A/N: Sorry kids, I'm sick of writing 'Lily and James fall in love' stories. So this is going to have a drastically different spin. But, yes, there's fluff and drama and sex and all that good stuff. Oi, just read it :)
"Lumos," a raspy female voice sounded. A bright light erupted from the tip of her wand, illuminating the two entangled bodies sprawled out on the floor of the linen closet.
"James," Lily murmured softly, feeling his deep breaths tickling the back of her neck. "We need to get up, c'mon..."
James Potter blinked open his playful brown eyes. Yawning loudly, he made to stretch his arms, but couldn't wriggle too far out of his curving, spooned position with Lily. "W-wotcher?" he stammered.
"We're in the closet," Lily replied, rubbing her head. "And I feel like I've been stampeded on by a bloody Hippogriff."
A smile crept upon James' lips. "Little Miss Evans has her first hangover."
She womped him playfully over the head with her wand arm. "This is not my first hangover and you know it Potter."
"Oi, I remember alright," James grinned broadly and patted gently on Lily's bare stomach.
A slight flush crept into Lily's cheeks. "Oh sod you. I wonder what time it is..."
"Let's skive off classes today!" James proclaimed, rolling on top of Lily and pinning her down.
Lily groaned, sharp pains shooting through her head. "Maybe we should, I feel like shit."
"I know what'll make you feel better," James sat up, rummaging through the pile of crumpled clothes. He unearthed Lily's bra, and jokingly slipped the straps up onto his shoulders.
She rolled her eyes and snatched away the bra, flipping her long waves of auburn hair off of her bare chest. "And what is that?" She slid on the bra and reached for her wrinkled white shirt.
"Just put your clothes back on and I'll take you there, darling," James grinned. "Whoa, I never though I'd tell you to put them on..."
Lily smiled as James locked his hand around hers, intertwining their fingers in the middle of the table.
"How classy, Potter, shag a lady and treat her to coffee the next morning," Lily spoke softly.
He gave her hand a squeeze. "Of course, Lilyflower," he purred, stirring his coffee with his left. "So wanna head back to my dorm after this? Classes shouldn't be over for a few more hours, so we have some time to ourselves."
Lily rolled her eyes. "No, James, I can't. We already missed Transfiguration..."
"C'mon, how many people do you think actually got up this morning?" James asked incredulously. "You saw that party!"
"And you actually remembered it," Lily replied shortly.
James smirked into his coffee, then rearranged his facial expression to a more pathetic one. "Come on Lily!"
"No, we have N.E.W.T.s in a month," said Lily firmly. "We can do that after we've finished exams."
James pouted cutely, but Lily shook her head defiantly. "I'm going to Herbology, and you should come too."
A frown etching itself on James' lips, he racked his brain for more words of persuasion.
"Can I get you kids anything else?" The pudgy coffee shop owner, Madame Puddifoot, ambled over to their table.
"No thanks," James said, letting go of Lily's hand to dig around in his pockets for some gold. "We're just leaving."
Madame Puddifoot scooped up the change James handed her, and he took Lily's hand again. "If it is learning you wish, then consider me your own personal tutor," he whispered seductively in her ear. His thumb rubbed small circles on the back of Lily's hand.
She couldn't help but let a small grin etch itself on her lips as she moved with James towards the exit of the tea shop. "Seriously, it's cute of you to want to show me a good time, but I need to go to class."
"Fine," James sighed defeatedly, but there was a twinkle in his playful brown eyes.
"You never give up, do you?"
James stood blocking the portrait hole, shaking his head.
"I have a surprise!"
"If it's anything like the surprise you had last time, I want nothing of it," Lily replied crossly. She was slowly becoming a bit sour.
"I swear it isn't," James bit his lower lip to refrain from laughing. "Please, just give me like, 30 minutes!"
Lily glanced down at her watch. "Okay... But you'd better snag me some food from the kitchens later if this cuts into lunch."
"I will, I swear!" James grinned victoriously, linking his arm in hers. Together, they headed up the spiral staircase.
Outside the door, James pinned her against the wall with surprisingly gentle force, and planted a kiss on her lips.
"I told you already, we're not having sex again," said Lily lamely once he had drawn away.
