"Becky are you sure about this? I mean I don't want to interrupt your date with Remus-."
"Lily don't make me smack you. Its fine, stop worrying." Rebecca said with a smile and Lily bit her lip. They were walking down to the Great Hall together, Tessa and Jenny had gone down to meet their dates after they had finished with Lily's hair and make up.
"I really like your dress by the way." Lily said looking at Rebecca's black dress. It was a silky material that hung to her body, giving off the hourglass shape. There was a slit all the way up to the mid thigh and the top was a V neck halter that criss crossed down the back to the lower back.
"I can't believe this happened though, I mean Amos getting sick right before the dance." She said with a sigh.
"Lily can I ask you something?"
"Yeah sure."
"What is it that you see in Amos really?"
"He is charming and handsome…um." She said and paused.
"What do you see in James?" Rebecca asked and Lily scrunched her nose.
"Arrogant, egotistical, immature." She said and paused with a small groan. "Funny, alright, good looking, but he is still Potter." Lily said as Rebecca started to laugh.
"What's so funny?"
"You have more to say about James than you do about Amos."
"So." Lily said indifferently.
"I am just saying, it wouldn't hurt to give James a chance, I don't think you ever have given him a chance to show you what he is like."
"I have seen what he is like."
"On the outside but I am sure if you got to know him you would like him. He really is a great guy, he just doesn't show it."
"Do you fancy James?" Lily asked as she looked at Rebecca.
"Goodness no, James is…like a brother to me."
"You sound like you fancy him or something."
"No, believe me, I do not fancy James."
"Do you fancy Andrew?" Lily asked and Rebecca pursed her lips.
"No, not like you may think."
"What do you mean?" Lily asked.
"I'll tell you about it later, tonight is about having fun." Rebecca said with a smile as they turned in to the entrance hall and saw Remus waiting.
"Hey Remus, I hope you don't mind if I share you with Lily. Her date couldn't make it." Rebecca said and Remus smiled.
"Not at all, I am afraid I only got one flower though." He said and held out a white rose to Rebecca who smiled and took it.
"Thank you." She said with a wide smile. She may have had a tough exterior but she completely melted when given flowers.
"You both look very beautiful." He said as he looked from Lily to Rebecca, his eyes lingering on her for a second longer before he gave them each smiles.
"Thanks Remus. Come on lets go get our party on." Rebecca said as she took Remus and Lily each by the arm and led them in to the Great Hall which had been transformed completely.
Hovering above them were jack-o-lanterns, all with different designs and faces. Bats flew around overhead and ghosts flew around the Great Hall. The long tables had disappeared and were replaced with small tables that surrounded a dance floor. There was fog rolling over the floor, there was a disco ball up ahead casting light all over the Great Hall.
"Wow this looks great." Rebecca said as she looked around.
"The disco ball was my idea." Lily said as she looked around.
"Shall I go get us all some punch?" Remus asked.
"Actually Lily would you go get it?" Rebecca asked as she spotted James getting some punch with Sirius.
"Um alright, be right back." She said and Remus looked at her.
"I take it you know." Remus said and Rebecca bit her lip as she looked around.
"I'm the one that suggested it, I kind of feel bad, she was pretty upset when Amos wasn't coming, I do hope this works." Rebecca said as she watched Lily walk up to the punch bowl.
"When do you think Lily will be here?" James asked Sirius as they stood by the punch bowl.
"I don't know." Sirius said as he grabbed a cup for himself and his date.
"Oh my goodness, there she is, she looks like an angel." James said as he spotted Lily walk in with Remus and Rebecca.
"You say that every day."
"No look at her, look at her." James said and Sirius rolled his eyes as he turned and looked for the sake of James' sanity and his eyes landed on Rebecca. His jaw nearly dropped, she looked drop dead gorgeous. He shook his head to himself reminding himself that this was the girl he hated and he glanced at Lily and looked back at his punch trying not to look at Rebecca again.
"Yeah she looks nice." Sirius said and took a drink of his punch. "I'm going to go, have fun." Sirius said and made his way back to his date.
He looked across the hall at James and Lily talking at the punch bowl and his eyes fell to Rebecca and Remus who were talking off to the side and he felt a stab in his stomach as he looked at her. He could hardly keep his eyes off her. He wasn't sure if he had ever seen her look so beautiful before, it took his breath away.
"Sirius lets go dance." His date, Kathy Heartson said as she tugged at his hand and his eyes fell on her, make up caked on and revealing dress which still didn't even make her look half as beautiful as Rebecca did who looked like she did so effortlessly.
