T. P. part 6
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Teddy was sitting at his desk, trying very hard not to throw up. His current nausea had absolutely nothing to do with alcohol, (He had given that up for Lily over two weeks ago and had never felt better) no, this kind of nausea was the kind that only a beautiful little redhead could cause. But this wasn't the cute little butterflies in the tummy that Lily usually gave him, this was full blown anxiety. He had left the note in Lily's dorm with the help of a house elf, Tinky, whom he had grown rather fond of in his Hogwarts days, and he was dying to see her reaction to it. If she was wearing a red rose in her hair that would be it… He would move on and leave her alone… Maybe.
Teddy hadn't seen Lily at all that day. He had had Tinky bring him some breakfast to his room, but ended up being too anxious to eat. After that, he knew that she would be heading out of the Great Hall to Transfiguration, which was on the other side of the school from his class room, but that didn't mean that he wouldn't run like a maniac to the safety of his class to avoid even catching a glimpse of his little siren. If he saw her and she had a flower in her hair he would be heart broken; he'd probably do one of three things.
Run like hell in the opposite direction… and maybe out of the country
Wait to find who she was going to go to the dance with and then kill him
Or just go numb for the rest of his life
All of which seemed like they would be rather hard to cover up.
Teddy had stayed held up in his classroom; skipping his free period that he usually spent with Lily, and lunch. He knew he couldn't avoid her for ever… especially since he had her in his next class. As the bell rang, Teddy felt all of his anxiety double. She would be walking through that door any minute now and he prayed to whatever god was up there that she wouldn't have that flower in her hair. He put on his 'I'm totally not freaking out right now' face that he had been wearing all day and busied himself with clearing the fourth year's papers off his desk and into a drawer. When he looked up he saw that the seventh years had already started to file in. They all seemed so relaxed. Teddy instantly felt jealousy; he hated feeling anxious.
After the longest minute of his life, the bell rang... with no Lily present. Teddy felt disappointment and slight relief. He let out a deep sigh, and then began the lesson.
"Good afternoon class, now today we will be talking about-" But he was cut off by the door swinging open and Lily rushing into the class room.
"I'm sorry, Professor… I was with talking with Professor McGonagall about the decorations for the ball on saturday and I-" she stammered. As head girl she did have a great deal of responsibilities regarding any social event at the school.
"That is quite alright Miss Potter, you may take your seat now," He said in his 'teacher tone' and watched her take a seat. Her hair was up in a pony tail… with out a flower in her hair. She had taken his offer to meet at the dance! It took all of his will power not to do a happy dance in the middle of the class.
"Right, so today we will talk about…" Teddy started again, beaming like an idiot.
After class, Lily stuck around. Teddy figured she was going to ask why they didn't meet up during their free period that morning, and he already had an excuse for this, so he walked to her.
"Something you have to say, Lily pad?" he asked playfully.
"I have huge news!" She said excitedly.
"What is it?" Teddy asked smiling. She was so cute and she was practically jumping up and down trying to tell him.
"I have a secret admirer!" She sang.
"Really?" Teddy said acting slightly disappointed.
"Yep! See! He left me a note!" She pulled the note from her bag and waved it in Teddy's face. He took it from her and skimmed it; knowing all too well what it said, and handed it back to her.
"Well, I see no flower in your hair, so I take it you're going to accept his offer?" Teddy asked sounding less then enthused.
"Yep! I'm so excited! Rose is going to take me dress shopping tomorrow and she's going to help me with my make up and…" Lily was stopped by the look on Teddy's face. "What's wrong?"
"If you have a secret admirer, then you don't know who he is," Teddy explained.
"Yeah? So?" Lily gave him a quizzical look.
"If you don't know who he is then you can't tell me his name, and I cant beat him up." Lily laughed.
"Teddy bear, you're so sweet!" She said before giving him a hug. Teddy returned it and breathed in her intoxicating scent as his hair turned red. He couldn't wait until Saturday.
