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A/N: All right everyone thanks for reading, this is the last chapter. And I personally think it ties the story up really nice. I want to thank all of my reviewers. You were really great! So thanks! Give yourself a big pat on the back. Lol. Ok so here it is…maybe I'll make a continued story. So hope you all like it. Please Review.
Leila woke up the next morning and saw that the time read 10:30. Wow, she actually slept late on a Saturday, with out Bex, and Katie waking her up for breakfast. It was the day of the ball, and the last day of her being 15.
She tumbled out of bed in her light blue pajamas, and walked over to the window. Almost everyone was outside. A few girls were sitting under a tree, Guys were flying around on their brooms, and some professors were getting ready for tonight. It was depressing to watch all the couples mingle and talk with each other, mostly because Leila had no one to go with. Bex and Otis were going together, so Leila was going to be the 'tag along.' Otis said countless of times that she could dance with him, but she didn't want to dance with him, she wanted to dance with the guy she loved, the guy who made her heart beat faster and slower all at the same time. Charlie Weasley.
She got dressed and walked down to the common room where she met up with Bex and Otis. Otis looked in love and Bex too. They were meant for each other and Leila was happy that they finally realised it.
"Hey guys." She said and sat down on the chair opposite of them.
"Oh hey." Bex said and sat up from Otis's arms. "So you ready to get ready soon?" she questioned her and looked back at Otis.
"Yeah I guess so." Leila said and felt a frown appear on her face.
"Don't worry Leila, I'll dance with you." Otis said and smiled.
Leila knew that he was trying to help, but it wasn't. He only made it worse. "No, it's okay." She said and forced a smile.
Just as Bex was about to comfort her about not having a date, the door to the common room flung open and in walked Charlie Weasley. He was laughing and having a good time with a few of his friends named: George, and Steven.
Leila just watched him walk, he seemed to have noticed as he shot her a smile and continued walking.
"Leila, snap out of it!" Bex said once Charlie left the room.
Leila turned to face her friends and pouted. "What am I going to do?" she asked. "He has a date! He's moved on! And you know what the worst part is?" she looked at them and felt another tear form in her eye. "I still love him." With that said Bex pulled her out of the common room and to their dorm, where she started on her hair.
It was 6:30pm and nearly everyone was ready for the ball. It was the winter ball, that almost everyone attended.
Leila zipped up the zipper of her dress, and faced herself in the mirror. Bex had done her hair in long lose curls, which looked good since her hair was now half way down her back. She wore makeup that only brought out her features, not the stuff that Bex usually puts on herself. Her dress was a strapless that was a pale yellow; it went in at her stomach, and out at her hips, to her toes.
Bex came out in her navy blue dress, and squealed when she saw Leila. "Oh my gosh! You look beautiful!" she said and motioned for Leila to spin. "Oh, that Charlie Weasley, if he doesn't still love you, then this just might do it." She smiled at her friend and went to check how her hair looked.
Katie too had her turn to take a walk down the 'runway.' She spun and twirled for them in a dark red dress, with black trimmings. Her hair was straight, and it looked as if she wore some makeup. She looked pretty, but it didn't go with her attitude. All she kept saying was how nice it was for her to finally go out with Charlie, and how much he liked her.
"He actually said he wanted to ask me out all along." She said and glared at Leila.
Leila was about to pounce on her when Bex grabbed her wrist and dragged her down to the common room where they met up with Otis. He stood there in his navy blue dress robes, picked out by Bex. He smiled once he saw them.
"Hey, you all look nice." He said and let Bex grab his hand.
"Yo Oat!" someone yelled. Leila turned around and saw George, and a boy names Keith. They looked nice, in their red robes. "These all your dates?" he looked Katie, Bex and Leila up and down. "Cause I think Weasley has his eye on this one." He nodded towards Leila. She felt her heart jump, it suddenly died down as she noticed Katie emerge from her left.
"Speak of the devil! There's our main man!" Keith said and looked towards the stairs. Leila turned and was glad she was standing so close to Otis, or else she might have fainted.
Charlie approached them wearing dark green robes and a big smile on his face as he came to stand next to Katie, who was grinning from ear to ear. "Hey." He said, and nodded towards Leila. "You all look nice." And there was that smile. Leila felt her heart shake, as if it stopped.
Keith stood there laughing like a monkey, as Leila and Charlie stared at each other in the most awkward silence she ever took part in.
"I think we better get going love," Katie said and grabbed hold of Charlie strong arm, "Wouldn't want to miss any of the slow dances." She glared at Leila as she noticed that Charlie couldn't take his eyes off her.
Once they left, it was only Otis, Bex, and a very lonely Leila.
"Ignore her Leila, she's a total Beiatch." Bex said and glowered over to the direction Katie once stood. "It's obvious that he likes you anyway."
"Yeah, I was actually talking about you during practice last week." Otis said but stopped by the look from Bex.
Leila looked from the two of them and shook her head. "You know what, I don't even want to hear about it, let's just get this night of torture over with so I can have the worst birthday tomorrow." She said and took the lead out of the common room.
7:00pm came fast, Leila entered the Great Hall, alone, with Bex and Otis with their arms linked. They looked so beyond happy.
The Great Hall was decorated beautifully, everyone was dressed up so nice, the tables were pushed to the sides, and the night-time sky shone through the enchanted ceiling. Everyone seemed so happy, well everyone except Leila.
"Hey Leila, want to sit for a little bit, I'm hungry." Bex said as she found a table in the corner.
"Sure." Leila said and followed like a trained puppy dog. She sat down across from Bex and Otis who seemed to be having the time of their lives.
