A/N: Okay, here's the 15th chapter, i really hope you enjoy it. I've updated sooner than expected again..haha and ill try to update soon for the next chapter, too.

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The weather was getting crispier by the day, a cool breeze accentuating the chilliness. Students all around were still pored over their assignments or else lounging about the fire, savoring their rare moments with which they are without work.

Sirius and Peter were making their way up the stairs to the boys dorms, leaving behind the few students still milling about, making frantic attempts to finish their work, when James and Lily came bursting through the portrait hole.

James bent down and kissed Lily lightly on the cheek, resulting in her blushing to the roots of her hair. She waved good-bye to James before skipping up to the girl's dorms.

"Did I miss something?" Peter asked blankly, and when Sirius continued to look bewildered he continued, "Did…did Prongs just k-kiss Lily on the cheek and she…well...she didn't even hex him, actually she looked rather pleased…."

"Shh…" Sirius said, interrupting Peter's trying-to-be-perceptive ramble, "James is coming…I don't know if he wanted us to see that."

They turned around and tiptoed their rest of the way up the stairs, backs hunched and one finger over their mouth.

"I can see you," James said wearily.

Sirius swore under his breath and turned around to see James at the bottom of the stairs, grinning up at Sirius and Peter with a sheepish expression.

"You're back early," Sirius noted.

"No I'm not." James corrected, the grin still plastered across his face.

"Oh okay…." Sirius looked at Peter for help, but Peter was at the top of the stairs, his back still hunched, and he was turning the handle slowly.

"Wormtail," Sirius said, slapping a hand to his forehead, "You can stop now."

Peter swung around, "What are you talking abo-Oh! James! Didn't see you there…nope, nope I haven't seen you since you left for patrol. Haven't seen hide nor hair-"

"Wormtail, I saw you and Sirius watching me," James said, ascending the stairs with his friends.

"Oh…oh of course," Peter muttered, patching of pink appearing on the sides of his cheeks.

They entered the dorm and Sirius shut the door with a snap.

"James," Sirius said slowly. "What was that all about?"

"I honestly have no idea…really Peter, you should consider a day job, this…spy, slyness stuff does not work for you…" James mumbled almost sleepily, his eyes misty.

"James you know bloody well that I was not talking about Peter's lack of secretiveness…what was the deal with you and Miss Evans?" Sirius asked.

"Oh…that…." James said, smiling even broader as Sirius wondered faintly whether James' jaw was getting tired.

There was silence in which Sirius and Peter thought James wasn't going to tell them about his little extravaganza with Lily, before James opened his mouth and blurted it all out.

"SHE…" James cried, leaping onto his bed, "SAID…" He bounced higher this time, "YES! LILY EVANS SAID YES TO ME! TO ME!" He shouted gleefully, jumping even higher than before, until his head came in contact with the ceiling and he crumpled onto his bed, a smile still taking residence across his face.

"Wipe that smile off your face Prongs…its creepy." Sirius said, crossing over to sit next to James, Peter following suit.

"Can you believe it? I got my dream girl…my dream girl...and I was so smooth…I called her booootiful and everything…."

"You called her what?" Sirius asked.

"Booootiful…." James said again.

"I won't ask," Sirius muttered, giving his friend an odd look, "And no, Prongs...I can't believe it, after all these years she finally said yes…one more step and you'll have a little Potter."

"Woah Sirius…I think that's more like two steps up," James' smile widened at his own joke, "I just hope I don't screw it up."

"Yeah…that tends to be a problem for you doesn't it?"

"Stuff it, Padfoot." James said happily, nothing could seem to shake him out of his daze of happiness.

The door swung open and in strode Remus, scratches across his arms and face, his eyes drooping slightly, but nonetheless he was smiling.

James' smile faded as he looked at Remus, obviously there was one thing that could make him come back to reality.

"I'm back!" Remus sang, crossing over to his bed before flinging himself upon it.

"Yeah you are," James croaked.

"What is it?" Remus asked as he watched the sparkle in James' eyes fade considerably.

