I Promise You Forever
Lily and James were friends at the young age of five, but were separated once the Evans moved away to Italy. Now at the age of sixteen, James Potter is no longer a cute little boy, but a handsome young man. Lily Evans comes back from Italy as a beautiful young woman that turns heads of many boys specially James Potter. The only thing that remains of that lost friendship is a locket and a picture. Will they remember each other and their promise? Read and Review please!
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Chapter Two – Telling the Truth and a Promise
Next morning Lily woke up and remembered that today she agreed with James on a game of tag. "Lily," called her mother from downstairs. Lily could smell the chocolate chip pancakes from her room, she at once that it was time for breakfast. She quickly went downstairs without changing, seeing that her father loved chocolate chip pancakes as much as her. "Mummy, good morning!" she exclaimed as she sat down in her sit.
"Morning sweetie, what are you planning today," asked Rosaline as she handed her daughter her pancake filled plate. Both the Evans and Potters tried to sound as normal as they could, until they talked to Lily and James during lunch. "Well, me and Jay are going to play tag and play other games," answered Lily as she looked at her mother smiling. After her sister Petunia and her dad came, they ate peacefully. Lily stood up and taking her dishes and putting them in the sink, she was about to leave when her father asked her to stay.
"Lily, don't forget that the Potters will join us for lunch, so no funny business whatsoever," said her dad. "Okay, daddy, but you don't have to worry I'm only gonna be cross the street," answered Lily as she smiled sweetly to her parents before she went upstairs to change. She quickly changed to a green t-shirt, a blue shorts and grabbed her shoes before going downstairs again. She quickly ran across the road and rang the doorbell.
It was opened be James's mother who looked down at her. "Good morning, Lily," she greeted the small red head. "Morning, Mrs. Potter is Jay awake?" she asked as she walked inside with Mrs. Potter behind her. "James is already waiting for you in the backyard sweetie, so I believe you know the way," she answered, while Lily nodded and quickly ran to the backyard. Veronica looked sadly as the red head disappeared, she didn't know how they would react to the news of the Evans leaving.
"Jay, where are you?" she called as she stepped into the backyard. She looked around to se if she could see the raven haired boy anywhere, but she couldn't find him at all. "Boo!" James yelled from behind Lily, making her almost jump a foot in the air. She quickly turned to find James on the ground rolling with laughter. "Jay, that wasn't funny!" she exclaimed loudly, with her hands on her hips. "Aha, Lily I'm sorry I scared you," he apologized, while giving her his puppy eyes.
Lily looked at him and giggles slightly at one look at his face. "Okay, I forgive you Jay, just don't do it again," she answered. Both of them played for almost three hours then were called in by James' mother for lunch at the Evans house. James and Lily lead the way by racing each other to see who will get to the door first. Lily won of course, even though James said that he let her win on purpose. Through out lunch the Evans and the Potters were trying to see when they should give out the news to the young friends.
"Lily, sweetie and James we have something to tell you both," began Rosaline as she looked at the two in front of her. "What is it, mum," wondered Lily as both her and James looked up at her. "Well, we are going to Italy for a while," Mrs. Evans continued. Lily's eyes widen at a trip, she loved going on trips with her family last time they went to France. "A trip how fun!" she exclaimed. "No, um… pumpkin, what your mother means is that we are going to um… how do I say this," said Mark Evans as he looked at his daughter.
"We're moving to Italy, Lily, that's what they mean. How hard is it to say that we're moving!" yelled out Petunia. Both of the Evans glared at their eldest daughter, they wanted to say it the easiest way to Lily. "It's not true right mum, huh… Petunia is lying right?" asked Lily as she turned to her parents. Both of them looked sadly at Lily and that was an answered for Lily. "I'm sorry Lily, but it's true we're going to be living in Rome, in a two days we leave," answered Mark. "Daddy, I want to stay here with James, he's my friend!" cried Lily as she grabbed James' arm.
"We can always visit you in Italy, during the summer, Lily dear," said Veronica with a smile on her face. Though out the whole thing James was really quiet, he didn't know what to say. Lily was going o leave him alone, what will he do with out Lily there to play with him. "It's not fair!" cried Lily as she left the table and ran upstairs to her bedroom. "I think we should leave, right now you need to be with Lily," said Daniel as he stood up. The Potters left and went to their house, not a word was said. "James sweetie, are you okay?" asked Veronica as she looked at her son.
He nodded as he went upstairs to his room with out uttering a word. James sat on his bed and took out a small box from his bedside table, inside was a white gold locket with Lily written in the front. He slowly opened it and inside there was a picture of him smiling at her. James had gotten this for Lily's sixth birthday that was two months from now. His hazel eyes filled with tears, he quickly wiped them away as he saw that one of his tears fell on to the locket. He put it back in the box and ran downstairs and made sure his parents didn't hear him open the font door.
James ran across the street and went back to the where Lily's bedroom was. He started to throw pebbles at her window; he waited until Lily opened the window.
"Jay, what are you doing here?" asked Lily as she opened the window. "Come downstairs Lily, I have something for you," he said as he gave her his puppy face. "Okay, I have something for you too," she said as she left her window side and grabbed a pictured frame. The picture was one taken at the park; both of them were sitting by a pond feeding the ducks.
It was taken just three months ago by her mother. She went downstairs and opened the back door to find James sitting by the peach tree. She sat next to him and a few minutes later she grabbed him into a hug. James seemed shocked, but hugged her back. Once they pulled away, both were blushing a bright red, they had never really hugged each other before. "I have some thing for you, it's a early present," said James shyly as he handed her the box. She grabbed it and opened it carefully, to find the white gold locket with her name.
"Oh, Jimmy it's really pretty!" she exclaimed as she looked at the red James. "Aha, Lily it's nothing really, I was saving it for your birthday," explained James sadly. Lily lost her smile at that, but remembered that she also had something for him. She gave him the framed picture while blushing a real dark shade of red. "Here something for you to remember me," she whispered. James looked at the picture and smiled as he remembered that day at the pond.
"I won't forget you, Lily I promise when we meet again that we will um…" James started to blush madly at what he wanted to say to her. Lily turned red knowing what James was going to say. "I promise you that we will marry each other when we grow up," finished James quickly as he looked down. Lily smiled while still red in the face. "Really, Jay, you promise?" she asked him. James looked up at his flower. "Really Lily, I promise you forever," he said, as he smiled at her.
Well, my beloved readers this was the second chapter, sorry it didn't our sooner, but school got in the way. I hope you all liked it, please be nice since this is just my second story. Anyways I hope you liked this chapter and the next one will be out ASAP! Oh, yea um… remember to give me your reviews (no flames).