Confused Lily bent over towards James' face. He could not be doing what I think he's doing. He just couldn't be. He had a girlfriend! Didn't he? Yes, yes he did. She was just in here giggling like a mindless idiot a few moments ago. Wasn't she? Yes, I am not going crazy, he really is crazy! Fighting an internal battle between herself she completely zoned out to James talking.

"LILY!" James shouted awakening her from her complex thoughts.

"What?! What did I miss?"

"Oh, nothing. Just bring your face a little closer to mine. Yeah that's it face me. Close your eyes." Miraculously Lily obliged, waiting to get a surprise of well, quite some time...

She felt a pair of soft, warm, caressing, lips on her own glossy pink ones. She felt fireworks going off inside of her. Like an electric shock to all of her senses.

When she opened her eyes into reality, the first thing she saw was James' stunning hazel eyes looking into hers lovingly.

' Man, I could just stare in those eyes all day,' Devil Lily sighed inside of her.

'No! Bad Lily. Bad. He has a girlfriend. We already established that today. Remember a few seconds ago,' Angel Lily tried.

'Yeah but those lips... They were so soft, and inviting'

'Yeah and he has a GIRLFRIEND that probably think the same thing, so stop thinking that Devil!'

'Eh, she's easy to get rid of. We have wands, do we not?'

'Well yes but... You can't just put a memory charm on her! It's like shooting an animal and saying oops, my bad. Sorry dead animal. Oh yeah you can't hear me because your dead!'

'That's a great idea! Eh, we can live without the polar bears can't we. All they're good for is posing for coca-cola commercials. They haven't done anything for me lately. I knew I rubbed off on you sis,' the Devil Lily thought.

'No! The polar bears like you said pose for the commercials! And don't .Call. Me. SIS!! They would suspect you, and them use Priori Incantem and then you go to Azkaban. Which means you never, ever, ever, ever, EVER get to see James again. He won't visit you there either, all because you messed with his girlfriend,' Angel Lily reasonably and calmly stated.

'Well--' spluttered Devil Lily, ' Eh, what the heck. You win for now sis, but that's just because I'm tired!'

The whole Lily came back to her senses. She was still staring in the direction of James' eyes, but not directly. She was more in a daze then anything. James was to elated to notice anything out of the ordinary.

"No, No, NO, NO,NO, NO!" said Lily, voice getting louder with each 'no'.

"No what exactly?" James asked tentatively.

"No,"

"Huh?"

"You did not just kiss me?" Lily asked fearfully. "NO, you-you couldn't have. You have a girlfriend, and you're..."

"Lily,"

"James," she said softly, the fear showing in her voice. She just helped James cheat on his girlfriend. That was even worse now that she was involved in the cheating.

"I did kiss you," he said taking a few small un-noticeable steps forward, after he had disabled the straps with his wand that he always kept under his pillow.

"But-but why?"

"Do you really have to ask that question?"

"Yes,"

"I kissed you because I love you,"

"James," Lily started, "You don't love me. It's infatuation. You know foolish or unreasoning passion. Key word 'foolish'. You barely even know me in fact. Sure we spent two weeks of the summer together and you know about me. You just don't know me. I'm sorry."

"Lily, I know you. I'm not foolish. And I do love you.Trust me. Please," he said in an uncharacteristic pleading voice.

"No James, you don't," she said starting to walk away, breaking the firm grasp she unknowingly held James' hand in. "Wait. How are you walking?"

"Madam Pomfrey fixed my legs somehow. She gave me this nasty tasting potion. It kind of tasted like skelegrow come to think of it. I should be discharged tonight,"

"Oh," was all she said.

When she got halfway to the doors James started talking softly, almost poetically.

"You blink a lot when you happy. You don't cry when your sad. You would rather cry alone with no one to see you, if at all. You always pull the hair out of the left side of your face, never the right," This caused Lily to stop in her tracks. She didn't look back, just listened.

