I know it's been over a month, Bree reminds me weekly ;-) Sorry it's been an eternity plus 4. My internet broke, then computer, then it took awhile to fix that, then to fix the internetI know it's no excuse, but it's the best I got.
Anyway, I was rereading this and thought of an idea. Might or might not happen. All I know, is the story is coming to an end a lot sooner than I realized. My guess is it wont be any more than 50 chapters.
Thanks for all the reviews from last chapter!
Disclaimer: I disclaim.
Chapter 42: The Dance
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"Bree," Sirius said poking Bree's shoulder, "Livingston, wake up!"
Bree angrily rolled over and opened her eyes.
"What the bloody hell are you doing in here?" she asked, pulling her covers to her chin, "You're not allowed in the girls' dorm!"
"No one is up here," he shrugged looking around, "They've all gone to breakfast. They're waiting for us."
"Us?"
"Yes, us," Sirius replied, "Get up."
"Get out."
"Bree, don't act like that." Sirius sighed.
"Like what?"
"Like you hate me."
"News flash, Romeo, I do hate you."
"No you don't you-"
"So I kiss you and you once and you expect that you can come to my dorm anytime you want and I'm supposed to welcome you?" She spat.
"Of course," Sirius grinned, "Don't pretend like you didn't like that last night."
Bree rolled her eyes and got up from her bed and headed towards the bathroom. Sirius, meanwhile, made himself comfortable. Sirius stared sadly at his fingernails as he heard the shower start. He made a promise to himself that in the morning, meaning today, he would end everything with Bree. Obviously if she wasn't happy about what happened the other night, she most definitely had no feelings for him. Sirius sighed and left Bree's dorm.
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"So I was thinking about two o'clock we could split up so I can go meet Jack?" Riley said eating a piece of toast.
"That sounds fine," Lily replied, "I told James I would have a butterbeer with him."
"A butterbeer with James?" Ashley joined in the conversation, "What are you guys like dating now?"
"No," Lily said moving her eggs around on her plate, "We're just friends."
"We should really get going." Remus said leaning over.
"Yeah, we don't want all the dresses to be picked over." Lily said finishing her juice.
"But, where's Bree?" Riley asked, directing her question to Sirius.
Sirius shrugged, "She had to shower."
"Well, I guess someone should go get her?" Ashley said, looking at Sirius.
Sirius sighed before getting up, "How about we meet you guys in Hogsmede?"
"Sounds good," Ashley said standing up.
Sirius ventured up the stairs slowly, not wanting to see Bree. Instead he ran into Bethany.
"Hey, Sirius," she blushed, "How are you?"
"Fine, thanks," he replied.
"Are you going to Hogsmede?" she asked, trying to make conversation as they both started walking towards the common room.
"Yeah," he replied, "I'm just waiting for Bree."
"That's nice," she replied, "I'm about to meet my date as well."
"Really?" Sirius replied, "That's nice, who is it?"
"Well, Peter," she blushed, "He asked me if I'd like to go yesterday. He's a sweet boy, isn't he?"
"Yeah," Sirius smiled and noticed Bree walking towards them, "I'll see you later."
"Bye," she smiled turning down another hallway.
"Thanks for waiting, Black," Bree glared, "Why did you leave?"
"Because," he shrugged sadly.
"What's wrong?" Bree asked, confused.
"Nothing," he said, holding out his hand.
Bree stared at Sirius, "Are you sure you're okay?"
Sirius kissed Bree on the cheek, "Fine."
Bree stared at Sirius oddly for a moment before shrugging and taking his hand. Sirius sighed; his news would have to wait until later.
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"This dress is gorgeous," Lily said twirling around in the dark black dress.
Ashley stared at the spaghetti strap dress and smiled, "Reminds me of James' hair color."
Lily blushed and ignored Ashley's comment, "I think this is it."
"Of course it is," Ashley giggled and pulled Lily to the corner of the dressing room, "Lil, you can tell me."
"Tell you what?" Lily said, trying to change the conversation.
"Lily, admit to me that you've been thinking about James non stop." Ashley demanded.
Lily carelessly picked up a pair of black dangling earrings, "How do these look."
"James will love them."
