Expectations of Approval

Chapter Thirty: Dear Mum and Dad

"You want to stay in Hokkaido!" Anne interrupts Fred, in disbelief. She had just come in only moments before to find George and Bill talking.

"What? Why?"

"I don't feel right going back now" Fred tells her sheepishly.

"You don't feel right? I don't feel right either, What am I going to tell Oliver's parents? His team members? But I'm still going back" Anne sighs loudly as she takes a seat next Fred.

"I hadn't thought about it that way . . . but I still want to stay" Fred stares at her pleadingly.

"Where are you going to stay? Where will you get the money for food? Will they even let you stay in Japan? And just how long do you plan to stay?" Anne tries to get the ridicules idea out of Fred's head.

"I don't know . . . but don't worry, I'll think of something to tell them. Either way it's not like they can come and get me. Though your right I don't have any where to stay" Fred says as he looks at Anne meaningfully.

"I'm not helping you either" Anne says and looks at Bill for support.

"Come on Bill say something! talk some sense into you brother. He needs to go home"

Bill slowly sinks into his tub and looks away. "But I think it's a good idea"

Anne closes her eyes and rubs her temples. "Not you too, what's with you bothers"

There is silence in the room for a long moment while Anne tries to come up anything to get them to change their minds. "What about Hogwarts?"

"What about it?"

"You still have to one more year there"

"I'll go back in time for it" Fred assures her. "But is there any way I can comeback though, like on week ends? Like you did?"

Annes shakes her head refusing to let the subject change. "Even if stay, what can you do? I know you want to patch things up with Percy but her takes his work very seriously. He only take one day off in 2 to 3 weeks, to do laundry, sleep and eat. And that's only because I and the staff her make him. He lives here, his supposed to be staying in one of our vacation homes here but to have more time here he uses one of the dorms, only goes home on his days off. You have no medical training help out here and you haven't even finished your schooling.

Fred looks at Bill for help. Bill nods begrudgingly. "She has a point Fred."

"Merlin Bill you no help to any one" Fred says sourly.

Bill shrugs "But she does, Percy is a workaholic. Though at the very least he can keep me company ..."

Anne laughs. "You'll ben needing it"

Bill frowns at this.

"I don't think Percy will be coming to see you as frequently as before" Anne tells him.

"Why?"

"I just walked in on them, in Oliver's room. I didn't know Percy was so aggressive, he was pulling Oliver into bed-" Delighting in getting back at the two men who had been Macon the pass few moments of her life very stressful.

"Ah, I don't want to hear any more of that" Fred says as he covers his ears.

"Dido" Bill agrees. "Is it even alright for them to be doing that here it's a research center, not a hotel" Bill asks, a little concerned for his brother's job and reputation.

"Well no, that's why a locked the door, but I can't blame them. Before I walk in on them, I talked to the head nurse over looking the ward. Oliver is infected. Since Oliver isn't showing any traits yet Percy's fine, he won't get infected. "

"Merlin, it's my fault" He clenches his fists and looks away..

"Stop it's no ones fault" Anne leans closer to Fred, slowly she turns his head to face her.

Fred looks at her, his clear brown eyes pleading. Anne can feel her heart beat a little fast. "Please Anne, let me stay, I need to do something"

Bill watches his younger bother guilt and charm the girl. As Fred reaches over and grabs Anne's shoulder, and the other her hand, Bill notices that there is a closeness there. It hand definitely not been there before. Anne hardly ever lets anyone touch her, she also doesn't usually try to cheer people up . . .

"Fine" Anne agrees angrily. She pulls away from Fred's hold. Bill doesn't miss the look on Fred's face as she does. It's gone in a moments time, but Bill knows that his other brother is in for lover trouble as well.

"Still, about coming here during the year. I know you know how to get here without taking an airplane, Bill told me" Fred tells her.

Anne glares at Bill. Bill feigns innocence. "You guys are nothing be trouble"

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Dear Mum and Dad,

I've deiced to stay with Percy over the break, at Mr. Hunter's vacation house here. Don't worry I won't bother him, mostly I'll hang out with Bill he is a lonely and bored because cant really do much. He cant even read because the books get wet.

We are both doing fine. Percy's even found someone. He is still unsure so he isn't telling anyone, I found out on my own. Still I'm pretty sure that this is it for him, you should see him.

Don't worry about money, since I didn't need the return tickets I'm using the money from them for anything I need while I'm here.

Anne didn't want to let me stay here but she has arrange things so I can go back in time for Hogwarts and earlier if I want to.

-Fred

A/n: Sorry it took so long, and it's not even a long chapter, personal issues got in the way. Still I will try to get the chapters out faster.