I Hate Everything about You
Chapter seventeen: Tension
James closed his eyes and let out a silent stream of curses.
No matter how hard he tried, he can never get away from Lily-bloody-Evans.
She's everywhere; his classes, the hallways, his common room…his dreams.
Every night it was long silky auburn tresses, bright jewel green eyes, and that heart breaking smile.
She was perfection.
He caught her staring at him in class the other day, and her gaze had him so worked up by the end of class that he couldn't even focus on the teacher's lesson, the notes he had taken made no sense.
"She'll leave me…" He mumbled to himself stretching his long body across the Heads Common room couch.
"How do you know?" the voice came from behind the couch and James jumped up in surprise.
"Bloody hell you scared me!" the raven haired boy said clutching at his chest.
"All part of the charm," a grin and a wink from the black haired friend.
"Sirius, give it a rest," James laid back down rubbed his forehead.
"Lily is different about you mate," Sirius flopped down into a nearby arm chair.
"And how do you know this?" James mumbled trying not to get his hopes up.
"First of all she's my best friend, secondly…Hestia told me," Sirius let out a bark-like laugh at James look of exasperation.
"I know Lily's reputation…and it's a lot like yours," James said closing his eyes again.
"Yeah, but I'm a changed man and Lily could become a changed woman…actually she already is," he flicked an imaginary piece of lint toward James who still had his honey colored eyes closed.
"What do you mean?" James sat up to stare intently at Sirius.
"You're all she talks about, that's why I'm here…your actually a very annoying topic in conversation," Sirius teased watching at James' eyes widened.
"I don't know…" James said cautiously.
"Whatever mate, just think about it," Sirius got up fluidly and with a flick of his ebony tresses he left James to ponder over the strange conversation.
"Argh, he's just so frustrating!" Lily ran her hands through her long hair as she stretched out across Sirius's bed in the boys' dorm.
"Can we please talk about something besides James Potter," Remus groaned.
"Come one Remus! I have a serious issue here," Lily sat up with a harsh glare.
"Hey, there's no issue with me!" Sirius laughed at his old joke when he got hit in the head with a pillow.
"Evans that was un-called for," he whined.
"Oh, it was completely called for," she challenged with a grin.
"Get out of our dorm Evans," Sirius said picking her up off his bed.
"But you got to help me with the James situation," she complained from her spot over Sirius' shoulder.
"Just kiss him," with that answer Sirius deposited her in the hall outside their dorm and immediately locked her out with some complicated spells.
"PETER HELP ME!" she yelled from out in the hall but Peter only yelled back a loud 'nope!'
"Sirius what did you do?" Remus asked eyeing a grinning Sirius.
"I may have talked to James…" Sirius said with a wide smile and a glint in his grey eyes.
"oh no…" Remus said shaking his head.
Just kiss him
Just kiss him
Just kiss him
Sirius' words were rattling around in Lily's brain as she walked back to her common room after being kicked out of the boys' dormitory.
She's done that once before and he pushed her away.
Pushed away
She shook her head as she mumbled the password to her Common Room.
"Tensiunea," she stumbled into the common room only to see James stretched out across the couch his eyes closed.
She took a moment to stare at his quiet from before quietly making her way towards her room.
"Evans come here," she jumped and spun around, watching as James' tall form rose from the couch.
She came closer to him, her eyes staring up into his boldly.
When they were only inches apart, she heard James whisper, "What do you want from me?"
She opened her mouth to speak but he silenced her with the intense look in his warm honey colored eyes.
Her breath stilled when his hand slid through her hair, his calloused palm running against the smoothness of her cheek as his fingertips skimmed the back of her neck.
James' grip tightened, long elegant fingers threaded into her auburn waves, face still and determined. His other hand came to rest on the curve of her waist, and they were only centimeters apart.
Lily's eyes drifted shut as his sweet breath washed across her face, and she tilted her head up to his.
She felt him move towards her, slowly as if testing his own limits, she tried to push up to him but he stilled her with his strong grip.
His hand tightened around her hair and her lips parted in anticipation.
The coil in her stomach pulled when she could feel his heat, she felt him take a deep breath…
"Lily! I-err…oh! Shit."
Hestia's beet red face hurriedly backed out of the common room, shooting apologetic looks at an equally red Lily and James who had backed several paces away from each other.
"Umm…" Lily took a step forward but James was already shaking his head and hurriedly disappeared into his private room.
Lily took a deep steadying breath and also retreated into her room, Sirius' words echoing in her mind.
Just kiss him.
A/N: I feel evil! Sorry, I couln't hep it...but at least you know James is coming around. :]