Love Between Strangers

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter

Ch: The Ball pt. 2

"You are infuriating!" Lily snapped at James in the hallway as she was walking to her potions class.

"No, really? Evans you are infuriating!" James said back.

"Ugh, whatever, Potter, get out of my way," Lily said fuming as she pushed passed him.

James let out a sigh of frustration and ran his fingers thought his head as he watched her walk away.

"James, are you okay?" Remus asked him.

"No. Evans pisses me off so bloody much. Everything I do is bad and she just- she- Merlin she just yells like her head is going to explode," he said as he struggled for words.

"What happened this time?" Remus asked as he started to walk with James o their next class.

"Over the bloody ball. Now a days we can't even agree on anything anymore. What the hell happened? We got along so well before," James said as he slowly began to calm down.

"Well, I think she lost respect for you after the whole Snape situation," Remus told him.

"But she doesn't even like him. He was being rude to her to," James said defending himself.

"But you started the confrontation."

"Moony you are supposed to be on my side!"

Remus laughed at his friend's immaturity. "I am on your side but you need to realize why all this hostility began with you and Lily."

"But why is it?" James exclaimed, still clueless.

"I just told you, James," Remus told him.

"Damn Snape, he seriously ruins everything for me," James said as he entered the classroom.

Remus laughed, "James you are too much."

"He is an insufferable git!" Lily exclaimed as she sat next to Serena in the Great Hall during dinner.

"What happened now?" Serena asked as she wiped her mouth with her napkin.

" Him and his stupid ideas for the ball and God!"

"Really? God?" Serena joked.

"Not funny Serena," Lily said as she narrowed her eyes.

Serena laughed. "You two need to grow up and stop being immature over some stupid fight."

"I am not immature. He's the immature one. I mean look at him," Lily said as she turned her attention to James who had just walked into the Great Hall while talking to a sixth year, or flirting actually. "He is an arrogant toe rag and I have no idea why I have never seen it before."

Serena continued to laugh at her friend. "Lily you should see your face!"

Lily glared at her friend. "Serena again this is not funny."

"It sure look like it is," said a smug voice from behind her.

"Potter go away," she said as she turned around and glared at him.

James smirked at her at next to her. "Why should I? By the look on your face of admiration I know you were talking about me."

Lily turned back to Serena who was looking between Lily and James. "Really Potter go away," she said hotly.

James got up, and walked away amused. "See you later Evans!"

Lily watched his retreating back and stared at the muffin in front of her and then back at James.

Serena looked at Lily knowing what she was thinking. "Lily, no!"

"What?" Lily said innocently.

"Don't act innocently, I know what you were thinking."

"I can't help it," Lily said as she sighed. "I just want to hit him. Right smack on the head!"

"Would you?" Serena asked with a smile.

"Yes," Lily answered quickly. She turned to look at James who smirked at her. "Please Serena let me do it!"

Serena shook her head.

"Wait ok?" she said as she got two sandwiches and put them in her bag and stood up. "This better be worth it."

"Oh believe me it will," Lily said with an evil smile. Lily stood up and grabbed a muffin. "Okay when I throw it and it hits his head, run."

"Okay," Serena said as she started to smile.

"Okay. 1...2..." Lily raised the muffin in the air and threw it. "3!"

She watched as the muffin went flying in the air and hit James in the head. Lily and Serena both laughed as they quickly ran out of the Great Hall and up to her doom.

Lily and Serena walked into her room and collapsed on the bed. "That was priceless," Lily said.

"You are evil Lily. Evil Lily has come out to play it seems," Serena said as she took out the sandwiches and handed Lily one.

Lily laughed and began to eat her sandwich. They laughed and talked but stopped when they heard the portrait hole slam closed.

"Evans!" James shouted.

"Oh oh," Serena said as she got her stuff. "That is my cue to leave."

Serena walked out of her room and into the common room. "Hi James," she said and smiled at him.

"Hello Serena. Where's Evans?" he asked angry.

