Title: Inspired By You
Author: Allstar (A.K.A Footie-Gurl, Dyz Gorton)
E-mail: FredsLilAllstar@hotmail.com
Category: Romance/Humour/Action
Rating: PG or perhaps 12 for a lot of corny stuff like kissing and all that … I say no more!
Summary: ''fifth'' year. Katie's in trouble, as Fred has decided to perform a love song with Angelina Johnson in the school Karaoke Competition. Is it just that Angelina is a brilliant singer, or is Katie losing Fred, her only true love?
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Basically, I don't claim to own anything in this story. (soz Anne for ripping off your disclaimer, but hopefully you won't mind too much ^_^) I do NOT own Mika either, I just thought it would be nice to include hints of my friend's character (well, that's Anne again) into my story … hope you don't mind that either, Anne!
Chapter 3 (Katie's POV)
The Hogwarts Karaoke Competition
I was just entering the Great Hall, surprised that Fred had woken up without me. He was already seated at the Gryffindor table with Angelina Johnson. They were talking and laughing together. Could this mean …? No, I was dreaming. I had to be! Rubbing my eyes, I sat down next to Fred who completely ignored me. I had an idea.
"Fred, are you entering the school karaoke competition." He stopped talking abruptly and they both turned to face me.
"Yeah, why?"
"I just wondered – wondered if you'd like to go with me?"
"Sorry…I'm going with Angelina." They stood up and left the table. Fred didn't take one last glance at me. I was beginning to wonder…
Later, after Quidditch Practice, I decided to talk to him on the way back to the castle. He didn't seem very willing to talk.
"Fred, why –"
"Look, me and Angelina are getting on really well, and I don't see why you're bothered about it. You should be happy for me."
"Oh, I am, but I've confessed to you … and you confessed to me! Could our relationship only have lasted this long?"
"Lets just say that I've moved on, and it's time for you to, too." With that, he smiled weakly and joined the line of boys, which were filing into the boys' washroom. I didn't join the back of the queue to the girls' washroom, I just ran into the school, Fred shouting after me, knowing that maybe he had gone too far too quickly.
"KATIE! KATIE! Come back! Wait!" I ignored him and ran on, tears blinding me.
Hours and hours later, Alicia Spinnet and Angelina Johnson came up to me, and sat on either sides of me on the bed.
"What's wrong, Katie?" Alicia stared up at my tear-stained face.
"Nothing…" I lied pathetically.
"I know there's something wrong! You wouldn't cry if there wasn't! Family problems? Friendship? Boy trouble…?" I looked up and Angelina smiled at me knowingly.
"It's Fred, isn't it?"
"WELL I CAN TELL YOU FOR NOTHING, YOU HORRIBLE LITTLE BITCH, IF YOU HADN'T COME ALONG AND RUINED FRED AND I'S RELATIONSHIP, I WOULDN'T BE IN SUCH A STATE! JUST BOG OFF!" I stormed away, known that Angelina was smiling rather wickedly after me.
The night of the karaoke was nearing, and knowing how I felt, George had invited me to sing S Club 7's 'Have You Ever', but I refused. I was happy that he didn't take it the wrong way though, so instead, we decided that we could be best friends.
"You and I are best friends from now on." I said, smiling as I had when I had first starting going out with Fred, but this feeling was different … not so deep …
It was Karaoke night, and Fred and Angelina were sitting in their seats. Angelina was smiling, an arm linked with Fred's. Fred was frowning though. He was trying to catch my eye. I could tell that he was jealous I was with George, but why did he suddenly care? I linked my arm with George's and stalked past them deliberately. Immediately, the smile that was on Angelina's face was wiped clean off.
"Lets go see Katie and George, shall we?" Angelina smiled sweetly at Fred, planning torment against George and me.
"Hi Katie, George." Angelina smiled warmly, her arm still linked with Fred's. Fred didn't look too happy, he didn't like the way I was linking arms with George…
Hogwarts Karaoke Competition (Continued in Fred's POV)
I was with Angelina now, but something wasn't right. A part of me was missing, empty. I stared at Katie. Her eyes were full of confidence, but also with hurt. I felt terribly guilty. I couldn't bear to see her so full of sadness. Turning away, I pulled my arm away from Angelina. She looked at me in surprise, but turned back to Katie and George.
