A Secret Inside
Chapter 9
A/N: Ok, I know that I said in the last chapter that I'd only have one more chapter to go, but thanks to my lovely new beta's idea, Starburst Queen, this will be longer than I thought... But it's a good idea! Well, hope you like it and tankies to my new beta. ::gives her a tank::
Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the characters in the Harry Potter series, they belong to J.K. Rowling.
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Was this really true? Was James really going to break up with Gina, the person that he said that he had loved? Lily couldn't just wait to find out, she jolted out the door and headed up to the boys stairwell as fast as she could, which wasn't very fast. She had to see him right away even if it had only been a few minutes.
"James?" She called barging into the room.
Remus looked up from the book that he was reading and Peter rolled off the bed in surprise. "James isn't here, Lily." Remus told her, going back to his book, the corners of his mouth moving into a smile. He knew why Lily was there...
"And where is he?" She demanded, hands on her hips, already knowing the answer to this, just stalling for time.
Peter climbed up on his bed again and sat with his back against the headboard. "He went to go meet Gina." Peter obviously didn't catch on as quickly as Remus did. After he looked at her and back at Remus, his cheeks started turning pink. "But you knew that, didn't you." It wasn't a question, but a statement.
Lily smiled. "So it's true?" Her eyes were shining with excitement. "He's really going to break up with Gina?" Remus nodded. "Sirius told me, but I wasn't sure. I mean, I didn't believe..." The words were lost as Lily couldn't really think straight. She had to get to James. But she felt as if she took one more step she would just die.
"Something wrong, Lily?" Remus asked in a concerned voice. Deciding to give her his full attention, he shut his book. Weird. Peter was usually the one with the book.
She shook her head and sat down on James bed. It was still messed up from his packing, but she wasn't taking the chance to sit on the home of the growth on Sirius' bed. "My feet are killing me... and so is my back." She replied truthfully with a sigh. "I just need to sit down for a moment."
"Lily," Remus started, glancing at Peter for a moment then back at her. Her heart started pounding faster. Did they know? Did Sirius tell? Did James? "Something's going on, we're not stupid." Lily let out a sigh. No, they weren't stupid, she had to agree. Remus was one of the smartest people that she knew and Peter, well, Peter was a friend of the others. "Are you..." Remus asked trailing off.
"Well, finish your question." She snapped. Remus didn't finish. Instead he picked up his book and started reading, mumbling 'never mind'. Lily started feeling bad. "I'm sorry." She apologized. "I'm cranky."
Remus nodded, but refused to say anything more. Peter didn't look like he was up for much conversation either. After sitting in an uncomfortable silence for a few minutes, Lily decided that it was time for her to run and look for James. "Well, I'm off." She told the two boys as she got up.
Peter nodded and waved his hands to the door, motioning for her to leave. 'Well, that's rude!' Lily thought as she headed out of the room. "Lily," Remus called her back, not glancing up from his book. Turning around she poked her head back in and raised an eyebrow. Why was he asking for her return? "Just be careful." Then he went back to his book. With a nod that neither of them saw, she left.
With no clue in mind whatsoever of where to go, Lily just wandered aimlessly down the halls. She could search outside to look for him, but it was freezing cold and she didn't have her jacket with her to keep her warm enough.
After looking around the castle, she was about to give up when she heard voices coming from an empty class room nearby. The words sounded like they could belong to anyone, but when one of the muffled voices sounded like it said her name, she had to get closer to it and find out. Luckily, the door to the room was open a crack, enough where she could see in and hear if she really tried hard enough.
"It's Lily! Isn't it? She's the reason that you're breaking up with me!" The voice obviously belonged to Gina, who didn't sound as happy as she normally did. So James really was breaking up with Gina! Was he really doing it because he was in love with Lily though? The red head's heart started to beat fast. Maybe...
She'd have to hear more.
Peeking through the open crack in the door, she saw an upset, crying, Gina stand in front of a pacing James. "No, it's not Lily!" That was James. "This has nothing to do with her."
"Liar!" Gina shrieked hysterically. If Lily had time to think about it, she would have felt sorry for the girl James was dumping. She didn't have time to think though, she was so caught up in her own thoughts and problems.
"Look, Lily means nothing to me, ok? Nothing!" His pacing had stopped and he was yelling back at her. "I don't care about Lily, ok? She's just another girl I went out with!"
