Okay. This is bad.
Though I had agreed to do this thing with George, something inside me was still anxious about all of this. I generally had done my all to not get near the guy for five years, let alone trust him. And now we were not only hunting a prankster together, to get revenge, now we were also fake dating. It was all a wee bit too much. Something about spending so much time with him made me both relax and lose my breath, which I chalked up to nerves from all of the years of yelling at him. But something, even if I knew it was coming, something about this big announcement about me coming out had me spooked. It was all too real and scary and I hated how I just knew that everyone would be looking at me.
I spent the next few days not only looking at our suspects but looking over my shoulder, somehow hoping that George would manage to not catch me too much off guard.
Sadly that would not be possible in the end. I was just sitting in the dinning hall during dinner and I was getting a bit relaxed talking to Ana, which also helped to keep the rumours off of me. Suddenly one of the Gryffindor boys walked over and handed me a flower. I accepted it confused. Then another boy came and gave one. And so it followed until I had 4 flowers in front of me. And I was surprised and happy, imagining that this was George, I appreciated the orange tulips, noting the irony of the color matching his hair. But I also wondered how he knew that I liked tulips. Ana looked at me with wide eyes, but I just shrugged and tried to play it off as complete confusion.
Suddenly the four quidditch balls flew into the hall, and landed in front of me, I looked at them confused, but lightly touched the quaffle and noted how there was something written on it. And I turned them all over to see: Yule ball ?
Written on 3 of them. I smiled, and then as soon as I touched the snitch they all shot up and flew away but was replaced by a firework spectacle. I looked up amazed that the boys had managed to even make those, that took genuine skills, and it was genuinely beautiful. Suddenly the explosions stopped and pointed down towards just the other side of the table, where I now noticed George was standing grinning. I could feel everyone to watch us and I stood up and walked over to him feeling my face heating up, but smiling but also feeling super uncomfortable with all of this attention.
“George?” I said trying to hide how much I hated this but also knowing it was a necessary evil for this plan to work. He just shot me what I imagined he thought was a big charming grin, before extending a last flower to me.
“Darling. Will you go to the Yule ball with me?” He asked and I shook my head trying to hide how uncomfortable I was.
“Of course, babe.” I got out and I sighed knowing I would not have to talk no more. He grinned widely and turned to the Gryffindor table, and I looked around feeling like I was falling apart seeing how everyone was looking at us, talking, judging, shocked. I could feel myself panicking.
“She said yes!” George yelled which was met with laughter which just made me more uncomfortable. George turned back grinning and noticed my uncomfortable state. He pulled me in for a hug which I just accepted and uncomfortably wrapped my arms around him.
“Relax. It will all be over soon. We’ll sit back down at the Gryffindor table, Ana will join and then, you will hit my shoulder as hard as you can. Because that is what you would do. And then you will say: George I thought you said we weren’t gonna tell people yet. You’ll be okay. You are done being in this soon.” He whispered trying to comfort me. I did feel my self take a deep breath and remembering to let it out once more, relaxing into the touch. He nodded and pulled away before grabbing my wrist and pulling me over to the Gryffindor table, just like he said he would. He sat me down and I sat there trying to not think about how everyone was starring at me. Then, just like he said she would, Ana joined the table looking at me in shock, but clearly trying to keep calm once she saw how nervous I was.
“So, babe, were you surprised?” George finally said nudging me to try and get me out of my own head. I sighed before looking at him, and locating his shoulder, before perfectly hitting him in the shoulder making sure it hurt as much as possible. He flinched but laughed along with Fred.
“What the hell George! You know I hate being the center of attention!” I protested expressing my genuine feelings he just laughed before smiling at me looking all lovingly, but I knew it was just an act.
“But you’re always grabbing mine. I thought the rest of the school should get the same chance.” He said and I shook my head, feeling my anger boil inside me, but then I felt George’s leg lightly hit mine, as if to say: Keep up the act you dummy. And that is exactly what I did.
“It was very sweet. But if you do that ever again I will bludger you until you think your name is Fred!” I said pointing at him and he just laughed.
“Besides, I thought we weren’t gonna tell people yet.” I said a wee more quietly and he just shrugged.
