A/N: I am sooooo sorry! I didn't realize how long it's been since I updated this story. I had half of it written and I just finished this chapter today. I really shouldn't be writing fanfics right now, I've got two research papers due this week… but I wanted to get this up. After I'm done with the research papers I should have more time to write. I think there will be one or two more chapters and I have an idea of where I want this story to go so keep your fingers crossed that I get the next chapter written soon! I should also be updating LBP really soon too, so look out for that story too!

Kristin

Chapter two

"Alright, you find Sirius and I'll find Jessie." I told James. It was easier this way because Jessie was in the girl's dormitory and Sirius in the boys.

"Kay. So we're going to meet back in the common room, right?" James asked.

"Yep." I answered.

"Jessie" I yelled. A girl with straight blonde hair and dark blue eyes turned to face me.

"Hey Lils." Came the reply from my best friend.

"Hey. Look, we need to talk, come downstairs with me, okay?" I told her, feeling myself start to shake with nerves.

"Why not here?" She questioned.

"Because I want to go downstairs, just come on!" I cried desperately

"Okay! Lily, what's wrong? You seem so scared." Jessie asked with concern.

"Just, please! Just follow me downstairs!" I pleaded.

"Alright, chill, I'll go downstairs with you!" She said still sounding worried.

"Oy, Padfoot!" James yelled to his best friend.

"Prongs! Can't you see I'm trying to read?" Sirius asked his best friend, a scowl on his face.

"Since when do you read?" James questioned with a smirk.

"Since Quidditch Weekly did a bathing suit issue with the hottest witches of the world!" Sirius said with a huge grin.

"Ooh, Lily's gonna love that." James said with a smile, but then his eyes opened wide and his mouth drooped, why did he have to say anything about Lily?

"What she doesn't know won't hurt her." He replied.

"Uh, yeah…" James said. "Dude, come downstairs with me, Lily said she wanted to talk to you, she asked me to get you." James said, trying to act nonchalant.

"See, the ladies can't resist the Black charm!" Sirius said with a boyish grin.

"Yeah well… they can't resist the Potter charm either…" James said under his breath.

"Come on dude, let's just go downstairs."

I saw James enter the common room just as Jessie and I came down the stairs.

"James!" I called to him. He turned and steered Sirius towards Jessie and me.

"Er, Jessie, Sirius, we want you to sit down okay? We've got something we want to tell you…" I started.

"Okay…" Jessie said, an odd expression on her face.

"Yeah" Said James, "It's just that we, well we well, you see, err the other night well… Lily?"

"Uhh… well you see, um we err, well… we just wanted to tell you that the theme for the dance is Hawaiian so pick out your outfits!" I said with a nervous laugh. I couldn't go through with it! This is probably the hardest thing I'll ever have to do.

"Lily, could I talk with you for a minute." James said through gritted teeth.

"Uh, sure." I responded with a large, fake smile. We turned our backs on our friends and had a whispered conversation.

"Why didn't you tell them?" James asked, annoyed.

"I just couldn't! It's not like you helped." I hissed.

"Fine, want me to tell them?" James asked arrogantly.

"Yeah, I'd like that!"

"Fine!" He said, his voice getting louder.

Sirius and Jessie were looking at us rather oddly, I think we're scaring them.

"Guys," James started, "The other night, err, Lily and I err, well we kissed…" James said, waiting for our friend's reaction. Sirius and Jessie looked up at us blankly and then Jessie said,

"Oh, is that all?" she looked relieved.

"Is that all?" I questioned my best friend. "I kissed your boyfriend and all you can say 'is that all'?" I asked confused.

"Um yeah. The way you were acting I thought someone died."

"But Jessie, I don't think you understand, we KISSED." James said to her.

"I KNOW" She replied. "And I don't care."

"Sirius?" James asked.

"Uh, what?" Sirius asked.

"What do you think of our kiss?" James asked questioningly.

"James, we NEVER kissed." Sirius said with a look of disgust.

"No, not you and me you dimwit, Lily and me" James said.

"You kissed Lily? When?" Sirius asked, looking rather bored and not at all angry.

"Weren't you listening to our conversation?" I asked, perplexed by my boyfriend.

"Um, sorry, but no. My mind was on my magazine." Sirius said with a dreamy grin on his face. I rolled my eyes at him. He's quite the character.

"So you two aren't mad?" James asked carefully.

"Nope" Sirius and Jessie answered together.

"Okay then…" I said.

"Yeah…" James said, looking at our friends oddly.

