This is a response to a anonymous prompt from 14/March/2014: "Dance, Dance - fall out boy, Young!Ned x Cat, or like any Game of Thrones paring you like and a crossover au, like hogwarts or storybrook" - this another prompt based on a song, this case "Dance, Dance" from Fall Out Boy
Transfiguration was the only class Ned had with his best friend. And Ned and Robert, even being in different houses were allowed to sit next to each other at the back of the classroom.
"So I tried asking your sister to the Yule Ball? But she said no - how could she say no to me, I'm one of the Triwizard Tournament participants? All the girls want to go."
Nobody at Hufflepuff was really excited about the ball, besides Davos and Marya, but they were the golden couple of the Hufflepuffs, of course. But Ned... Ned wanted to ask someone to go with him... if he ever gained the courage to ask her - he was never good with words.
"Ned, are you listening to me? What will I do about your sister?"
"Robert, you know she hates dancing. She won't want to go. Invite her somewhere else later."
"So who do I take? The boy from Durmstrang is suppose to be bringing his girlfriend. Ashara - from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic - is taking your brother…"
"Really?!" If Brandon was going with her, that means she would be free.
"What?!" Robert said a bit too loud and the teacher turned to them telling them to quiet down. "You still hang up of the Ravenclaw girl." Ned tried to look away, but Robert could read him better than most and he quickly understood. "Okay, you're talking to her next time we see her."
A day had passed, and Ned couldn't tell if he wished that Robert had forgotten or that we would insist on the agreement they had made in Transfiguration class. Until thet saw her talking to Elia, a fellow Ravenclaw, and he knew Robert hadn't forgotten.
"Go on, Ned…"
"What will I say?"
"Just be yourself." Robert told him smirking. "Go get the girl, boy."
He aproached the girls quietly, and Elia was the first to see him but after saying hello she went away to find Rhaegar. He and the girl stayed looking at each other, as she waited for him to say anything.
"Catelyn…"
"Ned?"
"Hi…" Robert must have sensed Ned's awkwardness, because somehow a flower appeared in front of them with a note asking her if she wanted to go to the Yule Ball.
"So Ned, is this from Robert or you? My answer changes."
"Mine. If you don't want to go I totally understand… and…"
"Thank you, Ned. You can wait for me at 7:30 p.m. in front of the Ravenclaw commom room." She said before kissing his cheek and walking away. Ned turned back to Robert who yelled way to go man.