:Chapter Four:
"You what!" Jade exclaimed when Lily and her were back in their dorm room, sitting on Lily's bed.
"Shhh!" Lily hushed her.
"I can't believe you kissed him! You told me you didn't like him!" Jade exclaimed.
"I lied? Plus, he kissed me." Lily admitted. "But you can't tell anyone else!"
"Of course I wouldn't." Jade promised, "But the whole school'll know anyways. James'll tell them."
"Nah, he won't." Lily said.
"How can you say that?" Jade asked. Lily blushed when she answered,
"Because he promised me."
"So?" Jade asked.
"And he made me kiss him, again. And he promised. And… I believe him." Lily said firmly.
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James also told his romantic tale to his friends.
"Sweet." Remus mused.
"Can I admit something?" Sirius asked. Everyone else shrugged.
"Go for it, Padfoot." James said.
"I think your new girlfriend it way hot." He said. James glared at him.
"She's not my girlfriend, but keep your paws off her." He emphasized the word 'paws'. Sirius held his hands up.
"I won't lay a hand on her." He said, "Just admitting it."
"Please don't let us fight over her. We know she'll chose you…" James sighed.
"Not necessarily. Remember what she told you before?" Remus added.
"She also said she didn't like me." James pointed out. Sirius shrugged.
"Don't worry. I know- she's off limits." Sirius said. James nodded. What began as a good conversation turned rather solemn.
The next morning James slid next to Lily at breakfast.
"Move over." She hissed. He shook his head smiling.
"Gonna break you down." He whispered. Lily rolled her eyes and ignored him, going back to talking to Jade.
"You know, I don't get you." Jade said. James didn't hear much more though because Sirius, Remus, and Peter sat down next to him. Remus started staring in the direction of Lily and Jade.
"Please tell me you don't have a crush on her too?" James sighed. Remus' face heated up. James was referring to Lily, but Remus wasn't sure.
"Who?" Remus asked.
"Lily…" James said, as if it were obvious.
"Oh! No…" he said quickly.
"D'you like Jade?" Sirius asked, following up James' question.
"Oh…" Remus' face turned brighter red than it already was.
"Oh, my god, he does!" James said, laughing a little.
"Shut up you guys…"
"No wonder you didn't mind your Potions' seat!" Sirius laughed as well.
"I think they'd be cute together." James laughed.
"Shut up you guys!" Remus said, glaring at the two of them. Sirius and James wouldn't stop teasing Remus about his crush on Jade. It wasn't that they had a problem with Jade; they just thought why have Jade when you could have Lily? Though, as they had made clear the previous night, Lily was off limits to everyone but James.
James also happened to know that at the end of the year, the fifth years were going to have a ball. James intended that no one asked Lily to the dance, so he could ask her for himself. Only Lily didn't know that yet. He didn't intend for her to know, ever.
"Hey, why don't you invite her to Hogsmeade? First trip's next weekend." Sirius suggested.
"Yeah, great idea Padfoot. If Moony invites Jade, then Lily'll be alone and I can invite her! It's brilliant." James said.
"Prongs- don't use Moony." Sirius said, using everyone's nicknames.
"I'm not using him!" James protested.
"It's an ok idea." Remus thought it over.
"Who'll I hang out with?" Sirius complained.
"Wormtail." James said, referring to Peter. Sirius glared at them.
"Maybe I'll go find a date." Sirius said.
"Can't be hard." James said sarcastically.
Remus pretended to be a girl, "Oh he's so handsome! Oh my god! It's Sirius Black!" he swooned sarcastically. James laughed at his friend's impression. Sirius tossed his long ragged black hair back.
"Don't hate me because I'm beautiful." He said. The four boys cracked up laughing.
"Well, anyways, you have a week to find a date." James said.