The Game of Seduction; Chapter 3- Hidden Feelings
James Potter knew exactly when Lily Evans entered the room. A tremor of heat, that had nothing to do with the scented candles he had lighted, and desire shot through his entire body, spreading down...down. An unwelcome feeling, though not unfamiliar, it was annoying that it hadn't taken just her alluring scent to alert him of her presence. Hmm.smells like raspberries.no! You're in control, Potter, keep focused. He imagined her in the outfit she had been wearing when he had first seen her. No!
"I'm disappointed, Flower. I thought you would be wearing something a little more.form fitting?" He flashed her a dimpled smile. Lily's lip curled over, and she snarled. Ooh! Feisty!
"Potter, why did you call this meeting? I'm not here to exchange.pleasantries." He smirked. Pleasantries? Is that what they call it now a days?
"Well, I am, Evans", he smiled wider at the double meaning. "I think we should get to know each other better."
Lily narrowed her eyes. "What's there to know?"
"Oh, plenty. Come-", he patted the seat next to him, "sit down with me."
Lily chose the seat on the opposite side of the room. "So. What do you want to know?"
"Everything."
"Everything?"
"Yes, everything", he confirmed.
"Okay. Well, I was born and raised in Surrey, I have a horrid sister named Petunia, I enjoy Charms, books, and walking on the beach at sunset." sarcasm weighed heavily on her words. "Oh, and I really don't like you. That enough?" She raised her eyebrows, and smiled innocently.
"Quite."
"Good."
"Except-"
"Oh, Lord!"
"Why don't you like me?" He gave her an innocent look of his own. James enjoyed watching her turn red, and welcomed the fact that, for once, she was speechless.
"Well. because! You know why!" She crossed her arms across her chest and gave him a look.
"I do?"
"Yes!"
"No, not really" She huffed, and was about to give him a piece of her mind when there was a knock at the door.
"Knock, knock!" A muffled, male voice drifted through the door.
"Who's there!" called James.
"Henry the eighth!" James rolled his eyes.
"Come in Sirius!"
Sirius Black strolled through the open door, looking as devilishly handsome as ever. This thought hardly processed itself into Lily's brain. James was staring at her openly, piercingly, as if she had something to hide.
Lily had long gotten over her crush on Sirius Black. Her dreams of him had been driven out by dreams of. someone else.
"Hey, James. Sorry, if I'm interrupting." He eyed the two, and gave Lily a wink. "I was just wondering. are we still doing it tonight?" Lily raised her eyebrows. Doing it?
"Yeah", James nodded, "I'll meet you at the-", and he suddenly seemed to notice Lily's presence. "At the you-know-what, you-know-where."
Sirius nodded smiled easily at them, and made his exit, bowing out of the door.
"Still playing pranks, Potter", Lily raised a brow. "You're supposed to be setting an example. You are Head Boy (Lord knows how that happened)!"
James shrugged. "Whoever said we were playing a prank?"
She narrowed her eyes at him. "If it involves Sirius, it's got to be a prank."
James, in turn, narrowed his own eyes. "You sure seem to know a lot about Sirius. You wouldn't happen to have a few. hidden feelings?"
Lily thinned her lips. Let him think what he wants. Even if I did still have feelings for Sirius; it's none of his business. James stared at her incredulously.
"I can't believe it!"
"Believe what?"
"You're still carrying a torch for Sirius!" She remained silent.
"He and Jess are still going out, you know? Don't you dare try anything to-"
"Do you really think I would try to break them up?" she scoffed. "You really don't know me."
"Wasn't that supposed to be the whole point of this meeting?"
"Yes. But I think I know enough about you already. I'm tired. Goodnight." Lily stood from her chair and headed towards the door.
"Wait!" James made a grab for her hand, but she avoided it easily, not stopping her procession toward the door. She gave him one last cold stare before exiting. It was the second time in a year she had slammed the door in his face.
"Well, that was pretty pointless, wasn't it?" he scratched the back of his neck, irritated, his brow furrowed in frustration. At least I know one thing, he thought while extinguishing the candles. She's still in love with Sirius.
In the Game of Seduction, James Potter's world had just gotten a lot harder.
