Author's Note- Yay! I'm on a roll. Here's another chapter!
Chapter 5, The Halloween Ball part 1:
It was finally Halloween, and the morning of the annual Halloween Ball! The sun was shining in through the windows, giving the whole room a soft glow. It was a Saturday so I decided to sleep in. That thought quickly vanished though, when a loud girly squeal was heard from somewhere outside my crimson curtains that were isolating me from the rest of the dormitory. I rolled over on my back, stretching.
"Jesse! Jesse, come quick!" I recognized the voice as Libby's (another girl in my year). I groaned angrily as I climbed out of bed.
"Oh my gosh!" I heard Elizabeth squeal, as I pulled back the curtains, yawning.
"What's going on?" I asked, walking over to them. They were at the foot of the staircase leading to the common room.
"James is asking Lily to the ball!" Libby half whispered, half squealed.
"Oh." I said, not to excited. Lily and I were still not on speaking terms.Meanwhile, down in the common room...
"So...Lily. Um...I was wondering. I know you hate me, but just hear me out. Will you go to the ball with me?" James asked, running a hand through his hair, more out of habit than anything else. Also, he found that Lily made him nervous. He didn't really understand why he felt this way around her, but he knew he loved her ever since he first set eyes on her. Her emerald eyes held so much intensity, and her red hair hung like a halo around her face. He downsized his ego over the last couple of weeks, thanks to some advice from Jesse.
Lily didn't know what to do. This didn't seem to be another one of his merciless schemes. When she looked at his face, and into his eyes all she saw was sincerity and hope. He was without his arrogant, egotistical attitude. She knew she had secretly liked him for awhile now, but she didn't want to admit it. 'Maybe he did finally change.' she thought to herself.
"I can understand if you don't want to." James said, turning to leave. Hurt evident in his voice.
"I'll go with you James Potter, under one condition." Lily said, startling him.
"Anything." he said, turning around. A big smile on his face.
"You don't make this into a big thing, and you don't get your hopes up."
"Deal." he said, "Would you like to go down to breakfast?"
Lily nodded, smiling. And they both walked down to breakfast hand in hand.
"Wow, I can't believe she said yes!" Elizabeth said, coming back into the room, followed by Libby.
"I know. That was completely unexpected." Libby added.
'I can't believe how much she's changed in the last couple of days.' I thought to myself, as they began talking about who they were going to the ball with.
"Who are you going to the ball with?" Elizabeth asked, "Sirius Black?" she mocked in a taunting tone. Libby giggled. I rolled my eyes.
'Ugh! So immature.' I thought. "I don't know. He hasn't asked me yet. But we are a couple..."
"Oh! Watch out for his ex-girlfriend, Isabel." Libby warned.
"Why?"
"Ugh! She's a bitch! She's probably gonna be really jealous when she sees you two together. If she isn't already. She's a seventh year in Slytherin. They were together for a long time, and he kind of broke it off abruptly. She was depressed for awhile."
"Oh. Um...who are you guys going to the ball with?" I asked, wanting to get off the subject of his jealous ex-girlfriend.
"Oh, well, I hope to get Remus to come with me." Elizabeth said shyly. I had no idea she liked Remus.
"I'm going with Darren Smith from Ravenclaw." Libby said, "Hey! How 'bout we go down to breakfast?"
"Sure." I said, "Just let me get changed." And within minutes we were heading down to the Great Hall.
"Hey, babe." Sirius said kissing me, as I sat down next to him in the Great Hall.
"Hey." I said kissing him back.
"Can't you two get a room?!" James asked, eying us warily.
"I'd be more than happy to." Sirius said with a mischievous look in his eyes.
Remus rolled his eyes, and I punched Sirius playfully in the arm.
"So...I guess I'm going back to the common room to start getting ready for the ball." Lily said standing up.
"Wait Lils! Who are you going with?" Sirius asked.
"I'm-I'm going with James." Lily said, a deep blush creeping up her face. Then James stood up and put his arm around her. And they walked back to Gryffindor tower.
"Well I suppose I should go too." I said standing up.
"Wait for me!" Sirius said jumping up. He put his arm around my waist as we walked out of the Great Hall. Just before we walked through the door, I looked back and saw a very nervous Elizabeth talking to Remus, who was blushing. I couldn't help but smile.
It took a lot longer than usual to get back to the common room. Let's just say Sirius is a...um...very distracting person.
When we finally got there, no one was in the common room.
"Jesse?" Sirius asked, looking into my eyes.
"Yes?"
"Will you go to the ball with me?"
"Of course." I said smiling. Then he kissed me. It was a very passionate kiss, and I put my arms around his neck. I moved back a few steps until I was against the wall. Then I snaked my fingers through his hair. Go I loved his hair! Just as we were getting into it, Remus entered the common room. We were unaware of his presence until he coughed.
"Ahem..."
We separated quickly, and I could feel the heat rise in my face. Sirius looked disappointed and slightly angry, until he saw that it was Remus.
"Oh. Um...sorry for disrupting." Remus said, highly amused.
"Oh no, it's okay. I was just going to get ready." I said, walking up the stairs to the girl's dormitory. But I stopped halfway up when Sirius started talking.
"So, what's up Moony?" Sirius started, plopping down on a couch.
"Not much. I..."
"Wait. Why are you nervous?" Sirius asked when he noticed Remus fidgeting with his hands.
"I'm not nervous!"
"Moony, what's wrong?"
Remus sighed in defeat. "It's just-I-Well, I was asked to the ball. And-" Remus said, not looking at Sirius.
"By who?"
"Elizabeth." he answered, blushing furiously.
"So? I don't see the problem."
"It's just-well I-I don't know what to do. I've never been on a date before." Remus confessed, looking down at his hands.
"So you said yes then?" Sirius asked. Remus nodded.
"Trust me. It's easy. Just act yourself. Be real, you know? But be a gentleman. Don't worry you'll do just fine. Now let's go get ready." Sirius said, and then I heard their footsteps disappear up the stairs to the boy's dormitory. I smiled to myself, then went the rest of the way up to my dormitory to get ready.
Well, I seem to be completely over my writer's block. Yay! Anyways, I hoped you liked it. I know this chapter may have been a bit boring, but I hope the next one is better. The next chapter is the ball itself. Don't forget to review on your way out!
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