How it Began

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"Guys! Have you seen Alice?" FP asks breathlessly.

"No, why? Let me guess she's skipping first period?" Hermione says with a roll of her eyes.

"No she's right over there she just looks incredible and I wanted to make sure you all saw her." FP says, pointing to Alice down the hall talking to a teacher.

"What did you get laid or something this morning?" Fred asks, laughing at how FP's completely smitten over Alice at the moment, even more so than usual.

"No we weren't even together last night." He says.

"So why are you extra smitten over her today?"

"Because she was out of town all weekend and I mean, look at her, she's gorgeous, how could I not be smitten?"

"Hi baby, I missed you." Alice says to FP as she comes up the group.

"Aw, Alice, that's sweet. I missed you too!" Fred says, earning a punch in the shoulder from Alice.

"I was talking to FP but I missed you too goof." She says to Fred, reaching up to ruffle his hair since she knows it annoys him.

"Maybe I didn't miss you." He says, fixing the now strayed pieces of hair.

"You missed me and you know it." She teases. "Back to what I was saying," she turns to FP, holding her arm around his neck. "I missed you"

"I missed you too gorgeous." He says as he leans down to kiss her. "How was college tour?"

"Good, I guess. Not the place for me."

"I thought it was at the top of your list?"

"It was but then I went, I saw, and I didn't like it. So therefore, it's not the place for me. Not to mention it's so far away from here."

"Well I'm sorry you didn't like, babe." He says as he brushes a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Whatever, there's plenty of other places I still have to look at." She leans up on her tippy toes to whisper in his ear and then kisses him once more before tugging on his hand and dragging him with her wherever she's going.

"Are you two seriously going at it already? You just got back." Hermione whines.

"No, but we are going to go get high and you can join if you'd like." Alice tells her before her and FP disappear around the corner.

Fred and Hermione just share the same look, laughing at heir friends before heading off to class.

Meanwhile, outside, Alice lays on the seat of the bleachers, her head laying in FP's lap.

"You do realize you were talking to your first period teacher this morning and you didn't show up to their class right?" FP says to Alice as he runs his fingers through her hair with his free hand.

"You do realize that he's your first period teacher too and you didn't show up either." She points out.

"But I wasn't having a conversation with him earlier so he doesn't even know I'm here."

"Whatever," Alice says, taking the joint from FP and placing it between her lips, taking a long drag. "I'll just get sent to detention, not a big deal."

"Maybe I'll come keep you company." He says, gesturing for her to hand him the joint.

She places it between his lips as he takes a drag. "You'd do that?"

He blows the smoke out before he answers. "I've done it before, plus, I've missed you so the more time I get to spend with you the better, even if it means going to detention."

She smiles up at him and takes a drag. However, her smile is quick to fade when they hear the voice of their teacher, Mr. Brown. "Smith! Jones!"

"Shit!" She hisses as she sits up. She hands him the joint to put out, and he does, squishing it on the bench before throwing it on the ground. She turns her head to blow out all the smoke and FP laughs at her.

"I knew I'd catch you two out here. Care to explain why you're not in class?"

"I just wasn't feeling great sir and FP said I looked pale and just wanted to make sure I'd be alright." Alice explains, the lie slipping easily through her teeth.

"That's funny Miss Smith because you look quite alright to me. Maybe the marijuana brought the colour back to your skin." Alice's head falls when he mentions the weed, they can't get out of that one. "Detention after school, both of you." He says before walking back towards the school.

"Well," FP starts. "I guess I won't have to come to detention for no reason now." She just laughs and smacks his shoulder before kissing him.