"You'll be a wonderful thief one day." James said to Gabrielle, it was
laughable because Gabrielle was the last to become a thief. James was
unarmed, and Gabrielle was playing with the sword. James looked at the
table. There was a butter knife on it, and it gave him an idea. He turned
it into a sword to match the one Gabrielle was playing with at the moment.
"How does everything always come back to fighting?" James asked as they
started.
"Maybe I'm just very competitive." Gabrielle offered, she didn't know herself.
"If you were competitive, you would do this with everyone." James said, while blacking Gabrielle's last attack, he pushed her back and she span around.
"I like you though, so only you get this privilege." That was very bold for Gabrielle, but James was amused by it. They sparred a little, going no ware, as in no one was winning, but they were having a conversation. They sparred around the room, going around tables and such. Soon, the teachers came inside when they finished with the courtyard.
"I heard about this from Professor Gurrow in the teachers room a week ago." Professor McGonagall said. Professor Dumbledore smiled.
"I told the boy my advice would work!" Professor Flitwick said, proud of himself.
Gabrielle stopped when she noticed the teachers talking about them fondly. James stopped when Gabrielle did. She handed the sword to James mechanically. The teachers didn't delay and telling them how much they liked the "show," and Gabrielle didn't hesitate to blush either. There was a low rumble, which meant almost all of the students were waiting in the entrance hall to be guided to the ballroom. Professor Dumbledore opened the door and suddenly a purple rug was fling through the air, which soon rested on the ground and showed the way to the room. Students came in cautiously and looked around. The music started at one end of the room. There were instruments being played by invisible people, which were playing the music in front of them on one of the booths in the room. Students began to file into the room and sat down when they saw that the teachers were sitting. Gabrielle sat with James, the tables only sat two, but she sat near, Shannon and her date Sirius, Morgian with Stephan and Jamie with Malcolm. Gabrielle smiled to see that Malcolm's pin straight long hair was the same as it always was. She talked with James a great deal, but would turn around to but in on Shannon's, Jamie's or Morgain's conversations friendly. They were all talking openly, except Stephan of course, he was not very keen to be in the same room as Gabrielle. She hardly ate anything because of excitement, until everyone started getting up to dance. James stood up and asked to dance like a gentleman. Gabrielle was surprised, he was the last she would expect to act like a gentleman but she was amused nonetheless. She smiled, but then noticed he wanted to dance. Her smile faded and she nodded. He took her arm, but she leaned close to his ear and whispered "What happens if I can't dance?"
"Sure you can." He whispered back into hers, playing along.
"No. I assure you. I can't dance."
"That was some pretty good footwork when we were sparring"
"That's different."
"Oh is it?"
"Yes, yes it is." He took her hands and placed one gently on his shoulder gently, smiling at Gabrielle's confused look. He took her other hand and put his hand on her hip. Her ears went red as they normally did. It made him smile. "Not funny!" Gabrielle mumbled to herself, but it only made him laugh again. Gabrielle tripped on her long dress and fell into James. "Still not funny." "Just relax." James suggested.
"Oh. And what made you the dancing king? Look at me! I look like a little fuzzy animal that's being eaten alive by a lion!" It made him laugh again. She gave up; just then they saw Morgain and Stephan get up from their seats and go onto the dance floor. Stephan was being the grim reaper. His hands were actual skeleton hands. Gabrielle wondered how much she paid someone from Ravenclaw to do that for him, and then dismissed the rude thought. They two were looking at James and Gabrielle, who were standing at the moment, Gabrielle basically leaning on James. "Look! They're laughing at us! They think their better." James said, playfully, attempting to get Gabrielle to dance. She was competitive, so it would work normally. Morgian and Stephan were very good, and they were doing to tango. Gabrielle was surprised by the way they were dancing, sure it was with talent, but she was so close to him it, it made her sick.
"Whatever you're trying to do, its not working." Gabrielle said, taking her eyed off of Morgian and Stephan. "But I'm going to try anyways." She just let James lead for a while. She saw that Stephan and Morgain were dominating the dance floor, almost like James and Gabrielle did when they were dueling. Morgian looked angry with Stephan, Gabrielle wondered why. She was relived when the music stopped a while after. They walked back to the tables to meet up with their friends. Shannon was exited and jumpy, while Jamie was rolling her eyes at their friend.
