Surprise. SURPRISE! Look who is back. :-)That's right. I'm back and updating this story! I know I know. "Oh my gosh! She is finally updating!" Hehe. Anyways, when we last left off Kristen got a letter from Fred to go out. What is that about? We shall see. ;-) Without further ado, here is chapter 10!

"Why did I have to agree to seven o'clock? There is no way I will be ready in time!" Kristen thought to herself while getting ready. She was going crazy because she didn't know where they were going, which meant she did not know what to wear. "Oh gosh. I knew I should have asked him where we were going in my reply. I'm so dumb!" Kristen scolded herself.

At 6:30 pm she finally decided that she had to pick something to wear. After a lot of thought Kristen finally decided on a nice pair of faded blue jeans that flared just a bit at the bottom. For her top she decided on a simple lavender tank top with a sequined neckline. On top of the tank she put on a white casual blazer. 'I guess it is all right. It better be,' she thought. She decided to simply straighten her. With a simple flick of her wand ('Straighteno') her hair was done.

Fred met Kristen at the front of her building right at seven.

"Good evening Kristen."

"Evening Fred," Kristen replied. "Where are we going?"

"I figured we could go to that great pizza parlor that you used to love."

"Oh. I have not been there in ages! Let's go." And they were off. The walk to the pizza parlor, Uncle Ray's Pizza, was very quiet. The walk wasn't as tense as both thought it would be.

Once at the pizza parlor Fred and Kristen ordered their drinks and a large pepperoni pizza with extra cheese and pepperoni. While they waited for the pizza to arrive Kristen decided it was time to start talking. After all, this talk might last awhile.

"So, umm, you said in the note that you wanted to talk," Kristen said beginning the conversation.

"Yeah," Fred replied.

"Okay. Where do you want to start?"

"Where have you been all these years?"

"I have been living in south Louisiana in the USA with Hermione and Michelle."

"Oh," was all Fred could get out because the pizza finally arrived.

"Smells good!" Kristen replied happily. Not waiting any longer Kristen grabbed her the biggest slice of the pizza. "Tastes really good, too!"

Fred started laughing at her. When he finally calmed down he took a bite of his piece. "It is good!"

When there was only 4 pieces left of the pizza Kristen finally asked, "Anything you wanted to talk about?" Half of her was hoping he wouldn't ask why she left. It was kind of confusing. Half of the time she did not even know why she left.

"Why did you leave? I could have explained myself! You should not have gone crazy and just left like that. Why did you?" Fred was relieved that he finally got it out. He would be even more relieved once she answered him.

"Well, umm…. Umm…" Kristen couldn't think of how to put it into words. She finally decided she had to do it however it came out of her mouth. "How would you have reacted if you would have seen me with another guy in a very nice restaurant like that? No. How would you have reacted if it was an EX-boyfriend of mine?"

Fred just stared at her.

"I thought as much. You probably would have gone crazy like I did, too. When I passed by that restaurant and looked through the window and saw you two huddled in a corner together. I didn't know what was going on so I gave you the benefit on the doubt and figure that you two were just catching up on old times. Then the next day I got off early, and when I came home what do I see? Oh nothing important, just you and Alicia kissing on OUR couch. I lost it and left."

"But you could have listened to me!"

"I'm listening now. What was going on that night and day between you two?"

"You were right. We were just catching up on old times. It was the first time she came back here since graduation, so we got together. The next day wasn't me. It was her! I was at the flat fixing myself a late lunch when she came by. I let her in, and she went chill in the living room while I ate my sandwich. I finally went into the living room and sat down on the couch. She kept scooting closer a little at the time. Finally, she gave up on scooting and sat on my lap. Before I could knock her off she started kissing me. You walked in right when she started kissing me. As you were leaving I finally got her off of me. I haven't talked to her since." Fred was relieved that Kristen just didn't get up and walk out the pizza parlor. When he finally looked her in the eye Fred saw that she was crying.

"I.I.I should have listened to you. We wouldn't be going through this if I had just listened to what you had to say. If it weren't for me, we would probably be married and have a family. Now we probably won't ever be close again." Kristen started crying harder.

"No, Kristen. It is my fault. I shouldn't have let her in. Not after the way she was acting the night before. I don't know about you, but I want to try and start over."

Kristen nodded which he took as she wanted to start over, too.

"What do you say we leave here and I bring you home? I think we both need a bit of rest."

Kristen nodded again, and they left. When they arrived at Kristen's flat building Fred finally talked. "I'll owl you sometime tomorrow, and we will see where this leads us." Kristen nodded. "I had a good time tonight."

"I had a great time tonight, too." Kristen replied. "Good night Fred." She hugged him.

"Good night Kristen"

So there it is. The newest and most updated chapter of Together Again! I hope you all enjoyed. Next chapter we will see more of Hermione, George, and Michelle. (That doesn't mean that the three of them will be together. We will just hear from them.) Please review so I'll know if you all liked it!

--Britt