"Having a nice time? Hope you enjoy our act." And then, Angelina whispered something in Katie's ear I didn't catch. Whatever it was, it made Katie gasp. I swiveled back round and saw Katie, her face buried in her hands. My eyes turned to Angelina, who was smiling smugly, with satisfaction. I rushed over to Katie.
"What's wrong? What did she say?" I was suddenly concerned. A wave of sympathy flushed through me, and the same, old feeling for her returned. To my surprise, she slapped my hand away and looked up at me.
"Go away! Go away with your darling Angelina and do your horrible act! I won't be here to watch it!" She stormed out angrily, George getting up to follow her.
"I think you're disgusting, Fred. The both of you! Don't you look at me like that, Fred. You deserved this!" I stared after them. Now Katie hated me, and so did my brother…I felt angry and sympathetic with myself at the same time. I saw Angelina approaching.
"Who needs them, eh, Fred? You've got me now, don't worry." She soothed, but I wasn't happy. I didn't even like Angelina.
Our turn to act arrived, and I felt completely lost. I sang as best I could, but, something was wedged in my throat and I couldn't sing properly.
"Never had a dream come true,
Till the day that I found you,
Even though I pretend that I've moved on,
You'll always be my baby…" Katie was in the audience, to my surprise. It seemed that George had managed to persuade her to come back in. The last two lines of that chorus drummed in my head repeatedly. Even though I pretend that I've moved on, you'll always be my baby…
Later, I had to knock my head because it was aching so much from hearing the same two lines being repeated over and over again in my head. I tried to think of my favorite muggle song that I'd heard on dad's muggle radio, by a band called Blue. The song was called 'If You Come Back'.
"For all this time,
I've been lovin' you girl,
Oh, yes I have.
" Ever since the day you left me here alone,
I've been tryin' to find a reason why.
"So if I did something wrong please tell me,
I wanna understand,
Coz I don't want this love to ever end.
"And I swear,
If you come back to my life,
I'll be there till the end of time…." But the words faded away, and the same two lines came back to me head. Even though I pretend that I've moved on, you'll always be my baby…
"Grr!" I cursed quietly to myself.
Author: Allstar (A.K.A Footie-Gurl, Dyz Gorton)
E-mail: FredsLilAllstar@hotmail.com
Category: Romance/Humour/Action
Rating: PG or perhaps 12 for a lot of corny stuff like kissing and all that … I say no more!
Summary: ''fifth'' year. Katie's in trouble, as Fred has decided to perform a love song with Angelina Johnson in the school Karaoke Competition. Is it just that Angelina is a brilliant singer, or is Katie losing Fred, her only true love?
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Basically, I don't claim to own anything in this story. (soz Anne for ripping off your disclaimer, but hopefully you won't mind too much ^_^) I do NOT own Mika either, I just thought it would be nice to include hints of my friend's character (well, that's Anne again) into my story … hope you don't mind that either, Anne!
Chapter 3 (Katie's POV)
The Hogwarts Karaoke Competition
I was just entering the Great Hall, surprised that Fred had woken up without me. He was already seated at the Gryffindor table with Angelina Johnson. They were talking and laughing together. Could this mean …? No, I was dreaming. I had to be! Rubbing my eyes, I sat down next to Fred who completely ignored me. I had an idea.
"Fred, are you entering the school karaoke competition." He stopped talking abruptly and they both turned to face me.
"Yeah, why?"
"I just wondered – wondered if you'd like to go with me?"
"Sorry…I'm going with Angelina." They stood up and left the table. Fred didn't take one last glance at me. I was beginning to wonder…
Later, after Quidditch Practice, I decided to talk to him on the way back to the castle. He didn't seem very willing to talk.
"Fred, why –"
"Look, me and Angelina are getting on really well, and I don't see why you're bothered about it. You should be happy for me."
"Oh, I am, but I've confessed to you … and you confessed to me! Could our relationship only have lasted this long?"
"Lets just say that I've moved on, and it's time for you to, too." With that, he smiled weakly and joined the line of boys, which were filing into the boys' washroom. I didn't join the back of the queue to the girls' washroom, I just ran into the school, Fred shouting after me, knowing that maybe he had gone too far too quickly.
"KATIE! KATIE! Come back! Wait!" I ignored him and ran on, tears blinding me.
