" Fred...Oi Fred...for the love of Merlin...FRED!" yelled George.

Almost all of the customers in the shop turned at the sound of George's voice and stared at him as he stormed over to his dazed twin, who in turn was stood by the counter staring out into space. As George reached him, he grabbed Fred in a head lock, apologised to the customers and pulled him through to the back room. Once behind the safety of the curtain, he released Fred who stood rubbing his neck.

" What was that for?" he asked agitatedly.

" You've not been with it at all today. You may as well just go home." said George.

" Nah, if I go home I'll just get mum on my back." said Fred.

" Well go for a walk or something. Your driving me mad. I've already had to resort all of the Snackboxes because you mixed them up, not to mention the incident with the wands."

Fred grimaced. It was true, his head just hadn't been with it since Luna left. He thought that maybe he'd be alright but as it was, not seeing Luna was turning out to be worse then he imagined. He knew that he had done the right thing but it didn't mean he had to be happy about it. When he'd told his family they'd all reacted in different ways. His mother had turned around and called him stupid, his dad had suggested he go with her, Percy was adamant he'd done the right thing and the others all dithered around.

" Yeah, I think I'll take a walk. I'll be back before closing." he said walking out through the shop and out the door.

He stood just in the doorway, trying to make up his mind about the best place to go. His mind was so mixed up, at least when Luna was around everything was as clear as day. Deciding to go to the pub he headed up the street and into the Leaky Cauldron, taking a seat at the bar and ordering a Firewhiskey. He'd been sitting there for a while when someone came and sat next to him.

" Mind if I join you?"

Fred turned around to find Angelina Johnson standing next to him. He hadn't seen her since the wedding, when he'd pretty much had a go at her. She seemed to have calmed down a bit since then. Fred nodded and she sat down.

" How come your not at the shop?" she asked.

" Not really in the mood to work today." he answered.

" Wish I could be like that, working for myself I mean."

" How's the Quidditch going?"

Angelina nodded, taking her drink off of Tom and taking a sip before she answered.

" Yeah, I've tried out for quite a few teams but I think the Harpies are most interested."

" Cool."

An awkward silence followed. It was clear that the tension which had risen between them at the wedding was still there as an undertone. Perhaps Angelina was aware of it because she took Fred slightly by surprise by what she said next.

" Look I'm sorry...about what I said at the wedding. I shouldn't have been so nasty. I'm happy that you and Luna are together."

" Thanks but we're together anymore." said Fred, downing the last of his drink.

" Why not?" asked Angelina.

Fred looked round at Angelina. She seemed to willing to listen to his woes.

" Luna got an amazing opportunity and I told her to take it. She's going to be gone for a year so we decided to split up."

" Well that's kind of stupid." said Angelina taking another sip of her drink. " Sorry I just mean, you gave me that big speech at the wedding about how much you love her and the you just let her go."

" I couldn't stop her." said Fred getting slightly agitated.

" No fair enough you couldn't stop her but you didn't just have to give her up. You could of gone with her."

Fred laughed, " Ange, I have things here which need taking care of. I can't just up and leave."

" You mean the shop? Fred I'm sure George can cope, he did all that time you were...gone. I'm sure he'll be able to cope again."

" Yeah, I suppose." replied Fred. " I'd better get going. See ya around Ange."

Clearly unsure whether giving him a hug was pushing the boundaries, Angelina opted to just nod her head as Fred left the bar. Taking a slow walk, he head back in the direction of the shop his head even more confused then before. Maybe Angelina was right but it wasn't as if he could just drop everything. He had responsibility's, his life was back on track and going off on some wild adventure might not be the best thing.

Instead of heading into the shop, Fred quickly darted through to the flat above. Although he could spend time in the flat alone and be there for hours, he was still living back at The Burrow. Sitting himself down in the big comfy armchair, he sat in silence listening to the shoppers below, the last few people leaving the shop. It was nice to have some time on his own, it gave him some time to think about everything, not that it was getting sorted out. A few moments passed and then the unmistakable sound of George clambering the stairs reached Fred's ears.

" Good day?" he asked as George entered the room.

" Yeah, yeah. Got some new ideas for a product and almost sold out of all the fireworks again. Do you want a drink or something?"

" Why not. Just not Firewhiskey, I had a glass down the pub with Ange and it's made me feel a bit sick."

" You saw Ange, how is the old firecracker?"

" She's good, spoke a lot of sense for a change."

" About what?" asked George passing Fred a full cup of hot tea.

" Cheers," said Fred taking it, " Luna stuff. She reckons I should have gone with her."

" Well she makes a good point."

Fred looked at his brother as he sat down on the sofa, kicking his shoes off as he did so. In typical George style he split a drop of his tea down his front and swore rather loudly as it seeped through his t-shirt.

" You think I should have gone?" asked Fred.

" What you got to stay here for?"

" The shop, mum, dad."

George laughed, " Seriously. Fred, Luna's the first chick you've ever had any form of emotional attachment too, if you're just going to let her go because of some minor details, well then those Death Eaters did even more damage then anyone realised."

Fred didn't reply. He chilled his tea slightly before drinking it. Why had no one said any of this before Luna had actually left. If he had known everyone thought he was stupid for letting Luna just leave then he probably would have tried a lot harder to make things work. But as it was Luna had left, and their relationship was over. Luna was going to be seeing so much that if they offered her the chance to stay on then there was more than a good chance she would stay on. Fred couldn't and wouldn't be the one to hold her back from seeing all of it.

" I'd better be getting back home, I'm a bit tired."

" Alright then, see ya tomorrow."

Fred nodded before turning on the spot and apparating home. He ducked past his mother and headed up to his room, claiming he was tired. Once in the safety of his room he flopped down on his bed and rubbed at his eyes.

" I'm doing the right thing." he said aloud to himself. " I'm doing the right thing."

He was doing the right thing...

To Be Continued.

A/N... One more chapter left. I'm rather excited but a little nervous because I want it to be the right ending and not let people down. I'm working on it as we speak but it's taking some time mainly cos I want it to be good. Plus my internet is being...well it's being something that rhymes with WITCH and I can only connect occassionally. Anyways I hope you like this chapter and are egarly awaiting the next one.