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Wazzup! Here I am again with another update (yess!) for Two by Two.

Exciting! I'm sorry if this one's too sad. and I'm sorry I broke my Two by Two rule. This one has three characters in it. James, Lily and Severus. You know how this one goes, right? ;)

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Please, please don't hate me if this makes you sad. (And if you think this is sad, try reading my other one. Chapter Two of Two by Two, called Forgive Me. I was literally crying while typing it.)

Lily almost regretted saying yes to James. It wasn't that he wasn't attractive, that definitely wasn't it, but she thought that he would act more stuck up, cockier, more... like the James Potter that she knew. But that wasn't what it was. He seemed almost embarrassed as his friends teased him in the common room, congratulating him. As she passed, his friends laughed and snickered, but James ducked his head, peeking up at her with a blush on his face. He waved a hesitant hello, before the red creeped to his ears, and he left the common room. Lily smiled to herself, pleased that inside, he wasn't the peacock she thought he was.
She regretted saying yes to James at first, because... well, she knew Sev was looking and she wanted to get back at him for calling her a Mudblood. Lily regretted saying yes, because once upon a time, she thought Sev was the one she wanted. That the one yes might crush that wish. But that one word, Mudblood, woke her up. It put her in a new perspective. His friends, his attitude to other Muggle Borns, his fake self, the one that he was when he was around his friends, it all became quite clear to her. Severus Snape was not who she wanted to spend her life with.

The night before her date with James, Snape cornered Lily in the library.
" Is it true that you actually are going on a date with that... stuck up prickhead?! Tell me that that's not true! I thought you only said yes to get back at me! I never imagined that you would actually go on a date with him!" yelled Sev, his eyes pleading with hers.
" I thought you and your friends don't associate yourself with Mudbloods. And it isn't any business of yours on who I go on dates with." Lily stated, not at all moved by Severus' yelling.
" Of course it is! And I'm sorry I called you a Mudblood. That was... unexcusable. But I'll make it up to you, I swear. Just... don't go that date." said Snape.
" I am going, I already said I would. And I don't forgive you." exclaimed Lily, flicking her long red hair over her shoulder.
" Okay. Just... promise me that you won't like him. Promise me that you won't like James!" sobbed out Snape, his tears dripping off his chin.
" I can't promise you that. I have to get going. I think it would be best if we didn't see each other anymore."
With that, Lily swept up her books and walked away.

Five pm on the dot, James met Lily in the common room. " Um, hello!" said James nervously, running his hand over his shirt. Lily stared at him for a second. He made quite an effort for her. He wore the cleanest shirt he had, a gray tee with a broomstick across it, and loose jeans. He had tried to flatten his hair (it didn't work), and he was holding a lily in his hands.
Lily smiled.
" Hi. Is that for me?" she questioned.
James smiled nervously, holding out the beautiful flower. Lily tucked it into her hair, patted it, and asked, " Where do you want to go? Fancy a walk around the lake?"
James nodded and they set off.
They walked slowly around Black Lake, holding hands, chatting comfortably. Twice, he made her laugh.
" This is great. Do you... Do you want to..." James drifted off, blushing and ducking his head bashfully.
Lily responded by stopping their slow strides. She looked up at his hazel eyes, surprised to see that her heart thumped when she stared into their depths. Her eyes lingered on his nose, his cheeks, his... his lips. They weren't bad looking lips, she thought. Pink, with a soft look to them. James put a hand on her waist. Lily felt her breath hitch. He tilted her chin up with a soft finger, his eyes questioning. Lily smiled, just a little.
James leaned closer, his eyes almost intense with concentration. When his lips touched hers, she shivered. His lips teased hers, his fingers playing with her hair. Lily pushed her body closer to his. James cupped her face, their kiss growing more intense. Lily felt her heart thump wildly, and put her arms around him. He mumbled the words "I love you" and Lily felt herself flush with pleasure. For a long time, they kissed until their shadows lengthened around them. When their lips finally parted, James grinned, his cheeks red. Lily grinned back. He held hands with her, and they started to walk up to the castle. Making plans for next week, they spent the way up laughing and talking. Up in the castle, hidden in the shadows, Snape watched through a window. A tear trickled down his eye. " I love you." he whispered.

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