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Colorblind by Teda
"He got kind of twitchy actually." Katie smirked. She'd just finished retelling her friends about
the interesting night she had.
"Lee did what?" Angelina snickered over her cup of peppermint tea. She, Katie and Alicia sat around her living room on the couch gossiping and cracking jokes over the men in their lives. So far along in her pregnancy, Angelina was now unofficially grounded because of the weight she was carrying. She couldn't move without wanting to take a nap!
So her best mates came to her. Throwing poor Fred out of his own house, the girls commandeered the place for some girl time.
"He became really anxious and scared. I thought he'd have kittens the minute he told me. It-it was kind of enduring." Katie smiled just thinking of him.
Alicia and Angelina shared a knowing look as they stared at the dreamy expression of their friends face. The whole Lee/Katie business had been secretly spoken about behind the pairs back for ages, and looked to be finally heating up.
"Still, poor little Sharon. Only ten years old and having your period for the first time and having your big brother to turn to. I bet Lee almost wet himself." Alicia chuckled, shaking her head.
"Just about." Katie agreed.
"Ah, puberty. What a horrible ordeal to go through without your parents to talk you through it. Poor dear. It's a damn shame her parents are no longer living." Angelina sighed. She rested her hands on her large belly and hoped her children would never have to be without her or Fred.
"Yeah, damn shame." Katie whispered. Thinking about the pandemonium from last night made her smile, but also left her sad. Lee's baby sister Sharon was now ushered in womanhood even if she wasn't mentally prepared to handle it. And from the looks of it, neither was Lee! He was years older than Sharon and was use to thinking her a baby, his kid sister. He hadn't been anymore prepared for puberty than Sharon was...
He Apparated over to her apartment at nine o'clock at night absolutely frantic. Katie hadn't even had a minute to scream at him for just popping up in her bedroom before he grabbed her out of bed and popped back to his house. And with her still in her nightgown!
"What the hell is the matter with you, Lee?! What in the world-" Katie yelled up at the taller figure.
Running his hands anxiously over his shiny bald head, Lee snapped. "Sharon's bleeding! Tell me what to do?!"
That stopped Katie's angry words in an instance. Katie had a special connection to the sweet little girl and just adored her. The thought of her hurt was too horrible to imagine. "What?! Bleeding? How bad is she hurt? Where is she hurt?"
Lee mumbled an answer to which Katie frowned at. He gestured lamely downward to his pelvis area, grimacing. It only thought a minute before the realization of Sharon's welfare kicked in.
"She's bleeding? Where exactly, Lee?" She lifted an eyebrow as she watched him shift his feet like a small child being scolded by his Mum.
"You know where! Please, Katie don't make me say it." he pleaded.
"Oh, yes you will. She's having her period. Say it, Lee. P-E-R-I-O-D." Katie demanded.
Lee stubbornly remained quiet, but stared sadly down at Katie with his big, brown puppie dog eyes. Refusing to admit he was getting to her, she roughly slapped his arms in retaliation.
"You big baby. Where is she? You've probably traumatized the child." Katie frowned.
"She-she started crying and she locked herself in the bathroom. I couldn't get her to come out. She was crying-she wants Mom." Lee sighed.
Katie's eyes watered in sympathy. Even though he didn't say it, she knew he'd give anything to have his Mom there also. What Sharon needed was her mother, a woman who would understand what she was going through and comfort her. Unfortunately, life wasn't always fair. She promised herself she would do what she could to make it better for her. Nodding towards him, she walked down the hallway to the lone bathroom Lee and Sharon shared.
"Shari, it's Katie. Honey, open up and let me help." Katie knocked her knuckles against the wooden door and leaned her ear in close. She could hear sniffles from inside. The door cracked open and Sharon poked her head out. She looked a sad sight with her red, tearful eyes and her normally perfectly styled hair was hanging loose from her barrets. The blood stains at the bottom of her pink, ruffled nightgown brought back many a scary memory for Katie. All Katie had to do was hold open her arms as she kneeled down.
"Oh, honey." Katie's heart wept for the girl who flung herself in her arms and sobbed pitifully.
"It hurts and I-I won't stop bleeding! Make it stop." Sharon whimpered as the older girl rubbed her back. The soothing strokes on her back helped calm the little girl.
