anchor || fred weasley

chapter four- tranquility

~Song of the chapter: Midnight City- M83~

"It's beautiful, isn't it", he replied, his eyes still focused on the star-dotted sky. He looked abnormally beautiful, the pale light of the stars complimenting his facial features.
"It sure is", Blaire whispered, unknowingly letting her eyes trail over Fred's tall figure.

As he finally turned around to face her, she quickly looked away with an embarrassed facial expression.
"Blaire", he says.
He slowly walked over to the girl, his eyes locked with hers and gently brushed the messy hair from her eyes. She could feel her cheeks get hot. "How did you find me?"

"Honestly, I went where my feet took me. I had too much on my mind to sleep and after trying for hours, I couldn't take it anymore"

"Isn't that a nice coincidence, Sandrins", he said, smirking. "If you get cocky like that, I'll be leaving faster than you can say my name", the girl scoffed, not losing focus on his eyes. "Since when are you so feisty?", Fred said jokingly "If you continue like this, you may even scare me away" He always managed to turn situations into his favor.

Blaire caught herself smiling at his remark. He had a way with words she couldn't begin to fathom. The way he pronounced certain words, most importantly the way her name rolled off his tongue.
"Blaire?", the boy said with a serious look. "What's up, Freddie?", Blaire said, sitting down on the floor.
She crossed her legs and closed her eyes, taking in the cold air that was filling the tower. "You know you don't have to do the pranks with us, right? I don't wanna force you to do things you're not comfortable with" Blaire smiled slightly.

She had never expected him to say that. In his presence it was always fun and exciting, she didn't know he had a soft side to himself.
"Fred Weasley, the ultimate gentleman! Beware, ladies, now he can steal your hearts with words only" She couldn't help but laugh at the words that came out of her mouth.

A few seconds later, Fred joined in, laughing about her silly commentary. "You know Sandrins, if you weren't that smart, you could surely be a comedian", he declared, while still being unable to stop laughing.
Blaire pointed her eyes at him. He was beautiful, gorgeous even. His face was only so slightly visible, the moon light not being bright enough to provide enough light to see everything clearly. She could see his eyes, twinkling like diamonds, shooting her looks of lust mixed with retain.

She could make out his lips, curled upwards with an inviting laughter that floated through the air like a melody.
As his laugh faded away, he looked at her with a sly grin. "Cant take your eyes off of me, love?", he whispered, guided his hand to her cheek and rubbed it gently. Blaire couldn't take this. The earlier found tension was back, even stronger, and she felt guilty.
She owed it to Ron, her best friend, who would definitely never talk to her again if she would do this behind his back. Besides, tomorrow Fred would be with another girl and she wouldn't give him the pleasure of giving in that easily.

She took a step back. "Ha. Ha", she sneered sarcastically. "You wish, Freddie". And with that she climbed down the stairs back into the dark corridors of Hogwarts, leaving Fred stunned.
"Shit", Blaire mumbled to herself while hurrying back to the common room. How could he have such a big impact on her? He wasn't even someone she thought about before this year.
And that's when Blaire heard it. Footsteps. Her heart skipped a beat when the smell of perfume found its way to her nose. It was Fred's.

"Now where do you think you're going, Mrs. Sandrins? Roaming the halls at night, meeting up with boys, that's rule-breaking! 1 Week of detention!", Fred joked, trying to imitate Snape.

Blaire stopped walking and turned around. "Why are you following me, Fred?", she asked. "Can't get enough of me?"
A big grin spread on his face. "No, Sandrins, you just forgot your wand" He pulled her wand out of his shirt and gave her a wink. "But it's cute that you think that way". With that, Blaire snatched the wand from his hands and turned around.