19.
I felt a sudden weight on my face that alerted me up, I looked over to see the owner of the weight and felt a smile unwillingly creep onto my face. Fred was lying next to me, his eyes closed as I moved his hand from my face staring at the Weasley. His legs were tangled up with mine in the cramp small bed and then a voice broke my Fred watching, "Rowan! Are you up yet?" Suddenly realizing my surroundings I bolted up and fell off the bed taking the blankets with me. "Dear are you okay up there?" I heard Mrs. Weasley yell up as I realized Fred starting to stir up.
"I-I'm fine! Just getting up!" I yelled back to Mrs. Weasley as I pulled myself up with the blankets as I started to rouse Fred awake in my bed, "Fred get up! You have to leave before your mum sees you!"
"Five more minutes love," he murmured as he tried to grab me and pull me back into the warm comfort of his arms and the bed. I narrowly escaped his vice-like grip as I grabbed his clothes from the floor and tossed them at his face. "Get up Weasley and get dressed!" I scolded as I moved around the room and started to get dress. I see those judging eyes of yours, if you were in my position you wouldn't pass up the opportunity to have sex with Fred Weasley and yes he's very good. It's only been going on for a couple days, now I said we couldn't fall in love, I never said we couldn't have some fun.
"Fred I swear if you don't get up I am going to start drawing on your face." I threatened as Fred started to get up and when I looked over he was smirking at me with his tousled bed hair, the blankets covering from his waist down. It took all of my might not to jump on him right then and there as my hormones were getting the best of me. Fred Weasley was very attractive.
"Want to go for round two mouse?" Fred smirked as I snapped out of my naughty thoughts.
"Fred there is no time, your mum could come up here any time and your suppose to be at the shop. We can't have anybody know about this and you looking like that in my bed is not something I want your mum to walk in on." I reasoned as Fred started to get dress, helping me in the process as he became more clothed in the room.
"Well I had a brilliant time last night too mouse." Fred replied with a grin as he was finally fully dressed.
I rolled my eyes as I stood up and kissed him, "okay proof enough? I had a good time too Weasley. Now time for you to sneak out."
"Bloody hell, first I'm ushered out of my sleep and now I have to sneak out of my own house." Fred replied, but the grin on his face let me knew he wasn't really that upset.
"Oh woe is you, your life is so hard Weasley." I replied with a smirk as Fred opened the door and I followed him out. "I'll see you later mouse," Fred replied with a wink as I followed him downstairs, Fred went towards the front door and I went towards the kitchen where Mrs. Weasley was setting the table for the two of us, I watched as Fred winked at me before he vanished out the door causing a small creak from the door shutting. Mrs. Weasley turned around quickly, "Oi! Rowan you gave me a start!"
I smiled nervously, "sorry Mrs. Weasley."
"Was someone at the door?" She asked suspiciously as I shook my head quickly.
"Nope!"
She eyed me curiously before she let it go, "alright well breakfast is ready dearie, you need a nice breakfast for your first day as an official Weasley Wizard Wheezes worker."
"Right, well thank you Mrs. Weasley," I replied as I sat down at the table starting to eat the very nice meal she prepared for me. It was nice living in the burrow, Mrs. Weasley always seemed to cook something for me, and I never had this at home not even when I was home with my family.
"Rowan please do be careful, it's nice that the twins are letting you help them with the shop, but it's still dangerous." Mrs. Weasley voiced her concern as I smiled at her, feeling her concern and enjoying the feeling of someone worried about me the way Mrs. Weasley worried about me. "I will Mrs. Weasley, thanks for worrying about me."
I began eating the porridge she made as Mrs. Weasley asked, "so did you sleep well last night?" I nearly coughed out the porridge. "Goodness, dear are you alright?"
I struggled to cough and speak at the same time as well what came out were a jumble of words that was a combination of the words good and yes; "yeod!" Mrs. Weasley just laughed at my attempt as I was able to get my composer back, "was it something I said dear?"
