Angelina, Katie, Fred, and Lee nodded there farewells as Alicia and George turned to walk away. To everybody's surprise, George grabbed Alicia's hand and linked it with his on their way back inside.

Alicia knew she must look ridiculous, but she just couldn't stop smiling. She and George were holding hands! She could definitely get used to this. A few girls looked at Alicia with what only could be described as loathing. Alicia tried to ignore them and turned to George.

"I haven't eaten all day. Do you think we could get food somewhere somehow?" Alicia asked ignoring the look of disapproval George was giving her.

"Ali, didn't you hear what Madam Pomfrey said—"

"Yes, yes I know! But I didn't wake up until late," Alicia said looking up into his eyes. George stared at her.

"Um…George?" Alicia asked when she was started to get uncomfortable under his gaze. To her surprise George started blushing turned away. But George never blushed!

"Come on," he said grabbed her hand again and pulling her into an empty corridor.

"Where are we going?" Alicia asked as George pulled her around another corner.

He glanced around to make sure no one was near them and he leaned in close to her face. "I'm taking you to get food, but no one knows about this except for Fred and I so you can't tell anyone," he whispered.

Alicia tried to ask more questions but George kept shushing her so she decided to just trust him. Finally, they reached a portrait of a big fruit bowl. "George, I meant real food."

"I know that Alicia, I'm not that daft," George said rolling his eyes at her and turning back towards the painting. He then reached out and tickled the pear which then began to giggle, squirm, and then turned into a big green door handle. He pulled it open, pushing Alicia in before him.

"What on earth?" Alicia asked as she soon surrounded by house elves offering her food and asking her what she wanted.

"Well…take your pick!" George told her as her took a cookie from a near-by elf.

Alicia was stood there with her mouth open for a few moments and then said, "George, what—how—how do know about this?"

George moved closer to her. "Only Fred and I know about this so you can't tell anyone."

Alicia grinned and took a step closer to him. "You said that already. You know what? Sometimes, you truly are incredible."

He leaned towards her until their foreheads were touching. "I'm always incredible," he whispered causing her heart to flutter.

George then turned around grabbing all the food he could carry from the elves and bounded out the door. Alicia mumbled her thanks to the house elves and quickly left to follow George.

She peered down the corridor but George was nowhere to be seen. It was a long hallway so he couldn't have gone too far.

"George?" Alicia called as she began walking in the direction they had come. She didn't exactly know the way back and if George had left her he was certainly going to be in trouble once she found her way back.

She was halfway down the corridor when she suddenly pulled into a small, dark, empty room. Alicia let out a scream as the door closed and she was engulfed in darkness. A hand slapped over her mouth.

"Oy, shut up Ali! Are you trying to get us caught?" came George's voice.

"George!" Alicia said as he removed his hand and began lighting candles around the room with his wand.

She was just about to yell at him when she spotted the food he had taken over on a nearby desk. "What is this place?" she asked as she began to eat a pumpkin pasty.

George has finished lighting the candles and was sitting on a desk opposite of her. He was leaning on the wall in the most attractive way and Alicia thought he looked like a model.

"Some sort of storage space I expect," he said watching her. Their weren't very many candles so the room was still a little bit dark and he couldn't see her face.

The idly chatted about school while Alicia ate but once she was done an awkward silence filled the room. Alicia walked over and sat on the desk next to George. She brushed all of hair her to one side and leaned back against the wall.

George looked at the soft skin of her cheek and her neck and felt the urge to brush hand against it. She turned and looked at George, a soft smile on her lips. George's stomach was in knots as her deep brown eyes bore into his blue ones.

Hers lips were the perfect shade of pink and at that moment George would like nothing more than to kiss them. But he held back. Alicia wasn't just any girl. He was his best friend. He didn't want to ruin their friendship. He couldn't understand why he was so nervous. George was never nervous about kissing girls.

Alicia felt she might faint at the closeness of Georges face to hers. She was finding that the closer she was to George the harder it became to breath. She stopped breathing all together when George leaned forward. They were just a hair apart when there was a banging on the door. Filches muffled voice came from behind it.

George leaned away and pulled Alicia to the corner of the room pushing her underneath an old coffee table. He climbed on top of her and with swish of his wand he quickly extinguished the candles, and not a second too soon.

Filch burst through the door as the last candle went out.

