VALENTINES DAY BALL!!

[Claire DeLour]

*Claire laughed when Jon winked at her and continued to clap. Her applause promptly stopped when the duo began another song, this time more jazzy in nature. Claire loved jazzy songs, they were easy to dance too because the rhythm seemed to just take her over. Of course she didn't have a partner, so nothing was different then when she usually danced in the Dance Hall except of course that the hall was now full of her peers. She returned to her friends since it seemed Rachel wasn't particularily chatty tonight and began to sway to the music looking around for a guy to dance with.*

[Rachel Duly]

OOC-Hold your horses!

*Rachel looked up. Claire had walked over to her and aksed her how the party was.*

"Hey, Claire. Eh, the party is ok. Not as fun as it would be if I was up there performing."

[Claire DeLour]

*Claire looked back as Rachel finally said something. Her eyes arched prettily as she commented on Rachel's comment.*

I think it's open mic, you should go up after Jon finishes up. You did the Yule Ball, and it seemed people liked you, so you should have no troubles!

[Rachel Duly]

"I might just do that. I have to come up with a song, though. I got some ideas. Accio acoustic guitar!" said Rachel. Within a minute, Rachel's acoustic Gibson was in her hands. It had come in it's case, of course.*

"Well, I think I'm gonna go up to the front and wait. Nice to talk to you!" said Rachel.

[Claire DeLour]

Nice talking to you too Rachel, enjoy the rest of the dance!

*Claire waved at her friend as she headed towards the frong of the hall to wait for a performance time. Claire returned to her friends and smiled at them.*

Sorry about that, just saying hi to a friend.

[Magyn Bellus Wandwip]

Magyn turned to Erica and said, "So Erica, hows life, school, and such?" she paused with a mile on her face, "got any love interests?" she asked then wrapped her hand around behind her and patted Jordan on the butt.

[Kasey Chainbers]

Kasey blushed and smiled as Jon complimented her choice of song,
"Well I rather like it, and you sung it well". The red haired girl nodded and swayed to the introduction music of his chosen song. Soon her voice slid in with the music matching it perfectly, the tune was catchy and really she hoped it would never end.

But soon enough the song came to an end and Kasey couldn't help but throw her arms around Jon in a hug,
"Oh Jon that was so much fun!" she said squeezing him gently. Opening her eyes she saw another girl approaching the stage, instantly her cheeks flushed a bright red as she realised she was clinging to Jon,
"Heh sorry," she said looking up to Jon.

[Rachel Duly]

*Rachel walked up to the stage, her guitar case in hand. She had decided what song to sing, and was excited to perform it for the first time. It was one of her practice songs for when she wanted to practice guitar.*

"Hey, you wouldn't mind if I did one song, would you?" Rachel asked Kasey and Jon.

[Erica Malfoy]

"Hehe. no not right now. my date is Geri, my cousin. but nope not right now. but im free if anybody wants me."

[Spyke O'Connery]

'mmm i see... well that takes care of my curiousity. but remember this Jack. i never had parents. it's all in a book, that can't be destroyed might i add. my father died by me even when i wasn't born yet. and my mother well... right after i did. now, i might not know muchabout family... but i do know why i never lived up to giving a d**n about them. your doing great kid. glad to see there's alotta trust within our bondries. give me a call if ya need my help; trust me to be there in a sec, cuz i will be. ' she smirked, taking her lean off the wall. 'Do enjoy your evening,oh say hello to dove for me, will ya. ' she walked off without another word. the place was getting crowded, and what she hated more than the sick scent of love in the air... was crowds full of it.

[Jon Lock]

Jon smiled down at Kasey, his own cheeks coloring slightly. He turned and saw Rachel waiting by the stage, holding a guitar case. Laughing, he returned Kasey's hug, and then stepped down from the stage.

"Of course, Rachel, please go ahead. It's a lot of fun up there."

Now down from the stage, Jon ran over to the refreshments and grabbed two water bottles, bringing one back for Kasey.
"Here you go! That singing is fun, but I still need some water," said Jon with a grin, as he downed the bottle.

[Rachel Duly]

"Thanks!" said Rachel to Jon.

*Rachel went up on stage. She took out her acoustic guitar and a guitar pick. After she had plugged her guitar in, she stepped up to the microphone.*

"Hey, everybody! I'm going to play an acoustic song for you. This is Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet by Relient K." Rachel said.

