Fifth year...
Cho sat in potions with her friends and Gabriel.
Snape was yelling as usual and Cho sighed.
It was so annoying since she was good at potions and while Snape shouted her house could be earning points instead of loosing them.
The bell rang for lunch and everyone got to his or her feet leaving their cauldron bubbling.
Cho walked with Gabriel at one side and Wanona and Gabrielle at the other to the great hall.
They walked in and Cho's gaze immediately went to the Gryffindor table as it always did and picked Fred and George out in the crowd.
Cho let her be led to the Ravenclaw table and sat down opposite Wanona and Gabrielle and next to Gabriel.
Fred had kept his promise to her and stayed away, never trying to pry the feelings again or trying to apologise.
Cho ate her Yorkshire pudding and sausages while listening to the chatter around her.
Sometimes she wished she could apologise for what she did to and said to Fred but it wouldn't do any good.
Fred still had Angelina but didn't flaunt her around him like he used to.
Cho could tell he was hurt about her rejecting him but at least he had a reason now.
Cho finished her plate and waited as it cleared and reached for the jam roly poly.
"You OK Cho?" asked Wanona.
"I'm fine, just thinking." smiled Cho.
She finished her pudding when Gabriel kissed her.
"What was that for?" asked Cho with a loveable smile.
"You had some jam on your lips." smiled Gabriel.
Cho took his hand and the two walked out the hall.
"Something's bothering you babe. What is it?" asked Gabriel as they walked to the lake.
"It's nothing. Just stuff." said Cho with a smile.
"Cho, you've been like this an awful lot lately just tell me." said Gabriel.
" It's nothing. I got over it along time ago." assured Cho squeezing his hand in comfort.
"If your sure." said Gabriel with an uneasy look.
"I am. Now come on let's go for a quick fly." smiled Cho pulling him in the direction of the Quidditch pitch.
The two soon arrived when Cho saw Fred and Angelina practising for the Quidditch match.
"Maybe we should do this later Gabriel. Obviously the pitch is in use." said Cho.
She saw Fred freeze at the sound of her voice and Gabriel shook his head.
"Come on babe I'm sure Weasley and Johnson won't mind." said Gabriel summoning two brooms from the supply case.
"Yeah it's fine Sydney we're nearly done right Fred?" asked Angelina catching the Quaffle with ease.
"What? Oh yeah." said Fred tearing his gaze from Cho to his girlfriend.
"Thanks you guys. Now come on Cho, show me some moves." smiled Gabriel throwing a broom to Cho.
Cho sighed as she got on the broom and flew into the air with Gabriel not far behind.
She did a loop de loop and turned around to look at Gabriel.
"Whoa your good." smiled Gabriel floating in mid-air.
"Flatterer." grinned Cho.
"Aren't I just." smiled Gabriel.
That night....
Cho sat on her bed studying for her History of Magic assignment while Wanona and Gabrielle talked as they gave each other manicures.
"So then Johnson comes in followed by Kate and Alicia and then slaps Parkinson straight across the face." said Gabrielle.
"Really? Damn! What did Parkinson do?" asked Wanona.
"She just gives Johnson a dirty look and storms off to where Malfoy and his two goofballs are. She is such a wuss," said Gabrielle.
"Don't we know it." sighed Wanona filing Gabrielle's nails.
"Can you too give up? I really need to study!" said Cho slamming her book shut.
"Sorry Cho." said the two girls.
"Now I'm going to bed. Can you two please keep it down?" asked Cho putting her bed to one side and climbing into bed.
"Sure." said Wanona. Cho lay in bed listening as her friends whispered amongst themselves.
The three days later...
Cho woke to find Fred beside her.
Cho frowned as she tried to stifle a yawn.
"What are you doing here?" asked Cho struggling to sitting up.
"Wanona and Gabrielle asked me to watch you. Though they did seem reluctant at first to the idea." said Fred helping her sit up.
"Why did they do that?" asked Cho.
"You don't remember?" asked Fred.
"No where am I?" asked Cho a hand going to a gash on her head.
"You sleep walked out onto the Quidditch pitch a few days ago. You then flew high on a broomstick and then jumped off." said Fred.
"I did?" asked Cho.
"Lucky Gabriel followed you. He managed to get you to the hospital wing fast." said Fred.
"Where is Gabriel?" asked Cho.
"He's gone to class with Wanona and Gabrielle. According to Gabrielle he didn't leave your side the whole time you were unconscious," said Fred.
"How long have I been here?" asked Cho.
