"So give me one good reason why you're still in love."

-Chiodos "Bulls Have Horns"

Her heart was pounding so loudly in her chest as she walked down Diagon Alley that she was surprised that no one else heard it. Teddy told her that he was meeting with Victoire that afternoon at the Leaky Cauldron so they could talk. She wanted to surprise him after they were done by meeting him there so they could hang out in the warm weather. He had been there with her cousin for over an hour and a half when she arrived so she decided that she would take a peek in the pub to see if they were still talking.

She had been tough on him the day before but she had to be. It was not like she enjoyed to see him sad; actually, it killed her inside. She was sure, though, that he was going to put a stop to his relationship with Victoire; he told her that he was going to and Teddy would never lie to her.

Lily was excited to get to see him as her boyfriend; the mere thought of it filled her stomach with fluttering butterflies and put a smile on her face. He was finally her Teddybear, not Victoire's, not some other girl's, hers and only hers.

She did feel bad for her cousin, though; she truly did. She could not let that stop her from loving Teddy; Victoire would get over it, anyways. Her cousin always had been extremely popular with guys and she would probably have some love-struck new boyfriend within the next week. She did not love him like Lily loved him and Teddy deserved to be completely loved. Victoire's heart could not and would not ever be entirely committed to one person; she was too in love with herself for that to ever happen.

Lily approached the front door and slowly opened it. She stuck her head inside of the building to scan the room for Teddy and see whether or not he was busy.

It turned out that he was busy; it was not with talking, though. She watched in horror as Victoire leaned forward and gave Teddy a good snog; he didn't even put up much of a fight. She could feel her heart breaking and crumbling inside of her chest as tears started to fall freely from her emerald eyes.

Lily slammed the door shut with unnecessary force, causing Teddy to look up just in time to see her scarlet ponytail bouncing away as she walked hurriedly.

She heard footsteps running behind her in her direction but she did not care; the last thing that she wanted to do was to talk to him. Lily could not walk very quickly, though, since her tears were blurring her vision.

"Lily, wait!" she heard him call after her.

She spun around sharply and yelled at him, "Leave me alone!"

Teddy had caught up with her when she paused so now he stood directly in front of her, panting slightly from chasing after her. His hair was a bright orange, which could only mean that he was extremely upset. "Lily, that," he pointed back towards the Leaky Cauldron, "that was not what it looked like."

"Oh really?" she said, fire tipping her words. "Then tell me, what exactly was it if it wasn't you snogging Victoire?!"

"She kissed me! I was breaking up with her and she just attacked me! Lily, please believe me," he ended with a pleading tone.

"Hate to break it to you but that is not how you end a relationship with someone!" she yelled back at him, causing people in the street to look over their shoulders at the scene. "Just go away, Teddy!" She turned away from him to stalk away; she was finished talking to him.

Teddy sprang forward and grabbed her by the wrist to stop her from leaving. "I love you, Lily. Why can't you see that!" he pleaded. "I broke up with her, I swear I did! She means nothing to me- I want to be with you!"

Lily tried to pull away from him but he held on tightly. "Let me go now, Teddy! I don't want to hear your lies! Do you know how many guys use that 'she kissed me' line for an excuse?! Did you think I was stupid enough to fall for it?!"

Teddy did not want to hurt her wrist so he moved his hands up to hold on to her arms near her elbows. "I am not lying to you," he told her, no longer hollering. "I love you and I know that you love me back. Why do you not trust me?"

Her tears fell rapidly as she struggled to be free of his grip. She knew that there was only one thing that she could say to him to make him release her. "You're wrong!" she shouted. "I hate you, Teddy Lupin! I hate you!"

His hair turned black the instant those harsh words reached his ears and he dropped his hands. "You are just saying that, Lily. You don't really mean it," he said quietly, it was like he was trying to convince himself, not her. He looked at her with wide, sad eyes, waiting for her response.

She shook her head and replied lowly, "No, I mean it."

"Can't we just talk about this? Lilyflower-"

"Don't you 'Lilyflower' me!" she snapped, loudly. "There is nothing to talk about. If you loved me like you claim to, then why would you just let her kiss you like that?"

He looked down at his feet morosely. "I told you I was sorry and that she was the one that snogged me. What more do you want me to do?"

"I want you to mean it."

Thank you everyone who has reviewed/added to story alerts/favorited this story/ added me to your favorite authors/added me to your story alerts! I'm really happy with how well people seem to be liking this!

Thanks again Mew! I guess we could take turns letting Teddy cry on our shoulders. :p