Disclaimer: For the sixth time, I do not own Harry Potter. I only own the few characters I made up. Enjoy this chapter.

Chapter Six:More ThenA Kiss

The following Monday, Lily sat in one of her least favourite classes, listening to one of her least favourite teachers lecture the class on their terrible marks on the last essay they did.

"Had this been your exam, you all would have failed, except for the expectations of a few people!" Professor Kernaghan said, looking at Snape. It was obvious to the rest of the class that Snape was one of the expectations that didn't fail, it's called the Deloutious Potion. "Today we will be working on a much more difficult potion, one that few can create easily."

Professor Kernaghan drawled on about the complications of the Deloutious Potion, and finally (after what seemed like thirty minutes) the instructions appeared on the board and everyone got to work.

"This is ridiculous, these potions keep getting more and more complicated," complained Ellie, measuring out her ingredients.

"This is the N.E.W.T level." Lily pointed out, easily cutting up the steam of Marcolos plant and dropping it into her caldron.

"Yeah, yeah, I know." Ellie grumbled. Lily glanced over her shoulder and noticed that James was helping Kada Connersby. Lily glared at Kada, why can't she keep her hands off of our guys? She wondered, the she rethought what she had thought wait a minute, I didn't refer to James as "my guy", did I? Lily knew she was talking about Remus and Sirius, because of her two friends, but was James really included in that context?

"Lily! Your potion's boiling over!" Marlene hissed, snapping Lily back to full attention.

"Oh shit!" Lily exclaimed, turning down the heat. The Deloutious Potion was supposed to come out looking like a blue mist, but Lily's was navy.

"Alright class, times up! Please put a sample of your potion in the flask by your desk and write your name on it, hand it in to me and you may go." Professor Kernaghan told them in his board, drawling voice.

After she put a sample of her potion in the flask and waved her wand, clearing up the mess she had made, Lily handed in the flask to Professor Kernaghan, stewing in anger the whole time. She sung her bag over her back and gave one last glance in James's direction.

He's still flirting with that slut! Lily thought angrily, watching as Kada touched his arm and laughed at something he said. It took almost all of her strength to keep from going over to them and slapping Kada hard in the face, not just because she was flirting with James, but because she had made moves on Remus and Sirius too. She's such a whore! An angry voice in Lily's head screamed.

"What's wrong Lil? Your looking pissed off." Ellie commented as they headed out of Potions and towards their next class – which was Care of Magical Creatures with Professor Blurlton, a stubby little guy with a missing leg.

"I'm not pissed off!" Lily hissed, unaware of who she was talking too. Marlene snorted with laughter.

"Right hun, whatever you say. Anyway, are you going to tell us why your acting like a hag?" Marlene questioned. Lily didn't say anything, for Marlene was with Remus and close behind them was Sirius and James. Of course hanging off James was Kada, who smirked at Lily when she glanced back.

"Nothings wrong!" Lily snapped, glaring at Kada before turning forwards again. Marlene, Ellie and Alice all exchanged looks. They had all seen who Lily was glaring at.

"So…" Remus coughed, nervously. Marlene snuggled into him as they walked, and Lily looked at them wistfully.

Maybe one day….NO don't think like that Lily! Lily scolded herself, picturing herself in the arms of her enemy. Suddenly she burst out laughing, it was all to much like a romance story. Falling in love with my enemy, Lily giggled.

"Um, Lily, what the fuck is wrong with you?" demanded Marlene, grabbing Lily by the arm as her friend giggled hysterically at absolutely nothing. They were nearing the hut were a young tall man named Hagrid lived. He was the grounds keeper, and in front of his hut was were the classes met for each Care of Magical Creatures lesson.

"Nothings wrong," Lily finally managed, shaking her head and still giggling. "I just thought of something really funny."

"Seriously Lil, I don't know what's gotten into you lately," Marlene declared, shaking her head hopelessly.

"I think it's the love bug," Remus said, smirking slightly as he wrapped his arms around Marlene's waist.

Lily smacked him in the back of the head.

"Go snog Marlene!"

"With pleasure!" Remus winked.

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Lily sat in the Head's common room, lazing by the fire and reading a novel. She wasn't per say waiting up for James she was just reading a good book and sitting in front of the toasty fire.

Who am I kidding? Lily sighed in frustration, putting her book down. I am waiting up for him! She admitted. She knew this because usually when she read a good book, she was absorbed in it. But tonight she couldn't concentrate. She kept picturing James with Kada, the way Kada had touched his arm. It made her jealous, and she was afraid he was out with her as Lily read in front of the fire.

She sat there, staring off into the fire thinking of a million ways she could curse Kada, when James stumbled into the common room and stubbed his toe on the table.

"Fuck!" he swore, startling Lily out of her very vivid day dream of cursing Kada's face to resemble a hog's.

