((Lily's POV))

The remainder of the week passed mostly uneventfully. There was excited conversations all over about the upcoming school dance, what to wear, who is going with whom. I enjoyed it, but slightly outside of it.

On Thursday, after lessons, Maria and Alex snuck me out to Hogsmede through a secret passage we had caught the Marauders using and promised not to tell about if they let us use it as well.

There was, of course, a robe shop, but they had a large selection of muggle clothing and shoes as well. We hurried towards the shop, entering the door labeled "Mademoiselle Marie's Robes and Dress for Special Occasions". Mademoiselle Marie was from France, and, although she did not understand some things we said, she was a beautiful seamstress.

As we entered the shop, the door gave a little tinkle and Marie looked up from a rack of clothing she was stacking onto another rack. "Ah!" she exclaimed happily. "Filles! Wonderful to see you all, vous tout semblez beau!" She exclaimed in French, coming over to greet them. "Elles semblent beaux, non?" she asked her fellow tailor, Mademoiselle Tatiana.

Mademoiselle Tatiana looked up and also smiled a very toothy smile, nodding excitedly, murmuring, "Oui, oui, elles semblent beaux."

Alex and Maria looked to me, because they didn't speak French at all. My mother taught my sister, Petunia, and me at an early age to speak quite fluently. "Merci beaucoup," I said smiling and hugging Marie. Then I turned to Alex and Maria and said, "She said, 'you look beautiful!' and then she said to Tatiana, 'they look beautiful, no?' and Tatiana said, 'yes, yes, they look beautiful.'"

Maria and Alex chorused an 'oooh,' then quickly smiled as well and hugged her. "Elles vous remercient aussi bien," I said quickly, and whispered to them that I thanked her for them.

"Now, now," Mademoiselle Marie settled down to business, bringing us to the back of the store, where we could get the latest in of dresses and robes. "What would vous like? Wizard robes? Or robes longues?"

I quickly realized I would do much of the talking here. "Robes longues," I said, meaning evening gowns, or muggle party dresses.

Marie muttered, "Oui, oui, je regarde." She fumbled through messy piles of clothes that had obviously just arrived, finally coming across a pile of very sparkly, colorful dresses. "Aha!" she exclaimed happily. "Here vous are. Ayez d'amusement. Call for moi when you are fini." And with that she swept away to finish putting dresses on the rack.

"Merci beacoup!" I called at her retreating back. "Well, come on then. These are the newest, I'm pretty sure. Let's try some on, yeah?"

Alex and Maria's eyes sparkled. They were hardcore shoppers. After rummaging through the pile for some time, Alex spotted a violet dress that she obviously was in love with. She pulled it out of the pile and went to try it on. She came out, and Maria and I gasped in amazement.

Alex was robed in a spaghetti-strap floor length dress. The upper half fit her shape perfectly, complimenting her curves and dips and rises. The waist had a dipped seam, and then puffed out only a small bit, about half an inch wider than her hips, into a full, beautiful skirt. It was obviously real, violet satin, embroidered with something that looked like a real jewel. Amethyst! That's it. Real, teeny-tiny amethysts, curving in and around the dress, making her look like a real princess. It complimented her deep blue eyes, and her dirty-blonde hair absolutely sparkled with it. Maria squealed and said, "Oh Alex, it's PERFECT! You HAVE to get it!"

Alex twirled around in front of the mirror. "Do you really think?" she said, absolutely besotted. "I do like it."

"You're getting it," I said, amazed at the beauty. I smiled at her and said, "It makes your eyes look almost purple."

She grinned at me and went back behind the dressing curtain.

We searched for a while longer, and then Alex and Maria found a canary yellow dress that Maria took a liking to. She went to try it on, and Alex and I waited for her to come out. When she did, she was just as stunning as Alex.

Maria's dress was the brightest yellow I have ever seen, but somehow it didn't hurt your eyes. It had little cap-short sleeves and a high waist, the seam landing right below her bust. The seam also had a tiny yellow ribbon tied in a perfect bow,and the dress went to her feet as well. Of course, Mademoiselle Marie had to add a little something to make it sparkle, so it had miniscule daffodil-yellow sequins curving and spinning around in tasteful designs around the dress. Maria also had blue eyes, which stood out amazingly, although they were much lighter than Alex's eyes. Her shoulder-length jet black hair looked blacker than black. She was a vision. Maria's face broke into a huge smile. "Do you like it?" she asked.

