Chapter 5:
"Hurry girls, hurry!" Holly Phoenix called back to the two girls as she chased after the Phoenix twins. "Hurry, or you are going to be late!" Alyssa rolled her eyes at Lily.
"Do you think my mum realizes that we still have fifteen minutes until the train leaves?" Lily and Alyssa both grinned at each other and at the same time said, "Nah!" The two girls giggled as they followed Mrs. Phoenix through the barrier to Platform 9 3/4.
On the other side of the barrier, Mrs. Phoenix pulled Alyssa into such a tight hug, that she was having trouble breathing. "Mum! Mum, I am coming back for Christmas! Mum, get off!" Alyssa shouted as she struggled to get away from her mothers tight grasp.
Lily was surprised at how little a thing as a mother hugging her daughter, made Lily feel sick. She could only imagine how Mrs. Evans would have reacted on Lily's last train ride to her beloved Hogwarts.
"Oh Lily!" Lily was shocked when Mrs. Phoenix pulled her into a tight hug. "Stay safe, deary. Be a good girl. Promise me you won't get into trouble." Before Lily could promise Mrs. Phoenix, Alyssa pulled her away towards the train.
"Bye Mum!" Alyssa yelled over her shoulder to her waving mother. Once Mrs. Phoenix was out of earshot, she turned to Lily with a unmistakable mischievous grin. "I didn't want you to have to break any promises to mother, now did I, Lils?" Lily laughed and shook her head.
"No, I guess not." Lily stepped on to the train, and she and Alyssa managed to pull their trunks and owl cages on with them. They walked down the train, looking for Brittney and Alaina. They found them in the back of the train with three other people.
'Oh bugger,' Lily thought.
"Potter?" Lily said out loud in shock. James jumped up at the sight of Lily and rushed forward. He took her hand in his and quickly kissed it. Lily pulled her hand away quickly and rubbed it against her jeans.
"Oh Lily blossom!" James sighed, romantically. "Oh how I longed for you when we were apart!" Lily brushed past him and sat down next to Brittney. She sat against the wall, so there was no way for James to sit next to her. Brittney gave Lily a sympathetic look.
"Oh Jimmy, dearest," Lily cooed, sarcastically. James jumped at being addressed like this. "While you are up, would you mind bringing mine and Alyssa's trunks in?"
James jumped at the chance to help Lily. It didn't even faze James, that Sirius was laughing at him. He quickly grabbed Lily's trunk and tugged it into the compartment. After stowing it away safely, he grabbed her owl and placed it in the corner next to Lily. As he rushed back to help Alyssa, he realized that Remus had already helped her. Remus and Alyssa sat down next to Brittney. They were both blushing, and looking anywhere but at each other. James took Remus's vacant seat next to Sirius. He was sitting next to Alaina. She was looking out the window, and not talking to anyone at all.
Lily hated seeing Alaina being shy. It made her seem much more fragile than she really was, and Lily didn't like that at all. She much preferred the zany Alaina, even if she could be annoying at times. Lily was prepared to break Alaina of this habit right now.
"How is Jake, Lainy?" Lily asked, sweetly. Alaina jumped at being addressed like this. Her eyebrows furrowed, and one look at Lily and the girls could all tell she had a secret agenda. Everyone else just thought it was a different one from what it really was.
Sirius, who had been talking to James, suddenly started to watch Alaina out of the corner of his eye. He was waiting patiently for her answer.
Alaina just shrugged. "Haven't seen him much, have I? We basically just sent owls back and forth all summer. They only time I floo'd him, Krystal answered." Lily had already known this of course, but she was hoping one of the boys would pick up on the conversation.
Her hope was rewarded.
"Why didn't you talk to him?" Sirius said as he turned around to face Alaina. She looked shocked that Sirius was talking to her with concern. Once again, Alaina just shrugged.
"I don't know." Alaina whispered, and she bit her lip. "I think its just because maybe he wanted space? When I talked to Krystal she said that he needed sometime alone, but still liked me." Sirius' brow furrowed.
"Wait!" He said shocked. "Are you talking about Krystal Chambers? Is she Jake's sister?" Brittney raised an eyebrow at Sirius.
"You didn't even know your own girlfriend's brother?" Brittney asked, she looked at Sirius with mock concern. "Did your mum drop you on the head as a baby?"
"Actually, yes she did. But that is beside the point." Sirius said, and Alaina giggled. Sirius flushed and looked mighty pleased with himself. "We never got around to much talking, now did we?" Sirius winked at Brittney who rolled her eyes.
"There is more to going out with someone than snogging, Sirius," Alyssa said exasperated. Lily grinned happily at her friend, and she also noticed that Remus suddenly started to blush again.
"Yes," Sirius said, with his trademark grin. "But snogging is the best part." James laughed and elbowed Sirius playfully in the ribs.
"Yeah, girls talk to much don't they, Padfoot!" James said, excitedly, as Remus looked at him, mentally pleading with James to stop talking. "A good ol' snog is the only nice way to get them to shut up." Lily growled and stood up.
"And that, Potter, is one of the many reasons why I will never date you!" Lily snarled, angrily. "You seem to think that women are possessions, well they aren't. Potter, one day you are going to end up alone and trust me, you will be one of the saddest men in the world." James just smirked up at her.
"I won't be alone, Evans," James said, and even Sirius looked at James with a surprised look. "Cause you will be with me." Lily groaned and threw open the door that led out of the compartment.
"Sorry, girls, but I just remembered that I have to go to the prefect meeting," Lily snarled. "I will meet you back here later." Lily stomped off, and slammed the door as she left.
"What did I do?" James asked and all five of the current people in the compartment glared at him.