Chapter 15:: Indescribable Perfection
"He's so gorgeous..." Elle sighed as she looked over at Ethan. He was reading the paragraph Professor Carroll had assigned in Defense Against The Dark Arts.
Melissa placed her finger at the beginning of the next sentence she was to read. "Who?"
"Ethan Brown..." Elle pointed slightly to her left.
Melissa smiled. "Definitely." It was nearing the middle of November; Melissa had gotten over her feelings for Ron with the help of Elle.
"Girls. Please keep your noses to your books and do not speak for the rest of the class." Professor Carroll was standing over them frowning.
"Yes Professor Carroll." Elle and Melissa turned back to their books.
Ethan looked up from his books and over at Melissa. His eyes were aquamarine blue, his hair curly, short, and a light sandy brown. His skin was slightly tanned, his body well built. He was among one of the tallest boys in 7th year. He was in the school choir, as was Melissa.
Melissa turned her head slightly and a lock of hair fell over her shoulder and onto her book. She lightly flipped back the hair and rested her head on her hand as she read. At that moment, she looked up at Ethan and smiled. He smiled back warmly.
The bell to class ended and the students started to pack up their books and head towards the door. Melissa stayed behind and stepped beside Ethan as she left the room. She nudged him lightly and smiled.
"Hi."
He looked down. The sun was hitting her face perfectly and it made her beautiful eyes shine. "Hey." He smiled at her.
"Are you going to be at choir tomorrow night?"
"Yeah. But I'm having troubles with one of the songs..."
"Oh? Which one?" She tilted her head slightly to the right.
His heart began to flutter as he looked at her. "The song I will." Ethan started to laugh
"Oh... That's our duet isn't it?"
Ethan nodded.
"Oh... Well why don't we meet after dinner in the music room and go over it? I could use some practice, I haven't sang it in a while. What do you say?"
Ethan blushed. "Sure... I'd love to... how does 8 sound...?"
"Great! I'll see you there, Ethan." Melissa smiled as they parted ways. She met Elle in the hallway on her way to the common room. She was glad that last class had just ended.
"I need to start on my homework, I'm meeting Ethan after dinner to practice for our duet."
"Oooohh!!! A date?"
"Don't be silly Elle. It's practice for school. He's having troubles with it, and I haven't sung it in a while – so it's perfect practice. Get any ideas like that out of your head Elle!" Melissa laughed and walked through the portrait leading to the Gryffindor common room.
Ethan walked towards the Ravenclaw tower. He was watching his feet as he walked. He looked up just in time to see Elle bounding towards him.
"Helloooo Ethan!"
Ethan smiled and looked at her from the corner of his eye. "Hey there Elle. How's it going?"
"Wonderful! I heard that you have a date with Melissa tonight." Elle winked at him.
"It's not a date Elle, we're going over the song for choir after dinner." A thought suddenly flashed through his mind. "Did she say it was a date?" Elle was nowhere to be found. She had left as quickly as she came. Ethan rushed through his homework and on to dinner.
8o'Clock had come and gone, and Melissa was sitting at the piano playing a small tune. She wondered if Ethan was going to show up or not. She let out a rather large sigh as she hit the C key.
Ethan opened the door quietly looking around. He saw Melissa sitting at the piano her back was towards him. He walked up quietly behind her and put his hand on her shoulder. Melissa jumped.
"AH! Oh... Ethan! Don't do that, you scared me!" Melissa smiled nervously.
"Oh I'm sorry Melissa," His ears went red as he stood beside her. "I didn't mean it, and I thought you would have heard me."
"No, you move to quietly for me to notice. Sit down, we'll warm up." Melissa smiled kindly as they went through their voice warm ups.
"Good! Now what was it that you were having trouble with?"
"It's not the song itself, it's the duet part. I know how it's supposed to sound and everything, I just haven't had the practice to sing it with you so it's difficult to imagine how it will work."
"I felt the same way, lets start here..." she pointed to the music sitting at the piano. Ethan nodded and cleared his throat and began.
"Who knows how long I've loved you
You know I love you still
Will I wait a lonely lifetime
If you want me to-- I will."