"Absolutely!" I said happily. "You've always looked good in yellow. Get it."

Alex smiled and nodded ecstatically. "Okay," Maria said, still grinning and went back behind the dressing curtain.

We searched for ages and it seemed we would never find a dress that fit me. Blue, purple, pink, none of those pixie-colors looked good on me. Finally, after nearly forty-five minutes, Alex held up a dress.

I quickly went into the dressing room. Although Alex's and Maria's dresses were beautiful, this dress was absolutely extravagant. I looked at myself in the mirror and gasped. I quickly stepped out to show Alex and Maria. They, too, looked as though their eyes would pop out of their heads.

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((Alex's POV))

As Lily came out of the dressing room, I thought I would faint. Nearly three-quarters of an hour we had searched, and it was entirely worth it.

She had on a blacker-then-black dress that fit her form perfectly. Lily wasn't very tall, about 5'3 with short and shapely legs and a curvy upper-body. It hugged her curves and didn't gap in the back like most dresses did on her. The waistline dipped in to a pointed seam at her waist, and went all the way to her toes. Her skirt puffed out a little like my dress, but it looked better on her shape than mine. To top every perfect detail off, Mademoiselle Marie had embroidered in the tiniest emeralds I had ever seen. It set off her bright green eyes perfectly, and her curly red hair shone.

"Oh, Lily," I said softly. "You look beautiful."

Maria shook her head in disbelief. "That is the most perfect dress ever designed for you. If you don't get it, I might have to hex you."

Lily laughed and smiled, showing her perfect white teeth. The dress looked even better when she was smiling.

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((Lily's POV))

I was in a happy daze as we all found shoes to match our dresses (Alex – strappy sandals, Maria – ballet flats, me – stilettos) but finally came to my senses when we had to pay for everything.

"Ah," Mademoiselle Marie said happily as she saw the dress I picked out. "Je fais ceci juste pour vous," she said, smiling, which I roughly translated to 'I made this just for you.'

I smiled broadly and thanked her and kissed her cheeks. We quickly paid, me translating money and ran back through the secret passageway in Honeyduke's cellar. When we were safely back in the Gryffindor common room, we ran up to the dormitories to marvel at our beautiful dresses.

Realizing the time, we ran down to the Great Hall to get some food. I was starving.

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((James' POV))

The week had passed quickly, Lily and I avoiding being near each other and only speaking when absolutely necessary. Lily's and my friends exchanged significant glances often, but I ignored them. On Thursday, the night before the dance, Sirius, Remus, and I headed down to dinner and found some open seats. There was no sign of the girls.

As Sirius started piling his plate with food, he said to me, "There's a rumor going around school that Dumbledore asked some of the 6th and 7th years to perfore singing, dancing and comedy acts and Lily, yes Lily Evans, is going to sing!"

"At the dance?" asked Remus, confused. "But I thought she got stage-fright."

"She does," Sirius said, smiling wickedly. "Apparently Maria and Alex were there and they sort of accepted for her."

Remus laughed slightly, but I just kept my face blank. "That'll be a hoot," I said sarcastically, but Sirius must have received it as bitterly.

"Hey James, if you really want to I'll bring you earplugs," he said, looking surprised that I wasn't amused. "She sings beautifully, though, you know that. She'll be the best one there," he added proudly.

Remus smartly decided to subtlely change the subject just then. "So," he said slowly. "Are either of you going with anyone to the dance?"

Sirius grinned. "I thought you'd never ask. Yep, I've got a date. Her name's Alex. Really cool girl, very lax."

Remus laughed a little, obviously knowing something I didn't. "Yeah," he said casually. "I think I might be going with some girl you guys don't know. Her name's Maria. Ever heard of her?"

"No, I haven't," I said shortly. "And I'm not going with anyone." The only person I would ever ask, I wasn't speaking to at the moment.

Remus read my mind and asked, "So you two still aren't speaking?"

Unhappy with myself mostly, I said sharply, "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just don't want to go with anyone."

"Oh, well then," Sirius said sarcastically. "That, OF COURSE, is why you aren't going with anyone."

"Yes," Remus added, also slightly fed up with me. "James Potter COULD GO with any girl he wanted, he just doesn't want to. OH WAIT, there might be someone I forgot. Huh."