"Just a couple of days." said Fred.
"Is anything seriously wrong with me?" asked Cho.
"Not really. You bruised your legs and have a pretty bad gash on the back of your head but apart from that nothing really" said Fred.
"I need a walk," said Cho throwing back the covers and putting her feet out of the bed with difficulty to see her legs covered in bruises.
"Cho you can't." said Fred.
"I need some air." Said Cho pushing her body out the bed.
She walked toward the door when her legs collapsed under her.
Fred rushed towards her and helped her to her feet.
"Maybe I should come with you," suggested Fred putting his arm around her waist.
"I need to walk alone Fred," said Cho.
"I'm serious I'm coming with you. There is no way you can go alone. You've only just woke up after being unconscious for two days," said Fred as they walked out the hospital wing.
Cho gave up arguing and just let Fred help her out he castle.
The two walked along in silence, Cho flinching occasionally but they soon stopped at the lake and sat down on the bank.
"I'm sorry Fred. I really am." whispered Cho rubbing her legs.
"For what?" asked Fred.
"For my jealousy and for pushing you away." said Cho looking into the murky water.
"I do kind of understand why, you did it but even so, you were the best friend a guy could have wanted." said Fred.
Cho lay back onto the grass when she remembered the gash on the back of her head
"Here." said Fred taking off his robes and squashing them in a bundle for her to lay her head on.
Cho sat up and Fred put the robes under.
"Thanks." smiled Cho, looking up to the sky.
"I never realised when I first met you that i would like you more than a friend. When I think of it now, I surprises me." said Cho.
"When you told me how much you liked me I was a bit surprised but part of me always knew this was going to happen some day. Girl/boy friendships are complicated," said Fred with wisdom.
"I suppose. I'd never had a guy as a friend before." smiled Cho.
"You know I enjoyed those nights in your second year when we would kiss." smiled Fred looking in the waters.
"Really? Why?" asked Cho surprised.
"Don't act so surprised," smiled Fred, "you were a great kisser. I got to spend time alone with you in a romantic situation. I'd never experienced that with any girl before. You were kinda my first."
"Well kissing you had been a dream of mine, sort of. But if I think about it I'll never experience that again," sighed Cho.
The bell rang for end of class and Cho saw Gabriel, Wanona and Gabrielle coming towards her.
"There she is! Thank god. What the hell were you thinking Weasley?" came a lot of worried voices and anger.
Cho tried to block out the voices but couldn't stop it.
"That's it! I've heard enough!" yelled Cho sitting up.
Her friends and boyfriend looked at her.
"I wanted to come on a walk, so Fred helped me out here. Don't go blaming him, all he did was help me." exclaimed Cho.
"Sorry Cho but you should have left a note or something," said Gabrielle as she and Wanona helped Cho to her feet.
"All I wanted was a walk," sighed Cho.
"Come on let's get you back to the hospital wing." said Wanona as Cho's arms went around her and Gabrielle's shoulders.
They helped her walk away, but Cho looked over shoulder and saw Gabriel giving Fred an earful of threats.
Cho sighed and bowed her head.
Then before she knew it Gabrielle was leaving her side and Cho's right side collapsed.
Wanona knelt down beside her.
Cho didn't need to turn around to see what was going on.
Gabriel was beating up Fred and Gabrielle had gone to keep her brother from making too serious damage.
She heard Fred's body collapse on the grass and wanted get up and help him.
She tried to but her legs were weak and still sore from falling off the broom.
"Gabriel stop it! That's enough!" yelled Gabrielle trying to keep Gabriel from kicking Fred.
"Go help Fred Wanona. I'll be fine." assured Cho looking at her friend.
Wanona got up from beside Cho and ran to where Fred was lying on the ground. Cho sat on the grass and pulled her legs up to her chest. She closed her eyes and tried to close the noises out.
She heard Wanona yell "we need to get Fred to the hospital."
She felt someone pull her to her feet and drag her across the grass toward the castle.
"Cho come on, make this easy for me!" said a voice.
She then felt someone pick her up in his or her arms and carried her.
She opened her eyes and found herself in the hospital wing in Gabriel's arms.
She felt Gabriel put her back in bed and saw Wanona's back over the bed next to hers.
Gabrielle led Gabriel to a bed and put a bag of ice over his fist.
"Gabrielle go get madam Pomfrey. Fred doesn't look too good." called Wanona.
Gabrielle left her brother on his bed and went into madam Pomfrey's office.
She soon arrived with the nurse who looked like she'd been pulled away from something important.
