:I do not own any of the charachters of this story (other than Anastasia). They all belong to J.K.Rowling. Otherwise someone else would've fallen through the veil in the Order of the Pheonix.:
Chapter 7: Eve of the Ball
:Shortest Chapter probably ever written in the history of all chapters. PLEEEEEEEEEASE don't hate me! I didn't want this to be a part of the next chapter. I wanted it separate. I'M SORRY EVERYBODY! Please forgive me! I'm glad with all of my reviews (even my Mary Sue one). Keep them coming:
"I cannot believe you don't have anything to wear to the dance!" Lily said exasperatedly.
"Well, excuse me for not being able to afford a dress!" Anastasia yelled through the mountain of clothes strewn over the floor.
Lily was trying to help Anastasia find something to wear to the ball with no such luck.
"So what are you wearing to the ball." Anastasia asked as she threw more clothes over her shoulder.
"I'm wearing an emerald green dress with a mask made up of peacock feathers." Lily said happily.
"Oh, that's lovely!" Anastasia said, "It'll match with your eyes. You're going with James right?"
"Yeah." Lily said, "Good thing too. I wasn't about to go to the ball with Steve Lopes."
"That nutter of a kid that talks to himself?" Anastasia asked with a disgusted look on her face, "If it were me, James would've been my first choice!" Both girls laughed themselves silly, but were soon after drowned out by loud, numerous tapping. They both turned to the window and saw four white doves outside, each with a white rose in its beak and a package between them.
Anastasia stared at Lily, "You don't think…" she said slowly. Lily ran to the window and flung it open. The doves flew in and instantly dropped the package and roses at Anastasia's feet and disappeared out of the window. Anastasia quickly grabbed the package and ripped it open.
"OH!" both girls cried. This time, the Phantom had given her a lovely white beaded dress, white stiletto heels, white arm length gloves, a hair pin decorated with a white rose, a gorgeous diamond necklace, and a mask composed of only white dove feathers. Anastasia gave a shuddering gasp as she picked up the dress.
"Go ahead!" Lily said encouragingly, "Try it on!" Anastasia ran to the bathroom and came back moments later looking even more beautiful than she did the first time she met the Phantom.
"How do I look?" Anastasia asked.
"Picture perfect!" Lily said.
"Oh, if he were here I would thank him and kiss him!" Anastasia said happily. At that moment, another dove flew in of the still open window. This time it had a letter, it dropped it into Anastasia's hand and flew out of the window. She opened the it and smiled widely as she read it.
"What's it say?" Lily asked.
Anastasia read aloud:
"You are very welcome. I'm glad you like it.
Sincerely,
The Phantom
P.S. I'll take that kiss some other time."
Both girls smirked at each other. They sighed contently, hugged each other, and began cleaning up their mess throughout the dormitory.