A/N: 12th chapter's up! Sorry if I made you wait...
"Hello?" Ginny called as she walked through the door. From what she could see, nobody was there. "Anybody hom-"
"GINNY!"
All of a sudden Andy came bolting out of her bedroom in a towel, running full speed ahead at Ginny. She was screaming and had a huge smile on her face.
Ginny dropped her bags just as Andy threw her arms around her, cutting off her air supply.
"Oh my God! I can't believe you're home!" she squealed in her ear.
"I can't breathe!" Ginny gasped, but she was also wearing a smile.
"Sorry," Andy said as she let go. "I'm just so excited! I wasn't expecting you to be home so soon!"
Ginny's smile faltered as she made her way into the living room, unshrinking her bags.
"Yeah, well neither did I," she said with a grunt.
"What happened?" Andy asked, her smile fading as well. She could tell something wasn't right.
"It's nothing," Ginny waved off, not wanting to revisit that particular topic.
"It must be something," Andy countered. "I can tell. I've lived with you for three years."
"I don't want to talk about it," Ginny said as she levitated her bags into her room.
"Whatever," Andy said, walking back into the bathroom.
"Glad to be back," Ginny mumbled just before she shut the door.
"GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK!" Andy shouted through the walls.
Ginny smiled, having missed Andy a lot. She always did make her laugh...
Ginny let out a sigh, throwing her bags onto her bed. She would have to unpack later. She just didn't have the energy to do so right now.
It was different, coming back here after being home. She enjoyed having her own place, but something about being far away from her family made her sad. Ginny just couldn't forget about the way she felt when she was at the Burrow. She couldn't even pop in for a visit; she would be tempted to stay there.
-KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK-
"What?" Ginny asked, not moving to open the door.
"Can I come in?" Andy asked through the other side.
"Sure."
The door creaked open and a dressed Andy walked through, walking over to Ginny's bed and sitting down.
"How was your little vacation?" she asked as she bit into an apple in her hand.
"I thought I already told you that I didn't want to talk about it," Ginny huffed out.
"Oh shut up," Andy replied rolling her eyes. "Just tell me already."
Ginny let out an annoyed sigh.
"It was horrible, okay?"
"No, not okay," Andy said as she took another bite. "I need details! What happened to your lover boy?"
Ginny's eyes found their way to her hands.
"He's getting married," she mumbled quietly.
"Married!" Andy spat out as she choked on her apple.
"Yeah," Ginny said quietly as she paid no attention to the coughing.
"So I assume things didn't go too well than."
"Oh no, they did!" Ginny said suddenly, looking up with eyes that were wide and filled with disbelief. "Everything was going just brilliant! He flirted with me, he made it seem like he liked me, and he almost kissed me-"
Here Andy took in an exciting breath.
"-twice!" Ginny finished, giving Andy raise eyebrows.
Andy gasped again.
"He sure fooled me. I thought for sure he liked me, but nooo. All at once he comes galloping up to me and tells me he's engaged! Do you think I take it lightly?" Ginny asked, not really wanting an answer from her audience.
"Nope," Andy replied, giving one anyways. She really enjoyed these kinds of stories. Kind of like a soap opera...
"No!" Ginny answered for herself. "Of course I don't! I don't take anything lightly!" Ginny was on a roll now. "So I'm pissed right, on my birthday mind you, and I want to get drunk."
"You didn't!" Andy said with wide eyes, feeling that regret was going to take its toll in this story soon.
"I did," Ginny answered. "I didn't even remember any of this! I found out later!"
"Wrong move Gin," Andy sighed as she took another bite.
"So I wake up the next morning," Ginny continued, ignoring Andy's comments. "And Hermione tells me something happened when I was drunk. I immediately think it has something to do with Harry-"
"In a good way?" Andy interrupted. She acted like this was the cliff hanger in the story and Ginny stop telling it.
"Yeah. So I think it has something to do with Harry in a good way and I find a note in my pocket that says something about dinner at Harry's flat."
"Oh no," Andy said, shaking her head, really into the story.
"So I think, hey, it's a date! But is it?"
"Of course not," Andy replies wisely.
"Nope! No date! Apparently his fiancé wanted me to come over for dinner so we could talk more," Ginny said with disgust.
"Oh that's horrible! Not even Harry that invited you," Andy said with a cluck on the roof of her mouth with her tongue.
"I know!" Ginny said with amazement, very into her own story. "So now I'm standing in his doorway in a fancy dress and they're both looking at me like I'm Voldemort!"
Andy took another bite, still shaking her head.
"You can imagine my embarrassment," Ginny added. "Then when Harry tells me to come in, Cassidy (that's the fiancés name) starts acting real rude to me! I, naturally, get upset and act rude back," she said with a smug look on her face.
"You get what you give," Andy said matter-of-factly.
"Exactly. Next," Ginny continued, "Harry pulls me aside and I find out we had a row the other night!"
"Oh no!" Andy said with wide eyes, paused from her chewing.
"Yes! And for the second time I find out he's to be married!"
Andy gasped. "You poor thing..."
"He told me that they were getting married in a week!" Ginny said it like it was unthinkable.
"They're getting a divorce," Andy stated, still shaking her head and biting her apple.
"And on top of all that he tries to kiss me!"
"What!" Andy yelled, flinging her apple onto the floor in shock.
"Exactly how I felt!"
"I would imagine so," Andy said, short of breath.
"Then he expects me to go to his wedding and be his friend." Ginny ended with a sad look on her face.
"Guys are insensitive. You don't need him Gin," Andy said gently as she walked over to her to give her a hug. This was the part of the story were Ginny cries.
"But I do!" Ginny (see, Andy was right) was now crying, having lost her sense of pride for her story. "I do need him!"
"Shh, it will all be alright. We've been through this sort of thing before," Andy coaxed, stroking her vibrant red hair.
"But he's the one Andy! He's the one I'm supposed to be with!" Ginny cried as she clung on to Andy's shirt.
"You're not supposed to be with anyone Gin. You have the right to choose."
"No I don't," Ginny said glumly as she sat up wiping her eyes. "That's fates job."
"I thought you didn't believe in fate."
"I don't," Ginny said moodily. "I'm just sick of messing with it." Ginny angrily flopped herself on the bed, yanking the covers up over her head.
Andy sighed, standing up. Ginny buried her face more in her pillows.
"Well that's rotten luck you got there," Andy stated as she picked her apple back up and threw it in Ginny's garbage.
"Well rotten luck can kiss my arse," Ginny angrily replied. Her voice was muffled.
"You tell that rotten luck," Andy said with a smile, leaving Ginny to be at peace in her room.
The door clicked shut and Ginny cursed her mouth for ever speaking. She just had to go and tell Andy the story didn't she? She couldn't have waited two days!
Well that's another fault I can add to my list...impatient.
A tear escaped her eyelids as she thought about how miserable she would be feeling tomorrow.
I suppose I could sleep all day...
Tomorrow was teh big day. The day of all days that people wait for all of their lives. The day your whole life changes forever.
Tomorrow was Harry's wedding day and he was to be wed to the Wicked Witch of the West.
A/N: Okay, I promise you that the next chapter will be good for Ginny! I really needed her to talk with Andy though, seeing as they live together. I know this chapter wasn't as long as the others, but the next one will be long (I'm aiming for it to be long anyways). R&R and I'll try my best to update as quick as I can.
