Fool Me Once (Book One) - Fred Weasley

It will be okay

'Mum' Braxton called Aaliyah from the back seat of the family car. 'What is it my love?' she turned around to face him.

'When will we get to Uncle Dracos house? Im starving' Fred let out a laugh and placed his hand on Aaliyahs thigh as he was driving. 'Brax, you ate a bowl of cereal like ten minutes ago' he told his oldest son. 

'Im hungry too dad' Hunter told Fred. 'Were almost there okay? But you are not to go in and attack your poor Uncle Draco or Aunt Astoria. They just had a baby so you three need to be nice' Fred told his sons, trying but failing to keep the grin off his face. 

'Mummy?' Benjamin called. 'Yes baby?' Aaliyah turned round in her seat once more. 'Can we have another baby?' he asked his mother. 

Fred let out a chuckle as Aaliyah glared at him while coming up with an answer to tell her son. 'Maybe another day okay?' she told him and he nodded. 

'Oh a girl' 

'No girls are yucky Brax'

'No Hunter you just think girls are yucky'

'Benjamin shush. Maybe mummy and daddy can have a girl and we can have a baby sister' 

'No Braxton I dont want a baby sister. I like being the baby' 

'But Hunter your four, your not a baby'

'Im mummys baby Benjamin. Ament I mummy?' 

'Yes Hunter, you are my baby'

'See Benjamin'

'Shut up Hunter'

'Dont tell your brother to shut up. Now calm down we are here' Fred told his sons as he pulled into Draco and Astorias driveway. 

'Okay everybody seatbelts off' Aaliyah ordered. 'And remember, manners boys' she said as she opened the car door and they all ran into the house. 

'So a sister?' Fred asked. 

'Dont get any ideas Frederick Gideon Weasley' Aaliyah told him as he wrapped his arm around her and led her into the house. 

'Hey Malfoy, were here'

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'Mum enough' Fred coughed from the bed. 

'Freddie' Aaliyah breathed. Looking down at him and grabbing his arm. 

'Hey princess' he whispered. 

'Frederick Gideon Weasley. How could you? HOW COULD YOU COMPLETELY DISOBEY EVERY PRECAUTION THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE. IGNORE ALL OF THE RULES AS ALWAYS. NO REGARD FOR YOU SAFETY OR ANYONE ELSES. YOU COULD HAVE DIED. YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED' 

She paused to take a breath but I spoke before she could resume yelling at Fred. 'Mrs Weasley, all due respect, but I really dont think yelling at him is the best option if Im being honest with you. He needs rest and he needs to relax and you yelling at him, wont help his situation.'

Again she started at me. 'And what makes you think that you know what is best for MY SON?' She asked me.

'The fact that I have been by his side every day for the last eight months, helping him to work through his disease. And I know that you are going to yell at me and tell me that its my fault but its not. And if you would have bothered to even visit him, or write him to ask how he was doing, you would know that he was doing extremely well and that only certain stressors can put him back into this position.