James just gazed into her eyes, gently brushing his hand across her cheek. "I really do love you, you know."
"I love you too," Lily replied earnestly. She felt easily overpowered by his extremely charming looks, especially when he flaunted them 5 inches apart from her face. She loved the way his glasses perfectly framed the soft curve of his cheekbones. James' mop of untidy black hair was as rumpled as usual, and a few of the messy strands fell onto his face.
James cleared his throat, breaking Lily out of her trance. She flushed slightly pink, having been caught oogling. "But- we're not having sex again," Lily recovered swiftly.
Rolling his eyes, James reached for the doorknob of the seventh year dorms.
"Oh, hello," Sirius sat on Remus' bed, the two of them hunched over a Wizard's Chess game. Peter was slouched against the wall, prodding a tattered sheaf of parchment with his wand. James' fourth roommate, Gideon Prewett, was at a small desk scribbling an essay.
James and Lily stood frozen on the spot, and he slowly released his grip on her waist. "Hey, guys! Erm, do you know what... Today is?"
"Nope," Remus shook his head, grimacing as his night was assailed by Sirius' queen. "But they canceled Herbology today because Sprout's mum died and she took off. We've got a free period for the next two weeks."
Lily breathed a slight sigh of relief. At least she wasn't missing too much work...
James, however, frowned. "Lily, we're taking a walk," he said quickly.
"To where?" She asked, but James was already whisking Lily away again, holding her hand fast in his own.
"Have fun, you two," Sirius called out, grinning knowingly as Lily and James took the stairs two at a time.
"Honestly, you're acting weird," Lily said breathlessly, jogging down the hall to keep up with James' stride. "What's the bloody deal?"
"What? You don't enjoy a good workout?" James replied, tugging her down a corridor on the left.
Lily didn't muster the strength to reply, she just panted and struggled to keep up.
An underclassmen patrolling the corridors shuffled out of the way to avoid a collision.
"Hey Evans, Potter," he straightened up, adjusting his Prefects badge.
Lily turned to wave at him, but her train of red hair whipped around the corner as she was led down an adjacent corridor.
"We're here!" James abruptly stopped. He dropped Lily's hand and began to pace back and forth in front of a blank patch of wall, brow furrowed in thought.
"Seriously, James, are you feeling okay? Maybe you ate something bad," Lily leaned up against the opposite wall, catching her breath.
James didn't reply, he just kept pacing. To Lily's shock, an oak paneled door popped up on the blank wall on his third pass. The raven haired boy grinned at her surprise.
"What the hell?" Lily stared at the door dumbfoundedly, but James caught her around the waist and led her into the new room.
"It's a room that basically turns into whatever you want it to," James said simply.
"So you wished it here," Lily replied. She admired the small room, decorated much in the style of Gryffindor common room. James nodded, and took a seat next to her on a velour-upholstered couch.
"Do you remember when I kissed you last year?" James asked, the words rushing out of his mouth. Lily looked at him oddly, nodding, and he continued on.
"Blimey, Lily, it's the anniversary of our first kiss!"
Lily raised her eyebrows, gasping, "It is?"
Nodding excitedly, James pulled a small, hastily wrapped package out of the pocket of his robes.
"Wow, it's so... Unlike you to remember something like this," Lily said softly, snuggling up to James on the couch. She grinned and began to pick at the wrapping paper, feeling him rest an arm across her shoulders.
Words failed Lily as she ran her fingers across the shining silver bracelet lying in the palm of her hand. "It's so pretty... Did you pick it out all by yourself?"
James grinned, reaching out to fasten it around Lily's wrist. "Actually, I did."
Lily turned around and leaned into him, their lips locking briefly. "Well, I love it, so much," she said breathlessly, her hand running through his rumpled mop of hair.
"Well I love you so much," he replied, nuzzling his nose against hers. She laughed inwardly at how damn corny he could be, and their lips locked once again.
A/N: Snargle, FLUFF. I swear on my life the action will be back next update (which I'm halfway done writing!).
And, as an afterthought, I'd really appreciate it if anyone would like to beta either of my In-Progress fics, a Remus/Sirius or this one. Dayum, sorry for the long Author's Note. Now review like good minions.