"Um, she's coming. Lily I'll see you later" Serena called out to Lily.

"Bye," Lily said not phased that James was waiting for her.

"Bye James," Serena said as she walked to the portrait hole.

"Bye Serena. I'm not mad at you," James said as he gave her a small smile which she returned.

As she walked out she mumbled, "Oh, boy here come the yells."

"Oh great," muttered the paintings around her and she laughed at the fact that even the paintings were tired of them fighting.

"Evans, seriously get out here," James said as his anger came back.

"What Potter?" Lily asked annoyed as she emerged from her room.

"You threw a muffin at my head," James gritted through his teeth.

"And your point?" Lily asked with a smile as she remembered.

"You know what never mind."

"Fine my me," Lily said as she went back into her room.

"Fine," James snapped.

They both walked to the room and slammed the door at the same time.

"Hello there boys," Serena said to Remus, Sirius, and Peter.

"Hey Serena," they all said.

"Did you just come back from Lily's?" Remus asked.

"Yup, right before it became ugly," she told them.

Sirius laughed. "Smart move."

"I never knew this would happen between them. They got along so well," Remus commented.

"Yeah, Lily really pushes James' buttons," Peter added.

"And he pushes hers too," Serena said.

Sirius sat up on the couch. "That's all James ever talks about. 'Evans this' and 'Evans that'. You would think he was in love with her if he wasn't annoyed by her."

At that comment they all stayed silent and then looked at each other.

"Noooo," they all said together.

"Dear Merlin, James has fallen for her," Remus said.

"But how do you know?" Serena asked.

"Like Sirius said, all James ever talks about is Lily. He's like addicted to her. He loves getting a rise out of her…"

"And does it at any chance he gets," Sirius finished.

Serena stayed quiet and looked at the boys at realized that they were right. James was following for Lily. "Whoa."

The only thing that James and Lily had in common was the fact that despised each other more each day. They couldn't stay in a room together without snapping or yelling at each other. No one really knew what happened to their friendship which turned into hatred. It was the night of the ball and everyone knew that James and Lily did not want to dance together.

Besides the fact that all they ever did was fight, they had done a wonderful job and the ball came out looking beautiful.

"I just want this night to be over," Lily exclaimed as she sat at a table with Serena and her date Carlos.

"Lily, it's going to be fine. It's just one dance," Serena comforted her.

"I guess. I just want to get this over with," Lily said as she let out a sigh.

In fact, Lily got her wish as Professor Dumbledor announced for the head girl and head boy to start off the dancing.

Lily walked towards James who bowed and began to dance with her. They tried to avoid each other's eye contact. Lily sighed as she danced with him.

"You could at least look like you don't feel disgusted with my presence right now," James whispered.

"And you want to dance with me right now?" Lily asked him.

"Okay, fine no I don't actually," James told her.

"See, so you cannot not be annoyed with me right now," Lily whispered to him.

"Whatever," he muttered. "Why do you hate me so much?"

"Oh boy, so not in the mood for this," she said to him.

"Evans, seriously."

"Why do you hate me?" Lily asked him back.

James stayed silent as they continued to dance.

"Exactly." she mumbled. "Let's just not talk to each other, okay?"

"My pleasure," he said mad.

"Everyone, please join in and dance," Dumbledor announced.

As everyone crowded the dance floor, James and Lily immediately broke apart. They stared at each other and without saying any words they walked away from each other.

"Jesus Evans just please shut up!" James exclaimed.

"You shut up Potter!" she exclaimed back.

"God, no one can get me this frustrated and mad like you do. I seriously cannot talk to you without getting mad," James told her.

"Same here! You are an arrogant, egotistical, jerk-" but Lily was not able to finish as James quickly grabbed her and kissed her, which she immediately returned.

James automatically sat up in his bed at his house, which he was staying at for the holidays, and realized he had just dreamed about kissing Lily.

"Shit," he said into the darkness of his room.

A/n: ok so here is this chapter. Again sorry I take forever, typical right? I am seriously going to try and write as fast as I can.