“I called it!” Angelina piped up and I turned to her and almost snorted, knowing how far from the truth she had actually been.
“What?” I got out and Katie laughed.
“She said months ago when you got paired for Flitwicks project that she thought that George fancied you!” She piped up and I looking at George who just shook his head at me in a joking manner.
“And I was technically not lying. I did not fancy her. I was just dating her in secret.” He said and their eyes widened. I finally turned to Ana who narrowed her eyes at me, but I just shook my head and mouthed to her: Not here.
She seemed to understand.
After explaining ourselves to seemingly everyone finally I was able to excuse is from dinner, thankfully Fred and Ana followed us and we gather in the room of requirement to have a small meeting. I sighed knowing we could finally relax.
“What the hell is going on?! You two definitely hated each other two months ago. I tried so hard to get you two to get along and then you’re dating behind our backs?!” Ana exclaimed and I smiled at her kindly and grabbed her hand.
“Of course not Ana. I would never be able to keep something like this from you. Let alone this, for months!” I explained and she sighed clearly feeling less betrayed. Fred was still looking at us with crossed arms.
“Then what the hell? Because you just wasted two months work of fireworks.” Fred said and my eyes widened as I looked to George who just shrugged.
“I needed to make a big gesture.” He said and I hit his arm he looked at me accusatory.
“If you continue to do that. I keep wondering why on earth I am helping you. God you’re so violent and that is after I have done something incredibly nice for you!” He exclaimed looking at me and I just rolled my eyes.
“Yeah, well don’t waste two months of your work to help me you dug bog.” I exclaimed and he just rolled his eyes at me seeming annoyed. Thankfully before we could really fight Ana cleared her throat behind us. We turned our attention back to them.
“Okay, now that you two are definitely back to normal. Mind telling us what the hell that was in the great hall? Why would you two want everyone in this school to be talking about how you’re dating, when you hate each other?” She protested and I sighed, looking down slightly ashamed that I could not have just dealt with this as an adult.
“We’re just pretend dating for the time being. And we would appreciate if you helped us sell the lie that we’ve been dating for a few months.” I said still not wanting to look up a wee bit embarrassed by our plan now.
“What-“
“Why-“
Ana and Fred said overlapping each other.
“Look, after Pavati overheard me telling Fred how I had “slept” with Tori in the woods a few nights ago. There has been a rumour going around that we slept slept together. Tori was getting a whole lot of shit, so I suggested that we do this, and then “break up” after Christmas break.” George explained and I looked up and smiled lightly at him.
Still weirdly amazed that he would be willing to do this. But then again, he was probably getting a great deal of satisfaction from seeing me squirm like this.
“Oh, I’m so sorry Tori, are you okay?” Ana said looking at me concerned and I nodded with a smile.
“This is definitely weird, and unnatural. But fuck it, it is not like the two of you would actually catch feelings for each other so I guess it’s fine.” Fred said after mulling it over and I grinned and nodded, if there was one thing there was no chance of, it was me actually catching feelings for George and the other way around.
“So. We have to lie, game plan time. How long have you been together?” Fred said and Ana nodded getting all serious. I shrugged and looked at George.
“I don’t know, maybe after the pranks at the beginning of term?” I said and George just shrugged but nodded. We turned from looking at each other to looking at the two others and I noticed Ana’s mouth gaping.
“Nope. You two have to break this off immediately. You have to be prepared for ANY question about this! Who, and how and where you had your first kiss. Who knew they liked the other first? Who asked the other out. Where did you have your first date? When did you decide to become an official couple? You have to be able to give the same answer to all of that.” She said and my eyes widened but then I took a deep breath thinking this through.
“Let’s just agree on this, and then we can write it down and memorise it. We can do this.” I said pulling out a spare pen and paper I always kept on me. George just nodded looking just as overwhelmed as I felt.
“Okay. We got assigned to do that project by Flitwick. That's when we finally warmed a wee bit up to each other. I guess, I started liking you and you did the same or something. God this sounds weird.” He said grimacing, but Ana just walked over and smacked him at the back of his head.
“Focus.” She yelled and he yelped and starred from me to her then finally to Fred.
“Why do they keep on hitting me?!” He protested to his brothers amusement.
