Chapter 5
"No really Mrs. Weasley there's no need for seconds. I'm content thanks." I replied politely denying her offer for more food.
"I'll take some more Mum." Ron pushed his plate towards the mashed potatoes. His face was dirty and he was chomping on a chicken leg. It was so disgusting that I found it funny.
George had such a hectic life with so many siblings, six in all not including himself. It was just me at my house and of course Miah was always there.
"Eat what you like dear, what you don't eat the boys sure will, they've all got one big appetite."
I nodded as I looked at Ron, Fred, George, and even Mr. Weasley stuffing their faces.
"They're growing boys, even Arthur here needs refueling." She continued.
I smiled at Fred as he buttered a roll. He reluctantly smiled back then slowly ate the roll and I knew he was just trying to show polite table manners just in my presents.
"So, Cassara is it? How long will you be staying?" Mr. Weasley asked me.
"I'm not sure really, my Mum is sick right now and she doesn't mind me going anywhere. I don't think that she'll be up to taking me to King's Cross and I'll probably end up going there with my friend Jessie like every year." I answered.
"Well Cassara dear, you're welcome to stay here and come with us to King's Cross. You can of course go ask your mother and say good-bye."
"I'd love to!" I said a little too excitedly.
"You can Floo back to your house tomorrow and ask her."
"I'm sure she won't care."
George looked sympathetically at me as if I had just lost my puppy. I didn't want him to feel sad for me because I just wanted him to cheer me up.
"Would you please excuse me, I need to use the bathroom."
"Ginny, honey, be a dear and show Cassara to your bathroom."
"Yes, Mum."
Ginny and I both left the table and headed for the upstairs and towards Ginny's room.
"So," I began, "you have your own bathroom?"
"Yeah, it's not much but it gets me through life. So, what type of luxuries do you have at home?"
"I practically have my own house. My parents are never home and well when they are, they aren't very socialable with me so I tend to myself."
"And what would this house include?"
"Um, an indoor swimming pool, a Jacuzzi, a private bathroom, walk through closets, a few kings size beds, about 4 master bedrooms and six guestrooms, 5 bathrooms and a cat named Misty."
"Huh?"
"oh never mind, Ginny would you care if I took a shower?"
"No, be my quest."
"Great, I brought my own towel," I pulled out a medium blue colored towel and showed her the initials, CD embroidered on the front, "I have my own personalized bathroom set of everything."
"So, what else do you have, house elves?"
"No, I don't believe in the enslavement of House Elves. Why?"
"Well you have everything else I don't see why you don't have those too."
"What are you talking about? I've had to live my whole life practically without any parents and no siblings what so ever. I was raised by my parents' maid! Look at you, you have 6 siblings whom all love you and a mother AND father who you get to see all the time. Did you know that neither of my parents were there when I had gotten my Hogwarts letter, nor did they take me to King's Cross my first year. I've had to go with my friend Jessie every friggin year. Now my mother is just lying in bed wasting away like some rock in the road."
"I thought you said your mother was sick."
"Ginny, she isn't sick, she is lifeless and somber. She has no reason to live for, not even me. She never loved me and I never had a mother figure to look up to. Miah was there when I started my period, not my mother. Miah was there when I had my first kiss, not my mother. Miah was there to teach me about the birds and the bees, not my mum or dad. Miah was there when I had my heart broken repeatedly over and over by my parents. I have no parents!"
"I'm sorry Cassara, I had no idea."
"No, you didn't. you were too busy worrying about your wonderful life. I'd give anything to have what you have. You wanna know why my mother just lays in her bed crying all day without eating, drinking, or bathing? It's because of my father. The great Aurora! At least he tried spending time with me and I can understand why he couldn't, because of work and capturing bands of Death Eaters. My father went to work one day and never came back. He was sent to capture some death eaters but he was taken by them and has yet to be found or heard of. My mother has been crying over him for a few weeks now. She's pitiful!"
"I'm so sorry. I'm sorry for snapping at you like that, I never realized how good i actually had it."
Ginny was actually in tears and I was nowhere close to being over swept with sorrow. I was angry and needed to cool down so I just stepped into her bathroom and shut the door rather hardly. Before I went into the shower I could hear a conversation outside. It was between George and Ginny.
"Where's she at?" He asked.
"In the shower, why?"
"I was going to show her the rest of the house."
"Well, why can't I show her, she IS my friend."
"So, she's my girlfriend."
"Oh so you are more than just friends."
"What's it to you Ginny? and why were you crying when I got in here."
"I wasn't crying, my eyes were just watery."
"Did she tell you?"
"About her family you mean?"
"Yeah, did she."
"Yes, the poor dear. She's got such a rough life. It's a wonder how she'd ever love anyone or anything."
"I know."
"She told me what she loves, rather, who."
"Go on."
"She really loves her cat, Misty. Yeah and Miah was always like a mother to her."
"I see." He said rather disappointed yet glad that I hadn't told Ginny about 'us'.
"Don't worry George, I'm sure that she loves you too."
"I know she does."
"Maybe if you keep telling yourself that, soon you'll actually believe it."
"Do you have something against us going out, Virginia?"
"Nope, that was what I intentioned anyway."
"Ginny, just tell her to come see me when she's finished her shower."
"No prob brother dear. Now go away so I can get ready for bed."
"Yes Ma'am."
Then there were a few foot steps which disappeared. I went back to my shower and drowned away my sorrows and worries. I finished then dressed into my silk nightgown and put my bathrobe over it.
As soon as I entered Ginny's room I noticed a dim light on and Ginny was reading on her bed. I gave her a nice cheesy grin and she smiled back.
"George came to visit, wants you to go and talk to him. I'm sure that is exactly what you'll be doing." She told me.
I picked up a pillow off of my bed and tossed it at her.
"Silly girl, you shouldn't be thinking like that. Did he say where to meet him?" I joked.
"Uh, his bedroom I suppose. Just knock on his door before you enter."
"Right!"
I exited Ginny's room and headed straight until I came upon a door and I pounded my fist lightly on the door. The door opened and a figure slid outside.
"Cassara, done with your shower?"
"Yeah, Ginny said you wanted to talk to me."
"Step into my office." He kidded, "um, just give me a second to pick up a bit." I heard his quietly chant the cleaning spell then he returned back to the door, "come on in."
His room was a greenish color and that is about it, plain and simple.
"George, I'd just like to let you know, that if there is one person that I would say that I'm in love with, is you. I have such strong feelings for you and I know that we just met but for once I'm trusting my heart."
He interrupted my blabbering on and on by grabbing my chin and pulling me to him and kissing me. He has such a way with words. I didn't want to leave the safe place of his lips but I did.
"Do you believe in love at first sight?" I whispered.
"I do now that I've met you." He replied and kissed me again this time more passionately.
Even though I knew we were rushing things a bit, I happily invited his incoming tongue into my mouth. This made me even more cheerful so I moved my tongue and slid it into his mouth. Finally we stopped and I decided that it was enough for tonight and that I should go to bed soon.
"I'd better go."
"See you tomorrow."
"If you want George, you can come over when I get my stuff for Hogwarts, I'll show you around and maybe we could stay there for awhile, all by ourselves, well except for my mum but I ignore her. Miah will be too busy taking care of Mum."
"That'd be terrific.."
"Great," I kissed him one last time then gave him a hug. I started to leave when he stopped me.
"Cassara."
"Yes?"
"I love you too."
I exited the room still thinking of his words, 'I love you too' . The words lingered on my lips as I repeated it over and over to myself. When I re-entered Ginny's room I plopped onto my bed and began to dream, I began to dream about George.