A/N: Wow! Chapter 3! Much thanks to hagridlvr203, HarrysVampire, Icey Nightshade, Addy, and Nami who reviewed chapter 2! Keep reading, and I hope you know that REVIEWING IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED! Thanks! ~*Majestic Waters*~
James Potter knew exactly when Lily Evans entered the room. A tremor of heat, that had nothing to do with the scented candles he had lighted, and desire shot through his entire body, spreading down...down. An unwelcome feeling, though not unfamiliar, it was annoying that it hadn't taken just her alluring scent to alert him of her presence. Hmm.smells like raspberries.no! You're in control, Potter, keep focused. He imagined her in the outfit she had been wearing when he had first seen her. No!
"I'm disappointed, Flower. I thought you would be wearing something a little more.form fitting?" He flashed her a dimpled smile. Lily's lip curled over, and she snarled. Ooh! Feisty!
"Potter, why did you call this meeting? I'm not here to exchange.pleasantries." He smirked. Pleasantries? Is that what they call it now a days?
"Well, I am, Evans", he smiled wider at the double meaning. "I think we should get to know each other better."
Lily narrowed her eyes. "What's there to know?"
"Oh, plenty. Come-", he patted the seat next to him, "sit down with me."
Lily chose the seat on the opposite side of the room. "So. What do you want to know?"
"Everything."
"Everything?"
"Yes, everything", he confirmed.
"Okay. Well, I was born and raised in Surrey, I have a horrid sister named Petunia, I enjoy Charms, books, and walking on the beach at sunset." sarcasm weighed heavily on her words. "Oh, and I really don't like you. That enough?" She raised her eyebrows, and smiled innocently.
"Quite."
"Good."
"Except-"
"Oh, Lord!"
"Why don't you like me?" He gave her an innocent look of his own. James enjoyed watching her turn red, and welcomed the fact that, for once, she was speechless.
"Well. because! You know why!" She crossed her arms across her chest and gave him a look.
"I do?"
"Yes!"
"No, not really" She huffed, and was about to give him a piece of her mind when there was a knock at the door.
"Knock, knock!" A muffled, male voice drifted through the door.
"Who's there!" called James.
"Henry the eighth!" James rolled his eyes.
"Come in Sirius!"
Sirius Black strolled through the open door, looking as devilishly handsome as ever. This thought hardly processed itself into Lily's brain. James was staring at her openly, piercingly, as if she had something to hide.
Lily had long gotten over her crush on Sirius Black. Her dreams of him had been driven out by dreams of. someone else.
"Hey, James. Sorry, if I'm interrupting." He eyed the two, and gave Lily a wink. "I was just wondering. are we still doing it tonight?" Lily raised her eyebrows. Doing it?
"Yeah", James nodded, "I'll meet you at the-", and he suddenly seemed to notice Lily's presence. "At the you-know-what, you-know-where."
Sirius nodded smiled easily at them, and made his exit, bowing out of the door.
"Still playing pranks, Potter", Lily raised a brow. "You're supposed to be setting an example. You are Head Boy (Lord knows how that happened)!"
James shrugged. "Whoever said we were playing a prank?"
She narrowed her eyes at him. "If it involves Sirius, it's got to be a prank."
James, in turn, narrowed his own eyes. "You sure seem to know a lot about Sirius. You wouldn't happen to have a few. hidden feelings?"
Lily thinned her lips. Let him think what he wants. Even if I did still have feelings for Sirius; it's none of his business. James stared at her incredulously.
"I can't believe it!"
"Believe what?"
"You're still carrying a torch for Sirius!" She remained silent.
"He and Jess are still going out, you know? Don't you dare try anything to-"
"Do you really think I would try to break them up?" she scoffed. "You really don't know me."
"Wasn't that supposed to be the whole point of this meeting?"
"Yes. But I think I know enough about you already. I'm tired. Goodnight." Lily stood from her chair and headed towards the door.
"Wait!" James made a grab for her hand, but she avoided it easily, not stopping her procession toward the door. She gave him one last cold stare before exiting. It was the second time in a year she had slammed the door in his face.
"Well, that was pretty pointless, wasn't it?" he scratched the back of his neck, irritated, his brow furrowed in frustration. At least I know one thing, he thought while extinguishing the candles. She's still in love with Sirius.
In the Game of Seduction, James Potter's world had just gotten a lot harder.
A/N: Wow! Chapter 3! Much thanks to hagridlvr203, HarrysVampire, Icey Nightshade, Addy, and Nami who reviewed chapter 2! Keep reading, and I hope you know that REVIEWING IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED! Thanks! ~*Majestic Waters*~