Disclaimer: Harry Potter is not mine.

A/N: Sorry, for the wait my computer broke down and had to be fixed. Hope you enjoy this chapter! Happy Holidays!

Previously:

Lily touched him lightly on the shoulder. He turned around, and his eyes opened slighlty wider. Lily smiled a small smile at him.

"James, we need to talk."

SPACE

"If You're..."

"Lily?" James stuttered, surprised. He shook his head slightly.

"I mean Evans." Lily frowned a little.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Sirius invited me," she told him. James stared at her somewhat mesmerized.

As beautiful as ever.

Self-consciously, Lily tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear and bit her lip. For a moment she forgot that she needed to talk with him, but it didn't last long. She looked up into his hazel eyes with her green ones and began.

"James?"

"Yes," he answered rather hesitantly.

"About what happened before the break..." Lily began, but James cut her off.

"Listen, I understand. You don't need to explain." He didn't want to here it. What happened was over. He really didn't want her to explain everything and just make it worse. Even if she didn't know that she was doing it. Lily shook her head.

"No, I do." James placed his two hands firmly on her shoulders, and shook his head.

"Evans, I mean it. You don't have to explain."

"Lily," she said. James offered her a small smile.

"Lily, you don't have to explain."

"But I want to," she protested. "It was a mistake." For a second James' hold on her loosened, and his face's expression changed.

"What do you mean?" James asked unsteadily.

Lily smiled shyly at James. She was ready to confess. Her nerves were slowly uncoiling.

"James, I want to be you. I was stupid to ever let you go. I really did like you. I was just scared out of my wits and in denial." She said this all with a small laugh. Then the nerves kicked backed in. Lily stared at him.

"I'll understand if you don't want to be with me anymore. After all you've been through. I'm sorry about how I reacted. I just needed to tell you how I felt because, James, you're the best thing that ever happened to me."

"Kinda sad, isn't it?" Lily asked with a small smile placed on her lips. James shook his head. "No, it isn't." He looked at her sadly. Emotions running wild inside him.

"You know I've never been the type of girl to ask a guy out, but, James, will you go out with me?"

Those were the words James Potter been waiting to hear for the past 7 years of his life. Lily Evans wanted to be with him. She asked him out and not the other way around, but then something dawned on him. Something that would break her heart, and he didn't want to be the one to bring it upon her.

"Lily, look..."

SPACE

For a moment, time stood still for Lily. A beautiful girl with brown hair stood beside James. She smiled happily up at him. She gave him his drink and stood smiling at Lily. Lily's eyes traveled down to James and the mysterious girl's entertwined hands, and she knew he had found someone else.

Lily looked up at James and smiled. James looked at her, scared that she would break at any moment. This wasn't how he wanted the news to get to Lily.

"Lily?" he asked gently. She smiled at him and then she looked at the girl. She placed her hand out for the girl to shake.

"Lily Evans."

"Michelle Ryan." Michelle looked at James and asked with a smile, "Do you know her from Hogwarts?" James nodded his head.

"Well, it's a pleasure to meet one of James' friends," Michelle said enthusiastically.

"I better be going. I don't want to intrude. It was nice to meet you Michelle." Lily turned to leave, but a hand gripped her shoulder. She turned around, and Michelle was looking confusingly between James and her.

"Lily..."

"It's okay, James." Lily removed his hand from her shoulder. She went up and hugged him tight. He returned it.

"Friends?" Lily whispered in his ear.

"Mmhmm." Lily slowly backed away and kissed him lightly on the cheek and then turned and left.

James watched her fade into the crowd. Was this really how everything was going to end up? Was this really how it was suppose to happen?

"James?" James looked down and saw Michelle looking worriedly at him. "Everything alright?"

"Yeah, it's fine," he responded, but his eyes still scanned the crowd hoping to get a glimpse of the red headed girl.

SPACE

Heart broken, Lily stepped outside. Her glass cup still in hand, she wished she had brought her coat out with her. She took a sip of her fire whiskey, hoping it would warm her up slightly. Lily stared at the night sky and saw beautiful stars glittering infinitly.

I was the one to let go, not him. I am to be blamed. He was the one chasing after you. He always asked you out and and, in then end, you're the one who's chasing him.

Lily laughed at the irony and took another sip from her glass. Inside, the clock finally struck twelve and the countdown began.

As the clock chimed for the last time, cheers echoed the house. Fireworks filled the night sky. Lily lifted her glass towards the sky and whispered a happy new year. She swallowed the last of her drink and went in for more. The new year wasn't really going as she planned.

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