Disclaimer: If I wrote Harry Potter I wouldn't have killed one of the wonder twins; and I really want to go to Harry Potter Land. Who's with me! lol
'Italics'- thoughts
'Bold'- singing
'Bold/italicized'- just the song that goes to the chapter
'((Bold and in double parentheses))'- Singing with Siren abilities, with only one set of parentheses its talking with the ability.
A/N: This is a short filler chapter but it needed to be done to set up for the next one. So…hmmm…*whispers* how 'bout this I put a quick over view at the end…yea I think I'll be nice and do that lol. So you pick to read not idc honestly, this isn't one of my best.
Chapter 22
It is two days before students could leave for Winter Break and the whole school was abuzz with what everyone had planned and what everyone hoped to get for Christmas. The first snow had already come and now the school was more full than usual with all the students inside, now only a few students went out in the snow, kids looking for a snow ball fight or Quidditch players. Alexis and the rest of the chorus were on a train ride back from the children's concert they just preformed for a gathering of magical preschools. Over the last few months the seventh year chorus girls had taken to Alexis and currently were performing with her singing "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" by PussyCat Dolls. They had gotten it out of their chorus teacher that she was a fan of the song "I will Survive" and the girls thought it was too funny that the PCD's tied that song into Hush Hush.
First I was afraid I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
But I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong
But I grew strong I learned how to carry on
Hush hush hush hush
I've already spoken our love is broken baby
Oh no not I
As long as I know how to love
I know I will stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
And I'll survive I will survive
I will survive
Hey hey...
I yelled at the top of my lungs being over dramatic causing our teacher to roll her eyes and exit the cart before we all fell to pieces laughing. "And here I was thinking that no one would be able to bring that song back from the dead." Henrietta said as she collapsed on one of the benches causing the girls to laugh again.
"I could bring anything back from the dead if I tried hard enough." Alexis said in a cocky tone and Jasmine rolled her eyes.
"So what's everybody doing for break?" Crystal asked the group.
Angelica, a seventh year, started first, "Well, I'm visiting the Americas to see the Grand Canyon and some of my family that moved there a few years back."
The rest of the girls went through sharing what they would embark on when break began, and soon enough it was my turn. "Well first its Christmas with my Grandmother, then a four day trip to my other Grandparents in Ireland, and finally the Malfoy Ball that's held every New Years Eve, and before anyone asks I have to fight with my Father to invite people so don't hold your breath for anything." Most of the conversation after that were questions about my family's ball and what occurred at them; rather mundane but I obliged them.
Our group continued to chat as we walked to the Great Hall for dinner when we entered I gave a wave to Rose and Lily and then I sent a wink to James just to get Ashley fired up…despicable me, I know.
It's the last full day before all the students were to leave for winter break, once again I was in the Chorus room packing up my little things as Al and the rest of his band buddies packed up their equipment. I noticed Jasmine was alone back in the folder nook gathering her singing papers so I grabbed a little envelope from my bag and walked into the little nook.
"Hey, so don't make a big deal about this or I'll never hear it from the rest of the snobs in this class, but I lettered mother asking if I could invite a few people and she mailed back this morning with who I could invite so…" I held out the letter for her, "Here's an official invite for you and your family to come to the Malfoy ball." Jasmine stood still for all of .3 seconds before the hugged the living Siren out of me screeching something totally incomprehensible. "Okay, okay, so I can take that as a yes you'll be there?"
"Hell yea I'll be there, even if my parents won't, I will!" Jasmine said and with that look on her face I wouldn't doubt that she would.
I chuckled at her, "Well, I have a few more to deliver so remember don't go blabbing or I'll block you from my floo." I said with a smile and she returned it.
"Alright see you tomorrow blonde." Jasmine said smiling as she slipped her letter into her folder.
As I was about to walk out Al stopped me, "Hey 'Lexi where you going?"
"I was hoping to find Rose before lunch, what about you handsome?"
"I was going to go see if Chris and James were still out playing Quidditch and if I could join. Wanna walk together?"
"Sure, we'll probably find them all in one place." I said as I looped my arm in his and began walking. He quickly grabbed his guitar case and as I glanced at him out of the corner of my eye I saw his face darken a shade. He was so cute even though we were relatively close he still blushed almost every time I got physically close to him.
