Chapter 10 – The Only One

"Wow Roisin, you look amazing!" I heard James say to his girlfriend when we met up with her and Saoirse in the Entrance Hall. She was wearing a midnight blue floor length dress with a silver fastener at the front. I had to hold in a laugh. He called me, his best friend in pink, beautiful and he only called Roisin amazing! But there they were, kissing and holding hands in front of everyone. Rebecca went off with Beth, Diane and Jenna to try and get a last minute date, Sam and Saoirse went into the Great Hall, James and Roisin were acting as if they were the only two in the room and Robert was late.

"I am so sorry Rose," Robert said running up to me.

"It's ok Robert, let's just go inside and enjoy ourselves," I said back with a smile.

"Great!" He took my hand in his and we walked into the Great Hall together. I don't know what it was, but for some reason I didn't really want to go to the Ball anymore. I looked back at James and Roisin but they were no longer acting like a couple. Infact, they looked angry with each other! I turned back to the door of the Great Hall and smiled to myself. Maybe it wasn't going to be so much of a disaster after all!

After an hour of dancing with Robert, I found James sitting down with Sam near the drinks bar, both of them dateless. I walked over to them and sat down.

"You guys having a good night? Robert's just gone to get some drinks; do you want to join us? Where are the girls?" So maybe I asked too many questions, but they were ones I wanted answers to!

"No, we're not having a good night, well at least James isn't; I don't think he's in the mood to have drinks and Saoirse brought Roisin to the bathrooms because she was upset," Sam answered.

"Why? Why me?" James groaned. He banged his head on the table and Sam patted his back.

"He, uh, kinda had a fight with Roisin and they broke up," Sam whispered so only I could hear.

"Oh James," I said while hugging him, "I didn't know." He looked up at me and returned the hug.

"It's ok Rose, I didn't think it was going to last much longer anyway." He let go of me suddenly. "Davies, hope you're enjoying the night." I turned around to see Robert standing behind me with two glasses of Butterbeer.

"Hey Robert, I was wondering what was taking you so long," I said flirtatiously. So maybe I was lying, but what he didn't know wouldn't hurt him.

"Yeah, the queue was terrible. Potter, Weasley, where are Abbot and O'Malley? Lost them already to a bunch of Durmstrangs?" He laughed at his own joke. That made me want to slap him; how could he be so insensitive?

"Come on Robert, let's go sit over there and talk," I said pulling him away from James and Sam. When we were sitting at the table on the other side of the room, he started up an uncomfortable conversation.

"So what was wrong with Potter?"

"He's just not in the mood for this Ball thing. So where's Tommy? Did he get a date or did he go stag?" Tommy Corner was the other fourth year Ravenclaw. He was Robert's best friend but had a reputation for getting around with the girls.

"He's with Kiara Smith, but seriously, there was something up with Potter. The way he was looking at you, I didn't like it," Robert said with a tone of disgust.

"What do you mean you didn't like it? He's my best friend and best friends look at eachother because we care about eachother." I was starting to get angry now.

"Look Rose, I know we haven't made it official or anything but we're practically a couple and I just don't want some pretty boy to come and take you away from me. So I would appreciate it if you didn't talk to him anymore."

"Escuse me? You would appreciate that I didn't talk to my best friend? Are you insane? There is absolutely no way that I will stop talking to James just because you don't want me to. And since when are we practically a couple?"

"Well Rose I kinda thought that it was obvious. We walk to classes together, we meet up for breakfast, lunch and dinner, we study in the library together and we did come to the Ball together. I know we don't do any of that couple stuff that Potter and O'Malley do but we're different, and I would love it if we could start being a proper couple." I didn't have to think twice.

"You make me sick Davies! First you insult my best friend, then you forbid me from talking to him and now you're asking me to go out with you? This is just not on! No matter what you want, but I don't want to be a couple. Please leave me alone," I said getting up and walking away. Once I was out in the Entrance Hall again, I screamed. All around me there were couples going for romantic strolls or snogging. In the corner beside the stairs, five girls were crying because, like me, they were now dateless. But I wasn't going to let myself sink to their level and cry over Davies. I tidied myself up and marched back into the Great Hall. I avoided Robert and started walking back over to James and Sam. They were deep in conversation but when I reached them they stopped.

"Hey guys, what were you talking about?" James looked at Sam.

"Tell her mate, and good luck," Sam said getting up. James took a deep breath.

"Do you wanna dance Rose?"

"Sure," I replied smiling. He stood up, took my hand and brought me into the middle of the floor. It was a slow song, some muggle one called "Get it Right" (A/N: I'm a major Gleek!), so James pulled me close and wrapped his arms around my waist. I put my hand around his neck and we started swaying. "So there was something you wanted to tell me?" I asked.

"Yeah, look Rose, you're very special to me and I don't know what it is, but from the moment I saw you in the Burrow, I felt a connection to you. It was as if you were a magnet and I was a piece of metal and you were pulling me towards you. You and Sam clicked instantly and I felt left out, but then you spent those two weeks at my house and we became best friends. I couldn't stand being away from you for a full day. When we held hands, I felt like I was meant to be there. When Uncle Ron said something about a prophecy, I admit I was a little bit freaked out, but I was happy because I knew that we would end up together sometime." He paused for a minute. I listened closely to the lyrics of the song.

"Yeah, I'll send down a wish
Yeah, I'll send up a prayer
And finally, someone will see
How much I care!"

"When I heard that you were going to the Ball with Davies, I got jealous. I asked the first girl that I saw and she thought that we were instantly dating. But you were the only one Rose, the only one I ever wanted to be with. You're the only one that I've ever seen myself marrying, the only one that can actually put up with my family. Rose Davis, you're the only one I will ever love." He leaned forward and kissed me. It was soft and sweet. I tightened my grip around his neck and kissed him back. He was opening my mouth with his tongue and I let him in. Although it got more heated, it stayed passionate and it felt right. I pulled back for air and we looked at eachother. He smiled at me and I smiled back. There was a silence but it wasn't awkward.

"For the record, you're the only one that I love too," I whispered in his ear. He laughed gently and pulled me in for another kiss.

"Oh, how many times will it take for me?
To get it right."