♥♥ Lavender Lilies♥♥
By Larien
Chapter 3
So Close, Yet So Far Away…
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Song For The Chapter: Hua Xiang (Flower Fragrance) -Ambrose Hsu
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Summary: AU Parody to a Chinese drama called Lavender
Lily Potter was a sickly young girl with a heart disease
So was her sister
At Hogwarts she was bullied and teased
A young boy named James befriends her
But soon he leaves
Leaving her with a lavender lily promising to come back on her 20th birthday
Years later a handsome young popstar
Named PRONGS came back from the states
Could this really be Lily's childhood friend?
JamesxLily, RemusxOC, Brief SiriusxOC and Hinted/Brief SiriusxLily and One Sided JamesxOC
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Notes: I changed the casting a bit. First it's the character, then it's what he/she is, and finally in parentheses, it's the corresponding character in the Chinese drama. Thanks for all the reviews. What inspired me to write this actually was a story that used to be on this site called 'The Boy Who Loved Lily' (probably one of the best stories ever) by Rinoaj who sadly, is no longer here...TBWLL was based on my all time favorite drama...Meteor Gardens...so here comes one based on another one of my favorites...Lavender...oh and here's a little ironic fact...the drama in Chinese is called 'Xun Yi Cao' (meaning Lavender) and Lily's character's name in Chinese is 'Yi Xun' and the Xun, and Yi are the same characters reversed...so Lily has a lavender in her name...xD, btw, Xiao Yu means Little Rain hence the name Rainie...Enjoy the long awaited chapter...(Fruits Basket and Naruto have been distracting me and so has Kim Jae Joong and a certain boy...) ehem...-grins sheepishly-, Oh yes, Ambrose Hsu -points up to song of chapter- is the one who plays LEO or James' character in Lavender and the song is the opening theme of Lavender. You might want to look him up. Hottie...and sorry this chapter is short but it must end where it is. -smiles mysteriously-...why was I babbling anyway up there? -scratches head-
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Cast:
Lily: A girl who's waiting for a promise to be fulfilled (Liang Yi Xun)
James: A famouse popstar who could be a certain someone... (Ji Qing Chuan, LEO)
Holly: Lily's friend (Jing Jing)
Jenna: Lily's other friend (Xiao Hui)
Sirius Black: Boy who has a crush on Lily (Xiao Tong)
Remus: Charlotte's Future Boyfriend (Xiu Qi)
Maggie: PRONG's current girlfriend (Maggie)
Charlotte: Lily's sister (Liang Yi Cheng)
Linda: Lily and Charlotte's Mum (Ms. Liang)
Dr. Wright: Linda's co-worker who fancies her…(Dr. Wang)
Peter: PRONG's manager…(Peter)
Rainie: A little girl who plays a very big role (Xiao Yu)
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The day of the concert finally arrived, and Sirius was excited as ever yet a bit worried, Lily on the other hand was pretty excited but kind of sad since she couldn't go with Holly and Jenna.
-Flashback-
"So you see Lils, we've decided to let Sirius take you…" Jenna said.
"But why?"
"Because, we've got plans on that night." Holly said lamely.
"Okay." Lily said, still not fully convinced, but she let it go.
-End Flashback-
Lily put on a fuzzy aqua colored turtleneck sweater and a white skirt, then put her hair into a side ponytail and went outside, though her mother disapproved of any dating, Lily didn't care, Sirius was a good friend, and it was a birthday present, so why not?
-Meanwhile-
Charlotte, Lily's older sister, who worked at a bookstore, was about to take off for the day, when a boy caught her eye, he was looking at their newest shipment of books, actually the newest book, but that didn't bother her, what really interested her, was that he was looking at a romance book, called By The Park At Night By Carol Cummings. The boy had short brown hair which was combed neatly and he seemed like the quite type, he was wearing a red longsleeved shirt and khaki pants. He took a copy of "By The Park At Night" and went up to the counter to pay. Charlotte was wordless as she scanned the book, her manager, Rosetta came over and whispered into her ear.
"He's quite the looker, he comes here everyday, and I believe, he's coming to see you." Rosetta whispered.
"Oh shut up, why would anyone be interested in me?" Charlotte asked.
"Because, you're quite the looker too, girl." Rosetta winked and walked away.
Before the boy put the book into his bag, he pointed to Charlotte and himself, then to the book. Charlotte comprehended the meaning immediately, but was too stunned to do anything else but nod her head.
His meaning was, You, Me, By The Park At Night.
He wanted to meet her by the park at night! And before he left, he leaned over and whispered something into her ear.
"My name is Remus." And with that, he left.
-Back to Lily-
Lily waited for Sirius to pick her up infront of her house, and soon saw him come on his red Vespa scooter. He looked pretty suave but Lily had no interest in him. Lily sat behind Sirius and the sped off towards Diagon Alley, from Lily's home in Suburban Muggle London. When they got to Diagon Alley, Sirius and Lily went to get in the concert. Sirius didn't want Lily to know he had fake passes so he went up first, but the guard kicked him out…
"What's wrong Sirius?" Lily asked.
