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Lily smiled as she cuddled closer to James, feeling the warmth from his body as she edged closer. She placed her hand on his chest and watched as it went up and down to the rhythm of his breaths. She could feel that his body was still a little sticky with sweat, but she didn't mind. She enjoyed the texture of his bare skin in her hands; it made her feel even closer to him than she really was.
"What're you thinking about?" he asked as his hand brushed away strands of hair from her face.
"You," she answered.
"Good," he sweetly replied before laying a small kiss on the top of her head.
His hand then went to her forearm, and although he knew how smooth her skin was, he was till shocked as his fingers touched the silkiness of her body.
"I could stay here forever," he told her. And it was completely true. If he had it his way, time itself would stop, just leaving them to the world. He wanted nothing more than to be with Lily, just lying with her all day and all night long. He wished that his friends wouldn't come up to the room they shared, he wanted time alone with Lily, he wanted this time alone with Lily.
"Mmm, I know," she answered before burying her face into his sheets.
His hand then made its way to her exposed back, bringing warmth to it. This too felt exactly like silk, smooth as a baby's bottom. He gently massaged her back, rubbing it with tender love and care.
He didn't notice it at the moment, but she was drifting off to sleep, dreaming about him, dreaming about them, dreaming about what they just did.
He kissed the top of her head once more before he too drifted off into a deep slumber, his arm still around Lily, holding her tightly even as they slept.
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Of course, the moment couldn't last forever though, both Lily and James knew that. Although they were reluctant to say goodnight and part from each other.
"James, I don't want to go, but it's nearly eleven," Lily told him.
"I don't want you to go," he whined, pinning her down on his bed.
"James, I don't want to go either, but your friends will probably be coming up to go to bed soon, and I know that my friends want to see me," she told him.
"Can't we just forget about al of them?" he hopefully asked.
"I wish," she answered, "But James, we'll do this again, I promise."
"Alright, let me just get up and I'll walk you downstairs," he replied.
"I think I can manage," she whispered into his ear before passing him his button down shirt.
"No, no, I'm not going to be the guy that lets you walk the walk of shame down from a guy's dormitory,' he told her as pulled on his shoes.
"It's late, I'm sure most people have gone to sleep."
"Nope, I'm walking you down," he told her, not letting her win this one.
"Okay, fine," she said, giving in to his simple request.
"Oh, and you might want to brush your hair," he told her while passing her a brush he saw on the floor. He wasn't sure who it belonged to, as he certainly found non use for one. No matter how hard he tried, his hair wouldn't be tamed.
She caught the brush in her hands, but didn't use it, not until she walked toward the door and saw her reflection in the mirror. She nearly screamed when she saw what a wreck her hair was.
"Oh my God, it looks like your hair, only red and longer," she said in horror.
"Hey, that's a little harsh," he said, only half joking.
"Only kidding," she replied, but then looking at her reflection once more she easily changed her mind. Her hair was a wreck. It was messy and knotted in all sorts of places. In fact, it looked like it couldn't' be controlled at all.
However, she did her best to tame it with the brush. But in the end pulled out her wand, transformed a piece of parchment into a hair elastic and decided it looked somewhat better.
"Hey, that's my paper," he teased.
"I'll buy you a new one," she said with a laugh.
"Okay, come on, let's get out of here," he told her, grabbing a hold of her hand as he spoke. The couple then made their way down the many flights of stairs.
Lily soon realized why James had wanted to come with her. Several of the doors were wide open, leaving a nice view for people to look in and out of. A few boys let out a small laugh at the sight of them, knowing exactly what they had done. Other guys yelled out rude comments, such as, "Nice one Potter," or "Way to go, Potter." Lily could only blush as she passed each open door, but James was much more confident. He would yell back to them, "Say one more thing and I'll write you up for ten nights worth of detention," or "Make one more comment and be sure to know that I won't let you off the hook next time I see you sucking the lips off of some poor girl in McGonagall's classroom." That would shut them right up.
Needless to say, Lily was quite relieved to see the common room. And was even happier to see that its only occupants were Sirius, Remus, and Peter. All three boys smirked as they walked past Lily and James, Sirius even having the nerve to jokingly blow a kiss at them as he walked off.
"Sorry," James said, "I'll hex him when I get upstairs for that one."
"Don't bother," Lily replied.
