Just Late

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"FRED!" I shouted down to the shop from upstairs. I pulled on my black leather shoe's and tied the laces quickly.

"BUSY!" Fred shouted back "Come down!" I heard him call. Cursing the shop under my breath I walked down the narrow stairs into the work room, then towards the shop. I peeked out threw the workrooms' door before going in, just to see what exactly Fred was busy with.

"You kidding !" I snapped walking over to him. There he was sitting behind the counter with some random girl sitting the other side and they where eating lunch. I checked my watch five past twelve. I glanced out the window, it's fine, we're both running late.

"George, do you know Julie?" Fred grinned at me happily "She's a nutirtioness"

I slapped Fred across the head "NO I don't! I have more important things than Rabbit food on my mind" pointing to the salads. It made my tummy turn, I had missed breakfast and was starving, Julie started to giggle "Tie or NO tie?!" I asked panicky.

Fred looked at me and then chuckled "You haven't wore that Suit since the Graduation party we crashed!" I was wearing a grey dress-pant with a pale green strip in it, that you hardly noticed. With a dark green shirt and a Black no sleved jacket.

"Tie or no tie?" I asked again, holding up the only two normal tie's I owned. A black one and a red one.

"No tie" Fred chuckled poping a mini tomato into his mouth. "Might want to brush your hair and fill your wallet though" He grinned

"Meeting someone specail?" Julie teased, eyeing up my expensive suit.

"Worst" I mutterd walkign up the stairs.

"It's the Parents" Fred announced, causing Julie to gasp then burst in giggles.

I had only just brushed my teeth again and put a comb threw my hair when I heard Fred shout "GEORGIE SHE'S OUTSIDE!" sighing I rushed down the stairs and over to the couple again. I took out a hundred and something gallons and dumped them into my weight less wallet. "I'll put it back later" I muttered quietly into Fred's Ear.

"Where are you going to bring her?" Julie asked looking at the girl outside. I glanced over at Elizabeth, she was showing off her amazing legs again, and had a nice floral top on. She looked so much older than a sixteen year old.

"The Golden Sword" I explained walking to the door, even if we are late, I thought.

"Wow, that a really fancy place, she's so lucky" I heard Julie gush, Fred must have liked that. I shook my head and opened the door.

"Don't do anything I wouldn't!" Fred Chuckled, sighing I walked out thinking 'Too late'

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I walked over to the shop window. Smiling weakly as I waved at which ever twin it was sitting at the till. I guess it was Fred because he didn't come out to see me. Instead he pointed me out to a pretty woman in a white dress with a red flower in her hair. She waved and smiled widly at me before turning her back on me to gossip with Fred.

I turned back around and waved at Theodoe who was just after leaving me to go to the 'Leakey Cauldern' he said something about meeting a old friend there for lunch. I wanted him to stay with me, but he argued that his friend was impatiant and they were both already late.

"HAE FUN!" He shouted, casuing some peple to stare at the handsome Scott. I chuckled and waved once more before he turned and his light brown hair got lost in the crowd. It was realy busy again, Lunch hour I suppose...

"Elizabeth" I heard someone call, I turned to face them.

And standing there was George, at the shop door. He was dressed in a pair of expensive looking grey dress-pants and a dark green shirt. I shook my head as he walked over to me, he glanicng everywhere but me, we matched. I was wearing tailored grey shorts, black tights with a pale green and white floral dress top along with Dark Green Stellittos.

"Hey" I gave him a small smiled. His sea blue eye's met my green ones for a second.

"Ready?" George asked putting his hands in his pockets. People walked passed us quickly rushing to get to the bank before it closed for lunch, like alot of the other shops in the alley.

"Nearly" I smiled opening my white handbag quickly and pulling out a small black bag. "Here" I held it out to him. He took it slowly "So my parents don't think poorly of you, no affence" I added quickly.

Eyebrows raised, he opened the bag and pulled out the pale green tie I had bought for him. It was to make us match, not that we needed it since we all ready did but now my father would respect him some more, and I didn't have to throw it out or give it to my brothers who would never wear it.

He chuckled. "Want to come into the shop for a second? Fred is it the better one at ties" He explained. I shook my head 'no' I really didn't need any more drama today and little miss flower-in-my-hair looked like drama. "Right I'll just be a second"

He walked into the shop, I didn't bother to look threw the window instead I walked down the street a little to look at the fresh flowers on display. They were all so pretty. I bent down and smelt some of them, they lilac onces smelt to nice.

"You like them?" the sales man asked "There new" he smiled brightly at me.

"My favourite colour is royal purple, I guess I just like purple in a flower" I shurgged, he nodded understanding "Hey do you think you could do me up a thank you arrangement, for about thirty Gallons" I asked, I glanced at some of the cheaper ones on display, marked for fifteen Gallons or less "It's for a older sister, she's letting me stay at her house for a while"

"Of course, do you want it delievered?" He asked signaling me to follow him into the shop. I glanced over my shoudler, George wasn't there, and we were going to be late anyway. Inside it was a long room, with fresh cut flowers on box-shelfs on the two long walls and a long countre threw the middle with all sorts of bowls, vases and decor on display, he grabbed a sheet of paper.

"Tell you what. I might be back coming back threw the Alley later this evening, But if I dont get here before five go ahead and deilver it" I smiled

"Any preferance to colour or theme?" He looked up, I just gave him a look and he smiled "Purple it is then"

I Handed him the Thrity Five gallons and he gave me a receipt. I stopped outside the door to smell the flowers once more. "Elizabeth we better get going we're going to be late..." George called from the shop

"Ok sure" I nodded but just as I was about to walk away the sale man came back out holding a dark purple, a royal purple rose.

"Ms. O' Connor" he siad smiling, I knew he spotted the irish surname "A rose for a Irish beauty" he smiled.

I took the rose and smiled wildly "Thanks" I sighed smelling the flower.

Walking over to George smelling the rose I knew one thing, My mother was going to kill me for having a flower in my hair. "Ready?" Geroge asked, and I nodded taking his right arm tightly. And with that we were gone pulled into a tight suffocating tube.

He had brought us to The Golden Sword, my fmaily had choose this place. My mother stood with my father both with the colour theme Brown. While Mr. And Mrs Wealsey didn't match, she was a yellow flowery dress while he wore a dark blue suit. But they looked happy while my parents looked awkard. I seen my mother glance at the Rose in my hair when George and I walked over. We weren't standing close to each other infact there was a good two feet between us now. And both pair of parents noticed.

"Well?" My mother chirped.

"We're sorry..." George started

"You late" My father rose an eyebrow at us. It was known that I was never late, I hated being late.

"We're just late" I said pointing to the clock, it was thirteen minute pasted "Almost Fashionable" I smiled, My parents didn't laugh, but the weasley did. I sighed, this was going to be a long dinner.

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