Chapter 10: Confessions

(wow the big one o!)

Disclaimer: I do not own the majority of places, characters, things or spells. What I do own is mine!…Ellen, Anna and Alice. Unfortunately I am not JK Rowling…so I don't own characters besides these. I could however, go to her house, put her under the imperious curse and make her give me the characters and money! Hehehe of course I'm not that mean or desperate…so things will stay the way they are.

The next few days were a very strange time at Hogwarts.

It wasn't as if it was a huge change that affected their everyday lives, but still, it shocked many students.

Ellen and Sirius, who once fought continuously, resulting often with Sirius in the hospital wing, were now together.

This shocked the majority of the school population immensely; and resulted in many pissed off girls.

In one simple answer, Ellen had just made her death wish. Girls plotted against her together, thinking up ways to get her away from their man. Unfortunately, they weren't having much success.

Despite the absolute deadly glares Ellen received, she still managed to snog Sirius in any spare moment. At breakfast, in the hallways, at lunch, in the classrooms, at dinner, in an empty classroom, in the Gryffindor common room. She especially enjoyed doing it in front of the girls plotting her death, just to see their faces as Sirius moved his hands up her skirt, or she pushed him down on the couch.

Their friends shook their heads at them, amazed at the amount of time they could spend together, when just a few days ago, Ellen didn't want him in her sight.

It felt strange seeing such a…productive couple, while the rest of them sat down without anyone. Although some of them didn't seem to mind, such as Remus, James and Lily both seemed oddly distant. It was strange behaviour, especially for James, but he didn't seem to notice the odd glances cast his way.

One night, the girls had gone up to their dorm, much to Sirius' disappointment. The others were glad tonight, that they might actually be able to have a conversation with Padfoot, which didn't just consist of grunts of agreement.

James still was oddly distant, and Remus decided tonight would be a good night to ask him why.

'Hey, James, are you alright?' He asked.

James looked up at him.

'I don't know, Moony.' He answered.

'What's wrong?' Remus asked.

James gave a deep sigh.

'You know how the other week, Lily was drunk, and she came down and said she liked me and all?'

Remus smiled slightly. How could he forget?

'Well the next day, she told me that her friends had put something in her drink,'

'What kind of something?' Sirius asked, joining in on the conversation.

'Veritaserum.' James said.

Remus and Sirius' eyes widened.

'But that that means-' Sirus began.

'That she had to te-tell the truth!' Remus finished.

James nodded.

'So she really does like you!' Sirius breathed. 'I knew it!'

'So why are you upset? Shouldn't you be asking her out or something?' Remus asked.

'Well that's the problem! I don't know whether I should risk asking her out! I don't want to ruin what we already have!' James cried, head in his hands.

Remus patted his friend on the back sympathetically.

'Well that's stupid!' Sirius cried.

James and Remus looked at him, confused.

'Well why would it ruin what you have, if she likes you? She's not gonna reject you if she likes you!' Sirius said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

'Yeah Padfoot, and that's why Ellen rejected you for ages, even though she still liked you.' Remus said sarcastically.

Sirius looked thoughtful for a moment.

'You know, that's true. Well anyway! I think you should just take a risk! I mean, odds are she'll say yes. And if she doesn't, well you're screwed really. But we can just forget about the negative. Think positive!'

James smiled at his friend and got up.

'You know, I'm gonna go and talk to her!'

'That's the way!' Sirius said, grinning as his friend ran up to the girl's dormitory.

'He's screwed.' Remus said, shaking his head.

Meanwhile upstairs, the girls were chatting meaninglessly about anything that came to their minds. In Ellen's case, it was Sirius.

'He's just such-' Ellen began.

'-A perfect kisser! We know!' Anna cried in a frustrated voice.

Ellen stared at her for a moment, then grinned.

'I just can't wait till the ball! Just to see his face when I walk down in my dress!' Ellen said, a dazed expression on his face.

