Lily and James: Their Summer of Love

Authors Note: Hey yall! I hope I got this one up fast enough! I love yall! Thanks for everything!–Riley

Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own any of this! (Sadly...)

Chapter 8: Flashbacks and Barging Ins

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Payton grinned as Riley began telling her story. They were talking all about what happened on their dates yesterday. Of course, Riley wasn't exactly on a 'date' per-say but that wasn't the point...Or was she?

"Okay, so first we went to a Quality Quidditch Supplies like we said we were. And then—"

Her story was stopped short, as Lily ran in, a smile lit brightly on her face. Payton laughed, as Lily jumped around for a while and then finally settled herself happily on the bed.

"What's got you all happy?" she asked, grinning.

Lily squealed. "You won't believe this!" she squealed excitedly.

As she told them the story, they both 'aww'ed and squealed at just the right times.

"I know! Now we're together and its so awesome! So how did both of your days go?" she asked finally calming down enough to ask.

Riley and Payton both looked at each other and grinned. "Actually, we were just on that subject." Payton said grinning.

"So, this is what happened..." Riley started. "Well—first, you have to know that Sirius asked me out last night.."

"Oh my gosh! Why didn't you tell us!" they asked, squealing.

Riley rolled her eyes. "We were both just going down for a snack at like 3 o'clock in the morning.." she said. "Anyways, I said yes of course.."

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Flashback

"Lils, Payton and Remus just went to that coffee shop for their date, and me and Sirius are going to this Quidditch Supplies place."

Lily smiled and told her to have fun, but she could see the look of disappointment and freaked-outedness on her face. (A/N: New Word!) Grinning and hoping everything went well on Lils and James' 'date', Riley took his hand, waving back at Lily one last time, before taking off down the street. She was just glad that she didn't feel as nervous since they were already going out now.

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Riley stopped her story for a moment. She had to tell this story without Lily finding out about the Plan. Clearing her throat to buy her some time, she watched Lily anxiously fiddle with her robes.

"C'mon Riles! What happened after you guys left?" she asked slyly.

Riley grinned and finally regained her composure, ready to tell the story and leave out all the parts where they talked about the Plan. (Actually there weren't that many ;)

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Sirius, instead of going to a Quality Quidditch Supplies, led Riley to an ice cream parlor she had never seen before. Walking in, she shivered as the air conditioner blew past her. Rubbing at her arms, she tried to get the goose bumps to go away. Unfortunately, Sirius decided to put his arm around her shoulders at that moment, which although he was warm, created even more goose bumps which she didn't think was caused by the cool air.

"You seemed a little cold," he said grinning cheekily at her.

Riley grinned and leaned against him slightly. "I'm surprised you aren't, it's freezing in here!" she exclaimed, unnecessarily giving a shudder to show how cold she was.

Sirius laughed. "Yeah well, I guess we'll just have to warm each other up..." he said, taking her hand and lacing his fingers with hers. She gave him a small smile, and shyly tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She absolutely despised how he was the only guy that was hard for her to talk around and made her feel all nervous like this. Of course, he was the only guy she'd been out with that she actually really liked. It was just not like her. Although it was kind of nice in an odd way.

'How ironic,' she mused thinking of Lils, Payt and herself. 'All three of us fell for the Marauders..'

Riley smirked. She'd always known that Lily and James would be together and Payt and Remus but...her and Sirius? It was weird but...nice.

"What are you thinking about?" Sirius breathed in her ear, sending tingles through her body and causing her to jump back into reality and out of her thoughts.

Riley grinned. "Just about how lucky I am right now." she said as she stood on tiptoe to give him a quick kiss. It had only been there second one but although she was nervous, she felt mildly comfortable just being there with him.

Sirius kissed her back as they reached the counter. "Not as lucky as I am.." he murmured, looking her dead in the eyes.

She was slightly struck by the sincereness of it.

Riley managed to give him a weak smile. If she opened her mouth she was sure she would let out some clichéd little sigh.

