Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story. I wish I did, simply because of the fact that I have only $40 to my name, but I don't own them. I also don't own the song "You and Me". Lifehouse does, and I'm glad I do because it's a much prettier song when they sing it.
Author's note: This isn't about this story, but about my real one. I Hate You, I Love You hasn't been updated for a very, very long time, I know. But I've just got such writers block on it. I know where I want it to go, but I don't know how to get it there. I think I may need some help. I'm going to try to force out a chapter by the end of the month.
Without any further ado, here is "You and Me"
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I couldn't have been happier for my brother. Everyone always talks about marrying their Hogwarts sweetheart, but that's all they ever do- talk. Not Fred though. Three years after we all left Hogwarts, he purposed to Angelina, and now, exactly four years after the day we all graduated, he married her.
It was a really nice wedding. They held it in our childhood back yard at the Burrow. Mum cried, as did Ginny and Angelina's mother. Dad looked so proud. Even though we've got three older brothers, Fred was the first to get married. Bill, Charlie, Percy, and Ron, they were all happy for him. And me, well I know more than anyone how much Fred loves her, so I couldn't have been more happy.
After the wedding, the reception was held in a fancy ballroom in London. I stood off to the side, simply watching everyone laughing and dancing together. I looked out to the center of the dance floor and saw my brother dancing with his new bride, twirling her in every direction. He had a smile on his face like I've never seen before. Then I looked over to Charlie and Ginny dancing. Away from the dance floor, I spotted my mother and Angelina's mother standing with each other, saying nothing and wiping the occasional tear from their eyes. I scanned the rest of the room, happy to see some of the faces that I hadn't seen in years.
Then I saw her.
What day is it
And in what month
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time
She was standing off to the side of the dance floor, talking to a couple of Angelina's friends from work, holding a glass of champagne. She wore a scarlet red dress that made her look absolutely beautiful. Stunning. Breath-taking. Gorgeous. Her brown hair was in a fancy bun, and a few strands fell over her face.
Alicia Spinnet looked beautiful.
I locked my eyes on to her, and for a split second, I forgot where I was. I had always thought that Alicia was an attractive girl, but tonight… she was simply stunning. Maybe it was the way that the dim lighting shadowed her face. Maybe it was the fact that her dress, for some reason looked perfect with her chocolate brown eyes. I don't know why, but something that night made her look absolutely beautiful.
One of Angelina's friends said something that made the rest of them laugh, and when I saw Alicia smile, her nose scrunching up just a little bit, I got that feeling again. Like I completely forgot that I was at my brother's wedding reception in a huge room with 200 other people.
Cause it's you and me and all of the people
Nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you
Of those 200 people, 199 of them didn't seem to exist. All I saw was her. Even though she was on the other side of the room, I could see her clearly. Every smile that she smiled. Every sip of her drink that she took. Every strand of hair that she tucked away from her face. She looked simply amazing.
And although seeing her made me feel as though the whole world was inside out, I also felt a little bit of pain. It made me wish that I hadn't had such an upsetting past with her.
Alicia and I had dated while at Hogwarts. Things were amazing, and they stayed that way for a whole year after we graduated. After that, I had gotten caught up in running the shop, and she got caught up in her work at the Ministry in the Department of Magical Games and Sports. We would constantly fight about things that never really mattered, and we eventually just drifted apart. Shortly after our split, Alicia moved to Ireland to work as a secretary of their national Quidditch team.
And that was the last time I had seen her.
Until tonight. I don't know why I didn't notice her at the wedding. I must have been too preoccupied to notice her out in the seats. As best man, I was focused more on my brother than who the guests were. It was his day, after all.
All of the things that I want to say
Just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping on words, you got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here
I guess I didn't know how long I had been watching her before I felt a familiar arm being slung over my shoulder.
"She looks a lot different, doesn't she?"
I shrugged my brother's arm off of me and sighed. How did he know?
"Who looks a lot different?" I asked, knowing all too well who he was talking about.
"Oh come on George, you've been staring at her for a good ten or fifteen minutes now," Fred pointed out. So that's how long it had been…
"Fred, who are you talking about?" I asked, still playing dumb.