"Maybe I'm just very competitive." Gabrielle offered, she didn't know herself.
"If you were competitive, you would do this with everyone." James said, while blacking Gabrielle's last attack, he pushed her back and she span around.
"I like you though, so only you get this privilege." That was very bold for Gabrielle, but James was amused by it. They sparred a little, going no ware, as in no one was winning, but they were having a conversation. They sparred around the room, going around tables and such. Soon, the teachers came inside when they finished with the courtyard.
"I heard about this from Professor Gurrow in the teachers room a week ago." Professor McGonagall said. Professor Dumbledore smiled.
"I told the boy my advice would work!" Professor Flitwick said, proud of himself.
Gabrielle stopped when she noticed the teachers talking about them fondly. James stopped when Gabrielle did. She handed the sword to James mechanically. The teachers didn't delay and telling them how much they liked the "show," and Gabrielle didn't hesitate to blush either. There was a low rumble, which meant almost all of the students were waiting in the entrance hall to be guided to the ballroom. Professor Dumbledore opened the door and suddenly a purple rug was fling through the air, which soon rested on the ground and showed the way to the room. Students came in cautiously and looked around. The music started at one end of the room. There were instruments being played by invisible people, which were playing the music in front of them on one of the booths in the room. Students began to file into the room and sat down when they saw that the teachers were sitting. Gabrielle sat with James, the tables only sat two, but she sat near, Shannon and her date Sirius, Morgian with Stephan and Jamie with Malcolm. Gabrielle smiled to see that Malcolm's pin straight long hair was the same as it always was. She talked with James a great deal, but would turn around to but in on Shannon's, Jamie's or Morgain's conversations friendly. They were all talking openly, except Stephan of course, he was not very keen to be in the same room as Gabrielle. She hardly ate anything because of excitement, until everyone started getting up to dance. James stood up and asked to dance like a gentleman. Gabrielle was surprised, he was the last she would expect to act like a gentleman but she was amused nonetheless. She smiled, but then noticed he wanted to dance. Her smile faded and she nodded. He took her arm, but she leaned close to his ear and whispered "What happens if I can't dance?"
"Sure you can." He whispered back into hers, playing along.
"No. I assure you. I can't dance."
"That was some pretty good footwork when we were sparring"
"That's different."
"Oh is it?"
"Yes, yes it is." He took her hands and placed one gently on his shoulder gently, smiling at Gabrielle's confused look. He took her other hand and put his hand on her hip. Her ears went red as they normally did. It made him smile. "Not funny!" Gabrielle mumbled to herself, but it only made him laugh again. Gabrielle tripped on her long dress and fell into James. "Still not funny." "Just relax." James suggested.
"Oh. And what made you the dancing king? Look at me! I look like a little fuzzy animal that's being eaten alive by a lion!" It made him laugh again. She gave up; just then they saw Morgain and Stephan get up from their seats and go onto the dance floor. Stephan was being the grim reaper. His hands were actual skeleton hands. Gabrielle wondered how much she paid someone from Ravenclaw to do that for him, and then dismissed the rude thought. They two were looking at James and Gabrielle, who were standing at the moment, Gabrielle basically leaning on James. "Look! They're laughing at us! They think their better." James said, playfully, attempting to get Gabrielle to dance. She was competitive, so it would work normally. Morgian and Stephan were very good, and they were doing to tango. Gabrielle was surprised by the way they were dancing, sure it was with talent, but she was so close to him it, it made her sick.
"Whatever you're trying to do, its not working." Gabrielle said, taking her eyed off of Morgian and Stephan. "But I'm going to try anyways." She just let James lead for a while. She saw that Stephan and Morgain were dominating the dance floor, almost like James and Gabrielle did when they were dueling. Morgian looked angry with Stephan, Gabrielle wondered why. She was relived when the music stopped a while after. They walked back to the tables to meet up with their friends. Shannon was exited and jumpy, while Jamie was rolling her eyes at their friend.