A/N: Second lot here I come!

Summary: All couples have the dreaded "bump in the road". Even Lily and James.

James stared out the window. It had been a month since Lily had seen him kissing that horrible Poppy Greengrass. Well, since she had seen Poppy kissing him.

He cringed thinking about it. What kind of twerp could fall into that kind of trap? The kind of twerp you are, James, he told himself.

"Ugh!" He cried out loud, hitting the walls with his hands. He was so stupid.

FLASHBACK
"Jamesie, I don't understand this question!" Poppy Greengrass asked James, leaning towards him so her top fell down, revealing rather a lot of breast.

"Which one?" He asked, sighing and averting his eyes.

"This one," She said again, leaning over a bit more.
"Ok, well, basically. You just have to state what the Imperius curse does to its victim."

"Oh, ok!" She said. She went quietly back to work, occasionally glancing up at him through her very fake lashes. "Oh, Jamesie-"
"It's James, Poppy, just James." He corrected for the umpteenth time.

"Ok then, Mr I'm-grumpy-so-call-me-James," Poppy replied, giggling sweetly. "Can I borrow a quill? Mine snapped…" She said. with out waiting for James to answer, she leant forward to grab a quill from his bag. As she leant over James looked up and their eyes locked. James began to look down when he heard her whisper in his ear: "You know you want to James."

James stood up angrily, bringing Poppy with him.

"Shove it, Greengrass." He said, before turning around. Poppy grabbed his arm and pulled him around to face her.
"I love it when you're angry." She whispered, and then she kissed him. James growled angrily and attempted to push her away, but she just kissed him harder.

That's when Lily walked in.

END FLASHBACK

There was a knock on the door, and James stood up, his fists balled. Sirius walked in and smiled sadly at James.

"Hey Prongs, how are you doing?"
"I feel like shit Padfoot. I want to apologise, but I don't what to say."
"Mate, don't worry. She'll come round."
"I don't think she will. Fucking Poppy Greengrass, I hate her.

"We know."

"What should I say, Padfoot?"

"Say-"

"I mean Poppy Greengrass! The only people dumb enough to actually fall for her tricks would be you, no offence, or creepy Malfoy! I need her, Padfoot. I was a fool I know I was. I lost everything because of it. She was my sun, and now she's gone, it just rains. I don't know how I could get over it."Does she know how much she means to me? She means more than the world. I can't deal with it. I could deal with losing everything, my magic, Hogwarts, but Lily? I can't do it."

"I know."
"I'll never get over losing her. She was my one and only. All my dreams came true, every single one, and then I had to go and blow it. I'll never get over it. Never Padfoot. I love her so much. Wherever I go now, there are people whispering. I lost everything. I'm making it through, but I'll never get over losing her. She was like heaven in a person.

"I mean sure, we might forget this soon enough. But she won't. This will always be on my head. I don't have enough time to say everything I want. There is no peace in this world anymore. Lily and me - we were the peace. We made it happen. I love her."
"-That."
"Wha'?"

"Say exactly what you just said to Lily."
"Oh. Ok. Wish me luck?"
"Luck, mate, good luck. You'll need it."
James checked his reflection in the mirror, and at Sirius' nod of conformation that he looked fine, ran out the door.

"Poor bugger…" Sirius whispered, before following his best friend out the door.

A/N: Soo, whaddya think?

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