"Listen, you may be smarter than I am, but I'm still your brother. You were staring at Alicia and you know it."
"Was it that obvious?" I asked. Great, the whole wedding-going party had probably caught me staring at Alicia Spinnet.
"Everyone else was too busy fussing over Angelina's dress of dancing their tails to notice," he replies, which made me feel a little bit better. But then I had to think that if Fred noticed, anyone else could have noticed. As if he were reading my mind, he nodded. "Don't worry. Angelina went off to dance with her father and I was looking for you. When I spotted you, I saw you looking at her. So I decided to go talk to her."
"Wait," I interrupted him. "You talked to her?"
"Don't tell me you didn't notice. I was talking to her for a good five minutes before I came over here to talk to you. You didn't see me?"
I had been too wrapped up in Alicia to even notice that my brother had been standing right next to her. Like I said, she was the only one in the room to me.
"How has she been?" I asked, curious to what she'd been doing for the last three years.
"She's been good," my brother answered. "Very busy."
"Busy doing what?" I kept glancing over at her. She was talking to Ginny now, saying something that was making Ginny giggle.
"Why don't you go ask her for yourself?" Fred responded. "Go talk to her. Ask her what she's been up to the last three years."
"I don't think that's such a great idea," I said. I looked down to the sparkly tile on the floor, finding it+ suddenly intricate.
"And why not?" Even without looking up, I could tell that Fred was giving me 'a look'- one of looks that just screamed ignorance.
"Hmm, I don't know Fred, maybe because the last time I talked to her she told me that if I ever said one word to her for the rest of my life, she's hex me into oblivion. I kind of don't need that right now."
"So you're scared of her?"
"No, stupid, I'm not scared of her," I sighed, and then finally looked up to my brother. "Besides, I wouldn't know what to say to her."
"You don't know what you'd say? Ask her about Ireland and about her job. Say that it's nice to see her. Say that she looks nice. Say I something /I George."
"That's a lot easier said that done," I pointed out. I wanted nothing more than to talk tp her, but I didn't think that I could do if.
"Look, I'm going to find my wife," Fred said. "Just talk to her. Don't wait another three years until someone else gets married to see her. For all you know it could be her getting married, and you would have blown your shot."
And with that, he walked away.
Blow my shot? Who said that I wanted a shot with Alicia in the first place? I had my shot- we both did, and it didn't work out. I didn't understand what Fred was talking about.
Until I caught her eye.
She was still talking to Ginny when she glanced around the room. She looked directly at me and smiled, then turned back to her conversation with my sister. It might not have been a huge smile, but it was enough for me to make up my mind.
I I did /I want another shot. And another and another and another. I needed to talk to her.
Something about you now
I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does is right
Cause it's you and me and all of the people
With nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you
I couldn't just waltz right up to her and ask her to dance. I couldn't just go and act like we've been in touch for the last three years. Three years is a long time, especially when you haven't talked to someone.
I couldn't figure out why she was doing this to me, or why she was having this effect on me. After she gave me that smile, I got that feeling again. She was the only one in the room, there in her scarlet dress and tricky smile.
She was easily the most beautiful girl I had ever seen before in my 22 years of life. I knew I had to talk to her. Fred was right; I couldn't let another three years go by without even talking to her.
I straightened my tie and fixed my collar. I took a deep breath before I took my first step towards her. I took a few more, then stopped. I was just about to tell myself I forget it /i when Ginny walked away and Alicia was by herself. It was his chance. No one was there to make fun of him if he didn't know what to say, or even worse when she hexed his brains out.
He began to walk across the room again. He cut right in the middle of the dance floor. As he walked, everyone else vanished it it, again, was just Alicia.
What day is it
And in what month
This clock never seemed so alive
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THE END! I really hoped you enjoyed it. I really enjoyed writing it. I think it turned out pretty good.
Please, please, please REVIEW when you're done. I don' know if I should continue it or not. I might, but it depends on what you guys think. While you're at it, check out I Hate You, I Love You, which I will hopefully update by then end of the month. I'm having trouble with it. Also, read and review my story "Soon". I'm really proud of that one.