"Sorry," I muttered. Remus and Sirius laughed at me and I rolled my eyes. Just then, the last person I wanted to see, and Maria and Alex came bursting through the door of the Great Hall. Nearly every student turned to look at them all, panting and slightly flushed.

"What?" Alex asked loudly. "Never seen anyone late for dinner before? Jeeze."

Maria and Alex led Lily over to the seats near us. Lovely, I thought dryly. This should be fun.

Lily got stuck with the seat across from me. An expression of exasperation crossed her face briefly but then she just sighed and sat down.

"So, Lily," Sirius said slyly, "I hear you're the only one of your group going solo at the dance tomorrow."

Lily looked bewildered and then realization sunk in and she turned to Maria and Alex who looked sheepish. "Are you asking for a death wish? Leaving me with those three all night?"

"Actually," Remus said, obviously amused, "Make that one of them. You don't seem to know who's going with Maria and Alex."

Lily's jaw dropped, and I muttered, "Tomorrow is just going to be tons of fun."

Lily looked over at me and then back to Sirius and Remus, then over at Maria and Alex. "You didn't ask for a death wish, you ordered one with side of slaw and chicken."

Maria and Alex laughed, and Alex said, "Sorry Lil, but there's always one more of them..."

"NO!" yelled Lily and I at the same time, and Alex, Maria, Sirius, and Remus burst out laughing.

Lily flushed beet red and I felt my own cheeks heat up. Trying to do some damage control, I said to Remus and Sirius, "I told you, I just don't feel like going with anyone," and Sirius snorted into his pudding.

"Whatever," Lily said, tossing her hair, and she got up and left.

"Ooooh....Maria and Alex are in trou – ble!" Sirius said, laughing.

Maria and Alex laughed as well and Maria said, "James, this would be your queue."

Huh? I though confusedly. "What do you mean?" I asked her.

She rolled her eyes and said condescendingly, "James, I believe YOU were the one who didn't accept her apology last. Therefore, THIS would be your queue."

I blushed crimson. "No," I said, shaking my head. "I can't."

"Fine..." Alex said, amused. "You'll regret it later."

Pissed, I said sharply, "Maybe I will, and maybe won't," and with that I got up and left as well.

As I was leaving I heard Sirius say, "Alex, you obviously don't think one death wish is enough do you?" and Alex replied haughtily, "I don't think your in any position to criticize me, Mr. Black."

Damn right, I thought angrily. Damn them all.

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((Lily's POV))

When I got to the common room, I was still steaming. A WHOLE NIGHT without Maria and Alex? Even without Sirius and Remus! A WHOLE NIGHT with James Potter, who refused my apology. Nice work, fate. Thanks so much.

Just as I plopped down in my favorite armchair in front of the fire, guess who walked in. Yep. That's right. Mr. Potter himself.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him notice me, sigh, exasperated, and then walk briskly over to me and sit in a chair across from me. "Listen," he said, using his no-nonsense-Quidditch-captain voice. "We have to be civil with each other for a whole night tomorrow. We might as well try to have a conversation with each other so they can't laugh at us when we try to start a conversation and it ends up as an awkward silence."

I looked at him, my eyes narrow. "I'm sorry, am I mistaken, or is this your idea of an apology? Because it seems to me that that would be an act of friendship, and God knows we can't have THAT."

He had enough shame to look sheepish. "Listen. Let's just try and get along, yeah? Not that the fighting isn't amusing, but come on." Seeing that I was still glaring at him, he sighed and said, "Okay, fine. I'll start. Have you figured out what song you're going to sing at the dance?"

My heart almost stopped. "How – how did you know I was singing?"

"Just a rumor. Thought I'd make sure if it was true...apparently it is."

Shocked, I nodded. Slowly, I decided that since Maria and Alex weren't being great at listening lately, I decided to confide in him. "I'm scared," I said, my voice shaking. "I've never sang in front of more than 50 people before."

James raised his eyebrows. "What is there to be scared of?"

I was startled at the question. "Well...I don't really know. I guess making a mistake and being mocked for life is an adequate fear."

James smiled and shook his head. "You won't make a mistake. And anyway, no one here is here for their great talents in music. Half of them don't even know how to read music. Three quarters of them don't know what the difference between a sharp and a flat is, and nearly all of them have never heard a song beside what the Weird Sisters sing, and I pray to God you don't sing one of those ridiculous songs."

Surprised at this almost-compliment, I said slowly, "Sort of comforting," and he grinned. "Are you implying you know about music?"

