Giorno Di Valentine
Valentine's Day
It was the night of the Dance and the girls where bustling around the 5th years Girls dorm, while the guys stayed down in the common room, because it only took them five minutes to get ready. Unfortunately for Sirius, Gemini had a high alcohol tolerance, so the fire whisky did not effect her in the slightest.
Gemini pulled on her blood red skirt and gold crop tank top then sat down on the bed.
"Has any body seen my-" Gemini started by then was cut off by seeing her small cat drag one of her boots out from under the bed. "Never mind!"
Soon the little cat and the one boot were soaring in the air, and landed in her lap.
She sent Mischief to get her other boot, while she pulled on her sparkling gold pantyhose. She then proceeded to pull her boot on.
"I still cannot believe that you're wearing those… barbaric boots. Did you know they make you look like an embarrassment to Gryffindor girls everywhere." Bella scoffed as she put on her make up.
" Well, I had no idea." Gemini mocked and started to lace them up, "And did you know that all the make up you are wearing makes you look like Barbie?" Gemini said in an unusually perky voice.
Bella just sneered at her and continued to slather the bright blue eye shadow on.
Gemini retrieved her other boot and laced it as well. "At least Remus like my boots."
"I though Remus would have better taste in girls than you." Bella snapped.
Gemini jumped up and stepped to Bella, daring her to fight. "Come on Bella, you know you wanna hex me, or hit me at least. Go right ahead. Bitch slap me for all I care!" Gemini hissed as Bella sneered at her.
"Gemini!" Lily said as she tried to zipper her dress, "I need help!"
With out leaving her spot, the zipper zipped up and all was well.
"Gem, can you brush my hair out, I can't reach the back and I want it perfectly straight." Lily said throwing her a brush, trying to indirectly stop Gemini from getting blood all over her dress.
Gemini sighed and stalked to her trunk and searched though all of the potions she has brewed, whether they were legal or not was her own business.
She rummaged around until she emerged with a smile on her face and her straightening potion in her hand.
She walked over to Lily as she said, "This," She held up the bottle, "Is the most powerful hair straightener I could brew at the time." She poured some in to a spay bottle and sprayed it on to Lily's hair.
Immediately Lily soft curls straitened and shined like never before, and in a matter of seconds, Gemini was done and Lily stood up and twirled around in her spot, laughing.
"Thanks Gem." Lily said as she looked at herself in the mirror.
"No problem." Gemini said as she headed back to her trunk to put it away.
She then waited on her bed for about another half an hour until Lily was ready. In the time the she was waiting, she plotted seven ways how she could deflate Snape's ego, and how funny it would look if she turned his robes red and his hair gold during a quidditch match.
"Gemini." Lily said, breaking her though, "Come on, were going down now."
"Oh, right, let me get my coat." Gemini said as she leapt off of her bed and grabbed her coat in one graceful swoop. She pulled it on, linked arms with Lily and the two best friends walked down the stairs.
"Oh my god…" James and Remus said simultaneously as the two girls walked towards them.
Gemini and Lily drew a lot of attention as the walked down the stairs. Gemini beauty shone it brightest that night, her crescent mark standing out from her dark skin. With half of her hair thrown in to a messy bun, and a few pieces hanging from her face, she looked to go to be true. She wore no make up, and her trademark smile lit up her face.
"You look gorgeous." Remus said softly, taking her out stretched hand. And he meant it. Gemini was the only person who had enough guts to go to the ball in boots. But she was the only one who could pull it off as well, for it didn't make her taller then everybody else.
"And you, Mr. Moony, look dead tired." Gemini said, her eyes full of concern and she lifted a hand to his cheek. "You sure you want to go? I mean we can stay in the common room or-" she was silenced by Remus who put a finger to her lips.
"I am fine." He said, making sure each word sunk in, "Now come on, lets go."
Gemini smiled and she let Remus lead her out of the portrait hole. Gemini walked close to Remus the whole way there, taking in all of the sights and sounds. She smiled as she watched Lily and James. Gemini knew those two were going to go somewhere in life. She smiled as she though of the future. She looked up at Remus and smiled softly. She didn't know what would happen between her and Remus. Deep down inside she had a feeling of failure between them, and it only seemed true, for who and what they were. But every time she got that feeling, she would shrug it of, and remind herself that she loved Remus.
They got to the great hall where McGonagal stood, introducing the couples as they walked in.
"Miss Lily Evans accompanied by Mr. James Potter."
There were many claps and cheers as the two walked in and sat down at their assigned table.