"Your hands tremble when your in front of crowds. Yet your confident demeanor never falters, in fear you'll be seen as weak. Your the most beautiful when your angry. You always have a stray eye-lash on your face in the morning. You have a fleck of gold in each eye. Your blush is the cutest thing you wear,"

At these words Lily's eyes started to well up with bug fat tears. She still stayed rooted to the spot, not yet turning even her head the slightest fraction of a degree back.

"You don't pale when your nervous, but your complexion turns darker. You talk about studying and how it is so important. Your eyes tell a different story. You know I love you, and I can't afford to lose you. Lily your my everything. I don't even like Renee. She was just to help me get over my feelings towards you, just like all the other girls I've dated,"

"H-h-h-how d-did you k-know all of that ab-b-bout me?"

"I pay attention, love. What do you think I do during Transfiguration? Work? I know all of it already. I stare at you the whole time. Nodding to whatever Sirius is rambling on about at the moment,"

"I-I-I--"

"You don't have to say anything, love," he whispered taking a step closer.

When he was only a head away, he started to lean down to kiss her again.

Abruptly she turned her head sharply, fear flooding through her eyes, her hair hitting the all to familiar face of James Potter. 'Did he really love her? Or was he just making all this up? He couldn't be though. Some of the things he said she didn't even know about herself.'

Taking a deep breath, she started to speak.

"I can't do this... I'm sorry James,"

"What?" he asked crestfallen.

"I can't do this, what ever this is with you. I'm sorry," with that she dashed out of the Hospital Wings double doors faster then you could say 'Quidditch'. She didn't stop running until she got to the Common Room. Not even when she heard James' heart broken voice screaming her name.

"Oh my, what's wrong Lily dear?" the Fat Lady asked worriedly.

"Chizpurfle,"

"Well then," the Fat Lady said indignantly while she open up for Lily to dash through to the other side, and slam her shut with a thud.

"Alice!" she yelled through the Common Room looking for her friend. She couldn't be found though. The people who did inhabit the Common Room were looking at her funny. Lily Evans never cried. Now she was looking around frantically for her friend. This just wasn't normal.

Then Lily remember her and Frank were probably outside by the lake.

She bolted up the staircase to the girls looking for another one of her friends to vent to. When she got there it was empty. Clothes strewn everywhere, beds unmade, pillows lying hidgley-pigdely over the floor, and bras hanging off most of the possible hooks. Like on the towel hangers on the bathroom door, on the bedposts, and the windowsill. In short the room was a pigsty.

She ran back down the staircase, and found her legs moving towards the boys staircase. Once she got to the staircase itself she gingerly walked up the stairs. Narrowly avoiding stepping on a disregarded roll of Spellotape, a piece to an alarm clock, and a stray sneakoscope.

The reached the top of the staircase. The Seventh Year Boys Dorm. It was at the top of the tower just like the Seventh Year Girls dorm. It had a plaque on it the read

'Seventh Year Boys Dorm

Home of the Marauders (and two other fellows)

James, Sirius, Remus, Peter (and Frank and Logan)

KEEP OUT!

Lily laughed aloud when she read this, typical Marauders...

She warily open the door, afraid of the mess she would find inside. Then she realize it couldn't be worse than her room. Thankfully somebody was in here. Peter. He jumped at the sound of the door being open.

The room was messy. There was no other word to describe it. She had been wrong when she said it couldn't have been worse then her room. There were dirty clothes, Quidditch gear, shoes, socks, old parchment, broken quills, even an empty plate lying in the middle of the floor.

"L-Lily? What are you doing here? Why are you crying? Come here, sit," He ordered. "Scourgify,"

"I just needed somebody to talk to, and the girls are all gone..." she trailed off.

"Well what do you need to talk about?"

"James," she said softly, without a trace of emotion.

"He kissed me," Peter's eyes lit up with surprise.

"And, I kissed him back,"

"That's not so bad Lily," he comforted.

"He has a girlfriend Peter. Last time I checked. It wasn't me,"

"Well then what happened?"

"Then well I kinda ran away," she said sheepishly while Peter chuckled.

"Don't laugh!" said Lily playfully pushing Peter.

"I'm not," cough, "I'm not," Peter said regaining his composure.

