Two weeks later Fred woke to someone squeezing his hand and calling his
name. He looked up and saw Angelina speaking but her eyes were closed.
"Fred? Fred?"
"It's okay, I'm here. Open your eyes."
"What?" Angelina was disoriented and not liking it. She was squirming around and turning, her eyes were still closed.
"Sweetie, Angie, go back to sleep. Try to go back to sleep." He'd rather see her sleeping and silent than tossing and uncomfortable. Just to see her peaceful again was better. Angelina lay still once again and soft breathing assured Fred that Angelina fell asleep once again.
"I love you," Fred whispered to her.
"That was very sweet Fred," a voice said from behind him. He turned and saw Katie standing there, watching. "You know, she'll be wanting to hear that when she's awake."
"I know. I'll tell her."
"Two weeks ago, everything was great; now this."
"How're you and George?"
"We're doing okay. I mean it's hard with everything that's been going on. It's put a damper on the relationship; but we'll be okay, hopefully," she added in a whisper but Fred caught it.
"What do you mean?"
"George is great, don't get me wrong, but I can't tell him things I'd usually tell Angelina. So we don't talk as much anymore. When I'd tell Angelina stuff, there was always more to tell George. It's like I have to tell her so much, so I can tell him so much more."
"Maybe you should tell him what you just told me."
"I don't have the courage."
"He doesn't have the courage to tell you he loves you."
"I love him too."
"Go find him and talk. If you can't, show him how you feel."
"Thanks Fred." She gave Fred a hug and left the hospital. She found George right where she thought she would. She walked down the castle steps, and into the cold, harsh temperatures. She only had her robes on but she didn't' care. She stopped walking only where George was sitting. George looked up from where he was spacing off.
"Hey," he said.
"Hey. Can I sit down?" He nodded. She sat next to him and he wrapped his cloak around her. She sunk into him and was suddenly very warm. Closing her eyes, she smiled at the warmth surrounding her.
"How are you?" George asked.
"Warm, very warm." George smiled and kissed Katie's forehead. Katie looked up into his eyes. She saw something flicker behind them.
"Katie, I love you." Katie smiled broadly. She knew how much courage it took for him to say that. She needed that much to find him.
"I love you too." She meant every word. "Where are Lee and Alicia?" George laughed.
"That was interesting," he said.
"What was?"
"I'm deeply and madly in love with you George. Where are Lee and Alicia?" George said in a high-pitched voice. Katie laughed.
"I won't deny the second thing but the first remark. I'm drawing a blank." George eyed her. "What?"
"Are you sure about the first one? Are you really sure you aren't deeply and madly in love with me?"
"I don't know. I'll have to think about it. What about you? Are you deeply and madly in love with me?"
"Of course," George said without hesitation. Katie smiled. "And I don't know where Lee and Alicia are."
"That's okay. I've been looking forward to staying here."
"I wasn't planning on moving. Wait! Hogsmeade. That's where Lee and Alicia are."
"Hogsmeade? It's a Hogsmeade weekend?"
"Yeah. I guess with what's been going on, we just didn't notice. Do you want to go? It could be fun."
"I'd need to grab my cloak, but it sounds like a good idea." Katie and George stood up. George still had his cloak around her. When they got into the castle, George took Katie's hand as they headed upstairs.
At the stairs to the girls' dormitories George waited for Katie to return with her cloak. Katie returned with a very beautiful blue cloak. George smiled and blushed.
"That's the cloak," he started.
"You got me for Christmas."
"Two years ago. You kept it?"
"Of course. I'm glad it still fits." The cloak Katie was holding had cost George a fortune, and she knew it. The one thing she still couldn't believe was that he had spent that much money, plus more for other presents that year, on her. What even confused her more, until two weeks ago, was why he'd only given Angelina and Alicia some candy and free samples of early protocols of Wizard Wheezes' treats. Katie had gotten the cloak, some Honeydukes chocolate and a copy of Young Witch's Style Guide: Clothes and Hair; he heard, from Angelina, that she wanted one. He'd asked Angelina so much about Katie, that Angelina eventually confronted George about his liking Katie. In fact, it was thanks to her that he came up with his brilliant idea to ask Katie to the Yule Ball and eventually to be his girlfriend. George took the cloak and put it on Katie.
"Ready to go?" she asked.
"Yeah, let's go."
A/N: Okay, I finally updated. There's a long story about the hiatus but I won't go into it. If you really want to know, just ask me. Like always, reviews are encouraged, and I own nothing. Next chapter: Hogsmeade, R/Hr and a little H/G. Please review, I won't post the next chapter until I get at least a total of 20 reviews. So tell your friends and have your friends tell their friends and so on. [If you talk to a publisher or someone involved in the Harry Potter movies, tell them too, and get me their info. ;) ] Thanks, and remember 20 reviews. See ya.
