Okay, so I think this is relatively closer in update time then the last one but, I kinda can't remember (scratches head in confuddlement) but at least it's an update!

Disclaimer:

Me: Do I have to do this again?

Conscious: Yes

Me: Why? It's painful and embarrassing!

Conscious: (waving gun in my direction) Do you think I care?

Me: (meekly) No. I don't own about anything in this story. Happy now?

Conscious: (tapping fingers together like an evil mastermind) Very.

Me: ON WE GO!

The thing Lily hated the most about this was not the servitude. Oh no, she was used to menial labor, something James and the rest hadn't done a day in their lives. It was the eyes of the others. There were empty eyes, smug eyes, fearful eyes, the ones scared that she would pass off her bad luck, but those weren't the worst. The worst were the pitiful ones. The ones that said with their eyes, "I wish I could talk to you to make it better, but I'm too scared to do so." Those ones made her angry. Couldn't these people just voice their opinion and get on with their lives? It just so happened one really bad day when she had been tripped more times then she would care for and had had to change her hair back to it's original color more then once and was in a shatty mood when she caught the glance of one of those pity people, and her top just blew up like a volcano.

"What're you looking at, huh? Just trying to get a look at the poor little redheaded girl that didn't stand down to the most egotistical and idiotic boys in school? Well let me tell you something! You people are the worst! Go on GLARE at me! Knock me over! Push me down the stairs! Just don't ever give the pity look! You are the ones that make me want to,"

Lily's tirade was cut short when two muscular arms came on either side of her and began forcing her to walk.

"Get your hands OFF of me! I will hex you into the next century if you don't let go! I give you to the count of five! ONE…TWO… THR-ahh!"

She was once again cut short by the two people.

"Trust me Evans, we believe you," Sirius began.

"But we would rather that you didn't make a fool of yourself in front of everyone. You see, we actually think you've done something to Prongs," Remus finished and started once again.

"So we've decided to come straight to the source." Sirius finished. (AN: Imagine like Fred and George Weasley)

"I don't understand," Lily began uncertainly, "who is Prongs?"

"Sorry, I forgot you don't know our nicknames yet. Prongs, Prongsie, and on some occasions You Bloody Idiot, is James, otherwise known as Jamsie, Ja-OW!"

"I think she gets it idiot," Remus stated, retracting his hand from the back of Sirius' head.

"All right then, now all we have to do is… why have you stopped walking?"

Sirius asked Lily.

"Because Mrs. Potter is at twelve o'clock and headed our way."

"Crap, crap, crap, Padfoot to Moony, abort, abort!"

"Uh, Sirius?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm right here. There's no need to pull the undercover stuff."

"I'm just having some fun before Evans has to run!"

"Can we stop talking about me?" Lily whispered harshly before saying, "Besides here's Mrs."

"Lily! My dear girl! How are you doing? Sirius, get your arms off her! She does not need to be manhandled by you!"

"Sorry Geraldine," Sirius managed to look shamefaced.

"Lily my dear I have just asked Professor Dumbledore, the dear old man, and he has decided you are allowed to go!"

Lily felt confused and was pretty sure she showed it on her face. "Go where?"

"Oh dear! I swear my mouth goes on and on and I just don't know what it is saying! He allowed you to take the day off and spend it with me instead!"

"Did he really? Well, before break tests are coming up and I really need to,"

"Nonsense, I've already gotten James' results for those, which I really do have to talk to him about now that I think of it… well, you are coming with me my dear and that is final," Mrs. Potter cut in, grinning broadly.
"If you insist..." Lily trailed off uncertainly, looking at the two boys on either side of her.

"It's all right Lily, we'll tell James for you. Have fun!" Sirius called before whisking Remus away.

"Come along dearie! We have lots to do and not so much time to do it!"

"What is it that we have to do?" Lily questioned, managing to keep up with Mrs. Potter's quick steps.

"Of course James wouldn't tell you. I should know by now not to trust my son with anything important that he has to tell other people. Never again shall I make that mistake, never!"

"Well then you should tell me now and save me the trouble of having to pry it out of James later," Lily interjected.

"Ah, yes of course! Well we are having a holiday ball for the Potter Company and since you are James' girlfriend you are subjected to go with him!"

"Mrs. Potter I really couldn't! I mean I have no sense of dance skills, my table manners have been the same since I was about five, and I am completely not able to talk to business people." Ok I am able to talk to business people but the other things are true!

"Then I shall personally train you my dear!"

"Holy saintly mother of,"

"Sirius Black how dare you use that foul language in my presence! You'll not be getting any Christmas pudding this year!"

"Oh mother, you can't do that to Sirius. It would shatter his heart into irreparable tiny pieces," a smooth, deep voice cut in from behind them. Lily gulped and faced the person she had been avoiding the past few weeks.

James leaned nonchalantly against the wall, hands tucked into his pockets. He was dressed casually in jeans and a faded t-shirt with a quidditch team logo on it. Lily could tell he had skipped classes today by the way he still had traces of sleep all over him.