"Nothing," James said quickly, obviously too quickly for Remus arched an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Tell him the good news first," Peter pleaded quietly.

"What's going on?" Remus asked, his voice not as calm this time.

"Well…we um…." Sirius looked around at the other boys for help.

"What did Peter mean, 'tell him the good news first?'" Remus asked skeptically.

"He meant…to tell you my good news of course!" James said, forcing a smile back in place. "Well, Lily just said yes to me…." A real smile appeared, "Can you believe it, Moony? We're going to Hogesmeade together this weekend!"

"That's great!" Remus said sincerely, "Really, Prongs, I can't believe it!"

"Me either," James agreed.

"But then…why the long faces?" Remus asked again.

"Way to dampen the moment, Moony," Sirius said, trying hard to make his voice light.

"What is it?" Remus asked again, more urgently this time.

"Well…um…."

"You see…."

"The thing is…."

"WHAT IS IT?" Remus cried desperately, looking at his three friends anxiously.

"Someone knows Remus!" Peter shrieked.

"Knows what?" Remus asked, although his breathing was becoming rapid and his face pale.

"That you're a werewolf." James said as calmly as he could.

There was silence in which all eyes were upon Remus who was slowly becoming slightly green.

The silence was prolonged and almost unbearable, they wanted some sign of fury or anger from Remus, some sign to know he was still thinking straight…but they got none. Instead, he just shook his head slightly and closed his eyes.

"Who is it?" He asked quietly, eyes still closed.

"Lily," James muttered softly.

Remus' eyes flew open, "Has she told Katherine?" He asked timidly.

"No, she won't tell anyone…you can trust me-and her for that matter," James said.

"Yeah…." Remus said, his voice was strained and he was struggling to keep his breathing even.

"You have no one to impress, Remus…just let it all out." James said kindly, staring at his friend knowingly.

For a moment Remus closed his eyes, but when he opened them they seemed more alive than before.

"This can't be happening," He said, "It just can't…I know Lily won't tell anyone but who else knows? Who else figured it out? If something like this gets out I'll never be able to get a job and she-she'll…."

"Katherine wouldn't do anything of the sort," Sirius said calmly, knowing what Remus was about to say.

"How can you know?" Remus asked sharply, "And how do you know no one else knows? You think that just because no one has said it to our faces no one has figured it out? We have no idea what people could…and would do with that information."

"Remus I'm so sorry, no one wanted this to happen." Sirius said consolingly.

Remus just shook his head, "Does she know about you three, too?"

"No, I didn't tell her any more than-"

"YOU told her!" Remus cried angrily, straightening up to glare at James.

"Of course not!" James cried, "She figured it out…she asked me how long you'd been one and I told her to ask you…I wasn't sure I was the one to tell her anything."

"No one," Remus said through gritted teeth, "No one is going to find out about you guys…don't mention anything of the sort…we need to be more secretive…if Lily figured it out about me, who's to say she won't figure out about you, too?"

"Lily won't tell anyone," James said firmly.

"I know that! I've been a prefect with Lily since fifth year, she's the kindest, most trustworthy person I know...-"

"So it's okay if she finds out about us…she won't tell a soul." Sirius said.

"She won't…" Remus said, his voice tight, "But someone else could…I can't help who I am…sure if word gets out about it I probably won't get a job…or even get married for that matter, but at least I won't get in serious trouble! But you three…do you even realize the severity of it all? You guys are unregistered animagous…that's ILLEGAL! BLOODY ILLEGAL!"

"Are you saying you wish we had never does this?" Sirius asked angrily.

"No I'm not!" Remus yelled, "But if anyone finds out…expulsion will be the least of your worries…Askaban could be where you're headed, considering you guys are almost adults…and do you know how guilty I'd feel? I would keep thinking that this wouldn't have happened if it weren't for me…it'd be all my fault! I can't live with that!"

"You didn't force us to do anything!" James pointed out, "It was our idea, you were actually against it at first."

"At first…I still gave in," Remus said, almost wearily.

"Moony, stop blaming yourself…we wanted to do this, we wanted to help." James said.