"James?" Lily questioned, looking over the couch and seeing James hopping on one foot. When he saw her he stopped hoping.

"Lily? What are you doing up? It's damn near one o'clock in the morning!" James asked, straightening and instantly forgetting about stubbing his toe.

"I was reading," Lily answered, speaking the half truth, "What were you doing up?"

"I was with the guys," James shrugged, "you don't usually stay up so late on a school night." He pointed out, sitting beside her on the couch.

"Yeah well, it was an interesting book," Lily grumbled. James looked at the book tossed carelessly on the floor.

"It appears so," he said, grinning. Lily actually felt her heart melt. What are you nuts girl? She asked herself, watching as his hazel eyes travelled to her lips. She could almost hear what he was thinking.

"Where were you?" she asked again, barely in a whisper. She noticed that his hair was wet, as if he had been outside in the pouring rain, as were his clothes.

"I told you," James smiled, "I was with Sirius, Remus and Peter." This time it was Lily who studied his lips. She had to admit, he did have wonderful lips, lips that she would love to kiss… snapping back to attention, Lily looked up at him and smirked.

"Are you sure it wasn't with Kada?" she questioned innocently. She folded her legs and sat looking towards him with an amused look on her face, completely covering her true emotions.

"No," James frowned, still looking at her lips. "She's not my kind of girl,"

"Who's your kind of girl?" Lily asked. He seemed to be moving in closer to her, his eyes still transfixed on her lips.

He raised them briefly to look into her eyes. "You," he replied. Before she could say anything, James had tipped up her chin with his hand and kissed her. She allowed her lips to part so he could deepen the kiss, and she responded by wrapping her arms around his neck. James kissed her with such intensity she had never felt before, she could feel ever raw emotion he had. It was like an electrical surge of energy.

Lily ran her hands through his hair as they kissed, and he moaned. For so long he had waited to taste Lily, to kiss her soft lips, and now it was happening. Or am I just dreaming? James wondered as they tumbled down to a lying position on the couch, him on top.

He stopped kissing her for a moment, just so he could look at her. Her checks were flushed and her hair was flowing everywhere on the pillow, like a waterfall. Her green eyes were dark with passion, and she was breathing deeply.

She encircled her hands around his neck and pulled him back down for another kiss, letting her own emotions creep into it.

He undid a few buttons on her blouse, feeling her silk bra.

"James," she moaned as he undid her bra and threw it onto the ground. Her skin was so creamy, better then he had ever imaged. She was warm underneath him, and she seemed to mould into his shape.

She could feel that he was already growing excited, and she loved having the feeling of him against her inner thy. It felt right, kissing him, touching him, just being held by him. But Lily was still scared.

"Yeah?" he whispered, kissing her neck as he cupped her breast.

"Stop, please stop," she said suddenly, gently pushing him off as she sat up and doing up her blouse. He looked at her, confused.

"I don't understand," he said. Lily closed her eyes, wondering how she could have let it happen.

She didn't know how to explain that she didn't want to just give her heart to one of the most notorious man-whores at Hogwarts.

"Why do you like me?" she asked, opening her eyes and looking into his. He was shocked to see they were full of tears.

"What do you mean why do I like you?" James asked, very confused now, "Your gorgeous, your smart, your everything I've ever wanted."

"How many girls have you said that too James?" she asked, her voice becoming cold, "How many have you fed lines to such as those so you could get them in bed?"

James looked shocked. He had no idea where any of this was coming from.

"Lily, what are you talking about?" he said, taking her gently by the hands.

"I won't let you hurt me James Potter, I won't let you hurt me like you've hurt all those other girls," she told him, her eyes shinnying with tears.

"Lily I wouldn't hurt you for the world," he said seriously, forcing her to look in his eyes by holding her chin up. "What are you so scared of?"

Lily kept her mouth closed. I'm being foolish, she thought.

"I don't want to be one of those girls you date for three days before dumping, after you've gotten what you want." Lily told him, looking at the wall instead of his gorgeous hazel eyes that were now full of confusion, compassion, love and many other emotions she couldn't identify.

"Do you want to know why all those relationships didn't last, Lily?" James asked her, releasing her and looking at the ground.

"Why?" she asked, meaning for it to sound cold and careless, but it came out curious.

"Because I couldn't get you out of my head," James told her, looking up and meeting her eyes.

Lily frowned, confused.

"Lily," he said, trying to explain to her. He took her hand and looked deeply into her eyes, she felt as if he was reading her soul, "I promise you I will never hurt you, and if you're not ready then I'll wait. I'd wait forever for you Lily Evans,"

She bit her lower lip, wanting to say he didn't have to wait forever, but before she could open her mouth to speak, he kissed her again. This time, gently and sweetly.