Disclaimer: All the characters that you recognize belong to J. K. Rowling.

Author's Note: Thanks to MonkeyGurl1, fuzzycat982, SevenPeach, Jillie, cookiegurl, Desolation Lily, J.E.A.R.K.Potter, and lilchocolatechip011 for reviewing! It means sooo much to me!

lilchocolatechip011: Um, I read your review, and (sorry I'm kind of slow during the summer) so, do you want me to email you when I update? If you do, you can email me or leave a review saying so. I wasn't sure! Sorry!

Fuzzycat982: Sorry I didn't update in forever, but I've got a good excuse. The day after I updated Loving You, I updated Love Affair, and Love Affair was a lot longer than I expected, so I didn't have time to write this. And the day after that, I went up to Kennebunk Port for the entire day, so I didn't have time to update. Sorry!

Lily walked into her house, "Mum, dad, Petunia are you here?" she asked.

She went into the living room, and saw her mother, her face in front of the window. "Mum! There you are, I just called your name and you didn't respond," Lily told her.

"I'm sorry dear," came a voice, but it wasn't her mum's. The voice was cold and belonged to a man. The person turned around, the face wasn't her mother's, it was Lord Voldermort!

"And now, you silly girl, where is he?" he asked, eyes glaring at her.

"Where's who?"

"Don't play games with me or you'll end up like those dratted muggle parents of yours," he growled.

"I honestly don't know," she began, whimpering at every word.

"Where is Potter?" he screamed at her.

"I don't know," was all she could answer, a frightened look on her face.

"Very well," he growled, and then he took out his wand, pointed it at her and yelled, "Avada…

Lily awoke to find herself in the guest bedroom at the Potter Manor, her breathing was deep, her heart was racing, and she could feel the sweat on her body. Her mind was racing, trying to get rid of that awful dream, but she couldn't. She couldn't get those red, beady eyes out of her mind, she couldn't get the thought of her parents dead out of her mind, and she couldn't get the thought of You-know-who, asking her where James was, out of her mind.

Lily rested her head back down on the pillow, trying to go back to sleep. Her eyes were shut, but quickly opened again because she saw those red eyes whenever her eyes closed, even if it was only for a second.

She just stayed in bed, trying and failing to go back to sleep when she heard the sound of running water across the hall. 'Whose room is across the hall?' she asked herself, then realizing that it was James' room and bathroom, she pulled the covers off and hopped out of bed.

She hesitated for a moment, not sure what she was going to say to him. But she knocked on the door anyways. She heard movement coming toward her, and then the door opened, revealing James. His hair was messier than usual, and his eyes seemed to be adjusting to the light. He was wearing only a pair of boxers and a t-shirt, and if Lily hadn't been so freaked out about her dream she would have noticed how strong his arms looked.

"Lily? What are you doing here, it's three in the morning, go back to sleep," he said, somewhat grumpy that his sleep was being put off to a halt.

"I know, I'm sorry. I just had to, had to see you," she told him.

"What was so bloody important that you couldn't wait until the morning?"

"I had a nightmare, and you were mentioned in it. You-know-who was asking me where you were," she told him.

James let out a sigh, and then said, "Well, come in here, I don't want you to wake up my folks."

She followed him inside, shutting the door behind herself.

As Lily began to tell him about her nightmare, James started to feel bad for her. Here she was in a completely foreign house, not knowing where anything is, and she had a nightmare that seemed to have scared her pretty badly.

Once her story was complete, James pulled Lily into a big hug, holding her tightly. Lily loved being in his arms, it made her feel wonderful, as if nothing bad would happen while she was with him. He kissed the top of her head, and then pulled away.

"Lils, do you want to stay in here with me?" he asked, nodding toward his king size bed. "I promise I won't try to shag you," he added quickly, not wanting her to jump to any conclusions.

She looked at him for a moment, unsure if she should or not. Lily knew that if her parents found out, they would never allow her at his house again, and she didn't know how James' parents would react. But on the other side, she wanted to be with him. She wanted him to wrap his strong arms around her, making her feel safe.

"You wouldn't mind?" she asked shyly.

"Lily Evans, I would love it," he replied, "Besides what are boyfriends for."

Lily smiled at his comment, and then jumped into the bed.

"Um, Lils. There's a slight problem though."

Lily looked up at him, wondering what was wrong.

"You see, that's my side of the bed, and since it's my bed, I get to choose the side."

Lily laughed and threw a pillow at him before rolling over to the other side of the bed.

Once settled into the bed, James draped his arms around Lily, holding her close to him. They both stayed awake for some time in a comfortable silence. Then James heard Lily's breaths becoming relaxed and constant, he knew that she had fallen asleep. James glanced down at the love of his life, placing a kiss on the top of her head once again. Then he too drifted off into a comfortable sleep.

Author's Note 2: Hope you all liked chapter 17! Wow, I just realized how long this story is going to be, I've got plans for Lily and James for quite a long time after this scene. Anyways, please review!