"Yeah alright." He said and shook his thoughts of Rebecca. It made no difference how beautiful she looked tonight, it didn't change the fact she was a bitch and he hated her.
Rebecca smiled to herself as she saw James and Lily talking and for once Lily didn't hold the scowl on her face like she usually did when she talked to him. She saw James pull out a flower and hand it to her and she smiled and took it and smelled it and smiled at him.
"Want to go dance or something?" Rebecca asked Remus who had his hands in his pockets and was looking around.
"Like over there?" He asked motioning to the dance floor.
"Yeah, I mean we can dance right here if it makes you feel any better." She said as she smiled.
"Um I don't really know how to dance." He said as he looked at the floor.
"So. Just let loose. Go crazy." She said and he gave her an amused look.
"Look it doesn't take a whole lot, just kind of move with the music, don't think about it. Just kind of groove." She said as she moved with the music.
"I will look like an idiot." He said and scuffed his shoe.
"No you won't, come on, it will be fun." She said as she took his hand and led him out to the dance floor and started to dance with the music and he looked around awkwardly.
"Follow what I do." She said as she started to shift from one foot to the other, keeping the movement minimal and he followed what she did.
"See, it's not that hard." She said as she danced with him.
They danced a few songs together before taking a break from the dance floor and getting something to drink and Rebecca saw James and Lily on the dance floor dancing together and she nudged Remus.
"I wonder how long it will last; I think the longest they have gone without bickering is like two days."
"Well they haven't bickered that much, as far as I can tell."
"You should have seen two years ago, they were really bad, they got a little better last year and this year is the best it has been."
"That's a relief." She said with a smile.
"Hey Remus." Andrew said as he walked up.
"Hey Andrew." Remus said and took a sip of his drink.
"Mind if I steal this one for a few dances?" He asked motioning to Rebecca.
"Not at all." Remus said and looked at Rebecca who groaned.
"We just sat down Andy." She said and he took her hand and pulled her up and she set her drink on the table.
"I'll return her as soon as possible." Andrew said with a grin and pulled her to the dance floor.
"Are you sure Claire wont mind?" She asked and he shook his head.
"She was alright with it, sorta." He said with a smile as he spun her around and dipped her before pulling her back up.
"Really? I find that hard to believe." She said dryly.
"You know that guy you hate, Sirius something?" He asked and she rolled her eyes.
"Yeah what about him?"
"He hasn't stopped staring at you all night."
"Right, sure, he probably keeps hoping like I will trip and break something or something like that."
"Well you look amazing by the way." He said as he looked her up and down.
"I'm glad you think so."
"I think he thinks so too." He said and looked off to the side and she glanced over and indeed Sirius was looking at her and as soon as they locked eyes he looked away and turned back to his date.
"Maybe he likes you." Andrew said and wiggled his eyebrows.
"I don't know if you have noticed but we hate each other, he is the world's biggest asshole."
"Well he has been staring at you all night, just to let you know and I don't blame him, you really look great." He said as he looked her up and down again.
"You might want to stop doing that or Claire is going to have a fit." She said as she stuck her tongue out at him.
"Doing what?" he asked with a laugh and soon there was a tap on Andrew's shoulder.
"May I borrow her for a dance please?" James said as he looked at Rebecca and Andrew shrugged and took a step back as James stepped in as a slow song came on.
"I'll see you later, you look very nice." Andrew said and walked back over to Claire and Rebecca looked at James and he held out his arms to her and she laid a hand on his shoulder and took his hand as he rested a hand on her waist.
"So how is it going? You guys seem to be getting along."
"I don't think I have ever been this happy before, I mean she asked laughed at some of my jokes and she looks so beautiful." He said as he looked off to the side where Remus and Lily were talking and she smiled at James and gave him a small wave.
"You look great by the way; I don't think I have ever seen you with make up."
"Thanks you look very handsome too." She said and paused. "So how exactly did you get Amos to eat the hellebore?"
"I happen to be friends with the house elves so I just asked them to put it in to his salad. I feel a little guilty though but I mean she seems happy, right?" He said and she nodded.
"This is probably the single most amazing life of my night, so far."
"You better hope you don't screw something up."
"Oh don't worry I wont, this is my once chance I have been waiting for. If I screw this up I don't think I will ever get another chance." He said as he looked over at Lily and sighed.
"I don't know if I have ever met someone so perfect, everything is just so-."
"James I don't mean to burst your bubble but I am not really a mushy person, as happy as I am for you, I don't need to listen to you go on about how perfect Lily is, it kind of sickens me." She said and gave him a small smile.
"Sorry, can't help it."
"Well try to help it."
