\\Blinding Love// (Fred Weasley Love Story) 15

So, it's the day before my wedding and I'm nervous. NO! Not nervous of commitment or anything, I'm worried about Cheryl, Danni, Draco, and the rest getting here without giving anything away! When last I heard from Cheryl, she said they had it under control. I couldn't wait to hear about it but, I was agitated all day and was made to stay upstairs and away from everyone downstairs.

No Ones Particular POV

Elise's friends had to do it today. They had to ask Voldemort for their own private conference. They all knew they had to play it cool and the girls knew their part. They were pros at it anyways. They were of course whiny, pleading, lying, needy girls and in this case, we'd love them for it if they could make Voldemort seal our deal if he was on the verge of agreeing to our terms.

The group was all sitting at the conference table, all quietly awaiting for Voldemort to allow them to speak. They all sat there, trying to block out the thoughts of Elise's wedding tomorrow. They all must have sat there, antsy and nervous when, he finally spoke. Voldemort's slim fingers interlocked with each other as he began to speak.

"Now, you've all told me you would like to ask me something. What would this happen to be about exactly?"

The group must have all been thinking the same thing. Even though they knew his tone was questionable, they were sure that if he had eyebrows, one would be raised up. The group all glanced at each other for a moment when Adrian began to speak.

"Well my Lord, the last time Elise was here, most of us, excluding Draco and Cheryl that is, didn't get to see her. Now, we are all very close to Elise and I personally think of her like a sister." Adrian paused for a moment, looking to Blaise.

"Yeah, and might I add my Lord that we are all concerned for her being there without...people to keep her in her right mind." Blaise looked to Danni who spoke. She spoke loud and clear, which she didn't need to, she was sitting right next to Voldemort.

"She needs support and she needs friends to keep her sane! You've never seen her really flip out on a person."

Cheryl cut in. "Yeah, she's a psychopath when someone pushes the wrong buttons on her and I'm pretty sure she needs a source of relief for all the crap she has to put up with that Potter Posse hanging around her all the time." Voldemort sat back in his chair with a smirk.

"Are you all implying that you would like to leave to see Elise?" Everyone stayed silent as only a few of them actually nodded. Voldemort was smirking and they knew he was either conniving in his mind or he was just plain insane, which meant he was normal.

"Precisely my Lord except, we were thinking we'd have the whole day off tomorrow to spend with her. We had asked her if she'd be able to get away and she said she was pretty sure she could for a whole day without a lot of suspicion going on." Draco said smoothly and as calmly as he possibly could. Voldemort looked at his new band of followers and replied in the same manner as Draco had.

"I suppose. You all aren't actually doing anything so important that I need all of you here. Besides, I have the others to take care of anything I might need. Your wishes are granted." Voldemort waved the group off and they all bowed before leaving; a trait they had to get used to.

When the group all went upstairs for a quick moment, each let out their own sigh of relief out into the room.

"Did anyone feel their minds being pried at?"

No one said anything at Montague's question. Then Danni started freaking out.

"What if he saw into Elise's mind directly the last time she was here?! And he saw a lot of things! Like this wedding and us being involved in lying this whole time?! What if he's playing along and only really has something horrifying still yet to come?!" She gasped as she panted from getting worked up.

Everyone stared at each other, hoping that that wasn't the case.

Back to Elise's POV

"Hey babe." Fred greeted as I came down for dinner.

"Hi Lizard mouth." I snickered as I sat next to him. Ginny, Hermione, and Harry chuckled as Ron frowned and George just shook his head.

"One of the most deadly prankers I've ever known and probably will know."

"Damn straight." I nodded as Fred grabbed my left hand with his right from under the table, squeezing it slightly.

"Aw, just look at you two! You two will be married tomorrow! It's unbelievable. Getting married before my two eldest." Mrs. Weasley scoffed but, in a happy way.

"Mum, stop pressuring them, they both might quit and run the opposite direction. Well, maybe Fred." George joked as Fred flung a spoonful of mashed potatoes in his face.

"Hey, hey, hey! No food fighting like what happened at school. Draco's not here." Everyone laughed as everyone filled the table and ate dinner.

Later that night, the one night Fred and I desperately wanted to be in each others arms, we were separated on purpose. I was going to sleep in the girls' room and Fred with the guys, like he had been doing. Hermione and Ginny though were all up in my business but, it was making me laugh.

"So, how many times have you and my brother done something naughty?"

"Ginny, by definition of naughty you mean intimate right?"

She looked amused yet disgusted in the same way. "Yeah."

