Expectations of Approval

Chapter Twenty-Two: Aggression Issues

Anne sighs. "Fine, but no one else"

"I know, I know 'you're not made out of money.' Thank you for what you have done for them"

Anne roles her eyes. "Anyway I need to tell you-"

Anne continues to ignore Fred, Percy's family issues was not something she wanted to get involved with.

"I'm not going"

Oliver continued to talk over the details of the trip with Anne, completely ignoring Fred's interruption. He grew annoyed and tried again this time louder.

"I don't care what you say I'm not going to go visit the prat, I see him enough!"

"You're coming I tired of having this attitude from you, and so are Gorge and Ron, Ginny especially" Oliver tells Fred, the adds as an after thought. "I'll let your parents know how things are going to work out. You're coming"

"Why? I don't want to see that fussy git. He doesn't even act like a brother to being with-"

Anne steps forward quickly, hitting under Fred's chin with the flat of her hand, successfully quieting and disorienting him. With out a second thought she kicks his feet out from under him and takes out her wand aiming it at his trouht. "Silencio. I've had enough of your insistent prattle, it's obvious to me you don't know the first thing about you brother if I know him better than you. I may not like your brother, I might even hate him more then you could ever know, but even I can see he is a good person and a great brother. I swear you are coming, even if I have to drag you the whole way there, so I can finally hear the end of this."

With that Anne puts away her wand and walks away. "I'll talk to you later Oliver"

Oliver watches her walk away, he had forgotten how bad Anne's temper had been. It must have been after her self defense classes that she had calmed, something about relieving stress, but know he questions the logic . . .

Fred groans as he sits up, blood is spilling from his lip, Anne's first attack must have caused him to bit his lip or tongue pretty badly. "Merlin she's crazy! I'm not going any where with her" Fred slurs.

Oliver looks down at him. "She might be violent but she's good on her word. You might want to rethink your decision." Oliver follows after Anne.

"Wait--Ow shit" Fred struggles to get up "What did Percy do to her?"

"It wasn't anything, it was no ones fault" Oliver tells Fred

"But he hurt her?"

"No, I did. It was never his flat"

"It never is"

Oliver just continues to walk down the hall as Fred nurses his bruises.

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"Aggression issues maybe?"

"He just got on my nerves"

"But it was pretty surprising, If I didn't know better I'd think you stood up for him" Says Oliver as he sits down in front of Anne. She roles her eyes.

"I just wasn't going to let you two half wits continue your stupid soap opera. The only thing you were doing was waiting time" She she suddenly stopped walking and turned to Oliver. "I like to do things bluntly now, things don't work out well other wise. Just suck it up and be straight forward. If you crash and burn early in then you'll just have that much more time to make it up"

"Experience eh?"

"yes, experience" She glares up at him. "this is advice from a friendly rival"

Oliver lifts his chin at angle, questioning.

"My father thinks it would be best if Percy married me"

"Wait-What?"

Anne sighs. "I know Percy would never agree, so I didn't bring it up before but since we broke up Father has been very persistent and has been talking about asking Percy's parents directly. . .You have to tell him soon"

"but why would you . . . ?"

"It's not something I can reject, Father knows best after all"