Melissa smiled at Ethan as he sang. He had a beautiful voice and she thought it was adorable the way he picked at his music sheet when he sang; he was clearly nervous. She readied herself for her part of the song.
"For if I ever saw you
I didn't catch your name
But it never really mattered
I will always feel the same."
Ethan smiled and looked into Melissa's eyes as she sang. Her voice reminded him of how an angel would hear if they were to sing. She had perfect control over every note – and sang with amazing confidence. The time came that they were to sing together.
"Love you forever and forever
Love you with all my heart
Love you whenever we're together
Love you when we're apart.
And when at last I find you
Your song will fill the air
Sing it loud so I can hear you
Make it easy to be near you
For the things you do endear you to me
You know I will
I will."
Ethan and Melissa's voices harmonized beautifully as they sang. They looked eachother in the eye as they sang. Melissa's smile gave Ethan confidence, that simple smile caused him to sing the best he had in his life. Ethan moved closer towards Melissa as the song began to end, took her in his arms, and started to twirl around the room. Melissa erupted in laughter before the song was over. Her delightful laugh filled the room.
"Ethan! Ethan this isn't singing!"
He smiled and dipped her; her hair swept the ground as he swung her up again into his arms. Their faces were close as he smiled. "I know." Melissa looked into his aquamarine eyes smiling, but her face soon started to straighten the longer she gazed into his eyes.
"...What?" Their bodies were pressed up against eachother; neither of them seemed to notice how close they were.
"You have beautiful eyes, Ethan." Melissa smiled and moved her hand slightly lower on his back.
Ethan's cheeks went slightly pink as he looked down at the floor for a second, then back at her. "Thank-you..." Melissa smiled. She was suddenly overcome with the urge to kiss him. She felt safe in his arms – it felt right.
Ethan placed his hands on either side of her face; he leaned forward slightly and placed his lips on hers. Melissa welcomed the kiss. He wasn't nervous, he wasn't afraid to kiss her. He felt as if they had been dating for years, the kiss was comfortable and perfect. Melissa ended the kiss and stepped back slightly smiling.
"...I..." She smiled as she pressed her lips to his again. They wrapped their arms around eachother savoring the moment, not wanting it to end. Melissa was in a state of euphoria. She ran her hands up his back and to his neck. Her hands were cold as she caressed the exposed skin at his neck. Ethan laughed slightly and his skin rose with goose bumps. Melissa opened her eyes.
"Oh... Ethan I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"
He smiled at her and shook his head. "It's alright, don't apologize." He began to shake as he took Melissa's hands and braided their fingers together. "I won't forget this moment, Melissa." His voice was full of tenderness when he looked at her. She broke into a smile.
"Neither will I." She placed a kiss on his cheek. "I know it sounds odd... but I don't ever want to be without you... there is something about you that makes me feel safe... I can't really explain how I feel... it's indescribable."
Ethan smiled at her and stroked her hair affectionately. "Melissa, I feel the same way."
"You do?"
Ethan nodded. "Definitely."
Melissa kissed Ethan again only this time it was more passionate. She ran her tongue along his lips to signal for him to open his lips. He did so, only to be greeted with her tongue tenderly caressing his. He only started to move his tongue after a few moments. When they ended the kiss, Ethan started to laugh slightly.
"Why are you laughing?"
He paused shortly. "Because that's the first time I've ever kissed like that..." he was afraid that she was going to start laughing.
"...Did you like it?"
He looked up at her and nodded. He started to chew on his bottom lip. "Your tongue tasted nice." She laughed and gathered him in a hug.
"I'm glad you liked it." They stood in silence taking in each other's scents as they hugged.
"Where does this take us Melissa?"
"Hopefully to couple status..."
Ethan's face contorted into a giant smile. He nodded and kissed her again. Melissa and Ethan took each other's hands and walked out of the room and towards the courtyard. Elle was passing by when she saw them walking away from her. She smiled as she saw Ethan lean in and kiss Melissa's hand; Melissa had finally found someone who would love her, as she so greatly deserved to be loved.
Lyrics: The Beatles - I Will ©