A/N: I hope you guys like this Chapter, I don't really know how to describe it without giving it away. The title's mucked up because I wasn't sure what to call it. I'll just say its...intense (lol rachna.) Thanks for all the reviews.

Chapter 5: Trust me

Dumbledore arrived at the outermost Astronomy Tower after finishing his business, to find Lily Evans curled up on the floor. He realised that she must've fallen asleep up here. There was a quick flash of fire before a magnificent phoenix appeared before him. Dumbledore stroked the phoenix's golden coat before wrapping Lily up in his cloak.

"Take her, I'll be there in a while", he told the phoenix before striding down the stairs. There was a sudden flash as fire and Lily had disappeared with the phoenix.

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Lily woke up as she landed on a heavily carpeted floor. She opened her eyes, disoriented, as she looked around trying to figure out were she was. Lily yelped as she heard a sound behind her. She jumped to her feet and spun around pulling out her wand, to find a phoenix staring back at her on a perch.

"A phoenix" she gasped. "It's so beautiful" she murmured as she walked to wards it and gently stroked it.

"Ah, Ms.Evans. I see you have acquainted yourself with Fawkes." said a voice from the doorway.

Lily turned to see Professor Dumbledore cross the floor towards a desk at the opposite end.

"Welcome, Ms. Evans, to my office. I don't believe you have ever been here before." smiled Dumbledore.

"Yes, sir. It's, um, a very nice place. And your phoenix is, um, really beautiful, well er, really um ye." nodded Lily nervously. She had never talked much to the Headmaster, and had always been in awe of him.

"Well, Lily, I found you in the Outer Astronomy Tower at around 1am. I brought you back here, Fawkes did actually, instead of sending you back to your dormitory because I wished to discuss something with you", Dumbledore paused to look up at her before continuing, "I am aware of the recent tragedy that you have been through, and how it is affecting your school work."

Lily looked up at Dumbledore with tears in her eyes. "Sir, please don't expel me. I know I've been a bit distracted and all, but I'll be up to scratch. Please professor."

Dumbledore chuckled. "Lily, we aren't going to expel you. However, you might find that it's better to talk about your feelings, than to bottle them up inside yourself. Just talk to someone you trust, this isn't only about your school work Lily. There isn't enough time in life to pretend and not let people know how you feel." said Dumbledore kindly.

Lily stood up abruptly with an unusual look on her face. "Yes sir." she mumbled before adding "Thank You" as an afterthought before sprinting out the door to the Gryffindor Common Room.

Dumbledore shook his head bemusedly as he thought of the look on Lily's face. She was obviously not used to looking that way, and it didn't suit her. The look had been one of pure realisation that she had been wrong all along.

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Lily skidded to a stop at the Fat Lady's portrait.

"Fiberglas", she panted.

"Do you mind? I was having a perfect little nap right then", the Fat Lady replied in an irritated tone. She swung forwards with an annoyed sound. Lily climbed through the hole and slowed down as her brain caught up with her heart.

Lily, do you realise exactly what you're going to do?

Yes, I do. And for the first time, I won't listen to you.

No, Lily, you have-

Actually, why don't you shut up. I am going to follow my heart this time. And you know what. This feels right. This is what I want to do, and I am going to do it.

Lily shook her head and took a deep breath as she started walking up to the boys' dormitories.

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James decided that he was going to apologise to Lily and talk to her properly. If she didn't like him, then that was it, he would just have to get over it however hard and painful it would be for him. Because he really did love her, she was different from all the other girls. And if he just made her unhappy, that wasn't what he wanted. He closed his eyes tightly as he lay on his bed. Images of Lily flashed through his mind. Her laughing, her shouting at him, her shocked expression, her crying face, her angry mood. How could he forget about her? He couldn't.

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Lily arrived at the door to the 7th Years dormitories and raised her fist to knock on the door. She had made up her mind. She was going to do this. She had wanted to do it for so long now.

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James knew what he had to do. He would just completely avoid Lily. Seeing as even the sight of him gave her so much misery. James sighed sadly at the greatness of what he would have to sacrifice. He loved her so much but if this was how he could make her happy then that was what he had to do. James got up from his bed and didn't even bother puling his shirt back on as he went to the door.

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Lily gulped down air and knocked on the door as James opened it.

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James stared at Lily, without even bothering to hide the shock on his face.

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Lily looked at James and Dumbledore's words echoed in her voice 'There isn't enough time in life to pretend and not let people know how you feel'. With those words in her head, she grabbed James's head with both hands and kissed him with every fibre of passion within her.

A/N: Pretty intense huh? Anyway people, please review and I'll have more actual stuff going on in the next chapter. Please review. You know you want to click that little blue button in the corner. Go on, you never know what you'll find. MWAHAHAHAHA...sorry, I'm going kind of high here.