I've just realized that I haven't put in a disclaimer yet...so here goes.
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing except Kayla and the plot to the story. Everything else, sadly, belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Chapter 7 – The Ball
Sirius, Remus, and Peter noticed that James was hardly around anymore. He was always doing something in the Head dormitories.
'Do you think that James is really doing Head Boy stuff?' asked Sirius. He had been totally lost without his best friend with him.
'I don't know,' said Remus, 'I wasn't this busy with my prefect duties. But...the Heads do have a lot more responsibilities.'
'Do you think we should ask him about it?' questioned Sirius.
They had decided to ask James what was going on, but didn't know when they would get the chance.
Lily and James sat on a couch by the fire in the Head Common Room, making out. They had been meeting there everyday, so that no one would find out. James couldn't wait for the ball...after that, he'd be able to see Lily publicly.
'Mhmmm...one more day,' whispered Lily, breaking from the kiss and smiling at him. She brushed some of his messy black hair out of his eyes.
'I know...I'm counting down the hours.' He said as he kissed her again.
Sirius and Remus had decided that they couldn't wait until they saw James again, so they were going to confront him in his common room. James had told them the password when he found out about the room. He had said that the room was really nice, too nice to not share with his best friends. When they got to the portrait of the fairy princess, they said the password and the picture swung open. They both walked in and gasped at what they saw.
'Oh my God!' said Sirius, 'Well, now we know why he's been coming down here for the past week!'
Remus wasn't really surprised that James and Lily were making out; he was just shocked by the fact that James hadn't told them.
'Sirius,' said Remus, finally adjusting to the situation, 'maybe we should go.'
'Hell no!' said Sirius, and he cleared his throat loudly, causing the couple on the couch to spring apart from each other.
James looked irritated that someone had interrupted them, and Lily looked very embarrassed.
Sirius was laughing hysterically. Remus rolled his eyes and spoke directly to James. 'How long has this been going on?'
James cleared his throat, 'Umm...about a week.'
Lily grabbed his arm and laid her head on it, making James smile down at her.
'Why didn't you tell us?' asked Sirius, suddenly serious (AN: no pun intended).
'I told Amos Diggory that I'd go with him, so, James and I have to wait until the ball tonight to make it official.'
'Oh,' said Sirius, while Remus nodded understandingly.
At about seven o'clock, Lily went back to her dormitory to get ready for the ball. She wore emerald green robes that made her eyes sparkle. She wore her hair up in a French twist with loose trendils framing her face with curls.
Finally, at quarter to nine, she walked out of her dorm and down the stairs, leading to the common room.
James was waiting for Lily to come down. He was going to walk her down to the ball.
Finally, around a quarter to nine, he saw her. He felt his breath catch in his throat. She was beautiful.
'I have to be the luckiest guy in the world.' He thought.
She smiled at him when she saw him, and he smiled back.
'Shall we go to the ball my fair lady?' he asked, as she stopped at his feet.
'We shall,' she said, taking his arm.
When they got down to the Great Hall, James asked her, 'Are you sure you'll be alright?'
She smiled at him and said, 'I'll be fine, though I wish I could be with you. Oh, there's Amos...I have to go...have a good time.'
'Yeah, you too,' he said miserably. (A/N: okay...I don't really want to go into detail with the ball, because it's boring and we already know that they danced! LOL)
At about eleven-thirty, Amos led Lily to the garden path and sat her down by the fountain. Lily noticed that he looked really nervous.
'Lily?' he asked.
'Yes?' she asked as he took her hands in his.
'I've liked you for sometime now.' He said.
'Oh?' said Lily
'Yes...and I was wondering if you would be my girlfriend?'
'Oh....Amos...I'm really sorry, but I don't like you in that way.'
'Oh,' he said, looking very hurt, 'well, will you just be my date for this evening?'
Lily smiled and said, 'Yes,'
They walked back into the castle and they danced most of the night.
A/N: It's a bit longer, like I promised. I'll have the next chapter posted sometime next week. R/R!!!
