"Aalina," Fred paused and took in a deep breath of air she could tell he was nervous.
"Yea?" she asked getting freaked out Fred never got nervous about anything, this couldn't be good. What if he was thinking of a way to break up with her, they'd been together so long. Lord he couldn't break up with her, she would be broken forever.
Fred knew she was freaking out since he was, he knew her to well. But he stopped them and smiled at her then got in front of her and got on one knee. "Aalina Phillips, will you make me truly the happiest man in the whole universe." He said taking out the ring. "Will you marry me?" he asked her, even though he already knew the answer. He'd wanted this to be special and he was pretty sure she would never forget this.
Aalina's free hand went up to her forehead. "Oh my god Fred." She said tears in her eyes. "Of course I will. It would be amazing to marry you." She said, then felt a ring being slipped on to her finger and being picked up off her feet and spun around. She wrapped her arms around his neck and smiled.
"I love you." She told him looking him in the eye, though right now she felt like she was yelling to the world. Well she was kind of. She was yelling it to her world since otherwise he wouldn't have heard her over all the 'aws' and 'how sweets' that were going on behind them.
"I know." Was his reply before he sat her back on the ground then pressed his lips to hers, giving her the most passionate kiss he'd ever given her in the time they had been dating. It was more passionate than the first time they kissed after they confessed their love for each other. Of course that was a whole different reason. But she still had never forgotten it. Since everything involving Fred had to be done in some way where she wouldn't be able to forget them, like the first time they met, or this, the time he told her he loved her, even her birthdays.
"Fred I couldn't be happier right now." She said and ran her fingers though his hair when they pulled apart. And her happiness wouldn't go away until the battle of Hogwarts.
Even during the time that they were all in hiding, though she couldn't wait until it was over and they could pick up on life where they'd left off. Though it never happened since once the battle started she got an awful feeling and she didn't know what it was. She'd told Fred and he'd decided that it was just because they were in a war, since he had a bad feeling about it as well so she tried to ignore it.
Most of the night was a blur to her, since all she could think about was keeping herself and those she loved safe. But then it happened she's grabbed Fred's hand terrified they were so close to the end so close to everything they'd wanted. She told him one last time that she loved him then he'd cupped her face in his hands and kissed her.
"Love I'm going to help George but I promise I'll meet up with you when this is all over okay. And I love you more than life itself, I would die to keep you safe. And kill every one of these bastards with my bare hands if they take you from me." He told her and kissed her again then ran off. It was the last time she saw him alive.
Within moments her life took a spin for the worst. She'd snapped out of the daze Fred had set in her then headed off in the same direction he'd headed in, with the intention to find Ginny. Instead she was one of the first to notice him, and while everyone else seemed interested in Harry still being alive, she let out a wail and walked up to him before collapsing to his body and grabbed his hand. She begged him to get up. Shook him some, everything but it didn't work and she felt her heart breaking more.
"Fred you can't leave me. I need you." She said through tears. "
She didn't even notice George walk over and wrap his arms around her, or anything anyone said to her. All she could see was Fred's dead body in front of her and all she could hear was him telling her he loved her and would meet up with her when it was all over.
Aalina didn't know what she was supposed to do since he was gone. And she crawled up to him and nuzzled her face in his neck. "Fred please get up." She said quietly and wished by telling him to get up then he would. But it didn't seem to be working. And that was the part that kept tearing at her heart. That he wasn't getting up. Ever again, and it killed her on the inside even more that he was smiling, like he'd just made a joke. Which knowing Fred he had just made a joke. But she would never get to hear it from his lips.
"You okay love?" George asked quietly but hoping he was loud enough to pull Aalina from whatever she was thinking about, since it seemed to be something bad, because she seemed upset, of course George had a pretty good idea what she was thinking about.
Aalina came out of her thoughts and looked up at George. "I'm fine." She whispered then lay back on the bed and pulled the cover up over her body. Not really caring if George lay next to her or not. Right now she was just mad at herself for even beginning to think about it. And she wasn't even sure why it popped up in her head.
Sure she didn't wear her engagement ring anymore, but there was nothing wrong with that. Fred was gone and it was pointless for her to hold on to him, she needed to move on. And there was no way she could be thinking this because she felt bad about kissing George and she felt like she was still committed to Fred. She hoped anyways. Because Fred was gone he wasn't coming back. There was nothing wrong with what happened with her and George.
Or at least she hadn't seen anything wrong with what she and George had done. This was all just driving poor Aalina insane, and she was getting tangled in something she really didn't want to be tangled in.