Summer of Love

Lily Evans and her best friend Athena Asimokopoulos head for a vacation in Athena's homeland—Greece. Lily expects a great summer, filled with lazy days on the beach, checking out hot Greek men and eating bizarre Greek food. However, the best part of the entire trip would be NO JAMES POTTER!

James Potter, however, is stunned when he is told he has to go to Greece for his cousins' engagement party. He doesn't want to go at all, but with some persuasion from his mother and Sirius Black, they're off.

Lily is outraged when she sees her worst enemy, James Potter in Greece! She thought she could get rid of him! James, meanwhile, is thanking himself repeatedly for deciding to come to Greece after all.

James is desperate to make Lily fall in love with him before the summer is over, but the question is—can he?

Chapter 5—The Engagement Party Part 1.

Disclaimer: If I owned Harry Potter, do you think I'd be writing this? (Didn't think so). I only own Athena Asimokopoulos, her grandparents, Eileen, Stella and other characters you may not recognize.

No flaming please! I really do think that flaming just makes the author of the story feel miserable and that they stink at writing—so no flaming please!

P.S. This story is dedicated to The Big Dance—for being my 1st and most awesum reviewer! Thanxs SO much TBD!

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2 weeks later

"Lily!" Athena shouted, pounding on the door. "It would be helpful if you didn't waste ALL the hot water! Other people may like to use the shower. People like me!"

Athena heard Lily's laughter through the door. "It's not my problem you wake up late! You know the saying! First come, first served!"

"This is NO time for fun and games!" Athena bellowed. "Do you realize that we only have six hours before the party? I need to look oraia!"(beautiful.)

"Stop being a baby!" Lily shouted. "I'll be done if five minutes."

Lily heard Athena's groan of frustration and she laughed, seeing a mental picture of a pacing Athena wearing her pink bathrobe and a towl over her head.

Lily, finishing rinsing out the suds in her hair, turned off the water.

"About time!" Athena yelled happily.

As Lily stepped out of the shower, she saw the doorbell rattling.

"Hold your horses!" She yelled.

She heard Athena sigh angrily.

After drying herself off, Lily slipped on her bathrobe and unlocked the door to only be shoved out of the bathroom by an irratated Athena.

Lily went back to her room, closed the door and went to find something to wear.

She found the perfect outfit—a green satin dress with a white faux-fur shrug.

It was something her next door neighbor gave her for her sixteenth birthday.

After putting on the dress, Lily heard the pipes squeak and knew that Athena was going into the shower.

As Lily bent down to find her pumps, there was a shriek of, "LILY! YOU HOGGED UP ALL THE HOT WATER AGAIN!"

Lily laughed and yelled as she strapped on her shoes, "That'll teach you a lesson to wake up earlier!"

"Urgh!" Athena yelled again and started yelling at Lily in Greek. Some of the words must have been vile because as Mrs. Asimokopoulos passed the door she gasped and started shouting at Athena in Greek too. Lily had no idea what she was saying but had a feeling (by the anger in her voice) that Mrs. Asimokopoulos was scolding her granddaughter.

Sniggering, Lily finished strapping on her pumps and went to go find her makeup compact.

She went to the table by her bed and looked but couldn't find it.

"Athena!" Lily shouted. "Have you seen my makeup case?"

"It's with me!" Athena shouted back.

"Why is it with you? You have a makeup case!"

"Cause I felt like stealing it after you hogged the shower—and the hot water!"

Lily rolled her eyes. Athena could get her revenge sometimes—in the most childish ways.

The best thing for Lily to do was to apply the No-Frizz cream on her hair so the stupid frizzes wouldn't pop up, making her look like a lion's mane and wait for Athena.

Ten minutes later, Athena stopped the shower and unlocked the door.

"Goody," Lily said happily. "Now, gimme back my makeup case."

"It's still in the bathroom." Athena smirked as she disappeared into her bedroom and locking the door.

Stupid Athena.

Snatching her makeup case, Lily waltzed to Athena's room and opened the door to see Athena slip on a cream colored dress with a chunky turquoise colored necklace. The colors contrasted with Athena's deep tan and Lily felt a surge of envy. God, she'd love to have that permatan.

"Hey!" Athena cried. "Whatcha do that for?"

"I'm using your mirror." Lily said, opening the yellow case.

"You have your own mirror!"

"I know," Lily smirked, "but I feel like using your mirror instead."

Athena eyed Lily. "Is this some sort of revenge because I took your makeup case?"

"Maybe," Lily replied, applying eyeliner. "Or, maybe I just want to talk to you."

Athena rolled her eyes.

"So, where are we going?" Lily asked her as she dug around to find her eyeshadow.

"I told you," Athena said. "It's my grandparent's friend's grandson's engagement party."

"Who's the woman?" Lily asked, finishing up the eyeshadow and reaching for her mascara.

"Oh, some American," Athena snorted. "George has any pick of Greek woman and he chooses a Amerikenida." (American)

Lily could hear the disgust in Athena's voice and knew why.

Most Greeks believe that Greeks should marry only Greeks—not from any other culture or country. Unfortunately, Athena was one of them.

"What's her name?" Lily asked, applying blush and zipping the case shut.

"Eileen Kravitz." Athena responded, bumping Lily out of the way to apply her own makeup. "Or Eleni, as her Greek Orthodox baptismal name is."

"She has to change her religion?" Lily was in awe.

"If she wants to be accepted by her husband's family—then yes. And also, why would their children have to practice two religions?"

Athena blinked several times as she applied the mascara.

"It is required."

"Wow," Lily said seriously. "I'm never going to marry a Greek—no offense Thena."

Athena winked. "None taken Lils, but don't count your goats before they give birth! Niko was so checking you out at the party after I introduced you."

"Seriously?" Lily squealed.

Athena nodded, a smile playing at her lips. "Wouldn't be surprised if he either a). asks to give you a tour of Kalamata, or b.) just plain asks you out."

"He wouldn't do 'b'." Lily assured Athena, but then was apprehensive. "Would he?"

"I'm leaning towards 'b'," Satisfied with her appearance, Athena headed towards the door. "Niko has always been a daring boy."

Lily smirked and followed Athena.

"Let's see how daring he can get."

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Ooooh—let's see what happens next!

Wow! I'm already at Chapter 5 and I started this story—what? The first of January? Geez, I update fast. Lol.

I'd like to thank ALL my reviewers, you seriously make my day and to iluvdancing333: Lily and James are going to meet EXTREMELY soon. Count on the next chapter. Keep reviewing!

The Engagement Party will most likely be broken up into 2 different chapters—cause if I did only one, I'd have at least 10 pages and it wouldn't be as interesting.

Next Chapter will be longer! I promise you that!

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