Serpentine ; Fred Weasley

Forty-one

"Kai, please. I'm sorry!"

Felix had been following me around for a while now like a lost puppy. Apparently Alicia had discovered how toxic he was and dumped him and now he was keen on trying to manipulate me into coming back to him.

"I know I've been an absolutely arsehole but it's only because I love you."

Laughing, I stopped walking and turned towards him.

"I thought you loved Alicia?" I asked. "If I'm not mistaken, you cheated on me because you fell in love with her."

"That doesn't mean I stopped loving you!"

I flipped him off before I continued walking, him right behind me.

"I'm sorry, okay? I just wanted to use that against you because I was angry that you don't love me anymore and I understand now how ridiculous that was but I want to at least be friends again..."

"Friends?!" I laughed, glancing at him. "You took a picture of me having sex with my boyfriend and you probably broke into his nightstand as well to grab that photo. You know, it's actually crazy how obsessed with me you are. You are crazy."

I probably shouldn't have said that. A second later, Felix had me pinned against the wall and I hit my head from how hard he pushed me against it.

"You make me this way, Kai!" He yelled in my face. "You make me fucking insane!"

I didn't like the way he was yelling at me while having me pinned against the wall. The way he was acting frightened me.

This was not the same guy that I had been best friends with for seventeen years, the same guy I dated for a year.

"Felix, you're scaring me."

He slammed his hand against the wall right next to my head and I flinched, but then fast footsteps approached and he was pushed away from me.

I looked up to see George stand between the two of us, staring at Felix with anger showing across his face.

"I'm sorry." Felix breathed, looking straight at me. "Can we just talk? Please, Kai."

"Stay away from her." George said before he turned and wrapped an arm around me, leading me out of there. "What did he say?"

Instead of answering straight away, I looked over my shoulder to see Felix stand there all helpless, running both hands into his hair.

"He uh— wanted to apologise for everything."

George scoffed.

"Hopefully you didn't accept it, did you?"

I shook my head.

"Good." He smiled at me. "Listen, Fred and I have to speak to you. He's waiting in our dorm."

"What do you have to speak to me about?"

"Our departure from Hogwarts." He told me. "You still want to be apart of it, right?"

I nodded.

"There's nothing left for me at Hogwarts, apart from Angie and Lee." I said. "And my sister of course. Umbridge has ruined the school and I can't wait to get away."

"Well, Angie and Lee will have each other." George said. "As you said, there's nothing left at Hogwarts. Since Umbridge took away Quidditch from Freddie and I... there's no fun about school if you can't play quidditch."

I chuckled.

"I've done without it."

"Only cos you're boring." He grinned and I rolled my eyes.

Once we got to his and Fred's dorm, I smiled at my boyfriend and slid past him to sit on his bed.

Fred leaned against the poster of his bed, arms folded over his chest as he looked at me.

"We were thinking about doing it soon." He said. "We haven't got a date yet but within the next few weeks, we think."

I nodded.

"Alright." I said. "What is your plan exactly? For when we leave."

"That's the thing." George breathed. "I mean, we've got the shop and it has a flat above it that Fred and I will be living in at one point but we haven't been able to get it ready due to school so—"

"—we'll be staying at the burrow until we move out." Fred finished his sentence. "I know you've been worried about your parents kicking you out due to this so we just want to let you know that you're more than welcome to stay with us in case they do."

A small smile spread on my face and I tilted my head as I shifted my eyes between the two of them.

"We want to really make Umbridge go crazy before we leave." Fred said. "Maybe some fireworks in the last moment."

"And then obviously we'll have to announce the opening of Weasley Wizard Wheezes which will be opening in the summer." George said. "What's your plan once you leave school?"

I shrugged, sighing as I sat up straight.

"Hopefully my parents won't kick me out so I can stay in my room at home." I said. "But uh... I'll try and find some job that doesn't require an exam and save up money to buy myself a shop."

Fred and George exchanged a glance before looking at me, both grinning.

"What?" I asked.

"You can always come work for us." Fred said and tilted his head. "You'll be earning money and we'll earn an employee whom we trust."

I stared at Fred for a moment, then glanced at George before I got up and off the bed. I hugged the life out of Fred before hurrying over to do the same to George.

"You will not regret that!" I said. "I will be the best decision you've ever made for your business!"

"I don't doubt that." Fred licked his lips, looking me up and down.

"For Godric's sake, Fredrick." George sighed. "Keep it in your pants."

Laughing, I sat back down on Fred's bed, leaning back on my hands.

"Ooh, that means we'll also be free on your birthday." Fred said and looked at me. "We could go anywhere."

My birthday was on the twenty-third of April, the same month as the twins though a completely different zodiac sign.

"We could go skinny dipping." I nodded. That was something I had always wanted to try.

"We could." Fred agreed and George gagged as he walked around his bed to lie down.

"I'll be taking a nap. Try not to have sex."

As George closed his eyes, Fred walked over and kneeled down on the bed, grabbing my face in his hands before kissing me deeply.

"I love you." He whispered, smiling down at me and I chuckled, brushing my nose past his.

"I love you."

He threw himself down on his back, his legs thrown over my thighs, and I rolled my eyes at his behaviour which he simply smiled cheekily at.

"I can't wait to have you work for us." He said. "I'll have fun bossing you around."