"I think you know what I'm getting at
i find it so upsetting that
The memories that you select
You keep the bad but the good ones you forget

And even though I'm angry I can still say
I know my heart will break the day
When you peel out and drive away
I can't believe this happend

And all this time I never thought
That all we had would be all for not

No, I don't hate you
Don't want to fight you
Know I'll always love you
But right now I just don't like you
Know I don't hate you
Don't want to fight you
Know I'll always love you
But right now I just dont like you
Cause you took this to far

Make your decision and don't you dare think twice
Go with your instincts along with some bad advice
This didn't turn out the way I thought it would at all
You blame me but some of this is still your fault

I tried to move you, but you wouldn't budge
I tried to hold your hand but you'd rather hold your grudge
I think you know what I'm getting at
You said good-bye and I just don't want you regretting that

And wisdom always chooses
These black eyes and these bruises
Over the heartache that they say
Never completly goes away
(I just can't believe this happend
And one day we'll see this come around)

What happend to us
I heard that it's me we should blame
What happend to us
Why didn't you stop me from turning out this way
And know that I don't hate you
And know that I don't want to fight you
And know that I'll always love you
But right now I just dont..." sang Rachel as she played her guitar.

[Kasey Chainbers]

Kasey smiled the colouring in her cheeks fading a little to match Jon's and she gave a light laugh. Looking back to Rachel the nurse nodded,
"Sure be our guest".

Along with Jon, the red haired girl stepped off the stage and watched as the Ravenclaw walked over to the refreshments table. The night had been so much fun and she felt much better than when she had came in, Jon had made her smile, had her sing and now was continuing to share the night with her and as an added extra, he was incredibly handsome.

"It was, lots of fun." Kasey replied unscrewing the lid of her bottle. As she removed the lid, music flowed from behind the nurse and she turned to stand beside Jon and watched as the girl played.

[Geri Black]

Geri entered the dance hall all sweaty from running. He approached the refreshements table and took a glass full of Minty-ice. After having clamed himself and making a good cleaning charm on himself, he tried to look for his cousin Erica. He was supposed to come with her on this dance.

[Cayden Alana Smith]

Cayden's ears perked up slightly as what sounded like a good slow song came on. Just barely out of her seat, the beat suddenly picked up. She sat back down, eyebrow raised slightly. Turning to Adien, her nose scrunched up in annoyance.

"This is really....besides being here with you, which I'm enjoying, I'm just a little...bored." She looked at Adien worried that he might be offended. "I mean, Like I said I enjoy being here with you...but I still hate dances. I feel," She paused, searching for the right words. "I feel highly out of place."

[Erica Malfoy]

Erica was still talking with Magyn and Lizabeth when she saw Geri come in through the crowd. Yes, she thought to herself. She excused herself from the group and walked over to him. "hey Geri, how ya doin', ready to have some fun?"

(OOC: i hope your feeling better)

[Jack P. Riddle]

Jack nodded. But, he felt a differnce in Dove and knew it would not end well so he turned and leaft behind Spyke.

[Adien Shadow DeGrawe]

Understanding what Kay meant Adien nodded his head. He could tell that Kay was feeling out of place here and that she did want to leave. Taking her hand in his Adien smiled and kissed her on the cheek.

"Okay then where should we go my lady?" He said an eyebrow rasing waiting for her reponse. He was more than happy to leave also if Cayden wanted to. He never really went to dances because of the drama and because when your home schooled you can't really have a dance.

[Cayden Alana Smith]

Cayden offered a sheepish smile. "Can you decide? I chose here and I feel bad about it." She bit her lower lip, still smiling slightly. Dances and Cayden just never worked well together. Too many people, too much...it was just too much everything for her. She watched Adien, waiting for a response.

[Jon Lock]

Jon stood by the stage, and cheered for Rachel, impressed with her skilled guitar playing. His eyes were riveted to her hands, and he noticed some intiguing fingerings that he would have to try later. When she had finished playing, he applauded, and cheered for her, calling for an encore. He turned to Kasey and grinned.

"This is a really fun dance, I'm really glad that I came. If you don't mind my asking, though, why were you so upset when you came in? You don't have to answer, of course," he hastened to add, not wanting to pry into her privacy. He was curious as to what had made her so upset.

[Claire DeLour]

*Claire was bored. She didn't have a date, it seemed as if her friends were all leaving...the only good thing was the song Rachel was playing, it was a great song. Claire waited until it was over then left.*

What a waste of a dress!

*She thought to herself on the way out. She opened her purse and pulled out her cell-phone to call Gen. On the way up to the Common room, she talked to her best friend who she knew would understand.*

OMG you can't even imagine how boring it was!

*She paused as Gen talked.*

I know honestly, you'd think that but nooo! I swear, I want to come back to Beauxbatons so badly, I miss you! If I were at a dance there, we'd be having the greatest time, and there would actually be people to dance with!

*Again, Gen spoke and Claire listened.*

No, not once! No offer at all! I mean, am I that ugly? Or am I fat. Maybe I should diet...

*Another pause for Claire as Gen told her to shut up.*

Well I had to ask, I mean, it's a perfectly logical question! You were always the one that got the guy!

*She laughed and replied again.*

O Gen, don't try to deny it, you were the object of every guys affections...you still are!

*Another laugh followed by a talk about her dress.*

What a waste of a perfectly lovely dress, I'm sending a picture right now!

