Fell in Love Without You
Chapter 3: blah blah blah
Stop talk talk talkin' that
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Think you'll be getting this,
Nah, Nah Nah...
I woke the next morning to a foot to the face. This was followed by Angelina apologising profusely. I groaned and rolled over. I heard the bathroom door open and then someone started humming a wretched Celestina Warbeck song.
"Someone shut her up" I mumbled shoving the pillow over my face.
"Oh Sorry Avery! I didn't mean to wake you up" Annabelle said cheerfully. "I hope it's going to be a nice day today" She started humming the song again, loudly and obnoxiously through her nose.
People who like Celestina Warbeck are either old or nutters. Or have the soul of an old, unmarried woman in addition to being nutters. Which, now that I think about it...was Annabelle's case.
"Isn't it time you got up anyway Avery? I mean it seems to be getting kind of late and you'll miss breakfast" She spoke again, looking down at me lying on the floor. I rolled over to block her face out... and then she started singing.
Was this girl really like this, or was she trying to kill me?
"Alright, I'm up. For merlin's sake!" I pushed the covers off me and jumped up. I stomped into the bathroom, pushing past Ange on her way out.
"Woah! What are you doing up so early?" Angelina asked with a laugh. "You usually sleep till the last possible second and then rush around to get ready"
"Ask Miss Sunshine over there" I grumbled, throwing my thumb over my shoulder and gesturing to Annabelle. I slammed the door and turned the shower on.
No hot water came out.
"Sorry Avery, I think I may have used up all the hot water!" Annabelle's voice called through the door.
I wanted to scream. This could not be happening!
I growled and stepped into the luke-warm-almost-cold shower. After that awful experience, I stepped out and towelled myself off. I pulled on my uniform and studied my reflection in the mirror.
I was nothing like Annabelle. I was boring. I didn't bother with makeup and I rarely bothered doing my hair. I just threw it up into a ponytail to keep it off my face. I was boring and plain, and it had never bothered me before because I preferred to concentrate on substantial things like school work and hanging with my friends.
But now, with little miss perfect princess following me around everywhere...
I shook my head and opened the bathroom door.
"Ready for breakfast?" Annabelle chirped.
"Sure" I mumbled, swooping down to pick up my shoes and bag. I made for the door, hoping she wouldn't follow me.
"Not a morning person then, hey Avery?" Annabelle followed me. Damn it!
"Not really" I muttered, making my way into the common room and plonking down on the couch to put my shoes on.
"Woah look at this, who managed to get Avery out of bed on time?" Fred's voice made me smile slightly. I looked up and he put his arm around my shoulder.
"I guess I did... but she couldn't have been comfortable on the floor" Annabelle gushed. I rolled my eyes and stood up.
"Breakfast. Now" I demanded, walking away and letting Fred's arm drop to his side easily. I walked all the way to the Great Hall without saying anything to my friends. I sat across from Riley and picked up a slice of toast.
"What'd the toast do to you, A.V?" She chuckled, watching my violent butter spreading.
"Nothing" I muttered and stuck it in my mouth. Harry and Ron were watching me curiously, probably not used to me being up so early. I stuck my tongue out at them and they looked away, strange looks on their faces.
"Geeze, couldn't wait for us could you?" Fred grumbled, sitting down next to me. The rest of my friend's gathered around and took their usual seats. Annabelle however, was still standing and biting her lip, as though she didn't yet know where to sit. Fred smiled benevolently and slapped his hand down on the seat on the other side of him. Annabelle, looking both immensely pleased and relieved, immediately sat down and started her friendly inquiries.
"Sleep well, Fred?" she asked pleasantly, helping herself to a bowl of all-grain cereal
He nodded and smiled. "Yes, quite pleasant, my dearest. In fact, even more so than usual. I had a dream I was dating you." He grinned cheekily and Annabelle immediately blushed a deep pink.
"I-" she stammered.
"He's kidding" I said rather coldly, from across Fred's shoulder.
"O-oh" she said, looking down. "Right."
Fred gave me a look. "Ease off a little, will you?" he whispered. "I'm trying to make her feel welcome... you know... your job?"
I looked away, feeling a little guilty. "Sorry" I muttered.
He rubbed my back softly and I sighed, resting my chin on my arms. It was going to be a long day.
I saw McGonagall before class about the sleeping arrangement. She was quite surprised I hadn't been told I would have my own head girl's dorm at the very top of the tower and assured me that all my stuff would be moved there by tonight.
For this I was pleased. If she had said I had to room with Annabelle I would have been sick.
Transfiguration passed by with little event, unless you counted Alicia's yelp because Lee had pinched her arse as she returned to her seat from a bathroom break, or the scratching of Annabelle eager quill as she wrote down every syllable uttered by McGonagall, including the many "Mr. Weasley, kindly don't touch that's".
Apparently, Annabelle was quite smart. Ok she was very smart and now on top of concentrating on my 7th year work, I had to make sure she didn't beat me. Bright airheads were my least favourite kind of airhead.
The rest of the day past quickly, unfortunately, Annabelle happened to be in all my classes, so I had to put up with her.
"I thought that class would never end" Angelina sighed as we filed out of History of Magic.
"I know right... Binns really needs to give it up" I rolled my eyes and shouldered my bag.
