Lily and James: Their Summer of Love

Disclaimer: I don't own anything that sounds familiar.

authors note: Hey yall! I think this is really a good one! Lots of drama! I hope you all like it! Just a warning this one is a lot more serious and very sad to me... And on another note...I got Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and read it the first day! Just for all yall who haven't read it I won't spoil it, but lemme tell you I was crying so much I could barely read...you will all be surprised by the ending. Sadder than the 5th book but also shows just how much they have all grown up.

Chapter 10: Drama and Rain

A couple of weeks went by before the group went into town again, seeing as they had achieved what they had hoped. When they finally did, it was a dreary Saturday afternoon, with dark clouds blanketing the sky. Although it was not the nicest day they were all in good spirits. They had all decided to make the bet last for another week due to the luck the girls were having. The group were all deeply immersed in conversation. Riley and Payton, were engrossed in a vivid talk about quidditch, while Sirius and James fought about why woman wear thongs.

"I swear, it's just in case they run out of floss Prongs! You always need floss! Floss is good!" Sirius was saying energetically, apparently having no idea what a thong was used for.

James rolled his eyes. "Actually I am pretty sure they are used so that if they are on a really bad date they will have a reason to go to the bathroom and pick a wedgie!" he fought back, amazingly serious.

Remus coughed, highly amused. "Not surprisingly, you are both incorrect. Woman wear thongs so that no one sees an underwear line. After all, I should know." he said grimacing, causing everyone to look at them with arched brows.

"What?" Remus asked, in a highly raised voice.

Lily grinned. "Er—Remus how exactly would you know what a thong is for?" she asked fighting the urge to laugh.

He made a disgusted look. "I would rather not recall what Wormtail told me about his man-thong out loud."
Loud laughs were followed by this statement from the girls, while Sirius and James gawked at Remus with disgust on their faces.

Soon after the discussion ended, Lily and James reached the tea shop that they had been going to for their date. Waving goodbye they walked in, the bell ringing cheerfully. Lily smiled warmly at the bar maid as she laced her fingers with James'. Settling down at a table for two, they both ordered a tea.

"The bets going great so far!" Lily joked conversationally.

James chuckled. "Yes it has. No doubt the guys will win though...actually now that we are together does this mean the bet's off?" he asked grinning cheekily.

Lily grinned and leaned towards him. "Mmmm, not a chance." she said, giving him a short peck on the lip which he returned. "Actually I thought we should change the bet."

James raised an eyebrow. "Change it?"

She nodded, grinning. "I think that if the girls aren't allowed to fight with you guys, then the guys shouldn't be allowed to make physical contact with us. No kissing, no holding hands, no hugging. Regular contact is expected but besides that..." she trailed off, while James looked at her open-mouthed.

"You're joking right?"

Lily glared at him. "No, I'm not. But if you don 't think you can do it—" she started.

"What!" James yelped. "Of course we can do it!" he said proudly.

Smirking Lily held out her hand and James shook it. "That's that then. The new bet will start tomorrow."

After finishing her drink and a moment of silence Lily smiled.

"Well, I'm going to go to the ladies room right quick." she said, standing up.

James nodded. "Alright. Hurry back to me!" he teased dramatically.

Lily laughed and made her way to the toilets. Just as she made to open the door, a short, dark haired girl walked out. Sarah Jordan.

'Great, just make my day..' Lily thought bitterly.

"Evans." Jordan said, scowling at her.

"Jordan." she spat back, her voice full of loathing.

"Are you here with your boyfriend?" she asked nastily, peering over Lily's shoulder at James.

Lily glared. "Yes. As a matter of fact, I am." she said defiantly.

What the hell is it to her anyways? God, as soon as we get back to Hogwarts I'll hex her into the next millennium! Ugh. At least I have James. He is the best boyfriend ever and who does she have? Exactly. No one.

"Not for long..." This snapped Lily out of her thoughts. Sarah had whispered this so quietly that Lily almost didn't catch it. Almost.

"And just what the hell is that supposed to mean?" she asked with an arched brow.

Sarah laughed. "Oh nothing. Nothing at all...See ya Evans." she said, malice filling her voice.

Rolling her eyes, Lily pushed past her and into the bathroom. Turning the water on, she splashed some on her warm face. She absolutely loathed that girl. Could anybody be more self-centered and more stuck up than her? She couldn't think of anyone. Sighing, she grabbed a towel and patted her face dry. Taking one last look in the mirror she shoved all thoughts of Jordan out of her mind and instead thought about James. He was absolutely wonderful. Immediately her face broke into a smile.

As she walked out of the ladies room now fresh and happy again, she immediately wished that she hadn't.

There they were, Sarah in his lap and they were—kissing. Swallowing each others faces more like.

Her insides froze. She felt like the room was spinning. Everything was all wrong. How could he do this to her?

