Hi! I've finally cranked out chapter nine, haha. :) It took a little bit, but it's ready! Haaaa. I'm just awful, I know. :P
Actually, I really wanted to get this out today, because tomorrow is my birthday (fifteen, wootwoot!) and I was like, what do I want for my birthday? And then I realized: REVIEWS! XD Haha. Seriously, though, plus, it's like a birthday present for you, too! :D :D
Well, anyway, here's chapter nine.
WARNING: Fluff ahead. :)
Soundtrack for this chapter:
"Misery Business" - Paramore; "When the Day Met the Night" - Panic at the Disco; "Here (In Your Arms)" - Hellogoodbye; "No One Can Touch Us" - Sing It Loud ft. Alex Gaskarth; "Can I Have a Kiss" - Kelly Clarkson; "Just Wanna Be with You" - High School Musical 3; "Sugar, We're Goin Down" - Fall Out Boy; "Take My Hand" - The Cab; "Run, Don't Walk" - Hey Monday.
Misery Business.
Chapter Nine: All I Wanna Do is Be with You, Only You.
I saw him before he saw me. His back was turned, and he was gazing into the fire. It was a little past midnight, so the common room was empty except for the two of us. I had spent the last few hours working up the nerve to come down and face him, no matter how things would turn out.
I gulped. "You can do this," I muttered to myself, taking a hesitant step forward. I took a deep breath in, taking a step with each intake. Finally, I reached him.
"Hey," I said softly.
He turned around quickly. He had worry lines around his mouth as well as a crease in his forehead. He smiled wearily at me. "Hey," he said back. "Are you okay?"
I shook my head. "I'm a bitch, Fred, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have—"
"No, Angie, you had every right—"
"I didn't though, Fred."
He stared at me, hard, for a second. Then, "You don't have a secret boyfriend, do you?"
I laughed nervously. "Not my idea, I assure you. That was all Alicia."
He smiled, a real, mile-wide, toothy smile. "Good," he said. "Now I won't feel guilty when I do this."
Suddenly, his lips were on mine, moving together in a way I hadn't imagined, and finally, finally, I felt like I deserved my happy ending.
O.o O.o O.o O.o O.o
When I woke up the next morning, I blinked my eyes wearily at the sunlight that was streaming in through my open curtains around my four-poster. I must've have been so… preoccupied last night, I had forgotten to close them.
At the thought of the previous night, I sat up with a jolt, butterflies swooping in my stomach. Surely I hadn't dreamed it all up? I touched my lips with my fingertips. After all the kissing I'd done last night, they didn't feel any different.
Maybe it had been a dream after all. Sighing, I heaved myself up at out of bed. I glanced around. Alicia's bed was empty.
Quickly, I got dressed and headed down the stairs. I had an hour to eat breakfast and get to class.
"There you are!" I tried to scream, but a mysterious figure sprang from the shadows by the staircase and covered my mouth. "Shh, shh, Ange, it's only me!"
I pried her hand away from my face. "God, Leesh, you gave me a heart attack! You don't have to attempt to kidnap me and do God-knows-what!"
She raised an eyebrow. "Do I look like a pedophile to you?"
I shrugged. "Well, what does a pedophile look like?"
She grinned. "Touché, mon ami. Too-fugging-shay."
"Thank you, thank you," I said bowing.
"Seriously, though," Alicia said, her voice low. "What happened last night?"
I smiled. "So it wasn't a dream then?"
Alicia's eyes grew wide. "Umm, no, I don't think so. Now, tell me everything!"
"Alright, if you insist…"
"Oh, I do."
"Well, it didn't turn out exactly like I thought it would, but it turned out even better."
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Fifteen minutes later, after relating the previous nights events to Alicia, Fred emerged, sleepy-eyed and scratching his head, his hair slightly messy from sleep, or lack thereof by the look of it.
He smiled when he saw me. "Hey," he croaked (he apparently didn't talk in his sleep), leaning over to kiss me on the cheek. "How're you this morning?"
I grinned widely. I couldn't help it. "Never better. You?"
"Mmm, I'm doing pretty well myself," he muttered, burying his face in my hair. "Little hungry though. Fancy some breakfast?"
"Sounds good," I noted, my stomach rumbling. I turned to Alicia. "What about you, Leesh?"
"Can't," she said. "Said I'd wait for George. I swear, that boy is so slow!" She laughed lightly. "I'll see you two lovebirds in Charms though, okay?"
I just nodded as Fred took my wrist and led me toward the portrait hole.
As we crawled through the portrait hole, he asked me, "So, how did you sleep, Angie?"
I smiled as my feet hit the floor. "The best I've slept in a while, to be honest. You?"
His arm snaked around my waist as we walked down the corridor, as steady flow of students around us heading down to breakfast. "Hmm, not too well, actually," he said.
"Why ever not?"
"I just couldn't stop thinking about this girl. I mean, she's just so beautiful and smart and stubborn and… well, everything I could ask for, really. Not to mention, a fantastic kisser."
I laughed, looking up at him as we walked. "She does sound like quite a catch."
"Oh, she is," he said, giving me that half-smile that sent my heart into overdrive. "I just don't know what the hell she's doing with me."
I rolled my eyes. "Oh, shut up, Fred. I don't need to boost your ego any more than you already have."
He chuckled before bringing his lips down to mine once more. After brushing his lips against mine, he pulled away. I looked up at him, confused. "What is it?"
He grinned, gesturing behind me. "I just don't want us to end up like that."
I turned around to see Katie and Lee up against the wall, their lips locked together in passion. I laughed. "Why ever not?" I teased.
"Because then this would happen."
At that moment, Professor McGonagall spotted Katie and Lee, making a beeline from across the entryway toward them. "Miss Bell! Mr. Jordan!" she yelled shrilly. They paid her no mind. With a flick of her wand, they sprang apart, to separate sides of the hall. "Twenty points each from Gryffindor, for such disgusting and unnecessary behavior! To borrow a frequently coined phrase, 'get a room!'"
Leaving Katie, Lee, and approximately twenty sightseers gawping, she waltzed into the Great Hall. Spotting us, Lee and Katie cautiously headed our way. I noticed that they kept about three feet between them, not daring to touch in any way, shape, or form.
Fred laughed. "Nice one, Lee," he said, punching him lightly on the arm. "Well, I sure am glad that I'm not you!"
"Oh, shut up!" Lee groaned. He looked around, as if making sure that he wasn't being watched, then grabbed Katie's hand swiftly, dragging her into the Great Hall with him.
After they were gone, Fred and I doubled over in laughter. "Did that (laughter) just (breath) happen?" I managed to get out.
He nodded weakly. "Yeah, I'm pretty (laughter) sure it (breath) did."
"Oh my God," I wheezed. "Let's go eat before I pee my pants!"
Fred stopped laughing and gave me a weird look. "Did you just say what I think you just said?"
"That we should eat before I pee my pants?"
"Yeah, that's what I thought you said."
"Well, that is what I said."
Then we both started laughing all over again.
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