Fool Me Once (Book Two) - Fred Weasley

Afraid

"Freddie the test is negative." Aaliyah said as she sank back onto the sink counter with a small smile. She done what Fred had asked of her, had unprotected sex once to see if she would get pregnant, and even though she knew she wanted more children with Fred. She honestly couldn't say that now would be a good time to grow their family.

"You sure?" Fred asked as he stood in the doorway of the bathroom and looked at her, his eyes slightly sad. "Yeah Bear, but maybe, I don't know love. Maybe this is a good thing you know? Maybe this is Merlin's way of telling us that we should wait a little longer." Aaliyah said, trying to console Fred slightly as she got off the sink and pulled him into a hug. "We're only nineteen Freddie. And we have three kids. Maybe wait until we are twenty, okay? Or at least until you turn twenty." She said and Fred nodded slightly before walking back into their bedroom and grabbing his gym bag.

"Going somewhere?" Aaliyah asked raising an eyebrow and looking between Fred and the bag that he had. "Have to go to the Burrow so that we can take Harry from Privet Drive. Remember princess?" Fred asked and Aaliyah nodded softly before walking up to him and rubbing his back with her hands. "You alright princess?" he asked, spinning around on the spot and pulling her into a hug.

"You know I love you, don't you, Freddie? And I love everything that you do for The Order and for Harry, but do you really need to go and get him, does there really need to be six others?" she asked and Fred sat on the bed pulling Aaliyah to sit on his lap. "You know I do princess. I have to, the same way George is doing and Ron, and Hermione, and Charlie and Bill. Hell, even Fleur is joining us love. I have to do this." He said rubbing her thighs and Aaliyah sighed, knowing he was right.

"Should I do something too? I mean I wont be-" Aaliyah started but Fred cut her off by squeezing her thigh and shaking his head. "You need to stay with the kids love. I can ask Gin to come over here and stay with you tomorrow?" Fred suggested and Aaliyah stood up and walked over to the dresser and started taking out clothes. Placing them on top of the dresser she summoned her own handbag and started putting the clothes into it, all the while Fred was standing behind her with his arms crossed and his eyebrow raised.

"Princess?" Fred called as he began to walk over to her, "love are you alright?" he asked and Aaliyah nodded her head before sniffling quietly and walking over to the walk-in wardrobe to grab some clothes for Elsie, Eden and Tommy. "Aaliyah." Fred said, raising his voice slightly and making Aaliyah pause in her actions. "I asked are you alright love?" he questioned again and Aaliyah only nodded her head as an answer before turning to pack more things into the handbag. Fred huffed and stood up, walking over to where Aaliyah was and grabbing both her wrists from behind her in order to make her stop.

"I'm afraid Bear." She whispered leaning back onto his chest as he wrapped his arms around her stomach and waist. "I know Liyah, I know you are. But I'm going to be fine, you realise that don't you? I'm just going to bring Harry to mum and dads house and then Ill come straight back here to you and the kids." Fred said but he could feel Aaliyah shaking her head against him.

"Its, its not that Freddie. Sure you should be fine tomorrow. But you said it yourself, what about George, and Ron, and Hermione, and Charlie and Bill?" she asked spinning around so that she could face Fred. "I'm the only one of age that isn't doing anything Fred. I- Ron and Hermione are two years younger than me. Merlin, you said even Fleur-" she said breaking down in tears as Fred pulled her into his chest again and sank onto the floor with her in his arms.

"The only reason you aren't doing anything tomorrow love is because of the kids. I don't want for both of their parents to be gone from them. Even if its just for a few hours." He whispered as he ran his hands up and down Aaliyah's back in an attempt to soothe her, something that wasn't completely working at the time being. "What- what if someone else gets hurt, what if it isn't you? What if it was George? Or Charlie?" she asked and Fred shook his head at her.

"Nothing is going to happen to us love. And I promise you, if you don't want me to fight in the big battle we all know is coming I wont. Ill stay home with you and the kids, and we can just wait for news from someone else. But you know I need to do this tomorrow princess. I have to help them out. I've already agreed." Fred said and he felt Aaliyah sigh against him as she shifted. "I just feel useless." She whispered. "I feel useless and I'm afraid that some one is going to get hurt. And because I've stayed behind, there's nothing I can do to help anyone and it makes me afraid and scared." She admitted and Fred nodded as she stood up and made her way into the bedroom.

"You know nothing should happen tomorrow. Princess why on earth are you packing a bag?" he asked, now being unable to ignore the fact that Aaliyah was adding toiletries to the bag that she had been packing the last few minutes. "I'm going to the burrow with you tomorrow, you're right, I cant really do anything but I can stay at home with Gin and your mum and we can comfort each other while all of you are away. And I know the kids would be a welcome distraction." She said adding a toothbrush to the front of the bag and walking out of the bathroom.

"Come to bed Freddie Bear. We need to get moving in the morning." She whispered lying down in the bed and opening the other side of the duvet for Fred to get in. He knew he hadn't done much for Aaliyah's anxiety, he knew that promising her he would be okay was pretty useless, but he couldn't do much when she was pushing him away. He needed to find a way to get through to her, or even someone else who would be better able to get her to listen to them. "Goodnight princess." Fred whispered as he closed his eyes, Aaliyah already having fallen asleep while Fred was lying in bed over thinking.