you should expect a few more stories like this one from me, but with different characters. Well, ta ta for now! Leave a review please!