"Miss Gemini Cielo accompanied by Mr. Remus Lupin."
Gemini and Remus walked into the great hall, receiving some applause from everybody in the room except for Ravenclaw, for in the last quidditch match, Gemini put their seeker out with a concussion.
"Miss Victoria DeVille accompanied by Mr. Sirius Black."
Sirius walked in with a broad grin on his face, and a very shapely girl at his side, who fit every single one of his requirements, in a very reveling blue dress.
He walked past them and gave James a high five as he went to sit down at Victoria's table.
"Arabella Figg accompanied By Alexander DeMonte."
Gemini's jaw dropped open as she watched Bella walk in, looking beautiful, with DeMonte at her side. She gave Gemini a broad grin as she walked past them to sit down at his table.
Gemini zoned out after that. So this was it, she would have to tell the school one way or the other that she was the heiress of a goddess that they didn't believe in. She would surely be the laughing stock of the school. Who would believe her anyway?
"Gem." Remus said, looking at her with concern, snapping her out of his trance.
"What, yea Remus?" Gemini asked, coming out of her daze.
"They're starting the dance."
Gemini smiled and stood up along with everybody else. She gave Remus her hand and let him guide her to the dance floor.
She wrapped her arms around his neck and he wrapped his long arms around her small waist and they swayed to the music, for neither could dance at all. Gemini stared in to Remus's eyes, until she put her head on his shoulder, and looked around her. Lily and James were in their own little world ignoring every body around them, her dark green robes, clashing with his scarlet and gold ones.
Sirius was dancing rather exotic with Victoria, Peter was stepping on his dates, Bertha, feet. Mary Sue danced with her date, all the while staring at James with a look of lust in her eye. Bella looked at Gemini, with a satisfied look on her face as she and Alexander twirled away.
The song ended and she looked up at a somber looking Remus. He yawned and then smiled back.
"Remus, you are falling asleep." Gemini said, pulling him off the dance floor and back to the table as the next song started.
"No I'm" – he yawned again- "Not."
"Yes you are." Gemini said, stamping her foot on the ground.
Remus sighed. Gemini had that look in her eye again. She was stubborn as all hell and nobody could convince her other wise.
"Come on, back to the common room with you." Gemini said, standing up, pulling her boyfriend along with her.
"Gemini you have been looking forward to this for a while." Remus said as he was being led by Gemini out the door, "I don't want to ruin it for you."
"You aren't" Gemini said, giving him a deep kiss, "now come on, we have to stop at the kitchens for a bit."
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"See now isn't this better than a ball?" Gemini asked as she and Remus sat on the floor in the boys' dorm, eating penne in vodka sauce, with freshly baked bread, and two butterbeers, so kindly provided by the wonderful house elves of the hogwarts kitchens.
Remus yawned again and he nodded. Gemini changed out of her dress once they got inside, and was now wearing one of Remus's button down shirts, her underwear of course and a pair of socks.
"A lot better." Remus laughed as he looked at his small girlfriend next to him.
Gemini crinkled her nose when she took a bite. "This is great, but it doesn't come close to good old fashion Italian home cooking."
Remus laughed and he looked at his watch. They should be coming back in about and hour."
Gemini ginned as she lightly pushed him on his back. "Then that gives us about an hour to- oh." Gemini said disappointedly as she saw Remus sleeping on the floor.
She smiled to herself and she grabbed a blanket and a pillow and made him comfortable.
Gemini was just about done cleaning up the food when she jumped at the slam of the portrait hole, the sound of feet running up the stair, and the sound of sobs.
Gemini grabbed a pair of Remus's boxers, threw them on, and stumbled out of the room.
She followed the sounds of the sobs all the way to the fifth year's girl's dorm and took no time busting in to see what happened. Bella was lying on her bed, her head in her arms, sobbing.
Gemini forgot of any differences between the two, and hurried over to her.
"Bella, what happened, what's wrong?" Gemini asked her softly yet urgently.
Bella looked up, her eyes red, her dress torn. She threw herself at Gemini and sobbed in to her shoulder.
"It- it all h-h-happened s-s-so quickly." She managed to get out between sobs.
Gemini took Bella's shoulders and stared her in the eye. "If DeMonte hurt you I swear to gods that he will get what he deserves, now what did he do."
"H-h-h-e T-t-tried to r-r-r" But Bella couldn't continue, she was crying too hard, soaking the shirt Gemini was wearing.
But Bella didn't need to finish for Gemini to know what happened.
