MAYA
'I missed you Taylor,' Fred said hugging me.
'Missed you too Weasley,' I said.
'Hey Maya,' James said giving me a hug.
'Hi I hope you don't mind me staying,' I said.
'Nah and Fred's been acting like an excited puppy at the prospect of you coming so I guess it's all good,' he said.
'So I heard you got a trial for Tornadoes,' I said.
'Yeah but it's been a year since I actually played a proper Quidditch match,' he said. 'So I'm sort of nervous. All I've been doing is training.'
'You'll do fine,' I said.
They got my stuff into the trunk of their car. We got to the Leaky Cauldron and James and Fred found some space to park their car.
'Hi Mrs. Longbottom,' I said to the cheerful landlady.
'Hello Maya,' she said. 'I heard you were staying with the boys. It's all Fred's been able to talk about for the last two weeks.'
I blushed. Damn why did this feel so awkward.
'Okay we got to get you settled in,' Fred said rather loudly.
Oh did I mention that I was going to be living above a joke shop? Yes Weasley's Wizard Wheezes was now my home. The first thing I thought when I walked into the apartment was that this was a boys' home. I know James's girlfriend lived there too but this place definitely looked like it had been designed for boys. The kitchen was non-existent and there was a huge room with a TV, an X-Box and what looked like a PlayStation 21 (all of which shouldn't be able to work because of the magical atmosphere of Diagon Alley).
'Woah,' I said noticing a Wii as well. 'How do you get all of this to work?'
'You know what this stuff is?' James asked surprised.
'Yeah my half-brothers are all muggles,' I said. 'They're obsessed with this stuff. They would kill for a PlayStation 21.'
'That's cool,' he said. 'We only discovered this stuff a year ago. Got kind of addicted to it.'
'Kind of?' Violet asked. 'You boys wouldn't be able to tear yourselves away from it if the building was on fire. I don't know how you get up to go to work every morning after playing on that thing all night long.'
'Aww Vi,' James said putting his arm around her. 'You know that isn't true.'
'All night?' Fred scoffed. 'You two are too busy shagging. That's why I can kick his arse at any game.'
'You know Fred in the muggle world playing videogames all night is not cool,' I said.
'Yeah,' James said sticking his tongue out at him. 'Getting laid is way cooler.'
'I'm so glad to have you in the house Maya,' Violet sighed. 'I've lived with these two for so long I'm actually worried I might be turning into a boy.'
Like Violet Greengrass could ever turn into a boy I thought. Violet was definitely one of the most beautiful people I had ever met. She had blue-black hair that fell to her waist and piercing violet eyes. Not to mention a body most models would die for.
'I'm glad to be here,' I said.
'Now this is your room,' Fred said.
'I love it,' I said. It was small but airy. I noticed blue curtains and I felt a little bit more at home.
'I put them up for you,' Fred said proudly when he saw me looking at them.
'Thanks,' I said I gave him a hug and I saw Violet and James exchange meaningful glances over his shoulder. I immediately let go. Damn, it was like I was back in my sixth year.
'So where do you want to go for dinner?' Fred asked when I had finished unpacking some of my stuff. I would do the rest tomorrow and anything I needed from my old house would be sent over in the next couple of days.
'Anywhere,' I said. 'I'm not too fussed.'
'Come on,' James said. 'This is to celebrate you moving in with us. Choose.'
'How about we go to the Leaky Cauldron?' Violet asked.
'Sounds good to me,' I said.
Fred groaned. 'Come on, be more adventurous,' he said.
'Not today Fred,' Vi said firmly. 'I have to get up and go to work tomorrow.'
'Yeah I'm sorry mate but I have to get up and train before we open up tomorrow,' James said. Oh wow a serious James. That was new.
'Fine Leaky Cauldron it is,' Fred said sighing dramatically.
'Don't worry,' James said with a smirk. 'Next weekend we're going to go to that nightclub opening you'll have plenty of fun there.'
'And hopefully get some,' Fred said. 'It's been way too long.'
'Long?' Violet asked. 'Who was that random girl who I had to throw out of the house two weeks ago then?'
'Did you not hear yourself Vi?' he said. 'Two weeks.'
I felt my stomach drop at his words. So this was going to be exactly like my sixth year. Fred was going to screw everything with legs and I was going to have to pretend like I didn't care.
'You're disgusting,' she said.
'But you love me,' Fred said cheekily. Why did he have to be so goddamn charming?
We went to the Leaky Cauldron and had a perfectly nice night out. It was so comfortable and normal. As I was falling asleep that night I noticed the blue curtains in the window and grinned. I was so not over Fred Weasley. Damn.
a/n: So as I promised here's the next chapter. I'm actually uploading it from the lounge place in the London Airport. Gotta thank god for free wi-fi :)