"But, he stopped me. He started saying that he loved me. I told him he didn't it was just infatuation," laughed Lily lightly. "Then he went into listing all of these little things about- about me. Things that I didn't even know about myself." she said softly.

"He tried to kiss me again, and then I ran for good,"

Peter just stared at her obviously thinking.

"So... What do I do!?" Lily cried.

"Calm down Lily." the comforting words seeped through her body. She loved having somebody to talk to that wouldn't tease her like the girls, and that would just listen. Sure he might be one of her problem's best friends. But hey, it was better than nothing.

"I think you should talk to James,"

"I tried that already! He just tried to kiss me! That's not what I want. I mean it is, but not while he has a girlfriend,"

"Well then we break them up," he said easily.

"No, that's mean and interfering with both of their lives. Which is bad,"

"And no we can not prank Renee into hating James," she said sternly cutting off Peter's idea.

"Ok, then we wait,"

"We can't just wait!" Lily said now crying again. Peter softly wiped the tears from her eyes, in a brotherly manner. At this time apparently Sirius decided it would be a great time to end Quidditch practice and walk into the room.

"Erm, what's going on her Wormtail?" Remus asked accusingly.

"Oh, I just came in here to talk to somebody, and Peter was available," Lily said looking the two straight in the eyes, so they could tell she wasn't lying.

"Ok. we believe you," Sirius said after a few minutes.

"So what are we talking about?" he said as he plopped down onto his bed, muddy Quidditch gear and all.

"Don't you think you guys should change first?"

"Oh yeah, oops," Remus said sheepishly and starting taking off his shirt.

"I meant after I leave the room,"

"Aw, come on Lils you've seen us in boxer before. I mean you've only lived with us for about seven years. Besides we were at your house for two weeks,"

"OK, whatever you say," As the boys were changing out of their muddy Quidditch practice uniforms, Lily started telling the story all over again. By the time she was done and she had cleaned their Quidditch uniforms, their room, and her tear stained face, the boys, minus Peter, were all staring at her open mouthed.

"Well good for Prongs. I knew he would grow up one day, suck up his pride, and kiss you," Sirius said cheerfully until he saw Lily's glare. "I mean, it was horrible of him to do that to Renee. Bad James. Just horrible," he said through a concealed grin.

"I know right!"

"Well he shouldn't have put all of this on you after you refused the first time,"

"Well I didn't actually refuse. I kissed him back, THEN I realized it was wrong,"

"Oh, well regardless. He knew you didn't want to kiss him again. Now, no offense your an emotional wreck. I think it's more of a stress thing, but still. He disregarded your wishes,"

"Yeah he did didn't he?" Lily agreed. "Wow guys, you really know how to make a girl feel better," Lily said her voice positively dripped in sarcasm.

"Thanks, were here to help," Sirius exclaimed enthusiastically, obviously missing the sarcasm.

This made the three roll their eyes, not so discreetly. Sirius just shrugged and gave Lily a big hug. Joined by his fellow Marauders in seconds.

"I love you guys," said a muffled voice coming from Sirius' shoulder.

"We love you to Lils'. Remember we're always here if you need us. We'll give James a bloody hell of a talking to later. Ok?" Lily let out a small laugh. Somehow she remember to tell them he was most likely being discharged tonight.

"Yeah, you do that. Just don't use wands. Be safe, you know his temper,"

"Lily! We'll be fine. He won't hurt his best mates. Besides even if he did there are five of us, if you include Logan and Frank,"

"What about Logan and Frank?" said the voices of Logan and Frank from the door frame.

"Oh nothing, just if we need back up when we tell off James," Remus replied.

"Why would you..." Frank started.

"We'll explain later," Peter answered.

"Ok, well I have to do my Charms essay, and my star chart,"

"Lily, those aren't due for two weeks!" cried Logan.

"Well when you need help last minute don't come running to me! Bye!" she screamed happily over her shoulder.

Later that night

"Hey guys," James said in a buoyant voice. "Guys?" James clicked the light switch on. The room flooded with light, illuminating all five of his dorm mates.

"Oh hey guys, I was..." but he trailed off when he saw their angry, almost murderous faces. 'They must be mad that I didn't tell them I was getting discharged tonight.'

