Disclaimer: I still do not own Harry Potter, only some of the characters (such as Marlene, Ellie, and Kada etc basically anyone you don't know from the books).

Chapter Ten: Barely Breathing

James awoke the next morning with Lily nestled in his arms, her soft creamy skin exposed. She was still asleep. He smiled to himself, recalling the memory of last night. The way she had felt underneath him, the way that their bodies seemed to mould together as one.

Needless to say, they barely slept at all. James knew that they would be running late if he didn't wake Lily up, but she looked just like an angel and he didn't want to disturb her. After watching her sleep for a few more minutes, he gently stroked her cheek to awaken her.

Groaning, Lily rolled over closer to him and her pretty green eyes fluttered open. She saw him and smiled, blushing a little when she realized she was wearing nothing. She didn't regret last night at all. She had been waiting for her one and only true love before having sex, and she felt that James was her one and only, though she wouldn't admit that to him - yet.

"I've seen it all last night," he commented as she went to wrap the blanket around her.

"Fair point," Lily nodded, leaving the blanket alone and wrapping her arms around his neck, kissing him softly. "Morning,"

"Morning," James replied, kissing her back. "Um, yeah we have fifteen minutes to get to class."

"Shit!" Lily exclaimed, practically jumping out of the bed. She frantically looked around the room for her clothes – James room looked as if a Tornado had hit it.

"Look for them later, you have other clothes," James pointed out.

"Oh Merlin, I have to have a shower!" Lily moaned, still in the process of finding her clothes while James looked at her, slight amused but fully turned on.

"So do I, we should have one together to save time," he suggested cheekily.

Lily thought it over, than regretfully shook her head. "Sorry James, but if we shower together, I doubt we'll be showering," She said, exiting James's room.

"Damn," he mumbled with a grin, shaking his head ever so slightly. A few moments later he could hear the shower turn on, and decided to go pay Lily a little visit.

As he had suspected, she left the door unlocked, and he took it as an invitation.

Lily was in the process of rinsing out her hair, the days robes were set out on the counter.

"Knew you couldn't stay away Potter," Lily joked when she felt the curtain move and James climb into the shower behind her.

"Yeah well, an unlocked door to me is an invitation." James replied, kissing her neck. Lily sighed contently, leaning back against him. She could feel his penis, completely hard against her.

"We're going to be late James," she replied.

"We'll catch up. It's not like we're intentionally skiving off classes for the heck of it. Tell McGonagall we had important Head Duties," he replied, "technically we do," he added suggestively and laughed.

Lily ran her hands along his chest, lower and lower until she stroked him. He was already completely hard.

"Maybe tonight James," Lily whispered, kissing him lustfully before stepping out of the shower and getting dressed as quick as she could.

"Damn it again," James said, knowing that he would be late for class.

Lily smiled, closing the door behind her. She knew what he would be doing. Serves him right, Lily thought.

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Lily was finishing up her homework when James stormed into their private common room. He was soaked from the rain outside and in his Quidditch robes, obviously annoyed about something to do with Quidditch.

"Hi James," Lily smiled. He stomped over to her and pulled her up from her seat effortlessly, roughly kissing her. His kiss was full of passion and fire, and it left her breathless.

"Thanks to you, I've been wanting to do that and more all day. I couldn't focus in any of my classes and I couldn't focus during Quidditch, during Quidditch Lily, do you know how rare that is? In fact it's never happened to me before!" His hazel eyes were full of lust and where hungrily looking over her.

Lily smiled, seductively swaying her hips as she walked to the fire to add another log, in doing so bending down a little.

"Stop doing that!" James groaned, watching her.

"Doing what?" Lily questioned innocently, walking back over to him with a sway in her hips.

"That!"

"Oh you mean this?" Lily asked, pulling off James's wet robes. She ran her hands over his hard chest, than rested them on his waistline.

"This better be going somewhere," James mumbled, memorized by the way she moved. She stroked his jeans, feeling him through the denim.

"Is James hungry?" Lily purred, still stroking him. James removed his wands from his jeans, quickly saying a Birth Control spell before anything went further.

"Very hungry," he said, setting his wand down and taking off Lily's top.

They tumbled on to the floor in a tangle of limbs and clothes half off. Lily could barely breath, and not just from James being half on her either.

Half an hour later, they lay sprawled out on the rug in front of the fireplace, snuggling close together.

"Because of you I'm not going to get my Charms homework done," Lily said, trying to hide her smile.

"I didn't get anything done all day," James retorted, pulling her closer still and kissing her neck softly.

Lily was quiet for a few moments.

"Lily, what's on your mind?" asked James, noticing the change in atmosphere of the room.