We ended up sitting on the floor and figuring out every detail about our relationship, well our fake relationship.
“Okay, I will read from the transscript.” I said holding up the paper to read.
“So, we started actually liking each other after the Flitwick assignment, but instead of acting rational, we pranked each other. Then one night he caught me doing an assignment in the astronomy tower, and pranked me. I obviously yelled at him. But then the mood changed and I accidentally had said: If you like me so much, why don’t you just stop pulling my pigtails and act like a god damn man. And so George actually did, he kissed me. It was amazing. yada yada. Took us a few weeks of kissing but not wanting to before I decided to ask him out. We went out four times and then he asked me to be his girlfriend. We wanted to keep it a secret not wanting the gossipmill to run too much.” I finished with a smile and Ana grinned.
“God! I almost wished that that was true, that was something straight out of my romance novels.” She said excited and I chuckled and shook my head.
“Whereas if that had actually happened, and George had ever tried to kiss me, then it wouldn’t have been a romance novel. It would have been the worlds easiest murder mystery.” I said and she chuckled and shook her head, but then I noticed Fred looking at me concerned.
“You two DO know, that in order for this to actually work, you are going to have to snog eventually right?” He said and my eyes widened in horror as I turned to look at George who had turned to me as well, seemingly as horrified by that thought as I was.
“No way.” I finally got out, and Fred just gave me a knowing look. I then turned to Ana for support but she looked at me like she did when she felt sorry for me.
“No. Come on. Really?” I exclaimed and Ana just rolled her eyes at me.
“Well, that is what you get for making schemes without us.” She said and normally I would have chuckled at that comment but I was too preoccupied with the situation at hand.
“Look, maybe we can get out of it. Just saying you’re not comfortable doing that in front of other people yet or something?” George said and I looked at him and sighed trying to calm myself down.
“Right. Something about how I used to snog Wood in the halls and that didn’t work out. So I wanna keep this one more under the radar.” I said feeling a blush creep up, and I had at first tried to not look at him, in order to feel less awkward. He was just nodding liking that plan.
“But maybe we should still lay some like, ground rules for this.” He said awkwardly after a moment, and I nodded understanding where he was coming from.
“Yeah. I guess we can hold hands?” I started and he nodded.
“Okay. Good. What about kissing each others cheek and stuff? That might be a good way to get out of kissing for real?” George said looking down and I nodded after a second.
“Yeah. Sounds good.” I said not knowing how to feel about any of this.
Later that day I thanked god for Ana and Freds advice, because since George and I had “come out” as a couple yesterday, I spent all day annoyed and answering all sorts of questions from boys and girls, who just HAD to ask. I looked at Ana who just laughed at my suffering. I gave her a glare, but she did rescue me from time to time, so it was hard to hate her completely.
There was one person who only glared back at me, and that was my sister Cho. I gave her a look later at night trying to silently communicate to her that I would explain this to her later. But ever since the coming out, people had been on me left and right, and it was hard enough to get them to leave me alone, worse when George was also there. We held hands and I tended to just hold them up and give an annoyed smile when girls asked almost tears in their eyes if this was true.
Finally George grabbed my hand and dragged me away from it all declaring that we needed some time alone as a couple. No one questioned it, and finally he found a quiet part of the castle, an unused study room. I let out a sigh of relief before laughing a wee bit at him.
“I can’t believe how well this has worked! You really did it George!” I said gleeful and he looked at me with wide eyes but also grinning from ear to ear.
“I’m sorry. Did Tori die? You ill? Or did you just compliment me?” He said laughing as I rolled my eyes and hit his arm.
“Don’t get used to it ye nob.” I answered him with a sly smile. I did appreciate all he was doing to me. Even if I did HATE all of the attention, this attention was a wee bit better than say, the gestures I had been receiving the day before.
“How have you been holding up with all the attention? You okay?” He said looking serious for a moment and I just shrugged.
“I don’t know. It’s been really weird is all. Plus the constantly being around you and having to hold hands aren’t exactly how I wished my day to be going. You?” I asked and he just shrugged.
“Same. I mean I am used to all the fame and stuff. And trust me, that feeling, is mutual.” He said and I laughed a wee.
