Très Belle [James Potter II]

12. In which two people get married and two people fall in love

It was the day of the wedding.

Already.

Life just flies past.

I was so excited, but it still just didn't feel real: Casper was getting married. My brother, who I never thought would actually get a girlfriend, was getting married!

There was an awkward time when I knew I'd be going, because of Casper, and Dom knew she would be going, because Molly was her cousin, and she was going with Gabriel, too, and then Louis asked Arianne to go with him, and Cecilia wasn't going, but then Pierre asked her to go on a date with him that night, and everything was solved.

We all got ready together, and it was just like old times, and it was fun.

Once it was time to go, Cecilia flooed over to Pierre's, Arianne flooed to Shell Cottage to meet Lou and Dom was about to floo to Gabe and James' apartment when she stopped.

"Hey...Do you want to come to Gabe's?" She asked.

I would otherwise be going straight to the burrow, alone, but I didn't want to be a third wheel with the couple.

"I...Nah, I don't want to just tag along while you and Gabe be all coupley together!" I laugh.

"Well...James will be there too." She says lightly.

"Dom..." I whine,  "I don't want to see James."

"Too bad!" Dom calls, and she shoves me in the fireplace, shouting the flat's address as I was whisked away in a cloud of green.

I came out of the fireplace spluttering.

"Belle? Dom didn't tell me you were coming." Gabe cries, as I lie on the (hard) floor of his place.

"Well, nice to see you too." I mutter.

Then Dom comes out of the fireplace, and Gabe cries, "Dom! I missed you..." Really sweetly, and I could have sworn he nearly blushed, and I just stood there, flabbergasted. I had never seen Gabriel act like that my whole life – his whole life.

"Nice to see you." Dom says, pecking his cheek

"You too. You look beautiful." He says, smiling at her adoringly.

"So you tell Dom it's nice to see her and she's beautiful, and I get "I didn't know you were coming"! Your own sister! The person who you came out of the womb with, grew up with, and know everything about!" I cry.

"I bet he doesn't know that you slept with-" Dom starts, but I slap my hand in front of her mouth before she continues. "Oh, sorry..." She mumbles when I remove it.

"WHO DID YOU SLEEP WITH?!" Gabe cries.

James walks into the room.

I cough.

"Well, let's go!" Dom says cheerfully.

She pulls Gabe into the fireplace, and they floo off to the Burrow together. I stand in front of the fireplace, waiting to go, and absolutely ignoring James.

I quickly step in, muttering "The Burrow." And am whisked away, never looking at the handsome boy behind me. I swiftly walk out of the fireplace and briefly nod at everyone near me, before vanishing away, so James wouldn't see me – I mean, to find Dom...I'm obviously not avoiding James. Why would I be doing that?

I don't find Dom, but I do find my Father, so I go and catch up with him. We chat about Quidditch, and how Cecilia played, and Lachlan, and Jeremy a bit, before he comes over and we both look at him innocently.