Chapter 3
After an agonizing month of watching Angelina, from the sidelines, float from guy to guy after her 4-day fling with Cedric; Fred finally had an opportunity to ask Angelina out. Fred's only problem was to think of a way to do it, not that he hadn't thought of it before it was just that he never came up with a way that wouldn't make Angelina runaway.
During one of their boring History of Magic classes Fred secretly dropped a note into Angelina's expecting hands, who opened it without hesitation. Fred watched her read and quickly scribbling something down before tossing the note over her shoulder to him. Fred's eyes lit up as he read it. The note went like this:
F.W: So I heard that you and Caleb relationship was doomed the moment you said yes
A.J: Shut you Fredrick at least I date guys because of their personalityF.W: Well, I'm sorry I don't, guys aren't my type. I prefer girls they have more you offer- if you know what I mean…
A.J: YUCK! oh that's too much information. You really do need to get your mind out of the gutter.
F.W: What can I say; I'm a 16-year-old guy. Besides you only dated Cedric for his looks.
A.J: Did not! He is a very nice guy. I don't know what you have against him.
F.W: Enough about pretty-boy I don't want to talk about him. I actually wanted to know if you were interested in meeting this really brilliant guy. He's very interested in you.
A.J: Hmm…sounds fishy. You never set me up before.
F.W: Well he just got up the courage to ask me to ask you about it.
A.J: All right fine. I'll meet this mystery guy.
F.W: Great we can meet you at the Three Broomsticks this weekend during the Hogsmead trip.
A.J: Sounds good to me…Oh and since we are on the subject I also have a friend who is fascinated with you.
(Fred's stomach felt like it had butterflies in it)
F.W: Oh really? Well, I would be glad to meet her. So it's a date?
A.J: Yeah it's a date.
Fred read the note over and over again to make sure he wasn't dreaming. He couldn't believe that he had just asked Angelina out and she said yes. And what made it even cuter was that she was also referring to herself as someone else. He knew that she knew that he would never set her up with anyone. He was too much of an over protective best friend and he knew that she would never do anything like that either. So the plan was perfect. He would go to the Three Broomsticks alone and she would also go to The Broomsticks alone. They would meet and have the best time together as usual except this time they would be on a official date. Everything would be great! There wasn't a single flaw in his plan. Fred couldn't wait until Saturday.
"Fred? Are you in there?" Alicia knocked on his head bringing him out of his daze.
"Quit it 'Licia." Fred swatted her hand away.
Alicia rolled her eyes, "You were drooling on your desk and I don't think Professor Binns would much appreciate that." Fred rubbed his face with is hands before looking around to room and saw Angelina heading towards the door. Fred got up grabbed his books off his desk, and quickly rushed out the door.
"Hey Angel, 7:00 ok. Don't be late." Fred told her in his casual voice before walking the opposite way to his next class.
"Work with me just for tonight. Please!" Fred begged his hair. He kept pushing it down but it didn't want to stay down. The process was making him upset but not as upset as Lee was becoming outside the bathroom door. "I'm coming out in a second damnit."
The butterflies in his stomach was affecting him even more making him want to throw up which would suck considering how long he has been waiting for this chance.
"Geez Fred open the door. I need to go!"
"Fine!" Fred unlocked the bathroom door and Lee shot passed him.
"Looking good twin if I don't say so myself." George set up on his bed. " But what I don't understand is why you are so nervous. You are acting like you never been on a date before."
"Well like I told you before I'm going on a date with a very special girl."
"Everyone knows that but according to Angie you don't even know who the girl is."
Fred smiled to himself, "Maybe not, but I know she's special. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go charm the lucky lady with my presence."
"Hold it. You never told us who you are introducing to Angelina."
"Goodness, must you know everything? I will tell you when we all return from Hogsmead."
"That's the same thing Angelina said." Lee muttered as he came out of the bathroom. Fred smiled again and rushed out of the door.
Cheerfully, Fred made his way to Hogsmead occasionally checking his watch wishing that time would speed up. If he kept walking at the speed he was now he would be there way too early.
"Fred! Fred wait up!" Fred turned around and saw his friend Sam Carr from Hufflepuff, running towards him. Sam was one of the few friends that Fred had who wasn't friends with Lee or George. Sometimes Fred even felt closer to him then to Lee and George. He shared more of his thoughts with him because he could keep his mouth shut.
"Hey, what's going on?" Sam shrugged and fell in step with him.
"Nothing really. When are you going to meet Angelina?"
"In about a hour."
