The Sunset Chapter 15, a harry potter fanfic

DISCLAIMER: I do not own of JK Rowlings wonderful work. Only the characters that you may not recognize from the original story.

James practically ran to the heads room in search of Lily. Never had he ever felt such terror for the girl of his dreams. He scanned the room in search for any trace of the girl.

"Lily?!" James yelled into her room. "Lily? Are you there?"

He heard no response then swung the door open. Her room was in perfect order, without her in there. James grumbled and ran out the portrait entrance.

Remus booked it up the stairs to the seventh year boy's room. He ducked under his bed to grab the marauders map. Waving his wand in front of the parchment he spoke the words he knew all to well. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."

Remus skimmed his eyes across the parchment in search of his old prefect partner. "Lily. Lily. Lily. Where are you?" He muttered. He couldn't find her.

Running back down the stairs to Marcy he looked at his girlfriends frightened eyes. "Don't worry Marc, Lily's tough. You know that."

Sirius bellowed at the red heads name, in hope that she'd respond with a motherly tone of keeping his voice down, but got no response from her.

"She can only be in so many places." Kela spoke. "This really worries me Sirius. What if.. What if someone like got a hold of her or something? What if she's hurt and can't respond to us? Or they have her wand and won't let her speak?"

Sirius wrapped his arms around the girl who stole his heart; even though that was something he didn't particularly want to admit yet. "She'll be fine, okay? She's tough little one."

Lily sat across from Logan in a place that she knew but couldn't quite remember what it was called. "Where are we?"

"You don't remember this do you?" Logan sneered. "Figures, Potter really has screwed with your mind."

Lily rolled his eyes. "You know your only jealous of him."

Logan stood up. "What did you say?"

"Your just jealous cause he's so much more then you'll ever be."

He raised his hand and smacked it across her face. "Don't you ever say anything like again!"

"Or what?" Lily looked into his eyes. "They're going to find out that I'm missing and come looking for me. You'll never get away with anything. You're just a sleezy slum bag. I don't know what I ever saw in you."

"I doubt they'll be able to find. There's some places even the Marauders don't know about."

"I doubt that. They're the best in the school, and you know it. Your just jealous cause your not even half of what they are. You're nothing."

Logan leaned forward and got a hold of Lily's chin. She starred deep into his eyes. "I'm not afraid of you."

"You should be." He sneered throwing his fist across her face. The lifted his wand and placed a silencing spell upon her. "Now I'm going to go get something to eat, Love. I'll be back later."

As he walked away, tears ran down Lily's face. All she could think about was how she just knew that right now James and her friends she loved were in search of her, they had to be.

James punched the wall in frustration. Lily wasn't in her bedroom or the common room and Remus still couldn't find her on the map, which was weird because she had to still be in the castle.

He ran towards the doors to go outside and find his other friends in hope they had found something.

"Sirius!"

His best friend spun around. "Hey man. Still nothing."

James frowned. "This is bizarre. Something's up man."

"I know. Remus couldn't find her I take it."

"No nothing. He's still looking just to make sure she's not like in a cupboard or like a small dot in the corner. But nothing."

Kela walked over. "This isn't like her. It just worries me, because of Logan. He's scary when he's mad. What if.. What if he has her?"

James hit himself in the head. "God! I never leave her alone. I'm so stupid. He wasn't there at dinner, was he?"

Sirius looked up into the sky. "I don't remember man. Kinda busy eating."

"I don't think so. I was watching the doors for you guys. And all his friends came in. But he was MIA." Kela said. "He was kind of possessive of Lily too, when they were dating, which worries me."

James dropped his head into his hands. "Fuck!"

Remus and Marcy ran to the doors leading outside to meet the others there.

"Remus, look at Logan. The way he's smiling. Something's up. I think it was him." Marcy whispered into her boyfriends ears. "He's like gloating about something."

