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CHAPTER 5: JOURNEY
"What's this place?" Lily asked James.
James smiled. "Usually, the four of us go here when we want to."
"Four of us? How about that special friend you're telling me?"
James tried to think of an excuse. "Well, I said it wrong. Anyway, he cannot go here yet."
Lily looked suspicious but waved the fact since the place is too beautiful to be spoiled by her. "I hope I can remember any stuff from here. This place's too good!" she remarked.
Kristanna looked at her pitifully but said, "Don't worry; I'm sure you'll remember it, Lily."
Lily smiled at the concern of her friend. "Hey, Kris, why don't you sing for us?" Sirius interrupted.
"Go on, Kristanna," Lily urged as she pushed her to a small platform in the small candle-lighted room. "Maybe I can remember something if you sing."
"And we all know that the great Lily Evans can, too," Sirius sighed to his best friend, who blushed as he bowed his head down.
The music started. Music from nowhere. Lily was familiar with the music that she, in her surprise, grabbed the microphone and started to sing:
It's
a long, long journey
Till
I know where I'm supposed to be
It's
a long, long journey
And
I don't know if I can believe
When
shadows fall and block my eyes
I
am lost and know that I must hide
It's
a long, long journey
Till
I find my way home to you
Many
days I've spent
Drifting
on through empty shores
Wondering
what's my purpose
Wondering
how to make me strong
I
know I will falter, I know I will cry
I
know you'll be standing by my side
It's
a long, long journey
And
I need to be close to you
Sometimes
it feels no one understands
I
don't even know why
I
do the things I do
When
pride builds me up till I can't see my soul
Will
you break down these walls and pull me through
Cause
it's a long, long journey
Till
I feel that I am worth the price
You
paid for me on Calvary
Beneath
those stormy skies
When
Satan mocks and friends turn to foes
It
feel like everything is out to make me lose control
It's
a long, long journey
Till
I find my way home to you
Oh, to you…
James reminisced as he listened to the song. It feels like she didn't forget anything. She sang the song in the past. The night of their engagement…
FLASHBACK
"… Till I find my way home to you…" Lily ended the song. She was looking at James. Smiling…
James stood up as the marauders looked at him in awe. He approached her as she looked at him, puzzled at everything. It seems like everybody in the room knew everything about this except her.
"All of you," she started annoyingly, "what is this?"
James opened his palm and a bud of green appeared. He blew the bud to Lily's hand and the bud slowly opened, revealing a small, fairy-like creature. "The Lady of the Water," Lily said.
"For you," he said further, conjuring a beautiful silver engagement ring out of silver lights suspended in the midair. Still, the light in the midair continued to dance, revealing the sentence, "I love you, Lily."
"That's so corny, James," Lily said jokingly.
"But admit that you like it," he said. "Lily Evans, will you marry me?" he asked.
Lily broke to a smile. "I thought you'll never plan to ask that," she teased.
"Why, will you turn down this once-in-a-lifetime offer?" he asked, taken aback.
The redhead merely nodded as she embraced James, falling off from her seat, yet caught by the guy. He let her down and placed the ring on her finger.
"I can't wait," she said.
"So do I," James added.
Kristanna and Sirius looked at each other, "When will you do that?" she asked him.
"When my wits are able to think of a new tactic," Sirius said smartly. "Besides, I helped think of that idea," he boasted.
"I don't care, as long as I'll be your bride."
"Well, should I say that 'fan loves idol' became 'idol loves fan?'"
Kristanna frowned. "You shouldn't say that."
Lily and James approached them. "Why don't we make it double?"
END FLASHBACK
"James?" a voice asked. "James!" it said, a little bit louder.
"Wha'?" he asked sleepily, turning to the source of the voice. It was Lily.
"James, we're going," she said. "Are you still sleepy?" she asked.
James woke up with a start. "Well, no. do you want to go now?" he asked her.
Lily looked at him shyly. "I suppose. Sirius and Kristanna, well, they left already because you were sleeping."
"They left you here?"
Lily blushed. "I volunteered."
James looked at her, wide-eyed. "It's so nice of you," he resumed.
"Well, I just felt that I have to be here with you," she said, her voice minimizing after every word.
James secretly smiled. "Does she feel that?"
They walked out of the place and walked towards a river. "Are you alright?" Lily asked again. "I think you're too quiet."
"You think so?"
Lily was deep in thought. She felt like it was not in the nature of James to be silent. "Yes."
Lily turned around and she fell. James was fast; he caught Lily by the waist, holding her tight. Lily's handkerchief fell on the lake and drifted away by the wind.
"I can get that for you," James offered, removing his shoes.
Lily's mind buzzed. She felt like she had a headache. "No!"
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