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I sat down next to James the next morning in the Great Hall. He silently slid his hand in to mine and held it on top of the table. Continuing to stuff his face, he put a little pressure on it. I smiled and spooned some fruit on to my plate. Lily, Bridget, and Dani smiled at us and then went to sit with the other girls in their year. I appreciated the fact that they gave me time with James.
Albus came up to us with a very angry look on his face. Just as he opened his mouth to say something, Lily appeared behind him. Her hand tightly gripping a pale one. I looked up from the pale hand to the robes to the pale neck to the pale face and the platinum blond hair. She was holding hands with Scorpious.
"Natie! Tell him he's being irrational!" Lily moaned. I opened my nought to say something but then closed it.
"James! Tell her she's being irresponsible." Albus grumbled as he plopped himself down on the bench across from us. James and I looked at each other and then at his siblings.
"What is this about Lil?" I asked with a raised eyebrow at her and Scorpious' interlocked fingers.
"They're dating now!" Albus nearly yelled and banged his head on the table. I knew my eyes widened and I smiled.
"LILY! You little vixen! When did this happen?" I asked excitedly. She smiled at me.
"He asked me this morning." she said enthusiastically and leaned in to his side. Albus repeatedly hit his head on the table. "Albus stop being such a prat." Lily remarked. He picked his head up and glared at her.
"Scor, did you ever even consider that I might not want you going out with my sister?" Albus questioned. He wouldn't even look at Lily. Scorpious looked away and then at the ground.
"No. I didn't. I just figured my best mate would be happy that I found someone I really like." Scorpious mumbled, finally raising his eyes to Albus'. I let out an 'aw' sound and Albus glared at me.
"Stop being supportive of this idiocy." he growled. I pursed my lips.
"Stop being a git to my girlfriend." James responded before I could. He hadn't even looked up from his food. I smiled and leaned my head on his shoulder. Albus rolled his eyes and turned back to his best friend and sister.
"You couldn't have liked someone besides my sister?" Albus inquired. Lily muttered something incoherently.
"I really like her Al." Scor replied. I smiled brightly at him.
"And you?" Albus turned to Lily.
"Albus, please don't be a prat. I really like him." she pled. He sighed and looked back at his food.
"You hurt her and I kick your ass. She's my sister, any friendship we have will be over." he stated, not looking up from his food. I looked between him and James. They were so similar yet so not similar. It was crazy.
"I wouldn't expect you to react any differently. But Al, I don't plan on hurting her." Scorpious replied. I smiled brightly at him again. I hit James' arm playfully.
"Isn't that so cute?" I inquired. He just laughed and squeezed my hand. Albus mumbled incoherently as Lily had and waved a dismissive hand. Lily hugged him around his neck and tugged Scorpious off to sit with her friends.
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Sunday melted in to Monday, Monday in to Tuesday and so on until it was two weeks later. James and I sat in the common room on the couch. His arm around my shoulder. One of my legs draped over both of his. I was half way to sleep when there was a shout from behind us.
"Natie! Natie! Your owl is here!" Alice called and rushed toward me. She held a letter tightly in her hand. She handed it to me and then skipped away. I rolled my eyes and stuffed the letter in my pocket.
"What's in the letter?" James asked, rubbing circles on my arm. I moved a bit closer to him and pulled my leg off, snuggling in to his side.
"Nothing too special. I got one from Margo and one from dad." I responded. He nodded and kissed the top of my head.
"Are you okay, love?" he questioned. I looked up at him in surprise and nodded slowly.
"I'm fine muffin. Why?" I tilted my head to the side and raised an eyebrow. He picked up one shoulder and dropped it.
"I don't know. You seem really tired. You've exchanged letters with Margo a record of seven times this week. You barely send her one letter a year. I can't help but think something is wrong." he stated sadly. I kissed his cheek and smiled lightly.
"She's getting married. She's checking every single plan she's made with me and my mother. I'm tired because we have exams starting tomorrow and I can't get enough studying in if I go back to first year. You're sweet though. Noticing that I'm tired and all." I whispered and grasped his hand in mine. He brushed my hair off of my forehead.
