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it! I'd be more than happy to read it = ).
Auntarctic I always look forward to your reviews. Thanks a lot for your support = )
blackdragonofdeath13 Thank you! I hope you enjoy the rest of the story too!
Chapter 4
"What do YOU want, Potter?" Lily sneered.
I stared at her. "Lily, are you okay?"
"Yes, I– No, what do you think?!" She growled while gathering her things. When she had finished, she looked down for a moment before returning her gaze to me.
"I heard the news. You to rejected by Angel. That's why you've been avoiding me, right? So you could ask her and not have to tell me?" She paused as if to observe my reaction.
I was surprised by her insight, but why would it matter so much to her that I asked Angel anyway? Angel's my girlfriend! It's only right!
Then she continued. "Why couldn't you just say no to me? Instead, you decided to dramatize it? Make it suspenseful? Wanted to keep me guessing, eh? Just like you do with all the other girls that fall for you?" She paused again to gather herself as she was already on the verge of tears.
"Well let me tell you something. I hate suspense. I don't see the point of prolonging something when it should just end. I don't even WANT to go with you anymore, so if you've come to ask ME to the ball too, then you can forget it. The answer is NO." Then she burst into tears and left.
I felt torn. "Why does she affect me so? Idiot, you like her. Why else? No I don't! I have Angel already! Then why were you so eager to ask Lily after Angel rejected you? Oh shut up, you. You know I'm right; I'm always right." And then it hit me. I liked her. I was crazy about her, and I didn't think I would ever be happy again if I let her go now. I wanted her.
I hurriedly left to follow Lily, but she was already gone. I went to the Gryffindor common room. Not there. But then I saw a familiar flash of read going up the stairs to the girl's dormitories. I made to follow, but just as I got to the stairs, they turned into a slide, barring my entrance.
I inwardly slapped myself for forgetting about this before saying, "Accio broom." When it appeared, I rode it past the stairs and into the hallway of the girl's dorms. Luckily for me, all the doors had names on them and it didn't take me long to find Lily's. I knocked. Jennifer stuck her head out. She didn't seem surprised to see me.
"Can I talk to Lily for a second?" I asked. "And what if Lily doesn't want to talk to you?" She retorted.
"Well she doesn't have to say anything. I just need her to listen to me for a few minutes."
"I'm sorry, but she's not here right now anyway, and– whoa!" Jennifer was pulled back into the room and the door opened to reveal Lily Evans.
"Lily," I breathed, "I just need a few minutes."
"Fine," she nodded, and she led me back down to the common room. I took one sofa and she took one across from mine.
I looked around to make sure no one was there before I asked, "Lily, I know I've been a prick, I really don't deserve you, and I'm sorry, but will you go to the ball with me please?"
She was obviously expecting this, since she immediately replied, "You're pathetic, Potter, but have a nice day anyway." She smiled sarcastically and then got up to leave.
I stood up quickly. "Why are you acting so coldly towards me?"
She turned around, briefly. "Why shouldn't I?" She inquired, the sarcasm evident in her voice. Then she turned again and started back towards the girl's staircase.
I paused. "Okay, here goes. Moment of truth." Then I blurted out, "Because I want you!"
She stopped, and turned slowly. She apparently hadn't expected me to be so forward, and I thought I had touched her with that statement until I saw the glare she was giving me. Ice-cold. Then she burst out laughing.
"Puh-lease, Potter. Don't start your pick-up lines on me." Then she looked at me. I tried to look as serious as possible so she would believe that what I had said was 100% truth. I guess it worked.
"You don't know what you want." Then she started toward the stairs again.
Courage flowed through me as I bravely followed. "I know what I want. You're just too scared to admit what YOU want."
She didn't stop. "Am not."
I didn't give up. I had gone too far to stop now. I grabbed her shoulder. "You are. And do you know why you're scared?" I asked, turning her around to face me. I felt her shaking in my grasp.
I hesitated. "Because you want me too."
A long silence followed. I grew nervous because I wasn't even sure of what I had just said.
However, when she looked up, I saw tears in her eyes. Oh, how I wanted to hold her right then and there! Instead, she pulled away hard and ran up the stairs crying.
"I'll be waiting for you, Lily." I whispered.
I hope you guys liked this short chapter. In case you guys didn't notice, this last part here is loosely taken from the movie A Walk to Remember. That part always touched me, so I decided to incorporate it somewhat into my story. Enjoy! And remember to review!