“So, got anything new on our prankster? My part of the list has so far been nothing but clean.” I said with a scowl and he chuckled lightly.
“Almost forgot about them in all of this. But nothing so far on my end either.” He said and
We even had to sit together at the Gryffindor table at dinner once again, I looked a wee longingly back at my old Ravenclaw seat.
“Come on George give us a kiss or something huh?” I heard one of the younger guys try and goad us on. I rolled my eyes and shook my head.
“We might gross out you kids if we do that.” I tried with a sarcastic retort. But that just made more Gryffindors join in. George just put his arm around me, and I looked a wee bit panicked at Ana and Fred who sat opposite us, who had to also cheer to keep up the act. Ana shrugged her shoulders as if to say: I don’t know how to get you out of this one.
Thankfully I could feel George lean in and kiss my cheek, and I could feel my shoulders slouch a wee as I relaxed at that motion. Him kissing my cheek was not all bad. I had had boyfriends do that before, but they always seemed to think that kissing had to be wet especially when kissing your cheek, which made me wanna wipe off their spit. George had the right idea and clearly kept it soft and closed enough to feel the touch but not get covered in his spit.
“Happy?” He exclaimed to everyone around us, a few of the people groaned but clearly it calmed them all down. I smiled a wee as he turned back towards our friends, who seemed to also have calmed down about us kissing.
Later there seemed to be no escape, me and George were trapped in a corner of questioning and they had all seemed to start chanting for us to kiss. The group were not accepting kisses on the cheek any more, and I had overheard a few girls talking about how both of us had had no problems snogging people in front everyone before. I looked at George who seemed annoyed at the mob, but I mostly looked to him to see if he had any sort of escape plan. I sighed and figured I would give a kiss on his cheek one more try, hoping that would at least calm the crowd a little. A little part of me also thought: Sod it.
Kissing George could not be too bad, I knew I would never like the guy! So it is not like it would mean anything. And besides a wee peck would do neither of us any harm. If anything it would probably just confirm how disgusting and vile we found each other and prove how wrong it would be for us to ever be slightly togther. Because even if he was sometimes nice during all of this, he was definitely still the same asshole I had hated all of these years with good reason. Finally he looked at me a little concerned and I rolled my eyes at his hesitation, was he honestly worried about my feelings right now? I felt like we had much bigger problems if we had to keep this up all week until the yule ball. Maybe if we just gave the people what they wanted? Just a small nothing meaning peck then they would finally leave us alone, and we could go back to insulting each other like we really wanted to. If I had to done on another word about how great I actually thought George turned out to be I would vomit. He looked at me confused and I just sighed.
“Fuck it. Let’s just shut ‘em up.” I whispered.
Before he could properly register what was happening, and more importantly I decided, before I could change my mind. I grabbed his neck firmly and stepped forward in order to get closer to him. I pulled him down a little and leaned up closing my eyes, and feeling his hot breath on my face, before closing the distance. I was intending for it to be a quick peck, and then getting on with it. As my lips gently touched his, he seemed to finally wake up and realized what happened, and he put his arm around my waist, like he probably would any girlfriend. Good acting, I thought quickly. He responded to the kiss, probably knowing he would have to make it look real. This was not half bad, I thought, before mentally hitting myself, this was George I was thinking about! Of course the player and arsehole he was, was going to be a good kisser, that didn’t mean anything! I however felt myself relax a little into the kiss, something about George’s kissing me back made me move my lips slightly, which in turn made him move slightly, and ever so awkwardly and slowly we seemed to deepen the kiss. We were starting to properly kiss, and parts of me seemed to forget, who it was with and why? Because I certainly enjoyed it. He seemed to get lost in it a little as well, as he pulled me closer with his arm around my waist, and I couldn’t help but move my hand to pull on his hair. After what felt like both forever and somehow not long enough, we pulled away and I welcomed air back into my lungs before opening my eyes. We seemed to do so simultaneously and parts of me wanted to widen my eyes, as it kind of dawned on me, what had just happened! Who I had just almost made out with in the middle of the hall! He seemed shocked just like me. I took a deep breath a tried to control my emotions, but he knew just as well as me that that was not my strong suit. And so, he turned to the crowd in front of us, whom I had completely forgotten was there. He flashed them a sarcastic smile.
