A/N: This chapter is rather depressing...alwell.
Alexis sat over the edge of the balcony sobbing quietly. Bathed in the half moon moonlight, Alexis kept her head low as she cried in silence. Emma and Katie paused from behind her and exchanged looks before going to comfort her.
"Lexi..." Katie said softly. "Are you okay?"
"What do you think!?" Alexis snapped as she flung her head up to view her friends in soft glow of the moonlight. "I asked the guy I might actually like...YES, MIGHT actually like, out on a date to the ball and my only chance of maybe getting him to like me back and he spills a fruit punch all over me. What does that tell you?!"
Katie fell silent and glanced sideways at Emma who was standing next to her. Alexis looked up at the girls for a moment then lowered her head down again. Emma sighed and shook her head lightly, gazing out onto the view of Hogwarts.
Small orange lit fairies danced around the trio of friends, one landing on Alexis's shoulder who automatically swatted it with her free hand out of the way, sending the small creature screaming and flying into nearby rose bushes. Katie and Emma didn't comment on this, but Emma decided something had to be done.
"I know you think Sirius is an idiotic male..." Emma started, waiting to see if Alexis would interrupt her. When she didn't, she carried on. "...but did you really think he would of said yes to go to you to the ball if he didn't have some sort of interest in him? You can't blame him for his silly actions, I'm sure he's outside the hall right now kicking himself for what he's done."
Alexis didn't move. She kept her head face buried into her knees, thinking about what Emma just told her. To finish her small speech off, Emma spoke once again watching the orange fairies attempt to help the one Alexis attacked out of the rosebush. "Just give him a chance...I know he's interested in you"
Alexis raised her head at these words and flung onto her best friends with arms wide, bringing them both into a supported hug. Emma smiled at her success and placed her arms around her as well. After pulling away from the hug, Katie offered Alexis a hand off the edge of the balcony, Alexis smiling gratefully at her friends.
"Come now Lexi, lets go get you cleaned up, your date is waiting" Katie grinned.
"He's my date for a dare remember, and I so don't like him!" Alexis answered with a small smile. If the two were to tell Kiara that Alexis fancied Sirius, she would kill them.
"I'll come with you" Emma offered.
"Nah, Lover boy is waiting for you" Katie pointed out, referring to Jake. Emma rolled her eyes and nodded in agreement, giving Alexis one last hug before she left with Katie to the bathrooms. As Emma re-entered the hall, everyone was back into the slow music dancing once again and waiting for Jake as he approached her.
"Well, Kiara's done it this time..." Jake muttered dully, half disappointed she had interrupted their dance.
"I'll sort it out" Emma smiled, walking back to the same balcony she had just been with Alexis but now with Jake. Both of them sat on the edge of the balcony like Alexis had done, staring down at the grounds with the giant lake below them. Emma watched the fairies once again, most interested in them, for she had never seen real live fairies in the muggle world. Jake spoke to break the silence.
"You do look nice tonight, and I did mean it"
"You know you do a great impersonation of James" she smiled at the boy in the dim moonlight.
Jake shrugged at the compliment. "You're not a bad Lily either. But I wish I could go home..."
Emma turned her body to the side slightly so she was facing Jake fully. After taking a few deep breathes, she spoke when he turned to face the same way, their faces only inches away from each other.
"Jake, I have to tell you something..."
Jake didn't take his eyes off Emma's eyes the whole time they were facing each other. "What's that?"
Emma lowered her head slightly, breaking the eye contact, taking a few seconds to get the courage of what she about to tell him. Jake waited patiently, moving ever so slightly closer to her when she raised her head again.
"Remember the note Andrew found in your dorm? The "Birthday wishes come true" one? That was my fault. It was my birthday the day before we woke up like this...I wished I was Lily"
She sighed slightly and looked away from him again. Jake frowned slightly and moved himself away from Emma, ruining the moment. He took a few seconds to let the words sink in. Finally, he spoke. "So it's your fault we're like this?"
"No!...Well...yes...but Jake..."
"Did you realize none of us may ever see our families again?"
"Jake, I didn't mean-"
"Did you ever consider us before you said something so stupid?!"
"I didn't kno-"
"DID YOU EVEN THINK?" Jake yelled, moving his body off the balcony edge and stared at her furiously. Emma suddenly felt the burning sensation of tears build up in her eyes; she looked away quickly hoping Jake wouldn't notice. Although Jake did notice, he didn't say anything or feel any sorrier for her.
"You just don't care" he said bitterly, not awaiting her answer and stormed back into the great hall. Scott saw Jake storm angrily across the hall and jogged to catch up to him.
"Mate, what's wrong?" Scott asked comfortingly.
"Just piss off for a moment, okay?" Jake spat at the boy darkly before walking out of the hall, leaving Scott standing behind him in confusion.