"What'll ya have, m'dears?"

They tore their eyes away from each other, to look at a petite woman with curly black hair and an apron on, standing in front of them with a glint in her eye and an amused expression on her face.

Both of them blushing slightly but grinning nonetheless, ordered. Riley got a cookies-n-cream milkshake while Sirius got the good ol' chocolate.

They settled themselves at a table for two in the back.

"You know..." Riley started, after a thought popped in her head, "We both stay at James' every summer and we never really paid attention to each other before..."

Sirius' eyebrows furrowed. "Yeah, I know. It's rather odd isn't it?"

Riley nodded and then bit her lip. "You and James have changed a lot." she said, from out of the blue.

Sirius looked up. "How so?" he asked a grin falling on his features.

She smiled and took a sip of her shake. "Well." she said for starters. "Of course you still like to prank and get in trouble and all that...Not to mention annoy the hell out of everyone you see." This caused the both of them to grin widely. "But you're more...I guess mature, you could say."

Sirius grinned cheekily. "You could also say that I'm more handsome, I'm smarter, and I'm more fantastic than I ever was!" he said dramatically.

Riley raised a brow. "Now don't go getting a big head, the team doesn't need both James and you stuck on the ground." she teased, it being something Lily had said to him after an exceptionally good quidditch game.

He laughed, that loud bark-like laugh that made Riley want to hug him like a big teddy bear.

After finishing their milkshakes, they quickly paid and left.

"So, where d'you s'pose we go now? We could go see how Lily and James are doing..." he offered, not knowing what she was up for.

At this Riley rolled her eyes. "You know, just because I'm not shallow doesn't mean that I don't fancy a snog with my boyfriend once in a while." she said. Of course no sooner than she said it followed by a smirk from Sirius, did she blush. ("You said that to him just like that!" came an exclamation from Payton.)

Sirius smirked widely. "Well in that case..." he took her by the hand and led her to an alleyway.

When they got there he smirked again. "If I'd've known you fancied a snog with me—" he started, before being cut off by a pair of really soft lips. All thoughts were forgotten as he wrapped his arms tightly around her waist, pulling her closer to him. Their lips moved softly against the others, enjoying the feel of them. Riley wrapped one arm around his neck, while the other one rested on his chest, before deepening the kiss. His hands played in her hair, twirling strands around his finger, or running his hands through it, making her shiver quite nicely. Riley shivered even more as she felt something warm and wet brush against her bottom lip, unmistakably his tongue. She opened her mouth slightly, allowing him entrance. Her body tingles as his tongue explored her mouth, then mingled with hers. That chocolate taste again. Mmm. 'He must eat chocolate a lot..' she thought, sighing softly into the kiss. The kiss quickly intensified, their hands tangled in each others hair—

End Flashback

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"Er—I think I'd rather keep this last part to myself..." Riley ended blushing. Both girls gasped loudly.

"You didn't--?" Lily started making Riley pull a face.

"Lils, do I look stupid? Okay, don't answer that. But I assure you that no I did not do that."

Lily grinned. "Sorry. Okay Payt—your turn." Payton grinned.

"Righto.."

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Flashback

While Lily was in her own little world, Payton and Remus managed to sneak off for their date. Walking down the street, they looked for Tricia's Coffee Shop.

"So Payton, what do you want to be when you get out of school?" Remus asked attempting to begin a conversation.

Payton sighed thoughtfully. "I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure that I want to be a Healer though. My mother worked at St. Mungo's and I used to visit her and help her with the patients there, and I've always really liked it. How about you?"

"Well I've always wanted to be an Auror, same with James and Sirius." he answered promptly. "Although..."

"What?" Payton prompted him, twirling a strand of hair around her finger. She glanced at Remus who seemed flushed. He looked so cute like that. All embarrassed like.

"I've—sorta...I've always wanted to be a professor at Hogwarts." he said quickly as if Payton would laugh at him.

"Oh, that's awesome!" she said enthusiastically. "What would you teach?"