“Happy now?” He said, then he was grabbing my hand once again, and like he had done probably a hundred times this week, he pulled me with him to find a quiet room. He pulled me in to an empty classroom, closed and locked the door behind us, before finally letting go of me. And I relaxed finally able to put some distance between the two of us. Not knowing at all how to feel about this! I kept reminding myself that there was no need to panic. It had just been a while since I had kissed someone, and of course the playboy asshole of a Weasley boy, was going to be a good kisser! That did not at all mean that I liked him, or even wanted to do that ever again! It had been a perfectly pleasant snog, and it had meant nothing! It was going to mean nothing. I sighed determined for that to be true, and I looked at George who seemed to be thinking the same thing. I bit my lip feeling a wee bit guilty about it all.
“Look George. I’m sorry about that! I just couldn’t take it anymore! I just wanted to shut them up. I promise that that will NOT be happening again.” I said trying to convince myself just as much as him. Finally he looked up and nodded.
“Yeah. I get it. I was kind of thinking the same thing. Just. Surprised me is all.” He said honestly and I just shrugged.
“Sorry about that. But like I said don’t worry, won’t happen again.” I said and he nodded.
“I’m not worried.” He said trying to sound nonchalant. And I just couldn’t help myself, something in me needed to create some more distance between us after that kiss and so to convince him and more importantly myself I heard myself saying:
“Besides. It was a bad kiss anyway.” It flew out of me.
George’s P.O.V.
I almost turned my head to her in shock, but had to restrain myself from doing so, not wanting her to see that reaction from me. Especially when she came with a statement like that!
But I was honestly in shock to hear that, from her: A bad kiss?!
What kiss had she been a part of? Because from where I was standing, I was shocked at how much I had liked kissing her! She was perfectly tender, and when she deepened the kiss! Yes it had been slowly, and a little awkward at first, but holy crap something inside of me exploded when she moved her lips against mine. And now she was saying that that was a bad kiss?
It blew my mind, how she did not feel that! How she had not felt like everyone around us had disappeared. A little part of me was angry about this, and maybe it was just a bruised ego, NEVER having gotten complaints before about my kissing technique, but I heard myself snap back a retort:
“Well. I can only kiss as well as the person I’m kissing.” I said slightly annoyed and hoping that it sounded sarcastic like usual.
I was annoyed at her, and I hated that she could get to me like that. No one got to me! Everything with her was backwards, I liked goading her on until she yelled at me, I liked getting a rise out of her, I liked when she cursed me out, and she was the only person who ever got under my skin. I never liked when anyone else yelled at me, even if the teachers were starting to suspect that. I most certainly never let someone get a rise out of me. Yet with her it was the other way around, I liked when she yelled at me, and I let her get a rise out of me. It was probably the only reason I was even doing this!
That, and I had one weakness and one weakness only: girls crying. Something about a girl crying in front of me, could make me do just about anything to stop it. No matter how mad I was, that would always be true. Maybe it was a side effect of having such a strong sister as Ginny, I knew she could beat up anyone who hurt her, so whenever she cried I knew it was serious, and I would always want to try anything to cheer her up – Tori sometimes reminded me of her like that.
“Whatever. I’m just glad it isn’t EVER happening again.” She said and I rolled my eyes at her annoyed.
“Yeah because that is what I want? To kiss you again? You? The biggest brute in the school?” It just flew out of me in pure instinct, something about her insulting me, was just too enticing and I just could not help but egg her on. She got up and crossed her arms at me annoyed, some part of me smirked seeing her pissed, there was something satisfying about knowing I could still get a rise out of her.
“I’m not a brute you dugbog! Besides, it’s not like I wanna snog you again! You are a thorn in my side and we wouldn’t even be in this situation if you could keep your Weasel mouth shut!” She yelled and I smirked and rolled my eyes, standing up as well.
“Me? If I remember correctly not only did you ALSO tell people, but we wouldn’t even have been in that situation, if you had made a better plan to begin with!” I said back mockingly, trying to hide that she was actually getting to me slightly, and she glared at me, standing slightly closer to me in order to seem more intimidating, I just smirked internally.
