George let the two recently unified couple drag him out of the place
violently. He cast a last look to where Alicia was sitting with Eric
regretfully before completely losing sight of her. Angelina dropped his arm
once they were well away from Alicia and date and let her hands rest on her
hips comfortably, staring at him with an inquisitive look on her face. He
gently massaged his bruised arms, "What was that all about?"
Fred moved into his view, "That was to prevent you from beating Eric up."
George faked a snort, "I wasn't about to beat him up."
His twin just shook his head tolerantly. Angelina threw an arm around his neck, "So, where to now?"
"Back to Hogwarts."
She scowled at him, "We've barely been here long! I want to have some fun!"
Fred nodded in agreement.
George motioned to them to go ahead without him and after a brief reluctant look, Fred and Angelina left him standing in the middle of the milling crowd. He sighed after their disappearing backs and was about to return to the (when compared to the street he was standing on) relative peace offered by The Three Broomsticks when something brushed past him. He swung around and caught sight of Alicia. Her eyes were red and brimmed with tears.
"Alicia! What's wrong?"
She inhaled deeply and clutched his arm tightly.
"Nothing, absolutely nothing."
George's eyebrows furrowed, Alicia was lying through her teeth. He could see that, it was plainly written all over her face.
He pulled her as gently as he could away from the hustle and bustle and faced her, his demeanor stern and forceful.
"Tell me what is wrong, Alicia."
She sniffed pitifully. "I just found out that Eric-"
She was rudely interrupted by a sharp sigh from George, "Knew it...had to be that silly Eric, hadn't it?"
He was talking partly to himself and it took him a little while to realize that she was staring at him, looking rather affronted. He waved his hand dismissively, "Sorry, go on."
She glared at him a little, "As I was saying, I found out that Eric just went out with me because someone dared him too." Her gaze didn't waver and rested on his face, her expression plainly stated she still hadn't forgiven him for interrupting her in mid-sentence before.
George took one good look at her and dropped his serious façade. All signs of tears had disappeared and the normal Alicia was standing in front of him, arms crossed and as confident as ever. "Why do I get the feeling that you're not too upset about this?"
Her arms fell to the side and more sniffles were heard from her.
"Not upset?!" Her arms were waving wildly around and George took a step back from her, rather fearfully.
"Not upset?!" she repeated, not quite knowing what she should be saying at that moment.
"George Weasley! I just had someone tell me to my face that he went out with me on a dare! And you have the guts to say I am not upset!!!" Alicia was shooting a potent glare at him.
A smile tugged playfully at the corners of his mouth and George quickly suppressed his urge to laugh. Alicia's sharp eyes caught the little slip. She knew him too well to know that he didn't believe her little charade. Still not giving up, she faked a few more sobs, wiping the imaginary tears from her hazel eyes.
George couldn't hold it in any longer, "Oh Alicia! That is enough."
Seeing the amused expression on his face, Alicia too dropped all travesty. Her twinkling eyes slightly lost their glint and her tone became more somber, "I really am sorry, George, I really shouldn't have done that just to make you jealous. It was incredibly stupid of me."
As she said these, her arms wrapped themselves around her petite body, struggling to keep herself warm.
George wasn't oblivious to this and threw his cloak around her, "It's all right. I shouldn't have kissed Katie either."
He was awarded with a grateful smile. He returned the simple gesture that brought some light back into his life and drew her close.
Alicia sighed in contentment and laid her head on his shoulder as she felt his hands rest on the small of her back.
George broke the cosy silence, " How come you're not angry with Eric?"
Alicia shrugged, still in his embrace. "I guess I wasn't serious about him either. I still am annoyed with the whole dare thing, though."
George scowled in the mass of black locks, "He deserves to be beaten flat for even trying!"
Alicia grinned. His words were muffled but she could hear him well enough. Suddenly, a thought occurred to her that wiped the silly grin of her face.
She pulled away slightly to look at George, "Do you think I'm undateable?"
George frowned, "As much as I hope you are-"
Alicia let out a high pitch squeal and whacked him playfully on the shoulder.
He laughed at her, "What? I'm only stating the facts! Who would want boys going after their girls, huh?"
She blushed and her hand fell again to curve around his neck.
"You are a pleasant person to be with Alicia. Only idiots can't see that."
Her coloured cheeks deepened in the warmth of his robes, unseen to George but he could guess Alicia wasn't used to these words.
"Thank you George."
"You're welcome."
She kissed him fully on the lips and pulled him closer until they were only centimeters apart. She then closed the gap as George ran his hand through her loose hair. The last words spoken by those two were, "Where do you think Angelina is?"
