"Are your eyes closed?" Jake asked, sounding excited.
"Yes." I answered, walking up the last few steps to the boys dorm carefully.
"Sure?" Sirius asked.
"Here." Remus said, putting one hand over my eyes so I couldn't peek.
"Okay," James said. I heard the door creek open and then I was gently pushed in by Remus.
"You can open your eyes now," Lily said, I could hear the smile in her voice.
Remus's hand dissapeared and I opened my eyes, looking around the boys dorm until my eyes landed on the most beautiful dress I have ever seen. It was a deep blue, strapless dress with sparkles and a flowing train. It was long enough so it would reach the floor, but not so long that I would trip over it.
"What is that?" I asked, amazed, stepping towards it slowly.
"We made it for you!" Jake said excitedly, grinning, "Sirius, Remus, James, Lily and me! Do you like it?"
"Yes," I smiled wide, "It's perfect."
They all grinned.
"It's for the Halloween dance." Sirius explained.
I nodded mutely.
"Oh, about that..." Lily said, somewhat awkwardly. "James...would you..." Lily took a deep breath, then said really fast, "Would you like to go with me?"
James stared at her in shock.
"If you don't want to, that's fine." Lily said in a small voice. "You don't have-"
"I want to!" James said immediatly. "Merlin, yes, I want to!"
Lily smiled. "Great." She stood there awkwardly for a moment, before saying. "So...I'll just go." She turned and walked out the door.
I grinned, high-fiving Remus. James grinned.
"Go after her!" I said, nodding towards the door.
"...should I?" James asked, smiling widely, but still looking confused.
"Go!" Sirius said, pushing him out the door and slamming it behind him. I heard James tripping down the stairs.
"He's a hopeless case," I laughed.
"You can say that again," Remus smirked, sitting on his bed.
"So who are you going to the dance with, Remus?" I asked, sitting on the trunk that was at the end of Sirius's bed. Jake went to jump on his bed. Sirius flopped onto his bed behind me and started flipping through a Quidditch magazine.
Remus blushed and muttered something under his breath.
"Sorry?" I asked, laughing at his embarressed expression.
"Mary McDonald," He said, slightly louder, then turned beet red. Apparently someone had a crush.
"Woah! When did that happen?" I asked, smiling.
"I dunno," He shrugged, "A few days ago."
"Well, that explains why I missed it." I said, "Congrats!"
He blushed some more, "Thanks. So who are you going with?" He asked.
"No one," I said, "I prefer to go solo." I winked, "Who are you going with, Sirius?"
He shrugged, "I dunno. Maybe I'll ask someone tomorrow."
I grinned, "The girl you like already been asked?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"No," Sirius laughed, "And I'm not telling you who it is." He said, cutting me off before I could ask.
I frowned. "It's like you read my mind."
"I wish I could read minds," Sirius said, "That would be bloody brilliant."
"Wouldn't it?" I laughed, "So does the girl you like like you?"
Sirius tilted his head to the side, exchanging a look with Remus. They both shrugged. "Dunno." He said finally.
I sighed, knowing I wouldn't get any more imformation out of him. Sirius was stubborn. "I'm going to bed." I sighed, getting up and walking slowly towards the door.
"Night," Remus and Sirius said.
"Night, Kitty!" Jake said.
"Night, bud," I smiled, leaving the room quietly.
Almost a week later it was time for the Halloween dance. Lily and I got ready together along with her best friend, Alice.
"What time are you meeting Frank, Alice?" I asked, sitting on my bed and watching them both get ready. I was already done.
"5:30," Alice answered, hurridly putting on some lipstick, "We're going to walk around a bit before the dance starts at 7."
"That's a lot of walking," Lily said, raising her eyebrows in a funny way; she had a knowing look in her eyes.
Alice hit her arm, "Shove off, Lily,"
"Just go," Lily laughed, "You're nearly late!"
Alice waved a hand, "A girl should always be fashionably late."
Lily rolled her eyes, but I grinned and said, "I'll keep that in mind."
"Alright, see you two there!" Alice said, grabbing her mask and running out of the room.
Lily continued with her hair, "Are you done, Kat?"
"Yeah, I'm all ready," I smiled, standing up, "Anything I can help you with, though?"
"Nope, I'm done, too," Lily said, finally finding the perfect hair-do and putting the clip in place. She grinned, standing up to face me. "How do I look?"
"Perfect," I smiled. She was wearing a gold dress that was fitting around the waist, but then went out in an elegant train. Her hair was half-up half-down and a mess of perfect curls. Her only jewelry was a emerald green necklace that matched her eyes perfectly.
Her grin widened, "Thanks! You look really beautiful."
"Thank you!" I grinned, "You ready for your first date with James?"
She breathed out unsteadily, "Maybe."
"James is a great guy, trust me." I smiled, "Now go knock him dead!" I said, handing her an elegant black mask and pushing her out the door.
She grabbed my wrist, "You're coming down the stairs with me! Right now!"
"Fine," I grabbed my goldish-yellow mask and followed her out.
"You are so strange," I said, following her down the stairs.
She turned to glare at me, stopping in her tracks, "The desending of the staircase is the most important part of the whole night."
I laughed loudly, "Honey, if this is the most important part of your night, then you must not plan on having any fun."
She scowled, turning back around and continued walking down the stairs slowly. I think she was trying to appear graceful.
I mimicked her, a smirk on my lips.
She reached the bottom step and looked around the room, searching for James. He was leaning against the edge of the couch, talking to Sirius.
"Ah, Merlin," Lily cursed under her breath, "He wasn't looking." She tried to turn around, but she ran into me. I yelped as she stepped on my with her heels. How she planned to dance in those things..."Turn around and go back up! He wasn't watching!" She tried pushing my up the stairs, but I kept my feet firmly on the floor.