"Nothing." Sirius replied uneasily.
"Oh, then why can't we get in?"
"Because the guard didn't see the tickets yet." Sirius lied.
Lily nodded as Sirius pushed his way back again, the guard saw them and said,
"Kid! I told you, those tickets aren't legal! Now get outta here before I call the cops!" The guard yelled over the crowd.
Sirius prayed that Lily hadn't heard, but unfortunately, she had.
Lily just walked away from the crowd and sat down on the curb by the street.
"If you didn't have real tickets, you should've told me." Lily whispered quietly.
"I'm sorry, I just wanted to let you go see it…" Sirius said.
"Well…now we can't, neither of us can." Lily said.
"I'll find a way to get you in."
"It's okay Sirius, really." Lily said quietly with her head hung.
And she waited, inside she could hear fans screaming, and music playing…
-With PRONGS-
"C'mon PRONGS! Your concert is about to start!" Peter said.
"Coming Peter." PRONGS said dully…as he set his notes down, he'd been working on a new song, but hadn't finished it yet.
"Oop, not yet, your hair is out of place!" Peter said and pushed PRONGS back into the chair, PRONGS picked up his notes and pencil and began to write again and the stylist desperately tried to comb his hair.
"Now tilt your face up." Peter commanded
PRONGS ignored him and continued writing.
"PRONGS!"
PRONGS finally obliged and let the stylist comb, when he finished he threw off his jacket and took off his glasses, then put his contacts in and went to the left wing to get on stage, his song, "Power" was playing already.
-After Concert-
The concert still hadn't ended yet, well at least not for PRONGS and Peter, Peter was having a jolly good time, bathing in PRONGS's success while PRONGS was impatient for this whole stupid cast/crew party to end…Peter poured the champagne and began toasting everyone in sight while PRONGS downed his in one gulp and went back to writing his notes, but all soon enough, he was whisked away to get made down…
While PRONGS was being made down a certain Lily Evans had somehow gotten into the backroom and found Peter…
"Please, I'm begging you, I was James's Hogwarts classmate, you must let me see him!" Lily begged.
"Isn't that sweet? Well, if you're his classmate, I'm his teacher!" Peter said sarcastically.
"All you have to do is give him this!" Lily held out her lavender lily bottle, "He'll know it's me!"
Peter was getting annoyed so he took the bottle.
"Alright little girl, I'll give him the bottle! Now go!" Peter shooed her away.
Lily was satisfied the Peter would give James the bottle but instead after Lily left, he tossed in the trashcan.
"Score! Stupid girl, thinking I'd really give James that piece of trash?" Peter sneered.
Lily waited outside and waited for James to come, she was so sure James would come…and she waited…even as it began to pour…and her clothes were getting soaked through…
Yet, she was convinced James would come…he had to come! As soon as he saw the lavender lily, he would come!
But he didn't...
Because after he had gone to be made down, Peter rushed him into the "bus" and they drove off…and the only thing Lily saw was cars…many cars, driving past the street at night…
Sirius came back with an umbrella and waited for Lily…waited with her, for PRONGS to come…
-On The Car With PRONGS-
James was sitting quietly, resting from his concert, his legs were sore, his throat was sore…and the only thing he had had to drink was champagne…didn't really help…suddenly…
"PETER! Where are my notes? I had them! I swear I had them! Where'd you put them!" Prongs feverishly dug thru his backpack and thru the car, but they weren't there.
"Aiyoh, doesn't matter does it?" Peter said carelessly.
"YES IT DOES! It's a VERY special SONG!" James said, then turned to the driver. "I WANT OUT! TURN AROUND OR I'M GETTING OUT!" And Peter had no idea what to do but tell the driver to obey.
When they got back to the back entrance, PRONGS tore through the hallways and looked where they were supposed to be, but they were gone…so he went to dig through the trash…and halfway through…his hands touched a bottle…he pulled it out, and stared right into the glass of the lavender lily flower…
"WHERE'D YOU GET THIS PETER!" PRONGS yelled.
"Oh! That? Some silly girl gave it to me, claiming she was your classmate at Hogwarts. What did she say her name was? Oh yes...Lily Ethan or something like that..." Peter said carelessly…
"WHERE DID SHE GO! Where is she?" James yelled.
"How should I know?" Peter said.
James clutched the bottle, forgetting his notes, and ran outside…
But she was gone, only an umbrella was on the sidewalk, and a dry spot…
She must've been waiting for me, the spot is dry, she must've been there, James reasoned, I'll find her, and do everything I've been meaning to do for the last nine years…
And as James searched the street, bad luck was on his side…a station blocked his view, and he missed seeing Lily and Sirius cruise away on Sirius's Vespa Bike…
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A few days later, just as James was about to go to the office of the Daily Prophet to put out a public announcement saying he was sorry to Lily, he caught sight of a brilliant head of red hair. It was Lily on a Vespa bike with Sirius, only James didn't know Sirius, he only knew Lily. He followed them to the Fairytale Nursery and listened to them talk.
