This is the last chapter. Please enjoy. Sorry about the wait. Sadly, my mother will not let me send attachments, so I was unable to send this to my beta, cararox, so forgive any mistakes.

Lily glanced at her reflection once more, making sure everything was in order. She didn't understand why she was so nervous about the date; she hated James, she told herself. But she knew that wasn't true. He had turned from an arrogant, bullying, idiotic, egotistical jerk to a kind, sweet, funny, dreamy gentleman. She felt like she lov- No. She couldn't fall in love. She couldn't be. Love caused her father to go insane.

Lily wore a set of sparkling green emerald dress robes that accented her eyes. She had left her hair down for once, allowing the long tendrils to incase her shoulders in a comforting way.

Lily had applied a bit of natural eye shadow to accent her best feature. A knock came on her door. She rose and opened the door cautiously and found a very handsome looking James standing in wait. His ebony dress-robes matched his hair, which was as unruly as ever. When he caught sight of her, his mouth dropped open in shock. "Lily… you look… amazing," he said honestly, amazement in his eyes. Then he stuttered, "Not that you don't always look amazing, but this is just… wow."

Lily blushed (something very rare for her) and asked, "Are you ready?"

"What? Oh, yeah," he said, shaking head to clear it. He led her out into the hallway before saying, "Oh yeah, I got you something."

From the inside of his robe pocket he pulled out something that made Lily gasp in delight. It was the golden lily she had seen in the gardens. "Oh, James! This is so beautiful."

"All Lilys are," he said. Lily blushed at the implied compliment.

Once they were out of the gates, Lily and James Apparated together, headed for the place James had chosen for their date.

A small café sat in front of them. A magically lit sign read 'Clarkson Café'. The restaurant looked beautiful, with fairy lights glistening on all the bushes and rare Unicorn flowers blossomed. Unicorn flowers could only be found on ground that had never been used for anything un-pure. Their completely white petals and gold stems were highly prized around the wizarding world and worth their weight in gold.

James, looking slightly nervous, led her inside. "Do you have a reservation?" asked a young witch at the desk, straitening her uniform gray robes importantly.

James nodded. "It should be under Potter," he said.

The woman glanced down the list, ran her finger down the parchment and nodded. "Alright, please follow me."

Each table had a candle over it that flashed different colored light at random intervals. Lily and James were seated at a two chaired table, far away from any of the other tables. They were handed their menus and each ordered their drinks.

"Just water," Lily said politely, looking up from her menu.

"Same," said James, watching Lily fondly. Lily looked over the menu and, unsure of what she wanted, asked James, "What are you getting?"

James smiled, "The twin lobster tails with new potatoes and asparagus. You?"

Lily shrugged. "I'll get what you get. I'm not used to such fine restaurants," she admitted uncomfortably.

"Nothing but the best for my Lily-kins," he said.

Lily scowled with difficulty, having trouble concealing her delighted smile. "Don't call me Lily-kins!"

James shrugged then said, "What are we going to tell the school? Should they go ahead and take out their cameras? I can see it on the Daily Prophet. The Beautiful Lily Evans Finally Accepts James Potter's Plea for a Date. The world will be stunned."

Lilt chuckled softly. "It's more likely to be in the Quibbler."

"It's not that amazing!" argued James good-naturedly.

James laughed along. The waitress came back with two steaming plates. Lily picked up a fork and took a bite. "Mmmm…" she moaned, lost in the bliss her tastebuds were in.

"That good?" asked James with a laugh.

Lily stuck out her tongue and said, "Do you come here often?"

"About once a month."

Lily rolled her eyes, "You are so spoiled."

"Now that I have you, I think I have everything I could ever need," James said, hazel eyes glowing with honesty and love.

They talked throughout dinner, Lily barely even noticing that she was eating. It was nice to be able to talk with James without Remus or Sirius interrupting. They had finished dinner and James asked the question Lily had been dying to hear. "Do you want dessert?"

"Yes! I mean… sure. Let's split one 'cause I don't think I could eat a whole one." The light over their table turned dark purple as James called the waitress over. "One hot fudge sundae, please."

The waitress nodded smartly and hurried off to give the house-elves the order. Almost at once the waitress was coming back, tall ice cream in hand. She set in the middle of the table and gave them each a spoon. "Enjoy," she said automatically before hurrying to another table.

"Cheers," James said before digging in.

"Leave some for me!" Lily objected as the sundae began disappearing before her eyes. He chuckled and slowed his eating down slightly so she could catch up.

Once they had paid the bill, James walked Lily back out of the restaurant. "Lily, you have some fudge on your cheek."

James bent down and wiped it off. His face was so close Lily could do nothing but look into his warm hazel eyes. An expression came over them that Lily couldn't quite place before she suddenly felt his lips on hers.

It was bliss, far more wonderful than she had ever imagined. Lily found herself kissing him back instinctively, running her hands through his hair. He slowly broke away and met her eyes. "So I can't mess with my hair, but you can?" His voice was husky and his eyes dark.

"Precisely," Lily said before kissing him again.

He broke away gasping. "Are we official now? Are you my girlfriend?"

Lily froze, thinking of the vow of never falling in love she had made. 'Screw my promise,' Lily thought happily. Lily nodded to James's often asked question and he picked her up and spun her around before catching her in yet another wonderful kiss.

An exert from James's journal-

Well, I finally got her. Lily is mine. I can't believe it! Here is a note to myself so I can always remember this day:

Seeds for a golden lily: 4 knuts

A hot fudge sundae: 2 galleons

Finally getting the girl of my dreams: priceless.

And the rest, you know, is history. I know the end was really sudden and really cheesy, but I thought it was romantic. (I like clichés!) I hope you enjoyed this fic! (I know I did). Please review!