I smiled attempting to hide the look of 'I-had-sex-with-your-son-in-your-estranged-son's-room' with an even bigger smile, "Oh yes! It was the best sleep ever; I mean man that bed so soft and those pillows. Did you put some magic on them? Well would YOU LOOK AT THE TIME! I BETTER GET GOING!" My voice somehow started to get louder as I scurried off my seat and back upstairs to gather my stuff before I could be interrogated any more. Which it was hardly interrogation Rowan; she was simply asking how you slept before you spazzed out.
After a couple minutes passed on what felt like was decent enough time to let the awkwardness pass from what happened earlier I walked back downstairs hoping to escape another Molly Weasley question and spazz out again. Alas, I failed the only mission I had.
"Rowan!" I cringed as I looked over at Molly, "I know what happened last night that's making you act that way this morning."
Immediately my face seemed to turn blood red, I'm pretty sure my mouth inadvertently gapped open and I think my soul just picked up it's luggage and ran on out of my body in order to escape the horror that would unfold. But to somewhat portray a feign innocent exposure, I just stuttered at Molly, "Y-y-you I-I you, you do?" Molly just nodded her head; she didn't seem the least bit upset, which made me even more worried. "Mrs. Weasley, I well, you see. I'm well—"
"Honey don't apologize, I should apologize to you, Arthur and I both." This is where she lost me as I quirked an eyebrow up. She seemed to notice my confusion as she started to explain, "Arthur and I should have told you about Harry being spotted at the Ministry of Magic yesterday, you must have found out from Ginny or the twins. And I am sorry for not telling you sooner, we're just worried about you and going to the twin's shop."
My mouth returned to the gapped look it was before and I felt my soul come back into my body unpacking its luggage. I attempted to get back my composure as I looked at Molly trying to pretend I had already knew about this, "Uh yeah that's why... Harry was spotted yesterday at the Ministry and no one told me."
"And I'm sorry about that dear, we just didn't want you to have anything to worry about when you went into the shop today." I nodded my head feeling my body just instantly turned into jello from the fact that Mrs. Weasley did not know about what actually happened last night. I smiled at her, which seemed un-expectant, "It's okay Molly, I completely understand your guys' concern. Is Harry all right? Were Ron and Hermione with him?"
Mrs. Weasley looked at me curiously before answering my question, "Well we only heard that Harry was spotted and we believe he got away and if Harry was spotted, I can imagine that Ron and Hermione were not far from him. You're not upset that we didn't tell you?"
"Oh no, I could never be upset with you guys' for just worrying about me. I understand, well that's good news about Harry. Maybe that means they're on to something and coming home soon." I replied with a grin knowing for well that Harry found the first Horcrux at the Ministry. "Right, well I should be going here, don't want to be late on my first day as an official employee!"
"Oh yes! The portkey is on the kitchen table ready for you to go." Mrs. Weasley explained as she pulled me into a bear hug before I went into the kitchen, "do be careful Rowan." I squeezed her back in reassurance before I went off into the kitchen to start my next adventure.
Fred's P.O.V
I winked at Rowan one last time as I went out the front door of the house with a huge grin on my face as I walked towards the cornfield and then felt a pull at my naval and soon the view of the my childhood home was replaced with my new home with the giant redhead statue moving his hand with his hat up over his head. I grinned at the shop and walked inside, only to be greeted by my twin, "so how was your night?" George asked coyly as I stepped inside.
"Now Georgie, a gentleman does not kiss and tell."
I bolted upstairs with George in toe coming up to the flat George and I lived in above the shop, however recently my nights have been occupied in Percy's old room. Bloody hell, never thought I'd say that in my life. I quickly changed into my magenta robes for today's work and walked out of my room only to see George staring at me, "George do we need to talk about you waiting for me outside my door like mum would do when I was in trouble?"