"Good." Lily replied without thinking, and then blushed deeply.
"Lily!" Ashley squealed, "I'm so happy you're starting to see the better side of him! When did this happen?"
Lily rolled her eyes, "He's just starting to act more mature and nicer…that's all. There's no attraction or anything."
"You know," Riley said coming out of the cubicle, "If Lily would've realized she loved James a little sooner she could be going to the dance with him."
"Riley!" Lily blushed, "I'm very mad at you for eavesdropping! But, I do have to agree with you."
Riley giggled happily, "Glad to see you've finally rebuilt your bridge and crossed it."
"What bridge?" Lily asked confused.
"This little theory Ashley and I have realized." Riley explained, "When you met James, instead of crossing the bridge to love, it burned down. And you're so stubborn that instead of taking the time to fix the bridge you sat and didn't want to find another way around. But, obviously you have rebuilt it and realized you love him!"
"First off, where in the world did you think of that," Lily laughed, "And second, I don't love James. I just think he's maturing. Besides, I like Matt."
"James is here to stay!" Ashley smiled, "Go with your instinct."
"I don't like you guys telling me what to do." Lily replied angrily, "I'm going to the dance with Matt."
Riley sighed, "We almost had her."
Lily rolled her eyes and headed back into the cubicle just as Bree walked in.
"You two are mighty late," Ashley smiled.
"I was running late." Bree said, unwrapping her scarf, "Have you guys found anything yet?"
"I haven't but Lily has and Ashley thinks she has," Riley explained, pulling Bree towards the rack of dresses, "I think I found something you would like."
Riley held up a sleeveless white dress.
"Wow, it's beautiful," Bree smiled, "I'll go try it on."
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After Lily, Riley, Bree, and Ashley all found the perfect dresses and paid for them, they headed out of the store finished up some last minute shopping, and headed towards the Three Broomsticks.
"Hey, Ashley," Remus said kissing Ashley on the cheek, "We ordered all of you a butterbeer."
"Thanks," The rest of the girls said, sitting down.
"How was shopping?" James grinned at all four girls.
"Great," Bree smiled.
"We've got gorgeous dresses and I got the best pair of shoes!" Riley squealed happily, "Which reminds me, I've got to run and met Jack! Bye!"
Riley grabbed her bags and left the busy bar to meet her date. Remus and Ashley were soon to leave after that. Leaving on Lily, James, Sirius, and Bree left at the table.
"Want to go for a walk?" Sirius whispered into Bree's ear. Bree finished her butterbeer and nodded her head.
"We'll be back," Sirius said, helping Bree with her bags, "I forgot to get something."
"Bye," James and Lily waved good bye.
"So," Lily smiled, "Have you gotten your dress robes?"
"Yeah," James shrugged, "I'm just wearing the same ones as last year."
"Those were nice ones." Lily complimented him.
"Thanks," he replied, "What are you wearing?"
"It's a surprise." She teased, "You'll just have to wait to see."
"I can't wait," James laughed, "You'll look great."
Lily blushed, "We'll see."
"So, anything new going on?" James asked.
"Well," Lily said, ready to spill her new found feelings, "No, nothing at all. What about you?"
James grinned, "Are we supposed to open the dance up together?"
"Yeah, McGonagall said something like that." Lily said, feeling sad.
"That sounds great," James said drinking his butterbeer.
"James," Lily started, "Remember when I told you that I thought I was in love?"
"Yeah?"
"What should I do?" Lily asked.
"What do you mean?" James asked confused.
"Should I tell them that I love him or should I just let it rest for a bit?" Lily replied, "Do you think it's just a stage."
"Lil, if you think you love him, then it is no stage." He laughed, "Tell him when you think the time is right."
"Right," Lily frowned, "When the time is right…"
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"What do you think of this one?" Bree asked holding up a green quill.
"No," he wrinkled his nose, "Reminds me of Slytherin."
Bree laughed, "That's no surprise."
"How about this one?" Sirius asked, holding up a quill that had the Gryfinndor lion at the top that randomly growled.
"That's cute," she laughed, "But I don't think McGonagall will like it growling so much in the middle of class."
"Are you kidding me?" Sirius smiled, "She'd love it."
