The Yule Ball

Elrohir crossed the room in two strides and crouched next to Sonia, worry etched in his face. "Are you ok?" He hoped Maik hadn't scared her.

Sonia shook her head. "Why am I doing this? I should just let Fudge do whatever he wants to with me. I mean at least with me in Azkaban I couldn't hurt anyone."

"You want nothing to do with Azkaban." Elrohir assured her. He and Maik had sent enough people there to know to stay far away from it.

"But I don't want to cause Maik and you as much emotional pain as I am doing now."

Elrohir just shook his head. " I doubt that you are causing Maik anymore emotional pain than she already inflicts upon herself. As for me....I buried my sorrow a long time ago." He smiled at her reasurringly, hoping to make her feel better.

Sonia gave a small smile. "I guess you're right." she said just before her stomach growled.

Elrohir raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Hungry?"

"only a little" Sonia said.

"Do you want to go out? Or would you rather stay here?" He asked her. Whichever they did, it was guarenteed to give Maik a LOT of time to blow off steam.

"Um, go out, if you don't mind" Sonia said remembering her manners.

Elrohir just smiled again, making Sonia wonder for the millionth time if he really was Maik's brother. He opened the door for her and led her down the stairs to the street, glancing momentarily at the stars.

Sonia too looked up. She never liked the stars. She preferred a stormy night. It meant that everytthing was fine.

They walked a short distance down the quiet street to a small resturant where Elrohir got them a table, politely pulling Sonia's chair out for her then sitting across from her feeling oddly fidgety.

Sonia noticed. She started to say something but didn't. She didn't want to seem nosy.

After a while Elrohir seemed to calm down a bit more and called the waiter over to order their food. He seemed umcomonly nervous about asking Sonia what she wanted.

Sonia ordered carefully. she sat still avoiding the urge to drum on the table. She had to remember her manners and keep up her aristrocratic appearance.

"So," Elrohir began, hating the silence, "When did you meet Maik? You two seem to know each other pretty well."

Darinda Walked into the big room,covered in decoration.She looked around to see if she knew any one.As she walked her brown curly hair danced in the light breeze of her speed.She went up to talk to ron,and Harry .

(Dar, not trying to e rude or an @$$, but you should rewally read the last few pages at least)

Sonia tried to think that far back, ut couldn't. She was stuckin yesterday. How she found out her parents were dead.

-sorry-
Darinda walked over to a table,and waited for a waiter.She had a sparkling green dress on,a green like green food die in milk green.her hair was up in a pony tail,witha clip pushing it to the front,so all her curls hung over.she seemed to know no one there,and just sat quietly.she was lookiing at an old peice of paper that had stamped on the Back ST.Mungo's Hospital For Magical Maladies,And Injureis.
she looked upset reading it.