Oh man it's been a while! But I finally decided that I would try and squeeze out a few updates! I hope you'll all forgive me for such a long wait. I have recently started a new story; White Hot Flames, based in the Blue Exorcist fandom. If you're a Blue Exorcist fan, hit up my new fic and give me your thoughts! Anyways, here me go, the moment you've all been anxiously waiting for…..THE YULE BALL!
As always, I do not own any character beside those that I create. In this chapter that is, Rea, Amber, Anya, and David.
(Rea's PoV)
I had a hard time falling asleep that night, mostly because I just couldn't turn my mind off long enough to fall asleep; tossing and turning. When I finally fell asleep, it seemed like only a matter of minutes before the sun was shinning through the windows of our dormitory. I groaned loudly, pulling the pillow over my head, trying desperately to fall back to sleep and get just another fifteen minutes of sleep.
"Wake up, Rea!" I heard Amber yelling at me, pulling the curtains back on my four poster bed, letting in the rest of the mornings light.
"Just five more minutes, please…" I groaned again, this time pulling the blanket over my head, seeing as my "friend" took my pillow away.
I felt her grab ahold of my blankets and then forcefully ripping them off my body. "Not another five seconds! It's Christmas morning and it's also the date of the Yule Ball!" To further prove that she wouldn't let me go back to sleep, she jumps onto my bed and begins bouncing up and down, effectively bouncing me with her. "Get up! Get up!"
"Okay! Okay!" Now that I was fully awake, she stops jumping, landing on the floor, laughing. "You're overly excited considering last night." I say, sitting up in bed and running a hand through my messy blonde hair.
She turned around and opened up her trunk, pulling out a few items and closing it once more, setting those items on top. I could see that she'd taken out her bathing supplies. "Well, after he rejected me last night, I was really upset, and didn't even care to go tonight. Then you and everyone else made me feel so much better about everything, that I decided it really wasn't the end of the world and want to go regardless." Amber looked back at me and she was the girl I knew and loved. "I don't care if I have a date or not, I'm just glad to be able to spend time with my greatest friends." Gathering her things in her arms, she heads for the door. "Don't open any thing without me!"
I laugh as she leaves. "Yeah, yeah, hurry up and get back here then!" She replies with a hand in the air waving back to me.
Once she was gone, I laid back down on my bed, staring up. I was wide awake and even if I wanted to, wouldn't be able to fall asleep. Instead I just lie there, thinking.
It had finally happened. George Weasley was at last my boyfriend and not just my best friend. My lips turned up into a smile and my cheeks tinted with a soft blush. After years of loving him in secret, my dream came true. Yet for some reason, I couldn't seem to believe it; like it was all just some dream I had. When I closed my eyes, I could clearly see the scene from yesterday; replaying it over in my head.
Walking out of the Great Hall after breakfast and trying to cheer Amber up, to help her through her nervousness in asking Roger to the Ball. Seeing Fred and George heading in my direction, smiling and waving, happy to see them both. Before I even got a real chance to greet them, George's hands took a hold of my face and for the first time ever, I felt his hard lips pressed against my own softer ones. Everything in that moment fell away and time momentarily stopped. I was too shocked to react properly, standing there with my eyes wide open, looking into his beautiful brown eyes. In that moment, despite my shock, I was overwhelmed in happiness. I finally knew that he shared my feelings, that he cared about me like I care about him and tonight we would go to the Yule Ball not as friends, but as a couple.
My hands quickly come up and cover my face, just as a little squeal escaped my throat. I just couldn't believe that this was happening! I never imagined that this day would actually come. For as long as we've been friends, I only ever thought that he only saw me as a friend and never romantically.
"You seem happy?" A familiar voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I quickly sit up, looking over towards the door. Standing in the doorway, Anya looked incredible as always. Did she ever have a bad day?
Smiling I stand up and walk to her. "I can't help it, this is the happiest I've been in a long time. Never did I imagine that George would actually become my boyfriend."
