Well just so you no… I don't own any characters from the Harry potter books. Basically, it's the summer hols. Lily is going to be in her 7th year next year. She gets some new neighbours. The Potters. James invites all his friends over. Lily hates the marauders, and they hate her. They pull pranks and all sorts. That is until they get to know Lily. Anyway the rest is a secret.

This used to be posted on my old account, but I've changed accounts and I deleted it, so I'm posting it again here. I've changed it slightly for the first few chapters, I've basically written them differently.

Let me Belong

Chapter 1

Welcoming the Marauders

" Lily dear I'll be late", Gloria Evans chimed up the stairs to her teenage daughter, Lily Evans. Lily woke moaning to her mum's pleas for her to hurry up. Groggily she opened her eyes.

Groaning, she pushed herself up to rest on her elbows. It was the start of the summer holidays, which was a relief to the half awake teen. School wasn't any fun anymore, and coping with Potter and his friends was sometimes more than she could bear. Rolling out of bed, she crawled along the floor shattered and trying to get up as she shuffled along.

A few minutes later and Lily was stood before the mirror, clean, fresh looking, and wide-awake. Her fingers fumbled with the body bars, earrings, nose studs in her jewellery box, which was beside her on the table. Fiddling with a plain crystal stud, she managed to wiggle it into her nose. She wasn't bothered about changing any of her earrings; it was too much fuss right now. Having four in each lobe sometimes made it a little tricky slotting them in and out, and then she had the top of her ear done and the tragus, as well as her belly button.

Slipping on some flip flops, Lily made her way to her hallway, plodding refreshingly down the stairs. " Fifteen miles to the loooove shack", she sang merrily to herself. " Wohooo honey… uh huh!" She did a little twist and a duck before stopping dead.

" Oh Hello dear." Gloria greeted, laughing beautifully as she always did. " I would like you to meet our new neighbours. The Potters."

Lily was sure her eyes had widened to twice the size they were before. Before her stood James Potter, wearing a muscle-tee, which she was sure was intentional to try and seduce her or something else related to his overly predominant ego. His smooth tanned skin glowed healthily, and his parted smiling lips and raised eyebrows were smirking at her smugly.

Behind him, Sirius Black waved meaningfully, his shoulder length black hair blowing slightly with the draft from the open door. His sharp baby blue eyes were laughing at her secretly. And Remus, good old Remus was leaning against a wall with his hands in his pockets smiling as if saying hello.

Lily pushed a piece of her red hair out of her face a little irritated, " You're my new neighbour? Potter!"

James took a step forward and winked, " You see Mrs Evans, myself and Lily get on so well, it's just not understandable to most people."

Gloria smiled at Lily and raised her brow suggestively, " Well, I guess that should figure, I mean she's never out of male companions here are you dear?" She asked her frowning daughter, elated.

" No", Lily answered never taking her eyes off the smutty, overly confidant egotistical, now smirking suggestively James Potter.

" Well", Gloria began, " I really should be getting along. Now remember Lily. If you're going to sleep with anyone, not in my room, or the kitchen, or the dining room, and try to get rid of them before I come back by around four in the morning." Her mother began, much to Lily's dismay as she rushed around shoving bits and bats into her purse. James was looking down at the floor smiling with his hands in his pockets. " Now, no drinking or smoking in the house, no parties, not like last year. Any hot dates, leave a note will you? Try to throw up outside the gates, that way you won't have to clean it up."

Gloria rushed to the door, but stopped and ran back giving her speechless daughter a kiss on the cheek, " And do us all a favour and stay away from the church today. The Bishops doing his round and he really isn't all that fond of you…" Smiling, she hurried out of the door.

Lily didn't know how to cover for the mess her mum had landed her in, " She's mentally unstable", she lied looking about uneasily.

Sirius nodded, narrowing his eyes disbelievingly. He sauntered over to her and wrapped an arm around her exposed waist, " So, what is there to eat here?" He looked at her as he squeezed her.

Lily looked away trying her hardest not to scream, pushing his arm away from her she answered, " Nothing which I'm willing to give to you! You're a stupid, arrogant git, and I would appreciate it if you all would please leave my house!"

Sirius twisted his face in amusement, " Aw, is it that time of the month?" He asked teasingly. Before Lily could answer, he pestered, " Well, since you're not doing anything, show us around will you?"

James watched staying out of this one. He was quietly being shocked or was it satisfied? Lily Evans had never worn anything like she was now, short shorts, and a halter top. She usually kept herself covered up at school, she was the innocent little teacher's pet who never even pouted or lifted an eyebrow at any boy. Naturally there had been rumours of her sleeping and going out with people, but they were so far fetched they couldn't be real, well for Lily they were.

Remus was also keeping quiet and was still leant against the wall. Sirius however found it near impossible to keep his mouth shut and his immediate feelings at bay. " Since when did you look hot Miss Evans?" He asked following her casually as she tried to escape to the kitchen.

Inside Lily was ever so slightly brightened up by that little comment, but they would never know that. " Just because I don't walk around half exposed like the many girls you date, doesn't mean I'm unattractive."

" I swear Evans, if you walked about like that at school, you'd turn more heads than Tessa!" Sirius admired, looking at her delicate little body. " You know, you should look like that more often!"

Lily slammed the fridge door shut. " I'm not even wearing make up, and I've only just woken up! I look awful!" She complained as she nibbled away on an apple. " Anyway… I hate you!" She reasoned as she glared at him and James who were stood next to each other.