"Who's there?" Filch bellowed into the dark room.

George held his breath and tried to ignore Alicia who was pressed against him in all the right places. He hoped that Mrs. Norris, that stupid cat, wasn't with him because if she was they would certainly be caught.

Filch walked into the room and stood directly in front the coffee table that they were underneath. George tried to scoot closer to the wall.

To their relief, Filch turned away and began his way back to the door. About halfway across the room there was a huge crash. George and Alicia squinted through the darkness and saw Filch sprawled across the floor. Alicia began to snicker and George quickly covered her mouth with his hand while trying to stifle his own laughs.

"Stupid bloody desk!" Filch exclaimed as he hobbled the rest of the way out, slamming the door behind him. They waited until his footsteps died away and then burst out laughing.

The room was pitch black so neither of the two could see each others faces but when George's lips accidentally brushed Alicia's, he was thankful she couldn't see the blush he knew was creeping up his cheeks.

"Sorry," George said moving out from under the coffee table and away from the presence of Alicia's warm body.

"Wait!" Alicia squealed grabbing George's hand. "Stay close to me or I'll get lost."

George rolled his eyes, "Because this room is so huge, right?"

Alicia grabbed his other hand so he was walking backwards facing her. "Shut up. I don't like being in the dark alone."

George didn't reply but she could sense that he was smiling. She was just about to ask him something when, CRASH! George's hands left hers as he tripped backwards over the same desk Filch had tripped over moments ago.

Alicia lost her balance and fell right on top of him.

"Ouch!" George whined from underneath her. He could feel her body shaking with laughter.

"What is so funny?" George asked in an annoyed voice.

Alicia laughed even harder. "Stupid bloody desk!" she said imitating Filches voice.

George chuckled as Alicia climbed off of him. "Come on, let's go. Where are you?" Alicia asked feeling around for George.

"Oh…sorry!" Alicia said grabbing George's face after she accidentally poked him in the eye.

George rubbed his eye and grabbed her hand leading her to the door.

"At this rate I'm going to end up in the hospital wing with all of your abuse!" George teased, squinting at the light as he opened the door.

"Aww, does little Georgie need a kiss?" Alicia said stepping through the door.

George put his arm over her shoulder as they began to make their way back towards to Gryffindor tower.

"Why yes, I most certainly do," George said turning his cheek towards Alicia. To his dismay Alicia pushed his cheek away.

Alicia laughed at the disappointed look he gave her. "Well I'll be sure to tell Millicent Bullstrode just as soon as I see her!"

George pretended to choke. "Oh, don't even say that!"

"Oh come on, I see the way she looks as you during herbology."

The two friends continued to talk and before they knew it they were they were at the portrait hole. Alicia quickly gave the password and the portrait swung open.

George slapped her behind as she climbed up into the Gryffindor common room. He laughed when she swatted his arm.

George moved to follow her and she turned around and pushed him back out. His foot was still partly on the portrait hole so he once again he found himself on the floor.

Alicia laughed loudly when she turned around. "George what on earth are you doing down there?"

"Oh very funny," George scoffed as Alicia came back out the help him up. But when Alicia grabbed his arm to pull him up he ended up pulling her down on top off him.

Alicia was about to say something but she found that she couldn't. George was giving her "the smirk"…it made her insides melt every time.

"Well don't mind me," The Fat Lady snapped, bringing Alicia out of her daze. She quickly rolled off George laughing, and bounded into the common room.

"Whoa, where is everyone?" George asked with he entered the common room after Alicia to find the room empty.

"Is it dinner time already?" Alicia asked curling up on her favourite arm chair.

George walked and stood in front of her. "What are you doing in my chair?"

Alicia huffed. "I don't know what you're talking about. This is my chair," she told him stubbornly.

He gave her his evil grin. "Yeah we'll see about that."

Alicia squealed as he tried to push her out of the chair.Alicia wouldn't budge so George ended up sitting on her lap instead.

"Oh, this is really comfortable," Alicia said sarcastically as George leaned to the side to look at her.

"I quite agree," George replied.

Alicia rolled her eyes and shifted underneath him.

"Would you give me a massage?" George asked.

"You expect me to give you a massage?" Alicia asked trying not to smile. George grinned at her.

"Oh, don't do that," Alicia sighed, turning away from him.

"What?"