Anger, hurt, and humiliation leapt inside of her like white hot flames.

"J-James?" she whispered, her voice breaking with emotion.

At the sound of Lily's voice, the couple broke apart. James had a look of pure shock on his face.

Sarah smirked and strode over to Lily. "Me and James were just having a friendly little chat—" CRACK! That was the sound it made as Lily's fist collided with Sarah's face, causing her to fall on the ground with a scream.

"Lily.." James started weakly making to take her hand. "I didn't—"

"Don't you touch me, Potter." she whispered acidly. "How could you?" she asked, her voice rising. "This is exactly what I was afraid of. All these years you asked me out this is what I knew would happen! You just proved that I've been right about you from the start." she said, her voice breaking again, as hot tears prickled her eyes. No. He would NOT see her cry.

James shook his head. "Lily, no. You don't understand!"

"No—I think I understand perfectly."

"Please Lils!" he pleaded taking her hand.

Lily jerked it away and slapped him smartly across the face. Before he could say or do anything else, Lily had ran out the door and was outside. Great. It had started raining.

The rain poured hard, mixing with the tears that were now running freely down her face. She looked around feeling lost and alone. And then she was running.

Running to no where.

Running anywhere.

She just had to run away from him.

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What am I doing? Where am I going? James. James. James. That name. How could he?

How the hell could he do this to me? I thought he'd changed. I thought he was different

now! No. He's still the same old stupid, damn Potter who wants to shag every girl in

sight. I'll never forgive him. Couldn't he see that I was actually falling in love with him?

I guess it was all a big joke. Just like I thought. Everything I'd always thought about him

in my 6 years of Hogwarts has been true. How can I be crying? It's not my loss it's his.

It's his. Where am I? Potters House again. Why the hell am I here? God, I just feel like I

should die. How can he make me feel so stupid? Making me want to kill myself! Ha. He

doesn't have that power over me at all. I won't let him. He doesn't mean a damn thing to

me. It's not my problem that he would rather have some whore who'll never appreciate

him rather than someone who does. It doesn't matter. It's not as if I'll never find anyone

else. I will. I'll find someone better. Someone who actually cares about me. Maybe

someone I'll love more than him. Love? What the hell is that anyways. I didn't love him.

I never loved him...

These thoughts ran through her head so many times she felt dizzy. She couldn't fall apart! She just couldn't...Ironically Lily ran straight to the Potter Mansion without realizing it. When she stopped to catch her breath, she couldn't take it. She didn't want to feel all of this pain. Lily took in another gasping breath before she collapsed and everything went dark...

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James POV (third person)

"Well, I'm going to go to the ladies room right quick." James heard Lily say.

James grinned and nodded. "Alright, hurry back to me!" he teased her. She just laughed

and stood up, walking away from the table.

Sipping some of his coffee he leaned back in his chair, looking to where Lily had just

gone. Wait—she wasn't in the bathroom yet. She was talking to someone. He vaguely

recognized her as some girl Sirius had snogged back in 3rd year.

He thought he saw the girl looking over Lily's shoulder at him. His eyebrows furrowed he

kept his eyes on the pair, to make sure Lily was alright. Hmm, she looked fine. Yes, she

went into the bathroom and the girl was walking away. Wait no—walking towards him.

"Hello," the girl said, a smirk on her face. "I'm Sarah Jordan. I've seen you around

school sometimes." she simpered, holding out her hand.

James took her hand, questioningly and shook it. "Oh, I'm James Potter."

She just nodded. "Oh, yes I know."

"Oh—right. So er—can I help you?"

Sarah nodded again. "Actually you can. I was just wondering why you would waste your

time on such an ugly and hot-tempered girl as that Evans." she said loudly.

Apparently she had touched a nerve. "You don't even know her! Lily is one of the most

beautiful and sweet girls I know!"

Sarah laughed bitterly. "And you still want her after all she's done to you?"

James bit the inside of his cheek. "Okay, well she overreacts sometimes but I deserved

most of what she's done to me." he said defensively against his girlfriend.

"Oh, come on James.." she said walking closer to him and putting a hand on his arm.

"Why take some stupid mudblood, when you can have me?" she asked, in what was

supposed to be a seductive voice.

Angrily James shook her off. "Don't you ever call Lily that. Ever. She is about ten times

better than you, so you'd do well to just get the hell out of here." he said quietly.

Before he could say anything else, Sarah had pushed him back on the table and was

pressing her lips to his. He tried pushing her off and damn, was she strong for such a

little person! God, if he could just get her off him!

Then he heard a voice.

"J-James?" It was Lily. James finally managed to get Sarah off of him and pushed her

away.

It was then that Sarah walked over to Lily.