"Let me think....I believe about seven times...More or less." I shrugged. Ginny looked like she was going to barf or burst out laughing.

"Are you serious?" Hermione asked, bewildered all the same.

"Of course not! I can't believe you two would believe that. I may be a 'bad' girl but I'm not THAT bad. I have my morals." I chuckled at them for thinking such sick things. The perverted horny girls...

I couldn't really sleep last night, but I did, more or less I would say. I felt fully energized anyways. It was about five in the morning when it dawned on me. The date....my heart seemed to stop for a few seconds before I gasped in a few breaths of air.

"OH MY GOD!" I hollered, waking up Hermione and Ginny.

"What?!" They were alarmed of course, you would be too if someone screamed and woke you up.

"It's my wedding day!!"

The two girls had huge smirks on their faces. "Well, it looks like it's time to get up!"

We three went down stairs after fully waking ourselves up and doing our morning routine. We found Mrs. Weasley awake and drinking a cup of coffee. She seemed startled when she saw us in the doorway.

"Oh! Couldn't sleep anymore dear?"

I shook my head. "I accidentally woke them up." I shyly smiled as I got myself a cup of coffee also. Dotty appeared and beamed up at me. "Would mistress like anything with her coffee?"

I shook my head. "No Dotty, I want you to rest up until later this afternoon so you can help me with my party later ok?" Dotty saluted her and disappeared into the hallway to wherever she was sleeping.

"Are you nervous dear?" I shook my head as Hermione drank a glass of orange juice and Ginny munched on a few crackers. "I have nothing to be nervous about. I might get a little emotional because that's just how emo I am." I giggled. "But, I love Fred and I have nothing to worry about."

"Yeah right. Why am I trying to kid myself?"

I told Mrs. Weasley and the two girls what I was notified about with my friends. "They said they would be arriving in town around one so, I have to go meet them. Of course, the guys would be ready already so I'll just send them straight to the location probably."

The day dragged on and everyone was antsy.

"Why did you have to have us agonizing over the time?" Hermione joked as I fixed my own nails and gave myself a pedicure. Hermione and Ginny were doing each others hairs.

"Don't worry; it's only fifteen 'til one. I'll be gone, my friends Cheryl and Danni will be in town, I'll go get them, we'll go to the plaza and get dressed and ready, you guys should be there by at least two so we girls can all have our pictures taken, then everyone else will be at the wedding by three or so. The last agonizing minute is for me and me alone." I laughed as I used magic to put on my French manicure itself while I cast the spell on my toes.

The time came for me to leave and I apparated to the train station where I had agreed to meet everyone. There they all were, Montague and Cheryl, Danni and Theo, Adrian, Blaise, and Draco, my three own bachelors I called them. I gave each one of them a hug.

"So glad you guys actually made it! You sure you're not being followed?"

They all nodded. "Yeah definitely. We've actually been around here all morning." Montague informed me. I smacked Draco.

"What was that for?" he glared at me.

"I just felt like smacking someone. Now, why didn't you guys tell me?!"

Cheryl scoffed. "Where were we going to get an owl to deliver the message?"

I sighed. "Well whatever, you guys are here now. Of course, I suspected all the guys to be dressed but, you two aren't. Here, you guys are going to be the first to the wedding. We're taking a cab to my old neighborhood." I was gleeful.

It wasn't so much of a cab, but a limo. Adrian patted me on the back. "You definitely are above all of us in style and class Ellie." he snickered.

I smirked. "I know, that's why you all love me."

When we all arrived at our destination, the girls went berserk with excitement. They were practically bouncing around the whole beach.

"I can't believe how this turned out Ellie! It looks exactly like what you drew!"

The guys wore smug faces. "Dang Elise, remind me to hire you for my wedding planner." Draco smiled.

"Well, you guys have work actually. I need you all to take these papers I have and make sure everything is exactly how I wanted it and it better look like it still."

I shoved the papers into Theo's hands. I walked back over to the Limo driver and told him his directions for picking up Hermione and Ginny and then going back for everyone else. I then dragged the girls to the plaza building where all my stuff was so I could get prepared for my big day.

As I slipped into my wedding gown, Cheryl helping me with the zipper and Danni fixing my hair while I did my own makeup, we waited patiently for the photographer. All the while, Cheryl and Danni were crying.

"I'm so happy for you! But, I know how you've told us that dream you keep seeing...do you think-"

"Shut up Cheryl! It's not going to happen." Danni glared, smacking Cheryl on the shoulder.