James looked uncomfortable. "My mum likes to sing. She made it her sole responsibility to make sure her only song knows every little thing about music – reading music, writing music, making up harmonies for melodies, you name it."

"Wow," I said, smiling genuinely now. "That's really cool. Do you know any songs I could sing? I'm having trouble deciding..."

He looked thoughtful. "What songs have you narrowed it down to?"

I didn't realize he had picked up on that. "Well," I said, clearing my throat. "There's a couple I like a lot. I like this song called "Breathe," by a muggle singer, Michelle Branch. I think She's like part – American – part – Japanese. And 'Collide,' by another muggle singer, Howie Day." He seemed to understand what I was saying, so I took a chance and continued. "Sometimes I even write songs myself, they're okay, nothing genius –"

He looked intrigued. "You write songs? Well, you should definitely do that. I'd like to read the lyrics, if you don't mind, if you wrote them down?"

That surprised me. "Sure," I said and ran up to our dormitory. I shuffled through my trunk and glanced at the clock. We had left dinner really early, even though I had arrived late. I found my notebook and went back down.

I handed him the notebook and said, "I like the last one the best."

He flipped to the last page I had written on. He read it and said, "That's really cool," but then he flipped back a few pages. "Actually," he said, "I kind of like them both," and he showed me another one I had written.

"Well," I said, rather bravely. "Maybe I'll sing both."

James smiled. "You should," he said quietly, and I smiled back.

Just then, I saw Maria, Alex, Sirius, and Remus enter the common room along with a bunch of other Gryffindor 6th years. They walked over to us, and Sirius said playfully, "What's this? Lily and James, smiling, in the presence of the other? It can't be!"

"Oh hush," I said, swatting him. I saw James quietly slip my notebook behind his back and I shot him a grateful look. Thankfully, none of the others noticed.

Remus said shiftily, "I think I'm going to go – er – study in the library, I've got to finish that Potions essay..."

Maria stood up a little too readily. "Yeah, I think I'll go too...I haven't even started...er...see you later, Lily, Alex," and the two of them ran off.

James and I snorted in unison, and Alex looked at me pleadingly. "Whatever Alex, go to town," I said dryly and she giggled and she and Sirius also exited the common room.

James rolled his eyes and took my notebook back out. "Do you have a recording for this song?" he asked, hesitantly. "It sounds like you need a band background."

"Yeah...actually, I do. My dad's band once played the music for me when I went to work with him and let me sing with all the equipment...that was my first realization that I could write music and hear when harmonies came in and when to change key. My dad is the manager of an American band," I added, as explanation.

"Cool," James whispered, awe-struck.

"Yeah," I said. "They recorded it so I could sing it whenever I wanted."

"I think," James said, "That you should sing this one" – he pointed to the one that I liked – "At the beginning of the dance, and this one" – he pointed to the one he liked as well – "At the end. Ask Dumbledore if you can. He's sure to say yes."

I grinned and said, "I think I will." We sat in comfortable silence for a minute, and finally I said, "Well, I've got to finish reading this book for Charms by Monday, and I haven't even started it, so I better get to bed..."

"Yeah," James said, standing up. I stood up as well, and was suddenly aware that our faces were only an inch apart. Suddenly I was overwhelmed with the urge to kiss him. I practiced self-control, reminding myself that he refused my offering to be friends.

He wasn't moving. Neither was I. I could feel his warm breath on my cheek, and my heart was beating a mile a minute. His eyes were so blue...

"Lily," he said, his whisper nearly inaudible.

"Yes?" I replied, barely moving my lips.

I know he wanted to kiss me. We could both feel it, like our very souls connected and we shared a brain for thirty seconds. Then, the connection broken, I knew that we couldn't, and if he kissed me it would be awkward and we could never maintain a relationship. I know he knew it too.

His face fell as he realized what I did. "Goodnight," he whispered, then turned and walked briskly up to his dormitories.

"Goodnight," I whispered to his retreating back.

The next morning I felt like tiny men were mining in my head with massive hammers. I had barely gotten and sleep for spending the whole night crying for reasons I couldn't quite understand.

I rolled out of bed and crawled into the shower, barely aware that I was washing my hair. When I unconsciously decided my hair was clean, I stepped out of the shower and went to get my wand. I flicked it in the direction of my hair and it was instantly dry.