“Well if you weren’t such a halfwit I would have had to plan everything!” She yelled back annoyed and I leaned in a little closer not wanting to lose our physical fight which seemed to basically be a game of chicken with the other person.
“You barely made a plan! You didn’t even ask your sister before just leaping head first into the forbidden forrest.” I said thinking I made a great point, but she just rolled her eyes and leaned in impossibly closer to me still with a glare on her face.
“Well, you didn’t ask yours either! But do what you always do Weasel, blame me for things for once in your life not going your exact way. Because trust me I enjoy your company just as little as you enjoy mine.” She said annoyed and I could feel myself getting impossibly more frustrated with her, and while I saw her point, I simply refused to let her win an argument.
“Yeah, because everything in my life always goes my way? Because I dreamed of trying to do something nice for someone who only ever yells at me and now I have even had to kiss her!” I said getting frustrated and I will admit in the heat of the moment I was sort of losing track of what exactly we were fighting about. This would not be the first time, but it was the first time I noticed how close we truly were to each other standing up and down each other, face to face, almost as if we were about to kiss again.
“Not that I wanted to do that. You’re a terrible snog anyway.” She spat back looking at me annoyed and I just shook my head, thinking about how annoying it was, that she kept going for my ego like that.
“Take that back.” I said not having anything more clever at the moment, she smirked thinking she had won.
“Never.” She said quietly and I glared at her annoyed that she looked so smug after bruising my ego. No one bruised my ego.
“Take that back.” I said holding my ground and she just smirked clearly feeling superior.
“No. Because it’s the truth. You’re a terrible kisser.” She said smugly and I looked at her annoyed.
“I’m not! Take it back.” I said and she seemed to also stand her ground crossing her arms.
“No! What could you possibly do to make me change my mind?” She said daringly and smugly and I could feel some anger rise inside me. I wanted to prove her wrong, to make her admit that she had felt what I had felt in that moment. Merlin knows, that it did not mean that I liked her or anything! But maybe it was my ego, maybe it was just because she was so god damn good at getting on my nerves. But all rational thought seemed to leave me right then and there.
“Well, I could do this!”
I said angrily and all rationale and logic had seemingly left me, because on pure emotion and instinct, I grabbed her cheeks and pulled her closer, before closing the distance between us once again. But this time much more forcefully, annoyed with her for making me do this. I could feel her shock but something in her seemed to relax into the kiss, and her body had betrayed her, I knew I had won. But feeling her lips on mine once again, we started to move against each others lips. This was very much different from the first kiss, not only was it a lot more forceful, we seemed to press against each other. Something about the anger made us seemingly continue to fight within the kiss. I pushed her backwards, and she bumped into the desk behind us with a thud, but that did nothing to make me want to stop. Her once again pulling my hair, did not help me either. Something about the way we were kissing and touching each other, made me think that we were playing a dangerous game – because it felt like whoever pulled back first, was the one to lose. And there was no way, I could think one straight thought with her lips on mine, and so there was nothing stopping me from continuing.
Tori’s. P.O.V.
I was melting into him into this kiss. The way his lips on mine made my heart flutter was unusal and magical all at the same time. Something about the anger that seemed to still be raging inside both of us, made this kiss unlike anything I had experienced before. It was somehow like I was forgiving him and yet still fighting him with his lips on mine. I always had a knack for getting into fights with George.
George.
Finally it was like the spell around me was broken, and the mere thought of his name could break it. I was kissing George. For the second time today. And I liked it.
A part of me panicked and my instincts kicked in, apparently they were violent, maybe deep down I was as big of a brute as he always called me. Because my instinct was to put my hands on his chest and push him away from me. Finally I opened my eyes again and instinctively met his. He seemed shocked but also somehow like he was confused as I was as to what had just happened. I had no idea about what to say or what to do. I had no idea how to even feel. So I did the only thing I could think of. I stormed out of the room.
I ran as quickly as I could without looking suspicious, to where? I had no idea. I just knew that I needed to get away. Especially since everyone had once again taken to staring at me. Thankfully I bumped into the two people I could confide in. I grabbed their arms and they looked at me shocked as I finally had another rational thought and I dragged them towards the yard. We were a good distance from the castle when they finally stopped me and I looked around for anyone. No one could overhear this. I was still doubting telling them.