*Claire took a picture of herself with her camera phone and quickly sent it to Gen. In the picture, she looked gorgeous, but pouty.*

I know isn't it? I got it from home of course, daddy sent it to me. Mother picked it out of course...

*And so the conversation went on with Claire ranting and Gen comforting as they always did for each other until Claire reached her dorm and fell onto the bed and the topics moved onto music, movies, and lipgloss.*

[Kasey Chainbers]

Kasey clapped as Rachel's song finished. It was such a nice song and she had really enjoyed it. Jon turned to her and Kasey smiled, but his question was one that made her heart sink and wish she could avoid it. He had given her the opportunity to, but she would answer anyway.

"Well I left Hogwarts for a little while, my sister was in trouble again, I think she is looking at jail time again" the nurse said shaking her head,
"So I went home to see her and help out mum and dad, they were so stressed and upset. But I had to leave so suddenly, I didn't have the time to notify anyone. So my boyfriend left, he got mad cos we missed the Yule Ball and when I came back he was gone" her eyes shifted to the floor as she felt a tingle run through the scars on her arms, they were healing but still she hated the reminder.

"So I'm moving on with my life, he really upset me and in the end, I don't really think he was right for me" Kasey explained to Jon. It did seem weird that she was just telling him her life story, after all they had only met a few hours ago, but Kasey liked Jon, a lot, she felt comfortable talking to him like this, something she never really had.

[Jon Lock]

Jon listened quietly to Kasey's story, and he felt his heart ache. Kasey was such a sweet girl, she shouldn't have to go through that. He also felt angry though, angry at whoever Kasey's boyfriend had been. Surely he should have understood . . .

Jon shook his head. "Oh, Kasey, I'm sorry. You should have to deal with stuff like that. Who was your boyfriend, if you don't mind me asking? Doesn't sound like a very nice person to me. He should have understood. Well, you deserve better anyway," said Jon.

[Kasey Chainbers]

Kasey smiled as Jon spoke, he seemed truly concerned
"Zeion" she said plainly, her smile fading about as quickly as it had appeared,
"Thank you Jon, you are so sweet and kind," the nurse said looking to him with twinkling eyes,
"But enough on such an unpleasent subject, let us have some fun" she told him, her smile returning.

[Magyn Bellus Wandwip]

Magyn smiled at Ericas comment about if anyones interested, she's free, "I'll keep that in mind" magyn said. Just then she noticed Erica noticing someone who she assumed had just walked in. Erica exscused herself and walked past them. Magyn twisted her body around a little in Jordans arms to look behind her. When she finally got a view, she saw Erica walking over to who she assumed to be Geri, her cousin, and smiled, glad that Erica was happy.

Magyn then turned back forward and started bouncing to the beat, "good music, huh?" she asked Jordan, "where has Lizabeth gone to?" she asked outloud.

[Jon Lock]

Jon smiled at Kasey, hoping to make her feel better. Zeion, he thought to himself. He would remember the name, but for now, he just turned toward Kasey and nodded.

"Yes, I agree, we should have fun. Would you like to dance?" he asked, holding out his hand, grinning.

[Kasey Chainbers]

Kasey smiled sweetly, the red tinge to her cheeks not so bright this time, but a swarm of butterflies did attack her stomach as she took Jon's hand in her's and placed the other on his shoulder in the old waltz pose.
"So what should we do? Old Waltz? Slow Dance?" she said a cheery smile on her face and almost a laugh added into her tone.

[Jon Lock]

Jon grinned, as they struck the waltz pose.

"Whatever you wish to dance is fine with me," said Jon, as a lively waltz started. Laughing, Jon took Kasey's hand, and began to whirl her around the ballroom. Jon was a strong dancer, another thing that he liked to do. Of course it was another thing that labeled him as a geek, but he didn't mind. Dancing was good exercise, and he was able to do it with beautiful girls like Kasey.

Jon smiled down at Kasey, "Not too fast, or anything? I haven't gotten the chance to dance in so long."

[Kasey Chainbers]

Kasey smiled as the music started up and the moved off into a waltz. Through all of her changes in schools, the nurse had hardly ever been asked to dance, well by a guy anyway, usually she ended up dancing crazily with her friends, which usually turned out to be a lot of fun, but nothing could compare to this.

"No, its perfect" she told Jon as she was whirled around. She had never felt so happy and whirling around like this gave her a sense of freedom, the smile on her face grew each time she came back into Jon's hold and soon her eyes twinkled and her smile was warm and wide, never had she felt so good.

[Rachel Duly]

*Rachel played her song. She loved that song. She also loved the acoustic version, the one she played. When the song was over, Rachel heard a lot of cheering.*

"Thanks, everyone. I'm glad you enjoyed it!" smiled Rachel.

*She unplugged her guitar and put it in her case. She put her pick with her other pics and closed up her case. She set her case off to the side of the stage, so that she wouldn't have to carry it around. Rachel went back to the refreshments table and got a bottle of water. She drank it down and continued hanging out in the back.*