Love, Lily-Chapter Six
Dances, Punchbowls, and Kisses
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'So, should we go down now?' Lily asked.

'Yeah,' Arabella said. So they walked down the winding staircase. They entered the room and everyone gasped....
Arabella and Lily looked perfect. They were near about the most beautiful things on the planet. Everyone looked up as they entered the room. They looked like royalty. Lily had her wavy red hair in a perfect bun, with tendrils hanging down. She had small amouts of powder here and there. She had green eyeshadow on, and clear lip gloss that made her lips sparkle. She had on a beautiful emerald ballgown. The bodice was made of lace and silk, and the skirt was silk, and very full.
Arabella's raven coloured hair was wavy, and left hanging down. She had a tiny bit of powder on her freckly face, and blue, glittery eyeshadow on, that made her icy blue eyes sparkle. She had pink lipgloss on, which made her glow. Her robes were silken blue periwinkle.

'Wow..' Sirius and James whispered, jaws dropped almost to the floor. Lily and Bella curtsied to the crowd, and walked up to a bench. They spread their skirts out, and sat down.

'Drinks, ladies?' James and Sirius asked. Lily and Arabella nodded, taking the punch and a silken dinner napkin.

'Sit down, you guys,' Lily said. Sirius and James sat down on a bench in front of the girls.

'You two are the belles of the ball,' Sirius commented. Lily and Arabella rolled their eyes.

'Sirius, drop dead,' Lily said, dropping all manners of politeness. James shifted, and chuckled.

'Ahh, the ladies love the Black charm!' Sirius said. Lily looked around. Lots of people were there. The Minister of Magic, Albus Dumbledore, Josef Wronski, Cornelius Fudge, Ludo Bagman, Barty Crouch, Augustus Rockwood, Celestina Warbeck, and others. Mostly MOM workers and famous celebrites, and Quidditch stars.

'Invented the Wronski Feint, he did,' Sirius was saying to James. Lily and Aarbella got up and refilled their wine glassses with punch. Just then, the Minister of Magic strutted over.

'Hello, ladies. Just came to get some punch, I did. School's well?' The Minister said. Lily nodded, and walked away quickly. Sirius walked up to her.

'Lils, dahhling, how about a dance? Surely the most beautiful lady of the ball would like to dance with me?' Sirius asked. Lily giggled and nodded, giving her hand to Sirius. He pulled her up from her seat and led her to an empty spot on the dance floor. He put his hand around her waist, and they danced to the music. Then, Lily and Sirius spotted Remus.

'Remmie! Are you feeling well again?' Lily asked, obviously concerned. Remus looked at her with interest.

'Just spiffing. And how about a dance with one of your best mates, that is if Mister Black doesn't mind?' Remus asked. Sirius nodded his head no, and Remus took Lily's arm. They danced to a fast song, a lively beat.

'Remus..one thing,' Lily said softly.

'Yeah, Lillerbells?' Remus replied.

'Was it James?' Lily asked.

'...yeah, it was.' Remus said.

'okay,' Lily said. They broke apart, and Lily sat down. Sirius sat down next to her.

'Lily,' Sirius said.

'Yeah, Siri?'

'Look at James,' he said.

'What about him?' Lily asked.

'He likes you, Lil. A lot,' Sirius concluded. James looked at the two, and caught Lily's eye. They both looked away quickly. James looked nice that night, in a white polo shirt and navy-coloured Dockers. His hair had been tamed, for once, and his brown eyes seemed to sparkle perfectly. Sirius stood up and walked swiftly to James. Arabella replaced him on the bench.

'What did he want?' Bella wanted to know.

'Just told me that James likes me,' Lily said.

'We all know that..'

'Arabella Figg, shut up.' Lily said. Arabella went to dance with Sirius, so Lily stepped out onto the terrace. She sat down in a wicker chair, and stared at the sky. She saw someone standing on the other side of the terrace, but couldn't make out who it was. Snow started falling from the sky, landing softly on Lily's hair.

'You'd better get inside. You'll catch your death out here,' the stranger said. He turned and looked at her. It was James.

'It's only a bit of snow, James,' Lily replied.

'Don't want the Belle of the ball to get sick, do we?' James teased with a smile. Lily stood up, but James put his arms around her waist.

'Care to dance?' James whispered to her.

'Of course not,' Lily said. So she turned around and rested in James's arms, dancing softly to the soothing music.

with your cherry lips and golden curls
you could make grown men gasp
when you'd go walkin past
and in your hotpants and highheels
they could not believe that such a body was for real

Lily was feeling chilly, and she shivered, so James pulled her closer. She felt his warmth and smelled his smell, a deep, masculine, chocolatey smell.

it seemed like rainbows would appear
whenever you came near the clouds would disapper
because you looked just like a girl
your baby blues would flash and suddenly a spell was cast

The song was soon over, but Lily and James did not let go. They danced in the moonlight on the terrace, snow falling softly. James looked into Lily's eyes.

'Lily?' James asked softly.

'Hm?'

'Has anyone told you how perfect you are?' James asked.

'no..' Lily replied.

'Well, Lily Evans, you are perfect,' James concluded. She looked deeply into his eyes, and he pulled her into a kiss. Soft, yes, at first, but deeper. They finally let go.

'James, you're wonderful,' Lily spoke softly.
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HAH! Cliffhanger. So..In the next chapter there will be TWO big fights. And some more James and Amos confrontations. I'm a horrible person! Review, and tell me what you'd like to see! I just want to credit Garbage, because the song I used was 'Cherry Lips' by Garbage. Later!