Chapter 13. Peptalk
Meanwhile in the washroom George was rinsing off again after his two wanking sessions, he had opted to disapparate the extendable ear and placed a silencing charm around him to try and recentre himself, before stepping out.
"George, may I come in?" Anna's head popped in the washroom.
George assumed she needed to tinkle and growing up in a house shared by 9 he was used to people using the loo while he showered. "If you need to use the washroom go ahead, I'm used to sharing." George said from under the shower.
He jumped as he felt someone brush next to him inside the shower. "I didn't mean like that!" He yelled startled.
"Relax George, we've bathed together before remember?" Anna said cheekily, winking at him.
"Merlin! Anna, are you okay?" George was startled at the sight of her, far from feeling aroused from seeing her naked in front of him, he was shocked at the sheer amount of love bites, welts and bruises across her body. All the more apparent given the paleness of her skin.
Anna seemed confused and started inspecting herself for the first time, she groaned annoyed at the sight. "Dammit Fred!" She said under her breath and reached out of the shower for her wand which she began to use around her body chanting healing spells, erasing the marks. George still seemed stunned only managing to blink faster than usual at her nonchalance.
"Did I get everything?" She asked George looking down at herself.
George raised a slightly trembling hand and pointed to her neck which was simply riddled with marks. "Your neck." George said in a hoarse voice.
Anna transfigured a towel into a large mirror, levitating it around her to see the marks and erase them, before transfiguring the mirror back into the towel placing it aside with her wand and lathering up all over.
"I see you cast a silencing charm in here, that's…surprising." Anna said, continuing to wash herself off.
That seemed to snap George out of his trance. "Don't be, I only cast it maybe 15 minutes ago." He stepped back into the water to finish up quickly while Anna lathered herself more. "…Before that I had an extendable ear."
"Oh!" Anna said surprised.
George turned to see her mulling over her thoughts. "Yeah…" He said, almost embarrassed as he stepped out of the shower to dry himself off.
"I mean, obviously I wasn't hiding it, but I didn't think you'd get the play by play." Anna said from the other side of the curtain.
"Well you two were pretty loud even without eavesdropping." George said defensively.
"I thought it would…help you out…" Anna said, struggling to explain. "By Fred's nonchalance I would assume I'm not the first girl he shags within earshot."
"And you would be correct, except that wasn't shagging." George said. "I'm not sure what that was…"
"Are you okay?" Anna's head peeked out of the curtain.
George had a towel around his waist and was towelling his hair when he turned to her and said bitterly. "You know what Anna? Not really." He plopped down on the closed loo and took a deep breath looking at the floor as he continued. "First you tell me my twin brother is dying soon, then you tell me we have to shag so I don't die as well, then you pressure me saying I need to last a certain amount of time in order for the spell to work, then you go ahead and furiously fuck my brother. Sounds to which I wanked twice, and now you walk in on my shower, looking like a Whomping Willow had its way with you, and frankly I'm getting stage fright with everything that's happening." George said slightly hysterical.
Anna smiled understanding. She quickly rinsed off the last residues of soap, shut the water and stepped out wrapped in a towel. She kneeled in front George and took his hand in hers.
"George, it's okay. The spell is going to work, you can relax, it's like it already happened. I know nothing of this is ideal. But if it's any consolation, you'll have a great life. You'll marry and have kids, and be happy, you will get through this."
"But, what about Fred?" George said bitterly.
"You will live enough for the both of you. Besides he is milking this dying man thing to the very last drop." Anna said with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.
George smiled too. "Thanks for doing that, too bad he's not going to remember it."
Anna stood up and leaned on the wall. "I'm not going to obliviate him."
"What?!" George looked up stunned.
"He bowed to me; he won't tell a soul he is dying, not even you." She told him seriously.
"And he gets to die knowing he shagged you that way?" George asked with his eyebrow raised.
Anna chuckled. "Yeah."
George laughed. "The git will die with a smile on his face."