A/N: Thanks for reading my new James & Lily story, please take a look at my others and don't forget to review. Please note that this is the first time where an OC takes the central spot, this story will involve a love triangle between Lily, Lily's boyfriend in sixth year and James. So please do not read if you don't like OC pairings, this is the first time I've tried it.

I shall also warn you that it may get a bit racier so if you feel the rating needs to go up, please feel free to put so in a review.

Well enough of that, please read and review and most importantly enjoy my new take on James's and Lily's relationship beginning.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with Harry Potter, I make no money writing these stories. The Harry Potter Franchise belongs to none other than the brilliant J K Rowling.

She was walking through the corridors, she had a free period that afternoon. She was on her way to meet her boyfriend Jeremy Thomas, a sixth year like her but in Hufflepuff. Jeremy had a free period too and so had suggested that the two of them study together in the grounds due to it being a warm day in the middle of April. It was as she was walking into the entrance hall that she heard a loud clang down the corridor and saw a messy black haired boy with glasses running towards her, before she could carry on walking to the doors that led out to the grounds, she was grabbed by the boy and led over to the broom cupboard just off of the entrance hall.

Lily huffed and clenched her fists in anger, absolutely furious that James Potter was now going to make her late for her study date with Jeremy. It was as she had predicted when she saw him running towards her; that he had pulled another prank on the caretaker and was hiding from Filch and his cat. James turned to face her, a huge grin sitting on his face like usual.

"Let me out of here this instant Potter." she growled.

"Relax Evans, once the coast is clear you'll be free to go." James replied.

"I have places I need to be right now Potter!"

"Like snogging Jeremy Thomas? Honestly Evans, I thought you had better taste." James tutted.

Lily glared at him, pulling her wand out of the pocket of her robes. She pointed it at James, who had also pulled out his own.

"Not that it's any of your business Potter but I happen to like Jeremy. He's a nice boy who's mature enough to consider the feelings of others." Lily said, snappily.

James mockingly put a hand over his heart and changed his facial expression to mock sadness, causing Lily to roll he eyes as she jabbed her wand into his stomach.

"You wound me Evans."

"Last chance Potter, let me out or I'll stupefy your arse off!" Lily threatened.

James put his own wand back into his pocket and before she could realise what was happening, James had placed his strong hands on her shoulders and spun them around so that she was back against the door and his head was dangerously close to hers. As his mouth swooped down on hers, she dropped her wand to the floor in shock. It was as if her soul was paralysed and her body had a mind of it's own as her arms flung around his neck and her lips moved enthusiastically with James's. Her eyes slid closed quickly as James hands went to her waist.

After what had been a few minutes, Lily came to her senses. She shoved James away from her and put her hand to her mouth, feeling instantly guilty that she had just cheated on Jeremy. She bent to the floor to pick her wand up, her heart beating faster than ever before in her chest. Her confused green eyes went to meet James's.

"What the hell was that?" Lily demanded.

James was breathing heavily and she could tell that he was trying to resist the urge to kiss her again. He didn't answer her, he didn't know what to say to her. Lily began to massage her forehead; trying to make some sort of sense as to what had just happened between them. She detested James Potter the most out of everyone she disliked at school; he was the one who annoyed her the most. Potter was a show off, an attention and thrill seeker. He had a little fan club of girls who would fall at his feet and leave their knickers in his locker in the Quidditch stadium changing rooms after practices and matches. Not that all of his adoring little swooning fans stopped him from continuously asking her out, to each time he asked she always said she'd rather date a troll.

She pocketed her wand back inside her robes and looked James in the eye once more, wishing that he would stop looking at her like his life had meaning now after he had kissed her.

"I-I have t-to go!" Lily said sharply and quickly exited the broom cupboard.

She had no choice but to break things off with Jeremy now, she had returned James's kiss and she didn't understand why she had done so. Jeremy had been her boyfriend for seven months and he was great. He was nice, caring, clever. He had been willing to take their relationship slow because she was new to relationships, she really liked him. But now, James had ruined that for her. She had kissed James back, and although she knew that if Marlene knew about it; her best friend would say it wasn't cheating. But to Lily it was, she hadn't meant for it to happen but she needed to do the right thing.

