.chapter ten.
The week before the dance was like hell. Lily was worried she was going to break out in zits all over the place, but she didn't. She was also worried that James was going to start a fight with Ben, or something to that effect and vice versa. Classes were painfully slow, and they finally were over, and Lily, Jena, and Jackie trouped up to the common room. They showered and did their hair - Lily straightened her's slightly, then pulled some of it back with little clips that had large flowers on them, deep red roses, which matched her emerald green dress quite nicely. The dress she had gotten was strapless, and form fitting around the bust and through the torso, then flaired out gentley from her hips down to the floor. She looked absolutely stunning.
Jena had curled her mocha brown hair, so it fell in soft, gentle curls at her shoulders. Her white dress had off the shoulder sleeves, a sweetheart neckline and an Empire waist line, which meant that she skirt started from just under the bust and the rustley skirt fell just above her knees. She wore white ballet flats and the tiara that came with the costume.
Jackie looked adorable in her costume, and she was very excited becasue for once, she had breasts. The corset that came with her costume made her look skinnier than ever, but enhanced what she had and made her very happy. The costume was black and red, with a rather dramatic lace skirt and one of those big feathers sticking out of her hair, which she had pulled up into a bun with strategic curls loose. They all looked rather great, and the boys were going to be quite shocked when they saw them.
"I've never felt more like a princess in my life," mused Jena brightly as they made their way down the girls' dormitory. When they hit the Common Room, a group of third year boys rushed over and started telling them how nice they looked. The girls tried to say 'thanks' and keep a straight face, but it wasn't working out very well. Finally they realized that the guys were all staring at them, quite shocked, at their Halloween costumes.
"Hi! You look great in chaps, Sirius!" said Lily cheerfully.
Remus was the first to find his voice. "You look lovely, Jena," he said, holding out a plastic box with a corsage inside of it. The flowers were white carnations that matched her dress and went around her wrist. He took it out and slipped it on while Jena took him in. The armor was very shiny but looked flexible, and he looked a lot like an actual knight. He had a sword and everything.
"You look great too," she mumbled, taking his arm as he offered it.
"Wow," said Sirius, tipping his hat at Jackie. "You look right purty, Miss Storms." His southern/western accent was really quite accurate, surprisingly.
"You don't look so bad yourself," she said slowly. "Lily wasn't lying about the chaps," she added, and he turned around, modelling them. Jackie laughed and the two headed off, leaving James to gawk at Lily and Lily to be gawked at.
"Lily... you look..." He seemed to be searching for the right word. "Surprising."
"Um, thanks. You look nice too." She started out of the common room, but James caught her arm before she could leave. "What?"
"I really mean it. You look beautiful," he said, his voice soft, his hazel eyes the same way as his voice. "I..."
"I have to meet Ben, and you have to meet Giselle," she reminded him, but she was finding it hard to remember that she had a date that wasn't James. He was gazing at her in the most unsettling way, but it was a good unsettling, like her insides were on fire.
"Right," he mumbled, but he was leaning forward to press his soft lips against hers... but before they could meet hers, she turned away and sauntered off, without reply.
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"Wow, Lily, you look hot!" exclaimed Ben. He was wearing a simple black tuxedo with black sunglasses, part of the costume. He pecked her cheek and they headed into the Great Hall, which had been decorated by the prefects earlier that day. Jack - O - Lanterns had been enchanted to float around the room, and the band was already playing. People were dancing and there was an array of different costumes, and Lily was pretty sure that no one else had her costume.
"It looks wonderful!" she exclaimed happily, and the two went over to the drink table. They got two goblets of butterbeer then went off to the table where Remus and Jena were already sitting down, deep in conversation. Lily missed it, but Ben poured some firewhiskey into her drink, as well as his own.
"Hullo," said Remus. Lily took a long drink of her butterbeer, and then set it down on the table.
"Hi," said Ben slowly, pulling Lily closer to him. She was still gazing around, feeling very warm inside. Remus and Jena had already gone back to their conversation, and Ben added more alchohol to their drinks while no one was drinking. He took a swig and Lily grinned.
"Want to dance?" she asked.
"Yeah, but drink up your drink first. Don't want someone to steal it or spit in it or something," he added. She nodded; this made perfect sense. She drank up, flicked her red hair over her shoulders, and stood up, wobbling on her high heels slightly, like all the blood had rushed to her head.
"Tonight is going to be really great," she told him as they headed onto the dance floor, a new song striking up. "The greatest..."
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"Is it just me, or is Lily acting a little..."
