Disclaimer: (I know you'd rather have some random Author's Note, but I frankly don't have the energy right now) I am not J K Rowling. I am also not married to James Phelps or Fred Weasley, unfortunately.
~Amaya~
Cairo's POV
I felt a hand on my shoulder and saw Lee standing behind me. But what caught my attention was the glint of gold in his palm. "My locket!" I gasped, looking up at him. "Thank you, Lee!"
"Don't mention it," he murmured, blushing. "Ahem, want me to put it on you?" I knew that Lee liked me, that's obviously why he was blushing and offering to put my locket on me. But he's nice, good looking and he actually likes me, while Fred doesn't. Maybe I should give him a chance.
"That would be wonderful, Lee." I pulled my midnight black hair to the side as Lee carefully did up the clasp. Once he was finished, I turned around, to face him.
He gazed at me. "You look beautiful . . ." He whispered, taking a step towards me and putting a hand on my cheek.
I blushed. He sounded completely sincere. "You really think so?" My gaze was fixated on his eyes as he tilted my chin up towards him.
He shook his head slowly. "I know so."
George's POV
It was surprising when we walked into the common room and saw Lee and Cairo distracted in a deep kiss. I raised an eyebrow; Cairo had always had a thing for Fred. Oh well. Good for Lee!
Fred's expression darkened. "Let's go," he muttered, going up towards our dormitory. I followed, nearly laughing. Fred didn't realise just how much he liked Cairo. Of course, I can almost say for sure that they'll get together in the end.
"I feel cheated," Fred whispered, looking murderous. "Lee Jordan! Dating our best friend! He wasn't even that close to her!"
"He's had a crush on her forever," I pointed out. "And when you were too chicken to give her back her locket, he decided to make his move-"
"Too chicken?!" bellowed Fred. "She had just run away from me! I didn't want her to run again!" He ran his hands through his ginger hair. "I thought that I could trust Lee!"
"Fred, you never informed us that you liked Cairo," I said, a devilish smile spread across my face.
And then, there was one of those rare moments when Frederick Gideon Weasley was at a loss for words.
"I-" he spluttered, staring at me, his cheeks flushed. "She's our best friend, George! I just-" he paused, "care for her, that's all."
"You keep telling yourself that, Freddie," I muttered.
Fred completely ignored Cai and Lee after that. Not like they payed us much attention either, mind you; they were too busy snogging each other's brains off. It annoyed the hell out of me. I mean, they were our best friends and partners in crime, we needed them. Though Fred didn't seem to think so.
"We don't need them, Forge!" he insisted, as we planned out some new Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes products. "We started this without them, didn't we? And we plan to eventually run the shop without them!"
"No, we don't," I contradicted, "we had always planned to let them become employees and help us out! Cai helped us more than anyone else, and she was our first ever best friend! You can't stay mad forever, Gred. You didn't make a move on her."
"Shut up," he grumbled, turning away.
I rolled my eyes and continued to sketch out ideas. I had a whole sketchbook filled with ideas for pranks, products and some random drawings. Anyone who knew us really well knew that I was the quieter one. Only by a few little things. I liked to draw and read. I usually let Fred do the talking first. Et cetera.
I glared at Cai and Lee as they passed us, hand in hand. I had approved of their relationship at first, but now it was getting out of hand. All they did was snog. I am a firm believer that good relationships are made when you do more than just snog. It needs more affection than that. Personally, I think Cai's just a fling to Lee. Someone to get other girls jealous. He's been eying Alicia recently.
So, for Cai's sake, Fred's sake and my own, I am going to help Fred break them up.
Cairo's POV
I exasperatedly pushed Lee away from my face. "I've already told you, Lee. Just because you don't study, doesn't mean I'll put off all of my studies just to snog you! Now, if you'll excuse me," I walked into the Library, "I have some homework to be done."
I slumped into a chair beside Hermione and buried my face in my hands. "Lee again?" she asked, not even bothering to look up from her book. I nodded. I was starting to get annoyed by Lee. All he wanted to do was snog.
"Look, Cairo," Hermione placed a comforting hand on my shoulder, "if you aren't happy with him, just break up with him!"
I shook my head. Lee was my only hope for a boyfriend. No one else cared about me in that way, though I highly doubt that he does either. I just wish I could reveal my true feelings to Fred. Maybe, just maybe, he'd return them.
"He's horribly jealous y'know, the git," Ginny said, popping up beside me. I jumped, not having heard her until she was right there. "Thought I'd find you two here; Mione, Ron's looking for you. Something about potions work."
Hermione went (begrudgingly) off to find Ron, leaving me and Ginny alone. I can't help but think that was her plan all along. "Okay, Cairo, here's the lowdown. Fred has been mental since you started dating Lee. He's told me to keep an eye on you two, not that I agreed. I respect your privacy and your relationships. But if he's jealous enough to not admit he's jealous, you've got him completely 'round your finger!
"But just breaking it off with Lee and going up to Fred won't be good enough. You need to make him so jealous, that he goes to you. Play it up with Lee. Make it look like you're completely head over heels for him. Then, when Fred comes, BLAM! You cut the relationship and Fred's all yours! Any questions?"
"Just one. What if Fred never gets jealous? What if he just 'comes to terms' with the fact that I like Lee?" I asked, looking at Ginny dubiously.
Ginny shrugged. "We'll be able to say we tried."
I grinned and hugged the younger girl. "You're the best, Gin!"
Ginny laughed. "Now go find Lee. Maybe he could 'study' with you."