A/N: Hello readers, I'm not exactly sure when the last time I updated this story was, so here you go. Hope it keeps you reading it. :)

Disclaimer: All these beautiful characters that are used in this story belong to the inspiring J.K. Rowlling. I do not own any of it, unfortunately.

Fighting For Desired Love

CHAPTER VI: Thankful

JAMES

Sirius and I left the scene; Sirius returning to the Shrieking Shack and I leaving for the Gryffindor towers. I needed a shower badly. I stunk worse than a skunk, who had let out his stench.

I ran quickly to the Gryffindor portrait where the fat lady did not greet me, but saw who it was and let me through without questioning, or the use of any words at all. I walked into the common room and began to make my way towards the boys dormitories, and to my room.

There was a body that was sitting on a loveseat; I ran for my room, before the person could see…or smell me. The person called out to me, with a familiar voice, that I cherished.

"James?" Lily called out to me, getting up from her seat.

I sighed. This was the one and only time that I wished that it had not been Lily there, anybody but her. Without turning around I spoke.

"Yes, it's me. Lily? Could you excuse me for a few moments? I'll come right back down, I'm just in a frightful need of a shower. Is it okay that I speak to you then?" I asked with the most politeness possible.

"Oh. Of course. I will wait," she said back politely.

Politely? I thought as I climbed the stairs quickly. Lily was never polite to me. She disliked me with all her heart.

I ran into the shower, impatiently; wanting to go back down to Lily more than anything.

LILY

As James departed from me, promising to come back to speak with me, for he could tell that I had wanted to speak, I recollected what had happened only a few minutes ago. I sat down again, and wasn't exactly sure what I was going to say, but I knew more or less what I wanted to tell him.

Only a few minutes earlier, Severus had come up to the common room where I sat reading A Midsummer's Night dream…

I heard a panting, from the entrance of the common room. I became frightened because of it and turned around. It was Severus.

"Lily? Oh good, you're here. You won't believe what James did!" he said, showing almost no distinguished emotion. He was always so mysterious.

My eyes widened; I nearly felt them bug out. I had a bag of emotions now. I felt anguish, anxiety, frightfulness, worry, fury, etc. "What did he do Severus? Did he hurt you? Is that why you're panting?"

"No, no, no!" he said, his panting slowing, almost completely gone. "He was actually the nicest I have ever known him to be."

"What? Severus, don't pull my leg, I'm not in a state to be fooled with. I just got out of the infirmary. Please, Severus. Will you just tell me what happened?" I said, almost a pleading hint in my voice. I did well however, to cover it.

"James defended me. It seemed that he had been in on it the entire time, but in the end he defended me. He told me to run, before Sirius hit me with those vile things," he said shivering at the thought of it. "James jumped in front of me, when I was about to be pelted. He helped me, he went against his own best friend to protect me! Can you believe that? He doesn't exactly make into my top ten list, but it was amazing that he did that for me."

I was speechless I couldn't believe what he was saying. This seemed so unlike anything on earth that someone like James Potter would do. I stayed in a state of shock for a few moments, until Severus called my name.

"Are you sure it was Potter?" I asked. My voice had become no more than a hoarse whisper.

"Of course. Are you doubting me Lily? Well, it doesn't matter I just wanted to tell you. I have to get back to Slytherin house. I'll see you later, have a nice night."…

I remember thinking about all the possibilities for why James would help out Severus when he was constantly bothering and making great fun of him. I couldn't think of anything at all, but something inside me made me feel that I should thank James, for a move like that. I had unexplainable heart filled feelings for James Potter and impatiently waited for his return to the common room.

JAMES

I finished the shower quickly and found a pair of khakis in my drawer. I have really got to do some laundry, I thought. I found an orange colored t-shirt and pulled it on over my head. I fixed up my hair making it look a bit messy, although it was wet and damp and there wasn't much I could do.

I ran out the door, slipping on some sandals on my way out. I reached the bottom of the flight of stairs. I watched as Lily stood up from her seat at my presence.

I did not say a single word, but did no more than stare at the beauty of her genuine blue eyes and blazing red hair. She was walking toward me, staring at me like I was staring at her.

She stopped when she stood directly in front of me. Her beautiful face looked up at mine and I felt something press against my lips.

It took me a few seconds to realize that Lily Evans was kissing me. Me! I kissed her back and it turned from staring to kissing passionately. I had no idea what had changed her mind about me, but I was grateful for it.

Her lips melded into mine perfectly. It felt so different from any other girl I had ever kissed. Her lips were absolutely perfect, it almost seemed as if they were made to fit into the curves and creases of my lips; and my lips made to fit the curves and creases of her lips.

As my hand reached the fold of her back. I had realized something I hadn't before.

She was not the girl I loved all this time; but the girl that I fell in love with right now, at this moment. I never really loved her, but now I did. She was made to fit my other half perfectly.

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