Darling, I Love You • FRED WEASLEY

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"Amédée! Aidez moi et arrêtez d'être une pute." (Amédée! Help me and stop being a whore.)

"Elisaria!"

My eyes grew wide as I saw my mother at the end of the stairs with her hands on her hip. Shock was evident on her angel-like face. "When the fuck did learn to talk like that?"

"Since you became a mother, mon amour."

Maman tried to smack him in the head as he passed by but snickered when he managed to avoid it. Suddenly, Timothée was beside me and easily carried my trunk downstairs as if it weighed nothing. Shaking his head with an amused look. He looked back at me once he set my things near the fireplace. He crossed his arms and smiled. "You know that he missed her right? Let him have her for a few more minutes before you guys leave."

"But I missed her too," I groaned and plopped down on the sofa.

"You'll have her for the rest of the school year." he rolled his eyes as he sat beside me. "Don't you have a redhead to think about?"

My face turned pink and just when I was about to retort my other brother walked in with Tori by his side, both red in the face, and behind them are my parents with a few sweets in their arms. Tori immediately sat beside me and gripped me in the arm and shook it so hard I thought it was gonna fall off.

"Calm down, une pute," I whispered. I smirked at her and wiggled her eyebrows making her hung her head low. Trying to hide a blush forming on her face.

"You beautiful ladies ready? Got everything?" Papa asked as he gave us the sweets and handed me a few galleons as pocket money. We both nodded and stood up, we will be floo'd to the Leaky Cauldron and we will be staying there because Ange wanted to.

I hugged my family and gave kisses as we all parted and I noticed Tori took a few more seconds to let go of Dée before joining me.

I took a pinch of glittering powder out of the flowerpot, stepped up to the fire with Tori clutching onto me, shouted, "The Leaky Cauldron!" and threw the powder into the flames. With a roar, the fire turned emerald green and rose higher than us. I felt my body squeeze and twist around and before we could get out of the fireplace we were both tackled into a warm hug.

Before I could step out of the fireplace we were immediately tackled into a bear hug by two pairs of strong arms making me drop my trunks. I tried to hug them back but they only tightened their grip on me.

"Eli!" they exclaimed, pulling back from Eli.

In front of me were the infamous Weasley Twins, Fred and George. Their hair has gotten longer in the previous years and, if possible, taller. Fred ruffled my blonde hair and put me in a headlock as a form of 'greeting'. I and the Weasley twins were friends even before we went to Hogwarts because of our parents despite the distance.

Angelina roughly pushed Fred aside making him stumble.

"I missed you both so much!" Angelina squealed giving us a tight hug.

I hugged back even though she was literally giving us a death grip. "I missed you too, Ange but we're kinda dying here." I chuckled.

She pulled back and the twins helped us take our trunks into the room Angelina got for us ladies. The rooms in the Leaky Cauldron may not be the comfiest but we can manage. We sat on the springy bed and caught up with one another. I have noticed how Ange grew, she used to be the smallest between the three of us and now she's the tallest. Her thick, chestnut brown hair also appears to be longer, her curls bouncing from the little movement of her head.

"How are my favorite redheads?" I asked. Sitting in between them.

"As if there are other redheads for you," Fred scoffed, crossing his arms.

"There are literally 8 more redheads in your family, Fred," I bowed my head and chuckled.

"Meh, still better looking than those rat droppings."

"We're identical you twit!" George snapped, smacking the back of his head.

I shook my head and turned to Tori with a dreamy look on her face. I inched closer to her and poked her side making her flinch.

"So..." I started and cleared my throat "how are you and Amédée?"

She sighed dramatically, her smile widening at the thought of him, "we did it..."

Tori sighed once again not containing the smile rising on her face, "He finally told me he loves me and I said 'show me' and he did."

I stared at her agape.

"I-I did not expect that," I stuttered.

Angelina playfully pushed me and hugged dreamy Victoria Lynch. Out of all the guys she dated, only my brother made her like this.

I directed my attention to Angelina, "What about you, Ange?"

She pouted and shook her head 'no', "none as of the moment, Eli."

"Blehck, if you're gonna start talking about boys then I'm out of here," Fred grumbled and bolted out the room with George in tow.

"See you, ladies, tomorrow," they bowed. We shook our heads at them and Angelina turned to me.

"What about your crush on a certain redhead?" Angelina giggled, wiggling her eyebrows at me.

I shifted uncomfortably and avoided eye contact, my face turning pink. This did not go unnoticed. Angelina pinched my cheeks making me swat her hand away.

"Still a crush." I crossed my arms and looked away my nose in the air, "we're friends, we can fancy our friends. And he won't like me back."

"Come one, Eli! Don't you notice the looks he gives you?!" Angelina said happily, clapping her hands.

"Oh, Merlin yes!" Tori squealed.

The two girls in front of me gushed about how Fred Weasley always tried to impress me whenever we were on the pitch. How he was always looking at me whenever he suggests some tactics as if asking if I agree.

Fred Weasley is one of our best friends.

He was always such a great player, I have always been so impressed with him. I have always been captivated by him. He charmed me, even more, when we started playing for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. He has always looked so good in his quidditch uniform with his messy hair. And don't get me started on how hot he grips his bat with those veiny hands. Just imagine how good it'll look around my neck-

Nice.

I sighed as I got out of my daydream and listened to the girls. Apparently, they're arguing over the best ice cream flavor. I said it was  the chocolate and raspberry flavored with chopped nuts, Victoria said it was the strawberry and peanut butter one, then Angelina said it was the banana cheesecake with peanut butter and chocolate drizzle.

Angelina's flavor got me thinking though, banana cheesecake? That's new.

I yawned and suggested that we head on to the bed and the girls agreed. We went to shower and got ready for bed. As soon as my head hit the pillows I was out.