𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲, fred weasley

chapter nine.

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VENUS LOOKED UP AT FRED in the dark closet. she may not have been able to completely see him, but she could make out his silhouette. venus wasted no time in asking him what she's been dying to ask all night. 

"why did you do that for me earlier? you hate me.." she asked him. "i don't hate you. think of it as an apology for how much of a dick i've been.. though, i would have done it anyway. i couldn't just let that mother fucker drug you venus." fred told her seriously. 

venus frowned but nodded, "thank you for that. really. but why have you been a dick then?" she asked. fred sighed and sat down on the floor against the door. venus did the same, leaning against a shelf. "i don't know," he admitted, "i speak before i think. i never wanted to say the things i did, they just came out." he shrugged.

"i guess it just took me off guard at how nice you've been. i expected something was going on, and i didn't wanna look like a fool." he continued. venus laughed, "you'd look like a fool either way. i've just felt friendly. nothing malicious behind it." she shrugged, looking down.  

"i know that now. you just have never been this nice before." he told her. she nodded and sighed, "you know who my uncle is. and i know you saw what my boggart was. if that doesn't explain why i distanced myself, i don't know what does." venus said quietly. 

fred nodded as well, "i'm sorry." was all he said. venus sucked in a breath and cleared her throat. "it's all good. we good now, weasley?" she asked the red head. "we're good, malfoy." he replied. "your 7 minutes are up!" they heard from outside the closet.

fred stood and held his hand out. venus grabbed it and he pulled her up. the two walked out and walked back over to the others. "what'd y'all do in there?" enzo asked raising his eyebrows. "talked. i'm done with this game. i wanna dance." venus said and turned, walking to the drink table. she poured herself a drink and chugged it, then made her way to the makeshift dance floor. 

she found raven and nala and began to dance with them. venus lost herself in the music, the alcohol finally hitting her hard. she swayed to the songs playing, laughing with her best friends. at some point, freya, sawyer, maddox, and mattheo joined them on the dance floor. 

about two hours had passed and venus was definitely far gone. somehow her, freya, george, and fred were all dancing together, crossfaded as fuck. venus had finally realized how tired she was, and glanced around the slytherin common room. there weren't as many people there anymore. lots of people were passed out around the room, or nearly about to pass out. 

venus removed herself from the dance floor and made her way to sawyer. "weed, please." she said holding out her hand. sawyer grabbed the now half empty bag and handed it to the brunette. she thanked him and sat on the couch and grabbed one of the many gar packs. she opened one and pulled out a gar, ripping it open and emptying the gar guts into a trashcan near the end table.

she quickly broke up some of the weed and rolled yet another blunt. freya walked over to her an noticed what she was doing, "you getting tired?" she asked venus. venus nodded in replied and looked in the direction of the portrait. freya followed her gaze and nodded, grabbing a muggle lighter and heading towards the painting. 

the two girls walked out of the slytherin common room, but paused when they heard slurred talking and giggling. venus and freya looked at each other and then back at the sound of the voices. the two girls walked down the hallway and made it to the stairs.