A Secret Inside

A/N: 77 reviews and only 3 chapters up?! That's almost the same as my other story which has 11 chapters (it has 80 reviews)! Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. I know the chapters are so short, but I just don't know how to make them any longer! So sorry this is short! On with the story! Please r/r!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters in the series. They all belong to J.K. Rowling. I do, however, own Leanne, Corrina, and Gina.

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Yesterday's events were pushed to the back of Lily's mind, in fact she would have forgotten about it completely, if she didn't see him in the common room the next day. It was Saturday afternoon and Lily was on a cleaning spree, muggle style. James came walking down the staircase and stopped to tie his shoe as she scrubbed the top of a bookcase. On the side of his face, was a big red handprint. Remembering what had happened, Lily winced.

"James," She started, climbing down from the chair that she was standing in to reach the high top. She had tied her up in a bandanna with a few curly strands here and there. Her shirt was torn at the bottom and her jeans were worn and bleached in the knees. James paused for a moment, knowing who the voice belonged to, and without looking up, resumed what he was doing. "James," She tried again.

"What?" He snapped at her, finishing his shoe, but not looking up at her. `I deserved that.' She told herself. After she didn't answer him, he snapped at her again. "Well are you going to say something or just stand there?"

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that last night. I was out of line." She apologized, looking at her own feet. They were silent for a few minutes when it was suddenly broken by James.

"What is wrong with you?" He yelled at her. "You've been acting different lately." He told her. She just nodded like a kid listening to a lecture from her parents and tried hard not to cry. "Lily, why don't you tell me things anymore?" He asked more softly. "It's like, ever since we broke up, our friendship ended, too. I don't want that to happen, Lils. You're friendship means a lot to me."

"Yours means a lot to me, too." She smiled, bushing a loose strand of hair behind her ears. He smiled, too and walked over to her, bringing her into a brotherly hug. Everything was ok with them again. They stood there for a little while. 'This feels so right.' She thought. 'I should tell him.' She decided. "James," Lily started.

"Hmm?" He looked down into her emerald eyes, she felt as if he had mastered in divination and hypnotized her.

"James, I have to tell you something." She whispered, looking up at him. He nodded, telling her to go on. "Well, I'm," She started, but then the portrait hole came open and in walked Remus, Sirius and Peter, Peter's head buried in his book.

"Pro- I mean James!" Sirius, after seeing Lily, called him. "Gina's waiting out on the quidditch field. She keeps asking about you and talking about how sweet you are. It's making me sick." Then he took a closer look at the position the two were in. "Ja ames!" Sirius smiled and pointed at him. "I can't believe you, cheating on Gina." Sirius shook his head and smiled suggestively.

James immediately backed away from her. "Tell me later?" He asked her, she nodded at his retreating figure. Then she ran out of the portrait hole, not caring how she looked. Half way down an unknown empty hallway, she screamed. The sound was echoed off of the wall. 'Everyone's probably outside. No one will notice.' She thought.

"I was so close!" She yelled to herself and punched the stone wall with her fist. This time a shriek of pain escaped her lips. She rubbed her sore hand, which was bleeding. She got very tired and leaned against the wall, sobbing, not knowing what else to do.

"Lily!" Sirius exclaimed, examining the girl in front of him. She turned to face him. Her eyes were red from tears and her hand was swelling up every minute. 'Poor Lils!' Sirius thought looking at her.

Neither of them said anything else for awhile. "Ow." Was all that she said before she passed out in the middle of the hallway, leaving a shocked Sirius to take her to the hospital wing.