Lily walked across the grounds and saw Jeremy sat under a willow tree waiting for her, he rose and gave her a bright smile and leaned in to kiss her but she stopped him.

"Lily what's wrong?" asked Jeremy, a tone of concern about him.

"Jeremy, I'm so sorry but I can't continue in this relationship." Lily muttered.

Jeremy blinked in confusion.

"Why? What did I do?" Jeremy questioned.

"It isn't you, it's me. I'm not the person you think I am." Lily whispered, tears beginning to fall down her face.

"But-

"I'm sorry." Lily said and then she rushed off back to Gryffindor Tower.

She believed she had done the right thing, but the weeks that followed didn't make it any easier. Jeremy kept waiting for her at mealtimes, before and after classes and when she walked to the next class. He had told her he could change, he believed that he had done something to cause her to end their relationship. He wouldn't take her word that it wasn't him, it was her. James had noticed that she had ended it with Jeremy and all the toe-rag could do was catch her eye and wink at her or pucker his lips up at her to tease her. It was driving her insane.

It was four weeks after her breakup with Jeremy when she was walking down to lunch and James had once again grabbed her unsuspectingly. He had rushed them into the same broom cupboard where they had shared their first kiss.

"What?" Lily snapped.

"You broke it off with Thomas."

"What's it to you?" Lily questioned.

"You're a free agent now, I'd like to take you out one day." James answered.

"No chance, you ruined my happiness with Jeremy." Lily growled.

She backed into the door when she saw James's eyes aflame with desire and he approached her dangerously. He didn't touch her, merely placed his hands on either side of her face as he stared down into her eyes. He smiled when she gulped nervously, knowing that he had an effect on her now.

"It's not like you didn't enjoy it." James muttered.

"I didn't." Lily lied.

James raised an eyebrow, "Oh really?" he asked.

Lily breathed in deeply and closed her eyes, nodding her head in reply. Wishing that he would back away but no such thing happened. His lips touched hers and once more her arms flung around his neck; pulling him in closer. His hands went to her waist, gripping at her shirt. But after a few minutes, she remembered her feelings for Jeremy and she shoved James away, running from the cupboard and straight back to her dormitory. Once she had reached her bed, she buried her head in her pillow and cried. Now she realised that she felt conflicted, she had feelings for Jeremy and feelings growing for James. The most horrible kind of torture to a seventeen year old girl who had never been in love or had a serious relationship before.

She confessed all to Marlene when her best friend had returned to collect her books for the next class. Marlene skived off Divination to comfort her and once her eyes were dry, Marlene suggested a girl's holiday in Paris that summer to which Lily instantly agreed. Marlene, Lily, Alice and Mary were going to spend a month in France's capital and she hoped that once the month was up, she would feel better.

"Lily wake up." a voice said softly.

She awoke and remembered that she had fallen asleep on the balcony that connected to their hotel suite, her copy of Hogwarts: A History on her lap. Lily smiled gratefully as Marlene sat on the sun lounger next to her; placing two glasses of ice cold pumpkin juice on the table in between them.

"Thanks Marley." Lily sighed happily.

Marlene's facial expression showed worry, causing Lily to frown.

"What's wrong Marley?" asked Lily.

"You talk in your sleep Lily. Me and the girls know that you've been dreaming of the kisses you shared with James and how bad you feel about hurting Jeremy." Marlene sighed.

Lily's face fell, she couldn't deny it. The past three weeks she had pretended to be getting better, feeling better. That her feelings for James and Jeremy were fading but it was all a facade. She had blocked all owls from Jeremy, had no contact with her ex whatsoever. But that didn't stop her from thinking or dreaming about the two boys.

"We go home next week and then we'll be back at school in September, maybe going away hasn't helped you as much as we thought it would."

Lily nodded in agreement, the holiday with the girls was great; she had needed some girl time but if anything it made her feel ten time worse. In a month's time she'd be boarding the train to go back for her final year at school and then she'd be face to face with Jeremy Thomas and James Potter. Right now she didn't know what she wanted, but what she did know was that she needed time to figure it out.