A/N: Late update, I know, I am so sorry! Anyways, I rewrote this chapter six times, starting it a various times of the day and week and it took a while for me to settle on this. I am not completely happy with it, the beginning isn't the best, but I hope you like it anyways! Also I know next to nothing about dresses so I did my best describing Luna's, I'll leave a link to the picture that I had in mind when I wrote about it in my profile!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. Sad face.

~Luna's PoV~

I felt so different, so weird, as I stepped into the entrance hall with the other Ravenclaws. I was wearing makeup and a dress with my hair all fancy. That was not like me.

The fifth through seventh years (plus Brianna and Maddie) in our dorm had all gotten ready together. We took up a whole four hours to get ready for the Christmas party. We did our hair, nails, makeup and got into our dresses, talking and laughing while we did.

I saw many people glance at me, widen their eyes, and turn back to whisper to their friends. I beamed, tonight I felt something, I felt special.

It would've been more special to share it with Draco, but I had no chance.

As I thought of Draco I looked around the noisy, crowded entrance hall for him, but did not see him.

I wasn't even sure if he was coming. Last I checked (Friday) he didn't have a date, and it'd be hard to get one last-minute.

Frowning, I turned my attention as a clock chimed eight o'clock. The doors to the Great Hall opened up and a mass of students flooded inside.

My breath hitched as I caught sight of the beautiful room, but I kept walking as I admired it.

I hadn't gone to the Yule Ball as I was a third year then and nobody asked me to go with them, but I was pretty sure that it had looked a lot like this.

Mistletoe and ivy hung all around the hall. The floor and the walls were tinted with a silver frost that looked like snow, and the ceiling showed the likely chance of it to start snowing outside soon. Fairylights danced in the several Christmas trees in the hall, and lanterns floated above our heads instead of candles.

Harry had told me that at the Yule Ball they had a feast before they danced, but it was different with this event. Against one wall of the Great Hall was a very long table, piled with punch bowls and puddings and plates of turkey and such.

Brianna and I walked around as we waited for everyone to arrive. There wasn't much dancing yet, mainly just clumps of people with their dates or their friends. I smiled at Audrey and Terry as they approached.

"Hey!" Audrey cheered. Her dress was purple and long, it matched Terry's suit.

There was no dress code really, so mostly everyone decided to wear muggle dresses and suits.

"Hello," I answered absentmindedly. I was watching the mistletoe for any signs of Nargles. You could never be too careful.

"Bit awkward, don't you think? Everyone just standing around?" Brianna wondered aloud.

Audrey nodded. "If this continues for another ten minutes I bet the teachers will start to spell us into dancing."

We watched as people started dancing to the Weird Sisters playing on a stage where the teachers' table usually was. Luckily, no one was forced to dance by a professor.

Audrey and Terry joined the dancing couples Brianna and I continued to stand around near a wall. We talked and watched the dance until she got hungry and left to grab the two of us plates.

While she was gone my eyes drifted from the mistletoe to once again search for Draco.

I sighed in defeat when I didn't find him. Where on earth was he? I was really hoping he would come.

I shook my head. No. It didn't matter.

I wondered if there were wrackspurts in the ivy.

~Draco's PoV~

After a half hour I could stall no longer. If I took another minute to "get ready" I wouldn't be surprised if she knocked down the door.

I undid the lock and swung the door open, the banging of her fists stopping immediately.

"Finally," She grumbled, yet in a sugary sweet tone. "We've got to go, we're late! Hurry, we've missed so much!"

"Yes Pansy," I mumbled.

'Why did I ask her to be my date?' I questioned myself mentally for the millionth time that day.

Well, I didn't really ask her.

I was sitting by the fire on Saturday when she flung herself on me, apologizing for how cruel she had been for the past few months and how she was going to change now. I had just sighed and asked what she wanted. She sat up, only slightly disgruntled by my reaction, and pouted on how her date to the party had been confined to the hospital wing for a few days and wouldn't make it to the party. I decided that it would be better to go with someone than alone, and seeing as I didn't have the guts to ask Luna, I asked Pansy.

I know, I know, Pansy had been horrid towards Luna and I since September, but I just asked her to the stupid party to make her leave me alone. And maybe part of me also wanted to make Luna...notice me, I guess. Maybe even jealous?

Who was I kidding, Luna wouldn't be jealous, she didn't care about me like that.

I was rudely pulled out of my thoughts as I almost ran into a wall. Pansy was leading the way with her hand clasped on my wrist and a fast walk.

I almost wanted to go back to the dungeons, but it was too late now. I'd have to live through another three and a half hours with her in a large room full of people. Yippee.

"Do you like my dress Draco?" Pansy asked in a flirty voice as we slowed down, nearing the source of music and chatter.