"I don't think he was that bad" Annabelle smiled. "Very interesting, History"
I ignored her stupid comments and continued to walk. "So... what kind of girl does Fred go for?" Annabelle asked after a few seconds. I glanced at Angelina in surprise.
"Well... uh... someone who can have fun I guess" Angelina shrugged and looked at me.
"Every girlfriend Fred has ever had has been different from the last... He's not picky" I clarified. Annabelle was nodding and most likely taking down mental notes in her head. "I guess someone who can laugh at his jokes, and put up with his pranking..." I shrugged.
"So he's not a serious person?" She asked.
"He has his moments. If there is something important or serious, he'll be the first one to offer help or a shoulder to cry on" I smiled. "He's really sweet when he wants to be"
"Oh ok... How long have you two been friends?" Again another question.
"Uhm since we were kids. Our parents are close so my sisters and I were always pushed into spending time with the Weasley's" I answered. "Funny thing is, Fred used to drive me insane and I really didn't like him or George at all"
Angelina started laughing. "I remember that! You hated their guts"
I laughed too. Annabelle looked at us curiously. "What changed?"
"He took a detention for me and I decided he wasn't as vile as I first thought" I smiled remembering. In second year, I knocked over an entire shelf in the potions store room, and Snape had swooped in before I could do anything about it. I hadn't even realised Fred was in the store room until he stepped out from behind another shelf and laughed.
Snape, of course, assuming it had been Fred gave him a month's worth of detentions. Fred didn't even argue, instead winked at me and took the detention gracefully. We'd been friends ever since.
"Cute" Annabelle commented. I rolled my eyes and said the password to the fat lady. I stopped dead in the entrance to the common room as a giant canary flew past me.
"What the hell?" I exclaimed. To my left I saw Fred and George crowded around a group of first years.
"Skiving snack boxes..."
"One bite will have you sick in no time"
"Try a puking pastille"
"Or have a nose bleed nougat"
"FRED! GEORGE!" I exclaimed, marching over to them.
"A.V my love, care to try a ton tongue toffee?" Fred held the purple candy toward me.
"No! And you're not allowed to test products on the first years!" I exclaimed. George grinned up at me.
"Come on A.V, it's harmless" He shrugged easily.
"No George... don't make me give you two a detention" I sighed, brushing some hair off my face.
"You wouldn't Avery and you know it" Fred laughed, putting his arm around my waist and pulling me down to his lap. I squealed and tried to wriggle free but it didn't work. "Besides... the Fever Fudge was your idea" He wiggled his eyebrows at me and I blushed.
"As a JOKE!" I exclaimed. I could see Hermione Granger gaping at me. Her whole idolisation of being Head Girl was probably just crushed. But come on, she was Roe's best friend... she had to know what it was like to be swept up in the fun and games!
"What are these?" Annabelle asked as she and Angeline approached.
"Oh something Fred and George invented... want to try some?" I smiled sweetly and held a fainting fancy to her. Hopefully on her way down she'd hit her face on a desk or something.
"AH no, no don't try them..." Fred slapped my hand and I dropped the sweet. "They're joke products, not all that fun" He shot me a glare and poked me in the ribs.
"I'm sure they're plenty fun!" Annabelle gushed. She reached forward and picked up a blue on. "What does this one do?"
A chorus of 'NO!' and 'DON'T' was elicited from my friends as she popped the Nosebleed Nougat into her mouth.
"Oh no, don't do that" I said half heartedly as she chewed. George threw a box of tissues at Fred, who held them in anticipation.
"It's not doing anything..." Annabelle raised an eyebrow after she swallowed. Slowly but surely a trickle of blood traced its way down to her lip.
"You might want this" Fred handed her a tissue, throwing me another dirty look. I shrugged.
Annabelle put her fingers to her nose and blinked in surprise.
"My nose is bleeding" was all she said before she fainted.
I tried so hard not to laugh as Fred threw me off his lap to catch Annabelle before she hit the ground. Really, I tried hard.
"What happened to her?" Roe asked from the desk her and Hermione and Riley were sitting at.
"She ate a nosebleed nougat and then fainted when she saw the blood" I explained. In true Roe fashion, she burst out laughing. And because she burst out laughing, I couldn't help it and a snort escaped from behind my fingers.
"There we go... sit up... the nose bleed has stopped now" Fred soothed the blonde as he crouched over her. The quick-one had shoved both the cancelling end of the sweet down her throat as well as a cancelling end of a fainting fancy. It worked a treat.
"That... that was awful!" She exclaimed, blinking up at him. "Why would you invent something like that" She winkled her nose. First time I haven't seen her smiling.
"They're for our joke products range... to get out of classes" He said with a slight smile. Annabelle blinked a few times.
"Well I guess they are quite clever" She laughed. Fred smiled and helped her to her feet. She clung to him for dear life.
"I'm gonna go find my new room" I muttered to Roe, Hermione and Riley. "Wanna join me?"
"Sure" My sisters both agreed (Hermione was doing homework) and I picked up my bag to set off up the staircase.
Plea's Note:
Hi guys, sorry this took so long to get up... I've had family things to handle and it's all been a bit hectic. I've decided that I'll upload a story every day of the week and the weekends are my days off to write more and brain storm :)
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