"There you are James! How are you dear? You still have not come for tea with Lily yet and I demand to know why! I also got your exam grades young man and they are,"

"Deplorable? Grotesque? Shameful? I believe I have covered a majority of what you were about to say right there mother."

"No James, I was not going to say that! They were brilliant! Your father and I are extremely proud of you! If you keep these grades up you will get that job as an Auror that you so desperately wanted to have! Now! Lily and I have to go shopping for the ball coming up that you didn't tell her about but I will work with what time I have. You are welcome to come, you do need a new set of dress robes or I was thinking going really daring and putting you in a tux but that would be quite the statement," Mrs. Potter began getting off track and her voice got quieter.

"Mother, I'm happy to go in whatever you send me in but I can't go with you today."

"And why on Earth not?"

"I have detention with Professor McGonagall at two."

"James Peverell Potter! This has to stop!"

"For once it wasn't me mother, it was Sirius."

"Sirius!"

"I admit it was me! Clap me in irons! Brand me! Pull all my fingernails out; just don't not let me have Christmas pudding!" Sirius wailed going down on one knee and crying out pitifully then winking roguishly at her.

"Get up off the floor you big buffoon! I am going to give you pudding but you need to sharpen up your act. Wait a second!" Mrs. Potter called out sniffing the air. "Hand them over Sirius! Right now!"

Sirius grinned sheepishly and handed her the dungbombs he had stashed in his pocket. "Never could get pass you Dine." (Pronounced Deen)

"It's a good thing too, now come along Lily! We must be going!"

"May I have a word before you take her away mother?" James cut in.

"Why yes of course dear. I'll be right here Lily."

James grabbed Lily's hand under Mrs. Potter's adoring gaze and led her over to a classroom down the hall. After checking that it was empty he pulled lily in and closed the door.

"What game do you think you're playing at Evans," he growled at her. Lily gulped and was she imagining the throbbing feeling of a hand on her cheek?

"Nothing Potter," she managed to speak out clearly.

"How did you contact my mother?"
"I didn't! She just came here and decided to take me shopping for some ball! I don't even want to go!" Lily spit back out, her confidence growing. "And I would appreciate you taking your hands off of me."

He loosened his grip and she slipped out of his grip and began to walk away. He immediately grabbed her arm and pulled her back against the wall.

"I am not finished!"

"Well I am finished with you!" She spat out and rammed her way out of his grip. Once again he grabbed her but this time; he crashed his lips onto hers for a hot searing kiss.

Lily's eyes widened and she began smacking his upper arms and chest as hard as she could. He simply grabbed her hands and tried to deepen the kiss. Trying to distract herself, Lily began to realize while shocked and angry that this was happening, it was thoroughly enjoyable. He wasn't unofficially voted best kisser by the girls of Hogwarts for nothing. She began to concentrate on how wonderful he smelled and how warm his entire body was. When he pulled away, she leaned towards him slightly, eyes, that she didn't know had closed, opening slowly and heavily. She was breathed heavily offering him a small smile which he gave a small smirk in response.

Then the anger set back in.

"What in the name of Godric Gryffindor do you think you were doing?!"

"No need to bring good old Godric into this and for your information I was doing something I thought you would enjoy and judging by your breathing, you enjoyed it thoroughly," he said lazily.

"Well I didn't so go kiss someone else who would enjoy it!" She shouted back, stalking towards the door.

James tutted. "Evans, Evans, didn't you know it's unhealthy to deny to yourself that you enjoyed something?"

"I can't hurt me if I didn't enjoy it," she gritted out darkly, her hands clenching into fists.

"Well, I know your angry at me but give all appearance of us being in happy couple land to my mother and I'll have some excuse for you to not go to that blasted ball. It's better that way. Less chance of you fudging up and having someone realize that you are on a completely different social plane then me," He commented lightly but she had gotten hooked on his barb, and now she had to get free.

"Who said anything about me not going to the ball?" she asked in a casual, 'what lovely weather' tone of voice.

"Bu-but you just said,"

"Hah! Finally struck a chord with him."

"It was the heat of the moment darling. Of course I want to go. I think it would prove to your mother of our undying affection like no other way can!"

"You cannot go!"

"You just try to forbid me! I'll tell your mother! Then you'll really be in the hole! And the best thing about that is that she'll have me come even if you say I'm not going! She'll force you to take me!" she finished triumphantly, a bright gleam.

James glared at her. She really didn't get it. She was supposed to be out of school by the end of September. Now she was in favor with his mother! She was like a tornado in his life. It was a waste that she had to be such a beautiful, spitfire, young, small package of girl.

So next time I update (which will be sooner) Mrs. Potter will take Lily shopping and I'm thinking some Sirius semi-romance? Review and tell me! Also I now have pictures up for this story. If you have a character you want to have a picture for that I don't have or have a suggestion for a character I already have posted please tell me!