"I know…but I never actually realized that people are smarter than they look…it won't be long now until everyone figures out about me." Remus said glumly, leaning back on his bed.

"Don't say things like that!" Sirius said harshly, "We just need to be more secretive-"

"And how do you propose we do that?" Remus asked coolly.

"I don't know. I'm just trying to help!"

"Lily will never tell anyone!" James added.

"I know she won't!" Remus snapped, "We went over that, now we're talking about Padfoot's brilliant idea on how we can be more secretive."

"Listen…Moony, I don't know how we can me more secretive…so just stop taking everything out on me!" Sirius cried indignantly.

"I'm not taking everything out on you." Remus said, his voice a bit softer.

"Yes, you are." Sirius said coldly, "We're not getting anywhere tonight…we'll talk about this later."

"Don't you go getting all angry on me." Remus cried, "I can't deal with that right now."

"Well, I'm sorry to be such a burden," Sirius said evenly.

"You aren't a burden! None of you are…you're my family and I need you guys right now…."

"I know you do, Moony, and we're here for you." James said quietly, "We're sorry that this happened to you."

There was silence and everyone knew James wasn't talking about Lily finding out, he was talking about Remus being a werewolf, and everything that came with it. Remus had come back bruised and scratched, just as he did every month, no one except werewolves knew the pain involved. Someone finding out just made it all the more surreal to Remus, who else would have the common sense to look at a moon chart? He knew that soon enough people would figure it out…it was all just starting to become too much for him.

"I'm sorry," Sirius muttered, "I know how hard it is for you."

"I'm just pitying myself," Remus said, feeling slightly ashamed.

"If anyone has a right to self pity it's you." James pointed out.

"No I don't," Remus said firmly, "I shouldn't have taken my anger out on you."

"Forget it." Sirius said.

James turned to Peter, mildly annoyed that his friend had been silent the whole time he and Sirius had been trying to console Remus. "Wormtail…you can say something you know."

"I'm really not a good spy?" He asked hurtfully.

Sirius and James stared at him in utter shock. After everything that had just happened with Remus...he was still worried about not being a good spy? It was almost slightly amusing, and James and Sirius struggled to keep a straight face.

"A good what?" Remus asked bewilderdly.

"Nothing…just leave it to Peter to ruin a moment," James muttered.

The next morning was Hogesmeade morning and James was up before all the others.

Remus opened his eyes slowly and saw James trying to smooth down his hair.

"No luck, huh?" Remus asked amusedly.

"None whatsoever," James said angrily, pulling at his hair more vigorously.

"James…you're going to pull your hair out, just stop…it's no use."

"I know!" James wailed, spinning around to look at Remus, "I just can't screw this up!"

"I know…and you won't." Remus said reassuringly.

"I won't?" James asked hopefully.

"You might." Remus admitted, causing James immediately spin around and attempt to flatten his hair once more. "But I'm sure you won't." He added quickly.

After Peter woke up and they had awoken Sirius, three of the boys were steadily becoming more and more irritated by their roommates' lack of hustle.

"James you're acting like a bloody girl!" Sirius cried, looking at James who was staring at himself worriedly in the mirror Peter usually sings to his reflection in.

"I am not," James said defiantly, opening his wardrobe and pulling things out one by one.

"You already have your clothes on…so come let's go," Peter said.

"I know…but what if they aren't good enough?" James asked, flattening his already crinkle free clothing.

"That's it!" Sirius cried in exasperation. Together, he, Remus and Peter tugged James out of the dorm.

"Walk down the stairs James or we'll be forced to shove you down." Remus ordered.

"But I forgot cologne!" James cried desperately, flinging himself at the three boys who were stationed outside the door.

"James! Get…down…stairs!" Sirius said in between breaths, having been helping sustain James from getting inside the dorm.

"Away with you all!" James cried, launching himself once more at the three boys, they caught him and pushed him away from the door with a little more force than what was necessarily needed.

James let out a little shriek of fright and went tumbling down the stairs, banging into walls and bending in places he would rather not have folded.

