A little sun

[tt_lily]

Date: 8 May 2002
Characters: Lily Evans, James Potter
Setting: Shore
Content: TBD
Status: Open: Private


After reading James' question on if she wanted to go to the beach, several things ran through Lily's head. The first thing was if sunscreen was needed; 500,000 years in the past really had a different atmosphere than home. So far, she hadn't gotten a sunburn on face in all the time she had spent outside. She shrugged. She'd bring some and if she felt she needed it, she'd put some on. Quite honestly, Lily did not like sunscreen.

Lily found a bag and put in her towel, sunscreen, and a couple bottles of water. She bit her lip as to what else she would need. She decided to change and think it over. She had a hard time finding a bathing suit; she most definitely had not put on a bathing suit this past summer, and actually had difficulty remembering when she last wore one. Had it been so long? Eventually she found a bathing suit she liked and put on a sundress over it.

Assuming she had everything she needed Lily left, and at the appropriate spot, apparated to the beach. Upon her landing, she scouted for a place to leave her items. Now all she had to do was wait for James.

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[tt_james]

"Oh yes, your Kneazle. You really do like it, don't you?" He gave her a funny face, leaning back in the water to float on his back.

"I could get used to this, I'll admit. All my best friends are here, we're all a bit different, but we're here, in one place and safe as far as we can all tell. Plus, isn't this place sort of paradise compared to London?" He was talking up to the sky, thinking out loud a bit, but it felt good to just be happy in the moment.

[tt_lily]

"I love Leo. He's an amazing little guy," Lily said, bobbing up and down with the waves. "It's definitely safer than the place I left. And I really like being able to see Sirius and Remus whenever we can too. I prefer this place over London any day." She said. and looked back to the shore. They weren't far out at all.

[tt_james]

"How did you pick him to adopt? Did you get to choose among them of anything?"

"And as for London, we would never be on a beach in May, right? I think that's all the argument we need." He grinned and ducked under the water again, surfacing after a moment and shaking his head to let droplets come off his hair and face.

"Have you had lunch yet?" He asked suddenly, wondering if he'd be able to convince Lisa to apparate some take out over to them, but doubting it.

[tt_lily]

"I didn't pick him. Charlie Weasley gave him to me for my birthday." Lily stated. "No, didn't have lunch. I thought about bringing a picnic but wasn't sure your plans," she said and swam around him. "You feel like coming over this evening?"

[tt_james]

"Oh, Charlie Weasley, eh?" He gave her a jealous look and then chuckled, letting her know he wasn't actually worried about the strapping Ark leader.

At her invitation he bit his bottom lip, "I've got plans, actually, I'm sorry, I'm meeting up with Ginny Weasley at the pub, we've been talking about our mutual love for whiskey since that big pub night, and planned to meet up and catch up. Another night, though? I don't like going... hell, even a day without seeing you," he felt sappy for admitting it, but it was the truth, and if this was a second chance - even if he didn't experience the first one - he was taking advantage.

[tt_lily]

"Charlie's a nice bloke. Really helpful when I first arrived," Lily said, feeling a bit disappointed James wouldn't be able to make it. "Alright, another night then. Are you ready for lunch?"

[tt_james]

James nodded, clearly disappointed to decline her invitation. "Lunch sounds good, how about Prehistoric Perk? Or I could message Lisa and see if she wouldn't mind bringing out some pub lunch for us, think she'd do it?" His voice got a bit excited at the idea.

[tt_lily]

"That's a lot of wishful thinking, James. But you can always try," Lily said with a laugh. "If not, the Perk sounds good. I haven't ate their yet. Have you tried it?" She started to head back to shore.

[tt_james]

Shaking his head, James took her hand and followed her as she walked toward the sand. "I haven't, but it's always nice to try something different, right?"

"Did we have a usual spot back home? Some place we went to a lot or where we always felt comfortable? I know with everything going on that was probably impossible," he bit his bottom lip, feeling bad for always bringing up a time of fear and sadness in Lily's life, but his curiosity - as usual - too strong to hold it in.

[tt_lily]

Lily nodded, "What can different hurt?" His second question brought back some memories, both good and bad. "There was a place in Godric's Hollow we went to a bit. And before Godric's Hollow there were a few places in London. It was nice." She walked onto the sand and made a face. Sand was so annoying. "We did our best to make life normal."