Hey, hey, hey! I apologize if this chapter is crappy. I'm like half asleep it's really late, but feel lucky I updated twice today enjoy.
"Me and you go to the dance together? Like just as friends?" Briella asked slightly shocked.
"I was kind of hoping for more then friends," James mumbled so she couldn't hear. Of course Briella did what she always does in uncomfortable situations: she bit her lip, waved her hand around, covered her mouth with her hands, and then spun around. Nobody really knew why she did that, but it usually wasn't a good sign.
"James, I really don't know what to say. I really, really would have said yes, but-"
"Look, I get it. Really it's okay."
"Please, just hear me out. I would have said yes, but someone already asked me and that someone is Connor Finnigan. James I'm really sorry." She hugged him before hurrying to her next class. James sighed and walked back to the common room to meet Fred, since he had a free period.
"So how did it go?" Fred asked.
"That git, Connor Finnigan asked her and she said yes," James replied simply.
"Well then find another girl and ask her to Hogsmede sometime."
"I'm starting to doubt she fancies me."
"Could you really be this thick?" Rose Weasley butted in. "It's obvious she fancies you. You can tell by the way she looks at you. Briella would have said yes if you asked her earlier. The dance is tomorrow," explained Rose. James groaned how was he supposed to find a date by tomorrow?
James was taking Emily Longbottom, Uncle Neville/ Professor Longbottom's daughter. She wasn't as pretty, or funny, or even as nice as Briella, but she did ask him and he didn't want to make her mad. She was a Slytherin, and he knew if he turned her down she would get revenge.
The night of the dance was complete chaos in the girls' dorm. Since it was very last minute and semi formal dresses, makeup, and hair products were flying every where. Briella decided this was her night to let her soft, girly side show. She slipped on her favorite strapless ballet pink, knee length dress with a sweet heart neck line and pleated a-line skirt. Her makeup was light and natural that highlighted her hazel with a touch of light pink lip-gloss. Her hair was in perfect chocolate brown ringlets that fell halfway down her back. She slipped on black ballet flats that looked similar to Pointe shoes. Somehow Brielle managed to make this simple outfit look stunning. Jaycee was trying to finish up her makeup with out getting any on her royal purple bubble dress, and Briella didn't feel like waiting so she headed down to the common room. Briella was pretty sure she heard a soft gasp from James when she entered the common room. He was already waiting with his date, Emily Longbottom. Briella walked over to Connor and he kissed me on the cheek. Rose was in the corner holding hand with Scorpious and Briella couldn't help smiling. The only thing that would make this night perfect is if James and I were going together she thought to herself, also if Cee and Nathan don't kill each other tonight. Nathan and Jaycee had some how ended up going together. Everyone knew it was going to happen eventually. Jaycee finally emerged from the girls' dorm and announced that we were finally ready to go.
They didn't really play slow songs, and James was happy about that. The last thing he needed was to slow dance with Emily or worse watch Briella slow dance with Connor. James couldn't find Emily and suspected she snuck off with some guy, so he sat down at one of the tables set up in the Great Hall. He noticed that Connor had left the Hall a few minutes before Briella had sat down next to him, looking as beautiful as ever.
"Have you seen Connor?" asked Briella. He could lie and ask her to dance with him, but he was her best friend, so he pointed towards the door. "Thanks!" she said, but it was only half-hearted. Connor was great, but she really did only have eyes for James. Briella didn't know why she went looking for him she didn't even know why she slapped him and started crying when she found him snogging James's date. She started to run up the stairs to the Gryffindor common room when James grabbed her wrist and spun her around. "Elle," he started but she just shook her head and pulled him towards the common room.
"I found Connor and Emily snogging in the corner by the doors. I don't even know why I'm crying. He was really never more then an acquaintance. I didn't even want to go to that stupid dance with him. I wanted to go with you," Briella confessed.
"Well we could just stay up here or go back down there. You pick, Elle."
"I'm fine with staying up here. It's nice when there aren't tons of people here."
"Well, if you set on staying here then Ms. Castro may I have this dance?" James asked extending his hand to her.
"Why of course, Mr. Potter. Who needs music anyways."
"I forgot the music." James muttered something Briella couldn't make out and with a flick of his wand Enchanted by Taylor Swift was playing out of nowhere. James pulled Brielle close as they swayed to the beat. She was so close he really could kiss her if he wanted too. The moment was all to perfect. He leaned closer to her lips, and she closed her eyes and leaned in too. Just as their lips were about to meet Fred Weasley burst into the common room shouting something about spiking the punch and firewhiskey. Briella bit her lip, kissed James on the cheek and walked up to the girl's dorm. She changed into her pajamas and fell on her bed. Her last thoughts? Best. Night. Ever.
Hope you enjoyed. Even though I'm half asleep it's 11:30 pm here and i woke up at like 5, so pretty tired. review please! i want to know what you though of this...do you want more romance less more of the prankster james? please tell me!
