Chapter 6

Lily tossed and turned in her bed. She couldn't sleep. She wasn't thinking of school. She wasn't thinking of friends. She wasn't even thinking of Fred. She was reflecting on herself.

She loved being a Slytherin. She loved having nearly every guy in the palm of her hand, even though she only wanted one of them, and he was one of the few she didn't have control over. She loved the way she looked. She loved how people were totally willing to do whatever she asked, just because it was her that asked. She loved being her.

She didn't love the way she treated people sometimes. She didn't love the way her parents ignored her unless she did something wrong. She didn't love the way she was jealous of Angelina. She didn't love how insecure she was; even though she knew she had no need to be. She didn't love her flaws, because they were so small, they may as well have been non-existent.

On the other hand, maybe she was just rather up herself.

She quietly got out of her bed, trying not to wake anyone. She tip toed through the common room and whispered the portrait password. She wandered out of the dungeons and up one of the large staircases.

She heard something. A laugh. She knew these laughs. Whispered giggles filled with mischief that made her giggle herself.

She turned the corner and sure enough, saw Fred and George walking, in whispered conversation. She noticed Fred was holding something.

"This is gonna be good," Fred sniggered.

"I know, why didn't we do this in third year?" George asked rhetorically.

"Oi!" A voice whispered loudly, making the boys jump. They thought for sure they'd been busted. They turned around, and relaxed when they saw Lily. Well, George relaxed, but Fred's pulse quickened.

"What are you doing up miss?" George whispered sternly.

"I could ask you the same thing," she placed her hands on her perfectly curved hips. All Fred could think of was how he wished they were his hands on her hips.

"Yes, I spose you could,"

"Fred, why are you holding a bath fizzer? What prank are you guys planning?" the twins smiled deviously.

"It's enchanted," Lily walked closer to them. "You see, it all started in third year," George explained.

"At the very beginning," Fred added.

"At platform nine and three-quarters,"

"Mum warned us not to get in any trouble,"

"She said she doesn't want any owls saying we've blown up a toilet,"

"Which we'd never done, and that's when the idea sprung,"

"Dunno why it took so long though,"

"So you enchanted a bath bomb?" Lily concluded.

"We're gonna flush it," Fred smiled "we've enchanted it to explode five seconds after contact with water,"

"Where'd you get the fizzer?"

"Ginny's dorm bathroom," they finished.

"Care to join us m'lady?" Fred held out his hand. Lily looked at it, then at him. He wiggled his eyebrows at her. She gave in, she really wanted in on this prank, so she took Fred's hand and the three of them walked excitedly to the Prefects bathroom.

"Pine Fresh" George said at the portrait to the bathroom. They slowly walked in, careful not to make any loud or sudden noises in case Filch was around. They crept into one of the stalls near the back. George and Fred huddled in while Lily stood at the entrance. George aimed his wand at the bath fizzer and whispered 'wingardium leviosa' and guided it slowly into the toilet so it didn't make a sound. It started to fizz up and Lily backed up quickly. Five seconds until it exploded. They all ran to the other end of the bathroom.

"How big is this explosion gonna be?" Lily asked.

"We don't kn-" they started but were cut off by a loud rumbling followed by an eruption of water from the top of the second last stall. It was like a tornado of water that shot up with a roar. The toilet seat hit the roof making a noisy 'bang'. The bathroom started to fill up quickly. They heard Filch's mumbling voice, getting clearer and clearer as he got closer and closer.

"What's goin' on in here?" he grumbled "they shouldn't be out of bed at this hour."

Fred and George leapt in opposite directions. George hid in one of the stalls near the exploded toilet; she didn't see where Fred went. Lily didn't know where to run to.

Fred's hand came from behind her and covered her mouth. Another hand slipped around her waist and pulled her back into a corner that was hidden from the entrance.

"Shhh," he whispered in her ear and muttered the disillusionment charm. He carefully took his hand off her mouth, but left the one on her waist. His face was still dangerously close to hers. She felt his breath down her neck, giving her goose bumps.

"WEASLEYS!" Filch cried.

Suddenly, both of their hearts started racing, and it had nothing to do with the fact that Filch had just came in and saw the water and blown up toilet. No, it was because they just became aware of how close together they were. Fred was right against a wall, with Lily pushed up against him and his arm around her waist.

They turned their attention back to Filch who'd become extremely close to them. Their breathing slowed, trying to avoid Filch realising they were there. The disillusionment charm had made them invisible, but only for a short while. They silently wished that Filch wouldn't notice. He didn't see them and left to get Dumbledore.

Fred and Lily were fixed in their places. Lily looked over her shoulder at Fred. There was hardly any space between their lips. Fred moved in a little closer.

'Just kiss her. Just do it. Don't be scared. You're already this close. Kiss her!' he thought to himself. His senses were becoming clouded by the scent of the girl in front of him.

'Holy Merlin! He's right there. Kiss him! No! Don't! he's your friend. Nothing more. Fuck!' Lily thought.

She urgently stepped away before she changed her mind. Fred's hand slid across her flat stomach as she moved. Her body tingled with his touch and she shivered discreetly.

'Shit! Shit, shit, shit!' she thought to herself before speaking out.

"That was a close one," he said awkwardly.

"Yeah," she agreed, attempting to hide is disappointment.

George came out of the stall. He laughed and commented on how well it went, despite nearly getting busted. They all rushed back to their common rooms before Filch could catch up.

When Lily entered the common room, Tina was there sitting in an emerald green armchair.

"Where have you been?" she queried.

"Nowhere, just walking," she lied.

"Lil, you can't lie to me. You've been acting differently for a while now. What's on your mind?"

Lily sighed. She didn't know if she could keep this secret anymore. Tinawas her friend. She could keep a secret. So with barely a second thought, Lily told Tina everything, including what almost happened tonight.