After ten minutes sitting like this, James looked at his watched, of course careful not to disturb her head. It was time to go...unfortunately.

"Lily, I am really sorry, to break this off, but we have to go back into the castle." James said.

"Oh, yeah. I knew it was time...but I hoped I was wrong." Lily said with a sad smile.

"Me too."

They picked the blankets and the basket of food up and James carried it. They walked towards the castle.

James was staring at Lily's hand moving next to her body every time she took a step. He wanted to grab her hand and hold it. But he did not dare to do so. He didn't want to ruin everything. It was perfect. But on the other hand she did rest her head on his shoulder and he didn't do anything against it. So...she shouldn't do anything against him holding her hand. But he knew, that it wouldn't be a good argument. It was Lily Evans he was dating. She was different from all his other dates.

Oh to hell with it. I'll just take her hand and hold it. It ain't that hard, for Merlin's sake! At the count of three I'll grab her hand.

1...

2...

Wham!

"Oh Merlin! James, are you okay?" Lily asked him. James completely forgot where he was walking to. He was so concentrated with his thought about holding hands, he ran into the castle door.

"Yeah, yeah I am fine. Just a bit tired." He smile it off. Oh Merlin, I am such an idiot! I probably looked like an idiot! I am a fool.

"You sure. You don't look like it."

"Yeah."

Lily looked concerned, but then gave in. "I bet you'll get a pretty nice bump on your forehead." She laughed.

"You go laugh. I will go walking with a big fat tomato on my forehead and you laugh!" James joked.

"I'm sorry, but gee, how could you run into this door? It is huge!"

"Well, I wasn't looking up. I was looking down and thinking."

"About what?"

"About...stuff. "

"What stuff?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"Because." Lily grinned. "I hope you didn't think about another girl or anything like that."

"I would never to that! I was thinking about whether or not to hold you hand." He felt stuipd as he said it. He regretted it. But what was said was said. Lily blushed, but said.

"You just had to grab it."

"Duh! Thanks, I knew THAT part."

"So?" She offered her hand to him. He looked confused. "Take it."

"Oh, yeah. I knew that." He smiled and took it.

"Now, was that hard?"

"Well, you can say that easily."

"Why?"

"Because you know you could do pretty much everything with me."

"Oh, I could?" She grinned.

"I mean it in a non perverted way. But I, I am afraid, that what I do might make you angry and all this was in vain."

"Well, I guess you have to trust your instinct." Lily laughed.

"Mhmm...sure. But at the moment I am happy, that I am holding your hand."

Lily blushed again, but liked it. You could tell. They walked down the halls toward their common room.

As the reached the Portrait, the Fat Lady was fast asleep. She was snowing, too.

"Ohhh, I don't want to wake her up." Lily said.

"Well, if you want to get caught and have detention with Filch, I say, let her sleep. But I do not recommend HIS detention."

"Why? Had experience with him?"

"Experience? No, experiences! I tried to count them once, as I was bored, but I lost count at about 156 or so."

"You're joking?" Lily giggled.

"No, I am not. I really mean it."

Lily looked at him. She didn't believe him, but then logic came back to her and she realized, it was James Potter. Of course it was possible for him to get detention at many times.

"Oh, well. I guess we should wake her up then." Lily gave in.

"Wise idea." James smiled.

"Dungbomb." James said loud. The Fat Lady didn't move a muscle. "DUNGBOMB."

"Go away, it's too early." The Fat Lady muttered.

"Great. I am screaming and she just says that!" James said in frustration.

"Well, perhaps I could try?" Lily offered.

"Go ahead, but I know, I can shouted louder than you!" James said.

"That might be, but I have a different method." Lily smiled. James watched her closely. Lily leaned forward to the picture of the Fat Lady, poked her chubby face. Nothing happened. Then she leaned even closer towards the ear and scream: DUNGBOMB

"What, yes, I am awaken and I shall never sleep again." The Fat Lady jumped around. Then she spotted Lily and James. Her expression went form confusing to anger. "Potter! How dare you shout at me! Didn't you see I was sleeping? You could have asked me politely or let Miss Evans handle it."

