Jily - forever 21

Picking up

Last of these half depressing chapters in a row. I'm sorry for the long wait, but I've had a few exams and saying goodbye to my current school, so I've been busy. I'll try to update a lot over July month, since I won't have much time this next school year, so enjoy.

Potter residence: Lily sat in her room, contemplating life. She had felt safe in James' arms, as if she was not alone, but she was not sure. Her parents had written that she and he were meant to be, but she still wasn't sure. She was conflicted and decided she would just see what happened. Alice and Marlene had had to go home, so the guys' had promised Lily they would go with her to pick up her stuff. Mr. and Mrs. Potter had gotten someone from the ministry to promise to drive them there and Lily would drive them back again. Therefore, Lily stood from the bed and began braiding her hair down one side of her face, laying a small amount of makeup, wearing her 3-inch heels and a nice flower spring dress. While Lily were getting ready, Remus, James and Sirius were sitting in one of the living rooms, talking about the wills. "I suppose Lily didn't hate us as much as she liked for us to think" Sirius suggested. Remus sighed and said, "She never hated either of us." Both James and Sirius looked at him. "She never had a problem dissing on us, believe me, but she's never hated either of us." James was confused, "But she always yelled and you know." Remus nodded and smiled slightly, "She hated the pranking, but she admired our friendship, loyalty and well, everything but the pranking." Before either could respond they heard Lily's steps on the stairs, she entered, smiled and asked, "Ready?"
Evans House: Lily stepped out of the car and had to blink a few times in the bright sunlight. Petunia stood in the doorway waiting, when she saw her sister she walked towards her and said, "I left you something on the kitchen and a few boxes that mum had labelled Lily. I expect you to be out of here when I get back tonight." She moved towards the garden gate, but turned and added in a somewhat choked voice, "Be happy. Have a good life. Goodbye, Lils." Too shocked to comprehend it all, Lily replied in a small voice after Petunia, "Goodbye Tuney." Apparently Petunia heard, because she turned and gave a small smile, tears in her eyes, before stepping into Vernon's car. Lily turned to the equally shocked Sirius and the somewhat shocked James and Remus. Not wanting to talk about her sister, Lily entered the house and quickly located the package on the table and it had 2 enclosed letters, Lily tore one open and read.
Dear Lily I know that this may be weird, since we haven't properly spoken since you were 8 and I know it's my fault. I can not stand magic, Lil. I was jealous and I always will be, so anger was the easier emotion to deal with. I will never be able to look at you, and not see everything that I could never have, but I want to tell you, that I truly hope for you to be happy. I don't have a sister anymore, Lil, I am sorry, but I lost my baby sister when I was 10. I just lived with my previous best friend. I know that this will hurt, but it hurts me too, but all the times I called magic freakiness. I've grown to believe it, therefore I want as little as possible to do with you and your kind in the future. I see the way your James looks at you, and I can see that he loves you. I know you're oblivious to it, but open your eyes and your heart and let him in. I know that you believe that all the times he asked you out, he was doing it to get a laugh and that it was for fun, but I think you're wrong, Lil. My best wishes for you and your future life. Tuney.
Lily handed the letter to Sirius, who knew that he was allowed to read this. James and Remus would not be allowed. Lily tore the other letter open while Sirius read the other.
Dear Miss Lily Evans.
You are hereby invited to the wedding of Miss Petunia Evans and Mr. Vernon Dursley. The wedding ceremony will be held at St Cyriacs Churh at 16.00 p.m. Love Petunia and Vernon
P.S. Lily I would like to see you there, but not at the actual party. Neither Vernon nor I are fond of your kind, but I insisted you see me get married as we talked about this day when we were kids - Petunia
Lily put the letter down and began opening the box, before deciding against it. She turned around and saw Sirius with a shocked expression. James and Remus watching impassively. Sirius said, "You thought that?" Lily looked confused for a minute before understanding dawned on her and she nodded, but before he could say more, she grabbed both letters and went upstairs, leaving the boys.
DOWNSTAIRS: James asked, "What was that about?" Sirius looked at James, his best mate, brother, Prongs, decided it was best to tell him, "Did you know that Lily thought you were making fun of her when you asked her out? She didn't think you actually wanted to go out with her." Remus and James wore equally shocked expressions. James slowly shook his head.
UPSTAIRS: Lily opened the door to her childhood room and immediately felt the tears, she couldn't believe she was saying goodbye to her home. Lily grabbed a box, opened it, and placed it beside her bed and she began carefully folding her duvet and pillowcases before carefully placing her favorite teddy bear on top and closing the box. Lily wrote on it, LINEN CLOTH. She grabbed another box and began filling her books in it; soon realizing one box wasn't enough. She then began filling pants, shorts and shirts in one box, dresses in another and shoes in a third. Makeup in one and jewelry in another and everything else in the last. Lily finished writing on them and began walking down the stairs, when she heard the doorbell ring. She distinctly saw the guys looking through the kitchen door and opened the front door, where a huge bouquet of lilies popped up in her face. Lily frowned and gently pushed them aside. A delivery guy looked at her and asked, "Lily Evans?" Lily nodded and said, "Sign here please." Lily signed and took the bouquet inside, went into the kitchen, put the flowers on the table and picked up the note. She read, "My dearest Lily. I know it's been long, but do please forgive my silly mistake. Love your Simon. Lily shook her head, "My Simon, ugh." Lily ripped the note apart and threw the lilies in the trash. "Jeez and every person knows I hate lilies, because everyone thinks I love them because, hey it's my name." She sighed, "Would you mind begin carrying the boxes down from my room, just out to the car." They all did as she asked and soon the car was filled with boxes. Sirius and Remus sat on the back seats, James sat next to Lily, and she drove them to Remus' first, because he was spending August at home.
Then Lily drove to Potter Manor once again, were the boys carried all Lily's boxes into the living room. Mrs. Potter got some of the boxes, not the ones with clothes, sent to Alice and some of the others to Marlene and the boxes with clothes was placed in Lily's room in the manor. Lily grabbed the boxes from her mum and the one from her sister and went to the living room with James and Sirius. While she was collecting herself to open them Sirius asked, "Who's Simon?" Lily glanced up in surprise but replied, "An ex. He was an asshole, but occasionally he sends me flowers. But it's always lilies, which I don't appreciate. I tend to avoid him as much as I possibly can." She then grabbed one of her mum's boxes. She opened it and found 4 inch white heels. Lily gasped, "Oh." She got tears in her eyes, "These were my grandmothers wedding shoes. She loved wearing heels." Lily opened another box where a lot of her mum's jewelry were in. In the last were two gorgeous dresses, one for if she were ever to be maid of honor, another for her bachelor party. She then grabbed the box from Petunia, which held two things, her something blue and her book about how she wanted her wedding to be.