***
As it was drawing close to the last 3 days of the dance James noticed that Lily seemed very nervous.
Finally Lily decided to ask herself. She wasn't going to wait until he did it. He may never ask.
Lily walked up to James and said, "So, the dance is on Friday. Want to go?" without looking at James.
"No." replied James flatly. He didn't need to give Lily and explanation. He didn't need to tell anyone anything.
Lily looked shocked. "And why not?"
James shrugged and returned to his conversation with Sirius and Lupin.
Lily looked at Sirius and Sirius gave up, "Your too late. James is already going with someone else."
Lily's jaw dropped. "With who?"
James had enough. He was sitting right there. If he wanted Lily to pry herself into his personal life she could at least have the nerve to get the information from him when he was ready to give it to her. "Why do you care who I'm going to the dance with?"
Lily was all red. And she stalked off in a slight run to the girl's dormitory.
"You know James, you didn't need to do that. I mean. She wanted to go to the dance with you. She just didn't know the details yet. Why didn't you just explain to her?" asked Sirius disappointed.
"Because, that's what she said to me remember. Well if I don't care then she shouldn't care?" Replied James.
"But James, Girls are like that. They like to play around. Just enjoy it, don't stress yourself out with this." Replied Sirius.
"It's getting late. We should go." Said Remus Lupin.
***
Valentine's Day has arrived and all the girls were busy getting ready for the dance.
"So, who is Lily going to the dance with then?" asked Sirius.
"How should I know? Who cares? I don't." replied James.
Remus had ignored their conversation. He felt very uncomfortable with them talking about things like this. Remus loved these guys to death but sometimes when they talk about someone they go too far.
They made their way to the Great Hall. Remus hadn't joined them. He said he forgot something in his dormitory and told them to go ahead of him. He would meet up with them later. James stayed at the top of the stairs. Secretly Sirius wanted to stay there with him. He wanted to be in James's place so much at the moment but he liked Persephone. As a friend anyway and this was just a dance, nothing big. Sirius told James that he would wait for James and Kaitlyn outside the Great Hall.
Kaitlyn appeared and James almost didn't recognize her at all. She wasn't wearing her glasses and her hair was put up in a neat twirl on the back of her head. She was wearing a dress that fit her slender body perfectly. When Kaitlyn tapped him on the shoulder he almost asked if she was new to the school.
James palms were getting sweaty. He was going to walk into the Great Hall with her. She was, 'Wow'.
He held out an arm and she looped her small hand around his arm as they made their way down the stairs to the Great Hall.
Persephone just greeted Sirius and they were both smiling. Persephone looked great. But she looked as she always did except now she was wearing a dress instead of a cloak. When James walked down with the girl beside him Sirius didn't believe it. Was that Kaitlyn? Sirius almost died. Oh how much he wanted to be in James's shoes right now, to be able to hold Kaitlyn and be with her.
Sirius gave them a small smile and turned into the Great Hall. He couldn't look at her much more. It was really going to kill him soon.
The Great Hall was beautifully decorated with a Pink and Silver theme for Valentines Day.
As it was drawing close to the last 3 days of the dance James noticed that Lily seemed very nervous.
Finally Lily decided to ask herself. She wasn't going to wait until he did it. He may never ask.
Lily walked up to James and said, "So, the dance is on Friday. Want to go?" without looking at James.
"No." replied James flatly. He didn't need to give Lily and explanation. He didn't need to tell anyone anything.
Lily looked shocked. "And why not?"
James shrugged and returned to his conversation with Sirius and Lupin.
Lily looked at Sirius and Sirius gave up, "Your too late. James is already going with someone else."
Lily's jaw dropped. "With who?"
James had enough. He was sitting right there. If he wanted Lily to pry herself into his personal life she could at least have the nerve to get the information from him when he was ready to give it to her. "Why do you care who I'm going to the dance with?"
Lily was all red. And she stalked off in a slight run to the girl's dormitory.
"You know James, you didn't need to do that. I mean. She wanted to go to the dance with you. She just didn't know the details yet. Why didn't you just explain to her?" asked Sirius disappointed.
"Because, that's what she said to me remember. Well if I don't care then she shouldn't care?" Replied James.
"But James, Girls are like that. They like to play around. Just enjoy it, don't stress yourself out with this." Replied Sirius.
"It's getting late. We should go." Said Remus Lupin.
***
Valentine's Day has arrived and all the girls were busy getting ready for the dance.
"So, who is Lily going to the dance with then?" asked Sirius.
"How should I know? Who cares? I don't." replied James.
Remus had ignored their conversation. He felt very uncomfortable with them talking about things like this. Remus loved these guys to death but sometimes when they talk about someone they go too far.
They made their way to the Great Hall. Remus hadn't joined them. He said he forgot something in his dormitory and told them to go ahead of him. He would meet up with them later. James stayed at the top of the stairs. Secretly Sirius wanted to stay there with him. He wanted to be in James's place so much at the moment but he liked Persephone. As a friend anyway and this was just a dance, nothing big. Sirius told James that he would wait for James and Kaitlyn outside the Great Hall.
Kaitlyn appeared and James almost didn't recognize her at all. She wasn't wearing her glasses and her hair was put up in a neat twirl on the back of her head. She was wearing a dress that fit her slender body perfectly. When Kaitlyn tapped him on the shoulder he almost asked if she was new to the school.
James palms were getting sweaty. He was going to walk into the Great Hall with her. She was, 'Wow'.
He held out an arm and she looped her small hand around his arm as they made their way down the stairs to the Great Hall.
Persephone just greeted Sirius and they were both smiling. Persephone looked great. But she looked as she always did except now she was wearing a dress instead of a cloak. When James walked down with the girl beside him Sirius didn't believe it. Was that Kaitlyn? Sirius almost died. Oh how much he wanted to be in James's shoes right now, to be able to hold Kaitlyn and be with her.
Sirius gave them a small smile and turned into the Great Hall. He couldn't look at her much more. It was really going to kill him soon.
The Great Hall was beautifully decorated with a Pink and Silver theme for Valentines Day.