Bree found a blue quill that looked a lot like her eyes, and purchased it.
"So," Sirius said as they walked out of the store. He immediately grabbed her hand.
"You sure do hold my hand a lot." She laughed.
Sirius shrugged, "I'm kind of used to it. Plus, I like it."
"You like it?" Bree smiled.
"Yeah," he replied kissing her. Oddly enough, she seemed to be more comfortable kissing him in public.
"Bree, do you like dating me?" Sirius asked suddenly.
"What do you mean?" she asked as she let him wrap his arm around her shoulder.
"Do you like dating me?" he repeated.
"Well, it's kind of hard to answer that since we're not technically dating." She replied, "I don't really know what it's like to date you."
"Right," he replied, "'Cause we're not really dating…so you wouldn't know."
"Yeah," Bree nodded her head, "Is something bothering you?"
"Nope," he said staring in the other direction.
"Okay, well," Bree said, "While we're on the topic of 'dating', how long do you think we'll have to do this for?"
"I don't know," Sirius shrugged, secretly wishing it would never end, "Soon it'll all end I expect. Things will go back to normal sooner than later."
"It'll be weird, you know?" Bree said as they headed back towards the castle, "I'm kind of used to us not fighting as much."
"Me too," he laughed, "You never know what is going to happen once this whole thing is over."
"I guess not," Bree replied as they got into a carriage.
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"Riley! Get out of there! We need to use the bathroom too!" Ashley cried, banging on the door, "There's more than one mirror, why can't we come in too?"
"Fine," Riley sighed, flinging the door open. For her being locked in there for so long, it didn't look like she had done much. Her hair was wrapped up in a towel and she was still in a bathrobe.
"Riley!" Lily cried, whose hair was already curled and her make up almost finished, "We have to leave soon!"
"I know," she said, sitting down in front of a mirror and grabbing her wand. Instantly her hair was dry, curled, and her make up was applied perfectly.
"Now I've got to get dressed," Riley grinned, getting up from her chair and throwing her hair over her shoulder.
"She's crazy," Bree said taking Riley's seat and grabbing her wand and she too applied make up and did her hair.
The girls finished getting ready as quickly as they could. They didn't want to be late to meet their dates! But, they were girls, and somehow they managed to be running late.
"Lily, you need to go, you have to open up with a dance!" Ashley stated, hair spraying her hair.
"I'm not ready yet," she said running around the dorm, "Has anyone seen my shoes?"
"Check in my trunk," Riley said putting her bracelet on.
"What are my shoes doing in your trunk?" Lily asked, grabbing her shoes.
Riley blushed and shrugged, "You're the one that can't put anything away! It's not my fault! Maybe they accidentally went in there."
Lily laughed, "Riley, I don't even sleep in here."
"Those darn house-elves," she said putting on her own shoes, "Somebody really needs to have a word with them!"
Lily rolled her eyes and put on here shoes before checking herself one last time in the mirror, "I best be off!"
With that, Lily rushed out of the girls' dorm and headed down the staircases. She had to meet James in the entrance hall and dance with him. Afterwards, she will meet Matt.
"James?" Lily asked as she exited the common room. James was standing on the opposite wall of the Fat Lady portrait, "What are you doing here?"
"I thought we have to open up the dance together?" James asked confused.
"Yeah, you're right," Lily said shrugged, "I just thought we were meeting in the Great Hall."
James nodded, "You look very nice."
"Thanks," Lily blushed and stared down at her long black dress, "Should we go?"
"Indeed," James said holding his hand out.
Lily hesitated but linked her arm with James' and let him lead her towards the Great Hall.
Lily and James entered the empty entry hall and met McGonagall at the entrance.
"You both look lovely," she smiled, "Everyone is inside. Once you enter, the music will start and you will dance."
Lily and James nodded their heads.
"Good luck," she smiled and walked into the Great Hall.
"Thanks, Lil," James said as the doors opened and everyone's eyes were on them.
"For what?" she asked as they walked forward.
"For everything."
Lily and James made it to the center of the dance floor. James carefully placed his hands around Lily's small waist and she wrapped her arms around James' neck. And the music started.