Hours and hours later, Alicia Spinnet and Angelina Johnson came up to me, and sat on either sides of me on the bed.
"What's wrong, Katie?" Alicia stared up at my tear-stained face.
"Nothing…" I lied pathetically.
"I know there's something wrong! You wouldn't cry if there wasn't! Family problems? Friendship? Boy trouble…?" I looked up and Angelina smiled at me knowingly.
"It's Fred, isn't it?"
"WELL I CAN TELL YOU FOR NOTHING, YOU HORRIBLE LITTLE BITCH, IF YOU HADN'T COME ALONG AND RUINED FRED AND I'S RELATIONSHIP, I WOULDN'T BE IN SUCH A STATE! JUST BOG OFF!" I stormed away, known that Angelina was smiling rather wickedly after me.
The night of the karaoke was nearing, and knowing how I felt, George had invited me to sing S Club 7's 'Have You Ever', but I refused. I was happy that he didn't take it the wrong way though, so instead, we decided that we could be best friends.
"You and I are best friends from now on." I said, smiling as I had when I had first starting going out with Fred, but this feeling was different … not so deep …
It was Karaoke night, and Fred and Angelina were sitting in their seats. Angelina was smiling, an arm linked with Fred's. Fred was frowning though. He was trying to catch my eye. I could tell that he was jealous I was with George, but why did he suddenly care? I linked my arm with George's and stalked past them deliberately. Immediately, the smile that was on Angelina's face was wiped clean off.
"Lets go see Katie and George, shall we?" Angelina smiled sweetly at Fred, planning torment against George and me.
"Hi Katie, George." Angelina smiled warmly, her arm still linked with Fred's. Fred didn't look too happy, he didn't like the way I was linking arms with George…
Hogwarts Karaoke Competition (Continued in Fred's POV)
I was with Angelina now, but something wasn't right. A part of me was missing, empty. I stared at Katie. Her eyes were full of confidence, but also with hurt. I felt terribly guilty. I couldn't bear to see her so full of sadness. Turning away, I pulled my arm away from Angelina. She looked at me in surprise, but turned back to Katie and George.
"Having a nice time? Hope you enjoy our act." And then, Angelina whispered something in Katie's ear I didn't catch. Whatever it was, it made Katie gasp. I swiveled back round and saw Katie, her face buried in her hands. My eyes turned to Angelina, who was smiling smugly, with satisfaction. I rushed over to Katie.
"What's wrong? What did she say?" I was suddenly concerned. A wave of sympathy flushed through me, and the same, old feeling for her returned. To my surprise, she slapped my hand away and looked up at me.
"Go away! Go away with your darling Angelina and do your horrible act! I won't be here to watch it!" She stormed out angrily, George getting up to follow her.
"I think you're disgusting, Fred. The both of you! Don't you look at me like that, Fred. You deserved this!" I stared after them. Now Katie hated me, and so did my brother…I felt angry and sympathetic with myself at the same time. I saw Angelina approaching.
"Who needs them, eh, Fred? You've got me now, don't worry." She soothed, but I wasn't happy. I didn't even like Angelina.
Our turn to act arrived, and I felt completely lost. I sang as best I could, but, something was wedged in my throat and I couldn't sing properly.
"Never had a dream come true,
Till the day that I found you,
Even though I pretend that I've moved on,
You'll always be my baby…" Katie was in the audience, to my surprise. It seemed that George had managed to persuade her to come back in. The last two lines of that chorus drummed in my head repeatedly. Even though I pretend that I've moved on, you'll always be my baby…
Later, I had to knock my head because it was aching so much from hearing the same two lines being repeated over and over again in my head. I tried to think of my favorite muggle song that I'd heard on dad's muggle radio, by a band called Blue. The song was called 'If You Come Back'.
"For all this time,
I've been lovin' you girl,
Oh, yes I have.
" Ever since the day you left me here alone,
I've been tryin' to find a reason why.
"So if I did something wrong please tell me,
I wanna understand,
Coz I don't want this love to ever end.
"And I swear,
If you come back to my life,
I'll be there till the end of time…." But the words faded away, and the same two lines came back to me head. Even though I pretend that I've moved on, you'll always be my baby…
"Grr!" I cursed quietly to myself.