A/N: Well I finally made it to the third chapter! Connie there is some D and M just for you (don't worry will make sense to everyone when you read it!) Thanks for all your reviews please keep them coming I love getting them! I'm slowly making these chapters longer so I promise the next one will be longer still...I hope!
Disclaimer: No I am still not J K Rowling….
Chapter 3: Of Bubbles, Past and Rain
James jumped as the door of the flat banged open revealing a dishevelled, half drowned figure. Lighting flashed at the window lighting up the flat to reveal a miserable, disheartened Lily. Her hair hung in rat's tails and her normally pale, delicate skin was burned red by the hard-hitting wind and rain.
She gave a loud sigh and tiredly limped to the sofa.
"Oh come on! Can this day get any worse? I can't believe you are here again!" she groaned as she took in the taken seat.
Sirius was sprawled length ways across the sofa absentmindedly making bubbles appear from his wand and popping them.
"Hey, Hey come on Lils just cos your days been bad don't mean you have to take it out on me!" and with that he flicked his wand in her direction making a stream of bubbles attack her.
"Sirius I am not in the mood right now ok? Now MOVE!"
"Ooooh someone's really upset. What's the matter Lils did your report on cauldron capacity not get printed?" grinned Sirius wickedly as he slid across the sofa.
Lily gave him a deadly stare and was about to retaliate when she lost heart and collapsed onto the free seat.
"Was it really that bad?" questioned James as he finally stopped poring over the Quidditch magazine.
"And worse" admitted Lily, determined not to cry she bit her lip "Journalism is more of a bitch than I thought."
Sirius looked hard at Lily and reviewed the situation. It had to be pretty bad for Lily to be close to tears, plus she hadn't even risen to the bate when he'd teased her and blown bubbles in her face. Anyhow it looked as if she was about to pour all her troubles out and a discussion would follow. Maybe it was time to disappear…
"Err James I must go cos erm I have a date" Sirius smiled pleased with himself for making something up so fast.
Lily looked up in suspicion "You don't do dates its more..oh I don't know straight for the kill?"
"I resent that fact…even if it is true! Anyway this is the perfect excuse to get rid of me as you are so obviously dying to so take it!"
"Just go Sirius" James laughed, as he looked over at Lily "He never was one for a deep and meaningful chat"
Sirius gasped and put on a mock horror voice "How can you say that Jamesy I'm always up for a good D and M!"
Sniggering he avoided the cushion James threw at him and with a 'Crack' disapperated.
James gave an exasperated sigh and turned his attention on Lily
"Hey your soaked! What happened?"
"Ten out of ten for observation!" It was Lily's turn to sigh in exasperation "I wonder why? Hmmmm maybe it's because it's raining?"
"Ahh that could be it…No I meant didn't you apperate here from the office?"
"No I was waayy too tired I was scared only half of me would get home to be honest! And I was not waiting to go by Floo Network there's only five grates for the entire building, so I changed into Muggle gear and took the tube and walked the rest of the way"
"You know, you'd think I could of worked that out from looking at you but it turns out I can't"
Lily smiled slightly and rose from the sofa; kissing James lightly she headed for the bathroom.
"I'll tell you the whole miserable story of my day when I've had a shower" she called. Leaning her head back round the door her eyes sparkled. "If you can listen that long"
Twenty minutes later Lily kicked back on the sofa wearing dark, skinny jeans, a white vest and grey zip up top. In her hands she held a steaming cup of coffee.
"It's surprising how much I'm loving this coffee when I had a major incident with it today." she said with a wry smile as James settled down next to her.
"Come on then" nudged James "Tell me everything, now I can't promise I'll be as good at listening as Beth or Jade but they're off in Egypt so I'm the best you've got"
"Mmmm I'm beginning to think I should have taken them up on that trip, but I was so eager to start at the Prophet. It would have been a great time though I could of…. Right, right sorry I'll tell you everything," she continued after a warning poke from James.
She told him the whole day right from the beginning; the lateness, losing her card, the coffee, nearly missing the meeting and the snide comments of Melissa.
"What about the meeting though? Was it all true? The Daily Prophet is focusing solely on Voldemort?"
Lily shivered at the mention of Voldemort's name but nodded.
"Pretty much, they know fear sells papers don't they? All the sections of the paper are being advised to write You Know Who related articles. Even us in the reviews section! I can't say it's a bad thing though every one should be aware they could be at risk."
James nodded thoughtfully "I guess we all just thought maybe it would never happen, but what you tell me about the Prophet makes me realise, we can't just pretend it's not happening"
Lily bit her lip anxiously "I know, I know and to think I'm worried about this Melissa girl"
James frowned slightly at the mention of Melissa's name again. "Lily what did you say her last name was?"
"I didn't. It's Melissa Hearte, I think she went to Hogwarts but I don't remember her.."
"Melissa Hearte! I knew I recognised her when you described her before..Oh I can't believe this!" James shook his head in disbelief.
Lily frowned interested "Why? What's up? Do you know her?" the questions tumbled put of her mouth.
"Well, I..Sort of, me and Melissa…" James trailed off reluctant to continue.
"What do you mean 'You and Melissa'? What's going on?" demanded Lily
"No nothing's going on it's nothing really but well, I think I should tell that about erm two years ago and Melissa and I went out for a bit" James finished in a rush, scanning Lily's face for her reaction.
Lily's stomach flipped as her interest turned into disbelief and shock.
"How did I not know about this? We were both in Gryffindor and I was friends with Sirus and Lup-"
"Nobody knew" James cut in "She was in Slytherin so we kept it secret, it wasn't for long I think you can see for yourself why!"
When Lily didn't reply James continued his voice rising slightly "Come on Lily it was ages ago, you hated me remember?"
"How could I forget?"
"Exactly! And why? Because I was like Melissa! An arrogant, smar- look the fact is we suited each other quite well but that's all in the past now!" James had now stood up and was pacing the room.
"Lily I could of kept you from this but I haven't! You know how mad I was about you but you just didn't want to know! You hated me and it drove me crazy so I tried to get over you, does that make sense?" James ran his hands through his shock of brown hair making it more messy than ever.
Lily sat frozen her mind reeling, she couldn't hate James for this could she? But it seemed so wrong so horribly wrong.
"I'm sorry James I..I'm not mad at you I don't really know how I feel right now, this just comes as a shock. I think I'm going to go for a walk to clear my head - alone" Lily said forcing herself not to look in James's direction, grabbing her coat she headed for the door.
"But Lily it's still raining heavily out there, please don't! LILY!" shouted James but his words fell on empty ears as the door clicked shut.
A/N: Kk so all in all a pretty serious chapter and yes I know I keep adding in Sirus but I can't seem to help it! So now you have read….review, review review!