Auntarctic I always look forward to your reviews. Thanks a lot for your support = )
blackdragonofdeath13 Thank you! I hope you enjoy the rest of the story too!
Chapter 4
"What do YOU want, Potter?" Lily sneered.
I stared at her. "Lily, are you okay?"
"Yes, I– No, what do you think?!" She growled while gathering her things. When she had finished, she looked down for a moment before returning her gaze to me.
"I heard the news. You to rejected by Angel. That's why you've been avoiding me, right? So you could ask her and not have to tell me?" She paused as if to observe my reaction.
I was surprised by her insight, but why would it matter so much to her that I asked Angel anyway? Angel's my girlfriend! It's only right!
Then she continued. "Why couldn't you just say no to me? Instead, you decided to dramatize it? Make it suspenseful? Wanted to keep me guessing, eh? Just like you do with all the other girls that fall for you?" She paused again to gather herself as she was already on the verge of tears.
"Well let me tell you something. I hate suspense. I don't see the point of prolonging something when it should just end. I don't even WANT to go with you anymore, so if you've come to ask ME to the ball too, then you can forget it. The answer is NO." Then she burst into tears and left.
I felt torn. "Why does she affect me so? Idiot, you like her. Why else? No I don't! I have Angel already! Then why were you so eager to ask Lily after Angel rejected you? Oh shut up, you. You know I'm right; I'm always right." And then it hit me. I liked her. I was crazy about her, and I didn't think I would ever be happy again if I let her go now. I wanted her.
I hurriedly left to follow Lily, but she was already gone. I went to the Gryffindor common room. Not there. But then I saw a familiar flash of read going up the stairs to the girl's dormitories. I made to follow, but just as I got to the stairs, they turned into a slide, barring my entrance.
I inwardly slapped myself for forgetting about this before saying, "Accio broom." When it appeared, I rode it past the stairs and into the hallway of the girl's dorms. Luckily for me, all the doors had names on them and it didn't take me long to find Lily's. I knocked. Jennifer stuck her head out. She didn't seem surprised to see me.
"Can I talk to Lily for a second?" I asked. "And what if Lily doesn't want to talk to you?" She retorted.
"Well she doesn't have to say anything. I just need her to listen to me for a few minutes."
"I'm sorry, but she's not here right now anyway, and– whoa!" Jennifer was pulled back into the room and the door opened to reveal Lily Evans.
"Lily," I breathed, "I just need a few minutes."
"Fine," she nodded, and she led me back down to the common room. I took one sofa and she took one across from mine.
I looked around to make sure no one was there before I asked, "Lily, I know I've been a prick, I really don't deserve you, and I'm sorry, but will you go to the ball with me please?"
She was obviously expecting this, since she immediately replied, "You're pathetic, Potter, but have a nice day anyway." She smiled sarcastically and then got up to leave.
I stood up quickly. "Why are you acting so coldly towards me?"
She turned around, briefly. "Why shouldn't I?" She inquired, the sarcasm evident in her voice. Then she turned again and started back towards the girl's staircase.
I paused. "Okay, here goes. Moment of truth." Then I blurted out, "Because I want you!"
She stopped, and turned slowly. She apparently hadn't expected me to be so forward, and I thought I had touched her with that statement until I saw the glare she was giving me. Ice-cold. Then she burst out laughing.
"Puh-lease, Potter. Don't start your pick-up lines on me." Then she looked at me. I tried to look as serious as possible so she would believe that what I had said was 100% truth. I guess it worked.
"You don't know what you want." Then she started toward the stairs again.
Courage flowed through me as I bravely followed. "I know what I want. You're just too scared to admit what YOU want."
She didn't stop. "Am not."
I didn't give up. I had gone too far to stop now. I grabbed her shoulder. "You are. And do you know why you're scared?" I asked, turning her around to face me. I felt her shaking in my grasp.
I hesitated. "Because you want me too."
A long silence followed. I grew nervous because I wasn't even sure of what I had just said.
However, when she looked up, I saw tears in her eyes. Oh, how I wanted to hold her right then and there! Instead, she pulled away hard and ran up the stairs crying.
"I'll be waiting for you, Lily." I whispered.
I hope you guys liked this short chapter. In case you guys didn't notice, this last part here is loosely taken from the movie A Walk to Remember. That part always touched me, so I decided to incorporate it somewhat into my story. Enjoy! And remember to review!