"Why'd you buy Alicia a butterbeer in Hogsmeade?" Kagome asked softly.
Fred blinked, George perched on a desk in the unused classroom as their books all sat next to him.
"Her gram died, I thought I mentioned it?" Fred said thoughtfully.
Kagome pursed her lips as her forehead creased in a deep frown. "That's not what I heard."
George cleared his throat at Fred's questioning gaze in his direction, "don't look to me mate, I'm just here for the support and what have you."
"Alicia is saying that you said that you two were on a date, at least that's what Marietta told me and Cho." Kagome sighed.
"Marietta must be lying… why would I say that if I'm still with you?"
Kagome rolled her eyes, "Marietta doesn't lie and I'm at least talking with you about it."
"Well then she's causing trouble." Fred grumbled.
George slipped off the desk, gathering his books and slipped outside, leaning against the wall to wait for his twin.
"Alicia's causing trouble! It's starting to go around that—"
"That what?" Fred asked softly.
Kagome shook her head and crossed her arms, "there's a rumor circulating that you're cheating…"
"I would never cheat on you! You understand that? Kagome, look at me; I love you." Fred said, gripping her shoulders and bending his head to fully look in her face.
Kagome bit her lip, "even with how difficult I've been since the start of term?"
"That just makes me love you more, I'll talk to Alicia, alright? And ignore the rumors, I bet it's just the Slytherins from when you punched Pansy in her face two weeks ago." Fred said with a smirk.
"I love you too, I'll talk to Marietta," Kagome sighed.
Fred moved his arms around Kagome's smaller form as her's encircled his waist, "you let me and George deal with these rumors, the important thing is we know the truth."
"Why not just tell the truth?" Kagome asked as Fred handed her her books and swung his arm around her shoulders.
George walked back into the room as the hall started filling with students and teachers, "it's Hogwarts, you know the boring truth isn't as fun as a dramatic lie."
'Isn't there enough drama with the Triwizard Tournament?' Kagome grimaced.
Fred pulled his arm from Kagome's shoulder dipping his head to give her a kiss and walking down the hall opposite of Kagome, "alright, how do we deal with Slytherin's this time?"
George threw Kagome a wink before they bent their heads and walked to the Gryffindor Common Room, Kagome disappearing down the halls to the Ravenclaw Tower as whispers and pointed stares followed them.