Family Matters

by percychased

Twenty- five drabbles, seven children, two parents, and one family. One for every connection, highlighting the happy moments, the not-so-happy moments, and every little bit in between. The Weasley family, all in chronological order. Now complete.

22. xxii

1999

There's a piece of George missing. More than a little piece, but half of his being entirely.

Ron notices. The George, the real George, has seemingly disappeared to Merlin-knows-where, and it doesn't look like he's returning anytime soon.

Ron helps at the shop because it's busy - people are happy and celebrating, yet the owner of the joke shop (not plural anymore) isn't, and Ron finds that slightly ironic.

He wants to help his brother, but he doesn't know how. So he stocks, sits at the cash and watches. Working there, a place with vibrant and bright colors, drags him down. Because in there, it's FredandGeorge. GeorgeandFred. Not just George, or George and Ron. It's FredandGeorge, that place. It's supposed to be the two of them, working side by side.

But one's missing, and a piece of the one remaining is missing.

And Ron doesn't know what to do.