Wild Hearts ✮ James Potter

Chapter 22.

Mia felt as though she was in a bubble. Her head was light and airy as she walked back to the Gryffindor common room with her friends. Evelyn was walking beside her giving her smug looks as James' arm was slung around her waist.

Mia looked up at James and couldn't help but smile.

He felt the same. For the first time in 7 years, she knew without a single doubt that James Potter liked her back. And that was a feeling she would never be able to describe as anything else but pure bliss.

They entered the Gryffindor common room and Sirius grabbed a barrel of firewhiskey whilst Remus grabbed an assortment of muggle alcohol from the Marauders dormitory. James grabbed Mia by the backs of her thighs and lifted her up. He dropped himself onto the worn red sofa with Mia on top of him. Her face went so red she was sure that James would be able to feel the heat radiating from it. He placed his hand under her chin so their eyes would meet. She leaned forwards slightly.

"Hey." He whispered.

"Hey." She whispered back.

He captured her lips in his once more and poured every ounce of passion he had into it. His hand cupped the back of her head as she rested hers on his chest. Someone switched a boom box on and cast an amplifying charm so that the music was ten times louder. Mia was beginning to get slightly overwhelmed so she pulled back. James swiped his thumb over her cheek.

"You okay?" He asked.

She simply nodded in return but James could tell that the noise and crowdedness of the room was getting to her. So he stood up with her and grabbed a bottle of something from the drinks table and led her out the portrait hole.

Mia felt so embarrassed. She wouldn't let James miss out on this after party because she was being a wimp so she stopped in her tracks and tugged on his hand.

"James we don't need to leave. I'll be fine, I just got a bit hot is all." She said quietly.

"Mimi, I could tell you were uncomfortable, and it's okay. I'm not mad for those parties anyway." He reassured, but Mia could tell by his tone of voice that he definitely did mind a bit. He was just too polite to say it.

"No. Your not missing out because of me. I just, um, I guess I'm not really used to all the, er, you know. The kissing." She admitted. By this point she was so embarrassed she wished to just drink the draught of living death.

"Bloody Fuck. That...that was your first kiss?"

Mia looked away in shame.

"Yes."

James noticed her sudden embarrassment and stepped forward to tuck a strand of her brunette locks behind her ear.

"Well, I'm glad it was me. I wouldn't want anyone else touching my Mia." He whispered.

Mia swore she was a puddle on the floor.

"Well it's a good thing I'm reserved for you then Potter." She said back. James couldn't help himself, he leaned in and locked lips. She's like an ocean tide that keeps pulling him in no matter how hard he tried to escape. Not that he minds.

A pinkish red clouds their vision, they have become so engrossed in their love for one another that one might think they had been placed under amortentia.

They kissed for a few minutes. Just lovingly pouring their hearts into one another through their actions. When they pulled away, Mia had a foreign feeling on her lips. They felt tingly and almost swollen. She briefly touched her hand on them. James chuckled and kissed her forehead. Leading her back into the common room. But not before whispering something to her ear.

"If you need to leave, come get me first yeah?" He asked.

Mia simply kissed his cheek as her answer.

When they entered the room Mia was again a little overwhelmed by the smell of smoke and alcohol. The music was so loud that she could hear the thinking of her heart but she tried to adjust and enjoy it.

She wandered over to the drinks table and grabbed a cup of muggle vodka. She hated to admit it, but she was a lightweight so she diluted the vodka with some lemonade. She made her way over to Evelyn who was surprisingly standing with Regulus, who was the only other Slytherin there. Regulus had his arm around Evelyn's waist. Mia gasped at the sudden realisation. It seemed that love was blooming for both her brothers and she couldn't be happier. It was as if the lost puzzle of her life had finally been found and were steadily being placed together.

"Hey there Pipsqueak, Reggie." She greeted.

Regulus suddenly retracted his arm from Evelyn and hugged his sister.

Secretly, Regulus was angry with Mia. She was being reckless and stupid. If their parents got wind of her relationship with James then Mia would be in severe trouble. More severe than she'd ever been in. And that scared him more than anything because there is only so much he can protect her from. But even through his worry and anger, he couldn't help but feel immense pride, she was finally embracing who she was without fear. Regulus could see, that she was slowly realising her worth.

They pulled away from their hug and lent against the wall sipping from their cups. After finishing her first drink Mia felt slightly dizzy, like she said, she was a lightweight. So she was slumped against Evelyn rather heavily considering Regulus had gone to the dance floor.

"Mimi, your crushing me." Evelyn shouted so she could be heard.

"Stay here I'm going dancing." She shouted again as she sauntered after Regulus.

Mia felt odd, it was like a buzzing feeling in her head. So when Evelyn left she went back over to the drinks table and grabbed another drink. This time it was gigglewater. She regretted it as soon as she took one sip.

A soft giggle fell from her lips and warmed her to her stomach. They do say that laughter is the best medicine but it was a rather embarrassing medicine.

Mia wandered around the common room, now trying desperately to consider her squeals of giggles. She felt someone snake their arms around her waist from behind and rest their chin on her shoulder. She knew it was James from the soft curls that were tickling her neck. She was quite exhausted at this point, so she slumped against him. All her late night escapades with James mixed with some strong alcohol had taken a toll on Mia's body.

"Someone's tired?" He said sweetly.

She simply nodded and turned around to bury her face in his chest like a child. He wrapped her in a tight embrace knowing that now, she truly had, had enough. He turned around and led her upstairs to bed. He knew that she wouldn't mind sharing a bed since they had done many times before.

Once in the dorm, he gave Mia a large t-shirt to wear and he turned around while she changed to respect her privacy. He quickly put on a pair of joggers and nothing else as he slept shirtless. They got under the covers of the bed and James had his arm around Mia so she was snuggled against him under his arm. They were very fond of cuddling probably due to the fact that they were both very clingy.

The music was still blaring downstairs but could only be heard as a faint thud from their position in bed.

"It's your birthday tomorrow." James whispered.

"Yeah." Mia said whilst smiling. She never usually got excited for birthdays but she was for this birthday was quite a big deal in the Wizarding world. And she couldn't deny, she was excited to spend her birthday with James. But right now, as he drew circles on her back with his finger, she wasn't thinking about her birthday. She was thinking about the boy she loved. She finally had him, but she knew that sooner or later she would have to let him go to keep him safe.

She just didn't know how soon that would be.

I literally love James and Mia with my whole heart. And I can't wait to throw some drama into the mixture 😉
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~M