Disclaimer: I obviously don't Harry Potter if I'm here listening to Switchfoot and writing fanfiction. In other words I don't own Harry I just love him.

Authors Note: Well I haven't updated in a while, sorry about that. I've considered quitting this story, but I decided I'll finish it no matter what (or ill try). Anyways please review and tell me what you think!

Chapter Nine

The sweet smell of peppermint invaded the small home on the morning of the Christmas. Bright red and green decorations were draped over every corner of the house. Lily turned on her side inhaling the sweet smell as she huddled under the blankets. Maybe she could sneak a few more minutes of sleep before the three men; well children really, awoke her. She squeezed her emerald eyes as tightly as she could enjoy the last silences of the day.

"Lils?" asked James as he stroked her hair.

Lily immediately turned around, not caring if she had wasted her last non-hectic moments of the day with James. She smiled and replied, "Yes?"

"Merry Christmas," he softly spoke.

"Merry Christmas to you too," she gently answered leaning in to kiss him. As the sensation of how much she loved him filled her from a simple kiss a loud roaring scream came from outside the door. Lily instantly bounded from her position next to James and made her way to the door. The thought of Sirius hexing Remus came across her mind and would not leave. Sirius was known for his past hexes in which some were a bit difficult to reverse. "James! Get your arse out of bed and come see what happened,"

"Oh Lily it's nothing big. It's probably just Sirius screaming about his presents he got from Santa," he laughed.

"Ok alright, alright. But I'm not going to be the one to clean up the mess those two leave behind." She quickly stepped, almost waltzed right back onto the bed settling herself into James's muscular arms. He kissed her forehead as he just gazed at her, grinning ear to ear.

"I love you, Lily Potter," he whispered in her ear putting emphasis on the Potter. "I can remember when I told you we'd get married and you blasted me across the Gryffindor Common Room," he laughed reminding Lily of their once rivalry.

"Well, uh," Lily tried to argue but couldn't think of the words to say. Of course she loved James, even if she used to think of him as a pompous, loathsome, cruel prat.

He hushed her with a little peck on her lips and as their kissed evolved into more of a snog session the door flung open. James violently whipped the covers over him and yelled, "Bloody hell, Sirius! You could have knocked!" Sirius stood in a full fledged green and red jumper with a quite stupid hat sitting on his head. It much resembled a dunce cap that he and the marauders had forced Snivelly to wear.

"I would of, but who would want to miss what you two may have been doing," he violently laughed smirking.

"Sirius, sometimes you can be so perverted," commented Remus.

"Why thank you, Moony."

"Well what do you want?" snapped Lily angered.

"Don't get your knickers in a knot, Miss I'm-All-Pregnant." Sirius approached the bed and sat at the edge twirling a piece of garland around his fingers. "It's Christmas, it's Christmas," he sang. It was quite obvious to everyone and anyone that Sirius was tone deaf. "No get your fat butts up and come downstairs and see what Santa left us this year! I've been a good boy!" Sirius let out another childish squeal before he rushed down the stairs like he was running for his life.

Sirius tore through the many layers of wrapping paper as though it were a race between him and the clock. As he approached a sleek shiny gold one that was in the shape of a cube his eyes lit up. "Lily it says it's from you!"

"Yeah, well I guess I'm kind of obligated into getting you a present," Lily answered uneasily as she sipped the foam from the top of her hot chocolate.

James put her hand over her shoulder and motioned for Sirius to go and open it. "It's from me too,"

"No it isn't, James. I spent my time getting it, while you were out doing God knows what," he corrected him.

"Well whatever, just open it Sirius!"

"Alright, alright," he said trying to get them to be quiet. He tore the wrapping viciously and threw it across the room as hit Remus who then spilt the hot chocolate all over himself.

His face few bright red, resembling a tomato, and roared, "Sirius!" He looked like he was on the verge of seriously hurting Sirius.

"Lily, what the hell is this?" he bluntly asked ignoring Remus's angered voice that was still carrying on. In Sirius's hand was dangling a bright yellow book with a latch that could be locked.

"It's a planner, of course. I don't know how you live without one. You can record future events or things you need to do. It will remind you until you do whatever you need to do until you do it, plus it will also remind you a day before an event. Isn't it perfect?" Lily explained looking satisfied with herself.

"This, this right here, this ugly yellow book that already sounds like another Remus is my bloody Christmas present?!" he roared.

"I thought, I thought you'd like it," she stammered burying herself into James's chest letting, starting to cry. James awkwardly patted her back as he shot a nasty look Sirius's way telling him to apologize.

"Uh, Lily," Sirius started hoping somehow the words to calm her down would come to him, "it's great, really. Come to think of it, I could use to mark down some of the appointments I have with girls!" Sirius quickly stood up from his position on the floor, jumping happily. His flailing arms and strange legs movements could have been easily confused with him having a seizure. He approached Lily who had unlatched herself from James's arms, and was now quietly sniffling. Sirius smacked her back, laughing. "Thanks Lils!"

"Er, you're welcome?" she stammered not knowing how to respond. She hadn't intended for Sirius to use for his women purposes, but it would work she hoped. She pulled her hair back behind her ears examining the presents that still were under the tree. "Just imagine," she started cupping James's hand into hers, "someone else will be here with us." James simply smiled at the fact indeed next year they'd have their baby with them at this time of the year. He'd be ripping open his mountain presents or at least attempting too. Remus grinned as the room began silent of the thought.

