Wow, sorry for the wait. I've been so busy lately! My family reunion is here this year and I had so much planning for it. It starts two days from today and we're still not done! Its crazy! The only reason I am able to update now is because its 1 am and everyone is sleeping. Lol. So it may be a slightly sucky chapter. But nothing could be suckier than last chapter! Happy reading!
Chapter Ten
"Who are you?" Lily repeated. She looked around the common room in awe. She suddenly lost interest in James and focused on her surroundings. "Where am I?" she murmured.
"You're at Hogwarts," James said tentatively. Lily's shocking green eyes fell on him once again and her pretty face scrunched up in confusion at the name. "You really don't remember do you?" Lily shook her head, the same frown on her face.
"Who are you?" She repeated once again. Lily scanned James up and down and it was evident that she liked what she saw. Her expression changed from the quizzical frown to a smirk of satisfaction. "You're cute," she stated frankly. James blushed and motioned for her to sit down. He took the seat next to her and proceeded to explain the situation.
"This is Hogwarts, school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You are Lily Evans, Head Girl and the smartest witch in our year," Her eyes widened in shock.
"What? I'm a witch!" James nodded as he searched her face for a clue as to what she was feeling. Lily took slow, deep breath as she tried to comprehend what she was just told. "What else?" She said slowly.
"My name is James Potter, the Head Boy and I'm your boyfriend," James shifted in his seat nervously. He was apprehensive as to what her impression of him was. A smile spread across her face.
"Really?" she said softly, scooting closer to him. "Does that mean I get to kiss you?" James' cheeks reddened as he nodded. He was surprised at her forwardness. Lily placed a delicate white hand on his chest and began to run her fingers gently down his chest. She brought her face closer to James'. Just as her lips were going to connect to his, the door swung open and Sirius and Remus entered. They were a little shocked at the sight before him. Lily frowned angrily.
"Can't you see we're busy?" She growled. Sirus and Remus exchanged glances.
"Boy she bounces back fast," Sirius muttered. Lily looked at James confusedly.
"Bounces back from what? Who are you?" The two Gryffindors looked at James questioningly.
"Memory charm gone bad," James replied with a sigh. Remus and Sirius nodded understandingly. Lily was still completely and utterly confused.
"What happened that you needed to cast a memory charm on me? And who are you?"
"This is Remus and Sirius, my two best friends," James told her, avoiding her first question.
"Don't think I didn't notice that you avoided my first question. You're not off the hook that easy," Lily replied as she stood up off of the couch. She circled Remus and Sirius like a vulture, examining them. "You guys are cute," she said, repeating what she had said to James, moments before. Remus cleared his throat uncomfortably.
"She's bolder than our regular Lily isn't she?" Lily cocked her head to the side and smiled innocently as thought she didn't know what he meant-well technically she didn't.
"So are you guys ready to tell me what happened to me?" She asked them. James looked at Remus who shrugged. He sighed and sat back down on the couch.
"Okay, so you were dating this guy, David-" He began, but was interrupted by Lily.
"Why would I want someone else when I could have you?" She said smirking. James rolled his eyes. He didn't particularly like Lily this way. She was acting like all of the other girls that threw themselves at his feet.
"As I was saying. So I didn't like David from the start and I was insanely jealous because we, meaning you and me, were just friends. But you really seemed to like this guy so I didn't do anything. Then we had a Quidditch match against his house," Lily looked as though she was going to ask about Quidditch and houses. "I'll explain later. So David was on their Quidditch team and they lost. You came over to congratulate your best friend and you didn't notice your boyfriend sulking off the field. I guess he got jealous and he hit you and you came back here crying," Lily was distraught and she looked like she was going to say something but James just continued with his story before she could get it out. "You were a bit upset and so you tried to-ahem-with me,"
"You didn't tell us that!" Sirius exclaimed. James shot him a look that said, 'Not now'.
"But I didn't take advantage of you. So we ended up dating and then there was a masquerade ball for halloween. You left to go to the bathroom and never came back. After about a half an hour, I went looking for you and I found you in an empty classroom. David raped you," Lily gasped and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Wow," was all she could muster. She sat there for awhile, just staring into the distance.
"Are you alright?" James asked softly. Lily nodded, barely comprehending what James had just asked her. Remus stood up.
"We'll leave you two alone," he stated. Sirius looked up at him.
"We will?" Remus glared at him.
"Yes, we will," He yanked Sirius by the arm and dragged him out of the common room. James looked at Lily who was still staring into space.
"You saved me," Lily said after a moment.
"Yeah, you could say that," James said modestly. Lily looked at him at this.
"You're my hero," she said, smiling seductively. She leaned over and kissed his lips softly. James was confused. He didn't like this Lily. This Lily was insensitive. He had just finished telling her that she was raped and she is all over him like its nothing. He pushed her off of him gently. She frowned but didn't say anything.
"We'll go to Dumbledore tomorrow. Goodnight," He stood up and headed to his room, leaving Lily almost as confused as when she first started. She watched James go into his room. Once the door was closed, she stood up and left the common room.