“What are you doing Tori? And why are you so flustered?” Ana said smirking at the second part. My eyes widened and I just looked at my sister instead who was crossing her arms in a disappointed manner. It took a lot to piss my sister off, properly, but it seemed I had at least almost gotten to ticking her off.
“More importantly, what in Merlins beard has been going on?” Cho said in a demanding manner and I swallowed a lump in my throat knowing there was no way I could not tell me sister. I looked at her slightly pleadingly.
“Sorry Cho. You know I tell you everything. This all just kind of happened so quickly and no one else could know, so it was kind of hard to get you alone to tell you.” I started and she sighed and nodded knowing I would never keep anything from her.
“Okay. Tell me then.” She said and I nodded leaning against the big rock behind me.
“Well, apparently like me, George was telling Fred about our unfortunate sleeping arrangements in the woods the other morning. However, Pavati overheard them. So a rumour started that me and George was sleeping together.” I started and she nodded but furrowed her brows.
“That still doesn’t explain, why you are dating George Weasley? I mean, I find it irrational, but I know one thing, you do not like that guy.” She said and I almost snorted, if she only knew how the plot was about to thicken.
“Anyway. I was obviously pissed, but I knew denying it would make it worse. I confided-“ I was cut off by Ana this time.
“More like yelled as I understand it.” She said and I gave her an annoyed look before continueing.
“Fine. I yelled my disatisfaction about this to George. Who then offered to do this so that instead of being a slag I was just “sleeping with my boyfriend”. It’s just pretend. And then we break up over Christmas.” I finished not really knowing if I still believed it was all pretend, that kiss did definitely not feel like pretend. But then again me and George actually dating, that had to mean hell had frozen over right?
“That is a very impulsive and irrational plan.” Cho said and I rolled my eyes at her.
“Well.. Impulsive and irrational, are my middle names.” I said joking a little but she just glared at me.
“What happens if you catch feelings for him? If he does the same with you?” Cho said and I looked at her with furrowed brows. Is that what that kiss was? Him catching feelings for me? There was no way right? I mean, there was definitely no way I was catching feelings for him. He was George, I thought but somehow the image of him leaning in to kiss me was the thing that popped in my head. I was disgusted with myself that that thought had even crossed my mind.
“Ew. There is no way Cho. I mean they haven’t even kissed.” Ana protested and I cleared my throat awkwardly and both girls turned to me. I looked down a little and Ana just looked shocked Cho confused. And Ana just hit her arm.
“Oh my god. Did you kiss him?” She said almost seeming excited, a part of me should have expected this reaction from her, but I could not help but feel terribly awkward talking about this. I just shrugged slightly not knowing how to say it.
“Aye. But the second time-“ I tried to rationalize it, but Cho’s eyes just widened now, and she cut me off.
“There was a second time?” She said yelling in a whisper and I could not lie, so I just nodded. Putting my head in my hands not knowing how to feel or anything. I felt like my insides were jumbled up and everything was topsy turvy.
“Tell us everything!” Ana demanded. And I sighed looking up finally and I was scared but I started. Hoping I would feel at least a little less upside down when I was finished.
“Well. We were in the hall surrounded by people questioning our relationship. Demanding we kiss. Apparently a kiss on the cheek weren’t enough anymore. And I just looked at him and said: Fuck it, if it will just shut them up. And so, I kissed him.” I said embarrassed. I truly was irrational and impulsive now that I was saying it out loud.
“Wow, that is epic! Was he a good kisser? Did he use tongue? Did you?” Ana started questioning me, but Cho put a hand on her shoulder to shut up her questioning, which I was slightly grateful for, seeing as I would like nothing more than to think of those answer. Aye, epically so. Not the first time, and definitely both did the second time.
“And the second time?” My sister asked and I swallowed a lump in my throat, it was almost like in that I had completely forgotten about it. And a part of me would rather not think about that second time. That absolutely horribly, fantastic, second kiss. I almost shuddered that I was thinking these things. But I took a deep breath and got to telling.