"Drunk?" finished Sirius. Remus nodded. The redhead was dancing rather provactively with Ben, who was looking very surprised at her. From across the dance floor, they could see the muscles tightening in James' jaw angrily.
"Lily can't be drunk. She wouldn't touch liqour," said Jackie. "She's far too smart."
"Yeah, but what if the little git put something in her drink? She was drinking quite a bit of butterbeer, he could have spiked it..." After suggesting this, Jena grabbed Lily's goblet and took a testing swig of the contents left in the fourth cup Lily had had. She passed it to Sirius, a confused look on her face. He sniffed it before drinking, then set the goblet back on the table.
"Fire whiskey," he concluded.
"That wanker!" cried Jackie, outraged. "I'm going to go clean his clock -"
"Wait," said Jena softly. "I have a new plan to add to the plan...." She leaned forward and the group huddled, muttering quietly. Jackie had a mean, revengeful grin on her face as the group disbanned; Jena and Remus heading off to find Ben's friends, who were dressed as his body guards, and Sirius over to Ben and Jackie over to James....
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Lily couldn't really remember when Ben had turned into Sirius, but she grinned, resting her head on one of his strong shoulders. "Sirius, I'm having so much fun..." She leaned against him, grinning. "Ben's nice, isn't he?"
"Oh yeah, great," replied Sirius sarcastically, spinning Lily around so he could watch Jackie speak to James. He felt Lily sigh into his chest, then glanced down at her.
"You were right about James... he tried to kiss me today," she said off handishly. "But I didn't let him. Nope, nope nope... why aren't you dancing with-?" she didn't finish the sentance, as someone tapped her shoulder.
"May I cut in?" asked Jackie, and Lily nodded, stepping away from Sirius. "Here, dance with James -" She thrust Lily in James direction, and he caught her before she could topple over onto the floor.
"Well," said James slowly, when he felt Lily wind her arms around his neck and pull him closer to her. "I'm glad to see that you aren't dancing with Ben anymore.... Bloody wanker." He rested his chin on top of her head and she let out a soft, sleepy sigh. "How many glasses of butter beer have you had Lily?"
"Oh... I don't know.... Ben just kept giving them to me, and you know how yummy they are..." She shrugged and turned her face up to him. "Why? Are you going to beat him up for giving me butterbeer?"
"No. But he obviously put something into it, as you are dancing with me without complaint..."
"James, you're so silly! I mean, I don't hate you... I'd rather like to kiss you right now." She smiled up at him and he gazed down at her, incredulous. She stopped their swaying to the music, stood up on her tip toes, and pressed a kiss to his lips rather gentley. It only lasted a few, brief seconds, but Jamse pulled away, stepping back from her. "What?" she asked, loudly. "This is what you wanted isn't it? To kiss me?"
"Not like this," James replied, somewhat breathlessly. His lips tingled from where hers touched his; it was hard to breathe. He glanced around and found that many people were staring at them, rather surprised.
"Fine, because I didn't want to kiss you anyway!" cried Lily, turning on her heel. Sirius caught the look on her face, a sudden panic rising in his stomach.
"She's going to spew!" he said to Jackie, who quickly ushered Lily out of the ball.
They spent the rest of the evening in the girls' lavatory, Lily barfing her guts up and Jena and Jackie soothing her.
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Omg... I'm adding this a long time after this chapter was actually written. I was completely floored by one of my reviewers, and I was so excited I leapt from my chair and practically raced through my house to read it to my Dad (my sole support usually on fanfiction). I was considering not writing the second part to the story because this one wasn't getting very many reviews. But it just jump started my writing and I'm writing my revised thank you's!!!!!
MPPLilyPotter: Thank you! I love MWPP and you should see my folders from sixth grade, they have it etched all over them!! (I'm in ninth grade now - well, I'll be in tenth in the fall... nevermind).
Rose13: Thanks a bunch!
Roxy: I am very good at sap, aren't I? Must be all the maple tree's around me... Thanks! The fund isn't really working out... Thanks again!
crazyfanatic: By the looks of things, they woun't be getting together very soon, will they?? Thanks for reviewing!
Bob-chan: Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!!!!!! You are the greatest person on the planet! lol. But thanks a lot, that really motivated me to get writing again. I feel a bit like the lead actress in an indie film. You don't get paid much but reviews are good.
Sasha: Thanks, underappreciated artist over here is starving for reviews. But what can I expect? My first break onto the scene and all... Well, not really. But I'm keeping my other pen name top secret!
Thank you all soooooooooo much for reviewing, it really helps my writing process along.. Thanks again!!
