Sup, lack of writer's block! I'm finally back with more on this story. Enjoy!

"I love you
I have loved you all along
And I missed you
Been far away for far too long."
-Far Away, Nickelback

She's back!

This was the only thought running through Fred Weasley's head as he watched his best friend, Katie Bell, sprint towards him. With a few feet left in between them, Katie leaped, allowing Fred to catch her in an enormous hug. He spun her around a few times before setting her back down again.

"Sorry," he grinned, knowing full well that Katie 'wasn't supposed to exert herself,' but he knew that Katie's temper was such that she would probably end up exerting herself anyway.

"Freddie! I missed you!" Katie smiled back, squeezing him again.

"How do you feel?" Fred asked with mock concern. "Need a lie-down? Maybe a punching bag? I can suggest a certain Dark Lord if you'd like." Katie laughed, brushing her blonde hair out of her eyes.

"Georgie!" Katie spotted Fred's twin brother and ran off for another bear hug.

Fred fondly watched her go. The time spent without Katie had caused him to realize that he liked her in a way that best friends really should not like each other. He could only pass it off as brotherly affection for so long, even though he and George were the brothers she never had.

It had been only two weeks ago. Fred had awoken from a not-very-restful sleep with one thought in his mind: She's about to die. In a panic, at three in the morning, he had Apparated to St. Mungo's, taking his twin brother along for the ride. He fought past the Healers with the intent of finding Katie and convincing her to hang on. Looking back, he felt like an utter fool for bothering the staff, but he could have sworn he'd seen Katie's eyelids flicker as the Healer in charge of her ushered him and George out the door. And now she was back.

As for Katie, she had been in a state of weird semi-consciousness from the time she touched the necklace up until she had awoken. It was as if she drifted in and out of dreams, not ever really sure if she was alive or not. She remembered a lovely dream about Fred and George coming to visit, but she knew it had to have been just a dream, because at that moment, her eyes had opened and Fred wasn't there.

Katie had always had a certain fondness for Fred, although she was sure that said fondness was platonic and friendly as opposed to romantic.

"Kates! C'mon! First meal at Hogwarts in forever!" He beckoned to her, and the two of them raced each other to the Great Hall. Katie beat Fred by quite a bit, so she waited until he caught up. He enveloped her in another laughing hug.

"God, I missed you, Kates," Fred grinned.

"Missed you more," Katie smirked, hugging him tighter.

If only she knew how wrong she was… Fred thought dubiously as he lead his best friend into the Great Hall.