She turned back towards him. "You know I can't stand it when you smile at me like that."

George laughed. "That's because you love me."

Alicia chose to ignore his last comment and began to massage his back.

"I'm not you're slave you know."

"Oh, how I wish you were," George said relaxing as Alicia's hands climbed up his back.

Alicia blushed.

"And in more than one way," George added quietly but Alicia heard him.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Alicia asked coyly.

"You are my sex slave."

"George!"

"What?"

Alicia scoffed at him. "Don't be dirty."

"You like it when I'm dirty."

"Shut up!" Alicia laughed, swatting his head.

Alicia moved her hands up to his shoulders and began kneading them slowly. George moaned loudly.

"That feels so good," George said, feeling as if he had died and gone to heaven.

Alicia sighed. "You know you're going to owe me a massage after this right?"

"Yes, that's what I was hoping for," George said cheerfully. Turning around and looking at her suggestively.

Alicia rolled her eyes. "Face front you randy prat."

"You know this just is not doing it for me," George said standing up.

Alicia looked insulted. "Excuse me?"

George took off his shirt. "There, that's better."

The air seemed to leave Alicia as she gaped at George's chiseled abs. She finally realized what she was doing and quickly closed her mouth.

"George!" she whispered urgently, "What on earth are you doing? Put your shit back on, someone could come in here!"

George shook his head and waved her off. "Nah, everybody is a dinner, they won't be back here for another twenty minutes or so," he said as he turned to sit down on her again.

Alicia stared at the muscular back in front of her. Oh my gosh…oh…my gosh.

"Aleeesha…I'm waiting," George said in a sing song voice.

She took a deep breath and resumed her massage. The incredible urge to rap her arms around his bare stomach came over her but she quickly pushed that thought away.

"Shouldn't we be going down to dinner?"

George didn't answer. He was too busy enjoying the feel of Alicia's soft hands on his bare skin. It doesn't get any better than this, George thought blissfully. He vaguely recalled her asking him something.

"Huh, dinner? We can go down to the kitchens later tonight."

Alicia's hands were getting tired so she lightly dragged her finger tips up and down his back.

"Oh, jeez," George groaned, sitting up straighter as her hands went near his sides. It tickled but he by no means wanted her to stop. "Ali, you are so damn good at this."

Alicia blushed. George only swore when he was really mad or really happy. She decided he'd had enough massaging.

"What did you stop for?" He asked turned around and looking at her.

The disappointed look on his face made Alicia smile. "My hands are tired. And your muscles are too big."

"What are you talking about? My muscles are the definition of perfect!" George stated, standing up to stretch.

Alicia rolled her eyes and stood up as well, rubbing her legs. George was pretty heavy. In her opinion his muscles were perfect but she wasn't about to let him know that.

"I suppose it's your turn now," George said, smiling mischievously.

"What?"

"Lay down on the floor."

"What! Why?" Alicia asked, looking at him like he had gone mad.

George sighed impatiently. "Your massage."

"Right now? Why do I have to lay on the floor?"

"Just do it. It'll be easier that way," George told her while she grabbed a pillow to put her head on.

"Oh, well thanks for telling me that. I really enjoyed your two tons sitting on me."

"Stop your complaining and lay down already!" George said poking her in the stomach.

Alicia glared at him, but got on the floor anyways. George climbed on top on her so that he was straddling her.

When Alicia felt George sitting on her backside she leaned up and tried to turn around. "What are you doing?"

George pushed her head back down into the pillow. "Be quiet."

George began his massage and Alicia let out a squeal of surprise. "Are those your hands?"

"Of course they're my hands you dunderhead."

"How are you doing that?"

"What? This?" George asked pushing his knuckles into her lower back.

"Oh gosh…yes, that." Alicia said closing her eyes and relaxing into the pillow.

After a few moments Alicia spoke again. "Do you always have to sit on me?"

George moved up to her shoulders and Alicia moaned. "You're quite comfortable you know," George told her, smirking.

Alicia turned around underneath him so she was lying on her back facing him. She tried to ignore the fact that he was still shirt-less. "You know what? I don't want to use up all of my massage right now." She tried to push him off but he wouldn't budge.

"What are you talking about?" George questioned, looking puzzled.

"You can give me the rest of my massage some other time, now get off me," she said, once again pushing at his bare chest.