"Er-it's great," Was my response. Honestly, it was not at all great. It was like an awkward shade of pink, I couldn't tell if it was hot pink or light pink, it was sort of in between in an unappealing way.

She beamed and I mentally groaned as I thought of how many compliments she'd try to fish out of me tonight.

We both walked in the Great Hall, Pansy smiling widely at my side as I tried to hide from everyone. Maybe I could ditch her and find Luna, talk to her for a while instead.

That hope quickly vanished as my date gripped my arm tighter and led us through knots of people, stopping by one of her friends to talk.

I looked around, needing an escape.

Then I saw Luna.

She was about ten feet away. It was like we both turned to each other at the same time. Suddenly she was the only person in the world. We made eye contact and I glanced her over.

Luna had her long blonde hair over one shoulder. Her wild curls had been tamed into ringlets, a braid here and there too. There were blue and silver sparkles in it to match her dress.

The dress was a dark blue. It was sleeveless and went past her knees by just a few inches. The bodice was thin and outlined with several small, silver beads. The skirt started above her hips and wasn't too full, but it was wider than the bodice and every few inches the fabric bundled up every few inches.

She also had makeup on, highlighting her big, lovely eyes and showing off her long lashes. Her eyeshadow matched her dress; her blush and lipstick was the same color of light pink.

All in all, she was stunning. Beautiful. Drop dead gorgeous. All that plus her natural looks made her look amazing.

My knees were weak and I smiled at her.

She looked like she was about to smile back, then she froze. Her eyes moved to Pansy, who I forgot was there, and widened. I watched as she backed up a few steps, then turned and ran out of the hall.

Her friend, one of the twins I think, had walked up just then with plates of food and was almost knocked over by Luna. She looked thoroughly confused as she watched Luna run out. She was about to go after her, and so was I, when she caught sight of me.

Her eyes narrowed and she marched up to me, shoving the plates into a confused student's arms.

"Did you see that?" She demanded in a dangerous tone. Even though she was shorter than me she scared me.

"Well, uh, yeah," I backed up, glancing sideways to find that Pansy was absorbed in a conversation with another Slytherin, her hand finally off my arm.

"What happened?" The twin glared.

"Uh, well, I'm not sure. I just was looking around and I saw her. I smiled at her, but she saw Pansy and ran out."

I left out the part of me being absolutely stunned by her appearance. But I was also confused. Why did Pansy upset her?

Then it all made sense. Pansy had been a bully to us.

"I need to find her," Brianna declared.

"No, let me!" I offered. She raised an eyebrow. "I care about her too, okay? Maybe more than a friend!"

As soon as I said it it was too late. I had let it out. Now she knew that I liked Luna. We were both frozen.

Audrey, I think was her name, walked up to us as her date went to the punch bowl.

"What's going on, Brianna?" She inquired.

The twin, who was apparently Brianna, quickly explained in a whisper to Audrey. I hoped she left out the part of me confessing that I cared for Luna more than a friend. I was such an idiot for letting that out. The weird part was, it felt kind of good to finally say it aloud. If only it was to Luna's face.

Brianna finished talking. Audrey nodded and Brianna ran out of the hall after Luna.

Audrey put her hands on her hips and glared at me. "Way to go."

"Look," I held up my hands. "I'll just go talk to her, explain that Pansy isn't really my friend now, or even my girlfriend, I basically had no choice but to take her. Obviously Luna's upset since Pansy bullied us in the past."

She stared at me, disbelievingly, for a moment.

"Boys!" She finally cried, frustrated. "They understand nothing!"

"What am I missing?" I asked, bewildered.

Audrey shook her head. "Everything."

I sighed. "Can I just go and find Luna please? I need to talk to her."

Audrey literally pushed me back when I stepped forward. "No."

She looked around and motioned someone over with two frantic waves and three snaps.

Cho Chang-or I guess Professor Chang- hurried over with the other twin.

"I got the code," Cho nodded. "What's wrong?"

Audrey beckoned them closer and whispered an explanation to them. I sighed, making sure that Pansy was still a few feet away and wasn't paying attention. She had started dancing with another guy already. What a great date she was.

"Cho, Maddie, we have to keep guard until Brianna gets back with Luna," Audrey finished, this time not whispering.

"Keep guard? Will you please just tell me what I did?" I asked, dumbfounded.

Cho looked up. "No."

They formed a triangle around me. I was a prisoner.

Even though I could've overpowered them easily, I knew defeat when I saw it. So I just crossed my arms defiantly and hoped that Luna was okay.

~Luna's PoV~

I heard footsteps outside the door so I pushed myself farther into the shadows of the empty classroom and wiped my eyes with a tissue I had summoned.

The footsteps stopped and I held my breath. Then the door turned and I knew I was trapped.

