Disclaimer: Ok, this is FANfiction! You shouldn't even need to write one of these…right? Anyway…I don't own Harry Potter or any Harry Potter Characters…I'm just borrowing them.
Summary: "What goes around comes around Miss Johnson…" Fred's getting as sick as everyone else about the love triangle that he's stuck in the middle of, but are things just about to get more complicated when Cedric Diggory's thrown into the mix?
Rating: PG-ish-ness
Note: The character's thoughts will appear in Italics. Sorry if it's confusing.
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Oh yes, one reviewer asked me to put the end of the previous chapter at the beginning of each chapter so that it wouldn't be so confusing, so voila, here it is. Hope you don't get too confused.
End of Chapter 7:
Angelina was having her fun. Hopping around from guy to guy, not caring who's feelings she was hurting, not noticing that she was crushing people's emotions with a flirty smile and bat of her eyes lashes.
Two can play that game Angelina…
Two can play that game….
And now, without further ado, here's the long awaited chapter eight. I really will try harder to update….I promise!!
Oh yeah, one more ado, today's my mommy's birthday, so this chappie's dedicated to her! :op.
Closest Thing to Heaven
© Angelface04
December 31, 2004
(Say good-bye to 2004 everybody!)
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"What's the matter?" Katie instantly knew that something was the upsetting him the second George sat down beside her.
"Nothing." George gave her an unconvincing grin and reached for the nearest platter of ham. "Just a little tired, that's all."
"Mmm-hmmm." Katie's eyebrows were lifted, a sure sign of disbelief, but she didn't say anything more.
"Where's Fred?" Angelina had tried her best not to ask it, but couldn't stop herself. George kept his eyes on his plate but Lee answered,
"He said he'd be down in a minute." There was a silence that none of them were accustomed to, not a necessarily awkward one, just an unusual one. Alicia finally sat down her fork.
"Okay, what's the deal everyone? It's Halloween! Look at everyone else!" Five pairs of eyes flicked around the room. "Nobody else is droopy and quiet and…"
"Hey, is that Fred?" Katie was looking towards the doors. Angelina followed her gaze and there, indeed, was Fred Weasley strutting through the doors as if he owned the place. It almost seemed as if he'd arrived late on purpose…so that all eyes would be on him.
And most of the female eyes were.
Fred plopped down on the opposite side of Alicia than Angelina and smiled up at everyone.
"Why's it so bloody quiet?" Lee shook his head, and then resigned himself to finishing his meal. George gave Fred an extra long glance and then replied.
"What took you so long?" His twin shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and then picked up a roll.
"Nothing." Fred peeked at Angelina out of the corner of his eye and could see that her mouth was in a straight line and she wasn't touching her food. She sighed, leaning her elbows on the table and putting her head into her hands.
Serves you right…
He caught the eye of a pretty blonde Hufflepuff and smiled at her, making her smile and wink back. He ignored the guilty feeling that was residing in his stomach, pushed away all thoughts of how this could possibly backfire, and attacked his plate again.
"I don't feel so good…I think I'm going to go up." Angelina declared softly, standing and walking out a little too quickly.
"Nice going Fred." George murmured, as he watched Angelina's retreating back sympathetically. "As if she didn't already feel bad enough."
"Yeah well, she deserves it." Fred said, picking up a roll. Alicia gave him a dirty look.
"You have no clue what she's going through!"
"Well things haven't been peachy for me either!" Fred shot back. "I'm done Alicia, I'm sick of waiting and waiting for her to decide! If she even has to think about it then…it's…" They were all staring at him again. "It's not worth it." He finished, angrily stabbing at his meat.
It's just not worth it anymore…
……………..
The cool night wind dried the few tears that had fallen from her eyes as she took a long, deep breath. She wrapped her arms around herself…it was kind of chilly…
She suddenly heard voices.
"I can't help how I feel…" It was a male's voice…it sounded familiar. "I mean…I don't think that she knows how great she is." She took a few ginger steps forward, her curiosity getting the better of her.
"I don't know what to do anymore. I'm sick of just sitting here watching…"
"Yeah…" Another voice, not familiar in the least replied.
"But I don't want to scare her away or anything…I mean…we've been friends for a long time and I wouldn't want to ruin that…."
"Well, what about the other guys?" There was a sigh – from the first boy.
"Yeah, well, I've just got some competition, that's all…I guess." Angelina's breath caught in her throat as she peered around a corner.
Who is that? And who's he talking about?
"Besides, it doesn't really seem like she cares about them that much,
does it?"
The profile of the figure looked alarmingly like…
Cedric?
"And at Hogesmeade earlier…" His voice grew fainter as they took a few steps away.