The week before the dance was like hell. Lily was worried she was going to break out in zits all over the place, but she didn't. She was also worried that James was going to start a fight with Ben, or something to that effect and vice versa. Classes were painfully slow, and they finally were over, and Lily, Jena, and Jackie trouped up to the common room. They showered and did their hair - Lily straightened her's slightly, then pulled some of it back with little clips that had large flowers on them, deep red roses, which matched her emerald green dress quite nicely. The dress she had gotten was strapless, and form fitting around the bust and through the torso, then flaired out gentley from her hips down to the floor. She looked absolutely stunning.
Jena had curled her mocha brown hair, so it fell in soft, gentle curls at her shoulders. Her white dress had off the shoulder sleeves, a sweetheart neckline and an Empire waist line, which meant that she skirt started from just under the bust and the rustley skirt fell just above her knees. She wore white ballet flats and the tiara that came with the costume.
Jackie looked adorable in her costume, and she was very excited becasue for once, she had breasts. The corset that came with her costume made her look skinnier than ever, but enhanced what she had and made her very happy. The costume was black and red, with a rather dramatic lace skirt and one of those big feathers sticking out of her hair, which she had pulled up into a bun with strategic curls loose. They all looked rather great, and the boys were going to be quite shocked when they saw them.
"I've never felt more like a princess in my life," mused Jena brightly as they made their way down the girls' dormitory. When they hit the Common Room, a group of third year boys rushed over and started telling them how nice they looked. The girls tried to say 'thanks' and keep a straight face, but it wasn't working out very well. Finally they realized that the guys were all staring at them, quite shocked, at their Halloween costumes.
"Hi! You look great in chaps, Sirius!" said Lily cheerfully.
Remus was the first to find his voice. "You look lovely, Jena," he said, holding out a plastic box with a corsage inside of it. The flowers were white carnations that matched her dress and went around her wrist. He took it out and slipped it on while Jena took him in. The armor was very shiny but looked flexible, and he looked a lot like an actual knight. He had a sword and everything.
"You look great too," she mumbled, taking his arm as he offered it.
"Wow," said Sirius, tipping his hat at Jackie. "You look right purty, Miss Storms." His southern/western accent was really quite accurate, surprisingly.
"You don't look so bad yourself," she said slowly. "Lily wasn't lying about the chaps," she added, and he turned around, modelling them. Jackie laughed and the two headed off, leaving James to gawk at Lily and Lily to be gawked at.
"Lily... you look..." He seemed to be searching for the right word. "Surprising."
"Um, thanks. You look nice too." She started out of the common room, but James caught her arm before she could leave. "What?"
"I really mean it. You look beautiful," he said, his voice soft, his hazel eyes the same way as his voice. "I..."
"I have to meet Ben, and you have to meet Giselle," she reminded him, but she was finding it hard to remember that she had a date that wasn't James. He was gazing at her in the most unsettling way, but it was a good unsettling, like her insides were on fire.
"Right," he mumbled, but he was leaning forward to press his soft lips against hers... but before they could meet hers, she turned away and sauntered off, without reply.
:::......:::
"Wow, Lily, you look hot!" exclaimed Ben. He was wearing a simple black tuxedo with black sunglasses, part of the costume. He pecked her cheek and they headed into the Great Hall, which had been decorated by the prefects earlier that day. Jack - O - Lanterns had been enchanted to float around the room, and the band was already playing. People were dancing and there was an array of different costumes, and Lily was pretty sure that no one else had her costume.
"It looks wonderful!" she exclaimed happily, and the two went over to the drink table. They got two goblets of butterbeer then went off to the table where Remus and Jena were already sitting down, deep in conversation. Lily missed it, but Ben poured some firewhiskey into her drink, as well as his own.
"Hullo," said Remus. Lily took a long drink of her butterbeer, and then set it down on the table.
"Hi," said Ben slowly, pulling Lily closer to him. She was still gazing around, feeling very warm inside. Remus and Jena had already gone back to their conversation, and Ben added more alchohol to their drinks while no one was drinking. He took a swig and Lily grinned.
"Want to dance?" she asked.
"Yeah, but drink up your drink first. Don't want someone to steal it or spit in it or something," he added. She nodded; this made perfect sense. She drank up, flicked her red hair over her shoulders, and stood up, wobbling on her high heels slightly, like all the blood had rushed to her head.
"Tonight is going to be really great," she told him as they headed onto the dance floor, a new song striking up. "The greatest..."
:::......:::
"Is it just me, or is Lily acting a little..."