"I know, I wish I could. Let us clean you up, okay? I'll explain what's going on." Katie stood up and gentle ushered the girl back inside the bathroom. "Lee, how about three cups of hot chocolate and maybe a robe?"
Blinking, Lee only just realized Katie was only clothed in a silky thigh length champagne nightie. Skin tight nightie-not that he was looking, of course. Flustered, he nodded and set off while she closed the bathroom door. Once he scrounged up his robe from his bedroom, he quickly waved his wand for the hot chocolate. Adding extra marshmallows in Sharon's just like she liked it. Feeling helpless, Lee prepared ham and cheese sandwiches for the three of them while he waited.
He was just placing the food and drinks down on the kitchen table when Katie and Sharon walked in. He gave a quiet sigh of relief seeing she was no longer crying. Infact, she looked down right cheerful. Her nightgown had been cleaned and her hair rebraided. Sharon gave a tentative smile as she pulled out a chair and sat down. Katie and Lee followed her actions.
"So...all better now?" Lee questioned Sharon, but looked at Katie for confirmation.
Sharon nodded, taking a large sip from her cup. "Katie told me everything. I know what to do now."
Katie smiled. "I gave her the talk, Lee. Getting her first period is a huge part of a girls life. I think she needed to her it from another woman."
"The talk? Katie, she's only ten?!" Lee was aghast. He was just recovering from her period. He didn't know if he could survive the talk!
"I was nine when I first started." She announced calmly. She picked up the black cotton robe Lee had laid on the back of one of the chairs and slid into it.
Lee thumped his head hard onto the table top, sloshing his coco. Sharon giggled as he brother groaned something about 'women' and 'demented.'An hour later Sharon was ordered to bed and Lee and Katie tucked her in. Katie looked on in pleasure as Lee tickled his sister under her chin causing her to laugh before giving her a messy kiss on her forehead. Sharon grinning, wrinkled her nose as she deliberately wiped his wet kiss away. Lee was closing the door shut when Sharon called out.
"Love you." Sharon said, rolling to her side and grasping her pillow.
"Love you, too." he answered.
"You too, Katie." Sharon replied.
Touched, Katie blew her a kiss as Lee closed the bedroom door. Now alone, the pair stood awkwardly beside one another. Not knowing what to say, Lee decided actions spoke louder than words. He bent down and wrapped her up in a tight hug.
"Thanks." Lee whispered into her silky blond/brownish locks. She held on tight and just smiled.
"You love him!" Angelina exclaimed happily, pointing a finger at her daydreaming friend.
"What? No! We're just friends." Katie snapped out of her thoughts when Angelina and Alicia started giggling like a bunch of...well, school girls.
"We're just friends. We're just friends. Yeah, right! I was saying that load of horse manure when I started falling for Fred." Angelina rolled her eyes. She made no effort to keep the devilish grin off her gloating face.
Alicia winked at Angelina. "Hey, George and I are just friends, also. Why we're so friendly, he was just kissing my a-"
"TMI people! TMI! I really do not want to hear about your sex life. It's hard enough for me to imagine the sex required for Angelina to get pregnant!" Katie shuddered dramatically. She quickly reached for her tea cup and gulped its contents down.
"I have no problems whatsoever." Angelina snickered around a mouthful of biscuits. She ignored Katie's gagging sounds and Alicia's laughter.
"Seriously, you do have feelings for him, don't you?" Alicia asked.
Remembering his panicked expression, the look of love in his eyes as he kissed his baby sister goodnight, she melted again. Remembering years of friendship, jokes and teasing, she couldn't help but adore Lee Jordan. Romantically though, she was terrified. That romantic spark crap she'd always heard mentioned was definitely there...oh, Merlin! She was in love!
"Oh, shoot. I think I might love him." Katie whispered, holding her hands over her mouth in terror. She instantly burst into irrational tears.
"About damn time you caught a clue. Congratulations." Angelina smiled lovingly at her best mate as she wrapped her arms around Katie. Alicia joined in comforting their friend by patting her back and making soothing sounds. And like good friends, they hid their happy laughter.
"You owe me twenty galleons." Angelina mouthed behind Katie's back. Alicia licked her tongue at her in response.
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Elsewhere in a joke shop far away...well, a couple blocks anyway, the terrible twinsome worked.