He peered over to see the seventh year boy laughing about something with his friends. "I know. Let's go meet the others first and ask what they think. Then we'll go see McGonagall or Dumbledore. They'll help. I think."

Marcy and Remus turned the corner to see their friends. "Hey guys find anything?" Kela asked.

"No." Marcy went and hugged Kela.

Lily looked around the room that she was in. There weren't any rooms, obviously she was in the dungeons because she never went outside that she remembered. But where in the castle could she be?

Sirius turned the map over. "It's weird cause we know she couldn't of left the grounds. And yet she's no where to be found. Part of me thinks that whoever has her put like a spell on her so you can't see her."

"Yeah, but who knows that we have this besides the people in this room?" Remus reasoned.

"Doesn't matter, there's obviously other ways to find people. Right? Maybe they were thinking about that." Marcy added. "I mean like the castles only so big. Where could she really be?"

Kela looked into her lap. "Marc, do you remember when Logan used to take Lily on those like midnight dates?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"Do you remember Lily ever telling us where they went?"

Marcy smacked herself in the face. "Of course, Lily always said that he took her to the dungeons to this kinda dingy place. But apparently it was romantic or something."

Kela jumped up. "Is it possible that maybe, just maybe there's some place that you guys don't know about. And that's not on the map. And Lily's there, that's why she's not appearing on the map?"

The Marauders exchanged looks. "Well I guess." Sirius began. "But we've been to every crick and crevice. I don't know where this room would be."

"Somewhere dark and unwelcoming, I'd imagine." Kela spoke.

'Okay. So you've been gone for about an hour. Obviously James and the others are looking for you. No need to panic. Logan is gone. For now. You'll be fine. Your tough.' Lily kept on telling herself this over and over in her head. Yet, she couldn't help but worry about the fact that she had no idea where she was. Even though she knew that her friends, the boys that is, knew this castle like that back of their hand. 'I just wish they'd find me already.'

Kela and Marcy ran to find McGonagall in her office. They stopped at the door to her office and knocked.

"Come in." They heard a voice through the door.

"Sorry to bother you so late professor." Kela began.

"What is it girls?"

"It's just that, well its Lily." Marcy said.

"She's been missing for about two hours now. And we can't find her anywhere in the castle. Or on the grounds, and none of us feel good about this. It isn't like her to just up and disappear without telling any of us. Especially, in these circumstances." Marcy explained.

"These circumstances?" McGonagall asked.

Kela looked at the ground. "Just with you know who around. And some of the people in our year; they aren't exactly friendly to us."

McGonagall shook her head. "Very well, have you spoken to Professor Dumbledore about this?"

"No professor. We came to you first." Kela said.

Remus and Sirius followed James through the portrait hole into the heads room. They went into Lily's room.

"It doesn't look like there was any struggling here. I think she left and headed towards the hall for supper." James examined the room.

"I think it's best if we walk the route that Lily would most likely take to get to the great hall and see if maybe we can find something." Remus concluded. The other boys agreed and they went back out the entrance.

Lily felt her body begin to ache from being restrained. Her muscles were stiffening falling asleep. She could feel her eyes begin to get heavy as the night grew on.

'Anytime now.' She thought. She wasn't sure what it meant. If it was for when James and her friends would find her, or for when Logan would return.

James looked on the map again. "Okay, well here's Logan, he's in the ravenclaw dungeon. In the common room. I want to keep an eye on him, cause I'm sure he'll leave to go see her soon."

Sirius patted his friends back. "Man, what if he doesn't even have her though?"

"He does. I just know he does." James muttered to his friend.

Lily looked up at the roof. 'You don't remember this, do you?' kept on running through her mind. What was he talking about? She looked around, sorting through her memory of where this might be. There was so many possibilites.

She looked across the room and saw something the triggered her memory. It was a carving in the wall Logan had made a year prior. It was of there initials. A sickening feeling came over Lily as she realized where she was. It was the room that he had brought her to so many times, hoping to get a little further with her each time. It was the room she had once thought to be as a romantic get away place from the school. Now it played host to her dungeon of horrors.