'For some reason, I think he will be thinking about ways to get it off you, frankly.' Alice said.

Ellen gave a rougish grin.

'I bet Frank will be thinking the same thing when he sees you.' She said cheekily.

Alice blushed and hit Ellen playfully.

'So who's everyone else going with? Have you two found a date yet?' Alice said, changing the subject. Alice looked expectantly over at Lily and Anna.

Anna blushed slightly.

'Well,' She started.

'Come on! Out with it!' Ellen prompted, as they leant forward eagerly. 'Who is he?'

'Remus…' She said quietly.

'Remus!' Alice cried.

'When did this happen!' Lily asked.

'umm…just after Hogsmeade.' She said shyly.

Her friends were speechless.

'Wow.' Ellen stated.

'You know what? That's great!' Alice cried.

Anna smiled.

'You know he's not gonna know what hit him when he sees you in that dress!' Lily said, smirking.

'So who are you going with, Lily?' Ellen asked.

Lily was silent for a moment.

'No one.' She stated sadly. Sure she had had offers, but had declined them all. She found herself comparing them all to James, and knew that she could only have one boy, and no other would do. And since she knew that he would never take her now, she knew she was destined to go to the ball alone.

Alice raised her eyebrow.

'No one, aye? Not even a certain James Potter?' She asked.

Lily sighed.

'No.'

'Why don't you ask him?' Anna asked.

'Because I don't want to wreck the friendship! If he said no, then it would be over. And he will say no. I've rejected him so many times in the past; I've just lost my chance.' Lily said, willing the tears that were threatening to fall to go away.

Ellen pat her back.

'I think you should just ask him. There is only a slight chance that he will say no, I reckon. I've seen the way he looks at you.' She said, tweaking her nose with a knowing grin on her face.

'Are you sure you're not mistaking it for a friendly look?' Lily asked.

'No. I'm certain it was a I-would-love-to-take-those-clothes-off-her look.' Ellen said, looking thoughtful.

Lily shook her head, smiling. She would never understand her friend.

There was a crisp knock on the door. Alice grinned.

'I'll get it!' She cried, stumbling to her feet and skipping to the door. She opened it and smiled, though her friends couldn't see who she was smiling at.

'Well hi!' She cried.

'Ummm…hi,' Came a deep male voice, which Lily recognised instantly. 'Could I speak to Lily alone for a moment?'

Alice nodded enthusiastically, then turned to Lily.

'Oh Lily! The door for you!' She cried, winking as she sat back down.

Lily smiled and got up, her friends grinning at her knowingly. Ellen mouthed something like 'remember what I said' as she opened the door.

'Hey Lily.' James said, smiling.

'Hey James.' She said.

'Umm…I just wanted to talk to you about something, do you mind if we go somewhere more…private?' James said, glancing at her friends who were listening intently without any discretion.

Lily turned and glared at them, then turned back to James and smiled.

'Sure.' She said.

'Ok, well we could go to my dorm, everyone else is downstairs.' James said, ruffling his hair absentmindedly.

Lily nodded and they set off. The only thought going through her mind was; what on earth could he want to talk about?

Once they got up to the boys dorm, James closed the door. He sat down on his bed and patted a place beside him, offering her a seat. She took up the offer and sat next to him, feeling slight butterflies at being so close. She dismissed them immediately. James sighed.

'Well, this is really hard to say…' He said, ruffling his hair again. She smiled at his nervous habit.

He looked at her, sitting so close to him. He just wanted to hold her, to kiss her.

No! Don't get your hopes up yet! First you have to ask her and she has to say yes, bucko!

'I don't know what your going to say to this…but I've been thinking about it for a while, and I need to know.' He said.

Lily was silent. She had no clue where it was going, and wished she did.

'I was really glad when we became friends, because I could share something with you that was a bit closer than what we had had before.'

'I was glad as well…I still am.' Lily said, smiling. She put one hand on his thigh reassuringly, not realising what effect this was having on James.

