Disclaimer: Wow, it would be great to own Harry Potter and all other related characters, but sadly, I don't.

Rating: This story is rated T for some mild adult content in later chapters and some mild language. It might go up in later chapters depending on how the story writes itself.

modrocker423: Ok, once again I'm very sorry it has taken me awhile to post this. Exam week took up a lot of time (I spent 8 hours studying for my AP Econ test...what a nightmare) and then I had to go to a funeral during the three day weekend after exams. But I just got back and I was determined to post up a new chapter, so here I am. I hope it's ok...it's still a bit short, but the next few chapters should be longer, if I remember correctly. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed the story so far! I would probably not keep posting if it wasn't for you. You make this most enjoyable!

Enjoy!

Chapter Five: A First Time For Everything

"Now you're sure this thing will hold us up in the air? I mean, it looks like this thing is made of metal, and I didn't think metal was light enough to be able to fly..." James rambled worriedly in the seat next to Lily's. Ever since the two had parted with Sirius and Remus at the security checkpoint, James had become fidgety and nervous about flying, considering it was his first time. Since his family was pureblood, James never did Muggle activities, such as flying from one place to another on something other than a broomstick. He and his family had always Apparated or used a port key or Floo Powder to get to places. Therefore, James was quite new to flying, making him both nervous and excited for his first flight on a plane.

"James, you're fretting again," Lily said aimlessly as she rummaged through her bag for a pack of gum. She took out two long, skinny pieces from the pack and handed one to James.

"What's this?" James asked, looking at the stick of gum wrapped in it's shiny wrapper that Lily was handing to him. He watched as Lily took off the shiny wrapping to her piece and placed the gum in her mouth.

"It's gum. Chew it...it'll help keep your ears from plugging up," Lily replied. She watched James unwrap the gum and slip the piece into his mouth, which he began to chew feverishly.

"Our ears plug up? What does this thing do to us?" James said while looking about the plane. He noticed that a lot of the passengers on the plane were looking at him and Lily oddly, but he didn't care right about now.

"First of all, James, the 'thing' is called a plane. And second of all, stop freaking out. You're attracting an audience," Lily responded, staring at James' nervous face.

"Me? Freaking out? I'm not freaking out, I just...are you sure this thing can fly? It looks so heavy and-" James started to say until Lily kissed him to prevent him from rambling on again.

When Lily broke the kiss, she made eye contact with James' hazel eyes and whispered, "Trust me, James, when I say that this plane will fly us safely to Hawaii."

"I trust you," James whispered in return, then continued, "But I think I need one more kiss...you know, to hold me over." Lily smiled and obliged. When she was about to pull away, James pulled her closer to him, preventing her from breaking the kiss. Lily giggled slightly, but didn't stop the kiss, which soon deepened. Lily and James kissed for what seemed like hours (but was really only a couple of minutes), both becoming lost in the kiss and forgetting that they were on a plane where people were watching them. As Lily started to unbutton James' shirt, she heard an irritated cough. James and Lily quickly broke apart and saw an annoyed flight attendant watching them through her piercing sharp grey eyes.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but I regret to inform you that the sort of behavior you two are exhibiting will not be tolerated on this flight," the flight attendant said in a terse voice. She eyed James, who was trying hard not to burst out laughing, and Lily, who was blushing fiercely, beadily.

"We're very sorry, ma'am. It won't happen again," Lily said meekly, blushing even harder.

"Yeah, we'll make sure we don't disturb the peace of this flight again," James added in a tone of mock innocence. He felt Lily elbow his ribs, but the pain didn't bother him. He just wanted to make the flight attendant go away. The flight attendant obviously understood what James was trying to do, for she sniffed angrily in disapproval and stomped off to the back of the plane. Once she left, James burst out laughing.

"You are so rude!" Lily said, but laughed along with James.

"Why thank you," James replied when he managed to stop laughing. Lily rolled her eyes.

"That wasn't meant to be a compliment," she retorted.

"I know," James answered simply and flashed Lily a smile. This made Lily smile in spite of herself. Before Lily could say something in return, the flight pilot announced that they were getting ready to take off over the speaker. Lily turned to James and saw his face pale slightly.

"You know, I've never seen you this nervous before," Lily commented.

"Then it's a good thing you didn't see me before we got married," James replied, smiling weakly as he started chewing his gum feverishly again. Lily chuckled and grabbed onto James' hand, interlocking their fingers. James looked at their hands and then at Lily.

"Just squeeze my hand if you get nervous," Lily said in a rather motherly voice before smiling reassuringly at James, who returned the smile. The two settled back in their seats and felt the plane jolt as it began to move. They watched the plane move down the runway through the tiny window next to Lily. A couple of minutes passed until the plane reached the final runway. After a moments pause, the plane took off with James and Lily squeezing each other's hand in reassurance.