CHAPTER 13 All's fair in love and war
Hazel eyes stared into emerald ones as James gently stroked Lilies face. They were lying entwined on James' bed, as the other occupants of the dormitory had left for Hogsmeade. Not wanting to be rude Lily and James had not spent much actual time together in weeks and this was the perfect opportunity.
He kissed her lips softly while pulling her towards him. Before she could help herself Lily smiled widely, she missed being alone with James. It was private and special; it couldn't be properly explained to anyone, not even Sirius.
He loved the way she looked in the morning; the curves of her body seemed perfect as he traced his fingers lightly down her sides.
"God you are so sexy!" he exclaimed loudly.
"Shh James, someone might hear you" she said with a tone of mock concern pointing at the empty dormitory as though it was full of people.
Laughing she rolled herself on top of him, straddled him and began to bit his neck softly. Kissing him she made her may down his chest and began to unbutton his shirt.
"Ah, ah, ah ladies first!" James said, rolled her back underneath him and began to kiss her passionately. Very quickly his hands were under her shirt carefully touching her body. He pulled one her arms above her head and kissed the inside of her arms and then all the way along her side. Pulling off her shirt of gently Lily felt a slight shiver as she lost the warmth of her shirt. Noticing James said:
"Well we can't have this, can we?" and pulled off his shirt, lying on top of her so she was once again warm.
"And once again flower, you are in my arms, just the way I like it" James said knowing he sounded a bit on the arrogant side but it was how he felt. "You know, at the end of the year, your coming to stay with me right? I wouldn't let you go anywhere else!"
"I know" said Lily "Professor Dumbledore told me the night you, um, found me" she finished awkwardly. Lily and James had not discussed that period of time since being back together, it seemed too painful for James and Lily had leapt on the idea as it meant she didn't have to explain anything.
James hands stopped stroking her body as they had found one of her many scars.
"When you left I thought my world would end. I couldn't believe how painful it was, every second I hoped you would return and the longer you were away the crazier I became" he said softly.
The hazel eyes left the emerald ones as he sighed remembering the pain he had gone through. Lily knew she could never say anything that would make right the wrongs of the past so she simply said:
"I'm sorry" and kissed him strongly her tongue darting in and out of his mouth.
James stopped suddenly and said:
"Do you hear that?"
"Hear what James, I can't hear anything" Lily replied a little confused.
"Exactly" he said "peace and quiet at last" he smiled and looked at Lily who promptly resumed kissing his body, trailing kisses along his collarbone knowing he loved this as he ran his hands along her stomach.
As they peeled the rest of their clothes off, Alice was pacing her dormitory still deciding what clothes to put on. She stood frustrated looking at the clothes she had laid out. 'This is ridiculous' she thought 'I was completely capable of making decisions before he came along'. She smiled again, shaking her head at her folly.
Finally choosing clothes which best showed off her assets she began to think, the blue eyed young man was always two steps ahead of her, knowing where she'd be and then surprising her.
With a jolt she remembered a conversation she had had with Lily the previous day, James had an invisibility cloak. Her Gryffindor friends had christened her an honourable guest and had been giving her the Gryffindor password for at least a month. She had not wanted to use it before, but James would not mind if she borrowed the cloak, after all she would return it in a few hours.
Skipping towards the Gryffindor common she smiled at her own intelligence, this time she would outsmart him, she had a few surprises of her own. She entered the common room and tried a door but it was the fifth years' dormitory. 'Logically' she thought 'James and Sirius' dormitory will be the next one'.
Opening the door she glanced around at the mess of clothes and parchment that covered the floor. Suddenly she heard a female giggle followed by a male laugh. Alice frowned, she had assumed the dormitory would be empty. Before she had time to consider what was going on she caught sight of Lily and James.
Alice hurried to cover eyes, but she had already seen too much. Lily and James were sharing an intimate moment, that obviously wasn't meant to be seen. Alice didn't want to witness it again, but she wasn't going to pretend she wasn't there.
She coughed loudly, keeping her eyes firmly shut. She heard a small scream from Lily and she heard them fumble for clothes.
She carefully opened one eye to make sure they were covered. James was grinning like he found the whole scene highly amusing and Lily was laughing also although she was a deep shade of crimson.
"Oh shit Alice, how much did you see? asked Lily with a smile.
"FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR to much" replied Alice wishing she'd never had this idea. She had just walked in on Lily and James having sex; it wasn't something she wanted to remember.
"Well, Alice, you are here now, what can we do for you? asked James genially.
"Umm…well…invisibility cloak…I need…could I borrow?" she finished confused and stressed, wishing she was miles away.
"Of course, its in my trunk near the door" he laughed, still thinking the whole situation was hilarious.
Alice grabbed it and yelled "THANKS" over her shoulder as she sprinted out of the door.
"Hmm maybe we should've locked the door" said Lily.
