A/N: Hello my readers. It has been such a long time since I have written but I have been unbelievably busy with everything that I can't go into it all considering it would write its own story.

To my amazing readers, I am so very sorry to not have written in such a long time. I hope you all can forgive me and will start reading my story again. If you have forgotten what was going on, the previous chapter is a recap of everything that has happened so far in the story.

Please forgive my long absence and I hope you enjoy the new chapter! )

Disclaimer: Do we still need to go through this every time? It just depresses me.

Ch 15. Finally

James marched down the stairs after Lily. Sirius was there at the bottom, waiting for him. Lily smiled up at him, so Sirius took it upon himself to grab her by the crook of the elbow link arms, and then do the same with James. He swung them around and marched them down the stairs.

They went down to the kitchens to get some food and relax. They figured they deserved it after all they went through last night. It felt like a year ago and it all seemed like a blur now. James continued to push it from his mind. He kept imagining what would have happened if Lily, his Lily, hadn't been dropped. He still shuddered at the thought. Remus, Frank, and the girls showed up right after Lily, James, and Sirius arrived.

All at once, swarms of house elves came running out of nowhere carrying heavily laden trays of food. Sirius's mouth dropped and began watering at the sight of all of it. Yet again, thinking with his stomach, not his head. Well, he never thinks with his head. He's usually thinking with something a little farther south, (if you get my drift). Anyway, he already had 2 heaping platefuls before the elves had even set the trays down.

"Heaven, I swear, this is what it looks like," said Sirius and said no more. The next time he looked up, he was reminiscent of a chipmunk.

Lily giggled and caught James's eye.

"Um, I'm going to step out," James said as he got up from the table, "need some air, do a little thinking."

They watched him walk slowly out of the kitchen with his hands in his pockets. A few minutes passed and Lily got up from the table as well.

"James has been gone for a while, so I'm going to go look for him. Be back in a few minutes," Lily said and left as well. She wasn't familiar with James's haunts around Hogwarts so she figured she would start with the Quidditch pitch.

James was trying to get a stone to skip across the surface of the lake. He picked up a small stone and threw it, spinning it a little. It hopped 4 times and sank beneath the water's rippling glossy surface.

He plopped to the ground and ran a hand through his already messy hair. Too many things were going through his head so he couldn't focus. Lily's face kept breaking through it all. He finally succumbed to his thoughts and fell back against the dewy grass and let his eyes close.

His eyes popped open and he sat up in the grass. He set his mind and stood. He turned to the castle and set off at a steady pace to the Common Room.

Lily couldn't come up with anymore places to look so she gave up and decided to go to the Common Room to talk with the girls then head to her own room. She began the long, tedious, climb up the stairs.

She entered through the portrait and immediately saw the girls and guys (minus James,) sitting in front of the fireplace. She made a B-line for them and plopped between Aly and the arm. She rested her head on the back and closed her eyes. She was still exhausted from the ordeal.

"Hey, Lil, are you sure you're all right? Maybe you should go to the Hospital Wing, just in case," said Emma, sitting up and peering into her face.

"I'm fine. I'm just sore and a little tired. I'll be alright. I promise," said Lily and sat up.

"Well, Sirius, Frank, and I are a little tired from the excitement, for lack of a better term, so we're going to go get ready for bed and wait for James to show up," said Remus, standing up and stretching. "'Night, all."

"Hey, why don't we go up and hang out for a little while. We'll probably be more comfortable up there," said Emma. "Hey, guys, wait up. We'll walk with you."

Sirius, Frank, and Remus turned around and stopped as the girls attempted to pick themselves up off the ground and cushions. This was followed by much stretching and falling back down. The boys eventually pitied them and went over to pick them up off the ground. Then they made for the stairs.

"Why can't we have elevators instead of stairs," whined Lily as they stopped and looked up the winding staircase.

"Huh?"

She got about half a dozen confused looks. She totally forgot that most of them didn't know what an elevator is.

"An elevator," began Lily, "is a little box attacked to a wire and is pulled up and down. All you do is stand in it and it goes for you." No matter how tired she was she was never too tired to impart some knowledge for those who need it.

"Yeah, I sure wish we had a lelevator," said Sirius. "Oh well, looks like we'll have to hoof it."

James was feeling extremely nervous. He was finally going to do it. He had never felt this way, not even a Quidditch match had made him this nervous.

He took 4 concealed passages and ran up the stairs to the Gryffindor common room. The Fat Lady swung open and he burst into the room. He saw a flash of red at the bottom of the stairs. This was his chance and he didn't care who saw him.

"Lily, wait."

A/N: There you go! What did you think for not writing for a while? I better all of you are really pissed off at me. You thought I was going to write that something major happened, didn't you? You think I'm evil don't you? Well, that's just rude!! I'm not mean! In fact, just to show you how nice I am, keep reading below this and then tell me I'm mean.
This was his chance and he didn't care who saw him.

"Lily, wait."

She turned to look at him.

"Yes, James?"

"I love you."

"Dude," a sixth year had just come down the stairs and was standing between James and Lily, "thanks but I don't think you're my type."

James crossed the room in 4 strides and wrapped his arms around her.

"I love you," he whispered and kissed her.

A/N: Now do you think I'm mean? I finally did it, and it only took me 15 chapters. As you can see I'm not one to rush things. Please review and I will try to update sooner, if that's even possible.

-Truth in the Moon