"So, Lils, how does it feel to be the supposed 'girlfriend' of a world famous popstar?" Sirius joked.
"It feels good knowing that I can have anything I want." Lily teased back.
Only James didn't know.
He didn't know that they were only joking.
He thought it was for real.
'Anything she wants? That's all she came to find me for? Screw it.' James hit the gas pedal as hard as he could back to his penthouse.
When he got back home he was met with even worse news.
"JAMSIE-POO! We're going to have tea with your fans tomorrow at this quaint little nursery! Isn't it wonderful?" Peter said happily.
"Nursery?"
"Yes! It's called Fairytale Nursery! It's just the cutest thing in the wooorld..." Peter said dreamily.
"When?"
"Oh...like 11am." Peter said looking at his palm pilot.
"Great...just freaking great." James groaned and climbed up to his bed.
He slowly fell asleep when a nightmare came upon him.
"YOU'RE USELESS! USELESS!" A man yelled to a woman as James cowered in the corner.
"Dad..." James pleaded to his father.
It was no use. The man pulled out a gun...James couldn't bare it. He turned around and hugged his knees close.
'It'll be over soon...please let everything be alright.' James thought to himself.
He was scared. He was helpless. No one was going to come.
'Someone please help...help mom. Don't let this happen.' tears brimmed at his eyes...
But no one could delay the inevitable...two gunshots were heard. Two bodies hit the ground. James only cried for one...
"Mom...please...mom...wake up."
James woke up with a start, sweat dripped from his face.
'Not again.' James thought to himself quietly. It had been eight years since it had happened. He should be over this by now. Why was this nightmare still coming back to haunt him? James buried his head into his pillow and calmed himself down. 'I'll be okay.' Sleep soon overtook him again.
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The next day, James reluctantly got into the Buick waiting to take them to the nursery. He had on a leather jacket, a red shirt, and leather pants, perched on his face were a pair of sunglasses. He looked quite dashing. The car ride there was silent. It was stiff and full of tension until Peter spoke up.
"Jamsie! Remember, smile...and ignore." Peter reminded him.
"Hnn...whatever." James replied looking out the tinted windows.
Meanwhile at the nursery, Lily was helping Jenna and Holly set up the tables for a party that they supposedly were hosting. They had no idea who their guests were but it was supposedly some celebrity thing. Already there were fangirls outside the gate. Sirius checked over everything once more to make sure that everything was alright, just as he nodded his approval, the black Buick pulled up. Sirius whistled in surprise...
"Buick...niiice." He said.
The door opened and out stepped...PRONGS. Fangirls screamed and tried to push their way in. Fortunately, the gate was quite strong.
James glanced around. Hmm...not bad. He immediately took off his sunglasses and went over to Lily who tried to look away and busy herself with something.
"Evans?"
Peter glanced at his water glass.
"Ehem! Water over here!" He said clapping his hands.
Lily obliged and went to pour water for Peter...James made his move.
"Lily...I haven't seen you in a long time." He said brushing the hair out of her face.
She looked up.
"I suppose that being a former girlfriend of a popstar isn't so bad huh? After all...you can get everything you want." James mocked coldly and kissed her on the lips.
Lily was outraged. How dare he? She grabbed the nearest thing (which happened to be Peter's glass of water) and splashed it all over James...
"What? I? How?" James barely managed to stutter out as Lily ran away. Outside, a dozen or more flashbulbs went off.
Oh joy. This would be all over the news. James growled to himself as Sirius ran off after Lily.
"Lily! Wait!" Sirius yelled.
Of all stupid things to do.
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Oh...I'm so evil. I feel bad for leaving it off here but this cliffhanger is the place where I must stop. Thanks for the reviews. Ermm, sorry for the short chapter, I promise though it'll get better. Meeps. Don't kill me for the cliffie. I tried not too but I had to! Meanwhile, Memoirs of a Geisha has sparked off another anime plotbunnie in my head that I must write down. Meanwhile, here's a teaser for you...the chapter song theme of the second to last chapter will be DBSK's Hi Ya Ya Summer's Day...it's cruel of me to put such an upbeat song when a certain character isn't that happy. Oh well. The next chapter...sneak preview...
Coming Up: Just like James suspected, all the known tabloids across the world have posted the picture of him and Lily kissing, saying that Lily is his secret girlfriend. Meanwhile, a world renowned music teacher, Professor Slughorn comes to England. James hopes that the professor will actually look at some of his self written music. But what happens when Professor Slughorn gives James some criticism that James didn't expect? Also, Lily's mother isn't very happy about the picture in the tabloids, telling her daughters never to fall in love and she means NEVER. And what happens when Charlotte actually decides to go meet Remus...by the park at night?