Can't Buy Me Love

Summary: Lily paid James for him to pretend to like her, to impress a boy. Well, James isn't pretending anymore, but how will she ever know with HIM in the way?

Disclaimer: As always, I own nothing but the plot and optional characters.

Chapter Two- Broken Noses, and Out of my Mind

"Prongs, what was up with you walking with Evans?" Sirius asked as James sat down.

"He wasn't just walking Padfoot, he was holding her hand." Remus pointed out.

Oh, Padfoot was going to have a field day with this. "Does Prongsie-Wongsie have a wittle crush?"

James gave them the finger. Remus shook his head. "Got to learn how to control that anger Potter." Remus smirked.

Lily walked into the Heads Room around 3 a.m. Little did she know that James was sitting by the fire. He saw Lily walk in and decided to do a little prank on her.

"AH!" Lily screamed as someone grabbed her from behind. She turned around and threw her fist, hitting something hard.

"LILY! It's just me." James said holding his nose.

"Oh James, I'm sorry! I thought you were someone who was going to kill me or something! Here let me see." She said trying to get a good look at James' nose.

James then realized what he was doing and where he was. "Im fine! I certainly don't need help from someone like you!" He spat the last part, and left.

Lily sighed and went to her room, not sure if James was who she thought he was.

The next day, James awoke with a pang of guilt. Maybe he shouldn't have yelled at Lily. But on second thought, she was lower than him! He was James POTTER!

"POTTER." She yelled at him when he was walking out to go to breakfast.

He turned around, "What?" He asked annoyed.

"It's off." She said.

"What's off?" He asked once again.

"The bet. It's off."

It just blurted out, "No way!"

Lily sighed. "I know you want the money…."

"NO!" He said. He could have cared less about the money.

"Then why?" She asked.

He said the first thing that came to his mind. "So I can get you off my back."

She looked confused, "Potter, I would leave you alone for anything in this world."

"Well, now I don't have to hear you that Amos doesn't like me enough and have you sulk all day." He mocked her.

"Who said I would talk to you?" She asked at his arrogance.

He looked at her like she had 3 eyes. "I'm James Potter." He walked some more, and turned around, "You coming, love?"

Amos Diggory spotted Lily Evans holding hands with… Potter? James smiled and saw out of the corner of his eye that Amos was watching. James suddenly had an amazing idea.

"Hey Lils, sit with me." Lily looked at James in surprise. "You want to make this believable don't you?"

James walked to his end of the table, "Hey guys." Everyone looked up from their plates.

It was silent. A girl smiled and said, "I'm Paige." towards Lily.

Another girl stuck her hand out saying, "Hullo, I'm Alix."

"Molly." Another girl said.

Paige looked at the boys who were engaged in their food. "That's Remus, Sirius Peter and you know James. Go ahead, sit down!" She pointed to the seat next to her.

Lily smiled and sat down. Never in her life had she felt as welcome as she did now, not even at home.

"So, what classes do you take?" Alix asked.

Molly elbowed her in the ribs. "She's in all of our classes." she hissed.

Alix looked up and smiled "Sorry." she apologized. Lily just merely smiled.

Paige who was busy talking and laughing with the Marauders turned to Lily and smiled once again. "So, why are you and James hanging out?" she asked bluntly.

Paige was like James. Blunt, Rich and conceded. She was also the 'leader' of her group as James was of the Marauders.

Lily smiled. So if this was how she was going to play. "He needed to get away from the whore he hangs around."

Paige smiled, "You've got guts, I'll give you that." she said. "Welcome to the good life." she said and turned back to the Marauders.

Alix sighed, "You're lucky." she told Lily.

Lily smiled. Maybe she would actually fit in somewhere...

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It's short, I know. And the ending's bad but oh well!

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-Kelsey