Lily fumed as she stomped up the stairs.James says it's my fault? What have I done wrong?
When she reached the Head's rooms, she stomped in angrily.
"James!" she yelled. "Get down here!"
James stumbled out of his room. "What's wrong? Where's the fire?"
He looked around and spotted a very angry Lily. Uh-oh.
When Lily saw James, she visibly changed from angry to depressed. "What did I do wrong? Why am I the reason you're feeling horrible?" she asked sadly.
James sat down on the couch in front of the fire and motioned for Lily to sit down. He waited until she did, and he responded, "It's nothing you did, but something I figured out."
James frowned and looked at her. "I know who you like, Lily."
Lily's heart beat faster in anticipation. Does he love me too? He might!
But then James finished his thought. "And I think you were right not to tell him. I'm sorry, but I don't think he loves you back."
And that was the exact moment that Lily knew would follow her to the grave. Her heart shattered, and it was made all the worst by her false hope that he loved her back.
She came back to reality as she realized that James was still talking."...end of the deal and do whatever you say."
"What did you say, James? I'm sorry but I kind of spaced out," she looked at the fireplace instead of his face.
James looked concerned as he said, "I was just saying that I'm still willing to keep my end of the deal and do whatever you say."
Lily sighed and stood up. "It's fine, James. There's no need, and I don't want you doing this out of guilt." Guilt that he broke my heart she thought but didn't say.
She turned toward her room when James stood up and grabbed her arm. She tensed at the contact but turned to face him anyway.
"It's not guilt, Lily. I just want to keep my half of our deal." James was confused with her choice of words. Why would he feel guilty?
Lily felt a stab of anger. He doesn't even feel guilty that he broke my heart?
"Just let it go, James. Besides, I technically didn't fulfill my end of the deal anyway." Lily tried to pry off James's fingers as he tightened his grip.
James searched Lily's face for a clue about why she looked so angry. "Lily, what's wrong? Why are you mad at me?"
Lily laughed without humor. "Why am I mad at you? Are you kidding me?" she smiled tightly and continued, "Why would I be mad at a guy who broke my heart and said he felt no guilt over it? Why don't you tell me, James?"
James was shocked into letting go of her arm. As she ran up the stairs and into her room, James was hit with the full impact of her words. She loves me? She said she loves me!
What about Sirius? She never loved him! I was wrong, and I just broke her heart, James realized.
I've got to go apologize! He thought urgently.
"Lily!" he yelled up the stairs. "Lily, please come down, we've had a misunderstanding."
In the safety of her room, Lily was crying her eyes out. He just admit that he doesn't love me. And he didn't feel any guilt!
The full impact of what she just did was hitting Lily, and it hit her hard. I can't believe that I actually told him. I kept it a secret for so long. And I probably ruined our friendship. Now we'll be awkward every time we're together. That thought wrenched at her heart.
But I still love him. No matter what he does, I'll always love him.
James was shouting something at her. All Lily could make out was "Come down."
She reluctantly stood up and wiped the tears off her face. Lily quickly cast a charm to remove all traces of tears from her face.
After she opened the door, James said, "Lily, I'm sorry, but there's been a misunderstanding"
She glared at him, "You should be sorry."
James winced and said, "Please come down here."
Lily took note of his expression and decided to listen to him in spite of what he did to her.
She came down slowly. When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she stayed up one step. "What is this misunderstanding, James?" she asked softly, looking at her feet.
James lifted her face with his finger and looked her in the eyes. "I love you, Lily. Earlier, I thought you loved someone else, but I was wrong to assume. I love you, and I always will."
Lily gasped involuntarily and searched his eyes for the truth, but she already knew that he was telling her the truth.
"Y-you do?" she asked shakily.
"Yes. Always and forever," he responded calmly.
Lily's face broke out in a huge smile as she asked curiously, "Who did you think I loved that didn't love me back?"
James scratched his neck and looked away. "Sirius."
Lily put her left hand on his face and turned it back towards her. "I don't love Sirius, I love a certain Mister James Potter."
James smiled at her and kissed her gently on the lips. He pulled away after a second, but Lily had other ideas. She wrapped her hands around his neck and pulled him back in for a second kiss. It was worth all the heartbreak and pain that both of them had gone through these last few months.
Lily pulled away for need of oxygen more than anything else.
"I love you, James, and you were right about our deal."
James smirked and said, "I'm always right about everything."
"Really?" Lily inquired. "Well then, I wonder if this always right Mister James could tell me what I'm doing Saturday."
James raised his eyebrows. "Well, I thought that was obvious. You are going on a date with Mister James."
Lily giggled softly. "Okay, but only if Mister James gives me another kiss."
James leaned in and brushed his lips against hers again.
"It's a deal."
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