"So?" Fred said looking at Skylar.
"So...?" She repated, confused.
"Where the bloody hell have you been!" Fred & George said in unision. Skylar laughed lightly and took a seat next to Fred her brain was moving a million miles a minute trying to think of an excuse.
"Oh I was just really uh- busy last year." Skylar said, feeling like a complete idiot after the words left her mouth. It was a poor excuse and she knew neither of them would buy it, but it bought her a few extra seconds to think of something a bit better. Fred and George both gave Skylar looks of disbelif. Skylar sighed and for a moment she considered telling them the truth, the real reason she didn't come back to Hogwarts for her 6th year and why she hadn't had the time to write them, after all these were her two best friends in the whole world. But she wasn't ready to tell them yet. "My um- my grandmother got really sick at the end of last summer so I went and lived with her last year and took care of her." It wasn't a complete lie, Skylar thought, I did go to stay with my grandmother, well of course it was only because my parents kicked me out, but still...and she did have a bit of a cold over the summer.
"Ohh." George said, beliving the story but he still had that lingering feeling that Skylar wasn't being competly honest with the two of them. "Well why didn't you just tell us?"
"I dunno." Skylar shrugged, tears welling in her eyes, damn hormones still acting up! she cursed silently.
"Is she doing okay now?" Asked Fred, concerned that Skylar looked on the verge of tears.
"Oh yeah-" Skylar sniffeled. "She's doing much better now." She said fourcing a smile.
"Thats good." George said.
Skylar nodded and stared out the window at the passing scenery.
The 3 of them spent most of the train ride laughing, catching up and planning pranks for the comming term.
"You looked tierd Sky" George commented.
"Yeah-I didnt get much sleep last night." Skylar said stiffeling a yawn.
"You can take a nap if you like." Fred said.
"Yeah, we still have a least an hour till we arrive at Hogwarts."
"Alright."Skylar said kicking her feet up and leaning her head on Fred's shoulder. "Be sure to wake me when we're almost there." She added.
As soon as Skylar closed her eyes she was in a deep sleep. George watched her chest rise and fall and watched the corneres of her mouth turn up into a small smile, he wondered what she was dreaming about, if there was any chance it was about him.
"You think she's telling us the truth?" Fred asked quitely.
"About what?"
"About why she didnt come to school last year, and why she was so 'busy'" Fred said sounding unconvinced.
"Of course." George said trying to sound confident in his reply, but he knew there was something Skylar wasn't telling them. "Why would she lie to us?"
Fred shrugged. "Dunno."
"Skylar- Sky." Fred said tapping her lightly to get her to wake up."Skylar" He said a bit louder when she showed no response.
"Is she okay- do i need to-" Skylar said quickly waking up and rubbing her eyes. "Oh wow-" SKylar said blushing, looking around a remebering where she was. "Gosh, i must have been in a deep sleep, I thought I was-...back home."
George chuckeled. "Your at Hogwarts!"
Skylar smiled and peered out the window, looking up at the grand Hogwarts castel. "Wow." She said softly more to her self than to either Fred or George, she had forgotten exatly how much she had missed this place. It brought back so many memories.
"I'm so glad your back!" Ginny smiled at Skylar from across the Gryfindor table.
"Me too!" Skylar grinned, looking around at all her old friends.
"Where were you again?" Asked Hermoine from across the table.
"Oh um- My grandmother was sick so i was taking care of her, she's better now though." Skylar said avoiding Hermoine's knowing eyes.
"Right..."
"Miss Emerson?" Came a shrill farmilair voice from behind Skylar.
"Oh hi Professor Mcgonagall." Skylar said turning around.
Professor Mcgonagall smiled stiffly. "Nice to see you again Skylar...this is from Proffesour Dumbeldoor." Mcgonagall said handing Skylar the neatly folded letter.
"Oh- thanks." Skylar said.
"What is it?" Asked Geroge.
Skylar shrugged and opened the letter slowly. She read it quickly and tucked it into her pocket. "Dumbledore just wants to talk to me after the feast."
"You just got back! How is it your already in trouble?" Ron laughed.
Skylar chuckled. "I don't think I'm in trouble..." Skylar froze suddenly, she found Georges hand under the table and gave it an inadvertent squeeze, time seemed to stand still as she made eye contact with a certain Slytherin across the Great Hall. Butterflies filled her stomach as Draco Malfoy smirked in her direction. She suddenly felt as if she might be sick.
"Are you alright?" Asked George.
"Oh um- yeah I'm fine. Sorry." Skylar said, and much to George's dismay she let go of his hand. "You look a bit pale."
"I'm fine really." Skylar said fourcing an airy laugh.
Skylar linked arms with Fred and George and skipped to the Gryfindor Common Room.
"Don't you have to go see Dumbeldor?" Asked Hermoine as she helped Skylar unpack her things.
"The letter said not till 8 O'clock." Skylar said folding a pair of jeans and placing in in a drawer.
"Ohh." Hermoine said staking her and Skylars spell books in neat stacks on their shared dresser. "So are you going to tell me what you were really up to all last year?"
"I told you Hermoine." Skylar said nervouslly. "I was with my grandmother, she was-"
"Sick." Hermoine finsihed for her. "I know you told us, but couldn't your parents have taken care of her while you went back to school?"
"Um- no. They're busy with work and stuff." Skylar lied.
"Alright." Hermoine sighed. "When you want to talk, I'll be here."
"I know." Skylar said softly, taking the opportunity to hide her photo album under her pillow, while Hermoine's back was turned.
"You two unpacked quickly." Skylar said, walking down stairs to the common room.
"We didn't." Fred grinned.
Skylar laughed and took a seat next to George on the comfy scarlet couch and closed her eyes. "Tired again already?"
Skylar laughed and nodded, keeping her eyes closed and wrapping her arms around George.
"Don't you have that meeting with Dumbledore?" Asked Fred.
Skylars eyes snapped open.
"Oh yeah! I competly forgot" She said hoping up. "I'll see you guys later!" Skylar called after them as she climbed through to potrait hole.
George sighed as he watched Skylar rush out.
"Sorry about that." Fred laughed, getting up and heading up the stairs towards the boys dorms.
"What?"
"Come on George. Its pretty obvious." Fred rolled his eyes.
George didn't respond, but stayed seated on the couch, thinking about Skylar. Was it that obvious that he was competly in love with her? Who wuoldn't be? He thought to himself. She was perfect. He thought about her perfectly full pouty pink lips, her curly black hair that fell just above her hips, her soft pale skin, sprinkeled with cute freckles, her enchanting bright green eyes, and her perfectly curvy body. Her sweet voice and innocent giggle played through his head. George wished more than anything he had the guts to tell her how he really felt, so they could finally be together like he dreamed. She just got back though, they hand't seen each other in over a year, George couldn't tell her yet, but soon, deffinatly soon.
George couldn't help thinking that, there was also something was different about her this year though, something had changed about her in that year she was gone. He just coulnd't put his finger on it.
still a bit of a cliff hanger (: muahahaha
hope everyone is enjoying still! messages & reviews are lovely!