"Oh bugger!" Sirius cried, flying down the stairs after James, Remus and Peter at his side.

James landed in a heap on the floor, muttering something no one could quite make out.

"James?" Asked a concerned voice, "Are you all right?"

James rolled over with a groan to find Lily standing over him, her hair in large curls, creating curtains around her face.

"I'm fine, just had a bit of a tumble…." James muttered, wondering exactly how many times he would trip over himself, only to find out that Lily had been watching him the whole time.

"Happens to the best of us," Lily said, repeating what James had said to her earlier with a smile.

She held out a hand and James took it, together they heaved him to his feet and he swung around to cast murderous looks at his cowering roommates.

"Come on," James grumbled, obviously not at all pleased by his entrance.

The exited through the portrait hole and followed the stem of students out onto the great stone steps. They checked in and set off for Hogesmeade, the grass crunching under their feet. Lily felt the wind make snatches at her cheeks and she pulled her scarf higher up her neck. She let out a shiver and stuffed her hands in her jean pockets.

James looked over and saw that Lily looked incredibly nice. Her cheeks had a slight flush to them, and she was wearing a soft, chocolate colored brown sweater with a faded pair of jeans, accompanied by an ivory scarf.

She let out another shiver as they reached the stores of Hogesmeade.

"Are you cold, Lil?" James asked, turning to her worriedly.

Lily shivered again, but this time not out of the chilly weather, but of the way James said her name.

"I'm fine," She said, her teeth chattering slightly.

"No you're not," James noted, swinging off his jacket to reveal a black sweater that hugged his biceps nicely. "Here," He said, swinging the jacket around Lily.

"Thank you," Lily said gratefully, sliding her arms through the sleeves and pulling it closer around her.

"Okay, let's get into a shop before we're both frozen to the road," James offered.

Lily nodded and he grabbed her forearm lightly, leading her further into the line of shops.

"Ooh!" She squealed, pointing at a small, crowded candy store. "Do you like Honeydukes?"

"I love it," James said, grateful that they had found a place so quickly.

They entered the tiny shop and felt the warm air greet their faces, they both let out sighs of content and lifted their hands out of their pockets to let them thaw out.

They wandered around for a few minutes, bumping into people they knew as they went. Lily grabbed a small box of different chocolates and smiled.

"All set?" James asked her.

"Yes," She said, pulling out a few coins.

"No, no." James laughed, "It's on me."

"Don't be ridiculous," She said briskly, "I can pay for it."

"No you can't," James grinned, "Let me get that for you."

Lily halted for a moment in thought, looking at James with her stunning green eyes. "Thanks, James." She said softly, releasing the box as James grabbed it.

"No problem," He said, grabbing out his own coins and watching as Lily put her own away.

"Thanks again," Lily said after they exited the shop a few moments later.

"Don't worry about it," He said, the air was chilling them slightly and he rubbed his hands together. "Okay," He said, "Where to next?"

"Wherever you'd like," Lily smiled.

"Okay, what do you say we head over to The Three Broomsticks?" James offered.

"Sounds great," Lily said, truly thankful to be out of the cold air again.

They walked around until they came to their destination, they entered to once again feel the warm air surround them.

"Let's go find a table," James said, touching Lily's lower back lightly and directing her over to a small table near the back.

They sat down by one near the window and gazed out at the shoppers in silence.

"Can I take your order, dears?" Asked a rosy faced lady, her quill poised to take their orders.

"Two butter beers please," James said, smiling and winking at Madam Rosemerta.

"Sure thing, James." She said happily, before bounding off.

"Oh, that's right, I forgot you know her well, don't you?" Lily asked.

"Yeah, we've known her for a while…she's really nice and always gets us good service." James admitted leaning forward slightly.

"Here you are," Madam Rosemerta said moments later, setting a butter beer down in front of them both.

"Thanks," James said, watching as she walked off to attend to other costumers.

Lily and James engaged in conversation for a few more minutes before silence settled among them once more.

James looked at Lily's hand, which was lying lightly by her drink, he made to hold it before a voice whispered in his ear.

"Oh Shalalala…."