"Well you have time to kill so you want to go to Zonkos?" Fred shrugged and they headed to Zonkos'. Fred easily spent an hour in Zonkos'; thus he lost track of time.
"Hey I have to go. I'm five minute late already." Fred ran all the way to The Broomsticks with Sam on his heels.
"Whoa! Ok how do I look?"
"Ok I guess." Fred opened the door. He spotted Angelina at a table and started towards her when he noticed that she wasn't alone. Fred froze and quickly went back out the shop before Angelina could see him.
"Sam, Sam!" Fred was luckily that Sam didn't have a chance to go far.
"What?"
"I need you to do me a big favor." Fred looked back at the door, "I need you to double date with me."
"What!" Sam was confused
"C'mon hurry I'll explain later." He ushered Sam inside and this time Angelina saw them and motioned for them to come over.
"Ok Sam your date is Angelina."
"What!" Sam said in a shaky voice for the third time.
"Just smile and I'll tell you the whole story later. Hey Angie! Who's your friend?" Angelina and the green-eyed brunette smiled at them.
"This is Amy Garnett. She is in Ravenclaw and you're late." Angelina stated.
"Sorry Angie I got sidetracked. This is Sam Carr."
"Hey I've seen you around school before." Amy added.
"Yeah, me too. I didn't know you two were friends?" Angelina asked.
"Duh, if we weren't he wouldn't be the person I would want you to meet." Fred said casually. He pulled Sam into a seat since Sam seemed to be frozen in place. Angelina flirtatiously flicked her hair across her shoulder making Fred totally envious of Sam. He tried to ignore the sound of Angelina and Sam's laughter he turned his attention to Amy. Amy was attractive and seemed to be a fun girl. She had qualities that turned him on, but she wasn't Angelina.
"Yeah my brother and I've been wanting to start one since we were kids."
"Amy…Fred...Sam and I are going to walk around Hogsmead." Fred was suddenly hot with anger, not at Sam but at himself. He couldn't understand why he didn't think that maybe Angelina would take the note literally.
"Ok see you later." Fred said though gritted teeth.
"Bye you two" Angelina said and Sam waved with a guilty look on his face.
"What's the matter Fred?" Amy asked concerned
"Oh, nothing. Sorry, the butterbeer burnt my tongue." Fred smiled suddenly starting over with his fake happy attitude. "Umm so how did you and Alicia become friends?"
"We were partners in Astronomy one time and everything else is history. How about you and Sam?"
"I was clowning around one day with George and Lee and we had to split up because Filch was after us. He almost caught me too, but Sam was around and covered for me and everything else is history."
Amy giggled, "You know, I've been impressed by you since one day in third year when you caught me from falling after Montague tripped me. You also humiliated him after that right in front of his whole gang."
Fred laughed, "I remember that. It was my pleasure. It's getting late so, I'll walk you back to the castle."
"Sure, lets go." Amy smiled when Fred grabbed her hand. He paid for the butterbeers before they left.
"I think I see a new couple." Angelina said in a singsong voice from behind them.
"Hey guys, how was your date?" Amy asked letting go of Fred's hand.
"It was great. Fred, I have to talk to you." Sam said in one breath.
"As do I; ladies why don't you walk ahead of us and we'll be right behind you." The girls laughed and continued forward talking excitedly.
"So, Sam I guess I got some explaining to do, but first I'll like to say thank you for helping me out. You see when I asked Angelina out I told her that I had a friend that was interested in her, but really I was talking about myself. Anyway everything was screwed up because she took me literally. So how was your date?"
"Yeah, it's fine, we had fun but I know how much you like Angelina and I would never take my pal's girl."
Fred laughed, "Thanks, even though she isn't my girl."
"No problem." They reached the staircase were everyone said their good-byes and headed to their respectable houses.
When Angelina and Fred reached the portrait Fred turned to her and asked, " How was the date?"
"My date was lovely, but it didn't work out between me and Sam. Through I'm sure you already know that."
Fred laughed, "Yeah I did but I wanted to get your side of the story. I wasn't feeling Amy either even though she is a marvelous person. I just can't get this one girl out of my mind lately."
Angelina eyes lit up and Fred could tell she was curious, "What was that? Fred's got a secret crush?" Fred rolled his eyes and muttered the password ignoring her.
"Fred! Tell me! You know I won't tell anyone." Fred laughed again and climbed through the hole without answering as Angelina called after him.
I hope everyone likes this chapter. It is five pages long. Sorry it took so long, but for now on I should be posting every 2 weeks hopefully. Oh and this chapter idea actually came from an episode of RFR (for anyone who have seen this show before)