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing except Kayla and the plot to the story. Everything else, sadly, belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Chapter 7 – The Ball
Sirius, Remus, and Peter noticed that James was hardly around anymore. He was always doing something in the Head dormitories.
'Do you think that James is really doing Head Boy stuff?' asked Sirius. He had been totally lost without his best friend with him.
'I don't know,' said Remus, 'I wasn't this busy with my prefect duties. But...the Heads do have a lot more responsibilities.'
'Do you think we should ask him about it?' questioned Sirius.
They had decided to ask James what was going on, but didn't know when they would get the chance.
Lily and James sat on a couch by the fire in the Head Common Room, making out. They had been meeting there everyday, so that no one would find out. James couldn't wait for the ball...after that, he'd be able to see Lily publicly.
'Mhmmm...one more day,' whispered Lily, breaking from the kiss and smiling at him. She brushed some of his messy black hair out of his eyes.
'I know...I'm counting down the hours.' He said as he kissed her again.
Sirius and Remus had decided that they couldn't wait until they saw James again, so they were going to confront him in his common room. James had told them the password when he found out about the room. He had said that the room was really nice, too nice to not share with his best friends. When they got to the portrait of the fairy princess, they said the password and the picture swung open. They both walked in and gasped at what they saw.
'Oh my God!' said Sirius, 'Well, now we know why he's been coming down here for the past week!'
Remus wasn't really surprised that James and Lily were making out; he was just shocked by the fact that James hadn't told them.
'Sirius,' said Remus, finally adjusting to the situation, 'maybe we should go.'
'Hell no!' said Sirius, and he cleared his throat loudly, causing the couple on the couch to spring apart from each other.
James looked irritated that someone had interrupted them, and Lily looked very embarrassed.
Sirius was laughing hysterically. Remus rolled his eyes and spoke directly to James. 'How long has this been going on?'
James cleared his throat, 'Umm...about a week.'
Lily grabbed his arm and laid her head on it, making James smile down at her.
'Why didn't you tell us?' asked Sirius, suddenly serious (AN: no pun intended).
'I told Amos Diggory that I'd go with him, so, James and I have to wait until the ball tonight to make it official.'
'Oh,' said Sirius, while Remus nodded understandingly.
At about seven o'clock, Lily went back to her dormitory to get ready for the ball. She wore emerald green robes that made her eyes sparkle. She wore her hair up in a French twist with loose trendils framing her face with curls.
Finally, at quarter to nine, she walked out of her dorm and down the stairs, leading to the common room.
James was waiting for Lily to come down. He was going to walk her down to the ball.
Finally, around a quarter to nine, he saw her. He felt his breath catch in his throat. She was beautiful.
'I have to be the luckiest guy in the world.' He thought.
She smiled at him when she saw him, and he smiled back.
'Shall we go to the ball my fair lady?' he asked, as she stopped at his feet.
'We shall,' she said, taking his arm.
When they got down to the Great Hall, James asked her, 'Are you sure you'll be alright?'
She smiled at him and said, 'I'll be fine, though I wish I could be with you. Oh, there's Amos...I have to go...have a good time.'
'Yeah, you too,' he said miserably. (A/N: okay...I don't really want to go into detail with the ball, because it's boring and we already know that they danced! LOL)
At about eleven-thirty, Amos led Lily to the garden path and sat her down by the fountain. Lily noticed that he looked really nervous.
'Lily?' he asked.
'Yes?' she asked as he took her hands in his.
'I've liked you for sometime now.' He said.
'Oh?' said Lily
'Yes...and I was wondering if you would be my girlfriend?'
'Oh....Amos...I'm really sorry, but I don't like you in that way.'
'Oh,' he said, looking very hurt, 'well, will you just be my date for this evening?'
Lily smiled and said, 'Yes,'
They walked back into the castle and they danced most of the night.
A/N: It's a bit longer, like I promised. I'll have the next chapter posted sometime next week. R/R!!!