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.
special thanks to darkchildlover for the idea in up coming chapter!
The Final Plans
Lily woke up around 7:30 the next morning due to the sunlight and the smell of breakfast. She opened her eyes and was confused for a minute. Where am I? She asked herself. And then she smiled realizing that she was in James' house...no James' mansion.
Lily felt a body pounce on her. "LILY!" an annoying voice said.
"Sirius." she groaned. "It's too early for you to be happy." she said.
He got up and jumped on her bed, next thing she knew there was a shaggy black dog licking her face. "God Sirius." Lily said pushing herself off the bed and froze. She whipped around, "Sirius?" she asked to the shaggy black dog.
The dog however didn't answer but ran out of the room and down the halls faster than Lily could run. She saw the dog run down the halls and followed him laughing at the way his tail was wagging faster as he ran. Lily came to a sudden stop as she arrived at the kitchen.
She smiled as she saw James and Sirius. Lily looked around for a black dog. "James I didn't know you had a dog." she said.
Sirius smiled from where he was sitting and James looked back at him while saying, "Yeah, neither did I."
"No time to sit around!" Sirius said jumping up. "Mooney and the girls are coming! We need to fill Paige's room with pranks!" he said sprinting out of the room.
Lily's face fell, "Paige?" she asked.
James sighed, "My parents love her." he said. "Come on," he said grabbing her hand, "Let's go."
Lily smiled, "Alright." she said running up the stairs after James.
"Remus darling, it's so nice to see you again." Anne Potter said in delight upon seeing Remus.
She embraced him in a hug and then moved onto Alix, then Molly and then Paige welcoming them in all the same fashion.
The Marauders rejoiced and welcomed Alix and Molly as they came in as well. Then Paige came through and no one saw her.
Anne had a stern face on, "James Sirius, show some manners." she said, not including Lily.
James looked at him mom who was a bit hot headed at the time. "Hi." he said to Paige.
Sirius still said nothing. "Sirius." Anne warned.
Sirius sighed, "Paige." he said nodding slightly at her.
She scoffed, "Sirius." she said.
Anne noticed the tension and smiled, "Well you all should get settled in. Dinner will be ready around 6:30 tonight." she said.
"Why did she even bother to come?" Sirius asked from his chair that was positioned in front of the T.V.
James, who was sitting next to Lily on the green couch trying to find something to watch, simply shrugged.
"Why did you even invite her?" Lily asked.
James finally stopped on MTV and put the remote down. "I didn't, my mom did."
Remus and Alix bit their tongues in fear for what they were going to say, which they knew they were going to regret.
Molly spoke up, "Well now she loves Lily, so I don't think she'll ever invite her again." she said.
Paige then walked into the room and sat down in an empty arm chair. "What are we all talking about?" she asked.
"A bitchy girl named Paige." Sirius answered truthfully. Lily laughed a bit but quickly turned it into a cough as Paige sat down next to her.
Paige looked at Sirius, "Do you have a problem with me?" she asked in a snappy tone.
Sirius was never the one to back down and always said what was on his mind. "Yes." he said looking at her in the eye.
Paige stood up with her hands on her hips and said to Sirius, "You're just jealous." she said.
Sirius stood up and towered over her, "About what?" he asked.
"That everyone likes me." she said.
Sirius gave a bark like laugh and replied, "You think people LIKE you?" he asked. She nodded. "I know who might like you, the Slythern's." he said. "Which isn't much." he said.
Paige sat there open mouthed, "James likes me. Don't you James?" she asked.
James looked at her like she was crazy. "No." he replied.
"Hmph." Paige said and exited the room with Sirius laughing behind her.
The night went by as soon as it came and the teenagers fell into a peaceful sleep.
-THE NEXT DAY-
Lily got up at 8:30 the next morning to the sound of a knock at her door. "Yes?" she said.
Anne Potter walked in and smiled at Lily, "I got a letter for you." she said. Lily smiled and accepted the letter and opened it. She frowned at the handwriting.
Freak,
I've made the plans for the funeral without you. Don't bother coming to the house or the funeral. You're not invited.
Lily sighed and then grew red with anger. Who did Petunia think she was? With more determination than anger Lily got up and showered and then was going to Petunia's to have a few words with her.
I realize that it's been since Christmas, but I just switched classes and I've been bombarded with homework and I've been too lazy to sit and write. lol. I try to update, I do!
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