"Me? I didn't do anything. It was Lily!" James said defensively.

"Don't blame the fault on Miss Evans! Shame on you!" The Fat Lady said. She opened the door and let them pass. Lily was trying so hard not to laugh out loud.

"I really didn't-" but James was cut of, as the Fat Lady closed the door, as soon as the walked in.

Now Lily started laughing. "Haha, very funny, Lily!"

"Sorry."

"Why do I always get the scolding, even if I didn't do anything?" James wondered.

"Oh, well, James that was hopefully a rhetorical question!"

"A rhetorical what?"

"A question, which you don't expect an answer, because you already know the answer. Like 'Am I dumb?'"

"No, you're not." James said.

"I know, so, you don't have to answer it, because we already know the answer."

James looked confused. "So, you are saying I know the answer, why The Fat Lady screamed at me, although you did it?"

"Yes. James, you really don't know?"

James nodded. "How should I know? I am not a shrink, and especially not HER'S! Thank Merlin. I don't want to know what goes in her head. 'Look at me, my voice is so clear, I can break this glass.'" James mimicked the Fat Lady. "The only thing she breaks is my eardrum and my patients!"

Lily smiled. "Well, it's over anyway. We got inside."

"Yeah, guess so."

"Any other surprises or those the date end here?"

"Yeah, well, I guess, this is it. I can escort you to your room, but the darn stairs will not allow me!"

"Well, that is obvious why."

"Not really. no."

"Well, you cannot trust the males."

"What? Sure you can! Not Sirius, but everyone else you could."

"Nope, the only thing which let's me sleep comfortable here, are the stairs, because they won't let any boy enter the girls dorms."

"Oh, yeah, but the girls may enter the boys dorms or what? No fair."

"The girls are more mature and not that spoiled!"

"You are!"

"Am not." Lily smiled.

"Mhmm...sure." James said.

Lily hit his arm (not hard of course).

"Ouch." James faked his whining.

"Wimp."

"Pervert."

"Well, now you're going to far. I am no pervert!" Lily said, still laughing.

"I don't know. You seem like one." James joked.

"Fine, wimp, I am a pervert, but a non-perverted pervert."

"That doesn't make any sense whatsoever!"

"Yes it does. And till you find out what sense it makes, you can-"

"I can date you as long as I want." James smirked. Lily still was smiling.

"Well, that wasn't what I was going to say. I was going to say, as soon as you found out, you may date me again."

"But, that means never." James said, in a hurt tone.

"Never say never." Lily smiled. They just started at each other, without saying anything more. Then finally Lily bid James good night and walked the stairs up.

James said good night too.

Oh, this didn't end the way I wanted it to end! I wanted a good night kiss. I missed it. Darn it.

Then all of a sudden James started running up the, but the stair case went straight. James though held himself on the arm railing. He pulled himself up. And finally he made it up. He saw Lily walking towards her dorm.

"Wait." James whispered to Lily. She turned towards James.

"James. How did you-? What are you doing here?" She looked confused.

He was walking towards her. "I couldn't let you go like this!"

"Like what?"

"Without this..." He leaned over and his lips touched her's. Her lips were soft. James expected Lily to push him back or break up the kiss, but instead of doing that, she put her arms around his neck. The kiss was short, but it was sweet. After they broke up, they stayed like that for a while.

"I hoped you'd do that!" Lily said smiling at him.

"I am glad I did." James smiled back at her.

Then Lily finally let go of his neck and went towards her room. Before she vanished behind the door, she whispered: "Next time you don't have to run up the stairs, just give me a kiss downstairs."

"I'll remember that." He smiled. "Sweet dreams."

"Oh, I won't have any problem having those." She grinned and closed the door.

Author's Note:

I hope you liked the ending.