"Bella, let go of me for one second ok, I am going to get you something to drink ok?" Gemini said softly as she got up and stormed to her trunk.
She threw it open and sifted though bottle and bottles of potions until she found the right one. She handed it to Bella and said. "Bella I want you to drink all of this ok? It's my own creation, its to calm you down, I use to have to use it. Ok, trust me it works."
Bella drank the potion and she immediately calmed down and her breathing became slower.
"Now Bella, you don't have to tell me what happened, for I already know, but I wanted to tell you that I am going to beat the shit out of him." Gemini said, her eyes burning black as she stood up, but Bella grabbed her hand.
"No!" she cried as she pulled Gemini back down on the bed, "No don't! I don't want anybody to know."
Gemini understood and nodded, "I am not going to tell anybody, but that bastard is not going to get away with that Bella. That is the worse thing a man could do to you Bella. It's horrible and he is going to pay, whether you want me to do it or not." Gemini said darkly, in the seriousness of the situation, "now did he do anything to you?
"No." Bella said softly, "I mean, how could I have gotten myself in to this. I was practically asking for it, I mean I looked like a whore like I wanted to get screwed!"
"Bella." Gemini yelled so she would stop rambling, "it was not your fault, he has a sick mind and is a dickless fuck who can't get anything unless he forces it on people." Gemini said, hugging her. "I promise that I wont tell anybody, and I don't break my promises, but I am going to hurt that guy and make it be known that nobody messes with a friends of Gemini Cielo."
Bella looked up at her and sniffed, "how could you say that, I have been terrible to you for the past year."
"Bella, friends have fights, ours was just egged on by the twins. Now if you'll excuse me, my foot has a date with DeMonte's little friend. I'll give you a sleeping draft if you want. Just try to get some sleep."
"No, ill be fine." Bella said, as she sat in a fetal position.
"Good." Gemini said as she got up, and went to the wardrobe to get changed in to some of her clothes.
"Gemini?" Bella asked.
"Yea Bella?" Gemini said, sticking her head out of the wardrobe.
"Thanks for listening."
Gemini smiled, "No problem Bella, anytime." She pulled out a pair of faded ripped jeans and an old tight tank top.
Gemini sat on her bed, wrapping her hands with tape as Lily ran in to the room with a hurt expression on her face.
Gemini looked up and saw Lily, distressed as all hell.
"Lily… what's the matter?" Gemini asked her as she tried to wrap her hands as quickly as possible.
Lily had a look on her face like she was lost. She sniffed back tears and looked at the wall then back to Gemini. She stomped her foot and finally cried. "James was cheating on me!"
Gemini gasped and half ran half-soared to her side and enveloped her in to a hug.
"He couldn't have done that. I mean this is James were talking about here." Gemini said, trying to reassure her.
"I s-s-saw him!" Lily cried, throwing a picture frame with a picture of Her and James in it across the room. "He left to go get us some punch, and he didn't come back. So I went looking for him, and there he was. Sitting in a chair with that bloody Mary sue straddling on his lap, kissing him like there was no tomorrow. And he wasn't objecting to it! He bloody kissed her back!" She cried, slamming her fist on her bed.
Gemini just sat there, looking at her friend venting her aggression against her boyfriend. Well ex boyfriend.
"Lily, calm down." Gemini said, trying to soothe her.
"Calm- calm down?" Lily shrieked, "you want me to calm down?"
"Listen to me." Gemini said, "you are going to hurt yourself over this guy, and it is pointless. Let's put it all together. Mary Sue is the completely different than you. She is quick and easy, I have seen more clothes on dogs, and lets just put it this way, she is the female equivalent of Sirius in the sex department ok. But she is also like you because she is smart and well liked. James is being an asshole. If he cheated on you, then he isn't good enough for you, he is only good enough for trash like Mary sue ok." Gemini said as she put a hand under Lily chin and lifted it up so that she looked strait in to her eyes. "Now get your cloak on. Girls night out." She then turned to Bella and yelled, "Bella you up for it?"
Lily shot her a look and then Gemini whispered, "She'll explain later."
Bella head popped out of her closed curtains around her bed and she nodded, slowly climbing out of the bed and going to change her ripped robes.
Gemini smiled and sat back down on her bed and continued wrapping her hands as she waited for Lily and Bella to get changed. When the girls were done, Gemini stood up and the three headed out the door and out of the common room.
I know this is very short… but the fact of the matter is that I wantrd to post it, I should have the next one up soon…
Ciao