It was ten till nine. Teddy was nervous. He was dressed perfectly; he was wearing black dress robes with a black and silver mask. He had made his hair also black but it had a sort of midnight blue shine to it. He knew nobody would recognize him, and he could tell he looked good due to the lustful stares of many girls in the room. He smirked as one in particular like her lips at him. She was pretty, but it was all way too over the top, her makeup and dress looked like they belonged on a streetwalker, not a student at a dance. Teddy hadn't seen Lily yet that night, but he knew that she would put all of these other girls to shame.
At 8:55, Teddy began to push through the students who were practically having sex on the dance floor and made his way over to the patch of floor under the chandelier. He stood there, smiling, and waiting patiently. He wasn't nervous anymore. This was his moment with his Lily, and this was going to be perfect. The clock struck nine, and Teddy saw this beautiful creature walk toward him. Her hair was pulled into a half pony tail with the rest falling around her shoulders, curled ever so slightly. Her dress was the exact same shade as her beautiful forest green eyes, and floor length. It was sleeveless, and simple, with a v-neck line that showed off just enough cleavage without becoming slutty. Her mask was green and black and stood out against her pale skin.
"Good evening," Teddy said formally, and kissed her hand. She blushed and smiled.
"Hello," She replied.
"You look gorgeous, Lily."
"Thank you," Lily said, blushing again. "You don't look too bad your self, but may I ask your name?"
Teddy didn't answer, but put a finger to his lips.
"Will I ever know?" Lily asked playfully.
"At midnight," Teddy replied, and then panicked. Why had he said that? He had no intention of letting her know his true identity tonight. What had come over him? He watched Lily smile and nod before leading her over to the dance floor. Teddy pulled her close to him. The memory of her body pressed against him during their previous interactions had been haunting him and he had been craving this moment for a long time. Lily moved gracefully and perfectly. It looked like all her little dance lessons had paid off.
"May I ask you questions?" Lily asked after a few minutes of silence.
Teddy thought for a minute then nodded. Lily smiled.
"What's your favorite book?" She asked.
"Shakespeare's Othello," Teddy replied. He liked that book because it was about a guy killing his wife, and he had fantasized about killing Vic too many times to count… Maybe he needed to find a different book. "Yours?"
"The Thorn Birds," Lily answered. Teddy remembered that book. He had torn it from her hands in the Great Hall and made her yell at him. He smiled at the memory. "Favorite subject?" Lily asked bringing Teddy back to the present.
"Defense Against the Dark Arts," He answered.
"I love that class too!" Lily exclaimed. "Professor Lupin is a close friend of mine." Teddy smiled at her referring to him as 'Professor Lupin'.
"He's ok," Teddy answered. "but I just love the subject." They continued to talk about little odds and ends while they danced. They stopped dancing to get some punch at about 11:45. It was almost midnight, which meant that Teddy would have to tell Lily who he was. She was going to hate him. He pulled her back onto the dance floor at about 11:55. There was a slow dance playing and he wanted to enjoy any time he had left before Lily was disgusted by him.
"Lily," He said once they were dancing again. "I care about you… a lot." Lily smiled. "But I don't know if you're going to like me after midnight." He told her. She just shook her head.
"I already know," She said.
"Know what?" Teddy asked confused. She just rolled her eyes and kissed him. Teddy's brain told him he should pull away to save her further embarrassment at midnight, but his heart wouldn't let him. She had incredibly soft lips, and they felt perfect against his own. He felt her tongue lightly flick at his lips and he quickly deepened the kiss. By the time they pulled away, it was 11:59. Teddy was out of time. He looked from the clock to Lily and then back to the clock.
"Calm down Teddy!" She exclaimed. "I'll still like you after midnight!"
"No you won-" Teddy stopped in mid-sentence. She called him Teddy… She knew…and she had still kissed him… "How- but – you and- and I… I don't… What?" Lily simply laughed at his ramblings before pulling him closer.
"Shut up and enjoy it, Professor," she said playfully before pulling him into another kiss.
AN: Yes, I am back! And Yes, I know I'm evil, but it's a longer chapter, and I will update within the next few days! Tell me what you think!
