Sirius knew what he was getting into when he promised James he would help him kiss Evans at midnight. But he definitely underestimated how utterly annoying his best friend would be under the task.
“Prongs, bro, if you ask if you have something in your teeth ONE more time, you’ll be forcing me to beat the crap out of you”
“Dude, you got yourself into this, and I KNOW Imma screw it up”
Sirius rolls his eyes and chooses not to reply, opening the map and verifying everything was going as planned. There she was, walking towards the common room, with a lingering Pettigrew from behind.
“She is coming! Evans is coming! Get into position!” He warns James in harsh whispers. He quickly folds the map back into his pocket and stands up, ready to flee the scene.
James stood petrified in place, grasping the flower with both hands.
“Padfoot, I can’t do this, she will slap me I’m so sure about it, Padfoot call the mission off dude”
“For Merlin’s sake! You already kissed her you dumbass, and she didn’t RUN AWAY. Take a big breath, grow some balls, and GET INTO POSITION”
This seems to knock some sense into his friend, he ruffles his hair for a last time, checks his breath, and whips out his signature smirk once the portrait starts to open.
“Of course it was Potter” Evans claims, but with a soft smile drawn on her face, showing that she really didn’t mind at all “a Lily? That’s cheesy, even for you”
James gives her the flower anyways.
“Peter told me someone needed my help, did you really made me come all over from the party just to woo me Potter?”
“You gotta admit Lils, it’s pretty darn romantic” he says while softly nudging her.
There was something different about her that night, Sirius thought. Her hair was a mess, the fiery bangs she usually kept straight and tame were all over the place, but that wasn’t it.
“You could have done the SAME thing at the party doofus”
Maybe it was her clothes, she was clearly wearing Alice’s sweater, the green one she always uses when going on a date with Longbottom. No. That wasn’t it either.
“You didn’t deny it!” James excitedly highlights “You think it was romantic! Admit it!”
Evans laughs giddily and looks down, spinning the Lily between her fingers. Once she looks up again, Sirius realizes what was different about her that night.
Lily Evans was always looking at James’ lips.
“You know something interesting Potter?” She asks, lifting the flower and tangling it in James’ hair “Lilies are the flowers of midnight kisses”
Evans gives his best friend a knowing smile, and proceeds to grab his face with both hands to kiss him profoundly.
After a few seconds, they pull apart, resting their foreheads on each other’s, eyes closed, enjoying the sweet moment. “That’s not the meaning of lilies, isn’t it?”
“Potter, if I hadn’t accelerated the process it would have taken you YEARS to kiss me”
They both laugh, still flustered with the situation they were in. Soon enough, they lean in and start kissing again.
“My dudes, I’m in favor of love, but it isn’t even MIDNIGHT yet”
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