I pulled on my robes and a pair of shoes and just left my hair down. Maria and Alex were soon coming out of the showers and drying their hair. Maria looked at me and said, "Didn't you sleep, Lil? You've got purple circles under your eyes."

Alex looked over as well, and looking concerned, she grabbed some concealer out of her bag and said, "Here, honey, let me do it."

They instinctively knew something was wrong, however, they knew better than to ask. Alex covered my under eyes and Maria put on some eyeliner and mascara, and by the end of it, I looked much better. I flopped down on my bed and watched them get ready.

"Are you hungry, Lil?" Maria asked, still looking concerned.

I sighed and said, "Let's put it this way – I would have no trouble eating about a pound of chocolate."

Alex and Maria instantly translated this to being a boy problem and came over and enveloped me in their arms. "Poor thing," cooed Alex.

"Let's go to breakfast; you'll feel better after you've eaten something," Maria said sympathetically.

I sighed and said, "I guess I've got to face him eventually."

"That's the spirit," Maria said and she pulled them out of the room.

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((James' POV))

I don't think I've ever been that angry with myself. The fact that we both couldn't do that and we knew it, even though we both wanted to and we both knew it. I really hate myself right now, I thought.

After our almost-kiss, everything was a daze. I was only vaguely aware of putting on my pajamas, going to sleep, waking up, and getting dressed. Remus and Peter seemed unaware of my pain, but Sirius seemed slightly concerned, but not enough so as to draw unnecessary attention to me.

When the others mentioned getting breakfast and I didn't move off of my bed, Sirius came over to me poked me hard in the back. "Hey!" I exclaimed. "Oh...sorry. I didn't – I wasn't paying attention."

"It's okay, mate," Sirius said, the concern obvious in his face. "We're gonna be late for breakfast, that's all."

Robotically, I got up and walked down the dormitory stairs and into the common room. Well, I thought to myself. Just my luck. Look who has just entered the common room.

Sure enough, just as we made our way down the stairs, Lily, Maria, and Alex did as well. Maria and Alex greeted Sirius and Remus, but I avoided Lily's eyes, just she mine. Sirius and Alex exchanged a significant glance, but other than that, there was none of the usual making fun or jokes.

At breakfast, I was stuck across from Lily and a couple of times our eyes met accidentally. Each time, both of us, embarrassed, would lower our eyes quickly. But the third time, Lily held my gaze. "Sorry," she mouthed.

I was shocked for a minute but quickly recovered. "Me too," I mouthed back. A small tear slipped out of the corner of her eye. That's when I broke our eye contact and continued staring at my plate.

When we were halfway through lessons, Dumbledore stood up and motioned for silence. "I would like to make an announcement," his deep voice rumbled to every corner of the hall. "I'm sure you'll all be very pleased to hear this; although possibly inconvenient for some teachers, all classes today are cancelled due to preparing for the school dance later tonight. Your teachers will STILL, however, be able to give you homework. Each teacher will post your homework on the notice boards in your common rooms. Thank you, have a good day."

Sirius looked at James and his face broke into an ecstatic grin. "Hogsmede?" he mouthed.

I shook my head. I wasn't in the mood for much of anything. He frowned at me, but nodded.

After breakfast, James and I walked up to the library, alone. Remus and Peter had stayed with the girls. While pretending to be looking things up, Sirius and I had a hushed conversation.

"What's up with you and Lily?" Sirius asked as he pretended to read the same page of a book for fifteen minutes.

"How did you know?" I asked, startled that he picked it up that quickly.

Sirius rolled his eyes. "Well, for one thing, last night, you two were being friendly for the first time in – hmm, let me think about this – EVER, and today you're avoiding each others eyes like it's vital for your survival."

I sighed deeply. "It's complicated."

"We have all day."

Apparently he thinks he's going to make me tell him, I thought, annoyed. "I don't want to talk about it, Sirius," I said in a dismissive tone.

Sirius had a look on that obviously said he wasn't getting off that easy. "Well, that's too bad James, because you're telling me. You can't keep everything hidden from the world."

I smiled weakly. "I can try."

Sirius raised and eyebrow and said cockily, "And fail," and as I opened my mouth to reply, he silenced me with a look. "Let's take a walk outside," he said looking significantly at our strict librarian, Madam Pince.

"Fine," I said, sighing again. We quickly returned our books to their places on the shelves and exited the library.

Once on the grounds, Sirius said again, "What happened?"

