Fred laid in bed with his arm in the sling. It was rather painful, and yet he couldn't sleep. In fact, he was just laying there and thinking to himself. He was thinking about Danika and how he had been so mean to her. He had never been so mean to someone before. "Why am I so mean to her?" he thought. "First, I make fun of her nickname. Then, I'm upset at her for putting my shoulder back in place when she was helping. I didn't have to take that hit for her so it was my fault. I was rude to her and she still said thanks after everything." Then, it hit him. "I like her." He thought.
He continued to lay in his bed and think to himself some more. "But why do I like her? I don't know much of anything about her except she's muggle born and her parents have died. She's my sister's age and was in Hufflepuff. I wish I knew more about her," he thought. Then, a physical image of Danika popped into his head. "Those long legs. Her beautiful face. Her plump, pink lips and her eyes. Her green eyes which sparkle like emeralds."
Fred couldn't stop thinking about her, but he snapped back to reality when he heard two popping sounds downstairs. Then, he heard many footsteps running down the stairs. He slowly took himself out of bed so he wouldn't cause his shoulder a lot of pain. He made his way downstairs and saw Harry and Hermione had arrived. They were all greeting each other and Fred noticed Danika was kind of the outsider. He figured she didn't know Harry or Hermione and he felt kind of bad for her.
He saw Ginny and Harry kissing and hugging. Ron and Hermione were doing the same and it made him feel jealous. He was older then all four of them, and yet he was single. He didn't understand this, and then he turned to look at Danika. He could tell she seemed annoyed with the happy couples by the look on her face. "I want to kiss her lips." He thought, but was soon distracted.
Harry finally pulled himself away from Ginny and turned to Fred. "What happened to you mate?" He asked, looking at Fred's arm in the sling.
"We were playing Quidditch and a Bludger hit me." Fred explained.
"Yeah. He saved Danika here," mentioned George, patting Danika on the back. "He fancies her." He joked.
Fred's cheeks turned red and he could tell Danika was blushing as well. "Shut up, George." He demanded.
"Or what? You'll beat me up with your one good arm?" George joked, laughing.
"That's enough dears," said Molly Weasley, giving them all a stern look. "Dinner is ready."
Everyone huddled around the kitchen table. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were on each end of the table as usual. Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny all squished in together on one side of the table, while Harry, Hermione, and Danika sat on the other side. Harry sat across from Ginny, Hermione across from Ron, and Danika across from Fred. Everyone started filling his or her bowls full of a hearty stew Mrs. Weasley had made. Everyone dug in as if they were starving and hadn't eaten in weeks.
Fred looked around at everyone and he saw the happy couples smiling at each other. Then, he felt someone rubbing his foot and leg. He concluded they were trying to play footsie with him because they thought it was their significant other. After a few seconds, the leg pulled away and Fred decided he was going to have a little fun with the situation. He leaned down a little bit and stretched his leg across the table. He found a leg and he hoped it was Harry's to try and freak him out. Fred slowly rubbed his foot against the other person's foot. Then, he slowly made his way up the person's lower leg. He was trying not to let out a laugh as he noticed how smooth the leg was. "Does Harry wax his legs?" he wondered. "Maybe Ginny wanted him to."
Danika looked at Ginny, Ron, Hermione, and Harry. "Umm. I don't mind if you guys want to play footsie, but can you please refrain from it involving me." Danika stated.
Fred quickly retracted his leg, which caused him to bump his knee on the table while the other four glanced at each other, wondering who had rubbed Danika's leg. "Ow!" Fred exclaimed from bumping his knee.
They all turned to look at him in concern. "Are you alright dear?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Yeah. Just my shoulder." Fred lied.
"Maybe you should rest then dear." She suggested.
"I'm fine." He said secretly rubbing his knee under the table.
The rest of the dinner was mainly discussing what everyone would be doing after summer vacation. Ron and Harry would be returning to the Auror department because there were still a few followers of Voldemort who needed capturing. Hermione would be returning to the Ministry for her post in the Wizarding Law Enforcement, while Ginny and Danika would be going to school to become Healers. Fred already knew all of this so he was looking down at his bowl of food and moving it around with his spoon. He quietly thought to himself. "I rubbed her leg. I rubbed the leg of the girl I like and she thought it was someone else."
After dinner, they all went into the living room to talk while Mr. and Mrs. Weasley stayed in the kitchen to clean up the dishes. Harry and Ginny sat on one sofa, while Hermione and Ron sat on another. George and Fred sat in chairs next to each other while Danika sat in a beanbag-looking chair across from them. Fred didn't pay much attention to the conversations. He watched Danika as she pulled out a notebook and a pencil. She was drawing something and he wondered what it was. He watched as she bit the end of her pencil as if she was thinking for a moment. He even saw her look up at him a few times and then glance back at the paper. "Is she drawing me?" He wondered.
Fred stood up from his chair and walked over to her. He tried to take a peak at the notebook to see what she was drawing. "What are you drawing?" He asked.
"N-Nothing." She said, pulling the notebook to herself and hiding the drawing.
"Come on. Let me see." Fred pleaded.
"No." She said simply.
Fred had no idea what came over him, but he knelt down and started tickling her with his free arm. "Come on!" He exclaimed, tickling her on her sides.
Danika squirmed and laughed loudly. "No!" She shouted.
Fred wasn't much of a threat with only the one arm because he couldn't hold her down. Danika managed to break free and she ran for it. She held the notebook against her body with one arm and ran up the stairs. Fred chased after her. "I'm gonna get you!" He exclaimed.
Danika made it to her room and she locked the door. This didn't do much good because Fred pulled out his wand and pointed it at the lock. "Alohamora." He said and the door unlocked.
He put his wand back in his back pocket and opened the door. He walked in, closed the door, and saw Danika still clenching the notebook to herself. He tickled her again and she started laughing so hard, she fell onto her bed. He sat on her, pinned her down, and kept tickling her. At this point, she was laughing uncontrollably and gasping for air. "Stop!" She exclaimed, between breaths.
Fred smirked. "Never." He said.
Danika squirmed uncontrollably, trying to break free from him. She still managed to cling the notebook to herself with one arm, but her other arm accidentally hit his shoulder. Fred groaned and fell on the floor. Danika dropped her notebook and knelt down to him. "I'm so sorry!" she exclaimed. "Are you alright?"
Fred pretended to be in more pain then he really was. He was tricking her so she would drop the notebook. He snatched it off of the floor and looked at the drawing. There was a sketch of him on the paper. He could tell it wasn't finished because there was no shading, but it actually resembled him. He wondered why she had chosen to draw him of all people though. Danika seemed embarrassed as he looked at the drawing. "It's not finished." She said quietly.
"It's pretty good. Can I see it when it is finished?" He asked.
Danika smiled. "Sure. Now let me help you up." She offered.
She took the notebook from him and placed it on the bed. Then, she used all of her strength to help him up. "Thanks," he said, smiling at her. "I better go get ready for bed now."
"Me too." She said.
Fred stood there for a moment. He wanted to say something remotely smart, but he couldn't think of anything. Then, Danika shocked him by kissing him on the cheek. "Good night." She said quietly as her cheeks turned slightly pink.
"Good night." Fred said.
Fred walked out of her room and ran his fingers over his cheek. He smiled and then went to his room where he changed and went to sleep. His mind was drowning with dreams of her.