"Somewhere with Fred."
Words finished being mumbled against her rosy lips, George smiled slightly before capturing them with his.
And somewhere else, in another corner of the wizarding town, Fred had Angelina cornered against a brick wall.
"Say your prayers Angel, we've been too long apart and you know how I can be when I am deprived of you," Fred growled, trying his best to sound menacing despite the giggles emitting from his girlfriend.
"Oh just shut up and get on with it Fred."
"As you wish."
He leaned down and kissed her. A tender and sweet kiss quickly becoming heated. She broke away quickly. "Do you think anyone saw?"
Her curls flew as she whipped from side to side searching for any passersby.
No one was in sight and she relaxed, smiling at him again. Then she frowned slightly as she remembered Alicia. "Where do you think Alicia is?"
Fred replied, "If my confidence in the old Weasley charm serves me right, she would be doing this with George right now." He kissed her again on the lips.
Angelina broke it off, "Weasley charm? Since when do they have any?"
Fred smiled at her, "So, this conversation seems to have taken a familiar direction again, hasn't it? Weasley charm? We are naturally gifted-" Fred began.
He received a small pinch from her. "Hey!"
"Fred Weasley, face the facts. Weasleys do not have charm! It is by pure dumb luck I fell in love with you!"
"Love?" he questioned, the tip of his ears turned slightly red.
"Yes, love." Angelina confirmed softly.
"Now, Miss Johnson, it is you who have gone all soft."
Another kiss exchanged. "Not, just stating the facts."
"Does this seem familiar to you?"
She mumbled a quiet 'yes' while planting light kisses on his mouth, "Only this time there's no George running in."
The words barely out of her mouth, they heard pounding footsteps thudding on the concrete pavement just round the corner.
George appeared. Not worried or frenzied, but smiling and cheerful, and this time with Alicia in tow.
"Somehow knew we were going to find you in that position," he remarked sarcastically.
Angelina laughed, taking in the looks on all of their faces, quite different from the ones they were wearing a few days back.
"So, are we the Fabulous Four once more?" she asked with a huge smile on her face, and threw her arms around Fred's and Alicia's shoulders.
"Definitely," the other three chorused as they headed back to the castle.
THE END
A/N: I'm sooooo HAPPY!!! It's done!!! But that was soooooo fllufffyyyy...to all non-fluffers, no flames!! Hehe...Well, thanks as always for leaving your comments!!!
Fred moved into his view, "That was to prevent you from beating Eric up."
George faked a snort, "I wasn't about to beat him up."
His twin just shook his head tolerantly. Angelina threw an arm around his neck, "So, where to now?"
"Back to Hogwarts."
She scowled at him, "We've barely been here long! I want to have some fun!"
Fred nodded in agreement.
George motioned to them to go ahead without him and after a brief reluctant look, Fred and Angelina left him standing in the middle of the milling crowd. He sighed after their disappearing backs and was about to return to the (when compared to the street he was standing on) relative peace offered by The Three Broomsticks when something brushed past him. He swung around and caught sight of Alicia. Her eyes were red and brimmed with tears.
"Alicia! What's wrong?"
She inhaled deeply and clutched his arm tightly.
"Nothing, absolutely nothing."
George's eyebrows furrowed, Alicia was lying through her teeth. He could see that, it was plainly written all over her face.
He pulled her as gently as he could away from the hustle and bustle and faced her, his demeanor stern and forceful.
"Tell me what is wrong, Alicia."
She sniffed pitifully. "I just found out that Eric-"
She was rudely interrupted by a sharp sigh from George, "Knew it...had to be that silly Eric, hadn't it?"
He was talking partly to himself and it took him a little while to realize that she was staring at him, looking rather affronted. He waved his hand dismissively, "Sorry, go on."
She glared at him a little, "As I was saying, I found out that Eric just went out with me because someone dared him too." Her gaze didn't waver and rested on his face, her expression plainly stated she still hadn't forgiven him for interrupting her in mid-sentence before.
George took one good look at her and dropped his serious façade. All signs of tears had disappeared and the normal Alicia was standing in front of him, arms crossed and as confident as ever. "Why do I get the feeling that you're not too upset about this?"
Her arms fell to the side and more sniffles were heard from her.
"Not upset?!" Her arms were waving wildly around and George took a step back from her, rather fearfully.
"Not upset?!" she repeated, not quite knowing what she should be saying at that moment.
"George Weasley! I just had someone tell me to my face that he went out with me on a dare! And you have the guts to say I am not upset!!!" Alicia was shooting a potent glare at him.