After dancing with James she danced once with Michael and then found her way back to Remus.
"Want to dance the last dance?" She asked as she held out her hand to him as the last slow song came on and he set his drink down and followed her to the dance floor.
"Uh what do I uh-?' He asked as Rebecca took his hand and laid it on her waist and took his hand and laid her other hand on his shoulder and stood close to him.
"Just like this, geeze relax Remus, it's just a dance." She said with a light laugh at his tensed form.
"Sorry." He said and bit his lip as he looked around. He stopped when he felt her head against his shoulder, her hot breath breathing against his neck and his heart started to race. It was at that moment he realized he had the most beautiful girl he had ever met in his arms. Everything seemed to fade away as her scent hit his nose, her heart beat against his chest, her soft hand in his own, his hand laying on her waist, everything seemed to fade away as he slowly relaxed with her in his arms trying to engrave the moment in to his mind, never wanting it to end.
It ended all too soon for him and soon she pulled away from him with a smile.
"That wasn't so bad was it?" She asked as she looked up at him, her face merely inches from his own; he could make out every freckle on her face, the small ring of gold around the pupil of her brown eyes, and the straight rows of white teeth that were revealed in the small smile she gave him.
"No, not so bad." He said breathlessly and she looked around.
"We should probably head back, come on." She said as she motioned towards the door as she slipped her arm through his and they walked up to the tower arm in arm.
Rebecca said good night to Remus at the staircase and went up to her own room and saw it was empty. She closed the door behind her and leaned against it with a smile and sighed as she looked at Kimba sitting up on the bed staring at her intently and she narrowed her eyes at him.
"What is that look for?" She asked as she walked towards him and he blinked.
"Well for your information I had an excellent night, thanks for asking." She said as she opened her trunk and rummaged for her pajamas and closed the trunk and saw him still staring at her.
"Just because I went to the dance with him does not mean I like him." She said and he licked his paw and rubbed his face.
"I don't like him, shut up, you're just a cat, and you don't know anything." She said as she stuck her tongue out at him and went to the bathroom to get ready for bed.
Soon Jenny and Tessa returned, chattering like mad as Rebecca walked out wiping her face with a wash cloth.
"You and Remus were so cute, he looked so awkward, it was adorable." Tessa said with a laugh.
"You guys look rather cozy dancing that last dance."
"Oh not you guys too." Rebecca said with a groan.
"What do you mean?" Jenny asked confused as she looked at Tessa.
"Kimba was just interrogating me about that as well." Rebecca said and paused at their confused expressions.
"Yes I talk to my cat, he is smarter than he looks, alright, don't hate." She said with a laugh. "Do you know where Lily is?" She asked as she took out the clips from her hair.
"I saw her and James walk off." Tessa said with a giggle and Jenny joined in.
"They looked so cute together tonight, don't you think Becky?" Jenny asked.
"Yeah they looked like they had a good time. What about you guys? Did you have fun?"
"Yeah, I suppose, Cameron was a little boring, he didn't hardly want to dance at all. He was too shy."
"I had a great time with Michael, he is a lovely dancer." Jenny said as she sat on her bed.
"Well I am glad you guys had a good time, I am going to read and go to bed." Rebecca said and opened her trunk and dug out "Pride and Prejudice" and sat on her bed and started to read. As Jenny and Tessa got ready for bed Lily walked in wearing a smile on her face.
"Hey, you look like you just got laid or something." Rebecca said with a smile over her book and Lily gave her a bland look.
"I'm messing, so how was the dance?" Rebecca asked as Lily came over and sat down on the edge of the bed and sighed with a smile.
"It was…wonderful." She said and looked at Rebecca.
"So you had a nice time with James?"
"Yeah I did, he was so…sweet, and nice and I don't know…different, it was nice. We went for a walk after the dance and then he walked me to the stairs and he was so sweet." She said and gave a small laugh and looked at the flower in her hand.
"So are you guys on good terms now?"
"I hope so, I just hope he doesn't turn around and go back to the Potter that I know."
"Me too, you look like an idiot smiling like that." She said and Lily chuckled. "I'm glad you had a good time."
"What about you and Remus?"
"It was fun, he was all awkward and sweet, it was fun."
"I'm glad; well I will let you get back to reading. I'm sure Jen and Tess will want to hear all about everything." She said as she got up.
"Night." Rebecca said as she turned back to her book.
Thanks for reading =) i hope you enjoyed it. I hope you all had a great Memorial Day Weekend, ugh now to go back to school, not something i am looking forward to. I'll have the next chapter out by Wednesday or Thursday. Please rate and review *hugs*