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"Well that was an entertaining lesson" Sirius laughed heartily.

"Yeah maybe for you" I said through clenched teeth, wiping down my robes with some tissue Madame Hooch had conjured for me.

"And for me" Remus also laughed, rubbing a stitch in his side.

"Me t-"

"Don't even bother Peter" I growled holding my hand up to Peters face.

"Well chums what do you propose we do now?"

"Well it is lunchtime isn't it? So technically I'm off to lunch" I departed from them and made my way to the Great Hall. I was fuming. I had just saved my dream girls life and she thanked me by BARFING all over me. Well, I suppose it didn't smell as nice as my deodorant but at least it didn't resemble the smell of rotting garbage on a hot summer's afternoon.

Yuck, how disgusting is that? I am SUCH a guy.

As you can expect I now had a garish and gruesome look on my face, and just my luck as it was now the perfect time for Lily to join me in walking to the Great Hall.

"Hi James" I wasn't at this time actually aware of Lily's sudden presence, so when I heard her distant voice utter my meaningless and failurish (is that a word?) name I was shocked. I turned my head to face her.

"Lily" I breathed. Oh great, she's just said your real name again and is making real conversation and all you can say is 'Lily'. Plus you sounded constipated when you did say it. Damn you conscience, it's alright for you, you just sit there all day putting thoughts into my head, I HAVE TO GO THROUGH PUBERTY!

To add to the insult, Lily was now looking at me as though I was some mad man; I noticed it was because I was slapping my own head while muttering obscenities under my breath.

"Anyway, I just wanted to say…thanks" I didn't know whether she was being sincere or just polite, but what happened next made my mind up. She stood on her tiptoes, reached up to my face and kissed me on the cheek.

I stood there frozen to the spot while she scurried off to the hall.

Lily Evans had just kissed me, on the cheek mind you but never the less she had kissed me! LILY EVANS JUST KISSED ME!

I did a small victory dance whilst ignoring the stares of passers by and one rather offensive comment made by a Slytherin 3rd year. Then I sprinted all the way to the hall hoping to bump into the other Marauders.

Luckily I quite literally bumped into Sirius, he was on his way to the Gryffindor table when I mollycoddled him and he ended up on top of me on the floor.

"You'll never guess what Pad foot!" I said excitedly. Remaining in the same unattractive position I had put him in.

"I'm sure it's great Prongs but people are watching" He mumbled shoving the 55pounds of extra fat off him. I scrambled up from the floor and grabbed his sleeve.

"You'll never guess what just happened to me!"

"You're right, I don't think I will" He said dusting himself off. I ignored his comment, putting it down to PMS, I'm sure boys get it too.

"Lily kissed me!" I said even more excitedly.

"She WHAT!" Sirius shouted.

"Kissed me, she kissed me Padfoot"

"Well I didn't see that one coming" He said staring at the ground.

"Neither did I, I mean she just came up to me said thanks then kissed me on the cheek, I mean I was so sur-"

"Wait. Did you just say she kissed you on the cheek?"

"Yeah…why?"

"Oh, no reason" Sirius said with a little too much happiness in his voice. He also looked pretty happy, and relieved.

"Ooooook then" I said rolling my eyes. We stood there shuffling our feet for a while.

"So, wanna eat?" Sirius asked breaking the awkward silence.

"Definitely" I said thankful he had asked.

We sat down and ate in silence, talking only occasionally to ask for the mash potatoes or plate of chicken legs. It reminded me a bit of the other night when I was with Lily, Lily, the name sounded in my ears over and over again. I didn't care if it was just a small kiss on the cheek, soon we would be making out as though the world was going to end. Lily wasn't just a prize anymore. I mean at first I liked her, sure she was hott and smart, what's not to like? But when she rejected me that first time, I was suddenly so much more attracted to her then I had been. And from then on it was all about her, sure I got off with other girls too but I still liked Lily the most.

I don't quite remember when it was that my infatuation grew into a more passionate love but I no it was real, it was legitimate. She wasn't my catch; I didn't want to prove I could get her just for kicks. I really like her, LIKED her.

When we were back in our dorm, me, Sirius, Remus and Peter, a strange silence lingered in the air.

"Sooo, Prongs what was it like?" Remus asked. Sirius rolled his eyes and sighed, then he yawned. I was actually getting a bit cheesed off with him at this point; all he could do was poke fun, I started thinking the most outrageous things too, that maybe he also liked Lily, but that was just stupid, I mean I was probably just tired.

