Author's note: Chapter #4, here it is. What up with the lack of reviews? Come on people, positive reviews make me grin.
I suppose I should have expected it when George asked me out. He'd become one of my best friends, and I really couldn't imagine living my life without him there for it. So of course I'd said yes. And I had a blast, walking down Diagon Alley. But then I'd seen his and Fred's joke shop, and my blood ran cold. It was dark, not the bustling place it should have been.
"What happened?" I demanded, and George looked sheepishly at his feet.
"It hurt being there without Fred. I couldn't do it, so I closed. I was thinking of selling."
"George Weasley, if you do any such thing, I will never speak to you again. You know Fred would've never wanted you to close it."
"But how do I know?" he asked desperately.
"You'll just have to trust me on this one," I whispered. And then I kissed him. It was well worth the wait. His lips were warm against mine. At first he seemed surprised, but when I didn't stop he responded. We stood like that for a few minutes, until I finally pulled away. "Trust me," I said again. He smiled at me and we walked towards the empty shop.
He unlocked the door and we stepped inside. I peered through the dim light. Everything was in place, untouched and bearing a thin coat of dust. It had been three years since the end of the war, since Fred's death, and I knew someone had been in there once in a while, dusting up, because there wasn't nearly enough dust on the floor and on the merchandise.
George sighed deeply and looked around the room. He seemed to be remembering when people crowded it and he and Fred had supplied them with enough products to anger any Hogwarts professor. I myself had bought some of them, and they'd been very well created. I smiled at him, and then I saw that ghost of a smile I knew was there all along.
"Come on George," I called to him cheerfully. "This place is not getting any cleaner just standing there. Let's make it what Fred would've wanted." He nods at me and takes me hand.
Together we work and we honor Fred Weasley.
Well, there's chapter #4. Please review, or I shall be sad. Next up will most likely be their wedding, but I might do that later. Please keep reading!