"Okay. Just checking. You know I love you, right? Have I told you that today?" I joked. He kissed my lips gently. Just a simple brush of contact.
"Yes. But I could record it and play it over and over. That could never get old." He smirked. I hit his arm playfully.
"You're such a ham." I laughed and buried my face in the material of his shirt. He laughed along with me. We spent another hour sitting there. Joking and kissing occasionally. Finally I decided that I was to tired to stay there any longer. "Take me up!" I pled as I held my arms out to him.
"Are you two?" he raised his eyebrow. I continued to hold up my arms and shook them at him.
"Up-ie! Up-ie!" I said in a baby voice. He rolled his eyes and but picked me up anyway. His one arms going under my knees and one around my back. He cradled me close to him. It reminded me of that day so many months ago in October. I had passed out on the couch and he had woken me up. We had been fighting but he had still cared enough to carry me up.
When we got up to my dorm door I sighed as he put me down. I kept my arms around his neck. I got up on my tiptoes and kissed him. Suddenly I was hyper aware and fully wake. The spark was still there whenever I kissed him. Now it was followed by my entire body feeling like I had just been submerged in boiling lava, but in a good way. James put his hands on my hips and pulled me closer.
I smiled against his lips and stepped back so that we were standing against the door. His body pressed mine against it in every place it possibly could with clothing in between us. I moaned and he slid his tongue in to my mouth. I moved my hands down to grip his shoulders, digging my nails in to the soft fabric of his shirt. He pulled back slightly.
"Nat, you should, uh, go to sleep." he said out of breath. I pouted. I kept a firm grip on one of his shoulders and opened the dorm door. Sure enough, none of the girls were in there. There were only four girls, including me, in my dorm. Alice was off flirting with Garett (the beater). Mia was in the Slytherin dungeon with her boyfriend. Skye was with her boyfriend Hugo from Ravenclaw. The dorm was empty.
"Come with me." I whispered to him. His eyes widened and I rolled my eyes. "Not like that you dummy. Come on." I said and pulled him by the collar of his shirt in to the room. I cast a silent locking charm on the door. I pushed him on to my bed and he sat, looking at me intently. I stood between his legs and ran my hands through his always-messy hair. A bit impatiently, I pushed him back so he was lying down and got on top of him. I straddled him and smirked down at him.
"Nat?" James said my name, his voice questioning. I wasn't stupid. I wasn't going to take the next step with him after two weeks. Not even close. I rolled my eyes and brought my lips down to his. He still seemed a bit worried but his kisses didn't show it. He placed his hands on my back and pulled me down so I was on top of him. I giggled against his lips and slid my tongue inside his mouth, immediately claiming dominance. His hand moved lower until they rested in their normal position on my arse.
I slowly but surely began to grind my hips in to his. He moaned and I smiled. He rolled us over so that he was on top of me. He pulled my legs up so that they were wrapped around his waist as I continued to grind myself against him. I tugged at the hem of his shirt and he grabbed my hands.
"Natalya." he said in a warning tone. I just continued to kiss him, moving to his neck instead.
"Relax. I swear, that's the only article of clothing that will be removed tonight." I stated and moved back to his lips. I put a little bit more pressure on his lower half and he groaned. I easily tugged his shirt up and over his head. My hands happily roamed the chiseled planes of his chest. They drifted to his lower stomach to the waistband of his jeans. He grabbed my hands and pinned them over my head.
"No." he said, shaking his head. I sighed and fought against his strong hands.
"Jamie, will you relax. I wasn't going to do anything." I growled. He rolled his eyes, still keeping my hands above my head.
"I don't appreciate being teased." he replied easily and kissed down my jaw and then my lips. I whimpered and he released my hands. I laughed as I used all of my strength to flip us back so that I was on top. As soon as I sat up a tiny bit, I felt something hard and ground my hips in to him a tiny bit. He groaned again and I smirked.
"Oh, and I'm the one who is to be worried about here?" I asked with a laugh. He gave me an incredulous look.
"Yes. Because I don't act on that." he retorted. I moved to get off of him but he held my hips in place.
"Let me go. Go away." I beat on his chest playfully.
"Listen you," he chuckled and then I heard the lock on the door unlock and the door swing open.
