Laughter rang through the silence. A delighted female voice squealed,
"You're impossible!"
"No, milady, it's you who are impossible to please," a deeper male voice retorted.
"No, I'm not!" an indignant voice replied, "I'm easily pleased. You just don't have the right charm to push the right buttons."
Her counterpart laughed, "Charm? I have lots of charm, it runs in the family."
A soft sarcastic whisper followed that statement, "Sure, which just explains why all your brothers don't have excellent girlfriends."
"What? I heard that!"
"You were supposed to!"
"Oh really?" Fred's voice had dropped to just barely above a whisper.
"Uh-huh."
"Well, that's just not true."
Angelina looked at him, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips.
"Why not?"
"You see," Fred paused and kissed her lips softly, "I have you."
Angelina's smile grew wider and Fred kissed her again.
"You've gone all soft," she said softly.
Fred made a face, "I have?" Then, he smiled at her. "I thought that was good?"
"It is."
"Hmmm…" his lips met hers again, "Just don't mention it in front of George or Lee," he whispered against her mouth.
Her hand caressed the back of his neck affectionately, "I won't…it's our secret."
"FRED!!!" a harried voice called.
The couple broke apart and looked at the doorway curiously.
George Weasley appeared at the entrance. He was ruffled and had a worried look on his face.
"Oh, Fred…and Angelina," he added after a second.
The two looked at him expectantly, amused at his unusually messy state of appearance.
George held onto the side of the door, catching his breath, "You have got to help me." He looked at his twin pleadingly before shifting his gaze to Angelina and adding,
"You too. You're a girl."
Angelina rolled her eyes, "Nice observation Georgie."
George ignored her sarcasm and didn't say a word.
Fred showed some concern for his brother, "What's wrong?"
At this question, George sank down to the ground and groaned.
"I was a fool."
Fred raised his eyebrows, "You just figured that out?"
George shot him an annoyed look. Shrugging, Fred apologized, "I was kidding! Now seriously, what's wrong?"
He took a deep breath before confessing, "I was talking to Katie about our Charms homework and I kind of asked for her help. She said okay and we were doing my essay together when she looked up at the same time as I did. I never noticed she had such deep brown eyes and I guess I got entranced by them because they next thing I knew we were kissing…hard. Alicia saw the whole thing and I tried to apologize but she wouldn't listen and then she ran off, not even listening to Katie!"
George said all this in a rush and with one breath. When he was finished, Fred and Angelina were still pondering his little speech, trying to work out what he said. Comprehension passed through Angelina's features and she let out a gasp.
"Oh George you idiot!"
Fred wasn't as harsh, "Tough luck brother."
At his response, Angelina and George shot him an irritated look.
Angelina was pacing the ground, "Why of all people Katie? She's Alicia's best friends and mine…now I have to choose sides! Is Alicia really mad at her or just you?"
George shook his head helplessly, "I tried to explain-"
"Explain! You can't explain why you kissed your girlfriend's best friend!"
It was George's turn to roll his eyes, "That's what Alicia said…women!"
Fred interrupted, "Okay…both of you, calm down." He turned to his miserable twin. "Do you have any feelings for Katie?" George looked shock, "Of course not!"
Fred nodded, "Good. Now my advise to you is wait until Alicia calms down, give her a day or two before you try to apologize again. Until then, stay away from Katie, I'm sure she understands. Angelina…you'll have to help keep Alicia from strangling George or Katie and make sure she gets into a reasonable mood soon."
Angelina snorted, "Why should I?"
"Because, if we don't…you're really going to have to take sides."
Angelina looked disgruntled before nodding her head reluctantly.
A/N: What do you think? Good? Bad? Let me know.
"No, milady, it's you who are impossible to please," a deeper male voice retorted.
"No, I'm not!" an indignant voice replied, "I'm easily pleased. You just don't have the right charm to push the right buttons."
Her counterpart laughed, "Charm? I have lots of charm, it runs in the family."
A soft sarcastic whisper followed that statement, "Sure, which just explains why all your brothers don't have excellent girlfriends."
"What? I heard that!"
"You were supposed to!"
"Oh really?" Fred's voice had dropped to just barely above a whisper.
"Uh-huh."
"Well, that's just not true."
Angelina looked at him, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips.
"Why not?"
"You see," Fred paused and kissed her lips softly, "I have you."
Angelina's smile grew wider and Fred kissed her again.
"You've gone all soft," she said softly.
Fred made a face, "I have?" Then, he smiled at her. "I thought that was good?"
"It is."
"Hmmm…" his lips met hers again, "Just don't mention it in front of George or Lee," he whispered against her mouth.
Her hand caressed the back of his neck affectionately, "I won't…it's our secret."
"FRED!!!" a harried voice called.
The couple broke apart and looked at the doorway curiously.
George Weasley appeared at the entrance. He was ruffled and had a worried look on his face.
"Oh, Fred…and Angelina," he added after a second.
The two looked at him expectantly, amused at his unusually messy state of appearance.
George held onto the side of the door, catching his breath, "You have got to help me." He looked at his twin pleadingly before shifting his gaze to Angelina and adding,
"You too. You're a girl."
Angelina rolled her eyes, "Nice observation Georgie."
George ignored her sarcasm and didn't say a word.
Fred showed some concern for his brother, "What's wrong?"
At this question, George sank down to the ground and groaned.
"I was a fool."
Fred raised his eyebrows, "You just figured that out?"
George shot him an annoyed look. Shrugging, Fred apologized, "I was kidding! Now seriously, what's wrong?"
He took a deep breath before confessing, "I was talking to Katie about our Charms homework and I kind of asked for her help. She said okay and we were doing my essay together when she looked up at the same time as I did. I never noticed she had such deep brown eyes and I guess I got entranced by them because they next thing I knew we were kissing…hard. Alicia saw the whole thing and I tried to apologize but she wouldn't listen and then she ran off, not even listening to Katie!"
George said all this in a rush and with one breath. When he was finished, Fred and Angelina were still pondering his little speech, trying to work out what he said. Comprehension passed through Angelina's features and she let out a gasp.
"Oh George you idiot!"
Fred wasn't as harsh, "Tough luck brother."
At his response, Angelina and George shot him an irritated look.
Angelina was pacing the ground, "Why of all people Katie? She's Alicia's best friends and mine…now I have to choose sides! Is Alicia really mad at her or just you?"
George shook his head helplessly, "I tried to explain-"
"Explain! You can't explain why you kissed your girlfriend's best friend!"
It was George's turn to roll his eyes, "That's what Alicia said…women!"
Fred interrupted, "Okay…both of you, calm down." He turned to his miserable twin. "Do you have any feelings for Katie?" George looked shock, "Of course not!"
Fred nodded, "Good. Now my advise to you is wait until Alicia calms down, give her a day or two before you try to apologize again. Until then, stay away from Katie, I'm sure she understands. Angelina…you'll have to help keep Alicia from strangling George or Katie and make sure she gets into a reasonable mood soon."
Angelina snorted, "Why should I?"
"Because, if we don't…you're really going to have to take sides."
Angelina looked disgruntled before nodding her head reluctantly.
A/N: What do you think? Good? Bad? Let me know.