Lily stood there, shocked. Her mouth hung open. Severus was immediately regretting what he said.
"No, Lily, I didn't mean to call you tha-"
"A MUDBLOOD? OF ALL THINGS A MUDBLOOD?"
"No, Lily, I didn't mean to say that!"
"Why should I believe you? You call everyone who's like me a mudblood! Why is it different now that you called me that?"
"Because I love you!" Silence exploded again. A long, dreadful silence. "I… I can't bear to see you with him, Lily. James has been a git to you and me ever since first year and…"
"Sev…"
"I just don't want to lose you to him. We've known each other since we were eight and…"
"Sev…"
"Ever since then, I've loved you. I don't want you to forget about me, that's why I said that. I was so tired of hearing about that… That… that… douche."
"Severus, Listen to me!" Severus fell silent. "Sev… if you loved me… all this time, then why didn't you tell me?"
"Because I was afraid that… You only saw us as friends so I didn't want to ruin our-" Lily kissed him.
She put her arms around his neck and kissed him, full on the lips. When she pulled away, they were both heaving.
"Sev, I've loved you for a long time, I don't know how I didn't see you loved me back…" Lily was only inches from Severus' mouth. Severus could pretty much taste the words.
Severus hugged Lily tightly. "Please… Please don't forget that I love you…" He whispered in her ear.
"I won't…"