George put his hands over hers, giving her his evil grin. "Sorry, I don't think so."

He reached down to tickle her and Alicia gasped. She grabbed his hands and tried to reason with him. "No! No, wait one second. Er…we can't do this right now!"

"And why is that? Because you always lose?"

"I do not always lose!" Alicia said, crossing her armed in front of her chest.

George started to tickle her again.

"Wait! WAIT!" Alica yelled, slapping at George's hands. "If I win, you have to give me massages for a week!"

"And if I win?" George asked raising his eyebrow at her.

"Umm…"

"You kiss me."

"WHAT?" Alicia exclaimed sitting up.

But George had already begun tickling her. Alicia rolled back onto her stomach and wiggled out from underneath George. She tried to crawl away but George grabbed her ankle and pulled her back towards him.

Alicia turned around and slapped him.

"Ow! Damn…what was that?"

Alicia laughed and took the opportunity to pounce on him. "I win!" she yelled from sitting on George. Just then the portrait hole opened, and in came Fred, Lee, Katie, and Angelina.

For the first few moments they all just stared at each other.

"What in Godric's name are you two doing?" Fred asked, looking scandalized.

Katie and Angelina burst into laughter. The group came and sat on the couch in front of the two.

"Oh, please continue…don't mind us!" Lee said making himself comfortable.

Alicia bit her lip and tried to think of a god excuse. They would never believe her if she told them what they were actually doing. "Oh, we were just…"

Suddenly, George pushed her back so he was the one on top again. He leaned in close and whispered so only she could hear, "I won." And with that, he bounded up to the boys' dormitories leaving Alicia to explain. She tried to wipe off the stupid smile that had plastered itself on her face. She was going to kill George.

"So I guess you guys have finally paired up?" Angelina asked excitedly.

Alicia sighed from where she lay, sprawled across the floor. "No!"

"You mean to tell us that George was half naked with you straddling him and you both aren't together?" Fred asked, looking suspicious.

"He was giving me a massage and I swear if you lot ask if me if George and I are an item one more time, someone is getting slugged and it's not going to be me."

"Alicia…massages are usually on your back," Katie said, smirking.

Alicia groaned and covered her face with her hands. "It was on my back! Ugh, I don't want to go through this right now…go ask George."

Lee stood up. "Alright, let's go pester George…I still don't understand how what you two were doing could in anyway be innocent…" Lee said heading towards the boys' staircases, Angelina and Katie followed him.

"Coming Fred?" Angelina asked, turning around.

Fred shook his head. "No, I'll talk to George later."

Angelina nodded and continued her way up the stairs. Once they were all gone, Fred turned to Alicia.

"Alright, Alicia, it's time to tell Uncle Fred what's going on between you and my amazingly attractive brother," he said, pulling Alicia onto the couch next to him.

Alicia leaned into Fred as he put his arm around her. "I don't know," she answered truthfully.

"Well then, let me inform you! You and George are absolutely bonkers about each other but have yet to act on your feelings, so instead, you both drive everyone crazy with your insane flirting sessions and refusal to accept that you are made for each other."

"Fred."

"I'm just being honest. You know you like him," said Fred, poking her in the ribs.

Alicia sighed. "I guess I do," she shrugged, admitting it for the first time.

"Wonderful! One down, one to go!"

"What are you talking about?" Alicia asked as Fred smiled at her triumphantly.

"Well now all I have to do it get George admit his undying love for you and you'll be snogging each other senseless in no time," Fred explained as if it was to most obvious thing in the world.

Alicia looked surprised. "But George doesn't like me."

"Are you blind? When George flirts with you, it's not just for the sport."

"George flirts with everyone."

Fred shook his head. "Yes, but does he flirt without a shirt? I highly doubt it."

Alicia looked like she was about to argue but Fred shushed her.

"Alicia, sweetheart, trust me, I'm his brother. We are practically the same person. He only flirts with those other girls because he needs to keep his flirting skills in tip-top condition for when it's time to flirt with you!"

Just then, George came back downstairs (wearing a shirt again), along with Katie, Lee, and Angelina.

"Look, I'll prove it to you," Fred whispered to Alicia as the group approached. Fred pulled Alicia closer so she was practically on top of him."What are you doing!" Alicia whispered back. Fred pinched her and told her to shut up.

George came over with a smile on his face but when he saw Fred and Alicia, it quickly faded.