A/N: Now this Chapter has made me depressed. –hides from E/J shippers with fire and pitchforks-
Alexis sat over the edge of the balcony sobbing quietly. Bathed in the half moon moonlight, Alexis kept her head low as she cried in silence. Emma and Katie paused from behind her and exchanged looks before going to comfort her.
"Lexi..." Katie said softly. "Are you okay?"
"What do you think!?" Alexis snapped as she flung her head up to view her friends in soft glow of the moonlight. "I asked the guy I might actually like...YES, MIGHT actually like, out on a date to the ball and my only chance of maybe getting him to like me back and he spills a fruit punch all over me. What does that tell you?!"
Katie fell silent and glanced sideways at Emma who was standing next to her. Alexis looked up at the girls for a moment then lowered her head down again. Emma sighed and shook her head lightly, gazing out onto the view of Hogwarts.
Small orange lit fairies danced around the trio of friends, one landing on Alexis's shoulder who automatically swatted it with her free hand out of the way, sending the small creature screaming and flying into nearby rose bushes. Katie and Emma didn't comment on this, but Emma decided something had to be done.
"I know you think Sirius is an idiotic male..." Emma started, waiting to see if Alexis would interrupt her. When she didn't, she carried on. "...but did you really think he would of said yes to go to you to the ball if he didn't have some sort of interest in him? You can't blame him for his silly actions, I'm sure he's outside the hall right now kicking himself for what he's done."
Alexis didn't move. She kept her head face buried into her knees, thinking about what Emma just told her. To finish her small speech off, Emma spoke once again watching the orange fairies attempt to help the one Alexis attacked out of the rosebush. "Just give him a chance...I know he's interested in you"
Alexis raised her head at these words and flung onto her best friends with arms wide, bringing them both into a supported hug. Emma smiled at her success and placed her arms around her as well. After pulling away from the hug, Katie offered Alexis a hand off the edge of the balcony, Alexis smiling gratefully at her friends.
"Come now Lexi, lets go get you cleaned up, your date is waiting" Katie grinned.
"He's my date for a dare remember, and I so don't like him!" Alexis answered with a small smile. If the two were to tell Kiara that Alexis fancied Sirius, she would kill them.
"I'll come with you" Emma offered.
"Nah, Lover boy is waiting for you" Katie pointed out, referring to Jake. Emma rolled her eyes and nodded in agreement, giving Alexis one last hug before she left with Katie to the bathrooms. As Emma re-entered the hall, everyone was back into the slow music dancing once again and waiting for Jake as he approached her.
"Well, Kiara's done it this time..." Jake muttered dully, half disappointed she had interrupted their dance.
"I'll sort it out" Emma smiled, walking back to the same balcony she had just been with Alexis but now with Jake. Both of them sat on the edge of the balcony like Alexis had done, staring down at the grounds with the giant lake below them. Emma watched the fairies once again, most interested in them, for she had never seen real live fairies in the muggle world. Jake spoke to break the silence.
"You do look nice tonight, and I did mean it"
"You know you do a great impersonation of James" she smiled at the boy in the dim moonlight.
Jake shrugged at the compliment. "You're not a bad Lily either. But I wish I could go home..."
Emma turned her body to the side slightly so she was facing Jake fully. After taking a few deep breathes, she spoke when he turned to face the same way, their faces only inches away from each other.
"Jake, I have to tell you something..."
Jake didn't take his eyes off Emma's eyes the whole time they were facing each other. "What's that?"
Emma lowered her head slightly, breaking the eye contact, taking a few seconds to get the courage of what she about to tell him. Jake waited patiently, moving ever so slightly closer to her when she raised her head again.
"Remember the note Andrew found in your dorm? The "Birthday wishes come true" one? That was my fault. It was my birthday the day before we woke up like this...I wished I was Lily"
She sighed slightly and looked away from him again. Jake frowned slightly and moved himself away from Emma, ruining the moment. He took a few seconds to let the words sink in. Finally, he spoke. "So it's your fault we're like this?"
"No!...Well...yes...but Jake..."
"Did you realize none of us may ever see our families again?"
"Jake, I didn't mean-"
"Did you ever consider us before you said something so stupid?!"
"I didn't kno-"
"DID YOU EVEN THINK?" Jake yelled, moving his body off the balcony edge and stared at her furiously. Emma suddenly felt the burning sensation of tears build up in her eyes; she looked away quickly hoping Jake wouldn't notice. Although Jake did notice, he didn't say anything or feel any sorrier for her.
"You just don't care" he said bitterly, not awaiting her answer and stormed back into the great hall. Scott saw Jake storm angrily across the hall and jogged to catch up to him.
"Mate, what's wrong?" Scott asked comfortingly.
"Just piss off for a moment, okay?" Jake spat at the boy darkly before walking out of the hall, leaving Scott standing behind him in confusion.
A/N: Now this Chapter has made me depressed. –hides from E/J shippers with fire and pitchforks-