"It was the greatest Moony, she smelt so nice and her lips were so soft" I was off into my own dream world. I saw Sirius making fake sick actions with his finger in the corner of my eye but I ignored him.

There was silence for a while longer until it was rudely interrupted by…

"LILY!" I fell off my bed in shock, there stood Lily Evans in all her glory (hehe) wearing only her…pyjamas and a dressing gown. Thanks Lily you don't leave much to the imagination do you? And I really mean it; you look like an untouchable virgin.

Oh that was horrible of me; I mentally slapped myself and then went back to the situation in front of me.

"Hi Lily" Remus said quite casually. I gave him a small glare; didn't he know how important this was for me? Obviously not. I turned my head slowly to Lily and also greeted her.

"Hi" Wow of all the things I could have said, I said 'Hi'. And I said it weakly, like I was about to be disembowelled or something gruesome like that.

"Hi – cough – James" She said, YES SHE SAID IT AGAIN, although I could hear the strain in her voice. Ah well, I suppose I can't have my cake and eat it. Even though that is a really ludicrous phrase as of course I am going to eat my cake, I mean I did buy it didn't I!

"Hi Lily" Peter squeaked, not wanting to be left out of the greeting.

"Oh yeah, hi Peter, Remus, Sirius" She said nodding at them in turn.

"What brings you to our humble abode?" Remus asked spreading his arms out as though awing a crowd with a magic trick (hey I just got the irony ha).

"I just came to talk to James…outside" She said glancing towards the door.

"Really!" I asked bewildered. Of course really doofus, she wouldn't have said it otherwise. Yes well I suppose not.

"Err yes" She said a bit weakly her self. I just stared at her in astonishment.

"Erm, James? Are you ok?" She asked, oh my goodness, I must have looked like a right constipated freak.

"Err yeah, sure, I'll just, well, lets go" I stood up and walked over to the door, closing it behind me and Lily.

We walked down the stairs in silence then took a seat on the couch.

"Sooo…" I started.

"Sooo…" Lily added. Wow how fun would this conversation be if it consisted of only 'sooo' for the next 10 minutes.

"Well, you invited me down here" I said.

"Yes, I suppose I did" Ok this is freaky, just hurry up and tell me what you want for god's sakes woman!

"Sooo…"

"Sooo…"

"Look Lily this is silly, (hey that rhymed), you asked to talk to me now you're not talking"

"I know, it's just, well, I've been thinking" I waited for the next part to come…it didn't.

"And…"

"Oh right, and I was wondering if maybe, seeing as I am pretty much a perfect student, and person (can't argue with that one) if you might be able to, you know, help me with my flying skills" She mumbled the last bit…the bit where she said help me.

"Sorry what? I couldn't hear the last part"

"If you could…help me with my flying" She still kept her voice to a whisper.

"Huh? You'll have to speak louder Lily, I don't have bat radar you know" She glared at me slightly, before turning it into a sickly smile.

"I said" she started off sweetly, "HELP ME WITH MY FLYING YOU MORON!"

I jumped back in terror and fell off the couch, bruising my rear end.

"Ok, Ok no need to shout WOMAN!"

"No need to be a prat WOMAN!"

"Excuuuuuuse me, I am the one about to help you, you know, so technically I would stay on my good side if I were you"

"What good side" she laughed. I stared at her blankly and she stopped the laughter.

"Sorry" she muttered.

"Apology NOT excepted" wait…did I just say that? Oh Hell I DID!

"Fine then, I'll just ask Sirius for help" She said all huffily.

"NO!" I shouted. She looked at me oddly, "I mean, Sirius hurt his leg today, I don't think he'll be flying for a while" Wow what a lame lie.

"Oh, is he ok? I better go ask hi-"

"NO! I mean, nah he's still a bit peed off bout it actually, you might touch a nerve"

"Oh" was her simple answer.

"Don't worry Lily, I'll help you, soon you'll be flying like a Pro, soon you'll be flying, like me"

"What? You mean an aero spasm" She choked trying hard not to giggle.

"You know someday my dear, when I'm a professional quidditch player, you'll be sticking to me like-"

"MUSSELS TO A ROCK!" She couldn't contain herself any longer, she laughed and laughed and laughed to her hearts content, but hey, who am I to complain, this way I'll get her alone and all to myself in no time.

Maybe this day wasn't so bad after all.

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