tension. (fred weasley fanfic)

twenty three

after a few days at my house, i couldn't bear the nasty comments from my stepdad and my mother practically bodyshaming me. i had quickly gotten dressed and set my trunk on my bed, thankful that i hadn't unpacked yet.

i quickly grabbed the piece of parchment that i had used to communicate with fred in hogwarts. i grabbed a pen, hesitating for a moment. "hey fred, you there? " i simply wrote, within a few minutes there was a response. "tom riddle? is that you? " i let out a laugh at his response, somewhat relieved that he had the parchment visible.

"so, when are you coming to visit me larkie?" i read the messy handwriting, scribbling back. "thats the thing, my house is practically a hell hole." i wrote back, biting anxiously on my lip. "great, mums been asking for you anyway. don't keep us waiting larkie." i visibly smiled back as i tucked the parchment into my trunk, grabbing my wand as i tucked it into my pocket.

i quickly scribbled a couple words on a piece of paper, not wanting to leave my mother worried as i quietly left my large house, shutting the door behind me as i slipped my wand out, apparating myself to the burrow.

i landed with a rather uneasy thud, right on my arse as i groaned. "merlin." i mumbled, standing back up as i wiped the dirt off me, quickly knocking at the tall house's door which was soon flew open by a familiar ginger woman. "oh my dear! fred told me you'd be coming, is everything okay?" she asked worriedly, taking my trunk out of my hand. "yeah im alright, thank you for letting me stay mrs weasley." i spoke calmly, giving her a bright smile. 

"of course dear, was it your stepdad again?" she asked, whispering quietly as the two of us walked to the kitchen, far too early for the others to be awake. i gave her a nod, as she tutted whilst shaking her head. "don't you listen to them dear, you are going to grow up and be a bright beautiful lady. i might need to have a word or two with your mother, for her just sitting back and watching all this happen!" mrs weasley huffed over her mug of coffee, giving me a soft look.

I sat in the kitchen with molly for a while, enjoying her motherly tone as the two of us caught up before the others had came flying down the stairs, the same frizzy haired girl who i had adored came flying in first, pulling me into a hug. "Its only been a few days mione!" i giggled, still enjoying the hug. "are you staying here for christmas break?" she asked curiously, a dangerous smile tugging at her lips as i nodded, another squeal slipping through her lips. 

ron, ginny and harry had joined hermione in saying their hellos, still a bit tired. the twins must've dozed back off into a slumber, as they werent down the stairs yet.

***

a little while later everyone sat in the living room, dressed in their pyjamas. conversations filling the room. my eyes fell to ron, who seemed to be lovingly gazing at hermione who was speaking. i smiled lightly, wishing someone would look at the way ron looks at her with such adoration.

My eyes wandered over to the ginger who was sitting before me, listening in to the conversation. his ginger hair fell on his forehead, as he leaned back on the armchair with a smug smirk on his face. 

"What should we do? im getting a bit bored." harry spoke up, as a silence drawn in. everyone gave simple shrugs, except for george who chimed in for the first time this evening. "I think we should watch a movie." ginny rushed to her room, coming back within seconds carrying a couple of cases.

"Oh jesus, here come the dramatic romance movies.." ron mumbled, ginny throwing a pillow at him to shut him up as i laughed, harry joining in next to me. "so we have Of Love And Shadows, Dream Lover or The Man In The Moon!" ginny spoke, smiling happily. "we should watch the man in the moon, its so good!" i chimed in, as ginny and hermione both agreed. 

we had quickly set up the living room, me and hermione attempting to fix the dvd player as the others pushed the couches closer to the screen. Fred and george quickly grabbed duvets and pillows, spreading them out.

hermione gave the machine a slap, as it switched on. the two of us exchanged smiles, quickly heading to the couches. i slipped onto the two seater one, kicking off my slippers as i spread out the duvet, tucking my feet underneath it as the twins quickly rushed back into the room.

fred sat in the seat next to me, as i smiled whilst sharing the duvet for him. the movie started, as i rested my head on one of the pillows. "what is this movie about?" fred whispered, furrowing his eyebrows as he looked down at me. "Basically its about a girl who lives on a farm, she meets this boy and they don't really seem to get along but she realises she fell for him but its too late." i replied, as he nodded, both of our attention was now focused on the movie which had started rolling.

***

"i always forget how sad that movie is." ginny sighed, sniffing as her and harry stood up, exchanging looks as they saw fred and nova both fast asleep, huddled up next to eachother. the two must've fallen asleep during the movie, as they didn't seem to be waking up anytime soon.

"guys, look!" harry whispered, catching the others attention as george, hermione and ron spun around to see the view, smiling lightly. "you think they fancy eachother?" george asked, grinning. "its quite obvious, aint it?" harry replied, ron furrowing his eyebrows.

"i need to get a photo of this!" hermione whispered, slipping out of the duvets as she grabbed her polaroid camera off the kitchen table. she quickly snapped a photo of the two, leaving it to develop as everybody else cleared off upstairs, leaving the two fast asleep on the couch.