Shini and Alice left the table after a few more minutes then walked
to a number of other stores and finally came to Honeydukes. As the two
strutted past the counter of the shop, the man behind the desk stopped
them.
"Excuse me, but are either of you two ladies a Miss Shini Carwell?" he asked.
"I am." Shini replied, stepping forward. "Why?"
"Box of chocolates here for you from a young lad." The man pulled out a rather large box.
"Oh." Shini looked at the box then took it. She looked more closely at the card tied to the bow. It read:
Dear Shini,
I am sorry I am too cowardly to ask you in person, but I was
wondering if you would go to the Yule Ball with me. I hope I am
not too
late. I would really like you to be my date.
~Oliver Wood
Shini's jaw dropped. Alice read the letter over her shoulder. Shini folded the card and looked up at the man.
"Nice young gentleman ain't he. Very handsome, too," he said, smiling. "Also told me to tell you to talk to him at the carriages or sooner if you find him."
"Alright, thank you." Shini half smiled.
"You're welcome, little lady," he replied, turning to resume checking out younger kids with their arms willed with goodies and sweets.
Alice looked at Shini, awestruck. "Well, aren't we Miss Wanted!" she giggled.
"Too bad I already am going with Flint. All I can do is save Oliver a dance or two." Shini sulked.
"Good enough. He should have asked you sooner!" Alice retorted.
Shini agreed. They left the store and headed to the carriages. Everyone else filed behind them, climbing in behind Shini and Alice, who had just happened to enter the one with a one, Mr. Oliver Wood.
He had his knees bent up in front of him and his head against them while he had his arms around his shins. He hadn't seen Alice or Shini. He was shivering; it had started to snow pretty hard until the students came down to the small town.
Shini undid the tie of her cloak and threw one end over Oliver's shoulder, then sat and cuddles in beside him. He looked up to Shini's face, going white and getting a somewhat horrified look on his face. Shini smiled and pulled out the box of chocolates. If possible, he looked more horrified.
Shini opened the box and held it out to Oliver. "Chocolate?"
His gaze fell to the candy then back up to Shini. "Did you get the card?" he managed out before swallowing audibly. Shini nodded then moved closer to him.
"Although," she said, softly, "I'm sorry to say I told Marcus Flint I would go with him only minutes before I got your note."
Oliver looked at the ground. "Oh," was all he said.
Shini moved even closer to him and let her head rest on his shoulder. "I'm sorry."
"Me, too." he whispered.
"I'll save you a dance, of course." she said, trying to raise his spirits as best she could.
"I would like that," he started, "very much. Thank you." He looked at her inquisitively, "You cold?"
"Not anymore." Shini said, closing her eyes.
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Shini opened her eyes again only after the carriages stopped and everyone else had filed out.
"Have a nice nap?" Oliver looked at her, smiling. Shini blinked a few times and looked at him.
"You looked so cute when you were asleep that I just couldn't wake you."
Shini smiled, starting to giggle. "You're too cute, you know that?" she laughed, leaning her forehead against his.
"You're too sexy." Oliver purred back, biting his teeth together and growling. They both started laughing.
"OH, please!" Alice rolled her eyes. "Get a room, or get out of my sight, ok?" she bitched, slipping out of the carriage.
Oliver and Shini looked at each other. Shini waved her head towards the castle; Oliver nodded.
"Here's the rest of your cloak," he said, pushing it off his shoulder and putting it around Shini's. She smiled at him. 'Those eyes are really something,' he thought.
He climbed out first then helped her down. She put her hood on, the fabric pooling over her face. Oliver walked briskly beside her.
They sprinted up the stairs to the Entrance Hall. A few students still lingered in the hall. Shini threw back her hood and looked over at Wood. He was frantically brushing snow flakes from his gorgeous brown hair.
Alice ran up to Shini and grabbed her arm. Oliver waved goodbye as he walked the opposite direction of the girls. Alice ranted and raved about her shock of Josh asking her to the Ball all the way to the dormitories, dragging Shini behind her. Shini dropped the box of chocolates on her four- poster when they got to their room.
"Well, we have our work cut out for us!" Alice bustled around in closets and drawers, hanging her dress while searching for accessories. "The Ball best be coming soon because I can't wait."
Shini nodded. 'Dido,' she thought.
A/N: I'm sorry this chapter is kinda sort, but I just want to put out pieces of the story (even if they are little chunks) out so I keep up with myself. Anyway, I hope nobody is too mad about it. Thanks to everyone who's read, and special thanks to those who have reviewed! I appreciate it.
