Disclaimer: You know what the outcome is, so do I really have to repeat the sad sad truth?
Chapter 5: Trick of the Light
After dropping Lily home to get ready for the party, I was greeted back at home with:
"Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?"
"Sponge Bob Square Pants!" Sirius screamed back at the screen.
"Sirius, what are you doing?" I asked, staring at him.
"What? They had a marathon on T.V and its catchy!" he complained, getting off the floor and sitting down on the sofa.
"Aha," I said slowly, before joining him.
"So how did your date go?" he asked, reluctantly turning off the TV.
"Well, technically it's not over…"
"Technically, technically, why do you have to be so technical?" Sirius exclaimed
"Shut up before you embarrass yourself. Come one, we have to get ready."
"Awww common Prongsie ten more minutes! It's almost over!"
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"Where is he?" Lily asked herself anxiously, looking at her gold watch and tapping an impatient foot.
"You know, talking to yourself is the first sign of going mental," a smooth voice said from behind me.
My breath caught as I turned to see James looking very dashing in a blue button up shirt and black pants.
"The second is spots on the backs of your hands," he added in the same smooth heart stopping voice.
I turned her dainty hands over looking at the backs of them, I had to stop when I felt James breath tickling my ear as he whispered, "The third is looking for the spots on the backs of your hands."
Realizing his little joke I laughed punching him in the arm playfully. After, he stood strangely silent as he looked down at me with those sparkling eyes.
"What? Did I hurt you?" I asked anxiously putting my hand on the spot I'd hit him.
"No of course not," he said quietly. He paused before starting to speak again, "It's just that, you look so beautiful tonight. I've never seen anything in the world as beautiful as you are."
He had to be kidding me. Me, beautiful? I looked into a nearby window looking at my reflection of the midnight blue halter neck dress I was wearing with gold shoes to match the necklace and hoop earrings I wore.
No one had ever called me beautiful before. Not even my mum or dad, maybe pretty. But beautiful had so much meaning to it.
"Lily?" James' voice cut into my mind and I could see his reflection looking over my shoulder. I turned around suddenly and kissed him full on the lips.
"I need to call you beautiful more often," he smiled as I broke away.
"Come on handsome, we're already ten minutes late. What were you doing up there in that room of yours?"
"I had some small issues involving square pants," James said laughing, even though I didn't entirely get the joke his laugh brought laughter to me.
We entered the room arms linked. There were so many people watching me I could have died. But something about being next to James made me feel like it would all be okay.
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She was so beautiful that night. It burnt a mental image into my mind that I will never forget.
I forgot everything else that was happening around me and just looked at her. When we finally got around to entering the room everyone's eyes were on us. A little attention never hurt anyone, but I could feel Lily's nerves rise.
I tightened my link around her arm to make her remember that while I was with her nothing bad could happen.
We spent some time talking to the other people in the room, eating and drinking. Thank Merlin there was no alcohol or drugs at this party. I met Penelope for the first real time and had a nice conversation with her.
We didn't run into Sirius, I supposed he had ditched the party and went back to the room, even though it had only been twenty minutes.
A band started playing and everyone danced. I don't know how, but I ended up dancing with more girls that just Lily, though I ended up with her in the end again.
It was getting late and all the younger children had started heading back to their rooms along with their parents. All the people left were all the singles looking for someone to do hook up with and the teens around our age with nothing better to do that drink the punch and dance.
I grabbed Lily's hand and pulled her out of the reception into the cool night air, 'Lets go to the beach. One last time," I suggested slipping my shoes off and leaving them at the doors.
She didn't hesitate to follow my league and soon her shoes were off also, "Lets go." Even through the night her smile beamed like it was a star. Was there anyone more amazing?
We spent who knows how long, chasing each other on the sand. Just as the tide came in under my feet Lily tripped taking me down with her.
She sat laughing at both of us soaked and sandy in our expensive looking clothes. I couldn't stand it any longer. If she didn't stop laughing I'd have to do something drastic and I told her so, "Lils if you don't stop laughing I will do something drastic, and I will not be responsible for my actions."
This made her laugh harder, she had a beautiful laugh, "That's it I warned you."
She screamed as I pinned her to the sand and pinned my lips on hers. This stopped her laughing, though I could feel her laughter still trying to escape. We broke apart when she screamed as the tide came back in re-soaking us.