"Well, I guess this is it then," he told her, now holding both of her hands in his own.
"Goodnight, James," she told him before leaning forward and lightly kissing him on the lips.
"Goodnight," he said once they broke apart, letting go of her hands as well.
She turned around, toward the girl's dormitories, with a large smile on her face. She loved him so much, she just couldn't get over the fact.
Little did she know, but James too was smiling as he watched her leave the common room. In fact, his smile lasted the rest of the night.
Lily climbed the many stairs up to her dorm room, and when she finally reached her destination, she nearly jumped at the commotion in front of her. All at once her four best friends turned on her, asking how she was, asking where she was, and asking how James was handling everything now.
"Slow down," she said, the smile still not leaving her face.
"Lils, are you okay?" Scarlett asked once she realized that no one else was going to say anything.
"Yeah, I'm good. I'm better than good," she replied.
"Where were you?" Zoë asked next.
"I was with James," she answered.
"And how is he holding up?" Gracie asked.
"He's really good, fantastic actually," Lily answered. She gave a heartfelt sigh, and the smile still remained on her lips.
"Did you have sex?" Marissa asked.
All the girls stared at her, but none said anything to her comment. They were all shocked by the bluntness of her question.
"Lily wouldn't have sex with James yet," Gracie finally said.
"Yeah, I highly doubt it, she's not you," Zoë said, teasing her twin sister about her own choice of men.
"Well, sorry for asking. But I mean, look at her! She's got that smile plastered on hr face, her eyes are sparkling, her hair's a bloody mess, and Lils, I think you missed a button," Marissa added, pointing to Lily's shirt.
Lily gasped as she looked down, seeing exactly what Marissa had noticed. The second button from the top was in the hole for the third button, and all the way down the pattern was followed.
"Oh my God, did you?" Gracie asked.
Lily's entire face turned beet red as she nodded her head forward, admitting her newest secret to her four best friends.
"Oh my God! Lily, this is so exciting," Marissa said. "You're not a virgin anymore, welcome to the club."
"You've just met the leader," Zoë commented, pointing her thumb in the direction of her sister.
"Shut up, Zoë," Marissa snapped.
"How was it?" Scarlett asked, "Better than or worse than you expected?"
"Oh my God, I can't believe you're asking," Lily said, truly shocked at the question.
"Oh, just come on and tell us," Gracie exclaimed.
"Okay, okay, it was, well it was amazing. He's incredible. I just, I can't believe it actually happened. I mean, I've loved him for such a long time, but now, it's like wow. I loved him for his personality before, but now, I mean, wow, it just brought our relationship up to a whole new level, and I love it," Lily admitted.
"I'm so proud!" Marissa exclaimed, getting up from her spot and giving Lily a gigantic hug.
"Ouch, you're hurting me," Lily said.
"Oh, sorry," Marissa apologized.
"You know, I think I'm going to be sick," Zoë said.
"Why?" the remaining four girls asked.
"James is my captain at quidditch, and now, after hearing this, I don't think I'll be able to look at him the same way," Zoë replied with a laugh.
"Deal with it," Lily joked as all five girls laughed along with Zoë and Lily.
After some time went by, Lily said, "Seriously though, it's still hard to register that in my mind."
"It always is," Marissa replied.
"Well, not only that we did it, but also how much I love him. I mean, I always knew that I loved James to pieces, but now it seems different. It's like a more matured love," Lily said, hoping that it all made sense.
Seeing the looks on her friends' faces, she knew she needed to expand a little bit.
"It's just that, for the first time in my life, I think I've realized to what degree I love James. I've always wanted to be with him, for as long as possible. But I don't really think I ever thought about us after Hogwarts. You know, how long are he and I going to be together," Lily told her friends.
"I think you'd better ask him," Gracie said while pointing to the window.
The remaining four girls all turned their heads toward the window and saw James Potter flying toward their room.
"What is he doing?" Lily asked, very surprised to see him there.
"I'd say he came to see you," Scarlett replied.
"No kidding," Lily retorted, smiling at her friend as she spoke though.
Lily then went to the window and opened it up, allowing herself an even clearer view of her boyfriend. "What're you doing?" she yelled out to him.
"What's it look like?" he yelled back as he came even closer to the windowsill.
"James, we just saw each other," she said with a slight giggle.
