"I know you're scared, but so am I.
If we never leave then we'll never try.
You and I don't you know what we were?
Hand in hand as unbreakable as stone.
You and I we won't get pulled under.
When the waves crash down we'll stay afloat."

Katie felt her eyelids flutter open and she was happy to be wrapped in Fred's warm, strong arms. She snuggled into him a bit as he began to stir.

"Morning love," she said with a smile, looking up at him from her head in his chest After spending a week cleaning up around the loft while the twins worked downstairs, spending some quality time with Angelina and Alicia, and a good shag or two or three, today was the day that she would have to leave. He felt Fred wrap his arms around her a bit tighter, holding her close. She basked in the warmth he provided before looking up into his gorgeous brown eyes.

"Morning honey," he beamed down at her, ruffling her blonde hair lightly and kissing her on the forehead. He yawned as they detangled themselves from the sheets and got out of bed. He sighed as his eyes fell upon the suitcase he'd helped her pack last night. Today was the day, but at least he was able to prepare himself… kind of. There was another part of him that knew he would never be ready to see her walk out that door again, no matter how much forewarning he had. George and Angelina were already in the kitchen eating breakfast when Katie and Fred arrived.

"Morning!" Angelina greeted with a grin, and George did a kind of half-wave as he devoured his cereal.

"Are you so excited for the try outs, Katie?" Angelina asked with an excited grin. It was then that something seemed to click. Why in Merlin's name was Angelina writing for the Daily Prophet and not playing quidditch?

"I'm a bit excited, yeah. But hey Ang, why didn't you ever try out for Quidditch? I mean you are practically a female version of Wood…" Katie said as she poured herself a bowl of cereal.

"Honestly? I just couldn't have been away from George that much," Angelina said turning a light shade of pink. George did, too. Fred rolled his eyes, a bitter, jealous kind of feeling creeping up into his bloodstream. He slammed the fridge shut a little too hard, but shrugged it off with a kind of embarrassed grin. Nobody at the table seemed to mind too much, so Fred put the milk in the middle of the table so he could pour himself some breakfast.

"You would've been great though," George said lovingly as Fred rolled his eyes once more. Gag me… he thought, feeling the slightest bit of remorse. It wasn't their fault she was leaving. It wasn't. He couldn't hold it against them, and he couldn't hold it against her. Katie needed to do what Katie needed to do in order to be happy, no matter what cost it was to his personal happiness. Her happiness was more important, she was more important. Fred exhaled a breath he didn't even realize he'd been holding as he glanced towards Katie offering him a small grin.

"What's wrong?" she asked knowing the difference between his regular smiles and his faked ones. Merlin who did this guy think he was trying to pull one over on her?

"Nothin'. Just gonna be sad to see you go. I made you somethin' to take with you though," Fred said with a grin, a genuine grin and Katie felt herself melt once more. He was such a wonderful man, how in Merlin's name did she get so lucky?

"Aw! George why don't you ever make me things?" Angelina said with a playful glare and George rolled his eyes with a light laugh.

"I see you every day, woman! While Fred and I have the capabilities to put our creative minds to good use for crafty type things, I prefer to stick with prank items, and I'm sure you wouldn't want one of those as a going away present, now would you?" George asked with raised brows.

"Oh Merlin no. Just stick to your average presents," Angelina said holding her hands up in surrender. She would rather deal with simple, adorable gifts from George than see what in Merlin's name his creative streak could bring out.

"Please don't tell me you made me a prank gift as a going away present, please," Katie begged as she glanced up towards Fred, and he scoffed as he rose from the table, pretending to be extremely offended.

"No, it's something much more thought out than that," he said with a grin before wandering out of the room. Katie glanced at the clock, knowing she'd soon be late if she waited much longer. Today was only check-in, followed by two days of try-outs. She smiled, excited about the entire idea of it all. It wouldn't take her long to apparate to Appleby at all, it were the goodbyes that she knew would be hard.

She walked into the room that Fred had wandered to and found him sitting on the bed. He was peering down at something small in his hands. Katie walked over and ran a hand through his red hair. She could tell he smiled even though he didn't look up. She wrapped her arms around his neck and inhaled his scent, allowing it to intoxicate her momentarily. God she would miss this. So would he.

"Almost ready to go then?" Fred said, trying his best not to sound like his world was about to come crashing down… again.

"I guess…" Katie said hugging him close once more.

"I know neither of us will ever be ready," Fred said, and she smiled before moving and standing in front of him.

"So what's this gift you made me?" Katie asked with a wide grin.

"It's nothing too great, just a little something to remind you of me while you're out being the amazing person you are," Fred said with a grin as he held out a tiny, moving picture that he'd laminated. It was the two of them posing for a picture out by the lake. In it, Fred picked Katie up and spun her around before kissing her.

Katie smiled at the photo as she watched it replay.

"Read the back," Fred said, motioning for her to turn it over.

On the other side of the photo was Fred's handwriting:

No matter where we are I hope this picture will remind you;

You have my heart forever.

No matter where you are, I want to be next to you. Right now.

No matter where I am, it's nowhere near as good as if you were here.

I love you forever.

Katie felt her eyes fill with tears as she read the words. She looked at up, he held a satisfied grin across his face. She threw her arms around him, and he squeezed her tighter than he ever had be for, wishing he'd never have to let go.

"I love you so much, Fred," Katie whispered in his ear.

"I love you too, Kate," he said with a grin before they separated and faced each other.

"You should get going, I don't want you being late for your destiny," Fred said with a wink, though inside he was sure he died a little.

"Yeah… thank you so much for this. It means the world to me. You mean the world to me," she said kissing him once more, savoring the moment before grabbing her suitcase. Fred brought his arms around her once more, not wanting to forget what a single inch of her felt like before he let her go.

"You go do great," Fred said with a grin. Katie nodded. She inhaled deeply, trying to hold back the tears she knew were coming, and apparated out.

A/N: A little bit of a fluffy chapter. The drama will be back soon, though, don't you worry! ;) Once again, thank you to everyone who reviewed this story and put it on their author alert list!