A smile tugged playfully at the corners of his mouth and George quickly suppressed his urge to laugh. Alicia's sharp eyes caught the little slip. She knew him too well to know that he didn't believe her little charade. Still not giving up, she faked a few more sobs, wiping the imaginary tears from her hazel eyes.
George couldn't hold it in any longer, "Oh Alicia! That is enough."
Seeing the amused expression on his face, Alicia too dropped all travesty. Her twinkling eyes slightly lost their glint and her tone became more somber, "I really am sorry, George, I really shouldn't have done that just to make you jealous. It was incredibly stupid of me."
As she said these, her arms wrapped themselves around her petite body, struggling to keep herself warm.
George wasn't oblivious to this and threw his cloak around her, "It's all right. I shouldn't have kissed Katie either."
He was awarded with a grateful smile. He returned the simple gesture that brought some light back into his life and drew her close.
Alicia sighed in contentment and laid her head on his shoulder as she felt his hands rest on the small of her back.
George broke the cosy silence, " How come you're not angry with Eric?"
Alicia shrugged, still in his embrace. "I guess I wasn't serious about him either. I still am annoyed with the whole dare thing, though."
George scowled in the mass of black locks, "He deserves to be beaten flat for even trying!"
Alicia grinned. His words were muffled but she could hear him well enough. Suddenly, a thought occurred to her that wiped the silly grin of her face.
She pulled away slightly to look at George, "Do you think I'm undateable?"
George frowned, "As much as I hope you are-"
Alicia let out a high pitch squeal and whacked him playfully on the shoulder.
He laughed at her, "What? I'm only stating the facts! Who would want boys going after their girls, huh?"
She blushed and her hand fell again to curve around his neck.
"You are a pleasant person to be with Alicia. Only idiots can't see that."
Her coloured cheeks deepened in the warmth of his robes, unseen to George but he could guess Alicia wasn't used to these words.
"Thank you George."
"You're welcome."
She kissed him fully on the lips and pulled him closer until they were only centimeters apart. She then closed the gap as George ran his hand through her loose hair. The last words spoken by those two were, "Where do you think Angelina is?"
"Somewhere with Fred."
Words finished being mumbled against her rosy lips, George smiled slightly before capturing them with his.
And somewhere else, in another corner of the wizarding town, Fred had Angelina cornered against a brick wall.
"Say your prayers Angel, we've been too long apart and you know how I can be when I am deprived of you," Fred growled, trying his best to sound menacing despite the giggles emitting from his girlfriend.
"Oh just shut up and get on with it Fred."
"As you wish."
He leaned down and kissed her. A tender and sweet kiss quickly becoming heated. She broke away quickly. "Do you think anyone saw?"
Her curls flew as she whipped from side to side searching for any passersby.
No one was in sight and she relaxed, smiling at him again. Then she frowned slightly as she remembered Alicia. "Where do you think Alicia is?"
Fred replied, "If my confidence in the old Weasley charm serves me right, she would be doing this with George right now." He kissed her again on the lips.
Angelina broke it off, "Weasley charm? Since when do they have any?"
Fred smiled at her, "So, this conversation seems to have taken a familiar direction again, hasn't it? Weasley charm? We are naturally gifted-" Fred began.
He received a small pinch from her. "Hey!"
"Fred Weasley, face the facts. Weasleys do not have charm! It is by pure dumb luck I fell in love with you!"
"Love?" he questioned, the tip of his ears turned slightly red.
"Yes, love." Angelina confirmed softly.
"Now, Miss Johnson, it is you who have gone all soft."
Another kiss exchanged. "Not, just stating the facts."
"Does this seem familiar to you?"
She mumbled a quiet 'yes' while planting light kisses on his mouth, "Only this time there's no George running in."
The words barely out of her mouth, they heard pounding footsteps thudding on the concrete pavement just round the corner.
George appeared. Not worried or frenzied, but smiling and cheerful, and this time with Alicia in tow.
"Somehow knew we were going to find you in that position," he remarked sarcastically.
Angelina laughed, taking in the looks on all of their faces, quite different from the ones they were wearing a few days back.
"So, are we the Fabulous Four once more?" she asked with a huge smile on her face, and threw her arms around Fred's and Alicia's shoulders.
"Definitely," the other three chorused as they headed back to the castle.
THE END
A/N: I'm sooooo HAPPY!!! It's done!!! But that was soooooo fllufffyyyy...to all non-fluffers, no flames!! Hehe...Well, thanks as always for leaving your comments!!!