"I know, but I wanted to see you again," he answered, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"James, you know I hate flying," she told him, her arms crossed over her chest.
"I'm well aware, that's why we're only using it for transportation," he replied.
"James," she crossly said.
"Do you trust me?" he asked.
"Well, of course I do," Lily answered.
"Then get on the broom, and hold tight," he responded.
"Oh God," she muttered as he flew even closer to the window and pulled her out in front of him. "James, what are you doing? This isn't how it worked the last time."
"Yeah, but I've got you, so trust me with this," he responded while controlling the broom.
Lily could feel the hot air from his breath tingle her neck as he flew the broom. His strong arms supported her on either side, making sure that she was safe as possible.
"Where are we going?" she asked.
"You'll see," he answered.
It was only a couple minutes before James started to guide the broom downward, but to be honest, Lily was actually enjoying her time on the ride. She had always hated flying, but right then, she loved looking at the magnificent view it gave her. From the broom she could see Hogsmeade, the lampposts lighting the streets. There were a few shops that were actually lit, but Lily guessed that they were just the pubs.
"We're here," James told her once they landed on the soft, green grass that surrounded the lake.
Lily looked slightly confused and asked, "James what are we doing here?"
"I don't know, it's just a place to be," he answered.
"You dragged me out here for no reason at all?" she questioned.
"No, I dragged you out here because I love you, and wanted to be with you," he answered, not taking his gaze off of the lake.
Lily smiled at his answer and then cuddled up closer to him, creating a blanket of warmth between them. "Have you ever thought about the future?" she asked him.
"The future? Loads of times," he answered.
"I mean really think about it," she told him.
"Yeah, I know I want to be with you, and I'm going to be an auror," he answered.
"How do you know we'll be together after we leave Hogwarts?"
"Because I love you, and loving you will bring us together," he replied.
"What if we go our separate way though?"
"We won't," he simply replied.
"But how do you know?"
"I know, because I have faith. I have faith that we belong together."
"I have faith too," she told him.
James smiled at her answer.
"But where do you see yourself in twenty years?" she asked.
"With you," he said.
"I'm serious, really think about it, where do you see yourself in twenty years from now?"
James did think about it for real this time and then answered, "I see myself with you, the most beautiful wife a guy could ever ask for. And we've got two kids, the oldest one, a girl that hopefully looks just like you, is out of Hogwarts. She's successful, for just getting out of school a year ago anyway. She's got a boyfriend, but I don't like him one bit. And then there's out second kid, a boy that can ride a broomstick just as well as me. He's captain of the Quidditch team, and is a chaser, just like me. And of course we've got an owl for everyone in the family. I've got a good job, one that lets me provide for my family. And of course Sirius lives right next door, with his wife and kids that are our kid's age. Did I mention that our daughter's boyfriend, the one I don't like that much, is Sirius's son. That's why I don't like him, he's just like his dad, a ladies man."
Lily gaped at him, not realizing that he actually thought about this kind of stuff.
"What do you see?" he asked.
Lily smiled before beginning her dreams, "I'm with you, and we're very happy together. We've still got the same sparks and dreams that we've got now. We have two, maybe three kids. They're all at Hogwarts, two girls and a boy. The boy is a handsome young man, just like his daddy. All our kids are loved, we're happy together, just as a family. We've got a good sized house, nothing too flashy. Just a simple house with a white picket fence. Maybe we'll have a dog, and he'll bring a smile to our kid's faces when they al play outside in the backyard."
"That sounds nice," he told her.
"So does yours," she told him.
They both sat there for a moment, not saying anything at all, just listening to the crickets and the breathing of their loved one.
"You really do see us together though?" Lily asked once again.
"Lils, I can't imagine us not being together."
"Good, because after today, waking up in your arms, I don't think I could imagine not doing it everyday for the rest of my life," she honestly told him.
Author's Note 2: Hey guys, I hope you all liked the chapter! I know, once again not full of action, but I hope that's okay with everyone! And I'm very sad to report that I just realized that this story is probably almost over! My goal is to make the story at least 100,000 words, and I think that'll happen after about ten chapters! Of course, I do know where I want to end it, so I won't stop at that number, I'll continue until the end. But I've only got two more huge things planned before the ending! Ahh! Anyways, please remember to review, it'll make the chapters come out sooner!