Apparently he knows he's going to make me tell him, I thought, defeated. "I don't know Sirius, it's so complicated with us, you know –"

"You make things more complicated than they really are," Sirius interrupted. "Okay, since you're not going to tell me straight out, fine. I'll get it out of you myself."

Oh God.

"Alright," he started briskly. "Now, I assume, when Alex and I were there with you and Lily, you were talking. Very civilly, I might add. Correct?"

"Uh huh..." I started.

"Okay. Then when Alex and I left, I assume that you might have finished your conversation and sat in silence for a minute or so, neither wanting to leave but neither knowing how to continue the conversation. Correct, am I not?"

"Sometimes I wonder if you spy on me," I said, amazed.

"I'll take that as a yes," he said with a grin. "And then, Lily being the one who has an endless abundance of excuses, made some excuse about homework or something, and you agreed and you both stood up. Right so far?"

"Actually, yeah, you are, for a change," I said dryly and he continued as if he hadn't heard me.

"So then, something happened. Either one of you said something that extended your friendship a little far or something along those lines, and then one of you just turned tail and ran. Well, walked. Am I correct, or should I try again?"

"You – you must have been there!" I said, shocked. "Crazy stalker."

"No," he said, grinning. "I just know you too well."

"Actually," I said. "It didn't have anything to do with talking. Sirius, it was like our souls connected. I knew exactly everything that was going through her head at that second."

"So you did something stupid," Sirius said looking at me exasperatedly.

"No!" I said defensively. "We didn't do anything, because then, of course, it would make things complicated. But OF COURSE, the very fact that it almost happened has made it complicated."

Sirius shook his head, amused. "You two are a piece of work."

I made a face at him and he just laughed and we made our way back up to the castle for lunch.

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((Lily's POV))

Alex, Maria, and I spent the morning doing homework. Just before lunch, Maria poked me hard in the side to get my attention. "Ow! Oh, is it time for lunch then? Great, I'm starving," I said, standing up.

"Look who's just come back," Alex whispered in my ear. I looked over to the entrance of the common room and saw James walking in with Sirius, looking rather windswept. My heart started beating rapidly and I swallowed hard, feeling like there was a golf ball stuck in my throat.

"Let's go to lunch, please, Alex," I said, pleading.

She rolled her eyes at me, but nonetheless, linked arms with me and we walked down to the Great Hall for lunch.

At lunch, I tried to find the most crowded place to sit to minimize possible contact with James. Alex, however, had different thoughts. She grabbed the empty part of the Gryffindor table and dragged me down with her.

I gave her an exasperated look, but she just ignored me and started piling my plate with food. "Alex! If I eat this much, tonight I'll DEFINITELY puke, and it'll be onstage, and messy."

"On the other hand, you might just burn it all off dressing up and pacing, worrying, and doing your hair over and over and then it will just be a dry heave," she shot back, not missing a beat. "You need to keep your strength up or your voice will fail on you."

I made a face at her and said sarcastically, "Fine, Mom."

She smiled and batted her eyelashes at me. "That's a good girl. Maybe I'll even hang out with you tonight instead of preoccupying myself...elsewhere."

"Alex! Ew!"

She laughed at me and said, "And I'll tell ya something else. He's a DAMN good kisser..."

"ALEX!!"

Just then, Sirius walked up behind her and put his hands around her eyes. "Talking about me?" he asked slyly. She pulled his hands off her eyes and smiled up at him.

"Maybe," she said, innocently.

He grinned at her and sat down. James, also, sat down on the other side of the table and averted his eyes from me. I sighed and similarly turned back to Alex and started talking with her and Sirius.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw James watching me with his big, blue eyes. I flicked my eyes in his direction and he kept the contact going a few seconds, letting me see the pain and regret in his eyes and similarly mine. I wanted to...I tried to tell him with my eyes. He immediately comprehended and gave me a look back.

I wanted to too.

Hey guys!

Thanks for waiting SO LONG! I know it took forever! But here's my longest chapter yet...14 whopping pages on MS Word!!! Yes! Score! Go me! The only reason it's this long is because I thought I was going to get to the dance...but I didn't. It's still a very significant chapter, though. PLEASE Read & Review because I WROTE 14 FRIGGING PAGES FOR YOU ALL AND YOUR ENJOYMENT. AND MY ENJOYMENT. But that's okay. Please! Review!!!!!!

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