Chapter 7! Wow, this is getting long. Ahhhh... please tell me if I'm getting worse at writing. 'Cause it kinda seems like I am... (
Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns ALL.
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"I'm baaaaaaaaack!"
"KELLY!" Alicia hugged her. "Are you feeling better?"
"I'm back with vengeance." She sighed. "I've got so freakin' much to do."
Alicia winced. "Heck yes, you do. And I'm going to try to tone down on the rushing, but you have to work fast. And if you finish early, I've got someone who wants to see you about an ad."
Kelly groaned. "Who?"
"My friend, George Weasley. He's been helping out here lately, so if you need him, just yell."
"Ooooh, is he hawt?"
Alicia shrugged. "I don't know... um, I used to go out with him back at Hogwarts..."
"Well. He must be if he was worthy of Miss Leeshie."
Alicia stuck her tongue out and made a face. Kelly grinned and waved, heading to her office.
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"Thank you, thank you, thanks Kyle, thanks," Alicia droned tonelessly as a line of people dropped articles in Alicia's outstretched hands.
"Here."
"Thanks, Destiny." Alicia paused. "I haven't seen you in awhile." Oh, why had she even started? This would keep her for at least another hour. What would it be? Whining, complaining about George? Crap...
"Stay away from him, Alicia."
Alicia looked up. "What?"
"Stay away from George. He's obviously using you."
"Using me? For what?"
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"Destiny, we're not even going out! We're just friends!"
"Don't lie! You know you're going out, and I know that you should dump him."
Alicia rolled her eyes. Nothing was going to get rid of her except agreeing.
"Okay, Destiny. You're right. I'll dump him, and I should have known."
Destiny blinked, surprised that Alicia had given in that fast. "Good." She folded her arms. "I hope you know that I'm just looking out for you."
"Yup. Thanks soooo much. I really appreciate it!"
Destiny smiled and left.
Jen appeared in the doorway, cracking up. "Ohmigod, that was great!" She was laughing so hard, it made Alicia laughed. "I can't believe Destiny! 'I'm just looking out for you.'"
Alicia grinned. "She is such a freak."
"Wait a sec... You're not really going out with George, right?"
Alicia raised her eyebrows. "Jealous?" She grinned. "No, of course not! You'd be the first to know if I was!"
"Okay. Um, I was organizing a party for him, to show how much we appreciate how much he's been helping out!"
"Oh... cool!" Why didn't I think of that?
"It's semi-casual... I'd say a skirt, or a dress. It's also a surprise, so don't tell him!"
"How are you going to get George there?" Alicia asked.
"You are going to get George there," Jen replied.
"WHAT?"
"Yup. Somehow, you have to get him to come to this restaurant."
"How?"
"I don't know, think of something. It's next week on Saturday."
"I still don't see why I have to do this!"
"Because you're 'just friends' with him! The rest of us are in loooove! Except for the guys, but he doesn't know them that well, so it'd be weird. 'Hey, George, want to come to a fancy restaurant with me and the guys?'"
"Oh."
"Okay, so see you there?"
"I guess. Hey, Jen, wait."
Jennifer turned. "Hmm?"
"Why did you pick a restaurant? Why not, like, ice cream in Diagon Alley?"
"Er... my cousin owns it and I get in free."
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How was she going to do this?
George and Alicia were walking over to her house so she could put on jeans... then they were going over to his store to meet Angelina, Fred, and Ginny.
What was she supposed to say, 'Wanna go to a fancy restaurant with me?'
No, that sounded like a date.
"Alicia..."
"Want to go to this restaurant with me?" she blurted out.
"Er... what?"
"Um, nothing. Oh, look it's my house. I'd better go inside."
When Alicia emerged from her room, George was standing outside.
"You know, I heard what you said."
"Er... no, you didn't."
"You freak, Alicia, that's not how you ask people out."
"Umm... it's not a date."
George blinked. "Er... what is it, then?"
"Um, er..." she thought for a minute. "To show you how much I appreciated you helping me out. And doing owl work."
He grinned. "Well, I deserve it."
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"I brought Chinese takeout!" Alicia called.
Everyone stared at her. "What?"
"It's a muggle thing. It's good, though. You all owe me a $5. Or a galleon."
"Whatever."
"Heyyyyyy!" Katie called. "I maaade it!"
"Hi!" they all called back, and proceeded to gather in their normal area, around a huge table in the back of Fred and George's store.
Alicia passed out the plastic containers, setting them up on the table and explaining what each one was.
"That's rice, no duh. That's almond chicken... egg rolls..."
Katie took a bite, looking surprised. "This is good!"
"Oh, really? I brought it because I thought it was gross, Katie."
Katie grinned. As they ate, they talked, about what happened in the last few days, what they were doing this weekend, etc.
"When are you coming back, George? Fred is working me really hard!" Ginny complained.
"Where were you?" Angelina asked.
"Helping me at my office," Alicia explained.
"Why?" This was from Katie.
"I keep telling him he can leave, but he doesn't. I guess he likes it. He was supposed to work on an ad, but the head designer was sick for a week, and he was there every day, helping us out."
George shrugs. "It's fun there. They're hilarious."
"Yeah, we're the talk of the town."
It went on like that for awhile, until Katie said she should leave, and she'd be back that weekend.
"I loooove you guys!" she called, grinning as she disapparated.
Angelina left, too, and Fred went off dragging Ginny to clean up the store. ("It's NOT my JOB, FRED! Make GEORGE do it! I'm not even getting PAYED!")
"Er... so where is this restaurant."
Oh, no, Jen hadn't told her.
"Um... it's, er, uh... a surprise! I'll come get you."
"If you say so."
"I do," Alicia replied, grinning. "Bye!"
As soon as she was home, Alicia picked up her phone and called Jen, not caring that it was already midnight.
"JEN! WHERE IS THE FREAKING RESTAURANT?"
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