Lily Potter finds that the James she knew is not the same man he was when he left for the war. Based on the story, I Waited, by Bitter-Sweet Teardrops

There's been an attack. Fresh out of training, James Potter is finally a full fledged auror. Next thing he knows, he's pulled head first into his first experience with real chaos and casualties, but when one victim of the attack has chocolate brown hair identical to that of his sister's best friend of six years, what's a scared kid to do? A companion piece to Somewhere With You.

James Sirius Potter: Prankster/troublemaker extraordinaire. But every once in a while, I'm bound to get caught.

He grinned at her. "Look at the ickle firstie! Thinks she can hex us doesn't she?" The boy caught the bag with ease, not taking his eyes off of the red head in front of him. "What're you gonna do, Red?" He said, pointing at Lily's wand, "Throw it at us?"

Everyone feels a bit overwhelmed sometimes. Lily feels like she's breaking.