Remus looked at Marcy. "This is weird. What did McGonagall say?"

"She just left us and went to Dumbledores office saying she'd come here when she got word."

"Word of what?"

"I don't know. Maybe of where she is." Marcy shrugged. "I hate just waiting. I want to be helping."

Remus hugged his girlfriend. "It's all right baby. We'll find her. I promise."

James jumped up. "He's moving. Pretty fast too."

Sirius ran after his best friend, grabbing Kela's hand as they tried to keep up with the Head Boy. "James, mate. Hold up."

"I can't or he'll get away!"

Kela tried to stiffle a laughter. "I know this is supposed to be serious, but he's acting like a crazed lunatic."

Sirius just smiled at the girl, and pulled her along.

James slowed down and peeked around the corner. He could see the shadow of Logan, lurking in the corner. He watched as Logan looked around before bolting down the dungeon stairs.

James frowned. Where could Lily be in the school that we don't know about?

He chased the ravenclaw boy down the stairs, staying in the shadows. Behind him he could feel Sirius and Kela lurking watching what he was. In a flash, it appeared that Logan was out of sight. James blinked again then turned around.

"Where the fuck did the little creep go?" He whispered trying to keep his anger on the down low.

Sirius looked perplexed. "I don't know. There isn't any doors around."

James traced his fingers along the cold marble of the walls. "I wonder, if maybe there's a passage we haven't found. It might be possible. Sirius run your hands along that wall. See if any of them come loose."

The friends all walked down the passageway feeling up and down the walls, hoping to find a clue.

"This is weird guys. Something doesn't feel right about this." Kela whispered. "I mean, he can't just.... AHHHH!" She fell forward on top of herself as she leaned against a brick on the wall.

"Good job Kela! You found it." James said helping her up.

"Not the most graceful though." Sirius teased.

Kela rolled her eyes. "At least I'm being usefull."

Logan turned behind him. "What was that?"

Lily felt goose bumps rise on her arms, as her hope rose. "I haven't a clue."

"Bizarre. So your lil' boyfriend hasn't come rescued his damsel in distress. Shame isn't it? I guess he really doesn't love you."

"Shut your filthy trap Logan. You don't know anything about James. He's coming. You just don't realize it cause your head is so far up your ass, your blind."

"Lily, Lily. Such a pretty girl like you shouldn't have a mouth filled with such filth. When you were with me, you were by far such a respectful one. Now look what he's done to you. Filled your mind with hatred. It's shameful. But I'm all right with that. Soon enough you'll be back to what your supposed to be like. Just you wait and see."

"What are you talking about Logan? I'm never going to change! I'm like this whether you or anyone else likes it. This is me. I love myself this way. I'm not some sick puppy you can heal and follow your every move. No. You are just a hateful man, that will NEVER know what love is. You disgust me."

James crouched as he looked around the corner to see Lily looking up at Logan, speaking filth about him. He smiled to himself as he saw that she was such a tough one, and knowing that she was his.

He heard Logan speak, "At least I'm a man. More than your man whore can say."

"Don't you dare speak of James. He's an amazing person, full of passion and love. Something you obviously know nothing about."

"If he's so full of love then why isn't he here?"

James smirked, knowing this was the perfect time for Logan to find out he was there. "Actually if you turned around, you'd realize I'm standing right here. Well that is after you get your head out of your head."

Logan spun around with his eyes like saucers. As he was turning around he yelled, "Stupefy!"

James easily dodged it and shot back, "Expelliarmus!" Instantly hitting his opponent, making him fall to the ground.

He ran over to Lily lifting off the restrained spell on her, pulling her to his arms. "Sorry I'm late love. It took a bit to find where that sleeze bag took ya'."

Lily smiled pulling him tightly against her. "I'll forgive, you. I guess."

A/N: There you go! Please review!