Lily looked at her watch, "Shit," she mumbled.
"What?" I looked up from kissing her neck to her sad looking face.
"I told my parents I'd be home at the latest 1," she turned her watch to me, "It is as of now half an hour past 1 o'clock."
"Then let me escort my fair lady back to her castle," I said sweeping her off the sand into my arms. She giggled in delight as we walked back up to the resort.
When we reached the doors she picked up her shoes where they still lay, and then I carried her the ten or so blocks to her house, before I placed her on the ground.
"So I guess this is goodbye," she said quietly.
"I guess so" I leant down for her and kissed her tenderly.
"You know I will never forget you," she said, staring into my eyes.
"I know. And you will never leave my mind," I whispered, brushing my fingers against her cheek, then kissing her again gently, before unwillingly pulling away then walking away so I wouldn't have to face the look on her face.
I slowly walked back to the reception to grab one last drink of punch before hitting the sack I finally found Sirius.
He stood one elbow on the buffet table, talking to a tall blonde girl, who most probably was older than us. I stood behind him smiling evilly.
After five minutes of listening to his pathetic, boring bragging to the blonde I'd gotten bored and decided to have some fun.
As he slid one arm smoothly around her waist I put on a hurt tone and piped up, "You bastard!"
They both turned looking startled towards me, Sirius gave me one of his, 'please don't do this to me, your my best friend' looks. But do you think that stopped me? No.
"I thought you said I was your only one! You said you loved me," I pretended to cry and threw a doughnut at him.
The blonde looked even more startled than before and gave Sirius a look of bewilderment, "I thought you said you were single. Let alone straight!" she removed his hand and began walking away.
"Candy, don't go! He's not my boyfriend, he's just a," he paused when she didn't look back and slammed the glass door behind her, "Stuff it. She wasn't that good anyway."
"Ready to go back to my room then?" I asked putting down the glass of punch I had finished while watching the miniature play.
"Will the T.B still be there?"
"The T.B won't be there, I'm sorry Sirius."
He sighed and looked depressed before I added, "But the TV will."
He glared at me before going ahead to the elevator so he could watch the rest of his Sponge Bob Square Pants marathon. Too bad it finished at twelve.
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My mother woke me at five the next morning with a cup of tea and a piece of toast, before going into the next room to wake up my sister. After finishing, I dressed into the pair of clothes I left out the night before, before weaving through the remaining boxes in the house until I made it into the kitchen where I washed the cup and plate before placing it carefully into the two remaining open boxes.
Petunia came down a few minutes later, yawning into my face and dumping her china down in front of me to clean up, which I grudgingly did.
By 6:30, we were all in the car, squished in with the remaining boxes and on the way to the airport. No one was talking, it was too early. So there was no why I could get James out of my head.
Of course, like I said, he had no idea I was moving to England, the same country he lived on the day that he too, was going back there, and all that rambled though my head.
We rushed though the airport, thankfully managing to get there on time. Before going through a gate, I saw a blur of black, messy hair, but I'm sure it was probably a trick of the light.
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The next morning, I was woken up with Sirius jumping up and down on my bed to get me to wake up which, believe me, isn't something you want to see first thing. I groaned, and tried to avoid him, but failed miserably.
I disgustedly got changed, put my pajamas in my bags, and met Sirius outside, who was already there and waiting with my parents.
My parents, like we did when we arrived, are going home by plane, but I managed to persuade my parents to let Sirius and I apparate home, even though Sirius doesn't have his license yet. Parents are so trusting.
After saying goodbye to my parents at the gate, Sirius and I went to find a bathroom to apparate from. On the way to one, I thought I saw a flash of red hair, which instantly reminded of me as Lily, but of course, it couldn't be. Must have been a trick of the light.
A/N: I know its been a while, and I know its short, but I just haven't been able to write at all, school has been horribly hectic, blame the Australian Education Department! Well, I would just like to thank Grey Mustang, who did a huge favor for me and helped me with this chapter, however short it maybe. The next chapter will be definitely longer I swear!! Also thanks to coreagurl, Penelope Richmond, Bumbledbee, piggy396, blondewivbrains, Isolde Eris, crazylily, Truth in the Moon, SinnerxXxAmoungstxXxThexXxSaints, Mad Over Mooney, firewalker32 and CASOCCERCHIC02 for the reviews!!!!