"Look, I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys I was getting out tonight. In my defense you never visited me," he tried,rising his own defenses, alone.

"We don't care that you bloody didn't tell us you were getting out," Logan said fiercely.

"Lily told us," Peter said, almost threateningly. When he said this Peter felt something he wasn't used to. Power. Leadership. These were all feeling that he could feel pumping through he veins. It was increasing with every second.

"Oh, is this what your mad about? The kiss? Well sorry I didn't tell you guys, but you didn't visit me!" he cried defensively.

"Do you have the mirror on you? I think that would be a yes, seeing as you have a mirror shaped lump in your left robe pocket," Frank said. (Logan and Frank knew about the mirror and the map. Even Remus being a werewolf. They figured it out in fourth year. The only thing they didn't really know was the James, Sirius, and Remus were animagus.)

"That's not why were mad thoguh," Remus stated.

"No, Moony, we are mad about that. Just not the part where he didn't tell us. Why did you try to kiss her again?" Sirius said menacingly

"I thought she might want to,"

"After she deliberately said she didn't?"

"Well I thought she might of changed her mind," James said shrugging.

"She was crying. Lily never cries. Even you know that," Sirius yelled in his best friends face.

"She could have been happy..."

"Yeah, the miserable, troubled, guilty face gave it away didn't it?" Sirius asked sarcastically. "You also cheated on Renee. You don't cheat Prongs. What's with you?" he asked, his eyes searching his best friend for some sort of sign.

"Nothing is wrong with me!" James roared.

"Well something must be! Your acting like a jerk to Lily. I mean it was obvious she didn't want to kiss you. From what I heard you tricked her into kissing you the first time. Then she tells you why she didn't want to kiss you again, and how it was wrong of you to do that . Then you go around and try to kiss her again. Now she feels like a bloody tramp for kissing you while you were dating Renee. You know how she feels about guilt. She is going to start sulking if you keep it up,"

"Well just because I try to kiss the girl of my dreams doesn't mean that I'm bloody insane or something!"

"Well if your not trying to change, I guess we aren't friends anymore. Lily is like a sister to all of us. If you hurt her, you hurt us. This isn't only about Lily either. Last night you were acting like a prat. There was no excuse for it either. You were being totally unreasonable without remorse. Then you never properly apologized to any of us. I think that's the reason,"

"Well mate I'm sorry. There I apologized. Now lets go to Hogsmeade for a guys night out and put all of this behind us, eh?"

"No Prongs. We can't just drink our problems away. That wasn't even a proper apology. Just grow up," said Remus feeling bad for his friend's crestfallen face, but he knew it was the only way to get the real James back.

"Well I'll just go out with Renee then," he said haughtily, stomping out into the Common Room and out of the Portrait Hole.

"I guess I'm doing his rounds tonight then," sighed Remus.

"You've done enough for him Remus. I'll have Alice or Morgan patrol with her tonight. Actually I think the poor girl deserves a break. I'll tel them to do it for her. They won't object, Lily was bound to tell them about today anyways," Frank said sympathetically.

"OK, you go tell the girls. I'm going to bed. All of this fighting makes me sleepy," Peter yawned.

A/N: If you have ever read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series you'll know what I'm talking about when I say that Lord Apollo and Devil Lily are alike. Then Lady Artemis and Angel Lily are... Actually that's kind of what I based them off of... If you haven't read the series I strongly recomend it. It has nothing on Harry Potter of course, but for a regular old book it does pretty well. It is my second favorite series. Or third. It is a toss up between them and the one with the books Uglies, Prettties, Specials, and Extras. You know that series? This only took two and a half hours to think of by the way... I'm so very proud of my self. This chapter is one of the longer ones, then the past anyways. I haven't written this much in a while. Even though I am counting this very long Author's Note in it... :) By The Way - Love The Reviews!! Keep 'em coming guys. The more reviews I get, the happier I am. When I'm happier I write more. Which means it'll be better then if I am sad and don't get reviews... So the moral of the last few sentences here is REVIEW!!

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