"Fred? Fred?"
"It's okay, I'm here. Open your eyes."
"What?" Angelina was disoriented and not liking it. She was squirming around and turning, her eyes were still closed.
"Sweetie, Angie, go back to sleep. Try to go back to sleep." He'd rather see her sleeping and silent than tossing and uncomfortable. Just to see her peaceful again was better. Angelina lay still once again and soft breathing assured Fred that Angelina fell asleep once again.
"I love you," Fred whispered to her.
"That was very sweet Fred," a voice said from behind him. He turned and saw Katie standing there, watching. "You know, she'll be wanting to hear that when she's awake."
"I know. I'll tell her."
"Two weeks ago, everything was great; now this."
"How're you and George?"
"We're doing okay. I mean it's hard with everything that's been going on. It's put a damper on the relationship; but we'll be okay, hopefully," she added in a whisper but Fred caught it.
"What do you mean?"
"George is great, don't get me wrong, but I can't tell him things I'd usually tell Angelina. So we don't talk as much anymore. When I'd tell Angelina stuff, there was always more to tell George. It's like I have to tell her so much, so I can tell him so much more."
"Maybe you should tell him what you just told me."
"I don't have the courage."
"He doesn't have the courage to tell you he loves you."
"I love him too."
"Go find him and talk. If you can't, show him how you feel."
"Thanks Fred." She gave Fred a hug and left the hospital. She found George right where she thought she would. She walked down the castle steps, and into the cold, harsh temperatures. She only had her robes on but she didn't' care. She stopped walking only where George was sitting. George looked up from where he was spacing off.
"Hey," he said.
"Hey. Can I sit down?" He nodded. She sat next to him and he wrapped his cloak around her. She sunk into him and was suddenly very warm. Closing her eyes, she smiled at the warmth surrounding her.
"How are you?" George asked.
"Warm, very warm." George smiled and kissed Katie's forehead. Katie looked up into his eyes. She saw something flicker behind them.
"Katie, I love you." Katie smiled broadly. She knew how much courage it took for him to say that. She needed that much to find him.
"I love you too." She meant every word. "Where are Lee and Alicia?" George laughed.
"That was interesting," he said.
"What was?"
"I'm deeply and madly in love with you George. Where are Lee and Alicia?" George said in a high-pitched voice. Katie laughed.
"I won't deny the second thing but the first remark. I'm drawing a blank." George eyed her. "What?"
"Are you sure about the first one? Are you really sure you aren't deeply and madly in love with me?"
"I don't know. I'll have to think about it. What about you? Are you deeply and madly in love with me?"
"Of course," George said without hesitation. Katie smiled. "And I don't know where Lee and Alicia are."
"That's okay. I've been looking forward to staying here."
"I wasn't planning on moving. Wait! Hogsmeade. That's where Lee and Alicia are."
"Hogsmeade? It's a Hogsmeade weekend?"
"Yeah. I guess with what's been going on, we just didn't notice. Do you want to go? It could be fun."
"I'd need to grab my cloak, but it sounds like a good idea." Katie and George stood up. George still had his cloak around her. When they got into the castle, George took Katie's hand as they headed upstairs.
At the stairs to the girls' dormitories George waited for Katie to return with her cloak. Katie returned with a very beautiful blue cloak. George smiled and blushed.
"That's the cloak," he started.
"You got me for Christmas."
"Two years ago. You kept it?"
"Of course. I'm glad it still fits." The cloak Katie was holding had cost George a fortune, and she knew it. The one thing she still couldn't believe was that he had spent that much money, plus more for other presents that year, on her. What even confused her more, until two weeks ago, was why he'd only given Angelina and Alicia some candy and free samples of early protocols of Wizard Wheezes' treats. Katie had gotten the cloak, some Honeydukes chocolate and a copy of Young Witch's Style Guide: Clothes and Hair; he heard, from Angelina, that she wanted one. He'd asked Angelina so much about Katie, that Angelina eventually confronted George about his liking Katie. In fact, it was thanks to her that he came up with his brilliant idea to ask Katie to the Yule Ball and eventually to be his girlfriend. George took the cloak and put it on Katie.
"Ready to go?" she asked.
"Yeah, let's go."
A/N: Okay, I finally updated. There's a long story about the hiatus but I won't go into it. If you really want to know, just ask me. Like always, reviews are encouraged, and I own nothing. Next chapter: Hogsmeade, R/Hr and a little H/G. Please review, I won't post the next chapter until I get at least a total of 20 reviews. So tell your friends and have your friends tell their friends and so on. [If you talk to a publisher or someone involved in the Harry Potter movies, tell them too, and get me their info. ;) ] Thanks, and remember 20 reviews. See ya.