"Can I ask as to what the lot of you are doing in here?" asked madam Pomfrey.
She then noticed Wanona stood beside Fred.
"What happened?" asked madam Pomfrey.
"Our jealous friend Gabriel here beat up Fred. He'd been unconscious for ten minutes," said Wanona.
"Move a side. This boy needs some serious medical attention," said madam Pomfrey.
"What about Gabriel?" asked Gabrielle gesturing to her brother. "What? Just leave the ice on his fists and I'll deal with him after I've dealt with this boy." said madam Pomfrey.
"Is he going to be OK?" asked Cho.
"Mr Weasley is going to be fine Miss Chang. You just rest and I'll take care him," said Madam Pomfrey before she pulled the curtain around Fred's bed.
Wanona came and sat next to Cho.
"He'll be fine Cho. You get some sleep." smiled Wanona putting the blanket over Cho's body.
"Thanks Wanona." said Cho resting her head on the pillow and closing her eyes.
She woke up and turned on her side.
The curtain was still closed but she could make out Fred's body in the bed.
She saw Wanona and Gabrielle sat in chairs near her bed, asleep.
Gabriel was sat at the bottom of Cho's bed, with a bandage around his knuckles.
Cho took a crutch from beside her bed and got out of bed.
She slowly walked to Fred's bed and saw his face was covered in bruises and a black eye.
She sat down beside him and softly touched his cheek.
Fred's eyes opened and his muscles moved into a smile.
"You OK?" whispered Cho.
Fred nodded, slowly, but Cho could see he was flinching.
"I'm sorry about Gabriel Fred. I'll talk to him," whispered Cho putting her hand on his.
Fred smiled and squeezed her hand.
Cho kissed his cheek lightly.
Fred moved his head to a side so Cho's mouth met his and kissed her back hungrily.
"Fred we can't. You have Angelina," whispered Cho.
"But Cho...I can dump her." whispered Fred.
Cho looked at him in an apologetic way before making her way back to her bed.
She knew that Fred and her could never be together under any circumstances.
She had Gabriel, he had Angelina. And if they both dumped them at the same time it was set off suspicions around the school.
Cho lay back in bed and sighed.
There was no way she and Fred could be together.
She soon fell back to sleep.
Cho sat in potions with her friends and Gabriel.
Snape was yelling as usual and Cho sighed.
It was so annoying since she was good at potions and while Snape shouted her house could be earning points instead of loosing them.
The bell rang for lunch and everyone got to his or her feet leaving their cauldron bubbling.
Cho walked with Gabriel at one side and Wanona and Gabrielle at the other to the great hall.
They walked in and Cho's gaze immediately went to the Gryffindor table as it always did and picked Fred and George out in the crowd.
Cho let her be led to the Ravenclaw table and sat down opposite Wanona and Gabrielle and next to Gabriel.
Fred had kept his promise to her and stayed away, never trying to pry the feelings again or trying to apologise.
Cho ate her Yorkshire pudding and sausages while listening to the chatter around her.
Sometimes she wished she could apologise for what she did to and said to Fred but it wouldn't do any good.
Fred still had Angelina but didn't flaunt her around him like he used to.
Cho could tell he was hurt about her rejecting him but at least he had a reason now.
Cho finished her plate and waited as it cleared and reached for the jam roly poly.
"You OK Cho?" asked Wanona.
"I'm fine, just thinking." smiled Cho.
She finished her pudding when Gabriel kissed her.
"What was that for?" asked Cho with a loveable smile.
"You had some jam on your lips." smiled Gabriel.
Cho took his hand and the two walked out the hall.
"Something's bothering you babe. What is it?" asked Gabriel as they walked to the lake.
"It's nothing. Just stuff." said Cho with a smile.
"Cho, you've been like this an awful lot lately just tell me." said Gabriel.
" It's nothing. I got over it along time ago." assured Cho squeezing his hand in comfort.
"If your sure." said Gabriel with an uneasy look.
"I am. Now come on let's go for a quick fly." smiled Cho pulling him in the direction of the Quidditch pitch.
The two soon arrived when Cho saw Fred and Angelina practising for the Quidditch match.
"Maybe we should do this later Gabriel. Obviously the pitch is in use." said Cho.
She saw Fred freeze at the sound of her voice and Gabriel shook his head.
"Come on babe I'm sure Weasley and Johnson won't mind." said Gabriel summoning two brooms from the supply case.
