Fool Me Once (Book One) - Fred Weasley

15. Fight ***

Tw. Scenes of violence and abuse

Aaliyah paused when she heard the noise. She didnt want to talk to anyone right now. Especially Adrian.

But then there was a second knock at the door. "Hey princess, can I come in?" A voice asked and Aaliyah instantly jumped to her feet and ran to the door.

"Freddie." Aaliyah said through tears as she opened the door. "Princess whats wrong? Why are you crying?" Fred asked pulling her in tightly to his chest. He never liked to see her cry. In truth he hated it, and he hated it even more the few times it was him to caused tears to spill out of her emerald eyes.

"Adrian. He- he erm." She started but was cut off by being unable to breathe through the tears. Adrian had hurt her, really, hurt her, betrayed her trust. And that was not something she could forgive easily.

"Did he hurt you. Did he lay a hand on you? Liyah princess look at me." Fred asked pulling out of the hug slightly to look down into her eyes. "Did he hurt you because I swear to Merlin Aaliyah-" Fred started but Aaliyah cut him off by shaking her head.

"He- he ch- cheated on me." She said collapsing back into his arms. As soon as the words left her mouth Fred's blood began to boil. He pulled Aaliyah ever closer into his chest as she cried. "Its alright love. Sh sh. It'll all be okay." He soothed running his hands up and down her back as well as through her hair.

Suddenly there was another knock at the door and Adrian's voice sounded from the other side. "Aaliyah open the fucking door I know your in there." He shouted and Aaliyah froze. Not knowing what to do she dried her tears with the back of her sleeve and pushed Fred into the bathroom, much to his dismay.

"It'll only be worse on me if he sees you" she whispered as she closed the bathroom door. Fred stood confused as she closed the door in front of him. What would only be worse? Merlin if that bastard even thought about laying a hand on her he was digging his own grave. After leaving Fred in the bathroom Aaliyah opened the door and stood in front of a very angry Adrian.

"I told you meet me in my room didn't I?" He asked and she nodded slowly. "And what did I find out. You went to Malfoys room instead." He said pushing her back onto the bed as she crawled backwards towards the head board terrified of what he would do.

Yes, Adrian had been angry with her before. He's yelled at her and grabbed her arms and hair, but he's never looked like this. Never looked this terrifying. She could only thank merlin for the locking spell she had put on the bathroom without Fred noticing. He surely would not be too happy about how Adrian was treating her right now.

"Are you whoring yourself around Aaliyah?" He asked and Aaliyah shook her head vigorously. "They warned me you know. Some of the people in my year. Said you were nothing but a Weasley whore. But I didn't believe them. Thought you know. That ginger fucker was just a phase. I didnt want to believe them. To be honest Aaliyah, there's not many pure bloods look like you. And merlin did I want to know what it was like to feel you. What do you think Aaliyah. You said wait. I've waited. Do I get to feel you now?" He asked and Aaliyah stared at him scared. She didnt know what to say.

Suddenly Adrian walked towards the side of the bed and reached one hand over to grab her cheeks and squeeze them together, harshly. "Use your fucking words Aaliyah." He shouted as the bathroom door swing open. Fred had somehow managed to undo the spell without his wand. Aaliyah was never happier nor more terrified to see him.

She didnt know what Fred would do. She saw him standing in the doorway of the bathroom staring at Adrian with nothing but hatred in his eyes. Adrian dropped his hand from Aaliyahs face with a sneer while he stared at the ginger that had just left the bathroom.

"Get the fuck away from her Pucey or I swear to Merlin I'll-" Fred started but Adrian cut him off with a chuckle that made Aaliyahs blood freeze in her veins. He was mad, very mad. And that never ended well for Aaliyah.

"So your not only whoring around for Malfoy, you've got one of the Weasleys too?" He said as he stared at her, his brown eyes only growing darker by the minute.

"A- Adrian it's not l- like that." Aaliyah managed to get out before Adrian slapped her across her face. The tears started to pool once again in Aaliyahs eyes while Freds blood boiled and the only colour he could see was red.

He shot over from the bathroom towards Adrian and grabbed him by his neck. Pushing him against the wall he pressed his hand as hard as he could against the Slytherins neck.

"Dont you ever touch her like that again." Fred sneered. Aaliyah was panicking. Adrian seemed all too cool in this moment. She was scared. More than it she was terrified, more for Fred than herself. Adrian had his limits when it came to her, he was careful where he marker her. But with Fred, he wouldn't care. He didn't care about anything and that scared the life out of Aaliyah.

"Or what Weasley? She's mine now. Mine not yours." Adrian choked with as much anger as he could manage. He brought a fist up and connected it with the side of Freds face causing Aaliyah to cry out. Fred however, didn't move. He stood his ground. He wasnt going to let Aaliyah get hurt anymore. Not now tha he knew, not on his watch.

"Think you can hurt me Pucey huh?" Fred asked as he smashed his forhead into Adrian's nose causing the shorter boys nose to bleed, probably broken.

"Stop it. Stop it please." Aalihah begged standing up and walking towards the two of them. "End it Aaliyah. Now. You told me what he done, now end it." Fred told her as he looked around at her with his black eye and cut cheek.

"Freddie I-" she started but was cut off by Adrian laughing once again. For being the one with his neck being held against a wall by a six foot ginger, he found this whole situation far too funny.

"She told you what? That I've been sleeping with someone else? Who cares?" He asked turning his attention to Aaliyah now. "She was too pathetic to give it up so I had to go and get it somewhere else." He said looking dead in her eyes. She swallowed thickly and stood to Adrian's left.

Her eyes fixed on where Fred had a grip around his neck, and she internally smiled. She couldleave him now, Fred would help her. How could she not see that Fred had always been there?

"Adrian were done." She whispered as though the words pained her to say. Not that she was pained to let Adrian go, he had hurt her too many times now to overlook. He had hurt her Fredie too.

"Whats that I couldn't here you?" Adrian asked again, temper evidently rising in his voice. "We. Are. Over. Adrian." She said punctuating each work to make sure he got the message. "Now get the hell out of my room!" She said as she backed onto her bed and sat down. Hold in the tears, she told herself, dont let him see you break down.

"I can fucking walk by myself." Adrian shouted as Fred grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him out of the room. Not caring what it looked like he dragged the Slytherin out of the Common room and threw him out of the portrait hole. He quickly ran back up the stairs to Aaliyahs dorm where she had sat back onto the bed crying.

"Hey princess." He whispered kneeling in front of her and taking her hands in his own.

"I'm s- sorry F- Freddie." She cried as she looked down at him and his slightly busted face. "What are you sorry about Liyah. You have nothing-" he began but she cut him off by taking her left hand out of his and running her fingers carefully over the right side of his face.

"He- he hurt you." She told him and Fred chuckled softly. "The way he treated you and your worried about a little cut. Liyah look at me. I'm fine. Okay I promise you nothing is wrong. And I'm going to be right here with you." He told her and she smiled at him softly.

"Stay with me tonight?" She asked softly and Fred nodded. "I'm afraid he'll come back." She whispered and Fred shook his head carefully lifting hr of the bed and taking her seat with her seated on his lap.

"He won't hurt you again love. I'm here and I've got you okay?" He asked and she nodded slowly as he inched back wards in the bed and lay down.

"Goodnight Freddie." She whispered as he ran his hands through her hair to help calm her breathing.

"Goodnight my princess." He muttered as he too fell asleep.