Remus looked surprised but glad that she didn't seem weirded out by it. "Well, I've always liked Defense Against the Dark Arts and I s'pose it is something worth teaching, y'know with Voldemort getting stronger.." he said quietly.

No one liked to be reminded of Voldemort. It was all-together not a nice subject. Payton just nodded.

"Actually...besides a Healer I used to want to work with Gringotts so that I could travel you know. Go to Romania or somewhere like that."

Remus grinned. "Yeah, I've wanted to travel too. Being an Auror will allow me to travel some but not a whole lot."

Payton noticed that they were walking so close together, that she could actually feel the body heat radiating off of him. She blushed at this. Biting her lip, she hoped he didn't notice. He did.

"Are you alright? You look sort of flushed.."

Payton managed a small smile. "Oh, I'm fine. It's just sort of hot out here you know...Ah, good there's Tricia's now.." she said, happy for an excuse to change the subject.

As they walked in, the cool air hit her, hopefully bringing down her blush a bit. They decided to sit quickly as, the coffee shop was filling up by the minute.

"Wow, it's busy in here." she said as Remus pulled her chair out for her. "Thanks.." she said, giving him a warm smile, before sitting down.

The waitress soon walked up to them. "Whew! It is a busy day today! So, what'll ya have?" she said grinning at the cute but quiet couple.

"Um...I think I'll have the iced coffee." Payton said, needing something cold.

Remus smiled at the waitress. "I'll have the same."

As she left, Remus turned back to Payton. "So—how do you think Lily's doing?" he asked, almost laughing aloud at the thought.

Payton grinned and tucked some hair behind her ear, and fiddling with the ring on her finger. "Well, I'm sure that right now Lily is sitting on his lap, getting whipped cream off of his face with her mouth." she joked, almost laughing at the absurdity of it all. (wink wink)

He chuckled. "Well, wouldn't that be a sight to see?"

Payton grinned. "Oh, yeah. Frankly, I think I would pay to see that!"

He grinned. "Ditto."

They were looking into each others eyes. Neither of them seemed to want to tear their gaze away.

"Here you are, dears!"

Payton's head snapped up. As the waitress set the coffee's down they thanked her.

The silence bore down on them, as Payton tried her hardest to avoid Remus's eyes. Clearing her throat, she reached for the sugar, trying to find something for her hands to do. Except, just at that moment, Remus reached for it too and their hands brushed. Their faces both turned an equal shade of red. Payton began to pull her hand away, just as Remus took it. Payton looked down at their hands clasped together. They fit so perfectly. She looked up now into Remus's eyes. Those gorgeous amber eyes. Wow, he was leaning really close.

Swallowing, she whispered, "Kissing on the first date is tacky..." 'Nice, Payton.' she thought mentally kicking herself.

Remus just smiled. "Everyone deserves to be tacky once in a while..." he breathed.

End Flashback

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Squeals were heard all through the house.

"Oh my god! He said that! That was so sweet! I can't believe you guys kissed!"

"I know, he is so sweet—" Payton was cut off when three guys burst smugly into the room.

"Wow, Moony! I never that you had it in ya!" Sirius yelled, giving him a manly pat on the back.

Payton blushed that they had just heard the whole story.

"Aww, c'mon Padfoot, it seems we all did pretty damn good today on our dates," James said, winking at Lily who rolled her eyes but was still wearing a grin.

Sirius grinned and looked over at Riley with a glint in his eyes. "So Riley, care to give me another play by play of our kiss? Or shall I say snog?"

Riley rolled her eyes and walked over to him. Slinging one arm around his neck, she grabbed him by the collar and pulled him less than an inch from her lips.

"Just shut up and kiss me you idiot.."

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Authors Note: I am extremely proud of this one and I liked it a lot! I hope yall do too! greengrl I know my last chapter wasn't as detailed or as long as it should have been but I was very confused. I was gunna make that a really long and good drama filled chappie but decided to leave it for later! Well I love yall and thanks for ALL the reviews! MwAh!

Riley