First Kiss Chapter one. Trying to work up the nerve!

Chapter 40 Scary things

Chapter – 40 scary things

It was now the middle of August. The weather was very warm but not so hot that the inhabitants had to hide inside. Lily was sitting out back in the shade of their old apple tree.

Lily was enjoying the small cooling breezes that seemed to caress her skin as it moved over her. The smell of people Barbequing or the sounds of children laughing or people mowing their lawns were brought along with each breeze.

Lily enjoyed the feel of things that were just normal, nothing new here. Lily had heard from a friend that Voldermort was becoming even more active and that a few people had disappeared. This was the only down side to a pleasant day. 

Lily worried about Severus she had not seen him for the last few weeks and when she had gone to visit him at his house, he had not answered the door. Lily was sure she heard noises in the background.

Lily worried even more when her friend had told her what some of the Death Eaters were now doing out there in the name of their Master.

Lily felt very drowsy as sleep started to take her into its warm embrace.

She saw again a small black hair boy, being bullied by a larger blonde hair boy.

Lily wanted to help him to call out to him that she was there. Lily felt frustrations as she tried over and over to reach the boy but her hand passed through him as though one of them was only a dream an image not substantial.

“Hello, my dear.”

Lily jumped as a horrible looking man seemed to stare right at her, his eyes boring into her body as he laughed over and over. The sound of his laughter sent shivers through her body. She knew without ever seeing him in person who this sinister man was, Lord Voldermort.

Lily screamed flinging her hands out to smash the man as he came closer to her. She jerked awake to find James standing there beside the lawn chair she was stretched out on.

“James!” Lily gasped as he held her hands firmly to keep her from smacking his face again. That had come as a surprise to have her flinging her arms around while sleeping. Lily was trembling all over now.

“That must have been some bad dream. I tried to talk to you and wake you up but you kept jerking back and forth and then tried to deafen me and beat me over the head.”

He sounded very amused.

Lily wrapped her arms around James waist. “I’m sorry it was very scary at that.” Lily buried her face in his stomach not letting go of him. James stroked her head gently as she regains her composure.

“What was the dream, love?” James squatted down now to look into her face.

“It was a boy at first, he has my eyes…” Lily wondered how that could be since Severus Evans had Snape’s eyes.

“Was it uh little Se?” James asked. It didn’t sound as bad to call him Se then to call him Severus.

Lily giggled when she heard what he called him. “No it wasn’t him, but that’s cute James. I like it.” Lily gave him a kiss on the cheek. James blushed; he was pleased she didn’t seem to mind it.

 Lily explained her dream and how it had changed to the horrible man who seemed to be threatening her somehow.

James looked thoughtful for a little while after she had finished telling him her dream.

“I wish I knew what dreams meant Evans, but I don’t. I promise you though I won’t let that man hurt you.” James leaned into her kissing her gently. Lily felt so relieved and loved she pulled James in as close as she could kissing him eagerly, until the lawn chair tipped over letting Lily fall to the ground.