As we made it on the ground floor and walked down the back hall near the Transfiguration class and as we passed the classroom my name rang out from one of them. "Keep walking," I whispered into Al's ear, "It's Ryan."
I felt Al chuckle next to me, "What tired of him already?"
"He's too soft…I need a guy who can take charge sometimes." I said rolling my eyes.
He laughed again, "Well James is out of the running's then too, he's such a push over for Ashley."
"Yeah…I guess, but I think he has potential."
"Hey, Alexis!" Ryan shouted jogging to catch up with us. "Hey, what's been going on?"
"Busy getting things together to go home, you?" I said sighing, Ryan was oblivious to it but Al chuckled again.
"Yeah I've been running around too, who's the little guy with you?" Ryan said leaning forward a bit to look past me and see Al, and I wasn't oblivious enough to notice the smirk that graced Ryan's features when Al glared at him.
"This little guy is one step closer to her then you will ever be, Wanker." Al said hooking his arm around my waist and pulling me snug against him body, and thanks to his tall gene we looked each other in the eye so it didn't look or feel awkward.
"I doubt that," Ryan said making a smooth grab for my hand but I discreetly crossed my arms and gently grip Al's shirt with one hand so he couldn't pull my arm out; what it was something to get him to stop from trying to get close to me…seriously I was getting annoyed with him.
"I wouldn't bet on it pal." Al smirked and picked up his pace as we neared the library, as we did I saw a familiar head walk out.
"Rose!" I shouted and she looked up from the book she was currently buried in, Ryan pulled off toward a group of other Ravenclaw boys with a look of disbelief on his face. "Thanks for that Al, I owe you one." I whispered to him again.
"Bet your pretty little arse you do." He said with a smile.
"Hey guys what's going on?" Rose asked once we reached her.
"I was trying to find you before dinner, I have something to give you," I winked at her and her eyes widened, "Al was looking for Chris and James so we decided to search together."
"What do you have to give her?" Al asked curiously.
"Yes, what do you have to give me? Let's start walking to the Hall I'm sure the Quidditch players will be there soon they've been outside all day." Rose said placing a bookmark in her book and began walking, Al and I following her.
"Alright," I said and Al sighed.
"I was hoping I'd get to fly a bit today." Al said putting on a pouty face.
"Well what have you been doing all day?"
"Packing my stuff away and helping others…and playing a few songs…" Al said peeking at Rose out of the corner of his eyes while I stayed silent. "Okay, and messed around a bit. But only a little!"
"Yeah sure…I know what a little means in our family Al, who do you think you're talking to here?" Rose rolled her eyes.
We stopped in front of the Great Hall to wait, I guess, "So what did you have for me?" Rose asked and Al seemed to get excited.
"Well I guess I can have something for both of you, hang on. Accio letters." I said flicking my wand to summon my invitations, since I rarely carried a bag. Two papers came flying down the fall causing people to duck before they landed in my hand.
"You could have levitated them higher so people weren't threatened with paper cuts within an inch of their lives."Rose scolded.
"Yeah your right, I could have." I said with a deviant smile on my face and Al laughed. "Here these are invites to my families yearly Ball, it's held every New Years Eve and I've talked to mom and she said it was ok to invite you, and that we'd deal with dad later." I said in a low tone stepping closer to them.
"The Malfoy Ball?" Rose studied the outside of her letter in shock.
"Well the invitation is for your whole family, and you can bring a date if you'd like." I said making it more clear as Rose slapped Al's hand who went to open it.
"Let you Mum or Dad open it, you're so impatient." She scolded.
"So what do you think? Will you make it?" I asked wondering their first impressions of it.
"Umm…my Mum might go for it but Dad will need the convincing, or knowing Mum she'll just say she'll go with or without him because she knows you Mum through work and likes her." Rose said quickly considering the different outcomes, and she was almost certain that she would be able to go; Al, James, and Lily, they were a different story.
"…yeah I don't know if it will be that easy for me, I'm going to go with that we're probably not going to be there…" Al said in a tone that was somewhere between annoyed and a bit sad.
