Chapter Eight
After Lily had calmed down slightly, James fixed Lily's dress with a simple reparo and led her up to their common room. He helped her into her soft green pj's. Lily hadn't spoken a word since James had found her. She silently climbed into her bed and James pulled the covers up to her chin like he would for a small child. He sat on the edge of her bed and stroked her fiery red hair until she fell asleep. Before heading down to the common room, James placed a soft kiss on her forehead. He paused in the door way to look at her before turning off her bedroom light. James slowly went down the stairs leading into the common room. Upon entering the common room, he found Sirius and Remus waiting for him on the couch with questioning looks.
"Where did you-" Sirius stopped when he saw James' furious expression as he muttered one word.
"David," He snarled menacingly. Remus arched his eyebrows, silently asking for an explanation. "The bastard fucking raped her!" he growled. Sirius and Remus both emitted low gasps. James collapsed on the couch with his face in his hands.
"How is she?" Sirius asked concernedly. James looked up at him incredulously.
"She was just fucking raped! How do you think she is?" He shouted. Sirius shrank back. "I'm sorry Sirius, I'm just so pissed! I'm going to kill him I swear it!"
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The next morning Lily slowly dragged herself out of bed and into the shower. She got dressed and made her way into the common room. She pulled one of the cushions off of the couch and onto the floor. She placed it in front of the fire and sat down on it and stared into the dancing orange flames. Lily stayed this way until James came down a half an hour later. He sat down next to her and wrapped his arms around her protectively. A tear rolled down Lily's porcelain white cheek.
"Why?" she whispered. It was the first word she had uttered since the incident the night before. "Why me?"
"I don't know Lily. You didn't deserve it," Her emerald green eyes strayed from the fire and stared into his deep hazel ones. She flung her arms around his neck and buried her face into his t-shirt. James' arms snaked around her waist and held her protectively. He stroked her long hair and twirled it around his fingers. After a few moments like that, James offered to go get her some breakfast from the kitchens. Lily shook her head vigorously.
"No James, don't leave me!" She tightened her grip around his neck.
"I won't leave you Lily, not now, not ever. I will always be here for you. No matter what," Lily loosened her grip slightly and pulled her face up and kissed his stubbly jaw bone. She smiled weakly.
"You need to shave," She said softly, trying to lighten the mood. James could see she was trying to be strong, but he could also see that the pain was still in her eyes. He loved her so much. He just wanted her pain to go away, but the only thing he could do was love her and protect her. He couldn't make something go away that was already there. Or could he?
Whoa! I am incredibly mean! First I take a year to update, then I make a ridiculously short chapter and now I leave you with a cliffie? Wow:-D. I just have been so busy. There wont be any frequent updates until after July 4th because I have regents and finals to study for, my family reunion is in my home town this year and I have to work on it and I have frequent rehearsals for my dance classes and my family reunion lasts the longest. Until July 3rd. So I will update at least once or twice a week after that. I promise!