James turned his head so fast he developed a creak in his neck. He rubbed it sorely before looking back at Lily who was staring at him oddly. The voice had sounded so close…so familiar.

"Don't be shy…."

This voice was new, and now James had a pretty good idea of who was singing softly into his ear.

Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew.

"Go away!" He muttered out of the corner of his mouth.

"You want to kiss the girl…." Sirius sang.

James waved his hand in the air blindly, still gazing at Lily and trying to act as though nothing was wrong.

"Oh shalalala, don't be shy…." Peter continued.

"You want to kiss the girl…."

They were getting louder, but still only just above a whisper.

"Something wrong, James?" Lily asked worriedly.

"No…no…there's just this annoying fly in here…somewhere…." He continued waving his hand in the air until he came in contact with the very thing he had been trying to hit.

"Ouch!" Sirius yelped.

"What was that?" Lily asked again.

"Nothing," James said quickly. "I just…need to make a quick stop at the loo…."

"The loo?" Lily repeated blankly.

"Yes…that…so I'll be right back," James said, "Come with me," He hissed out of the corner of his mouth, tightening his grip on what he thought was Sirius' hair threateningly.

James smiled at Lily nervously before striding to the bathroom. Once inside, James turned and saw Sirius and Peter soon join him, removing James' cloak from themselves.

"What were you doing?" James asked looking at both of his sheepish looking friends incredulously.

"Helping."

"Moving you along-"

"I was doing fine by myself, thank-you," James said, folding his arms across his chest.

"Sure you were." Sirius sang mockingly, "You weren't even holding her hand."

"I was actually Mr. Smooth." James said arrogantly, puffing out his chest.

"Mr. Smooth?" Peter repeated, confused.

"Why are you here anyways?" James asked.

"Actually, we were here together…Sara and I met up with Peter and Marlee and we came here to get drinks. Then we got bored, and we saw you two…so we decided to sing that muggle song Peter always used to sing to his reflection." Sirius continued as if what he were saying was the most normal thing in the world.

"You just…interrupted my date because you were bored?" James cried.

"No!" Sirius said, "We just wanted to help."

"How'd you get my cloak?" James asked skeptically.

"You dropped it when you had that 'bit of a tumble,'" Sirius said, "Why did you have it anyways, surely you weren't thinking of running away from Miss Evans if things got too bad?"

James flushed, because that was exactly what he had in mind. If Lily and James had a row and Lily got all riled up and said she never wanted to see him again, he'd throw the cloak on and mope for himself.

"Of course not!" James lied, "Now…if you'll excuse me…Miss Evans is waiting."

And with that he swept out of the bathroom and back to the table in which Lily was sitting, looking around at the shop.

"Hey," James said, sliding into his seat.

"Are you okay?" Lily asked.

"Yeah…why would you ask that?"

"Well…you kind of left in a rush…and you were in the bathroom an awful long time, so I was just wondering if you were feeling alright…." Lily said, still looking at James as if he were going to bolt out of there at any second.

"I'm fine," He assured her, "I'm with you...how would I be anything but happy?"

Lily flushed and picked at the table cloth.

"I mean it, Lily," James continued, "I've liked you for as long as I can remember…I just can't believe we're finally here together…."

"I'm glad we are." Lily said with a smile.

James watched as Lily grew increasingly redder and grinned, "I am too, Lily…I really am."

Lily looked up at him, her face easily a deeper crimson than her hair.

A/N: Alrighty...there was their first date. Please review and tell me what you think. Also..i'll try to update sometime in the next week. As one of my reviewers stated, i have been focusing on the Mauraders and their girls alot lately..i apologize if thats not what you want to see. Either next chapter or chapter 17 will have alot of one pair..but it will be really important and vital to the story. I will have more Lily and James to come, and i really hope you like where this story is going. In your review, please state what you'd like to see me change to make this a better story. Thank you to all that have read and review, i love you all! Lilly.

Okay..just one more thing! People have been asking how long i am going to make this story, i'm not quite sure, but considering where its been going it may only be 20, im not sure though...it may be longer.