"So George, did you straighten them out?" Alicia asked as Fred took her hand in his.

"What?"

"So you were telling the truth, Alicia? Massages? That's a pretty good excuse…hey Katie, want a massage?"

"Shut up, Lee," Katie and Alicia said in unison.

"Alicia, could I talk to you in private for a second?" Fred asked meaningfully.

Alicia nodded and walked over to the far end of the room hand in hand with Fred. Once they were out of earshot, Fred looked at her smirking.

"See? He's completely jealous."

She glanced over to wear George sat. Katie, Lee, and Angelina were talking to him but his eyes were on her. He didn't look too happy.

"I dunno…" Alicia said, sounding uncertain.

Fred sighed. "He's going to kill me for this…look at me."

Alicia looked at him and he took her face in his hands. She vaguely noticed that they now had the attention of Katie and Angelina as well. He leaned in closer.

"Fred!" Alicia whispered, trying to remember that this wasn't George.

"Shh, any second now," he leaned closer, "three, two…"

"FRED," George's voice rang out from across the room.

"I told you," Fred said, winking at Alicia and releasing her face. Alicia laughed and shook her head at the lengths people would go to get George and her together.

"Yes, George?" Fred asked nonchalantly.

"Get over here."

As Fred strutted over to his brother, Katie and Angelina hopped over to Alicia, with Lee not far behind.

"Uh-oh, what was that about?" Angelina asked looking over at the twins who were whispering urgently to each other.

"Fred wanted to prove that George liked me so he tried to make him jealous."

"Alicia, he did make George jealous…not to mention Angelina," Lee told them.

Angelina smacked him on the arm. "I was NOT jealous. I'm over Fred, I've told you that."

Katie shook her head. "Angelina, you went out with him in third year. Just because it didn't work out then, doesn't mean it won't work out now. You both have grown up a lot since then."

"Yeah, and I can tell Fred still likes you," Alicia added.

"So you can see Fred still likes Angelina, but you can't see that George is obsessed with you?" Lee asked incredulously.

"He's not obsessed with me!" Alicia said trying not to blush.

George and Fred seemed to have straightened things out, but George couldn't stop glancing over at Alicia. Fred decided he would move things along.

"Lee, come here for a second," Fred yelled across the room. Lee began to walk towards him but the girls weren't following.

"Lee!"

Lee stopped, confused. Fred raised his eyebrows and tried to make him understand what he was trying to do. Luckily, George was busy looking at Alicia so he didn't notice.

Finally, Lee got the picture. He turned back around and grabbed Katie and Alicia, dragging them over to Fred.

Fred rolled his eyes. Well that was sure discreet, he thought to himself.

The girls looked at him in annoyance.

"What?" Angelina asked.

"I wanted to give the love birds some time alone," Fred told them, smirking.

"Oh, well in that case," Lee started pushing Angelina towards Fred. Angelina elbowed him before he could finish.

The group turned and watched as George got up and approached Alicia. He came to stand in front of her and grabbed both of her hands. Alicia was smiling up at him.

"Oh, they are so sweet!" Angelina sighed as George whispered something into her ear. Alicia started blushing.

George nudged his head against Alicia's and Katie squealed with delight. Lee and Fred exchanged looks.

Alicia and George looked over at them. The group turned away quickly and pretended to be talking. They heard Alicia laugh.

"Where are you going?" Fred questioned as his brother and Alicia headed for the portrait hole, hand and hand.

"The kitchens," George said with a smug smile. "I won a prize earlier today and I intend to collect it."

Alicia shook her head smiling. "He didn't win anything, he cheated."

"I won square and fair!" George said looking scandalized.

"It's fair and square…and you only won after I won."

"Did not."

"Did too!"

"No I didn't."

"Yes, you did!"

"Nope, sorry."

"What on earth are you two going on about?" Angelina asked.

Alicia and George looked at them like they only just remembered they were there.

"Nothing," they said simultaneously.

"Er, we'll be back later," Alicia said edging towards to door.

"Don't bother waiting up," George added meaningfully as he followed her. Alicia turned around and smacked him on the arm.

"We'll be back soon, don't worry," Alicia told them, disappearing through the portrait hole. George followed her with an excited expression.

Katie raised her eyebrows. "Maybe we won't be needing our plan to get them together after all."