"Yeah it's fine Sydney we're nearly done right Fred?" asked Angelina catching the Quaffle with ease.
"What? Oh yeah." said Fred tearing his gaze from Cho to his girlfriend.
"Thanks you guys. Now come on Cho, show me some moves." smiled Gabriel throwing a broom to Cho.
Cho sighed as she got on the broom and flew into the air with Gabriel not far behind.
She did a loop de loop and turned around to look at Gabriel.
"Whoa your good." smiled Gabriel floating in mid-air.
"Flatterer." grinned Cho.
"Aren't I just." smiled Gabriel.
That night....
Cho sat on her bed studying for her History of Magic assignment while Wanona and Gabrielle talked as they gave each other manicures.
"So then Johnson comes in followed by Kate and Alicia and then slaps Parkinson straight across the face." said Gabrielle.
"Really? Damn! What did Parkinson do?" asked Wanona.
"She just gives Johnson a dirty look and storms off to where Malfoy and his two goofballs are. She is such a wuss," said Gabrielle.
"Don't we know it." sighed Wanona filing Gabrielle's nails.
"Can you too give up? I really need to study!" said Cho slamming her book shut.
"Sorry Cho." said the two girls.
"Now I'm going to bed. Can you two please keep it down?" asked Cho putting her bed to one side and climbing into bed.
"Sure." said Wanona. Cho lay in bed listening as her friends whispered amongst themselves.
The three days later...
Cho woke to find Fred beside her.
Cho frowned as she tried to stifle a yawn.
"What are you doing here?" asked Cho struggling to sitting up.
"Wanona and Gabrielle asked me to watch you. Though they did seem reluctant at first to the idea." said Fred helping her sit up.
"Why did they do that?" asked Cho.
"You don't remember?" asked Fred.
"No where am I?" asked Cho a hand going to a gash on her head.
"You sleep walked out onto the Quidditch pitch a few days ago. You then flew high on a broomstick and then jumped off." said Fred.
"I did?" asked Cho.
"Lucky Gabriel followed you. He managed to get you to the hospital wing fast." said Fred.
"Where is Gabriel?" asked Cho.
"He's gone to class with Wanona and Gabrielle. According to Gabrielle he didn't leave your side the whole time you were unconscious," said Fred.
"How long have I been here?" asked Cho.
"Just a couple of days." said Fred.
"Is anything seriously wrong with me?" asked Cho.
"Not really. You bruised your legs and have a pretty bad gash on the back of your head but apart from that nothing really" said Fred.
"I need a walk," said Cho throwing back the covers and putting her feet out of the bed with difficulty to see her legs covered in bruises.
"Cho you can't." said Fred.
"I need some air." Said Cho pushing her body out the bed.
She walked toward the door when her legs collapsed under her.
Fred rushed towards her and helped her to her feet.
"Maybe I should come with you," suggested Fred putting his arm around her waist.
"I need to walk alone Fred," said Cho.
"I'm serious I'm coming with you. There is no way you can go alone. You've only just woke up after being unconscious for two days," said Fred as they walked out the hospital wing.
Cho gave up arguing and just let Fred help her out he castle.
The two walked along in silence, Cho flinching occasionally but they soon stopped at the lake and sat down on the bank.
"I'm sorry Fred. I really am." whispered Cho rubbing her legs.
"For what?" asked Fred.
"For my jealousy and for pushing you away." said Cho looking into the murky water.
"I do kind of understand why, you did it but even so, you were the best friend a guy could have wanted." said Fred.
Cho lay back onto the grass when she remembered the gash on the back of her head
"Here." said Fred taking off his robes and squashing them in a bundle for her to lay her head on.
Cho sat up and Fred put the robes under.
"Thanks." smiled Cho, looking up to the sky.
"I never realised when I first met you that i would like you more than a friend. When I think of it now, I surprises me." said Cho.
"When you told me how much you liked me I was a bit surprised but part of me always knew this was going to happen some day. Girl/boy friendships are complicated," said Fred with wisdom.
"I suppose. I'd never had a guy as a friend before." smiled Cho.
"You know I enjoyed those nights in your second year when we would kiss." smiled Fred looking in the waters.
"Really? Why?" asked Cho surprised.
"Don't act so surprised," smiled Fred, "you were a great kisser. I got to spend time alone with you in a romantic situation. I'd never experienced that with any girl before. You were kinda my first."
"Well kissing you had been a dream of mine, sort of. But if I think about it I'll never experience that again," sighed Cho.
The bell rang for end of class and Cho saw Gabriel, Wanona and Gabrielle coming towards her.
