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Hey! So I got a review talking about George and Maya's relationship. It will be explained more in here but I just want to tell all of you that their whole thing is going to be more emotional than physical. Anyway, enjoy.

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Chapter Three

The scream pierced the quiet of the house and Sirius had to hurry and shut up his mother's portrait while George rushed into Maya's room, the other occupants of Grimmauld Place sleepily following. George climbed onto the bed and gently held Maya in his arms and she stopped thrashing. Her eyes snapped open and she looked at him.

"Sorry." She whispered and George lied down so he was still holding her.

"It's okay, go back to sleep." George brushed her hair, which was sticking to her face. "I'm right here."

"Promise?"

"Promise." She nodded at his words and slowly fell asleep as everyone but Sirius and Mrs. Weasley left. They watched as George moved under the comforter and held Maya close to him. Sirius was about to tell him he needed to go back to his own bed but Mrs. Weasley shook her head and pulled the man out.

"They shouldn't be in the same bed." Sirius said with a frown and Mrs. Weasley sighed.

"Ever since her first nightmare, the only way she will calm is if George is there. No one but George knows why and I don't think you should separate them because she might have a complete breakdown."

"But-"

"Do you honestly think they would try any of that, given the situation Maya was just in?"

"No." Sirius sounded like a sulky child but Mrs. Weasley just nodded and went back to bed. Sirius poked his head in the room to see George and Maya sound asleep.

The next morning, Maya kept trying to apologize for the sleepy looks the others had but they waved it off though it looked like Ron wanted to complain. Maya felt incredibly guilty and tried staying up all night.

"You're going to make yourself sick." She looked over to see George standing in the doorway. "You can't just not sleep."

"I don't want to keep waking all of you up." Maya whispered and he sighed before walking over and holding her close.

"No one blames you. You've been through something no one can imagine and it natural you'd have nightmares."

Maya nodded slowly before lying down, pulling him with her. The most physical their relationship ever got was him holding her after her nightmares. After that first kiss, they didn't really do any of that and when Maya asked if he was okay with that, he just pressed his lips to her forehead and said whatever she needed to do to heal. He told her he didn't care that they didn't kiss because he just wanted to be there for her.

"I don't understand their relationship." Sirius had muttered to Tonks one night after an Order meeting. "I mean, when I was their age, I wanted nothing more than to just snog girls but you never see any of that with Maya and George."

"You're not a girl, Sirius." Tonks said as she watched George and Maya sitting on the couch nearby with George pointing out some stuff from a suspicious looking book.

"What's that got to do with anything?"

"Maya is probably going through a lot and in her mind she just wants someone to just…be there. Someone to not rush her but to listen and go at her pace. A lot of girls look for that and few find it. Looks like Maya was lucky enough to find that in George." Tonks shrugged and Sirius instantly felt guilty for insinuating when she had her first nightmare at Grimmauld place that George and Maya would do something if they stayed in the same bed.

"Why aren't you with George?" Ginny plopped down next to Fred who was taking a sip of butterbeer.

"He'd rather be with Maya." Fred sighed as he watched George talking quietly to the aforementioned girl.

"They are cute together."

"Yeah but George barely spends any time with me." He frowned and Ginny shook her head.

"Fred, I think Maya needs him more."

"Yeah, but-"

"I saw them when they got together." Ginny interrupted. "He promised her he wasn't going anywhere and I'm pretty sure he's going to keep that promise."

"So McGonagall said she was going to set up a separate area in Gryffindor Tower for you?"

Maya nodded at George's question. "It's so I don't wake everyone up at night. The nightmares are getting worse."

"I know." He murmured and she instantly looked guilty causing him to pull her close. "Its okay, I'll stay up all night if I have to."

She touched his face before hesitantly smiling at him and putting her lips to his in a soft kiss. It was the first one since that night at the Burrow and Maya was happy he didn't do anything to rush her on the kiss. When she pulled back he smiled at her and nodded.

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George could swear his hand was breaking from Maya's grip but he didn't say anything, just rubbed the top of her hand with his thumb. He understood why she was doing this. A mix of her nightmares and the fact that every single kid on the platform was looking at her with parents looking at her scornfully. It was obvious they believed the article about her and now thought she was a whore. He almost asked an angry muttering mother if she enjoyed acting like a bitch but thought that wasn't very helpful for Maya.

After saying goodbye to everyone, they clambered onto the train. Ron and Hermione had to go to the Prefects carriage so Maya went with George and Fred, the latter seeming a little upset by that. He was hoping to have George to himself for at least the train ride but it seemed that wasn't meant to be. After passing by many compartments, they found the one that held most of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. They were instantly worried by the tortured look on their Seeker's face, being some of the few who didn't believe The Daily Prophet.

"Hey guys, um, are you okay Maya?" Katie Bell asked quietly. Maya didn't want to lie but she didn't want to tell the truth so she didn't answer and George sighed as they sat.

"Do you want to tell them?" George looked at Maya who hadn't spoken at all yet. She looked at him and he sighed. "You want me to?"

"O-Okay." She whispered and he grabbed her hand before looking at the others.

"The papers say she willing entered prostitution but the truth is Maya was, well, she was sold by her Uncle to a sex slave warehouse." Maya started shaking slightly and buried her face in George's chest.

"What?" Alicia Spinnet breathed as they looked at Maya. George could feel her crying silently and wrapped his arms around her, resting his forehead on the top of her head.

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So I had George tell the Quidditch team because they will help her as most of the school believes the Daily Prophet. The team will be even more support. This chapter more explored their relationship but was also just a filler chapter. Read and Review!