"Who?" Sirius practically shouted his mouth full of chocolate. He threw one at Remus and continued on, "Oi! I know, I know!"

"It's pretty obvious, with Lily being pregnant and all-"Remus started irritated at how Sirius could be so ignorant at times.

"Holy Merlin! Santa, he's coming next year! I knew it, I just knew that if I shorted my list of women by two he'd approve. I can't wait! Santa is coming next year. Santa!" chanted Sirius who was wildly hopping around the living room.

"The baby, Sirius! The baby will be here with us next Christmas, you twit," James corrected him,

"Oh well that's no fun. Now honestly would you rather have Santa or some smelly baby?" Sirius asked gloomily.

Lily, obviously offended, retorted, "Well, I think I've had enough. I'm going upstairs." She sat her mug down as she started to stand from her position on the sofa.

James quickly grasped her arm and quickly said in hopes to make her stay, "Wait Lily, open your present at least."

"Fine." She crossed her arms across her chest with an angered look on her face. James motioned for Remus to retrieve the poorly wrapped present that sat under the tree. It was quite different from the many different nicely wrapped ones. Portions of burgundy paper were taped all over the present, along with several bits of macaroni and ribbons. It was smothered in glue and mounds of glitter had been pasted on it. It was quite a work of art. Remus stifled a laugh as he handed Lily the present, as she sat there in horror. "Um James?"

"Yes, my dear?" he asked quite proud of himself.

"Did you have er, troubling wrapping this?" she questioned hoping that maybe Sirius had done it instead of him.

"Oh no not all, it was quite easy really. If I do say so myself I have some hidden talent for art," he replied feeling pleased with his wrapping job.

"Oh I'm sure you do," she giggled patting his hand. She wasn't quite sure how to open it. Glitter was already all over her clothes and the macaroni had fallen on the floor from not being properly glued. She ripped the fragments of paper from the box in a slow manner. She had to be sure that nothing flew out of it.

"Hurry up! I can take woman's clothes off faster than this," Sirius said as though it was a great accomplishment.

"Well isn't that nice. If they ever add taking off women's clothes off to the Olympics, you'd be a shoe in!" Remus replied as matter-of-factly.

"You're right, I would do great. Hey Lily could I practice on you?"

"Sirius!" she shouted back in disgust.

"Alright, alright. I'm sure James has already tried his taking off clothes skills on you," he muttered.

"Sirius!" James shouted his face growing redder by the second. "Come on Lils, open it." He elbowed Lily softly hoping that'd she like her present

She ripped the few last pieces of the box and in her hands was a pale green cardboard box. She softly shook it for a slight clue to what it was. Lily tore the piece of tape that was stuck to the top of the box so the flap wouldn't open. Curiously, she opened the box, pulling a thing of Styrofoam. It was obviously protecting something breakable.

"Styrofoam! The next best pleasure to a woman!" shouted Sirius is serious contentment.

"I don't even want to know what you do alone with Styrofoam," muttered Remus with a slight tone of jealous in his voice.

Lily with a look of bewilderment took the Styrofoam and pulled it apart. She threw it to Sirius who had a mischievous grin plastered on his face. In her hands was a curved bottle that had a glint of pink and orange. She twiddled it around in her hands looking it over. On the front in white letters were the words "Fruit Passion". She sighed and began, "Er thanks."

"Do you like it?" asked James.

"Oh yes of course," she lied. Lily was never the one to wear perfume, in fact she wasn't particularly fond of makeup and perfume; all that stuff. She could have quite easily pretended to love it, but it was quite hard when it was the revolting smell of Fruit Passion.

"I recommended not drinking it though," suggested Sirius hugging the Styrofoam close to his chest.

"Drinking it?" she asked in utter confusion.

"Yeah James told us to drink it like it was a butterbeer of something," answered Remus who still seemed upset about their little escapade at the muggle store.

"James even if you were raised wizards you should have enough common sense, when it clearly states not to," she replied holding back a fit of giggles. Her pale finger pointed to where it said "Not intended for human consumption".

"Well what the hell is human consumption?" asked a confused James.

"You don't know what that means? Are you serious?" asked an astounded Lily.

"No I'm James," he corrected her.

"James, please grow up. It's not all that hard to be serious," she replied.

"Are you kidding me? It is to hard to be me, do you think it's just sunshine and daisies to maintain all this sexiness?" Sirius shouted.

"No Sirius I mean I think James should act a bit more serious," she responded.

"But how can he act like me? I'm sexy and he's well let's just not go there!"

"Hey I am too sexy! Lily even says I'm sexy, isn't that right?" James asked turning his head to Lily who's face was as red as her hair.

"Oh Merlin," muttered Remus.

"Sirius please stop doing this, you know acting a bit more serious wouldn't hurt you either."

"But I am Sirius!" shrieked Sirius.

"You're the farthest thing from serious," Lily replied.

"Are you saying that I'm saying some booky, virgin, weirdo with no life? Oh Merlin, are you saying I'm a Remus?" asked a very worried Sirius.

"Hey, what exactly gives you the impression I'm a virgin?!" shouted Remus.

"Well it doesn't take a genius to figure that one out," laughed James.

"For all you know I could be holding orgies in my room every night!" protested Remus.

"Oh please Remus," Sirius stated.

"Well excuse me if I think that sleeping with a woman should be special, rather than a sport!"

"You should have just stuck to a toothbrush," commented Lily as she quietly exited the living room leaving behind the so-called Christmas festivities.

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