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Chapter 8---It's All His Fault

"Lily, I think I like you." Jason told her. Lily shut her eyes and breathed deeply.

"Jason, I've got a boyfriend. I'm sorry." She said and ran back inside the castle.

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"Whoa, Lily, slow down, almost ran into me." Sirius stopped her by grabbing her shoulders.

"Oh, erm, sorry." She said and stepped around him and tried to keep going.

"Wait, what's the matter?" That was one thing Lily loved about Sirius. He could always tell when something was wrong, no matter how clueless he appeared.

"What? Oh nothing, I'm just walking fast because I'm cold." Lily lied. Too bad Sirius could detect lies, also.

"Lily, what happened? You can tell me, you know." Sirius told her.

"Yeah, I know. It's just nothing. I'm just confused about something. No big deal." She said in response. Sirius looked into her beautiful green eyes for an answer.

"It's about James, isn't it?"

"No." But Lily looked away, making Sirius know his statement was true. "Well, more like someone else."

"You fancy someone else already?"

"No."

"Then what, Lily, I'm not magic, I can't read minds. Hey wait! I am magic, just not with reading minds."

Lily smiled and looked at his caring face. "It's Jason."

"I thought you were done with him."

"I am. He's not done with me."

"Ah." Sirius nodded his head downward in understanding.

"I just don't know what to do."

"Look, Lils, I know this isn't my business, but it's my best friend. I don't think you should hurt James. He's waited long enough for you, and I don't want you to make it just a little crush. Seriously, he never just liked you, Lily, he always loved you. I mean really loved and cared about you, no matter how he seemed to put it." Sirius said. His statement brought tears to her eyes and she bit her lower lip.

"I know, Sirius. I don't like Jason. I really like James. I'm just confused, really."

"If you don't like him, why are you confused so much?" Lily didn't have an answer to that. Sirius pulled her into a comforting hug and let her relax into him. She never thought the day would come when she loved a Marauder and became a best friend of another. It wasn't a bad feeling.

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The scratching of James's quill was really starting to annoy Lily. She took a deep breath and tried to focus on her book, but the scratching wouldn't stop. She marched over to where James was sitting in their private common room and snatched the quill right out of his hand.

"Hey!"

"Will you stop? It's really annoying."

"But what else will I do now?"

Lily placed a kiss on his lips.

"Alrighty then." He smirked and wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her deeply and pulling her on top of him. He ran his hands through her smooth hair. Lily began to unbutton his shirt and his hands found her bare stomach skin. She placed her hands on his bare chest but then pulled away suddenly.

"James, I can't. I'm sorry." She sat up on the couch, pulling her top down. James exhaled and ruffled his hair. Lily, embarrassed muttered something about talking to Katie and walked out of the common room.

Lily entered the Gryffindor common room and saw Sirius and Katie doing their work. Remus was by the window assisting Peter with Potions.

"Sirius, can I sit there for a second, I need to talk to Katie." She asked.

"Yeah sure." He moved over to a chair and Lily plopped down next to her.

"What's going on, Lils?" She asked. Lily bit her lip and her eyes widened a bit. Katie cocked her head like a puppy and her eyes slowly grew larger.

"Did you..?" She whispered, but Lily shook her head.

"Almost."

"Wow, okay erm. What happened?"

"You mean why didn't I?" Lily asked, and Katie nodded.

"I got nervous. I don't think I'm ready." She explained.

"Lily, that's fine. Was James okay?"

"I think so. He just sighed and ruffled his hair."

"Don't worry, Lily, he's alright. I think it's too soon anyway." Katie told her.

"Okay, I'm glad you agree. I hope James isn't mad."

"If he really loved you, he won't be." Katie said. "Now, edit this please." She dumped a pile of work onto Lily's lap and grinned. Lily laughed and began reading.

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It was after midnight before Lily got back to the Heads dorm. She walked quietly up the stairs and went to open her door, but stopped. She crossed the balcony and quietly opened James's door instead. He was in his bed, asleep, wearing only his boxers and the blankets kicked off. Lily smiled and carefully climbed into his bed, snuggling up into him.

"Lily?" He whispered. She opened her eyes and smiled.

