Perfect: A Lily and James fan fic.

Chapter 1:

Lily Evans sat on the bed of her own room. Finally, at the age of 17, she had the privacy she needed and wanted. If she wasn't sharing a dorm with her best friends Deana Householder and Jessica Coombs, at school, she was sharing a room with her younger sister Petunia. But now, now she had finally her own room. The best part was that James Potter lived in the room next to her. Lily had had a crush on James since she had met him, but refused to admit it. Somehow, James had made Head Boy, so they shared a private Common Room. Right now, James was downstairs with his friends and partners in crime, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. Deana and Jessica had already stopped by to see Lily, but when Sirius, Remus, and Peter had come to see James they had left leaving Lily alone.

"Alone," muttered Lily as she lay down on her four-poster bed, her red hair fanning our around her. Everything was going to work out this year. Earlier, Deana had come bursting into her room, exclaiming that James had a crush on Lily, and that that was why he acted like such a prat around her.

"But that doesn't make any sense! Why would he act like that if he likes me?" demanded Lily.
"Because he's a guy?" replied Deana uncertainly.

"So, what're you going to do?" asked Jessica.

"I don't know," Lily replied. "Right now, I need to think." Deana and Jessica took a hint, and had left. "James likes me! I can't believe it. After the way he treated me," Lily told her reflection.

That night, when Lily was changing for the night, she stopped. Scowling, she looked at her stomach.

"Starting tomorrow, I'm going on a diet," she promised herself. Lily then pulled on a large t-shirt, and crawled into bed. For the first time since Petunia had been born, Lily slept in her own room. She slept soundly, and woke up early the next morning.

Stumbling out of bed, Lily made her way to the bathroom to shower. James was nowhere to be seen, so she concluded that he was still asleep. The hot water rushed over her, and the silence was soothing. That is, until there was a knock on the door.

"Lily?" James asked. "Are you in there? Can I come in?"

"One sec," Lily replied as she turned off the shower, and wrapped a towel around her. "Okay, come in." James came in, and was slightly surprised to find Lily in only a towel.

"Um…I can come back in a few minutes, so you can get dressed," he offered.

"It's okay, I'll change in the stall," she replied. Lily then grabbed her clothes, and went into the nearest stall. She heard a shower running a few minutes later.

"You know I could have waited, Evans," James said over the sound of running water. Lily rolled her eyes at her nickname.

"Its okay, James. I guess I'll have to get used to it anyway."

"Hey, um, Lily, do you want to go to Hogsmeade with me next month?" Lily froze. Was James actually asking her out on a date?

"Evans? Are you with me?"

"James Potter, who put you up to this? Sirius? Remus? How about Deanna and Jessica?" she demanded.

"Nobody. I've, I've been meaning to ask you for a while." James turned off the water, and wrapped a towel around his waist.

"Are you done changing, James?" Lily asked.

"Hold on," James replied quickly as he pulled on a pair of boxers. "Okay, but I'm only in boxers."

"I think I'll live," Lily said sarcastically. Lily came out wearing jeans and a tight fitting black t-shirt. She couldn't believe how good James looked. His body definitely looked good from years of Quidditch.

"Will you go out with me?" he asked yet again. Lily could tell that he wasn't joking.

"You were serious, weren't you?" she asked quietly.

"I've never been more serious in my life. Just ask Padfoot."

Lily crossed her arms over her chest, and said, "I've seen you in class, Prongs, and I believe you." James smiled, and looked at his feet, causing his jet black hair to fall in his eyes. In a few quick strides, Lily was standing in front of him.

"Why are you acting so weird?" she asked him. "I've seen you with tons of girls, including Deanna and Jessica, so why are you acting so unlike you?"

James mumbled, "I've never felt this way about a girl before."

Surprised, Lily said, "I'll let you finish changing," and she was gone.

James couldn't believe what he had just done. He had practically told Lily that he was in love with her. Lily Evans! Lily Evans, the world's biggest kiss up. James shook his head as he continued to get dressed.

Meanwhile, Lily was staring at herself in the mirror in the Common Room. Pouting, she stared at her stomach. James came bounding out of the bathroom, and handed Lily her school robes.

"You left these in the bathroom," he said. Lily smiled slightly, and took the robes. Their hands touched, and they felt an instant connection. James tilted Lily's face up towards his, and his lips came crashing down on hers. Lily was surprised at first, but she kissed him back. Suddenly, she pulled away, and took a step back. James ran his fingers through his hair. "I'm sorry," he said quietly. "I shouldn't have done that." Lily looked at her feet. James could tell that she was blushing.

"We should get to breakfast," she said. As they walked through the Portrait Hole, Lily slipped her hand into James'.