"Lily, it's just a stupid staircase." I whispered, "The most important part of this night should be you being with James, not the dumb staircase."
She looked at me for a second, "I guess you're right." She muttered, turning around and walking down the last step herself.
I smiled and jumped the last two after her. Good thing I wore dancing shoes.
"Mi'lady," Sirius appeared next to me and offered me his arm.
I took it, smiling at him, suprised, "Where's your date, mi'man?"
He barked out his laugh, "Couldn't find one, so you're going to have to do."
I smiled, but I felt like I had had the wind-knocked out of me. I was his last resort.
"Well, you seemed to have dressed appropriately," I said, indicating his tie, which matched my dress.
He grinned and winked, "Nothing less for you, love."
I grinned, putting my mask over my head before exiting the Common Room. Sirius followed suit.
"They're good together," I said, nodding my head up at James and Lily, who were talking and laughing ahead of us. "I'm glad they got together before..." I hesitated. "Before the end of year."
If he noticed my hesitation, he didn't say anything. He just continued talking happily.
We reached the doors of the Great Hall, where the dance was being held, and walked in together, looking around at the sparkling room excitedly.
"It's beautiful." I smiled, looking at the starry ceiling.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, beautiful." Sirius agreed, smiling at me.
"Wanna walk outside for a bit?" I asked, looking around at the empty hall one more time. I'm glad we got to see it before it was filled with people. "Nobody's really here, yet."
"Sure." Sirius said, leading me away from the hall and towards the main doors. "Where do you want to walk to?" He asked, looking out at the grounds, which were lite with twinkling lights for the occasion.
"Let's go towards the forest." I said. "I've never seen it at night."
He grinned at me. "Forest it is."
We talked as we walked down the small slope that lead to the forest's edge.
"Can I ask you something, Kat?" Sirius asked, his voice serious.
"Shoot." I said.
"You're good at knowing...stuff about girls, because, obviously, you are a girl...but, I mean, erm..." He paused, then let out a nervous laugh. "Sorry. I'm not sure how to ask this."
"Just spit it out." I said.
He nodded. "How do you know if a girl likes you? Well, not you, but me?"
"Um," I thought for a moment. How do you tell? "I suppose it all depends on the girl." I said finally. "If you told me who you liked, the-"
"You really don't know?" He asked, raising an eyebrow at me.
"Yes, I really don't know." I said. "I don't know everything, you know."
He shook his head. "It's kind of obvious."
"Not to me, it isn't." I sighed. "And I hate not knowing things, because then I don't know how to help with the situation and I can-"
Sirius cut me off by pressing his lips to mine.
I smiled, throwing my arms around his neck.
After a minute he pulled back, grinning down at me. "It's you, stupid."
It's amazing how he could make the word "stupid" seem like a compliment.
I was grinning like a fool. "Oh, I never really got the message, I guess."
"I kissed you before!" He exclaimed.
"Well...that was...different." I said lamely. "My brother was there."
He barked out a laugh. "Why does that matter? I could have kissed you in front of Dumbledore and it still would have been a kiss."
At the mention of my Uncle my face fell. I dropped my gaze from Sirius's grey eyes, instead staring at my feet.
"What's wrong?" Sirius asked, lifting my chin with a gentle finger.
I shook my head, turning and walking a few paces away from him. I sighed, trying to force the tears back into my eyes. "This is...bad timing." I choked out.
"What is it?" Sirius asked, coming up behind me and putting a soft hand on my shoulder.
"I can't be with you, Sirius." I whispered. "I mean, I want to, but I...can't."
"Why?" He asked quietly. I could hear the confusion in his voice. And something else, too: hurt.
"I have to leave." I told him quietly.
He grabbed my arm. Not roughly, but firmly, like he wasn't letting go anytime soon. "Not until you explain it to me." He said. The pain in his voice was clear now, though I knew he was trying to hide it.
He lifted my chin with one hand and I looked into his eyes. His hard eyes softened when he saw I was crying and wiped the tears away.
"What is it, Kat?" He whispered. "Why can't we be together?"
I chewed on my lip for a moment before whispering, "I have to leave Hogwarts."
"Why?" He asked roughly, not looking at me anymore.
"Uncle Al says I need to because of the whole kidnapping thing." I said, voice thick. "Rose said she's been seeing some suspicious people in Hogsmeade. Uncle Al thinks they're looking for me."
"What?" Sirius was staring at me intently. "Why?"
I shrugged. "Because I'm Albus Dumbledore's neice; they think I have top-secret information." Which I did, but they didn't know that.
"Do you?" Sirius asked, raising an eyebrow and tilting his head curiously.
I grinned. "Not telling."
He shook his head at me. "So, what should we do?"
I sighed, thinking for a moment. "I think...I think we should go inside and have a good time. And then we'll see what happens tomorrow."
He grinned down at me, offering me his arm. "Mi'lady."
"Mi'man." I grinned, taking his offer and walking up to Hogwarts with him.
Author's Note: :) AH! I love Sirius and Kat together! :) :) In the next chapter we'll get some Lily/James because their finally together! And I might go back and add more chapter in, just add more of Lily and James getting along better, and Sirius kind of falling in love with Kat. What do ya'll think of that?
I had to have Kat wearing dancing shoes because one time I went to a dance and I was wearing heels and this little girl (who's five) I babysit was like: "Why aren't you wearing dancing shoes? How do you expect to dance? My grandma says everyone should be wearing dancing shoes." hahahaha. It made my night. :) I love that little girl!
I'm sorry for any mistakes, this hasn't been edited, yet. If you see any please tell me and I'll fix them. :) I just really wanted to get this chapter up!
Anyway, review? Please?
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