"Fred I just think this thing you have with Rowan, I know you better than anyone Fred and—"
"Tut, tut, tut. Mr. Holey we are not about to have a serious conversation about this. This is a no commitment thing and I am a no commitment guy. I'm not sure what the war is going to bring and this helps relieve some..." I paused thinking about what word would describe it best, "stress" I shook my head indicating that that was a poor choice of word. "Anyhow, are you just jealous of the friendship I have with Ro? Maybe you should owl Angelina." I responded as George rolled his eyes.
"Fred, Angelina and I..." George paused trying to come up with some sort of excuse before he just gave up. "I'm not that type of guy, I'm a commitment guy and I see the way you look at Rowan, this isn't just about companionship in a time of war." George reasoned as he followed me down the steps where we needed to set up shop before the store opened.
"Georgie we're not talking about this, when I want to talk about my feelings with you I'll make sure to let you know." I joked as George just shook his head; I paused and placed my hand on my best mates shoulder. "George, I'm okay. I promise. Now, we done with this touchy feely stuff?"
"Fred I just think—"
"GEORGE! FRED!" George and I immediately turned around to see Lee running through the door into the shop his dreads bouncing all around.
"Lee! What's going on mate?" George was the first to ask as I looked at Lee and behind him to make sure there were no Death Eaters chasing after him, he bent over clutching on his knees as he heaved for air.
"Merlin's beard I am out of shape!" Lee exclaimed before he stood back up at looked at us with his wide, mental eyes. "Did you hear what happened yesterday?"
George and I looked at eachother for some sort of explanation to Lee's sudden appearance and mental behavior, we both just shook our head unsure on what happened yesterday. "Is everything okay?" George was the first to ask, I immediately started thinking about Ginny.
"Did something happen at Hogwarts?" I immediately asked worried about my younger sister.
"No, no! Harry! Harry was spotted yesterday at the Ministry of Magic!" Lee exclaimed as George and I both yelled our surprise, "WHAT!"
Lee grinned, knowing he captured our attention, "Yeah! Him and two other people were with him before they apparated, but Yaxley followed them!"
"Were Ron and Hermione with them?" I asked as Lee shook his head, "I'm not sure. No one saw them, but there were two other Ministry workers with him, so maybe it was them?"
"It was probably them in disguise, remember when they used the polyjuice potion in their second year?" George wondered aloud as I remember Ron telling us about disguising as Crabbe and Goyle to get information from Draco about the Chamber of Secrets in their second year at Hogwarts. "Well do you know if they're alright?" I asked starting to feel slight worry for them, Ron was blood but Harry and Hermione were just as much part of the family.
"No one knows, no one saw them afterwards. But it's Harry, Ron and Hermione, this is not the first time they've gotten themselves in mortal danger." Lee joked, but you could feel a sense of fear surround the three of us as we all pretended not to worry about the golden trio, but still feared the worst.
"Lee's right, they're fine. I'm sure we'll hear all about the story once Ronniekins decides to scurry his way back home." I joked trying to lighten the mood. "They probably gave them a run for their money."
"Wonder if Ron, Harry or Mione bumped into dad while they were there?" George wondered out loud, "Oi! Lee did Fred mention to tell you that he's—"
"I'm becoming a quidditch announcer when I turn 30!" I exclaimed exuberantly as Lee and George both raised they're eyebrows up at me.
"Oh really? And what made you want to do that?" Lee questioned seeing through my ruse.
"Lee, you've just inspired me so much."
Lee smirked, "Well I know I am inspiring." He smoothed back his dreads, "Fred you do realize becoming a quidditch announcer is no easy task, you've got to have style and you can't just learn it. You must be born with it!"
I rolled my eyes as George raised an eyebrow at me; I glared at him trying to send him a twin telepathic message that consisted of me killing him later for almost blowing the friendship I have with Rowan. George rolled his eyes at me as Lee continued to drone on about being a quidditch announcer. "And you need to have oomph when you speak! You have an important job you know."
"Yes, yes you'll have to tell me all about it when I turn 30 Lee." I replied with a smirk as Lee grinned.
