Rhapsody for the Moon
Disclaimer: Everyone except Amber, Sorcha, Sean, Callie, and Aria belongs to J.K. Rowling. Amber, Sorcha, and Sean belong to Rosethorn, and Aria is mine.
Author's Notes: This is an extremely odd plot bunny that bit me.well, it bit me in French. French is boring. Aria is Remus's twin sister.um.yeah.
Chapter 6: Tango
Aria checked her mask for what must have been the millionth time.
"It's *ok,* Aria. It's secure," Lily said, rolling her eyes from behind her own mask. She and James were dressed as Rowena Ravenclaw and Godric Gryffindor.
Sorcha came down last, dressed as the Lady of the Lake. The Irish lady. Who is different from the other version.
James, Remus, Sean, and Peter were waiting at the bottom of the staircase for them. James grinned at Lily, who blushed. He gallantly offered her his arm.
"Someone's missing." Amber muttered. She was dressed as Morgan le Fay.
Sean was dressed as Finbar of Sevenwaters, who was his distant ancestor. Remus wasn't dressed as anything-he was just wearing dress robes and a mask.
"Yeah, where's Sirius?" Callie asked, doing her best to ignore Lily and James and fidgeting with her long sleeves (she was dressed as a black swan).
Remus shrugged. "I don't know." 'He's downstairs, waiting for us. Nice dress, Aria.'
'Thanks,' Aria said dryly. 'It's one of Mother's old dresses.'
'Looks nice on you.'
'Thanks.' "Shall we, then?" she asked out loud.
"Sure."
* * *
Aria was bored. She had had great fun spying on Lily and James earlier, but there was only so much full-frontal snogging she could take seeing before she wanted to vomit. She considered escaping up to her dormitory, but decided it would be to conspicuous. So she had to suffer in silence.
"Excuse me." a soft, deep, darkly elegant voice said behind her. She jumped and spun around and lost herself in bottomless black eyes.she was falling.he was dressed as a matador, and wore a black mask.
"Yes?" she asked softly.
"You looked lonely.I wondered if you wanted to dance."
"Sure," she replied, smiling slightly. He extended his hand. She took it and followed him out onto the dance floor.
* * *
One and a half magical hours later, Aria wandered outside with her mysterious new friend. They sat down on a bench. He kissed her.
That was something she hadn't expected. She had never been kissed, and had listened to Lily's vivid descriptions of the activity with a sort of detached interest.it sounded fascinating, but hadn't been something she had expected would happen to her.
He broke the kiss. "Is something wrong?"
"No.nothing's wrong.you just.surprised me." she whispered.
"I'm sorry."
"No, it's all right. I just wasn't expecting." She trailed off. She was *really* making a mess of things.
He sighed with relief. He ran his fingers through her hair. "You are so beautiful."
"How do you know that? I'm wearing a mask," she whispered.
He laughed a little. "Very true. Will you take it off, so I can see?"
"That would defeat the purpose of a masquerade."
"Will you tell me your name?"
She smiled again. "No."
"My friends are going to ask the name of the fair lady I spent almost the entire evening with. What should I tell them?"
She bit her lip and thought for a moment. "Tell them.tell them you held the moon in your arms, and she might someday make you her Endymion." She kissed him very, very lightly, then vanished into the light of the half- moon.
* * *
(A/N: Well, there you have it! Who was her mysterious partner? We'll never know.actually, we will, but you'll have to wait for the next chapter to do so. Sorry!)
Disclaimer: Everyone except Amber, Sorcha, Sean, Callie, and Aria belongs to J.K. Rowling. Amber, Sorcha, and Sean belong to Rosethorn, and Aria is mine.
Author's Notes: This is an extremely odd plot bunny that bit me.well, it bit me in French. French is boring. Aria is Remus's twin sister.um.yeah.
Chapter 6: Tango
Aria checked her mask for what must have been the millionth time.
"It's *ok,* Aria. It's secure," Lily said, rolling her eyes from behind her own mask. She and James were dressed as Rowena Ravenclaw and Godric Gryffindor.
Sorcha came down last, dressed as the Lady of the Lake. The Irish lady. Who is different from the other version.
James, Remus, Sean, and Peter were waiting at the bottom of the staircase for them. James grinned at Lily, who blushed. He gallantly offered her his arm.
"Someone's missing." Amber muttered. She was dressed as Morgan le Fay.
Sean was dressed as Finbar of Sevenwaters, who was his distant ancestor. Remus wasn't dressed as anything-he was just wearing dress robes and a mask.
"Yeah, where's Sirius?" Callie asked, doing her best to ignore Lily and James and fidgeting with her long sleeves (she was dressed as a black swan).
Remus shrugged. "I don't know." 'He's downstairs, waiting for us. Nice dress, Aria.'
'Thanks,' Aria said dryly. 'It's one of Mother's old dresses.'
'Looks nice on you.'
'Thanks.' "Shall we, then?" she asked out loud.
"Sure."
* * *
Aria was bored. She had had great fun spying on Lily and James earlier, but there was only so much full-frontal snogging she could take seeing before she wanted to vomit. She considered escaping up to her dormitory, but decided it would be to conspicuous. So she had to suffer in silence.
"Excuse me." a soft, deep, darkly elegant voice said behind her. She jumped and spun around and lost herself in bottomless black eyes.she was falling.he was dressed as a matador, and wore a black mask.
"Yes?" she asked softly.
"You looked lonely.I wondered if you wanted to dance."
"Sure," she replied, smiling slightly. He extended his hand. She took it and followed him out onto the dance floor.
* * *
One and a half magical hours later, Aria wandered outside with her mysterious new friend. They sat down on a bench. He kissed her.
That was something she hadn't expected. She had never been kissed, and had listened to Lily's vivid descriptions of the activity with a sort of detached interest.it sounded fascinating, but hadn't been something she had expected would happen to her.
He broke the kiss. "Is something wrong?"
"No.nothing's wrong.you just.surprised me." she whispered.
"I'm sorry."
"No, it's all right. I just wasn't expecting." She trailed off. She was *really* making a mess of things.
He sighed with relief. He ran his fingers through her hair. "You are so beautiful."
"How do you know that? I'm wearing a mask," she whispered.
He laughed a little. "Very true. Will you take it off, so I can see?"
"That would defeat the purpose of a masquerade."
"Will you tell me your name?"
She smiled again. "No."
"My friends are going to ask the name of the fair lady I spent almost the entire evening with. What should I tell them?"
She bit her lip and thought for a moment. "Tell them.tell them you held the moon in your arms, and she might someday make you her Endymion." She kissed him very, very lightly, then vanished into the light of the half- moon.
* * *
(A/N: Well, there you have it! Who was her mysterious partner? We'll never know.actually, we will, but you'll have to wait for the next chapter to do so. Sorry!)