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- B I R T H D A Y -

Juniper awoke with an unfamiliar, but not unpleasant, weight crossing her body. She blinked, fumbling for her glasses in the bright morning light. She was basically blind without them. Juniper reached her hand out, searching for the black frames and- wait. What was- Her hand was on something soft, it felt like hair. And not just anyone's hair. Teddy's hair. Juniper nearly gasped, suddenly immensely grateful that both her brother and Teddy slept like the dead.

So that was what the unfamiliar weight had been. Teddy's arms were currently wrapped around her, his head tucked neatly over hers. With much difficulty, Juniper extracted herself from his secure grasp, careful not to disturb either boy. She grabbed her glasses from the dresser and tiptoed into the next room, mentally cursing herself. How had she let that happen? She'd been so careful, so, so careful.

Juniper groaned, sliding into bed next to Leo.

"Happy birthday Junie." Leo turned around to face her, propping his head up on his elbow and grinning, "Have a nice sleepover did you?"

"Oh piss off." Juniper whacked him with a pillow, scowling. "It's James's fault, that wanker."

"Thought you weren't doing sleepovers anymore Junie." Charlie poked his head out of the bathroom, toothbrush hanging out of his mouth. He tutted mockingly, "Couldn't resist the stunner eh? Happy birthday by the way." Charlie called, rinsing his mouth and wiping the excess toothpaste off with a towel. He sat down on the edge of the bed, sporting the same knowing expression as Leo.

Juniper shook her head, pressing her lips together in a firm line, "You two are horrible."

"You love us really." Charlie winked, nudging her.

Juniper narrowed her eyes, "You've got gum in your hair Charles." She sniped, sucking in her cheeks. He did, in fact, have gum in his hair. How or why she did not know.

He shrugged, "Me and James invented a new game last night." Charlie then attempted to pull the gum from his hair, but only succeeded in further entrenching it in his reddish hair.

Leo shuddered, "I was nearly caught in the crossfire." He clutched his own dark curls protectively, and Juniper laughed.

"You guys are such weirdos."

"You guys?" Leo raised an eyebrow, "Junie I hate to break it to you but if we're weirdos, so are you. We're all the same."

"Well except for the massive crush on Teddy Lupin." Charlie teased, and Juniper shoved him off the bed.

"How many times do I have to tell you I don't fancy him?!!" Juniper cried indignantly, crossing her arms. She stared at the two boys with fury in her eyes.

"Ahem, anymore." Leo pointed out, then more mischievously, "Not that we believe you."

"For all we know you could've been snogging him all last night." Charlie added cheekily, earning himself a punch in the arm from Juniper.

"Yeah that's what happened." Juniper rolled her eyes, words punctuated with sarcasm, "We snogged while my brother was right there."

"I didn't think you had a problem snogging in front of James." Leo said innocently, "Didn't you spend the whole summer attached to Alex's lips?"

Juniper's jaw dropped open, "How did you know that?!"

"I didn't." Leo replied with a smug smile, "But you've just confirmed it for me."

"You are a complete arse, you know that?" Juniper was incredulous. How had he known? James certainly didn't tell him. They'd both had an unspoken agreement that they weren't going to tell any of the guys. It had to have been the letter. She hated Leo's intuitiveness sometimes.