"Any who, where's that sweet, beautiful, sarcastic new worker of yours?" Lee asked looking around the empty shop.
"She's coming in by portkey, she should be here soon." George replied as he started to get the shop ready for the day, "Oi! Lee any news on the Potterwatch?"
Lee beamed once George asked him about Potterwatch, it was like his baby, "Yes! I already somewhat started, I put out the first broadcast already to let everyone know about it. You guys are going to be in the next one once we can figure out a more secure location, a snatcher almost caught me last time." George and I glanced at each other before Lee could notice us.
"Lee, as much as I'd like to see you have a go with a snatcher, do be careful mate." George replied acting as the sensible one. "Yeah how could we be on the show if you're sleeping with the fishes?" I joked along.
"Awe I didn't know I was mates with a couple of pansies." Lee joked as George and I glared at him, "I'm only playing mates. Well once Ro finishes up her little sketch then we'll have a more secure place."
The door to the shop opened, my eyes lit up slightly hoping to catch Rowan coming in however I was a bit let down, "Morning Verity."
"Morning..." Verity groaned as she looked at the three of us making her way to one of the cash registers. Verity was an attractive lass, however she almost always seemed to have a scowl on her face in the mornings. She had the long blonde hair and blue eyes that most blokes adored and when she smiled it could be quite lovely, however she told George and I that she was not a morning person and to not expect her to smile when she came in the mornings. "Awe V why such the glum look?" Lee asked as he placed his arm around Verity, Verity sent him one of her iciest looks she could give. "Get your hands off of me."
Lee immediately shot his hands up as George and I shook our heads at him, for some reason Verity just never seemed to like Lee. There were only a few people she enjoyed the company of, George and I were on that list; and basically every other male in the Wizarding world except for Lee. "When is Rowan going to—"
"Is Rowan coming today?" Verity asked suddenly as it seemed like her face light up a thousand times, her smile was practically blinding.
"Yes?" George answered warily, unsure on the happiness that overcame Verity. George and I had told Verity a couple days ago that Rowan would come working with us in a couple days and she actually took it quite nicely, even asked us what she looked like.
"Oh how wonderful! This is going to be brilliant! We're going to get along so well, and it'll be so lovely to have another person helping me at the cash register. Someone with sophistication and class." Verity sighed with a smile, "Oh I just can't wait to meet him."
I looked over to see Lee busting out laughing on the ground, "bahahahahaha! Hahahaha! Oi! She thinks! Hahahaa!" Lee couldn't even get through what he was trying to say because he was laughing so hard, George and I couldn't help but laugh along as well. When we told Verity about Rowan, I guess we had forgotten to mention that Ro was actually a girl.
"Lee you wouldn't understand class if it hit you square in the face." Verity seethed as Lee got up from the ground and started to wipe the tears from his eyes, "Oh V, I CANNOT wait till you meet Ro either."
"Well you don't have to wait much longer." George replied with a smirk as I looked over to see Rowan walking into the store, her long black hair up in a bun as she smiled from ear to ear when she walked in.
"Hi fellas!" She beamed as I looked over to see Verity's face instantly drop and her mouth gap open.
"What not what you were expecting V?" Lee asked with a smirk as he ran over to Rowan engulfing her in a hug, "Lovely to see you Ro!"
I rolled my eyes as Lee was just smirking from ear to ear as Rowan was wondering what was with all the smiles and stares at her. "Did I do something?" Rowan asked as she walked up to me, I shook my head.
"Nope you're just you mouse." I smirked as I flicker her nose, a light blush spread across her cheeks before she smiled and looked over at Verity.
"Oh! You must be Verity, lovely to meet you!" Rowan smiled as she put out her hand in front of her, Verity scowled before she walked off. Rowan looked towards George and I, "was it something I said?"
George placed his hand on his forehead, "today is going to be a long day." And I couldn't agree more, however I do think I was going to start enjoying coming to work more as I stared at the black haired beauty, starting make her way to the cash register. A smile found it's way on my face.