"Me and James were just having a friendly little chat—" CRACK. Oh my god. Lily

punched her. And by the looks of it she broke her nose. Sarah screamed bloody murder.

"Lily.." James started weakly making to take her hand. "I didn't—"

"Don't you touch me, Potter." she whispered to him. "How could you? This is exactly

what I was afraid of. All these years you asked me out this is what I knew would happen!

You just proved that I've been right about you from the start." she said to him her voice

breaking. No, Lily you have it all wrong, James thought wildly.

He shook his head. "Lily, no. You don't understand!"

"No—I think I understand perfectly." she said, her eyes filled with tears. He had hurt

her. He had caused her pain. That hurt him more than anything.

"Please Lils!" he pleaded trying to take her hand.

But Lily didn't let him have it. Instead she hit him. Hard. It stung awfully bad. Before he

could do another thing Lily left. Shite! Throwing some money down on the table, he ran

after her. It was raining hard and it felt good against his face. Chasing after her, he

wondered where she was going. He soon found out. The Potter Mansion. He kept

running. He couldn't see her through the rain but he would get there and explain. He had

just enough time to see her collapse as he reached the mansion.

"LILY!" he shouted, frantically.

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"LILY!"

Lily heard a cry to her. Who was it? Opening her eyes slowly, she saw James standing above her with a bright red handprint on his face.

What was going on? What happened, Lily thought wracking her brain. And then it all rushed back to her. Going into town. The date. Sarah. James. The table. Kissing. Lily felt sick. Everything was spinning.

Breathing heavily, James put a hand on her arm to help her up. "Lily! Are you alright?" he asked, in a scared voice.

"JUST LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE POTTER!" She shouted, jerking her arm away and quickly stood up, swaggering on the spot. James felt a pang in his heart. When she used his surname it cut him like a knife. She hadn't called him Potter for a while now.

"No—I didn't—I wouldn't! Just listen for a moment!" he pleaded.

"I don't want to hear anything you have to say!" she shouted at him angrily after she steadied herself. She didn't want to hear it. How could he do this to her? Everything was perfect and then he had to go make out with that—that slut!

"Lils please!"

"Don't you dare call me that! My friends and the people that actually care about me call me that! Just sod off Potter! You are never going to change—!"

Lily was then cut off when James pulled her forcefully against him, crushing his lips to hers. Her telling him that he didn't care about her hurt almost as much as if she had used the Cruciatus Curse on him. They were so close now, James could have swore he felt her heart beating hard against her chest and it felt like they were one person instead of two. Lily's breath caught in her throat. All of the pain, hurt, anger, and humiliation she felt poured into that kiss. His hands were tangled in her soaked hair, and hers, clinging to him as though her life depended on it. For what seemed like an eternity they were a tangle of arms, lips, and tongues, until James pulled away, resting his forehead on hers.

"I didn't Lily, I swear. I would never do that to you. Never." he whispered, gulping as if swallowing a lump in his throat.

Lily shook her head, her heart feeling like it was being torn apart and backed away. The sky rumbled with thunder as the rain continued pouring in long, blinding sheets.

"I can't do this." she whispered softly, her eyes closed.

James' heart ripped in two. He couldn't let this happen. "But Lily—I can explain. I promise I can!"

"No. You were kissing her back! How can you explain that?" she asked, shakily. "You can't!"

"Just hear me out, please! I didn't kiss her back!"

"James don't you dare make this harder than it already is!" she yelled, her voice breaking.

"Lily, I—"

"No! I can't do this! I won't!" she yelled at him, turning around to run.

"I LOVE YOU!"

James shouted this at her. Loud and true. The thunder seemed to stop, and the rain even became quiet. She froze in her tracks. Turning slowly around, Lily closed her eyes, more tears falling. She couldn't say it back. Not now. As much as it pained her—she couldn't. He had hurt her too much. She let out a shaky breath.

"N-no you don't." she said in a completely unconvincing voice.

"What are you talking about? Of course I do!" he said, furrowing his brows.

"Well, I d-don't love you..." Lily said in a barely audible whisper.

It was completely untrue and hurt the both of them more than imaginable.

"Y-you don't mean that Lily...You can't.." he stuttered, suddenly aware that he was shivering.

"It doesn't matter! Nothing matters anymore! You ruined everything! It'll never happen between us! NEVER!" she screamed at him, her vision once again being clouded by tears.

That was it. She turned on her heel and left him there, sopping wet, hurt, and alone hating himself for what just happened, and knowing that any chance he'd ever had with Lily Evans was now completely and utterly ruined.

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authors note: Im finished! And not with the whole story but the chapter! Sorry if you thought I had finished the whole story (chikichiki) but I haven't I promise! I hope everyone likes it even though James and Lils are split. Thanks to all my reviewers and if any of yall wanna talk about the new Harry Potter book feel FREE to email or IM me on AIM:

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