Fool Me Once (Book One) - Fred Weasley

January 23rd 1996

AN. Guys I am so fucking happy right now. We have reached 1k reads on Fool Me Once. Honestly, for me, that is completely unbelieveable, I cant thank each and every one of you that has taken the time to read my story enough.  Also, the first few chapters are asolutely terrible so I thank each and every one of you that as persevered with the story and read it until this point.

I love you all so much, Chloe xx 

The next few days were slightly painful. I hadnt been sleeping too well, and I think both Ginny and George noticed because one of them always stayed in the room with me. 

George always slept on his own bed but Ginny, she always slept in mine and Freds bed with me. I think like me, because Fred had been away so long, she needed to feel as close to him as possible. 

Today was the twenty third of January and it had been two weeks since Fred had entered into rehab for the second time. I was sitting in the common room with Ange, Ali, Ginny and Riviera. Riviera, Ange and Ali were all talking about what they were going to do Hogsmead weekend after Valentines and Ginny was putting two French plaits in my hair.

'You know Freddie does this too' I told her and she paused what she was doing for a moment. Obviously suprised. 'He wanted me to teach him so that if the babies are girls he would be able to do their hair if Im not there' I answered the question before she even had time to ask me the question I knew she was going to ask. 

'But to be honest. If their aunt is as good as this, maybe they wont need their dad to do it for them at all.' I told her as she finished off the plait she was doing. 

'Hey Aaliyah?' she called as I made my way back up to the sofa. I had been sitting on the floor while she done my hair. 'Yeah Gin' I said as I sat beside her on the sofa and she turned to face me. 

'How did you know. You know that like Fred was the one for you?' she questioned as she looked over at me. I realised that talking about her feelings was probably difficult, I mean she did grow up with six older brothers. 

'As in like how did I know that I wanted to spend my life with Freddie?' I asked her and she nodded. I shifted slightly in my seat so that I was facing her. 'Im not sure how to explain it to you Gin to be honest. I just, there was some thing that clicked when I was with Freddie. Even when I was around him as a friend, there was always some thing about him. Why do you ask?' 

'Its just, I dont know. You guys seem so happy, and you have your whole loves planned and you are both still so young. I just, I wonder will I ever get that.' she said and a few tears ran down her face. I knew showing emotions and talkimg about her feelings was hard for Ginny, she was a tom boy at heart and she was tough. She didnt want any one to think she was weak because she showed emotion, so most of the time she didnt. But I was glad she felt she could be vulnurable with me. 

'Yeah I know Gin. But trust me. Every thing with Freddie and me. Its not all sun shine  and daisys. There is a lot of work that goes into making our relationship functional. Its the same with every relationship really. Its just making sure that you love the person your with enough to be able to find the sun shine within the storms.' 

She nodded and looked at me. 'How do you deal with all of it Liyah?' I looked down at the younger girl confused. 'Deal with all of what Ginny?'

'Fred, every thing he goes through, every thing he has been through, getting married so young, having a house, being pregnant with twins, knowing you have to leave Hogwarts in a few weeks. I just dont get how you could do it?' 

'Gin, your giving me too much credit' I told her with a soft chuckle. 'Every thing that Freddie goes through is hard yes, but I know that in the end, going through all of the time apart an the treatments will make us so much stronger. Getting married, that was one of the easiest decisions for me and Fred. I guess the two of us just knew it was right. It wasnt nerve racking or scary because I knew for a fact Ginny that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with your brother and no one else. 

'The house, Ive only lived in for a month, its not scary, it might be when the babies come, but for now its comforting to know that me and Freddie have some where that we can live, and we can take care of each other and grow as a family you know. And the twins, Merlin I dont know what Id be doing if I wasnt pregnant with the girls-' I paused. 

'Girls?' she questioned and looked at me with the hugest smile on her face. 'Their girls. The both of them?' she asked as she looked at my bump. I nodded slowly and she pulled me into a hug. 'Liyah when did you find out? Why didnt you tell me?' she asked as she pulled out of the hug and looked up at me. 

'Dont look at me like that Gin. I only found out the day before Freddie went to Mungos again and I only told him. And I didnt want to tell anyone else without Fred there. So I kind of never mentioned it.' I said as I looked at the smaller girl whose smile returned to her face. 

'Ah Liyah Im so happy. Four Weasley girls now. We really are catching up on the boys now.' she told me with a giggle. 'Four?' I questioned and she nodded. 'Me, you and the twins. And dont give any of the Im not a Weasley crap. You are Freddies wife, my sister, and the twins mum. Hence, you Aaliyah are a Weasley' she told me sternly as she pulled me into another hug. 

'Can we keep this between me and you?' I asked her and she nodded. 'No problem. Dont want the boys to know just how much competition they have yet anyway. Merlin Aaliyah when you said you were pregnant I just assumed it would be boys, and then it was twins so I was completely certain. And now. Two girls. Ooh, do you have names?' she asked me and I nodded. 

'I think so. But Im not sure. I kind of like Hannah, and maybe Ciara but Im not sure. I have to talk it over with Freddie first, sorry Gin. He said he knows what the middle names are but Ive sent him numerous letters in the last two weeks asking what they are, but he wont tell me. I just hope its not Gred and Forge, because I wil literally kill him.' I told her and she giggled. 

'But I promise, whatever the names are, besides myself and Freddie, you will be the first to know.' I said and she pulled me into yet another hug. 

'You tired?' she asked and I nodded. 'You staying with me tonight again?' I questioned as she stood up and put her hand out to help me. 'Might as well, have all the Weasley girls together for another night or two' she told me as she linked her arm with mine and walked up the stairs into mine and the twins room. 

'You know what I realised Ginny?' I said as I grabbed some pyjamas for her and threw them at her as well grabbing an old t-shirt of Freds for myself. 'This is that last room that Fred and George need to share. Because Fred will be moving in with me after he finishes his NEWTS and George will either move out, or have the room at the burrow to himself.' I said and Ginny chuckled. 

'George is moving out with Lee. They have been looking at apartments in Diagon Alley the last ages. They were looking for two bed ones but then decided that seeing as you and Fred have gone off and gotten yourselves married, you two wont be living with them, so they started looking at one beds.' I looked at her and she nodded her head a small tear running down her cheek. 

'Awh Gin. Its okay. They arent leaving you' I told her as I threw the pyjamas and t-shirt on the bed and pulled her into a hug. 'They are just growing up. As scary as that sounds. Fred and George Weasley being grown ups. But they are Gin and its okay. Plus, you always have a bedroom in my house. And you can stay when ever you want alright?' I said and she nodded going into the bathroom to get changed, so I got changed in the bedroom. 

As I lay down in the bed after a few moments Ginny climbed in after me and rested her head just below my shoulder. 

'You know I love you dont ya Gin?' I asked and she nodded. 'I know. And I love you too Aaliyah.'