"Yeah, it's me." James smiled back and bent down to get the blankets. He pulled them up over Lily and put his arms around her waist and pulled her close, snuggling his face into her good-smelling hair. He heard Lily's slow, steady breathing as she slept, and soon fell back asleep himself.

Lily woke up, wrapped tightly in blankets. It took her a while to realize why she was still in her jeans and t-shirt, and that she was in James's bed. She pulled the blankets down to her waist and sat up, noticing that James was gone. She looked at his clock and realized it was already ten oh clock.

Shortly after she woke up, James emerged from the bathroom, freshly showered.

"Good morning, Lily." He smiled at her and sat next to her. She leaned against him and he wrapped his arms around her. "I'm glad you came in here last night."

"Me too." He kissed the top of her head.

"Listen, I really hate to leave but I've got Quidditch practice. I promise to meet up with you later." He told her.

"It's okay; I better take a shower and work on my essay. Love you." She kissed his lips and watched him walk out of the room.

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James, Sirius and Katie were still at Quidditch practice after Lily showered, so instead of working on her essay, she roamed the castle. She loved it on the weekends, when it was chilly and the sun shined (a/n, shone? I cannot figure that out) perfectly through the windows.

"Lily!" She heard a deep voice call her name and spun around to see Jason jogging to catch up with her.

"Hey, how are you?" He asked.

"Fine, you?"

"Fine." They walked for a while in silence.

"Lily, can I…" He trailed off. She looked up at him to ask him what he wanted, but as soon as she did, she regretted it. He placed his lips upon hers. Lily froze. She was scared. She loved James. She wanted James. Not Jason. She needed to get away. Just as she pulled away, she heard a horrified voice.

"Lily!" She saw James pale, horrified and hurt face, looking right at her.

"James! It's not what you think! Really, it's not!" She tried to defend herself. James just looked at her, turned around and took off sprinting. Lily turned to face Jason.

"What's your problem?" She screamed. "You ruined everything!" She began sprinting at a speed she had never run before, tears filling her eyes fast. "Wait! Lily!" She heard Jason behind her.

"Miss Evans! Freeze this instant!" Lily heard McGonagall's voice.

"Please, Professor, please, let me go." She began, and her voice broke and the sobbing began.

"What's the matter, Miss Evans?"

"N-Nothing, Professor, I need to go, please!" Her face was soaked with tears.

"Fine, but if I catch you running again, it's a detention." Lily nodded and walked fast until McGonagall was out of site and she took of at her amazing speed. She heard shouts of "Lily!", "Hey, what happened?" but ignored them as she sobbed and sprinted. She finally reached the Heads dorm and said the password to let herself in. She tore up the stairs and into James's room, but it was empty.

She darted to the Gryffindor dorm and stumbled through the portrait. "Sirius! I need to find James!" She choked out. Everyone in the common room was staring at her. Sirius came out of his dorm and saw Lily's face, ran back into his room and came out with a piece of old parchment.

"Take this, look for his name and follow it, Lily. I'll ask what happened later." He said and she said a hasty thanks before taking off again, the tears not stopping one bit. She saw a dot labeled James Potter and without wondering where Sirius got this map, she followed James. It was simple since his dot was not moving, but once she reached the spot he was supposed to be, he wasn't there.

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Hiding under his invisibility cloak, James saw her coming. He didn't come out though. She saw Lily's soaked face and heard her sobs. She must have been running, because she was out of breath. James just sat in stony silence, watching what she would do next. Her sobs increased once she didn't see him, and James debated about coming out or not. He decided not to. Lily hurt him like never before.

Lily turned around and walked slowly back to the Gryffindor common room. She emerged from the portrait and saw Katie sitting on the couch. Once Katie saw Lily's tear-stained face she jumped up and ran over.

"Lily, what happened?" She hugged her best friend tightly.

"It's over, Katie, I ruined it and didn't even do anything!" Lily sobbed harder than ever as Katie hugged her. "It's over…"

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sooo…hope you appreciate me updating twice in two days! I wrote this chapter in a few hours, so I hope it's good! I am also hoping for more reviews this time! I just think I owe it to you since I didn't update since August until yesterday. Hope you enjoyed it and PLEASE REVIEW!

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