I ll love you for a thousand years
She takes over James' role of helping Remus with English assignments- which is probably for the best, considering she gets straight A's while barely lifting a finger, and James is lucky to scrape by with a C- and she spends every Sunday morning at Peter's house tutoring him in maths and then baking with him- they all enjoy cakes or cookies for breakfast for the next week, when James drives them to school each day- and she's as close with Sirius as ever, sleeping over all the time, and going on long walks with him when he just needs to get away. Lily fits into their group like she'd been there from the start. Lily's practically on the floor laughing, and Peter's wheezing so hard through his giggles that James mentally reviews what he knows about CPR, just in case (which is nothing really, so Pete is on his own if he stops breathing) and James loves his friends, truly. "I hate you all, you're the worst friends in the world, and I hope you all burn in hell," he says, before storming off. Sirius' cheeks are almost as red as Lily's hair when he responds. "I seem to recall you calling me on Wednesday night last week, drunk off your ass, reciting poetry about the shape of Remus' arse in-quote- 'those damn black skinny jeans, Lily, I'm literally going to die,' end quote." She winks at James as he laughs, and James is so utterly gone for her already, it's ridiculous. "Oh c'mon Sirius, he's practically all you ever talk about," Lily says, her voice light and teasing. "Might as well be," Peter mumbles, and James and Lily nod their agreement. Lily giggles as Peter snorts behind his hands. "Maybe I should, Lils, thanks," he says, and they're all silent for a beat, before- "Hey! He's not my boyfriend, Evans, fuck off." "If you're so worried about your boyfriend, why don't you go bring him lunch?" she suggests, and Sirius nods absentmindedly. Lily winks at James, before turning to Sirius and adopting a sugar sweet voice. "I made sure he ate a granola bar and had a can of coke, don't stress it," James says, hiding a grin at Sirius' antics. The conversation slowly drifts back to Remus, with Sirius worrying over him missing lunch for homework. "Hopefully not as bad as what you've heard about me," she teases. Lily's answering smirk is the hottest thing James has ever seen, and if he wasn't sitting down, he'd surely be on the ground by now. "Sirius has told me a lot about you and your group of friends."
"It's nice to finally meet you," she says, and her voice sends shivers down his spine. He's hopeless, and every other lifetime usually ends with her throwing food on his head or punching him in the stomach. She's looking at him with a confused look in her eyes, and James hates it when it's his turn to be the one to remember she's so much better at convincing him that they're meant to be, that they're soulmates. "I remember," she says softly, smiling at James. "Anyway, Lils, this is James Potter, who I live with now." "Tomato-tohmato," he says, with a wave of his hand. "It's a support group for children with difficult family situations Sirius, c'mon, we've been over this," she reprimands, and Sirius sighs. "Lily Evans, from my gang made up of kids with terrible families, remember? She's transferred to this school, on account of fos- um, housing arrangements," he says, looking at Lily with worried eyes. "Oh, James, this is Lily," he says, grinning at them both. "Poor bloke," he says, and they're all silent for a moment, before Sirius jumps in his seat.
"He was in the hospital over the weekend- something about not having enough sugar- so didn't get a chance until now to start it." "Helping Lupin with his English assignment," James reminds him, shoving a mouthful of pasta in his mouth. "James!" Peter calls out, grinning at him as James sits down next to Sirius, and across from her. There's the spark there, the little glint that tells him she remembers him too, even if she doesn't know it yet. He smiles at her, when he gets closer to the table she's sitting at, and she smiles back, her green eyes lighting up. He remembers her, with everything inside of him, remembers how they fall in love in every life they share, and he's struck by how lucky he is this time, with how soon he's found her. Her hair is a flaming red, something that she carries with her through every lifetime, and when she looks up, and their eyes connect, his knees just about buckle underneath him. She's sitting with Sirius and Peter, wearing one of Sirius' leather jackets- the oldest one, that's more gray than black, with bright red patches sown into the elbows- and eating some pasta. He's in the school cafeteria the first time he sees her.