"Sexi Lexi!" Sounded in the large opening of the Great Hall and when I looked to see who called it so loudly and I was met with the Gryffindor Quidditch team and all of them were laughing and smiling at me.
"Hello boys, what can I do you for?" I said checking a few up and down.
"For free, hopefully." Said a boy who was more stocky than the rest. A split second later he was in the air hanging by his ankle, James roared in laughter.
"I'm sorry I don't set my standards that low and you shouldn't aim so…high." I tilted my head and I'm sure my annoyance showed through my eyes at him.
Chris ran up to me laughing and slid his arm across my back, "So, besides being totally crude, what are you lot up to now?" I asked looking up at him.
"Basking in your beauty of course! Because dinner isn't served for another half hour…"
"Gee thanks, good to know I'm top of your list!" I said laughing and looping my arm across his back as well.
Then before he could respond someone pulled me away from him and wrapped me in their arms. "You shouldn't talk to him; you're second on his list." It was James, yeah you heard me right James. I'm pretty sure Rose, Al, and I had the same shocked look on our faces at that moment, I mean James just pulled me away from another guy and wrapped his arms around me…this was different, but fantastic.
'So he wants to play some more hn? I'm more than game…' I looped both of my arms around James waist as I spoke, "Oh, and am I number one on your list?"
"Of course," James said smirking down at me blowing me away again; what was in the air outside today? He must have seen the dangerous glint that entered my eye at his response because his eyes darted all over my face and when his connected with mine again they seemed to be a shade darker.
"Yeah your first on his list, right after the thing that's number one on every guys list, SEX!" Shouted a dark haired boy which caused all the other boys to roar in laughter before they began to roughhouse around.
"Oh, that's CRUDE, no wonder there aren't any girls on your team!" Rose shouted back in protest and James just quietly chuckled to himself.
"Is that true?" I asked shoving him away lightly.
He couldn't wipe the smile off his face to answer, "Well, they kind of go hand-in-hand…"
"James!" Rose said in astonishment and Al literally fell to the floor laughing.
I froze for a second processing his answer, "Me being number one on your list, and sex kind of go hand-in-hand?" When I said this all of the boys stopped talking, laughing, everything.
Then the light bulb went off and James realized what he just said, "NO! It's just girls and sex, usually go hand-in-hand…" James said as the boys laughed at his embarrassing slip up.
"Oh really, and just how often do these two things go hand-in-hand for you?" I said stepping away and crossing her arms, and Rose listened a bit closer.
James particularly heard Chris's laugh above all the rest before he got a little red in the cheeks, "Never! I mean, the two have never coincided with me just yet…"
"Uh-hn," I said nodding and watching him with careful eyes before casting a glance over at Rose and then proceed to roll my eyes.
The Quidditch group began talking of different plays so Rose and I began having our own conversation…on whether we thought James was telling the truth or not. Ten minutes later the Great Hall doors opened and we saw plates stacked with food, dinner was served. As we walked into the Great Hall James closed the distance between him and I and curled his arm around my waist again. Then he leaned in to my ear and whispered, "So have the two ever coincided for you?"
When he pulled away and looked down I didn't dare to look up for I could feel the blush take my cheeks, "No, not yet they haven't." I met his eyes as were parted for our tables and I swore they were two shades darker than before.
The next morning most of the students piled into the train ready to go home and enjoy their Christmas break. I decided not to go and pester Ashley although it would being me the greatest amusement and her the greatest of displeasure I just wasn't in the spirit, knowing that I was going home and would see my Father again and Grandma very soon; she always gave the best of presents! ;)
A/N: That's where I'm going to end it so I can get cranking on the next one, it going to be good I promise! Again I'm really sorry and I'll get the next one up hopefully within a week! *fingercrossed*
Over view: Okay, basically what happened was there was a bit a smexy flirting between Kames and Alexis; after Alexis, with Al's help, blew off Ryan. She's done with him. Lol. And Alexis invited Jasmine's family, Rose's family, and James's family to the year Malfoy Ball that's held every New Years Eve. (She was only able to invite a few so she chose Jazzy, Rose and James's family.) And then they left on the train happily ever after! Lol.