I shook my head. "I'm not sure what's going to happen. I believe this cursed ring that Voldemort gave me, sucked out all of my power. When Caim speaks to me, I can barely hear him. It's like I've gone deaf mentally." I frowned.

"But, you said your powers were evolving?"

"Not anymore Cheryl, OBVIOUSLY!" Danni said smacking Cheryl again.

"Stop hitting me! I'm going to get a bruise for the picture!" she cried out. Caim then appeared on my lap.

"What the bloody hell Caim?"

"I can get in here anyway I want. I'm an animorpher."he rolled his eyes at me and I did the same.

Cheryl and Danni raised their eyebrows at Caim but waved his mysterious appearance off. Soon the photographer came, along with Hermione and Ginny as well. Cheryl and Danni welcomed them warmly as we all took pictures, both serious, happy, and goofy. Everyone seemed to be getting along and I had a good feeling in my stomach. Cheryl and Danni didn't really want to wear arm gloves but, of course, to keep covered of their marks, even though everyone knew.

Everyone was here now. I stood in the back, behind a bush with Danni and George who was Fred's best man, Danni, my bridesmaid while Cheryl and Harry were on the other side. The two couples walked ahead as the tune I'd heard so many times on movies came to play. When they arrived at the altar, I began my slow, agonizing walk. There was my beloved, my friends, everyone from the order, and I felt like fainting. I was smiling though because wolf howls and growls came from the boys. I started laughing when I rolled my eyes at them. I didn't wear a train because I hate those stupid things and I didn't want to mess up my hair.

Fred and I stared at each other with loving eyes. How I wish I could know what he was thinking, too bad stupid Voldemort stole my power...bloody git! I must have zoned out because next thing I knew I heard the Pastor asking for the rings when Caim trotting up valiantly as an ebony color horse with a white pillow tied onto his back, the rings sitting still on the pillow. Everyone chuckled as they saw this. I rolled my eyes as Fred and I grabbed each others rings. It was time for our vows. I had completely forgotten mine but, I would make one up on the spot. Fred took my hands and began his little speech.

"Elise, ever since I met you that one day, first year on the train, I knew I was supposed to be with you. I was drawn to you because of the pranks you pulled the first week of school. I thought, 'What a crazy girl!' but, I began to like you. And then I made that bold move during Potions to talk to you and your potion blew up because I distracted you." I rolled my eyes, remembering that. "And it wasn't until I asked for your help with a prank on Filch did we actually become friends."

I smiled at him. He was so goofy because he was just speaking regularly. I looked into the audience and saw George snickering and nodding at all those events. Of course, he went wherever Fred went most of the time.

"We grew real close and I'd always liked you but, I never knew how hard you would be to read! But finally, after all this time, we're finally together and I wouldn't let anything separate us." He then placed my ring on my wedding finger as I still wore a smile on my face as I began to wing mine.

"Fred, when I met you that day on the train, I was just trying to be nice since I didn't really know anyone then. I truly just thought you were weird though yet interesting, in a way, I was drawn to you also. Of course, I thought you were stalking me for awhile but, found out you were just trying to ask me a question all that time. Of course, I figured that out with my powers which were stronger back then." I stared at my Slytherin friends who had a sort of frown on their faces.

"That one specific time in third year? Yeah, that was when I really discovered my feelings for you and how I really liked you. We were already really close friends by then and I felt as if I could trust you with anything, and I know I can now without much hesitation. Even though we live in a distorted time period, I would do anything to keep us together." I felt a sudden pain of sorrow shoot into my heart as I placed his ring onto his finger but I dismissed of it when the Pastor finally began to finish.

"Fred Weasley, do you take Elise Richards to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold until death do you part?"

"Sure do!" he smiled.

"And you Elise Richards?"

I shrugged. "I wouldn't be standing up here if I didn't want to."

The Pastor shrugged with a jokingly smile. "Well then kiss already."

Fred and mines lips locked into place immediately, both of us smiling into it as we both heard flashes and clapping and whistles go off. We walked down off the altar as people threw flower petals at us and gathered around us. Adrian, who was always like my big brother came up and picked me up off the floor.

"Relax now Ellie! The hard parts over! It's PARTY TIME!!"

Everyone began conversation as Fred and I walked hand in hand to the overhead tent for our party. Part one was over of our three part journey. Now came the test of everyone. The Death Eater Slytherin crew VS the Gryffindor Order. Would they pass or fail in trying to get together? I dreaded watching this part but, maybe a miracle would happen, or I'll go psycho on everyone.