That was too much and it was possibly the worst thing that he could say in his life. How could he say that? Just another girl that he went out with? She didn't mean anything more to him than the other bimbos? For crying out loud, she was carrying his kid! Not bothering to listen to the rest, she started running back to the common room hoping that Leanne or Sirius was there. She needed one of them now more than ever.
Getting to the portrait hole, her distress was so great, that she had forgotten the password. Lily was so upset about what she had overheard, her brain wasn't functioning properly. Was James serious about what he had just said. Sobbing uncontrollably, Lily slid down the wall beside the fat lady's portrait, feet out in front of her and head in her hands. "Poor thing." The portrait looked sorry, but still didn't open to let her in.
Leanne walked out of the common room with Sirius following behind. The two were laughing, but soon stopped when they heard the sobs of their friend. "Lily! What's wrong? Was it James?" Nodding, she repeated what she had overheard going on in the empty class room. Sirius put a reassuring arm around her while Leanne tried to calm her down.
"Lily?" The three heads looked up to see James standing down the hallway, a look of concerned plastered on his face. "What's wrong?" His voice held a tone of worry. 'Is he really concerned about me or is he just pretending?' Lily thought wiping her eyes clear of the fresh tears that had formed. She couldn't tell.
Turning her head away, she buried it in Sirius' chest. "Go away, James." He was about to object, but Leanne's icy glare made him decide different and he entered the common room. Lily could take care of this baby herself. She didn't need him.
If she had bothered to stay, she would have heard Gina continue to yell at James. If she had bothered to stay, she would have heard James break down and say that it was all a lie. If she had bothered to stay, she would have heard him confess that he did care for her more than anyone else. If she had bothered to stay, she would have heard him say that he loved her. If she had bothered to stay, but instead she ran away.
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A/N: Now how soap is this? lol Ok, remember that this was started before OOTP came out (but then again, I guess it never really was following the books to begin with). Wow! I've almost reached 300 reviews! Thank you everyone that's reviewed so far (I really wanna thank everyone individually, but that'd be longer than the chapter. I'll make a separate chapter when the stories finished thanking everyone and reply to them). Please r/r saying if it's good/bad. ^.^
Chapter 9
A/N: Ok, I know that I said in the last chapter that I'd only have one more chapter to go, but thanks to my lovely new beta's idea, Starburst Queen, this will be longer than I thought... But it's a good idea! Well, hope you like it and tankies to my new beta. ::gives her a tank::
Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the characters in the Harry Potter series, they belong to J.K. Rowling.
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Was this really true? Was James really going to break up with Gina, the person that he said that he had loved? Lily couldn't just wait to find out, she jolted out the door and headed up to the boys stairwell as fast as she could, which wasn't very fast. She had to see him right away even if it had only been a few minutes.
"James?" She called barging into the room.
Remus looked up from the book that he was reading and Peter rolled off the bed in surprise. "James isn't here, Lily." Remus told her, going back to his book, the corners of his mouth moving into a smile. He knew why Lily was there...
"And where is he?" She demanded, hands on her hips, already knowing the answer to this, just stalling for time.
Peter climbed up on his bed again and sat with his back against the headboard. "He went to go meet Gina." Peter obviously didn't catch on as quickly as Remus did. After he looked at her and back at Remus, his cheeks started turning pink. "But you knew that, didn't you." It wasn't a question, but a statement.
Lily smiled. "So it's true?" Her eyes were shining with excitement. "He's really going to break up with Gina?" Remus nodded. "Sirius told me, but I wasn't sure. I mean, I didn't believe..." The words were lost as Lily couldn't really think straight. She had to get to James. But she felt as if she took one more step she would just die.
"Something wrong, Lily?" Remus asked in a concerned voice. Deciding to give her his full attention, he shut his book. Weird. Peter was usually the one with the book.
She shook her head and sat down on James bed. It was still messed up from his packing, but she wasn't taking the chance to sit on the home of the growth on Sirius' bed. "My feet are killing me... and so is my back." She replied truthfully with a sigh. "I just need to sit down for a moment."
"Lily," Remus started, glancing at Peter for a moment then back at her. Her heart started pounding faster. Did they know? Did Sirius tell? Did James? "Something's going on, we're not stupid." Lily let out a sigh. No, they weren't stupid, she had to agree. Remus was one of the smartest people that she knew and Peter, well, Peter was a friend of the others. "Are you..." Remus asked trailing off.