"I was wondering something," Lily replied, rolling over to look at him. His hair was as messy as ever, and his glasses were askew on his face. His hazel eyes were full of love for her, and she could see it clearly written on his face.

"What were you wondering?" he questioned.

"I was wondering why you liked me, and why you never gave up on me when I turned you down,"

"Lily, don't you get it by now? I don't just like you, I'm in love with you, for every reason in the world. Because your pretty, because your smart, because you have the most amazing personality, and because I just love you. I can't explain it." James told her, speaking softly and sincerely as he ran his hand through her locks of dark red hair.

Lily smiled softly, "Why didn't you give up on me?"

"Because I would wait forever for you," he replied, kissing her softly. Lily snuggled even closer in his arms, satisfied with his answer. She wasn't ready to admit that she had fallen for James Potter too.

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The next day in Potions class, Lily was leaning over her cauldron while her closest neighbour Marlene went to hand in her flask. Lily was slowly and carefully checking and rechecking her work before putting a sample of what she had created into a flask and labelling it when someone came up to her and sat in Marlene's seat.

Expecting it to be James, Lily turned her head with a smile, which quickly vanished when she saw Kada sitting there, tossing her platinum blonde hair over her shoulder with a flick of her wrist.

"What do you want Kada?" Lily sighed. Kada, who had a dangerous look in her cold eyes, glared at Lily.

"To warn you," she smirked.

"Warn me about what?" Lily asked, growing impatient as she usually did when someone she didn't like was bothering her.

"Stay away from James," Kada hissed, leaning over the table a little so only Lily could hear her.

"Excuse me?" Lily demanded, her face turning pink with furry. Who was Kada to tell her to stay away from James?

"You heard me," Kada smirked, leaning back. "I'm going to end up with him, after all, Purebloods only fool around with Mudbloods for a while, and guess what Lily? I'm a Pureblood, just like James."

With that statement Lily could barely open her mouth, she was so angry.

"I don't think so Kada, and listen to me you slut, if you so much as touch James, you'll deeply regret it." Lily hissed back, her own eyes flashing twelve times more dangerous then Kada's. She raised her wand meaningfully, while Kada sat there with her arms crossed and a smirk on her face.

"This isn't over Lily," she whispered as Marlene headed back over to her seat, "I will get James,"

"Don't count on it bitch," Lily said as Kada got up and went back over to her friends.

"What was that all about?" Marlene questioned, seeing her best friend standing their with a look of utter most hatred glaring at Kada Connersby as if she wanted to curse her into a thousand pieces.

The bell rang before Lily could open her mouth to reply. She filled the flask with a sample of her potion and labelled it, handing it in to Professor Kernaghan and storming out of the room.

"Lily wait up!" Marlene called, chasing after her and shrugging her shoulders at James's questioning look. Lily didn't slow down, she didn't have too. Marlene soon caught up with her, slightly out of breath. "Merlin Lily why are you so pissed?"

"Kada Connersby!" Lily hissed, her teeth clenching together in anger.

"What did she have to say?" Marlene asked, still breathing heavily from the run.

"She told me that James was basically only fooling around with me and didn't actually care about me, and that he was Pureblood and I was Mudblood. She told me she was going to get James, and I should stay away from him," Lily said, holding back the angry tears that threatened to spill out of her eyes. What pissed her off the most was that everything Kada had said had, at some point, crossed Lily's mind.

Did James actually care about her or was he using her? Did blood actually matter?

"Lily you know that's not true!" Marlene exclaimed, her face white with anger. Lily was still walking down the hall at a very fast pace.

"Do I?" Lily retorted, not looking at her friend, "Tell Professor Galloway that I can't make it to Muggle Studies." She added before taking a different route and rushing up to the Head's Quarters.

Marlene called after her, but didn't follow. That Lily was thankful for. Marlene was her best friend, but Lily was to angry to talk about feelings at the moment and she really didn't want to explode at Marlene.

"Caput Draconis," Lily said the password roughly before even being asked. The pretty witch scowled at her.

"Somebody's in a mood!" she said, swinging her portrait open. Lily stormed threw it and tossed her bag on the floor before throwing herself on the sofa.

Lily had a splitting headache, probably from keeping in all the anger she felt. She rubbed her temple, stewing in anger. She couldn't believe Kada had the nerve to tell her to stay away from her own boyfriend! That bitch has another thing coming if she actually believes James would go for her! Lily thought angrily.

Then she remembered, the year before, James had gone out with Kada Connersby.

Thanks everyone for the reviews! It took me longer to write this story because...well, it's a horny one lol they're rather difficult to write...or I think. I like romantic ones better...and sad ones, but meh they are in love.

WhiteCamellia: Thank you, I liked it better then a secret affair too;)

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