Anya gives be a happy smile. "I'm happy for you, Rea. You deserve to be happy just like everyone else and George is perfect for you. I'm glad that he finally came to his senses and realized the truth. I can see that you'll be together for a very long time."
"Thanks," The smile on my face was do big that I could feel my cheeks starting to hurt. Still, it didn't stop me from feeling as happy as I was in this moment. "Amber went off to bathe, she's in better spirits this morning as well, considering how badly last night went." Finally my smile fades, replaced with a deep frown. "I still want to go and beat the tar out of Roger for how he treated her. The way he handled it, was completely wrong."
She sighs and nods her head. "Yes, I agree, but if she's happier today than maybe we should just let it go and enjoy the Ball tonight with our friends?"
Anya was right, there wasn't any point in letting this get to me anymore than it already had. Amber wasn't letting it get to her and I should just let it go as well. It was Christmas and tonight was the Yule Ball, it was suppose to be a happy time. Nodding my head, I agree to let it go. "Alright, Anya, but if he says anything at all to her today, I'm slipping him one of the Twins concoctions."
Laughing, Anya nods her head. "Okay, that's a deal then."
The rest of the morning, the girls and I sat around the Common Room, laughing and enjoying each other's company. We exchanged gifts and decided that leaving Ravenclaw Tower just wasn't going to happen. By the time the afternoon rolled around, we were starving and were forced to leave for lunch, having missed breakfast. Arm and arm, the three of us walked down the winding stairs heading for the Great Hall. When we reached the bottom of the stairs, Amber's brother David stopped us.
His brown eyes looked between the three of us before he smirks a bit and shakes his head. "You know, anyone who doesn't know you three would probably think you're more than just best mates."
"Let them think what they want, it's not like we care." Amber retorts, sticking her tongue out at her older brother. Even still, she unlatched her arm from mine, though not because of what David said, but because he wasn't moving out of the way, forcing us to unlatch.
As I was passing him, he took a hold of my upper arm and pulled me away from the other two as they entered the dining hall. The playfulness no longer in the depths of his brown eyes, but now filled with concern. "Is she doing as well as she's making it seem?"
I wasn't sure how David found out about what happened, but I figured it was going to happen sooner or later. He was after all, a part of Ravenclaw and was apart of the Quidditch team with Roger. If he hadn't been there when it happened, which I doubted, knowing he wouldn't have let Roger say the things he did about his sister without some kind of repercussions, than he had heard it from someone later on. Sighing I nodded my head, "Yes, for the most part she seems like she's doing a lot better. Last night was rough, but I think we were all able to cheer her back up. This morning she even said that she was still going to the Ball with us, even if she didn't have a date. I think she's recovered as best as she could."
Anger replaced the concern and at his sides, I could see that his hands were tightening into fists. "I can't believe that twat treated my sister like that." His knuckles turned white. "I swear I'll kick his arse.."
"Don't..." I cross my arms. "Just let it go. I am, and believe me, I would love nothing more than to make his pay for how he handled the situation, but I've decided to just let it go for now. For Amber, anyways."
He looks down at me and shakes his head, though I did notice that his hands loosened up. "You're a better person than I am."
"Well, she's your little sister, it's understandable that you'd want to make him pay." I smile and place a hand on his shoulder. "But you also understand that it's not what she would want and would only make her feel worse in the long run...That being said, if he does say anything further, than you can handle it any way you'd like." Winking, I turn around and head into the Great Hall with my friends.
I know I said this would be the Yule Ball, but I think this is where I'm going to end this chapter. I promise the next chapter will be all about the Yule Ball and won't take me nearly as long to get out. I hope you're not too disappointed, but I didn't want to make this too long and including the Yule Ball would have made it much longer and I want to dedicate an entire chapter to it. After the Yule Ball, I'll likely skip to the third and final task and then start part two. Send in those reviews and let me know how you liked or disliked this chapter, or if you're happy to see me back! Until next time, lovies~