"NATALYA!" Alice's squeak came from behind me. I jumped in surprise and fell to the floor.
"Merlin...that hurt!" I yelled as I rubbed my head. James looked at me over the edge of my bed and smiled.
"Can I have my shirt?" he asked sheepishly. I grabbed the shirt off the floor and threw it at him. "Oh and, are you okay?" he joked. I growled and he laughed. He stood up and held out a hand to me. I ignored it and pushed myself up off the floor.
"Oh god Nat! I'm sorry." Alice said sadly. I waved a dismissive hand at her.
"Nah, it's cool. I was trying to figure out how to get him to let go of me anyway." I joked. She laughed and went to sit on her bed. James turned to me and kissed my cheek. "Don't you dare. Give me a proper kiss." I demanded. He kissed me firmly on the lips and I smiled.
"Good night Natalya." he whispered in my ear.
"Night muffin." I giggled and smacked his butt. He rolled his eyes but left.
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Lily and I sat across from each other at the table in the Great Hall. James and the other members of the team had already left for the Quidditch pitch. I stabbed at my food. It was mid May and I was getting really frustrated. No matter how many times I tried to get James to do more than take off his shirt, he would refuse. It was getting rather annoying.
I understood that he wanted us to be sure of ourselves and wanted it to be special. I totally got that. But I was a sixteen year old girl for Merlin's sake! I had hormones! I wished he would just act on his! I sighed and placed my hands on the table, about to push myself up.
"He's too nice for his own good, huh?" Lily asked, not looking up from her book. My mouth fell open the slightest bit. "You'll catch flies. Close your mouth." she still hadn't looked up. I snapped my mouth shut and gave her a questioning look.
"Lily, how did you... I don't think you want to talk about.." she cut across me.
"Nat, he's my brother. That means I know him better than anyone here besides yourself. He's too nice for his own good. You're going to have to be the one to start things." she continued to look down at her book. My eyes widened.
"Lil, I can't believe I'm telling you this but I tried. He won't do anything." I lowered my voice down to a whisper. She closed her book and looked at me with a critical look.
"For such a smart girl, you're very stupid." she stated. I didn't know whether to take the compliment or the insult. "Make him. He's too nice." she said. I didn't want to force James in to something. But more of a push couldn't hurt, right?
"How are you able to say this stuff about your brother and not be grossed out?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. She snorted.
"I don't think of it as my brother when I give you advice. Just a random guy. It works." she shrugged. I nodded and stood, ready to leave for the pitch with a new plan brewing in mind.
"Thanks Lil." I called back to her. She nodded and opened her book again.
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" We won! We got the Quidditch cup! Merlin, I love you!" James shouted and kissed me roughly as he grabbed me around the waist. I giggled and pushed him back a little.
"I know James. I was there. I remember." I replied and took his arms off of me. He raised an eyebrow but I just shrugged and walked to the opposite side of the common room to get a butterbeer. I found Alice with her lips glued to Garett's. I tugged on her arm. "Mind if I borrow her?" I asked a frowning Garett. He nodded and I pulled her away.
"So how is plan 'keep contact minimal' going?" she asked as I handed her a butterbeer.
"Great. Every time he gets in contact with me he's all over me." I laughed. She nodded and clanked her bottle against mine.
"I'll drink to that!" she cheered as we both took sips of our drinks. "So how long until he's caving?" she questioned. I thought of that for a second.
"When's the next hogsmeade weekend?" I tried to think but came up blank.
"One week." she replied almost instantly. I nodded.
"By then." I said confidently. I had to admit, I felt bad that I had to do this in order to get James to take the next step but I needed to get there and we were running out of school year. We would be separated far too long during the summer. Almost three months. Sure, we would see each other but now that our families knew we were dating, they would never leave us alone together.
"You're a vixen, you know that?" Alice laughed. I smiled and rolled my eyes.
"I may have been told that a couple of times." I replied. With a smirk, I turned to go talk to Lily.
A/N: okay, I know I move fast but I hate fillers. They bug me to no end. That's why I really don't write them! Please please please review! It's such a pretty button! Just push it and type nice things! Please oh please! Thank you!