"Luna?" A soft voice whispered.

I knew that voice, I knew who it was. I was honestly glad she had found me.

I sniffed but didn't look up.

Brianna came over to where I was sitting on a desk and wrapped me into a hug. I hugged her back, tightly, biting my lip so as not to start crying again.

"Luna, it's okay, don't worry about it," She assured me. Past the consoling voice I could sense she was surprised to find me in such a state. I was surprised with myself, I wasn't usually very emotional like this. Now I was a heartbroken mess.

"It's just a boy, he's not worth getting upset over," She continued.

I sat up, shocked. "You know I like him?"

She nodded. "I could tell."

"Was it really that obvious?" I mumbled.

"Oh no, it wasn't obvious at all, not with someone like you, but once Draco told me that he smiled and you ran out from seeing Pansy, I guessed."

"Yes, I saw her as his date and it upset me. You talked to Draco?"

"Yep. I scared the story out of him."

I laughed, then stopped. "What should I do?"

Brianna thought for a moment. "I say you go back in there. Maybe he'll talk to you. Give it a chance."

I had no better ideas so I nodded and stood up. "You're right. I can't hide forever. I'll just go out there and have fun."

"That's the spirit! One more thing, just so you know, Audrey is keeping guard over Draco until we get back so he doesn't cause any more trouble until we get back. I told her to get Cho and Maddie too."

I laughed again, feeling better. "Thank you. Do you think they know I like him too?"

She shrugged. "I have a feeling they figured it out."

"Okay," I smiled. "I'm ready to go back."

"Wait! Before we go I need to fix your makeup!"

I rolled my eyes but I actually didn't mind, my mascara had smeared from the tears.

A few minutes later we stepped out of the room, and I felt a lot better.

"Thank you," I told Brianna. "You sure know how to make me feel better."

She smiled. "You're welcome."

When we went into the Great Hall again, I was immediately surrounded by Maddie, Cho and Audrey. I felt my mood improve even more by their presence. Soon we were joined by Ginny and Hermione.

The twins left to get pudding and I explained to the two Gryffindors what had happened.

"Wait," Hermione held up her hand. "Do you like Draco?"

All the girls leaned forward, eager to hear my confirmation or denial.

I barely hesitated. They were my friends after all, they deserved to know.

"Yes," I answered simply and Cho and Audrey both squealed. Ginny seemed like she was thinking whether to be excited or not, and Hermione looked uncertain.

"Luna-" Hermione began, but she was interrupted by the twins who came running towards us, almost tripping over their long silver dresses.

"Luna! Draco asked us to find you, he said he wanted to dance with you!" Brianna and Maddie shouted together.

"What? He does?" I asked, bewildered. I still thought he saw me as a friend.

"Yes! He needs to talk to you too!" They were both bouncing up and down.

I smiled, following them through the crowd to find the Slytherin.

We were near the middle of the Great Hall when we found him.

"There he-! Oh..." Maddie stopped in her tracks.

I ran into her but she didn't seem to notice. Frowning, I moved between her and Brianna to see what they were staring at.

My breathing stopped.

There was Draco. Kissing Pansy.

I didn't know how long this had been happening, but the second I realized what was going on Draco pushed her away.

"What was that for, Parkinson?" He roared.

"What do you mean? You kissed me first!" Pansy shrieked.

"I did not! I-" Draco stopped as soon as he saw me. His eyes widened. "Luna..."

I shook my head and for the second time that evening I turned to run out of the hall.

"Wait! Luna!"

Everyone that had been dancing now stopped to watch the drama. My feeling of happiness and excitement was once again replaced with betrayal and sadness. I felt tears threatening to spill over and things became blurry. I ran into a cluster of people.

Before I could recover and run past them, someone grabbed onto my wrist. Their touch shot electricity through my body, like shocking your finger on a doorknob.

I whirled around, trying to wriggle out of their grip. I looked to see Draco was the one grabbing my wrist.

"Let me go Draco," I calmly requested.

"No, Luna, let me explain!"

"What is there to explain? You kissed her, okay, now leave me alone."

"Wait! Just can I-"

"I understand Draco, you like her, not me, now I-"

He interrupted me by meeting my lips with his.

My eyes widened at first, then they closed. His lips were soft and perfect. Everything seemed to stop. Time froze. Suddenly my anger went away. The music and the chatter and the crowd melted away. It was just him and I.

After a few seconds, we both pulled back.

Everyone was silent. They had been struck speechless from the sight of our Weird Sisters started a new song to try to get people dancing again, but nobody moved.

"Wow," I finally breathed.

A/N: Finally! Just to be clear, yes, Luna did get upset that Draco took Pansy to the party, even a little jealous! And then they kissed! :D Please review and tell me what you think! Thanks lovelies!