A/N Hello folks… I decided to update quickly so….. here's chapter 4! Xoxoxo

Chapter 4

5 days later

Lily was out of the hospital wing now. She would get completely sick to her stomach when she saw Thomas. Her face would become a soft but discernable shade of green or she'd slightly tremble if he dared to look at her as though nothing was wrong.

Neither James nor Lily could recall what had happened that night in the common room. All they knew is that they were in an argument, and no one reminded them. No one even mentioned it.

Lily didn't know it but today was the day that James would make Thomas pay. James had told Arianna, however, and she was to keep close tabs on Lily all day.

Sirius and Remus also knew. (Of course they knew!) James was understanding when Remus said he had far too much homework. It was true too, he did in fact have a lot of homework. He hated fights as well. It reminded of what he is capable of. (When he's a werewolf)

Remus had DADA, Arithmancy, Potions, and Divination homework for the weekend.

James was lucky to have found Thomas, alone, without his posse'. The map showed him walking on the Hogwarts grounds.

James came up to him and met him face to face. Thomas had tried to avoid James, (by not running into him) but now it was clear to him that James was in his way for a reason.

He had nothing with him except the force of his punch and the anger behind it. He wasn't going to use his wand on Thomas.

Thomas had other plans for his course of action. He reached into his robes and pulled out his wand; he raised it above him…

Sirius came up behind Thomas and grabbed the wand. Only James had seen him coming.

"No, you fight with your fists. Remember? Or is trying to beat up a guy just,… oh I dunno, just, not your thing?" Sirius spat out sardonically to Thomas.

The fear in Thomas' eyes was obvious; James used this to his advantage to further shaken his psyche.

"You'd better hope you don't come out of this alive, because if you do, you'll be wishing I'd killed you." James stated in a confidently cool fashion.

James fist made contact with Thomas' stomach before he could say 'Quidditch', and he was stupidly stumbling backwards. Thomas went down. James picked him up off the ground. He had the scruff of Thomas' robes; James punched again.

He made sure that the whole time Thomas felt pain; no, he wouldn't knock him out yet. He hoped it was a terrible pain. Thomas didn't get many swings in at James but the ones he did get in there, James didn't feel. All his malice completely blocked everything out.

James heard a faint yelp, and booming shouting that sounded somewhat familiar, yet so far away. Two arms wrapped around his own, preventing him from pulling Thomas off the ground again. He had just gone unconscious.

He was spun around.

"That's enough James. You're killing him!." Sirius said gravely.

"Good, he needs to die." James responded.

"Well, Lily's here so…" began Sirius, and not expecting to finish, because James was snapped back into reality by Lily's name

"James."

'It was Lily who screamed.' James thought, 'That was when Thomas punched me.'

"Lily, oh Merlin, I'm so sorry, you weren't supposed to know."

"It's okay, I'm glad. Oh! James, you're bleeding.

Lily tried to use her sleeve to try to wipe the blood, but James stopped her. He used the back of his own sleeve. He knew how much she liked that sweater. :)

"Lily, I'm really sorr…"

Lily placed her two fingers (index and middle) to his lips gently and reassured him that it was okay. She put her arms around his neck and pulled him into a consoling hug.

Lily was just happy to have him there. She silently wished this had never happened, as soon as she thought it she felt guilty. Lily was thankful for what James had done. Any other guy would have let it go… not by choice… they just wouldn't have been able to.

Sirius and James floated Thomas through the castle to the hospital. Had Thomas been awake… Sirius wouldn't have let him be, and his eye would have been swollen shut anyway.

The day was soon over and Lily and James were sitting under a beautifully, large tree, and they were watching the sun set. The sky looked as though it had been painted with pastel water colors. They watched the changing colors dance in the evening light as though it were a ballerina whose silk attire was ever altering before your eyes.

The past few days had been a bit dramatic for all of them, now that it was all over Lily could just sit, and breathe. James was more relaxed as well, considering the minority of bruises he had sustained. Humorously and most likely from Sirius, when he was trying to attempt a few swings at Thomas. James would later refer to him as 'spastic'. Lily was thankful as well to Arianna and her timing. She had somehow managed to spare Thomas' life. She knew he didn't deserve it.

Lily and James did not notice Arianna and Sirius were accompanying each other by sitting not far behind them.

Sirius asked, "Aren't they great together?"

"Yea, they're a beautiful pair." Arianna replied.

Sirius looked at her until she looked back, then they were gazing into each other's eyes. In Arianna's mind, she was a little frightened; she had never been kissed before and she knew he was about to do just that.

Sirius leaned in and kissed Arianna; she liked it and kissed him back.

A/N I hope this one was okay…..!. don't worry Remus will get a girl.!