“Well. We had run off from the crowd. And I was apologizing for just doing that. And saying that it wouldn’t happen again. And then I may or may not have insulted him, and he said I should take it back, and I wouldn’t. And everything was completely back to normal you know? Until, he just grabbed me and kissed me again. And then I pushed him away and I ran off and I found you guys!” I said feeling flustered just talking about it and Ana clearly seemed to notice, she was seemingly excited. Cho however furrowed her brows.
“That is something straight out of one of my romance novels. I mean come on. Two enemies forced to pretend to date, making them have to kiss and then they do it for real? So back to the real questions. Did you like it?” She started and I just shrugged not knowing how to feel about anything. I mean everything about me was screaming at me that this was George F*cking Weasley, my enemy for years. A thorn in my side. And I was just a horny teenage girl, and he was a player who was of course great at kissing. Of course I would like kissing him. But it had to just be hormones. He was the enemy and I hated him, always had. But I would never lie to Ana and so I decided to shrug, this being a complicated answer.
“Aye. But-“ I was interrupted by her squealing in excitement.
“This is amazing! I mean, I never thought it would work this well. It is honestly a little creepy since you have always hated them so much, but this is great. You and the fittest guy in this whole school!” She started but Cho cut her off looking at me in a much more serious manner.
“Tori. Do you like him?” She asked and I looked at her almost confused, that was a weird question, just because I like kissing him it did not mean I liked him. Hell it almost felt like we were still fighting while we were kissing. That was definitely not how you kissed someone you liked.
“George? No way! Even if he is a good kisser. I definitely do not like him.” I said
(Meanwhile)
George’s P.O.V.
After standing there stunned for a moment, and I went to touch my lips feeling them, still a little weird after everything. Just almost to check, if everything that happened was real. The door was still wide open after she had run out of the classroom, I stood there for a few moments, but being stunned by everything, and to avoid running into her at all costs. There was no way I was dealing with her while having to hold her hand and pretending to be her boyfriend. What was I going to do? I mean we had kissed. And not just in front of others to sell it. I, had kissed her. My sworn enemy. The thorn in my side. The only person pestering me more than my mom, Percy, Mcgonagall and Filch combined! Even if it was prompted by me. I finally decided to rush to the only place where I knew I would not be bumping into her, the Gryffindor dorms. I grabbed my brother from the common room who was hanging around our friends who all greeted me, but I could not say anything and practically dragging him to our room, closing the door. I sighed feeling like I could finally breathe a little once again. Fred looked at me very confused but I just put up a hand instinctively saying: Give me a second.
“What’s going on George? Why is your face all red?” He said but I just looked at him wondering how on earth to tell him everything. And then as soon as I opened my mouth it was like it came awkwardly pouring out of me, and it was hard to stop.
“Me and Tori kissed. I mean we were in the hall and everyone kept goading us on and she couldn’t take it anymore, and so she just grabbed me and kissed me to shut them up. And then I managed to drag us away, and she was apologizing, I think, I kind of lost track of where we started. But then that witch called me a bad kisser. I mean me! And then she just kept being annoying and goading me on. And I just. I got so angry and I kissed her.” I said finally stopping. Freds jaw practically on the floor at this point. I looked at him almost confused and saddened that I had managed to shock my brother like this.
“Well, did you like it? Do you like her?” He said finally breaking a deafening long silence that had me not only feeling awkward but like I was truly losing it. If there was one thing the Weasley twins never were, it was quiet. Then the question finally registed with me and I stopped and wondered about those two questions. Those two were entirely different things. I mean, how could two perfect lips who made me weak in the knees and feel like I was floating all at the same time, be sitting on the most annoyingly pestering girl in the world? It made no sense to me! Tori, was Tori, Tori, was the brutish Ravenclaw who always had to compete with me, and even won. She was the annoyingly good beater from the opposing team. She was the manly, tattling, scheming, annoying witch who had been cursing at me since first year. But when I was kissing her. She was part of a terrible magical thing, that had me feeling like I was floating.
“I mean. Yes. I really liked kissing her. But I could never like her. Never. I mean. No matter how much I never wanted to stop kissing her. She is still the same annoying witch she has always been.” I said trying to explain everything to my brother. He just furrowed his brows and looked at me concerned.
“Okay. This is bad.” He said and I nodded barely knowing how to feel about any of this.