Chapter 2-
A/N: in the previous chapter, James said in the letter he'd see her on his porch, but I being the dummy that I am, wrote he'd be traveling by floo powder….stupid Chloe, stupid, stupid! JK JK lol Also I repeated that James was a prankster and studious, he's just a prankster, not studious, I meant to put Remus.
Great, just great…Lily thought.
James and his crew would be arriving in an hour…through her fire place! That ought to give her parents a comforting thought, knowing anyone can arrive through their fireplace…
OH NO! Her hair was a complete mess and she had no current running water (that's Vernon's fault, he was digging up something for Petunia and he broke the water pipe…)
"MOM!" Lily whined.
"What?" She replied rather worried because anyone that screamed that loud obviously had to have something seriously wrong with them…
"If you named me after a flower, you should've made sure there were more sources of running water! There is now no running water no thanks to Vernon and I can't take a shower and James will be here in less than an hour and---
"Wait a minute! James, is this James a boy? (Lily's thoughts: No, mom, he is my pet, Bob, the invisible goat…yes he's a guy Captain Obvious) Is he coming? (Yes, that's why I said "and James will be here in less than an hour and--- ") Who is he? (A friend, I think) Is he your…boyfriend? (Gulp)" her mother inquired suspiciously.
(A/N: Lily's thoughts are in parenthesis throughout her mom asking questions.)
"What? Yes…no...I don't know…" the confused Lily replied. She knew James liked her but did she possibly like him too? Wait, she thought, no! He is the biggest most annoying and immature prat she'd ever had the misfortune to meet, she reminded herself.
Great, its 4:30 and she looked like rubbish. She went upstairs to change into something presentable. She picked out a black mini-skirt and an emerald green shirt to make her green eyes stand out. She curled her beautiful red hair and applied some lip gloss and eyeliner/mascara. She then added some green chandelier earrings to match her eyes and shirt. There, she thought, not to fancy, but casual. She wouldn't look stupid even if James was wearing a t-shirt and jeans, which he most likely would be.
She headed downstairs, 4:56. She had 4 minutes to prepare. She put out some Bertie Bott's Every Flavoured Beans. 4:59, she was waiting on her couch in front of the fireplace. 5:00, she heard banging and booming.
"REMUS! Get OFF of me!"
"You get OFF of ME you good for nothing BEST FRIEND OF MINE!
"Guys? Can't we all just get along?" (That was Peter's voice for no one else would've suggested that)
"NOT IF JAMES DOESN'T MOVE HIS BIG HEAD OUT OF THE WAY!"
Lily bit her tongue to hold back her fit of giggles. They were so amusing sometimes. It was like they were all 4-year-olds in hot 16-year-olds bodies(with the exception of Peter of course b/c his body was the furthest thing from hot, not to be mean but he really did resemble a rat…)
BOOOOM!
The four of them with nice shirts and jean shorts landed in her fireplace in a pig pile on Sirius.
"GERROFF ME YOU FIENDS!" Sirius yelled in a muffled tone because Remus' shoe was firmly implanted in his mouth.
"Oh, hi Lily! Good summer?" Remus asked sweetly. James' quickly jerked his head toward Lily and fixed his permanently messy hair as best he could. He muttered a super-smooth "Hey". He flashed a killer smile that would make most girls faint. Lily just smiled back; she wasn't a James fan club clone like the half of the Gryffindor female population. (The other half was a Sirius fan club clone…) Remus' fans were actually smart and pretty like her best friend (of two) Tessa Smith. Peter had…no fans. The other best friend being Anna Wexler. Sirius has been pining for Anna almost as much as James for Lily, but not quite as drastic. James jumped off a cliff last year because Lily (sarcastically at the time, of course) had told him to when he asked her to Hogsmeade for the millionth time. He had just replied, "Anything for you, Lily!" and went to find the nearest cliff. He had just jumped off the ledge when Lily grabbed her broom and flew to his rescue, he really had scared her! Anna and Sirius were just friends, as Anna insisted. Sirius just makes good conversation and is hoping to win her heart. Poor Sirius…
"Hi Remus, James, I have had a great summer with the exception of my sister and her gross boyfriend…how about you two?"
"Excuse me, what about Peter and I. I can't live without telling you how my summer went! Don't you want to hear about the pranks we played on Snivell…I mean Severus?" wailed Sirius before James and Remus could reply.
"You never asked me like James and Remus did. Jeez, I don't just walk around handing out 'How was your summers' you know!" Lily laughed. Sirius can be so ignorant sometimes.
"Lily, you look…great!" James said half to himself because he was in awe of Lily's beautiful appearance.
"Thanks, so do you!" Lily said. Shit, she thought, now he thinks I think he looks good, not that I don't think so but he doesn't need to know that.
"What about us? We have stunning good looks…cough me cough" Sirius said
Lily rolled her eyes. They were so strange sometimes. At that moment, Mr. Evans walked in the room. Uh oh. This didn't look good, his favorite daughter dressed up pretty with 4 boys in the room.
"Uh…Lily, dear… who are these…erm…boys? Her dad asked kind of nervously, it was an awkward sight.
"I am Lily's boyf--- James started with a grin. That's when Lily kicked him hard.
"He isn't my boyfriend, dad!" Lily said, but in her mind, she wasn't as sure.
"Phew, I am glad to hear it..." Her father replied.
Lily glared at James and he just had a goofy grin.
"These are my friends Sirius, Remus, Peter, and…James."
Her dad didn't look very convinced about any of them not being her boyfriend. He put his question face on. This face Lily knew all too well. He had it on when he met her very first boyfriend and when he met Vernon. He was on the verge of inquiry after inquiry for each one of them.
This is going to be a long night, Lily thought.