" And what have we done wrong?" James questioned, one side of his mouth twitching with pleasure.

" Apart from existing, you made my life a living hell… but no hard feelings", the annoyed teen explained as she shoved past them both. " You know… you two should really take up bouncing as a career. You stand so close no one would be able to get past you anyway."

Remus laughed a little as he followed Lily to the hallway again. James and Sirius shared a confused look, before following Remus.

" And what is that supposed to mean?" James asked curiously.

" Only that you two spend so much time together, and maybe you date all those girls to try and convince yourself otherwise of your feelings for each other." She joked smiling at Remus knowingly.

Sirius mocked offence while James just rolled his eyes. " Of course Evans; and you're popular", James retaliated. Lily narrowed her eyes before opening the front door.

" Well, it was as usual, an absolute pleasure", she drawled, " But I do have things to do, and looking at your unbelievably smarmy faces isn't one of them!"

James scoffed as he stood on her doorstep with the other two. " You know you love me really Evans! You're just in denial!"

Infuriated, Lily threw her apple at them, before she slammed the door huffing. Grumbling, she walked to her front room to watch them leave. They dawdled a little, deliberately of course. Sighing relieved when they had left to walk down the lane, Lily sprang into action.

She was supposed to be at work in a few minutes. Picking up the key on the table, she ran out of the door, locked it, then jogged down her path, and knowing that the marauders would follow the longer path into town, she crossed the dirt lane outside her house.

The house she lived in was a relatively modern mansion, big and not very practical. The huge grounds extended for acres. A few of the farms belonged to it, but Lily's mum had let them out. James had moved into the mansion a little further up the road. It was of the same style as Lily's, but a little bit more practical, as more people lived in it.

The dirt path was boarders with tall trees on both sides, and twisted through fields and forests, but that was if you were going out of the village towards another a few miles away. The path into town came out onto a proper road, which Sirius, James and Remus were following. Straight ahead, if you jumped over a hedge, you could cut through the fields and go down to the beck, then cross it, go up, and come out near the church, and saunter into the village discreetly.

- A 'few' minutes Later -

Lily scrambled out of a bush outside the church grounds. " OWW!" She screeched as another thorn scratched her skin. She fell onto the floor in a big lump. Wincing, she pushed herself up, " Bugger, those bloody god damned thorns!"

Turning about and trying to breath deeply, she half dropped dead. The bishop, the Vicar and the priest were stood at the gate to the church, looking at her confused and in the Bishops particular case, disgusted.

Lily wished the ground could just swallow her up right then and there. The vicar and priest were quite fond of her antics, but the Bishop detested them. " Hello", She chimed nervously.

Ashley glanced at her sympathetically, while Daniel, the priest smiled a little. " Disgraceful!" The bishop muttered as he then continued to storm up the path into the church.

Lily waved a little at the two before dashing off into the town. It was a quaint little town, no supermarkets or shopping areas, the only real source of entertainment for the teens was a club on the outskirts of the village where Lily worked at, along with David and Annie, her best friends, Paul, who owned and ran it, Huge, Annie's boyfriend, Lexy, another friend, and Tig and Tog, twins who were so nick named after a rather amusing incident with a town clock.

The café was warm and Lily couldn't wait to get a drink. During the day, whenever she could, Lily would work at the Café. She worked there with Mrs Benson and David, Lily's best friend. The café was popular with tourists and the locals.

" Her David!" Lily greeted as she stepped into the kitchen and hugged her best friend. David was seventeen, with beautiful soft brown hair and caramel like eyes. The two had been best friends since they were both very young. David hugged her tightly, over-joyed to see her again after months of not seeing her.

" How have you been Touq?" He asked as he handed her an apron.

" Well, you know, normal really…"

- Noon -

Lily was stood talking with David about tourists and their attraction to the quaint Cornish coast. " Coming down to the beach tonight then anyway? We're going to have our own little barbeque and what not" David asked.

Lily nodded and looked to the door as the bell rang. Making their way to a table were the marauders. Groaning, Lily muttered, " Here come the neighbours from hell! See you in a minute!"

Determined to look confident and sassy, Lily made her way over to where they were sat. James watched with an amused smirk on his face. " Does Evans have a job then?" He mused to his friends.

Lily rolled her eyes and took out her note pad and pen. " What do you want then?"

Remus looked up to the chalked menu on the wall, " I think I'll have some water and a piece of chocolate cake…" He ordered smiling at her friendly like.

James muttered that he wanted a Diet Coke and a ham sandwich, and Sirius went for two pieces of Chocolate cake and a Diet coke. As Lilt walked back to the counter to get their order, James muttered to Sirius, " You know I can hardly believe that Lily Evans has friends. Remember her mum this morning", he sniggered, " Loser Evans with friends!"

Slightly hurt, Lily prepared their orders. She made everything perfectly, except for James' Ham Sandwich. She poured lots of salt over it, vinegar, water, sugar, anything she could. Smiling pleasantly, she walked back over and placed their orders before them.

James looked up smirking before he took a bite of his sandwich. His face immediately twisted with disgust and it was only a matter of milli-seconds before he spat it out. " Some thing wrong?" She asked batting her eyelashes.

James was speechless, Lily Evans rarely retaliated, " No, I'm fine!" He lied, his pride slightly knocked as many people were staring at him, confused and appalled.