'Well…it's just that…' James was having trouble talking straight, with the growing arousal he was feeling. 'I thought friendship would be enough…but now I realise…that I still find I-I like you.'

Lily looked up at him, processing the words he had just said in a state of shock. James looked at her face, and his heart sank. It didn't look very promising.

'I can understand if you don't want to, but I was wondering if you wanted to go to the ball with me?' He said, feeling hopelessness creeping up at the look on her face.

Lily was too stunned to say anything. James liked her? Was she dreaming. She looked up at him. He looked upset.

'I-I think I'll go now. Sorry If I've ruined our friendship.' He said, getting up slowly. It was just as he had thought. She didn't like him.

Lily watched him get up, too stunned to do anything.

Well what are you waiting for, dearie? Get up! Show him how you feel!

Lily managed to snap out of her shock, with the help of the voice in her head, and got up from where she was sitting. James was turning the knob on the door. She ran up to him and pushed him hard against the door, closing it with a bang.

James turned to her, shocked expression on his face. She didn't say anything, just put her lips on his softly. James started to kiss back once over his shock, and they shared a short happy moment, before Lily pulled away.

'Does that answer your question?' She asked, slightly out of breath.

James smiled.

'What was the question again?' He asked.

'I will go to the ball with you,' She said, smiling up at him. 'I like you too. I've liked you for a while now.'

James felt a great weight taken off his chest. She liked him. She really did. It was perfect.

'I'm glad.' He said. He broke eye contact with her for a moment, and looked down at her full lips, revealing his intentions. She smiled and lifted her face to his, as their lips met.

It started off as a soft kiss, until the passion between them became more intense. James' hands went down to her hips, and Lily's up around his neck, playing with his hair. James opened his mouth and traced the outline of her lips with his tongue, willing her to give him access. When she did, he gently stroked her tongue, as she moaned into his mouth.

He started to back her up, not really knowing exactly where he was going until Lily stumbled onto his bed, having bashed into it. James grinned at her and clambered on top, continuing with the kiss. His hands were up in her auburn locks as hers roamed his body through his uniform. He didn't know if she realised she was doing it, but didn't care.

'Oh Prongs!' Came a voice from outside the door. James took no notice, which was a mistake. The door opened and emitted Sirius.

'I didn't know where you were and I was assuming you might be in here…so how did it go with Ev-WHOA!' Came the voice of Sirius. It seemed he had only just seen what James had been doing in here at the end of his sentence. 'I'm sorry am I interrupting anything?' He asked innocently.

James groaned and pulled away from Lily, glaring daggers at his friend.

'Ok! I get the message!' Sirius said, edging out of the room before James found something sharp to throw at him.

James sighed and then smiled back down at Lily, who smiled back.

'I should probably go,' she said breathily.

James sighed. He was going to murder Sirius.

'Alright.' He said, hopping off her.

She got up shakily, breathing irregularly. He smiled down at her and she reached up and kissed him on the cheek.

'Thankyou, James, for everything. I'm glad this is how it's turned out.' She said, smiling.

'Me too.' James said, embracing her softly, burying his head in her hair. After a few moments of being in each others arms, Lily pulled back and smiled.

'I suppose I'll see you tomorrow.' She said, feeling stupid for feeling shy around him.

James grinned.

'I can't wait.' He said as she smiled, closing the door behind her.

James sighed happily as he let himself fall onto his bed. It still smelt faintly of her. He felt as if he had never been happier in his life.

He groaned and got up.

Now to kill Padfoot.

A/N: Well I hope you all liked this chapter…and I hope your all happy with how it ended up…please give me some feedback! And im sorry it took so long…for the first time in this story I didn't know what to write about! Well don't worry I know whats going to happen in the next chapter…the ball! Hehehe hope that gets you all excited! Anyway a special thing goes out to mmseverus! I managed to make them cry with the last chapter! Hehe that makes me happy lol! Anyway! Review!

Love from Bohemian revolution.