"Why?" Danny yelled in frustration, up in his room. His dorm mates were
sprawled on their beds, watching him curiously as he raged around the room.
"Why the hell did she do that?" he demanded.
"Uhh. . . 'Cause you slept with that other girl?" one boy suggested, helpfully.
Danny narrowed his eyes. "Do I look amused?" he asked dangerously. He shook his head darkly, then threw himself backwards onto his bed. "Why did she blow up at me like that in front of EVERYONE? Huh? Wouldn't it have been better if she'd just spoke to ME?"
"I think she was trying to embarrass you," Matt said.
"Well, she succeeded."
"You've got to admit you deserved it."
"Will you stop taking her side?" Danny snapped. "She's the one who's been with Potter!"
"Noonan, she snogged him. Get over it," another dorm mate said boredly.
Danny ignored him, but sat up to face his friends. "What do I do now?" he asked quickly. "How do I. . . What do I do to win her back?"
"Nothing," Matt replied forcefully. "You do nothing. It's over, mate. You're out of the picture. Just. . . Leave her alone."
~*~
At the same time, Lily was sat in her bed, looking at a letter from her mother, but not really reading it.
She was too busy thinking about the events of that day.
James had tried to talk to her after the little scene in the Common Room, but she had brushed him off. She didn't want to speak to him. . . Not yet, anyway.
She glanced up from the forgotten piece of parchment in her hands when she heard someone opening the curtains around her bed.
She smiled slightly when Courtney crawled over the duvet, and lay next to her.
"How you doing?" she asked quietly, not wanting to wake any of the other girls. It was at least the early hours of the morning.
"I'm fine. No, seriously," Lily insisted, when Courtney gave her a look. "Sure, Danny's a jerk, but. . . I didn't love him, you know. Yeah, I thought I did. . . Hell, maybe I did for a short while. But for the past few weeks. . . I've really not. I cared about him, yeah, but. . . I'm really not that hurt."
"Because of James," Courtney said. It was a statement, not a question.
Lily shrugged. "Maybe. I do like him, Court."
"I know you do."
"I dunno WHY though. I mean. . . ugh, I dunno. But James is great."
Courtney grinned. "Then go for it," she urged. "You know James is MORE than willing to go out with you. . ."
Lily shrugged once again, this time looking uncomfortable. "I don't know," she mumbled.
"About what?" Courtney frowned.
"About him," she replied. "I. . . I was thinking, before I found out about Danny and that girl, whoever she is. . . And I was thinking of breaking up with Danny, so I could be with James. And then I thought that that wasn't fair."
"Lily, what Daniel did to you wasn't EXACTLY fair, so-"
"No, I never said it was. But I thought. . . You know James' reputation. With girls. He has a new girlfriend practically every fortnight. He's a. . . He's a. . ." she stumbled, unable to come up with a suitable word.
"Man whore," Courtney offered. Lily laughed quietly, and nodded her head.
"Exactly, yeah. . . I'd be taking a risk, going out with him."
Courtney pondered about that, and leant back against the headboard, looking thoughtful. "Yeah, but. . . Lils. You take a risk with every new person you go out with. You never know what they're like for you sure. And if you really like him. . . Well, don't you think he's worth that risk?"
Lily was quiet for a moment, then shrugged, pulling her duvet more closely to her. "I don't know," she mumbled. "This is too much, right now. I only broke up with Danny a few hours ago, I'm not rushing into anything. . ."
Courtney nodded with understanding.
"'Night," Lily said quietly, as her friend made her way back to her own bed.
"'Night Lil."
~*~
I know that's like. . . The shortest chapter in the history of the world, but. . . I felt bad for not updating in so long. Sorry! Next chapter will be longer, I just wanted to get something out. Homework is just mental right now. . . I've got projects all over the place. Once again, sorry for the pathetic excuse for a chap. But thankyou thankyou THANKYOU everyone who reviewed!!!
"Why the hell did she do that?" he demanded.
"Uhh. . . 'Cause you slept with that other girl?" one boy suggested, helpfully.
Danny narrowed his eyes. "Do I look amused?" he asked dangerously. He shook his head darkly, then threw himself backwards onto his bed. "Why did she blow up at me like that in front of EVERYONE? Huh? Wouldn't it have been better if she'd just spoke to ME?"
"I think she was trying to embarrass you," Matt said.
"Well, she succeeded."
"You've got to admit you deserved it."
"Will you stop taking her side?" Danny snapped. "She's the one who's been with Potter!"
"Noonan, she snogged him. Get over it," another dorm mate said boredly.
Danny ignored him, but sat up to face his friends. "What do I do now?" he asked quickly. "How do I. . . What do I do to win her back?"
"Nothing," Matt replied forcefully. "You do nothing. It's over, mate. You're out of the picture. Just. . . Leave her alone."
~*~
At the same time, Lily was sat in her bed, looking at a letter from her mother, but not really reading it.
She was too busy thinking about the events of that day.
James had tried to talk to her after the little scene in the Common Room, but she had brushed him off. She didn't want to speak to him. . . Not yet, anyway.
She glanced up from the forgotten piece of parchment in her hands when she heard someone opening the curtains around her bed.
She smiled slightly when Courtney crawled over the duvet, and lay next to her.
"How you doing?" she asked quietly, not wanting to wake any of the other girls. It was at least the early hours of the morning.
"I'm fine. No, seriously," Lily insisted, when Courtney gave her a look. "Sure, Danny's a jerk, but. . . I didn't love him, you know. Yeah, I thought I did. . . Hell, maybe I did for a short while. But for the past few weeks. . . I've really not. I cared about him, yeah, but. . . I'm really not that hurt."
"Because of James," Courtney said. It was a statement, not a question.
Lily shrugged. "Maybe. I do like him, Court."
"I know you do."
"I dunno WHY though. I mean. . . ugh, I dunno. But James is great."
Courtney grinned. "Then go for it," she urged. "You know James is MORE than willing to go out with you. . ."
Lily shrugged once again, this time looking uncomfortable. "I don't know," she mumbled.
"About what?" Courtney frowned.
"About him," she replied. "I. . . I was thinking, before I found out about Danny and that girl, whoever she is. . . And I was thinking of breaking up with Danny, so I could be with James. And then I thought that that wasn't fair."
"Lily, what Daniel did to you wasn't EXACTLY fair, so-"
"No, I never said it was. But I thought. . . You know James' reputation. With girls. He has a new girlfriend practically every fortnight. He's a. . . He's a. . ." she stumbled, unable to come up with a suitable word.
"Man whore," Courtney offered. Lily laughed quietly, and nodded her head.
"Exactly, yeah. . . I'd be taking a risk, going out with him."
Courtney pondered about that, and leant back against the headboard, looking thoughtful. "Yeah, but. . . Lils. You take a risk with every new person you go out with. You never know what they're like for you sure. And if you really like him. . . Well, don't you think he's worth that risk?"
Lily was quiet for a moment, then shrugged, pulling her duvet more closely to her. "I don't know," she mumbled. "This is too much, right now. I only broke up with Danny a few hours ago, I'm not rushing into anything. . ."
Courtney nodded with understanding.
"'Night," Lily said quietly, as her friend made her way back to her own bed.
"'Night Lil."
~*~
I know that's like. . . The shortest chapter in the history of the world, but. . . I felt bad for not updating in so long. Sorry! Next chapter will be longer, I just wanted to get something out. Homework is just mental right now. . . I've got projects all over the place. Once again, sorry for the pathetic excuse for a chap. But thankyou thankyou THANKYOU everyone who reviewed!!!