"Drunk?" finished Sirius. Remus nodded. The redhead was dancing rather provactively with Ben, who was looking very surprised at her. From across the dance floor, they could see the muscles tightening in James' jaw angrily.
"Lily can't be drunk. She wouldn't touch liqour," said Jackie. "She's far too smart."
"Yeah, but what if the little git put something in her drink? She was drinking quite a bit of butterbeer, he could have spiked it..." After suggesting this, Jena grabbed Lily's goblet and took a testing swig of the contents left in the fourth cup Lily had had. She passed it to Sirius, a confused look on her face. He sniffed it before drinking, then set the goblet back on the table.
"Fire whiskey," he concluded.
"That wanker!" cried Jackie, outraged. "I'm going to go clean his clock -"
"Wait," said Jena softly. "I have a new plan to add to the plan...." She leaned forward and the group huddled, muttering quietly. Jackie had a mean, revengeful grin on her face as the group disbanned; Jena and Remus heading off to find Ben's friends, who were dressed as his body guards, and Sirius over to Ben and Jackie over to James....
:::......:::
Lily couldn't really remember when Ben had turned into Sirius, but she grinned, resting her head on one of his strong shoulders. "Sirius, I'm having so much fun..." She leaned against him, grinning. "Ben's nice, isn't he?"
"Oh yeah, great," replied Sirius sarcastically, spinning Lily around so he could watch Jackie speak to James. He felt Lily sigh into his chest, then glanced down at her.
"You were right about James... he tried to kiss me today," she said off handishly. "But I didn't let him. Nope, nope nope... why aren't you dancing with-?" she didn't finish the sentance, as someone tapped her shoulder.
"May I cut in?" asked Jackie, and Lily nodded, stepping away from Sirius. "Here, dance with James -" She thrust Lily in James direction, and he caught her before she could topple over onto the floor.
"Well," said James slowly, when he felt Lily wind her arms around his neck and pull him closer to her. "I'm glad to see that you aren't dancing with Ben anymore.... Bloody wanker." He rested his chin on top of her head and she let out a soft, sleepy sigh. "How many glasses of butter beer have you had Lily?"
"Oh... I don't know.... Ben just kept giving them to me, and you know how yummy they are..." She shrugged and turned her face up to him. "Why? Are you going to beat him up for giving me butterbeer?"
"No. But he obviously put something into it, as you are dancing with me without complaint..."
"James, you're so silly! I mean, I don't hate you... I'd rather like to kiss you right now." She smiled up at him and he gazed down at her, incredulous. She stopped their swaying to the music, stood up on her tip toes, and pressed a kiss to his lips rather gentley. It only lasted a few, brief seconds, but Jamse pulled away, stepping back from her. "What?" she asked, loudly. "This is what you wanted isn't it? To kiss me?"
"Not like this," James replied, somewhat breathlessly. His lips tingled from where hers touched his; it was hard to breathe. He glanced around and found that many people were staring at them, rather surprised.
"Fine, because I didn't want to kiss you anyway!" cried Lily, turning on her heel. Sirius caught the look on her face, a sudden panic rising in his stomach.
"She's going to spew!" he said to Jackie, who quickly ushered Lily out of the ball.
They spent the rest of the evening in the girls' lavatory, Lily barfing her guts up and Jena and Jackie soothing her.
:::......:::
Omg... I'm adding this a long time after this chapter was actually written. I was completely floored by one of my reviewers, and I was so excited I leapt from my chair and practically raced through my house to read it to my Dad (my sole support usually on fanfiction). I was considering not writing the second part to the story because this one wasn't getting very many reviews. But it just jump started my writing and I'm writing my revised thank you's!!!!!
MPPLilyPotter: Thank you! I love MWPP and you should see my folders from sixth grade, they have it etched all over them!! (I'm in ninth grade now - well, I'll be in tenth in the fall... nevermind).
Rose13: Thanks a bunch!
Roxy: I am very good at sap, aren't I? Must be all the maple tree's around me... Thanks! The fund isn't really working out... Thanks again!
crazyfanatic: By the looks of things, they woun't be getting together very soon, will they?? Thanks for reviewing!
Bob-chan: Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!!!!!! You are the greatest person on the planet! lol. But thanks a lot, that really motivated me to get writing again. I feel a bit like the lead actress in an indie film. You don't get paid much but reviews are good.
Sasha: Thanks, underappreciated artist over here is starving for reviews. But what can I expect? My first break onto the scene and all... Well, not really. But I'm keeping my other pen name top secret!
Thank you all soooooooooo much for reviewing, it really helps my writing process along.. Thanks again!!