Okay wow! I was sooo happy with the amount of reviews I got for this. For those of you who don't like the fact that I ask for more reviews, I would appreciate it if you would kindly NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO. It is my story and I will ask for whatever I want, whether it is a reachable goal or not. I for one believe that getting more reviews is very reachable. It is not a difficult task to type a few words in a review window. Thank you so much for all the people that did. You helped me reach over 100 reviews for the first time ever! Yay! That definitely makes me very happy. On that note, I want to apologize profusely for not updating quickly as promised. I have been so busy. My family reunion is in my hometown this year and it takes a ridiculous amount of time to plan it. In fact, I'm not supposed to be online right now but I am because I feel that I'm neglecting my readers. It's down to the wire, and my reunion starts in a few days, so after the 4th of July, I will definitely be updating maybe twice a week. Now that I've bored any of the people who actually read the authors note (I know I dont lol) I will get on with the story.

Chapter Twelve

The next morning, Lily woke up and Sirius was not lying next to her. It felt good to be back with Sirius. She had missed him so much. But there was also another emotion somewhere inside of her that she couldn't put her finger on. She shrugged it off as she dragged herself out of bed. She slipped on her robe and headed into the bathroom for a shower. She opened the door to find James shaving his face in front of the mirror. He looked up when she opened the door.

"Oh, sorry, I'll come back when you're finished," James nodded as she closed the door. Lily felt a wave of sadness wash over her, and add to her sea of emotions. She didn't know what to think anymore. She loved Sirius, the whole plan was created to get Sirius back. The only problem was that she fell in love with James on the way. Now that James wouldn't even talk to her anymore, she was led to Sirius. But she couldn't tell who she wanted to be with most. Both of them made her feel beautiful and loved. Why was life so complicated?

She headed down to the Great Hall and took a seat next to Sirius who sat with James and Remus. And surprisingly, it seemed that they were having a civilized conversation. She caught Remus' eye. He knew what she was asking and he shrugged his shoulders. He had no idea what was going on either. She made a note to ask Sirius about it later. James and Sirius were acting like old friends, which they were. But they were acting like there was never a pause in their friendship. Like there was no Lily. She felt sure that if she got up and walked away, the only person who would notice would be Remus. She decided to test out her theory. It turns out, she was right. As soon as she was out of the Great Hall, she leaned against the wall next to the doors, waiting to see if anyone would come after her. When the door creaked open, she looked expectantly. She found herself hoping that it was James that came after her. WHAT? No, she was hoping it was Sirius, not James, SIRIUS. But the person who came out of the Great Hall was not James or Sirius. It was Remus. He looked around, which was her sign that he was looking for her.

"Remus," she called. He spun around to face her and he smiled when he saw her. Remus was one of her few close friends at Hogwarts. She had plenty of other friends, just none that she could call close. Remus was like a brother to her. She knew that she could count on him when she needed him most.

"Okay, that was just a little strange in there," He nodded in agreement. "They're talking and acting like nothing ever happened between them. Like they were never fighting over me!" At that moment, Lily was not even slightly aware of how self-centered that comment sounded, and frankly she didn't care. "When did this happen? Why didn't I know about it? Why didn't James tell me?" Lily stopped when she realized what she had said. Remus looked at her with raised eyebrows. "I meant Sirius. Why didn't Sirius tell me. I just get them mixed up because they're both so bloody hot." Lily rolled her eyes and sighed once that sentence came out of her mouth. "That came out wrong. I'm just going to stop talking now," she finished. After a long pause, Remus spoke.

"You are in love with both of them aren't you?" Lily's emerald eyes dropped their gaze to the floor as she nodded.

"What am I going to do?" Lily wailed. "I love Sirius so much, but its not much of a choice because James won't even talk to me! Now it will be even worse now that they are friends again!" Remus just shook his head.

"I don't know what to tell you," He told her.

February fourteenth approached quickly. There was to be a Hogsmeade trip that day so that the students could spend their Valentine's day with their boyfriends or girlfriends or just friends. Lily woke up that morning to find a box on her bedside table that had her name printed on it neatly. She opened the box, expecting it to be from Sirius, but it was not. Inside the box was a beautiful bracelet encrusted with diamonds and emeralds. It was a perfect match to the necklace that she never took off. She looked at it in awe. And here she was thinking that James didn't love her anymore. She got dressed and when she headed to the common room, she found James and Sirius talking about Quidditch. Lily received flowers and a kiss from Sirius. Lily caught James' eye and gave him a small smile. She raised her sleeve slightly so that James could see that she was wearing the bracelet that he gave her. Lily thought that she saw a glimmer of a smile, but she couldn't be sure because it was gone in an instant. That afternoon, she went to Hogsmeade with Sirius. The day seemed to drag on, and all she could think about was the tremendously expensive present she had received from James. She even sneaked into the jewelry store while Sirius was in the bathroom in the Three Broomsticks. She asked the clerk how much a bracelet like that ran. She showed the woman the bracelet and she looked at it in awe.

"Miss, that bracelet was custom made. It must have been at least three hundred galleons,"

"Thank you," Lily raced back into the Three Broomsticks just as Sirius was leaving the little wizards room. The rest of the afternoon she was in a daze. She couldn't imagine why James would spend so much money on her. If the bracelet was three hundred, how much would the necklace have cost? At least a hundred more. James spent at least seven hundred galleons on her. And she couldn't fathom why. He wouldn't even talk to her. Sirius, noticed her uninterested expression.

"Lils, are you okay?" She nodded absently. Sirius knew there was something up with her but he didn't want to pry. 'She'll share when she's ready', Sirius thought. Lily kissed Sirius goodbye in the lobby and headed up to the Heads Dorms. As she reached the tapestry, James was on his way out. He nodded to acknowlage her presence, but Lily wasn't letting him off that easy this time.

"I need to talk to you," She stated, grabbing his hand and pulling him into the common room. She pushed him against the wall and held up her wrist, showing him the bracelet. "Why did you spend so much?" she demanded. "I went into the jewelers in Hogsmeade. The woman told me this would run for about 300 galleons. Thats crazy!"

"You went into the jewelers with Sirius, to ask about a bracelet that I gave you?" Lily blushed scarlet.

"He was in the bathroom," she mumbled, looking away,

"I love you," James stated bluntly. Lily's head jerked back up.

"What?"

"That's why I spent so much." Lily's expression was shocked. "What? You didn't think I was going to just stop loving you like that did you?" Lily shrugged. She didn't know what she thought. She looked into his deep hazel eyes and was struck with an urge to kiss him. An urge that she acted on. Lily grabbed the sides of James face and pulled it down to hers. She kissed his lips softly and pulled away. James gently took her hands and removed them from his face. "I love you Lily. So much. But you can't just keep switching guys like this. We have hearts too,"

"Yeah, and you just broke mine. Again," Sirius said from the doorway.

Ooooh! Gotta love the cliffies! Keep the reviews coming!