"Well, finish your question." She snapped. Remus didn't finish. Instead he picked up his book and started reading, mumbling 'never mind'. Lily started feeling bad. "I'm sorry." She apologized. "I'm cranky."
Remus nodded, but refused to say anything more. Peter didn't look like he was up for much conversation either. After sitting in an uncomfortable silence for a few minutes, Lily decided that it was time for her to run and look for James. "Well, I'm off." She told the two boys as she got up.
Peter nodded and waved his hands to the door, motioning for her to leave. 'Well, that's rude!' Lily thought as she headed out of the room. "Lily," Remus called her back, not glancing up from his book. Turning around she poked her head back in and raised an eyebrow. Why was he asking for her return? "Just be careful." Then he went back to his book. With a nod that neither of them saw, she left.
With no clue in mind whatsoever of where to go, Lily just wandered aimlessly down the halls. She could search outside to look for him, but it was freezing cold and she didn't have her jacket with her to keep her warm enough.
After looking around the castle, she was about to give up when she heard voices coming from an empty class room nearby. The words sounded like they could belong to anyone, but when one of the muffled voices sounded like it said her name, she had to get closer to it and find out. Luckily, the door to the room was open a crack, enough where she could see in and hear if she really tried hard enough.
"It's Lily! Isn't it? She's the reason that you're breaking up with me!" The voice obviously belonged to Gina, who didn't sound as happy as she normally did. So James really was breaking up with Gina! Was he really doing it because he was in love with Lily though? The red head's heart started to beat fast. Maybe...
She'd have to hear more.
Peeking through the open crack in the door, she saw an upset, crying, Gina stand in front of a pacing James. "No, it's not Lily!" That was James. "This has nothing to do with her."
"Liar!" Gina shrieked hysterically. If Lily had time to think about it, she would have felt sorry for the girl James was dumping. She didn't have time to think though, she was so caught up in her own thoughts and problems.
"Look, Lily means nothing to me, ok? Nothing!" His pacing had stopped and he was yelling back at her. "I don't care about Lily, ok? She's just another girl I went out with!"
That was too much and it was possibly the worst thing that he could say in his life. How could he say that? Just another girl that he went out with? She didn't mean anything more to him than the other bimbos? For crying out loud, she was carrying his kid! Not bothering to listen to the rest, she started running back to the common room hoping that Leanne or Sirius was there. She needed one of them now more than ever.
Getting to the portrait hole, her distress was so great, that she had forgotten the password. Lily was so upset about what she had overheard, her brain wasn't functioning properly. Was James serious about what he had just said. Sobbing uncontrollably, Lily slid down the wall beside the fat lady's portrait, feet out in front of her and head in her hands. "Poor thing." The portrait looked sorry, but still didn't open to let her in.
Leanne walked out of the common room with Sirius following behind. The two were laughing, but soon stopped when they heard the sobs of their friend. "Lily! What's wrong? Was it James?" Nodding, she repeated what she had overheard going on in the empty class room. Sirius put a reassuring arm around her while Leanne tried to calm her down.
"Lily?" The three heads looked up to see James standing down the hallway, a look of concerned plastered on his face. "What's wrong?" His voice held a tone of worry. 'Is he really concerned about me or is he just pretending?' Lily thought wiping her eyes clear of the fresh tears that had formed. She couldn't tell.
Turning her head away, she buried it in Sirius' chest. "Go away, James." He was about to object, but Leanne's icy glare made him decide different and he entered the common room. Lily could take care of this baby herself. She didn't need him.
If she had bothered to stay, she would have heard Gina continue to yell at James. If she had bothered to stay, she would have heard James break down and say that it was all a lie. If she had bothered to stay, she would have heard him confess that he did care for her more than anyone else. If she had bothered to stay, she would have heard him say that he loved her. If she had bothered to stay, but instead she ran away.
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A/N: Now how soap is this? lol Ok, remember that this was started before OOTP came out (but then again, I guess it never really was following the books to begin with). Wow! I've almost reached 300 reviews! Thank you everyone that's reviewed so far (I really wanna thank everyone individually, but that'd be longer than the chapter. I'll make a separate chapter when the stories finished thanking everyone and reply to them). Please r/r saying if it's good/bad. ^.^