A/N: Lily is sick and James and Sirius come to cheer her up. Marauder Era. Sirius/Lily. I do not own Harry Potter.

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Secret Battle Competition (Take 2): Marauder Era, Romance, baking, wonderful, Sirius Black, "Don't hate me", "You're giving me a headache", Lily/Sirius

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Lily lay in bed with her throat drier than the Sahara desert yet feeling like she was drowning in her own mucus. What on earth did she ever do to get sick during Christmas time?

There was a loud pounding noise somewhere beyond the boundary of her sheets and she imagined that it was reindeer prancing about her room, bounding about the room and making a mess.

"You're giving me a headache," she grumbled, drawing the sheets higher to block out the noise.

But then she felt like someone was standing over her, or something. She moved the sheet aside and came face to face with a stag. Was she seeing correctly? Was she so sick she'd gone delirious?

She reached out a tentative hand to touch the antlers on his head, before he nuzzled into her palm.

Lily screamed out, scrambling back on the bed away from the stag. There really was an animal in her bedroom.

The stag reared onto its hind legs before it morphed before the sick girl's bleary eyes in her boyfriend's best mate. "Don't hate me, I just thought I could make you smile but I guess surprising a sick person isn't the best thing."

Lily calmed her heart down before she lay back exhausted onto her pillows. "I'm not even going to ask how you got in here, James. Where's-"

Lily's words stopped as someone walked into the bedroom with a tray in hand and large smile, "How's my Lily flower this wonderful morning?"

She gave him a tired smile, "Besides James making me think I was going crazy, I'm sick."

Sirius sat down on the bed and said, "That's why we're here. I brought your favourite to help you get better."

James looked at the tray, "I don't think gingerbread cookies are going to get her better, Padfoot."

Sirius shrugged and said, "I spent all morning baking them and Lily loves gingerbread. And if it doesn't help, she can always take the pepper-up potion too."

Lily smiled and took the small vial of funny-smelling liquid and a reindeer-shaped cookie. "How thoughtful," she remarked.

Sirius leaned over and placed a kiss on Lily's forehead, and James helped her sit up more so she could take her potion. The boys each took a cookie and knocked it with hers, "Cheers," before they all took a bite.