I Hate Everything about You
Chapter thirteen: Pushing
Lily tripped on a crack in the stone as she sprinted across the corridor toward the Heads Common room. Her uniform was mussed, and as she was running she was also trying to pull her hair into something decent.
Finally she skidded around a corner, breathing heavily she rasped out the password. Naturally James wasn't in there; he was on his way to class like she should have been.
She had fallen asleep in the boy's dormitory and now she was late.
Lily ran into her room, rummaging though her clothes managing to find a clean uniform. The red head pulled it only quickly, sparing herself a glance in the mirror she grimaced at her reflection before grabbing her bag and running back out.
She immediately hurried around a corner to a tapestry, slipping behind it she began to run once more down the dark tunnel. She took a left, then a right, up a hill another right and finally at the fork she veered to the left; stumbling out in front of the charms classroom. Taking a deep breath and running a hand through her messy curls she walked into the classroom, the bell ringing a second later.
"Bloody hell," Remus groaned, slipping his hand into his pocket and handing Sirius three shiny Galleons.
"I told you she would be on time," Sirius said pocketing the money with a gleeful smirk.
"Ok class, erm, settle down," Flitwick squeaked from atop is podium.
Lily took her seat near the back quietly, tipping her chair back onto her two hind legs and yawning loudly.
"Ok today we will be once again practicing pain numbing charms," Flitwick gestured wildly with excitement but he ended up stumbling off of his pedestal and falling to the ground. This would have amused first years, but the seventh years were used to the usual occurrence and only waited until he was able to continue.
"Okay class, practice the motion and then try adding the incantation," Flitwick began walking around the classroom; his head only reaching the top of the desks.
Lily curved her wand in a round motion before another half arch. Then she did it again adding the incantation but nothing happened to her other hand, which she was supposed to be practicing on.
She cursed lowly under her breath, running a hand through her hair with frustration.
"Having troubles Evans?" She looked up into the honey eyes of James who was smirking rather uncharacteristically above her.
"None that I can't handle Potter," she snapped back, frustrated with her lack of Charms skills.
"Okay then, I won't help you," he returned back to his seat in the front of the class.
Lily put her wand down in defeat, cursing her pride.
Lily was brushing her teeth in the heads bathroom when a banging came from the locked door.
"Evans! You've been in there for an hour! I need to get in," she heard James' angry voice from the other side.
She spit and washed her mouth out of tooth paste before walking over to the door and pulling it open. James' hand was in mid-knock as she smirked up at him.
"God Evans, what took you so bloody long," he looked down at her, eyes hard.
"I have things to do Potter, you don't own the universe," she leaned against the doorway casually.
"Neither do you Evans," James spat back.
"Some seem to think I should…" she countered back arrogantly.
"That would be only you," James said, rolling his eyes.
"I can't help that I'm near perfect," she ran a hand through her long waves.
"Bugger, how did I end up with the most conceited, annoying, aggravating girl I have ever met-" He was cut off, as Lily pushed up onto her tip-toes, and grabbed the back of his neck.
"Potter, do you ever just…shut up?" she whispered the last part before threading her fingers into his messy locks and pressing her lips against his.
In that split second she felt lighting shoot through her veins, and James relaxed against her.
But then the second was over, she felt him tense against her and he pushed her away.
Lily's mouth slacked in shock, as she looked up into his guarded irritated eyes.
No one had ever pushed her away.
"Evans, you can't always get what you want," His voice was soft but determined and she watched as he retreated to his room. She clutched at her chest, pain shooting from her heart to the pit of her stomach.
Numbly she went into her room and wrote a quick note, folding it airplane style and sending it with her wand out the window.
Remus,
You were right.
Lily.
Remus read the note shaking his head. He put it in his pocket and quickly made his way out of the common room, towards the Heads' Dorms.