Chapter Three – Denial.

I'd been through a lot of hard things. I lost my parents, I'd been almost killed many times and I ran away from what could have been the greatest thing in my life. Had to deal with the fact that he didn't write me back… which turns out he never got the letters… but anyways, I've been through things that most people can scarcely imagine yet, I can't stand to face my ex and his new girlfriend. What is so hard about that?

Fleur had been around the house more and more, ever since my talk with Bill, actually. It was strange. I sat in the living room when I heard my favorite song come on. It was by a muggle band called, The 5th Dimension. It was a song about this woman who was in love with some man named Bill. It was a strange comfort to hear it. I turned the volume up on the radio. I started to sing the words.

Molly had taken the kids off to get school things.

"Nice voice."

"Jesus… Charlie!" I jumped as I turned down the radio.

"You can call me Charlie…" He smiled.

"I remember you use to be in love with that song… singing it all the time…" He hesitated for a moment. "It's nice to see you smiling again." He said. I looked at him and he looked worried.

"I told you, I'm fine." I said. He nodded.

"Well, what are we going to do… the whole house is ours…" He smiled. I stared at him and raced out side towards the broom cupboard. Charlie came out and grabbed my waist and stopped me. I was laughing and having a good time.

"Charlie… Charlie put me down!" I shouted. He set me down but pushed me back as he ran towards the broom cupboard. I beat him there.

"Ha-ha!" I laughed at him and stuck out my tongue. I went in there and grabbed out two brooms.

"Okay… the usual track…" Charlie said. I nodded.

"Ready?" we said together. "Set… GO!" We kicked off and flew around the house and up over the hill circled back and down around the field and back to the place we took off at. Charlie was winning. I sped up and we were neck in neck but he beat me. I got there and people were down there with him.

"Not fair! You cheated!" I laughed as I jumped off my broom.

"Show off." Charlie muttered. I laughed. I saw that Fleur and Bill were stand there.

"So, this is what you two do when you've got the house to yourself?" Bill laughed.

"You know you're totally jealous we didn't invite you along." I joked.

"Yeah, you can race the winner if you'd like?" Charlie flashed a smile towards his brother.

"Deal." He said. He took off his robes and set them down on the ground the kicked off and sat in the air talking for a minute before Charlie shouted, "Kat grab a broom and count us down!" I sighed and headed over to get one. I kicked off and stayed in middle of them.

"Okay, boys, the usual track?" I asked they nodded.

"We should race for stakes…" Bill said.

"Like what?" I asked. Bill shrugged.

"Loser, has to do whatever the winner wants." Charlie said.

"And has to call the winner, Captain in Commander… for two weeks." Bill said.

"Deal." Charlie smiled they shook hands.

"On three. One… two… THREE!" I shouted and they took off. I flew down to the ground and waited with Fleur.

"How was work?" I asked her… trying to be friendly.

"It was not bad." She said. "What did ou two do today?" She asked.

"Um… hung around... just have fun… it was a nice change you know?" I asked. She nodded as the boys came back. Charlie won.

"Ha-ha!" I smiled. I gave Charlie a hug.

"Oh, Bill?" Charlie asked mockingly.

"Yes, Captain in Commander?" He asked through clenched teeth. Charlie and I just laughed.

"Blimely it wasn't that funny." Bill muttered. We just roared with laughter.

"Bill what es so funny?" Fleur asked.

"I lost the bet…" He muttered annoyed.

"Oh Bill… can you put these away for us?" Charlie asked as we headed into the house. We sat around and Charlie abused Bill. We both found it hilarious; Bill and Fleur however did not. Molly came back and started cooking.

"Oh Fleur… could you come and help me?" Molly asked. Fleur beamed as she helped Molly.

"Molly's warming up to her." I said as the laughter died down.

"Yeah she has hasn't she?" The rest of the clan was sitting around us.

"Oh Bill?" Charlie asked.

"Yes Captain in Commander?" Bill asked Fred and George roared with laughter. A smile stretched across my face. I turned on the radio and another good song came on.

"Oh! It's that song by the Offspring!" I shouted as I pulled Charlie up and we started dancing and shouting the lyrics. Ginny came and danced with us. The rest of them just laughed.

"Bill dance!" Charlie said. I laughed. Bill couldn't dance. He sighed and came and started jammin' with the rest of us.

"Come on you lot, let's eat." Molly said. I turned off the radio and we were all alive and chatting as we sat down.

"…So, I'll need all your clothes to be washed and packed then by tomorrow night…" She said.

"Wow, the house will be kid-less." Charlie laughed. I smiled at him. We ate and Fleur fussed over Bill at any chance she got. It was annoying but I was in a good mood from earlier and I tried to stay that way through out dinner.

Molly had Fleur help her after dinner so I went outside unable to handle it anymore. I wondered if I should look for a new spot. I decided against it and headed down to sit where I always sat. I sat down and pulled my knees to my chest. Somehow whenever I was alone out here I was rather somber. It was a real downer. It made me think of thinks that were… painful, for the lack of a better word.

I was use to pain though… my job was painful; my love life was painful… I was a pain magnet.

"Okay… Bill, I've got to visit mother and father… I'll be back in a few days…" Fleur said. It as quiet for a long moment and then there was another crack. I heard the door close.

"Bill…" It was Charlie. "What are you going to do about this…?" He asked.

"I don't know."

"I see the way you look at her…" Charlie said.

"I know." Bill said harshly.

"Soon, the others will figure it out… I can try to save your back but it won't hold forever…" Charlie said as he headed inside. I pushed the conversations from my mind. I just wanted Bill to come down here… Every since the other night when we were outside, I'd been longing to just be able to touch him. I heard Bill go inside and I headed up there. I fell asleep on the couch.

I woke up to everyone leaving to see the kids off to school. Charlie and Molly went along. It was just me. I wondered what I'd do. I headed upstairs to wash up. As I opened the door to the loo I ran into someone.

"Oh my god! Why are you wet?" I asked when I realized Bill was laying on top of me. He smiled at me.

"Um, Kat… I was taking a shower." He chuckled his voice was low. I glanced down and realized he was in a towel. I turned red for him. I finally met his gaze.

"Um… Bill your still laying on me…" Way to state the oblivious… But I was secretly enjoying the closeness. I'd been dreaming about this for weeks. I just needed to be near him. He leaned down and kissed my temple. He worked his way down to my lips where he hovered for a minute. I leaned up and kissed him lightly and pulled back. His arm snaked under my back and pulled me closer to him. I wrapped my hands around his neck. He leaned down and kissed me again. This kiss was deeper than the last one. I finally broke away.

"Bill… I was being childish… you need to forget this… you've got Fleur…" I said. He rolled off me and laid next to me.

"I know… I guess I'm not completely over it." He whispered. He stood and walked back to his room. I no longer felt like showering. I quickly washed up and headed downstairs, Bill however stayed in his room. I turned on the radio and sat there listening to the music and sang along to the songs.

As AC/DC put it so simply, I was on the High Way to Hell… Don't need reason don't need rhyme… I was going down and my friends are going to be there with me as I go down. I fell back onto the couch and just laid there.