"There she is! Thank god. What the hell were you thinking Weasley?" came a lot of worried voices and anger.
Cho tried to block out the voices but couldn't stop it.
"That's it! I've heard enough!" yelled Cho sitting up.
Her friends and boyfriend looked at her.
"I wanted to come on a walk, so Fred helped me out here. Don't go blaming him, all he did was help me." exclaimed Cho.
"Sorry Cho but you should have left a note or something," said Gabrielle as she and Wanona helped Cho to her feet.
"All I wanted was a walk," sighed Cho.
"Come on let's get you back to the hospital wing." said Wanona as Cho's arms went around her and Gabrielle's shoulders.
They helped her walk away, but Cho looked over shoulder and saw Gabriel giving Fred an earful of threats.
Cho sighed and bowed her head.
Then before she knew it Gabrielle was leaving her side and Cho's right side collapsed.
Wanona knelt down beside her.
Cho didn't need to turn around to see what was going on.
Gabriel was beating up Fred and Gabrielle had gone to keep her brother from making too serious damage.
She heard Fred's body collapse on the grass and wanted get up and help him.
She tried to but her legs were weak and still sore from falling off the broom.
"Gabriel stop it! That's enough!" yelled Gabrielle trying to keep Gabriel from kicking Fred.
"Go help Fred Wanona. I'll be fine." assured Cho looking at her friend.
Wanona got up from beside Cho and ran to where Fred was lying on the ground. Cho sat on the grass and pulled her legs up to her chest. She closed her eyes and tried to close the noises out.
She heard Wanona yell "we need to get Fred to the hospital."
She felt someone pull her to her feet and drag her across the grass toward the castle.
"Cho come on, make this easy for me!" said a voice.
She then felt someone pick her up in his or her arms and carried her.
She opened her eyes and found herself in the hospital wing in Gabriel's arms.
She felt Gabriel put her back in bed and saw Wanona's back over the bed next to hers.
Gabrielle led Gabriel to a bed and put a bag of ice over his fist.
"Gabrielle go get madam Pomfrey. Fred doesn't look too good." called Wanona.
Gabrielle left her brother on his bed and went into madam Pomfrey's office.
She soon arrived with the nurse who looked like she'd been pulled away from something important.
"Can I ask as to what the lot of you are doing in here?" asked madam Pomfrey.
She then noticed Wanona stood beside Fred.
"What happened?" asked madam Pomfrey.
"Our jealous friend Gabriel here beat up Fred. He'd been unconscious for ten minutes," said Wanona.
"Move a side. This boy needs some serious medical attention," said madam Pomfrey.
"What about Gabriel?" asked Gabrielle gesturing to her brother. "What? Just leave the ice on his fists and I'll deal with him after I've dealt with this boy." said madam Pomfrey.
"Is he going to be OK?" asked Cho.
"Mr Weasley is going to be fine Miss Chang. You just rest and I'll take care him," said Madam Pomfrey before she pulled the curtain around Fred's bed.
Wanona came and sat next to Cho.
"He'll be fine Cho. You get some sleep." smiled Wanona putting the blanket over Cho's body.
"Thanks Wanona." said Cho resting her head on the pillow and closing her eyes.
She woke up and turned on her side.
The curtain was still closed but she could make out Fred's body in the bed.
She saw Wanona and Gabrielle sat in chairs near her bed, asleep.
Gabriel was sat at the bottom of Cho's bed, with a bandage around his knuckles.
Cho took a crutch from beside her bed and got out of bed.
She slowly walked to Fred's bed and saw his face was covered in bruises and a black eye.
She sat down beside him and softly touched his cheek.
Fred's eyes opened and his muscles moved into a smile.
"You OK?" whispered Cho.
Fred nodded, slowly, but Cho could see he was flinching.
"I'm sorry about Gabriel Fred. I'll talk to him," whispered Cho putting her hand on his.
Fred smiled and squeezed her hand.
Cho kissed his cheek lightly.
Fred moved his head to a side so Cho's mouth met his and kissed her back hungrily.
"Fred we can't. You have Angelina," whispered Cho.
"But Cho...I can dump her." whispered Fred.
Cho looked at him in an apologetic way before making her way back to her bed.
She knew that Fred and her could never be together under any circumstances.
She had Gabriel, he had Angelina. And if they both dumped them at the same time it was set off suspicions around the school.
Cho lay back in bed and sighed.
There was no way she and Fred could be together.
She soon fell back to sleep.