Stormie surveyed her reflection in the mirror. She had pulled her hair up
into a semi-French twist with little tendrils framing her small face. She
had let Mel put make-up on her, and Kat paint her nails. And of course her
mother had sent her her birthday present. It was absolutely breathtaking,
it was cut in pretty much the same way as the one she had worn to the
Halloween dance. Actually, it looked exactly the same, except for the
color. At the top. The dress started off as an almost white color with a
green tint, but as the dress went down the color gradually changed to a
bright green, the hem being neon green.
The cloak that went with the dress was a pale green, and each of her brothers had given her a piece of jewelry. Landan had sent her a bracelet with tiny emeralds; Gaza had sent her earrings; Devin had sent her a ring that had little diamonds and emeralds that went across the top alternating. But the best piece of jewelry had come from the twins, Ginny, Kat, Mel, and Blaise. They had piled their money together and bought a necklace, a choker actually, that had small emeralds and diamonds all the way to the silver clasp.
She gave herself one more look before picking up her cloak and walking down to the dorm.
*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`
Stormie stood in the line in front of the Great Hall, Kat in her blood red strapless dress, her hair tumbling freely down her back; Ginny in a light yellow dress with tiny spaghetti straps (a Christmas present from Italy), her hair in a hundred little braids all over her head falling down her back. Each stood nervously beside her.
Brook was on the other side of Kat. She had brushed her dark brown hair up into a bun. Her light pink dress was cut low in the front with tiny straps that were tied behind her neck, her green eyes were bright with nervousness. Melody stood on the other side of Ginny, her blonde hair hung down her back in soft curls, she was wearing a lovely light blue dress that hugged every curve in her body. It had tiny, tiny straps with glittering rhinestones, she was twisting a curl nervously around her finger.
"MELODY HEARTSTRINGS." The voice said, she gave the girls a nervous smile as she made her way to the table where McGongall was pairing people up. After a moment Mel took the tiny slip of paper and disappeared threw the door into the Great Hall.
Brook was called, and a while later Ginny disappeared too. Finally Kat was called.
"I'll see you in there OK?" she asked, Stormie smiled and nodded. Kat then disappeared through the door.
A couple of minutes later her name was called. Stormie calmly took the slip of paper as McGonagall explained to her not to open it until every one was in the hall.
Stormie slipped into the hall and quickly found her friends.
"This is nerve raking." Brook said as she glanced across the room at the guys all looking just as edgy. After about ten minutes Professor Dumbledore walked into his hall.
"Good Evening Children. Happy Valentines Day, and happy birthday to a few of you. You may all open your papers, but to find your partner, you must solve the riddle. When you think you have solved the riddle, bring your paper and your answer to a teacher and ask them if you are right." With that, he walked back out of the Hall.
Stormie carefully unfolded her paper, it read as follows:
Many see him as cruel and mean.
But you my dear knows there's more there than it seems.
But have no fear.
For you dear,
It may not seem dire
But he's all smoke and no fire.
"What the hell? Are we supposed to figure this shit out all by ourselves? We're going to be here all night!" Stormie heard Mel mutter to Brook.
"Let me see yours." Stormie held her hand out and took Mel's paper. Stormie rolled her eyes. "It's Blaise you nit wit!" Stormie said thrusting the paper back. Mel let out an excited squeal and rushed to a teacher, after a moment they heard Blaise's name being called to go pick up his date.
More and more names were called. Ginny got paired with Bradian, Kat got paired with Brite. Brook was paired with Ron, who seemed happy enough. That left Stormie, who to be frank, didn't really care. She figured if they really wanted their date, they would figure out the riddle.
"STORMIE JOHNSON"
Stormie heard her name being called and looked over to the teacher. And she saw him, her date for the night.
"Hi." She said in a small voice, it felt like someone had sucked all the air out of her lungs and placed a big rock on her chest.
He smiled. He had beautiful white teeth. "Hi."
The cloak that went with the dress was a pale green, and each of her brothers had given her a piece of jewelry. Landan had sent her a bracelet with tiny emeralds; Gaza had sent her earrings; Devin had sent her a ring that had little diamonds and emeralds that went across the top alternating. But the best piece of jewelry had come from the twins, Ginny, Kat, Mel, and Blaise. They had piled their money together and bought a necklace, a choker actually, that had small emeralds and diamonds all the way to the silver clasp.
She gave herself one more look before picking up her cloak and walking down to the dorm.
*`*`*`*`*`*`*`*`
Stormie stood in the line in front of the Great Hall, Kat in her blood red strapless dress, her hair tumbling freely down her back; Ginny in a light yellow dress with tiny spaghetti straps (a Christmas present from Italy), her hair in a hundred little braids all over her head falling down her back. Each stood nervously beside her.
Brook was on the other side of Kat. She had brushed her dark brown hair up into a bun. Her light pink dress was cut low in the front with tiny straps that were tied behind her neck, her green eyes were bright with nervousness. Melody stood on the other side of Ginny, her blonde hair hung down her back in soft curls, she was wearing a lovely light blue dress that hugged every curve in her body. It had tiny, tiny straps with glittering rhinestones, she was twisting a curl nervously around her finger.
"MELODY HEARTSTRINGS." The voice said, she gave the girls a nervous smile as she made her way to the table where McGongall was pairing people up. After a moment Mel took the tiny slip of paper and disappeared threw the door into the Great Hall.
Brook was called, and a while later Ginny disappeared too. Finally Kat was called.
"I'll see you in there OK?" she asked, Stormie smiled and nodded. Kat then disappeared through the door.
A couple of minutes later her name was called. Stormie calmly took the slip of paper as McGonagall explained to her not to open it until every one was in the hall.
Stormie slipped into the hall and quickly found her friends.
"This is nerve raking." Brook said as she glanced across the room at the guys all looking just as edgy. After about ten minutes Professor Dumbledore walked into his hall.
"Good Evening Children. Happy Valentines Day, and happy birthday to a few of you. You may all open your papers, but to find your partner, you must solve the riddle. When you think you have solved the riddle, bring your paper and your answer to a teacher and ask them if you are right." With that, he walked back out of the Hall.
Stormie carefully unfolded her paper, it read as follows:
Many see him as cruel and mean.
But you my dear knows there's more there than it seems.
But have no fear.
For you dear,
It may not seem dire
But he's all smoke and no fire.
"What the hell? Are we supposed to figure this shit out all by ourselves? We're going to be here all night!" Stormie heard Mel mutter to Brook.
"Let me see yours." Stormie held her hand out and took Mel's paper. Stormie rolled her eyes. "It's Blaise you nit wit!" Stormie said thrusting the paper back. Mel let out an excited squeal and rushed to a teacher, after a moment they heard Blaise's name being called to go pick up his date.
More and more names were called. Ginny got paired with Bradian, Kat got paired with Brite. Brook was paired with Ron, who seemed happy enough. That left Stormie, who to be frank, didn't really care. She figured if they really wanted their date, they would figure out the riddle.
"STORMIE JOHNSON"
Stormie heard her name being called and looked over to the teacher. And she saw him, her date for the night.
"Hi." She said in a small voice, it felt like someone had sucked all the air out of her lungs and placed a big rock on her chest.
He smiled. He had beautiful white teeth. "Hi."