Long time since I wrote one of these. Well, Lily is scared. Of what she's feeling. Of that flip flop in her stomach. She's at a loss. So yeah… I don't own anyone…
Lily is on holiday from Hogwarts. She was doing charity work at a restaurant. She sat down on the piano bench, flipping her tux tails back. "this song is dedicated to myself, and my life." She grinned but anyone who had truly looked into her eyes would have seen true sorrow, James, Sirius, and Remus did. They were there on a holiday, visiting James' grandmum. She began playing on the piano, a sweet classical tune. Her sweet voice pierced the silence.
Is
anybody out there?
Does anybody see?
That when the lights are
off something's killing me.
I know it seems like people
care,
Cause they're always around me.
But when the day is done
and everybody runs
Who will be the one to save me from
myself
Who will be the one who's there
And not ashamed to see
me crawl
Who's gonna catch me when I fall
Remus had left the side of the Marauders. They all suspected that he just needed to go to the toilet… or get away from Sirius who was seriously drunk (no pun intended) thirty seconds later, Remus turned up on the stage and Lily looked shocked at first and then she grinned and he produced an acoustic guitar from behind him. He began strumming the strings. She beamed at Remus.
Now Sirius had recovered from his drunk-ness… Sirius was surprisingly prone to beer… He also left, James suspected to barf… but later, Sirius dragged his drum set out onto the stage and began thundering the back tune on them. Now the hall looked slightly mystified by the 'appearing band members' but none the less were listening to the beauty of the song.
When
the show is over
And it's empty everywhere
It's so hard to face
going back alone
So I walk around the city
Anything, anything
to clear my head
I've got nowhere to go nowhere but home
Now James recovered from the shock. He knew the basic notes of the song. He ran up to stage and began playing the pulse of the song on an electric guitar. He grinned at her. Lily smiled back. She turned back to the piano and began playing even more passionately.
Who
will be the one to save me from myself
Who will be the one who's
there
And not ashamed to see me crawl
Who's gonna catch me when
I fall
It may seem I have everything
But everything means
nothing
When the ride that you've been on
That you're coming
off
Leaves you feeling lost
Is anybody out there
Does
anybody see
sometimes loneliness
is just apart of me
Who
will be the one to save me from myself
Who will be the one who's
there
And not ashamed to see me crawl
Who's gonna catch me when
I fall
Who's gonna catch me when I fall
Who's gonna catch me
when I fall
And not ashamed to see me crawl
Who's gonna catch
me when I fall
Remus, Sirius and James had faded out and the last sound echoing in the hall was the crystal sound of Lily's voice. She stood up and said, "as you can see, I have had some unexpected guests. This is Remus Lupin," they clapped, "Sirius Black" who made the 'rock sign' before they clapped, and "James Potter" she said pointing at the last Marauder. The hall burst into tumultuous applause for all of them, before they walked off stage and she beamed at them. "that was bloody fun. We should do it again. Now I got to head home before my parents notice me gone." Her smile flickered.
"You mean you sneak out of your house! AWESOME!" Sirius cried. But Remus and James had noticed her discomfort. Remus whacked Sirius and he fell silent.
"Don't ask any questions and I won't tell any lies." She said and walked away. "good night boys." James nodded At Remus who nodded in turn and James ran off after Lily. He caught up with her, and saw her wipe away leaking tears from her eyes
"Lily."
"yeah James?"
"I will. I'll catch you." He said before capturing her lips in a hard fiery kiss. Lily was in shell shock.
"thanks." They grinned at each other.
"now good night, before your parents catch you." James made a face, Lily grinned and ran off.
"I'll see you soon James." She cried before vanishing into the night.
"Yeah…" and ruffled his hair and turned back to a whooping Sirius. James grinned. He meant to keep his promise…