"He so wants you!" She could practically hear Katie squeal. But he couldn't be talking about her…could he? Her cheeks grew warm despite the cold night air. She took a few soft steps forward, longing to hear more of the conversation.
"I wish I could talk to her again…soon…I mean, since she's in a different house we don't get to talk much, you know?"
"Yeah, well, a lot of times those different-house-relationships don't really work out well….with all of the competition and stuff…and Quidditch…"
"She's so good at quidditch." Cedric held a wistful edge to his voice.
He is talking about me! Oh my -
"I just…I don't want to scare her away, you know? I mean, I've been trying to let her know…through little ways mostly…but…she seems pretty occupied with everything else that she's just not getting it."
"You look great! We haven't talked in way too long, how are things?" Her mind rewound and played back their conversation from earlier that day….
And suddenly it was quiet. She peeked around the corner again, and all she saw was a skinny tree quivering in the wind.
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As if this whole mess with Angelina wasn't enough, now Nina has to come along again and make me feel even guiltier…(as impossible as that would seem…). Nothing is going right anymore…
Oliver turned onto his side, his eyes open but making anything out through the dark. He could hear the soft breathing of his roommates and turned onto his other side, sighing again.
He thought back to the note that had angrily been shoved into his hand earlier. It wasn't actually a note, it was more of a package….
It contained a letter, and several pages that he supposed were from a diary.
The letter had been lengthy, explaining how hurt that she'd been by his deceit, how much she had cared about him, and how much she wished that she could take back.
Especially the fact that I'm still completely in love with you and can't to a single thing to help it.
Was the last line of the letter. She loved him?
As much as he loved Angelina?
He had picked up a diary page next. It was pink and had a boarder of darker pink flowers.
Entry 24
He kissed me, and I feel so happy. For some reason I just can't stop thinking about him…Merlin, I can't believe that he actually feels the same way that I do….
Entry 30
He's avoiding me again. I don't even know what I did! I just tried to get him to talk to me…I thought he liked me, I mean, he holds my hand and tells me that I'm beautiful and kisses me like I'm a porcelain doll…
But every time I try to talk to him he puts up these walls…
I really don't know what to do…or why he's doing this to me…I feel so helpless…
I miss him.
Entry 38
He keeps looking at her….like…like a puppy longing for its master to pet it or something. Now I have this feeling in the pit of my stomach because I know that he cares about her…
It's not like he's trying terribly hard to hide it or anything…
So I'm going to ask him. I have to…I have to know if I'm just overreacting or if he really truly cares about her.
I'm scared.
Entry 39
God, I can't stop crying!
He does, and I should've seen right through his pitiful attempts to hide it from me!
He acted so surprised when I mentioned her that he didn't need to answer.
And I hate him for making me feel like this! Why should I feel like my world's falling apart when one stupid boy…
And she doesn't even care about him! Not like me! Isn't it obvious?! I mean, she ogles over Weasley 24/7 and she doesn't understand him the way that I do…
She doesn't.
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"Where are you going?" George's eyebrows were raised as he watched Fred slide his nicest forest-green sweater over his head and then study himself in the mirror.
"Out," Fred replied. "Why do you want to know anyway?"
"Out where? With who?" Fred didn't often go out , not without Lee and George right there with him unless, well, unless there was a girl involved.
"With a girl. A very pretty blonde girl by the way, and you can let Miss Johnson know too." Lee looked up from his Quidditch magazine.
"Fred, you know that you're just going to end up screwing things up more."
I know…
"Whatever, Lee." Fred scowled. "Just because you don't have the balls to ask Alicia out…"
"Sod off, Fred." George interceded. "You need to get you head out of your ass and think about what you're doing!"
"Whatever." Fred decided that George was getting pretty mad, so he just left.
Is it just me or is everyone out to get me?
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Angelina slipped back inside, her teeth chattering slightly. She could feel the color in her cheeks – she couldn't believe that Cedric liked her!
She smiled faintly, making her way slowly back to the Gryffindor common room.
She suddenly looked up, just in time to see Fred lazily slide his arm around the shoulders of a short, blonde girl, smiling flirtatiously at her. Her brow furrowed, what was he doing?
It was only when they got a little bit closer that she realized…
That the girl that Fred's fingers were twirling absently was none other than –
Nina?!
REVIEW REPLIES:
anaaid08: Hey babe! Well, I updated, what more could you want? PLUS I put the end of the last chapter at the beginning of this one, AND I named the chapters, all just for you, so you'd better be glad that I love you little missy!
Evilevergreen: You're the only one that cares about Oliver…I mean, you're the only one that pointed out that I had a whole lot of NONE of him in the last chapter. There was a tad bit more of him in this one, but don't worry, I've actually got a strange thing (cough PLOT cough) forming in my mind….
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