"And we thought it would be hard to tell them!" I said with a smile.

"No, you thought it would be hard to tell them." James replied.

"You did too!" And an infamous, stupid, Lily-James argument began.

"DID NOT!"

"DID TOO!"

"DID NOT"

"DID TOO!"

"Do you think they'd notice if we left?" Jessie asked Sirius as they watched their two friends argue.

"Probably not…" Sirius replied.

"They'd make such a cute couple." Jessie said with a sigh.
"You know, you're right. I mean they already argue like an old married couple"

"I know! It's so funny to watch! I wouldn't be surprised if they end up married."

"So long as I get to be best man." Sirius said with a grin

"Well if you're best man then I get to be maid of honor."

"Deal!" Sirius said and they shook on it.

"Do you think they'll ever stop arguing?" Jessie asked after a moment of silence between her and Sirius, there was no silence between James and Lily, if anything, they'd gotten louder.

"Nope. I wonder how long it would take them to notice if we started hooking up." Sirius mused.

"5 galleons says ten minutes." Jessie said with a smirk

"5 galleons says fifteen minutes." Sirius said with a grin.

"You're on!"

The two began to kiss, their tongues entering each other's mouths. Five minutes went by, Sirius' hands were starting to wander up Jessie's shirt, another five minutes, Jessie's hands were under Sirius' shirt, two minutes later, Sirius' mouth was attacking Jessie's neck. Thirty seconds later…

"What in Merlin's beard is going on!" James shouted at his best friend and girlfriend.

"We wanted to see how long it would take you to notice us snogging." Jessie said simply.

"Yeah, Jess, it's been 12 minutes and 30 seconds." Sirius said proudly.

"Hey, we both won! That's exactly between 10 and 15." Jessie said with a smile.

"You guys were hooking up for more than ten minutes?" I asked. I hadn't noticed, seeing as I was too involved with my argument with James.

"Yep." Jessie replied.

"Yeah" Said Sirius, "and now we're even"

"Yeah, but not really!" I said, "James and I didn't go past first, you guys were on your way to third!" I said, slightly annoyed, but at the same time I was a little relieved that they had also kissed each other too.

"So you wanna break up?" Sirius asked me.

"Do you want to break up?" I asked him

"I don't care, but I mean you'd be happier with James, I mean we're kind of different Lils." Sirius said with a grin.

"Sirius, you're forgetting that James HAS a girlfriend." I said, rolling my eyes.

"No he doesn't." Jessie said with a grin. "While you were busy discussing whether or not you two wanted to stay together, I broke up with James." Jessie said.

"So now I'm single." James said.

"Who ever said anything about me getting together with James?" I demanded

"Well, when you two were fighting Sirius and I were talking about how cute you'd guys be as a couple. We already started planning your wedding. I'm maid of honor and Sirius is best man." Jesse explained.

"Huh, that's funny. I don't recall proposing." James said sarcastically.

"more importantly I don't remember agreeing to marrying him." I replied.

"How is that more important than actually being proposed to?" James asked, perplexed.

"Well, if I don't say yes, there's no wedding." I replied

"Yeah, but if I don't ask, there's no wedding." James answered smugly.

"Oh, shut up." I said, shoving him.

"See, already fighting like an old married couple." Sirius said, beaming.

"I know, aren't they cute!" Jesse said with a wide grin.

"Not as cute as you." Sirius told her and Jesse laughed. "Want to find a private corridor to finish what they interrupted before?" Sirius suggested with a raise of his eyebrows.

"You know, that sounds good. We'll catch you guys later!" Jesse said before grabbing Sirius' hand and guiding him out of the common room.

I plopped down on the couch and James sat down next to me.

"That was" I started

"Interesting." James finished.

"So, are we dating now?" James asked

"I don't really want to be your girlfriend." I replied.

"Okay." James answered.

We sat in silence for a few moments before I felt James staring at me.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Nothing, I'm just having issues looking away from your lips."

"Oh." I said, my eyes never leaving his lips.

And before I knew it, we were snogging again, right there on the couch where anyone could see us.

"We've really got to stop doing that!" I said breathlessly when we pulled apart.

"I know, especially since we aren't dating and all." James replied.

"Right. From now on, our relationship will be completely platonic, we're strong, we can fight our urges to snog, right?" I asked.

"Yeah, we are, we can do this!" James replied energetically.

It's funny how once you have something, it's so hard to stop having it.

A/N: Read and Review please!!!!!!!!!!!!