Soon a song came on and almost all the couples were on the dance floor. Leila sat and watched as her friends had a good time.
"Great, now I'm the loser wall flower." She muttered to herself. She looked around and feeling like an idiot just sitting alone got up to walk around. 'I wonder where Charlie is?' she thought and looked around as she walked to the punch table. And there he was, talking with a group of people. Alone. But where was Katie?
Leila quickly got her drink and couldn't help but notice how quiet Charlie and his friends got once she arrived. She looked up and was shocked to see him looking straight at her, with that heart-melting smile. She felt her face blush as she said a quick "Hello" and left to find Bex.
"Charlie, go get your girl." A boy named Josh said.
Leila heard someone (probably Charlie himself) make a soft hissing sound.
"Shut up, Friedman." He said and Leila was sure she heard someone hit another.
Leila not wanting to be caught eavesdropping, began to walk quicker. Just as she neared her table a soft but firm hand stopped her as it lay on her bare shoulder.
"Leila." The voice said and she allowed herself be turned around.
There looking into her eyes were the ones of Charlie Weasley.
"Yes?" she asked and only hoped he couldn't see how happy she was to have him talking to her.
"Can we talk?" he asked and smiled at her.
Leila not being able to resist his smile said "Sure." And followed him outside into the courtyard.
It was breath taking outside, as the snow fell from the sky like soft cotton. There were lights all around the bushes, which made it, look even more like heaven.
"So what'd you want to talk about?" Leila asked once he stopped walking.
He turned to face her and smiled. "Leila I'm sorry about getting mad at you." He said and ran a hand through his hair. "But the truth is, I…" he stopped and shook his head.
"You?" she asked hoping he'd say 'I have missed you.' But he didn't.
"I wanted to kill my brother when I saw you two kissing." He said and she thought for sure she saw him shake with anger. "I wanted to get back at you so badly, but then…"
"You know what…you did." She said hotly and picked up her dress, "Charlie I really don't feel like getting a guilt trip of the century from you. I really like you Charlie, and I don't feel like getting my hopes up over you…cause the truth is, you are the only boy in that entire school that makes my heart beat faster, and my stomach flip. And I really just want that to stop, since you don't seem to care one bit." She tossed her hair back and just looked at the guy who broke her heart. "Just for you to know, I didn't want that kiss from Bill, all I could think about was you." With that said she picked up her dress and began to walk back.
1Just as she was about to walk over the pond as a short cut, Charlie grabbed her and nearly threw her off balance.
"Charlie! You're going to make me fall!" she yelled at him.
"I'm following you, you have nothing to worry about" he said. He grabbed her hand so that she wouldn't fall. "You could only think about me?" he asked with that same smile on his face.
"Um, yeah, now please let me go so I can get back to the ball to be miserable." Leila said and held back the tears in her eyes.
"Well, we can be miserable together." he said and smiled.
Leila glared at him. "No Charlie, I don't want to even see you again!" she yelled and threw her arms up in the air. "Why won't you just leave me alone?"
Charlie looked at her and a warm smile spread across his face, "Maybe it's because I love you." He said and walked close to her, "Leila I have always liked you and words can't explain how sorry I am for mistreating you." He ran a hand down her bare arm. "Besides, you might slip on those heels of yours and someone needs to be here to save you."
Leila smiled and just as he said that slipped on the ice, fell into his arms, and the both of them toppled to the ice. Charlie was the first to hit the hard ground while Leila fell on top of him.
The two of them looked into each other's eyes and just laughed as they lay there on the cold hard ice.
"Oww! I think I broke something!" Charlie said, with a laugh. And sat up in a kneeling position.
"Must have been because of me" Leila said trying to get up, but couldn't because she was caught up with laughter.
She just stared into his beautiful eyes, they were so happy. "Um, we better get back, people might be looking for us." She said, trying to think of who would be looking for her.
"Like who?" he asked and smiled at her. He ran a hand down her cheek and she felt a shiver run down her spine.
"Well your date, for instance." She said hotly. She rolled her eyes, but couldn't help but notice the smile stayed on his face.
"What date?" He asked and his hand ran down her waist.
Leila felt a burst of joy, as she felt a smile spread across her face. He must have seen, as he laughed. "Katie?" she said and tried to get up but Charlie however only pulled her closer, by wrapping his arms around her waist. She was now pressed up against his warm chest. She looked up to him, his eyes looked so friendly.
"Leila you're the only girl for me." He said and wrapped his arms around her body, making her feel safer than any one had ever made her feel. Leila suddenly found herself lingering closer to Charlie. He cupped her face with one hand and pulled her into a passionate deep kiss.
Leila kissed him back with everything she had. His hands began to rise up her back and pull her closer. Leila gave in, and wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. She felt the warmth of his body so close; it felt so good to be in his arms at last. She had been waiting for this for a while now.
The two of them broke away, just as the clock struck midnight.
Leila couldn't help but notice how he stared into her eyes and tousled her hair with his fingers.
"Happy Birthday Leila." He said in barely a whisper as he smiled down at her.
Leila thought back. She was 16, it was midnight, and she was just kissed by someone who really loved her. Just like her note asked for.
Leila smiled and turned up to face Charlie, the guy who was always there for her, he protected her, he cheered her up when she was down, he also gave her what she truly wanted for her sweet sixteen…and that was to be loved.
A/N: Awww! Now wasn't that a good ending? I loved writing this! Lol. So this is the last review so make sure it's a good one. Lol. Who knows if you ask nicely maybe I'll write a sequel. Hmm. Lol. So I'll stop now, so you can get on with your reviews! Lol. Hey TASTE OF FIRE! I expect a long one from you! Haha. ;)