"Aren't you curious about what they are discussing?" George asked Fred. He was very curious, especially since one of the gossiping hens was his girlfriend. Merlin knows what she was telling about their relationship. Just thinking of it gave him chills!
"Heck no. I've learned it's best just to remain clueless. You remember how they were like at school. They talk about blokes worse than any man could about a gal!" Fred said. He continued restocking the shelves with their latest batch of Drooling drops.
"Treating us like sex objects. The nerve of those gals." George said straightfaced.
One..two...three.
The twins snickered before falling over themselves in laughter. Customers just shrugged and continued shopping.
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After much teasing and well wishing, the friends continued reminiscing over their men and
younger days at Hogwarts.
"Merlin, puberty was the worse! All the stress and hormones. Ah, and the acne. I was afraid I'd never have smooth skin again. My sympathies for little Sharon having to going through that." Alicia sighed. She patted her now full belly. Five biscuits and two cups of tea had left her thoroughly satisfied.
"Yeah, I remember going from flat as a board to stuck with these two boulders." Angelina smirked, pointing to her massive chest area. "When I asked my Mum how to get rid of my breasts, she just laughed and laughed."
Katie rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I remember. You were the only first year who's bra had its own area code. Merlin, I was so jealous of your breasts. Hey, remember when puberty hit the boys? Fred went from an alto to a soprano in one day. That was hilarious. And boy did George harass him about it."
Angelina chuckled to herself over that memory. "Yeah, he was relentless in his teasing. Well, until the same thing happened to George the next day."
"'Who's laughing now, George? Who's laughing now?' Remember when Fred yelled at him when George's voice changed?" Alicia howled with laughter. The girls were beside themselves giggling.
"We had some pretty good times. Still do. Man, I feel old now. Angie's married with children. Almost. Katie's finally got a decent boyfriend...shut up Katie. And I have George." Alicia said. She wiped away an imaginary tear and had to duck the small pillows Katie and Angelina threw her way.
The ringing of the door bell took their attention away from the playful moment. Sighing, Angelina grasped the arm of the couch and motioned to stand up. Attempted to, that is. She rocked forward trying to lift her heavy bundle to no avail.
Alicia waved her friend to stop trying as she headed to the front door. "Oh, sit down, Angie. The kids will be born by the time you get out of that spot."
Peeping through the key hole, Alicia gasped before hurriedly yanking it open. And there stood Anthony clothed in jeans and oversized orange Chudley Canons t-shirt with a suitcase and cheeky grin. He nodded and walked inside as Alicia stuck her head out of the door searching for his parents, before closing the door. She shrugged to Angelina behind the kids back.
"Anthony? What are you doing here? Where's Mum?" Angelina questioned from the couch. She frowned at her brother when he casually dropped the suitcase on the floor and flopped down in the chair opposite the couch.
"She's home. I've run away from home." Anthony replied nonchalantly.
Angelina lifted her left eyebrow as the three women shared a questioning look.
"Uh, Anthony, not that I'm complaining, but usually people running away actually run away. They don't pop up at their sisters housseee. Ow!" Alicia said, ending in a yelp when Katie smacked her arm hard.
"What the heck do you think you're doing? You're only ten for goodness sake! How did you get here? Did you come by yourself? Do you know how dangerous that was?!" Angelina fumed as she scolded him. The thought of her little brother out alone in the streets made her poor heart race and her stomach nervous. Going on pure adrenaline, Angelina was able to push herself up from her seat to snarl down at him.
"I took one of those muggle things, you know, a taxi. It was cool. And besides, I'm safe." Anthony replied.
"That's not the point, you idiot! Anything could have happened to you. There are a lot of sicko's in the world to watch out for. Geez! Mum and Dad are going to murder you and I'll gladly help. I'm taking you back home now." Angelina snapped.
Anthony shook his head no as he jumped up and grabbed his sisters hands. "You can't! Please Angie, let me stay for just an hour. Just until they've worried themselves sick and come running to you. It'll be perfect. You and Dad can see each other and-"
After the come running to you part, Angelina tuned him out. She instantly knew what this running away business was about. The little bugger was trying to get her and her Dad to make up. If she was so infuriated with him, she'd be touched.
"Oh, what have I just gotten myself into?" Angelina groaned, pulling Anthony into her arms for a hug when she should be strangling him instead. What happened next would surprise them all...
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