"It was bound to happen eventually" said James slyly and started to laugh "God, the poor girl, did you see her face? She was so embarrassed!"
Lily smiled as well and shook her head. James rolled over and said to her:
"Now where were we?"
'Oh God, Oh God, Oh God' thought Alice as she hurried away from the common room. 'Well that was a disaster'. As she walked out of the school her thoughts turned to the young man with the blue eyes. A real meeting, it might even be considered a date. Perhaps now he would tell her his name.
Glancing at her watch she quickened her pace, she was going to be late if she didn't hurry and then how could she outsmart the blued eyed young man? Power walking along the main road of Hogsmeade Alice hurriedly walked behind a shop near to Dervish and Bangs.
Slipping on the invisibility cloak she began to walk towards the meeting point suggested in the note he had sent her. Sure enough he was there, concealed behind some bushes, looking distinctly nervous, he kept peering through the bushes to see if she was coming.
He was looking good though, he had obviously gone to a bit of effort. His hair was gelled and his clothes looked casual but Alice could tell he had spent some time choosing them out.
Creeping up behind him she pulled out her wand and whispered two jinxes, one turned his clothes into clown clothes and the other resulted in his hair growing at an alarming rate as it was now bright purple.
He looked around stunned, waving his wand in all directions. Quickly Alice threw the cloak off, but she couldn't stop laughing.
"Revenge is sweet" she began "I know you'd want to sneak up on me…"
"But you beat me to it" he said finishing her sentence.
"I've learnt enough about your style now to know you wouldn't be waiting in the open for you" she retorted "and now you'll have to tell me what your name is or I won't reverse the spell!"
With a flick of his wand the clown suit was gone and his hair returned to normal. Alice stared at him astonished.
"Do you know everything?" she exclaimed unashamedly staring.
He merely smiled and said: "I am a long way from knowing everything and I continually get further. However I do know that I like you very much and that I have not been able to get you out of my mind".
Carefully Alice stepped towards him as he cupped her face smiling hugely. As he bent down to kiss her Alice couldn't help but smile as well. There was a large amount of chemistry between them, it was undeniable.
Alice had to stand on her toes to reach the tall youth but she kissed him as he bore her to the soft grass beneath them. The sun had finally started to shine and the dappled rays of light came through the leaves of the tall oak tree that they were sitting under.
The young man wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her towards him. Her lips tasted sweet and he could smell strawberries in her hair. He ran his tongue over her bottom lip and she immediately opened her mouth wider, her tongue playing with his.
She ran her hands through his hair, it felt so perfect lying here with him regardless of the fact that she didn't know his name. He was right, it really didn't seem to matter.
'She looks so good' the young man thought to himself. He could hardly believe his luck, he really thought she wouldn't come. And now he was kissing her sweet lips and he wanted to stay there all day. Wrapping his arms around her more tightly he began to kiss her fiercely to show her how much he cared.
Pulling out her wand Alice conjured a large picnic rug, some sandwiches and some pumpkin juice out of thin air and the pair sat there for hours just talking, laughing and joking about everything other than the young mans name. Alice told him about what she had walked in on earlier that morning as now Alice could see the funny side.
The atmosphere became quieter and they realised they had to return to school. Hand in hand they walked down the main street until the young man pulled her into a quiet niche and kissed her passionately. She felt giddy and was glad his strong arms were holding her up as she kissed him.
Out of nowhere he strode away from her towards the school, Alice merely shrugged, she was getting used to these continual disappearances. She touched her lips that were throbbing from use and smiled. She couldn't wait until the next time they were alone.
A/N: Next chapter I promise the (so called) mystery man is revealed (because it's soooooooo secret!), it will also be longer. Thank you again and again and again and again and again and again and again to everyone who has reviewed or even read the story!
DreamlikeCheese: I used to get so confused when stories introduced thousands of new characters and it was even worse when they all paired up rolls eyes. Very realistic (again note the sarcasm). I understand the need for other characters; it's almost impossible to write the story without them. I like peripheral characters but creating them just so we can have four friends and four marauders is so boring, not to say some people haven't done it extremely well, its just a personal preference. I'm glad you still like the story, the next chapter was one of my favourites to write so fingers crossed that you like it. Once again a million thanks for the reviews!
LBuccalo: I like writing Alice's character because she's very grounded. Mystery is fun, makes things interesting and what self-respecting girl doesn't wish that she gets a secret valentine or crush! I'm thoroughly touched every time I read your reviews, they flatter me continually! Thank you so very much for the time you put into reading the story and even more so for reviewing, they really do make my day! A million thank-yous.
Yourheartsdesire: I'm glad you don't get confused by nameless characters, its hard to call them 'the Ravenclaw Quidditch captain' or 'the blue eyed young man' but I hate making things up that aren't there, I can't make myself do it! I agree with your point about new characters changing with each new story, I also find it hard to keep up with the characters and I continually forget their names and who's who! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reviewing!
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