"Excuse me, but are either of you two ladies a Miss Shini Carwell?" he asked.
"I am." Shini replied, stepping forward. "Why?"
"Box of chocolates here for you from a young lad." The man pulled out a rather large box.
"Oh." Shini looked at the box then took it. She looked more closely at the card tied to the bow. It read:
Dear Shini,
I am sorry I am too cowardly to ask you in person, but I was
wondering if you would go to the Yule Ball with me. I hope I am
not too
late. I would really like you to be my date.
~Oliver Wood
Shini's jaw dropped. Alice read the letter over her shoulder. Shini folded the card and looked up at the man.
"Nice young gentleman ain't he. Very handsome, too," he said, smiling. "Also told me to tell you to talk to him at the carriages or sooner if you find him."
"Alright, thank you." Shini half smiled.
"You're welcome, little lady," he replied, turning to resume checking out younger kids with their arms willed with goodies and sweets.
Alice looked at Shini, awestruck. "Well, aren't we Miss Wanted!" she giggled.
"Too bad I already am going with Flint. All I can do is save Oliver a dance or two." Shini sulked.
"Good enough. He should have asked you sooner!" Alice retorted.
Shini agreed. They left the store and headed to the carriages. Everyone else filed behind them, climbing in behind Shini and Alice, who had just happened to enter the one with a one, Mr. Oliver Wood.
He had his knees bent up in front of him and his head against them while he had his arms around his shins. He hadn't seen Alice or Shini. He was shivering; it had started to snow pretty hard until the students came down to the small town.
Shini undid the tie of her cloak and threw one end over Oliver's shoulder, then sat and cuddles in beside him. He looked up to Shini's face, going white and getting a somewhat horrified look on his face. Shini smiled and pulled out the box of chocolates. If possible, he looked more horrified.
Shini opened the box and held it out to Oliver. "Chocolate?"
His gaze fell to the candy then back up to Shini. "Did you get the card?" he managed out before swallowing audibly. Shini nodded then moved closer to him.
"Although," she said, softly, "I'm sorry to say I told Marcus Flint I would go with him only minutes before I got your note."
Oliver looked at the ground. "Oh," was all he said.
Shini moved even closer to him and let her head rest on his shoulder. "I'm sorry."
"Me, too." he whispered.
"I'll save you a dance, of course." she said, trying to raise his spirits as best she could.
"I would like that," he started, "very much. Thank you." He looked at her inquisitively, "You cold?"
"Not anymore." Shini said, closing her eyes.
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Shini opened her eyes again only after the carriages stopped and everyone else had filed out.
"Have a nice nap?" Oliver looked at her, smiling. Shini blinked a few times and looked at him.
"You looked so cute when you were asleep that I just couldn't wake you."
Shini smiled, starting to giggle. "You're too cute, you know that?" she laughed, leaning her forehead against his.
"You're too sexy." Oliver purred back, biting his teeth together and growling. They both started laughing.
"OH, please!" Alice rolled her eyes. "Get a room, or get out of my sight, ok?" she bitched, slipping out of the carriage.
Oliver and Shini looked at each other. Shini waved her head towards the castle; Oliver nodded.
"Here's the rest of your cloak," he said, pushing it off his shoulder and putting it around Shini's. She smiled at him. 'Those eyes are really something,' he thought.
He climbed out first then helped her down. She put her hood on, the fabric pooling over her face. Oliver walked briskly beside her.
They sprinted up the stairs to the Entrance Hall. A few students still lingered in the hall. Shini threw back her hood and looked over at Wood. He was frantically brushing snow flakes from his gorgeous brown hair.
Alice ran up to Shini and grabbed her arm. Oliver waved goodbye as he walked the opposite direction of the girls. Alice ranted and raved about her shock of Josh asking her to the Ball all the way to the dormitories, dragging Shini behind her. Shini dropped the box of chocolates on her four- poster when they got to their room.
"Well, we have our work cut out for us!" Alice bustled around in closets and drawers, hanging her dress while searching for accessories. "The Ball best be coming soon because I can't wait."
Shini nodded. 'Dido,' she thought.
A/N: I'm sorry this chapter is kinda sort, but I just want to put out pieces of the story (even if they are little chunks) out so I keep up with myself. Anyway, I hope nobody is too mad about it. Thanks to everyone who's read, and special thanks to those who have reviewed! I appreciate it.