The Unexpected

CHAPTER ELEVEN: A BIRTHDAY PARTY

LYNDEN AND PHILLIP´S BIRTHDAY PARTY AT MAGIC ISLAND

`Lynden and Phillip,´ said Angelina, waving her finger in front of the twins´ face. They have been bouncing up and down with their Pogo Stick and were now sweating like mad. `When I say enough, I want you to stop, understood?´ The twin´s just bowed their heads and then whined. `Now, let´s go to the bathroom before we go to the party venue. We have to change your shirt. You two look like you just went swimming---´ Matilda chuckled and then followed Angelina to the bathroom.

A FEW MINUTES LATER...

`My,´ said Matilda, looking around. `There are employees everywhere but the customers can be counted. This is the very first time that I saw Magic Island looked so empty.´ Angelina just smiled and then continued on walking towards the party venue. They saw Fred and the rest of the Weasley clan and other guests sitting comfortably, chatting and laughing.

`Papa!´ yelled the twins. Angelina let go of their hand so that they could run to their father. `Papa!´ Fred looked and then walked towards his children, grinning.

`Hey you,´ said Fred, carrying them and then planting a kiss on their cheeks. `Happy Birthday!´ He looked at Angelina, who immediately walked towards Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, ignoring him, and then sighed. He smiled awkwardly at Matilda and Brian, who smiled back. Everybody just looked at each other and then shrugged, upon seeing Fred and Angelina walking away without even saying hello to each other.

`Hello Mr. and Mrs. Weasley,´ said Angelina, hugging them both and kissing their cheeks. `How do you do?´

`Hello dear,´ said Mrs. Weasley, smiling at her. `How do you do?´Angelina just smiled back at the both of them.

`Angelina,´ said Mr. Weasley, smiling at her. `It´s so good to see you.´

`I´m so glad to see the both of you, as well,´ said Angelina and then politely excused herself, so that she can go to her friends.

During lunch, Fred made a million efforts to try and talk to Angelina, but all his efforts were utterly dismissed. When the twins were standing in front of their huge cake, while all their relatives and friends and all the employees of Magic Island sang "Happy Birthday" to them, Angelina stood beside Phillip and failed to look at him. When he walked towards the table where all the Johnson´s where sitting so that he can say hello to her family, she went to the bathroom. When she was talking to Lady Maritoni, she walked away again upon seeing him. When she was talking with Hermione and Ginny, she walked away again upon seeing him. When she was talking with Bill, Fleur and Draco, she walked away again once he joined in. When she was talking with Percy, Harry and Ron, he joined in the conversation but once again, she walked away. Fred has been following Angelina, from table to table, while everybody ate and chat so that they can talk, but gave up since he was losing hope already.

`She doesn´t want to talk to you,´ he thought, sighing. `Face it.´ He snapped out of his thoughts when Lynden unintentionally slapped him. `Ouch! Don´t slap me---´

`Sorry papa,´ he mumbled, bowing his head and then continued on eating his spaghetti.

`Papa!Papa!´ said Phillip, excitedly while making his father face him. `I want to ride the boat and air balloons!´

`Papa!´ said Lynden. `I want magic teacup and lamp!´ Fred just smiled at them.

`Yes, yes, calm down you two!´ said Fred, wiping their mouth. `This park is yours. We will do all that once you both are done eating, okay?´ The twins grinned and then immediately shoved all the food in their little mouth, which made Fred laugh. `Careful you two!´

`Not now,´ said Angelina. `I´m busy.´

`I just want to talk---´

`Well, I can´t. Don´t you understand English? I have to go somewhere important---´

`Why? Is it business?´

`What do you care?´

`I just---Who are you going with?´ She sighed.

`Yes, it´s business and I´m going with Matthew.´ Fred began to frown.

`Matthew? Matthew, who?´

`Just Matthew...´ Fred just crinkled his eyebrows and then left.

He looked at Angelina and saw her laughing with that Matthew. He began to roll his eyes and then shrug. `How dare he come here,´ he thought and then glanced at them again. Now, Angelina´s helping him with his food. He began to lean on his chair and then folded his arms, thinking, `She---she---shouldn´t do that---That slimy git! I should be the one sitting beside her and eating and laughing with her---Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! You are one hell of a bloody idiot, Fred!´ He snapped out of his thoughts when he felt someone staring at him and it was Harry, Draco, Ron and Blaise. They were all smiling at him, teasingly.

`Go away!´ he said to them, frowning. But the four just laughed their heads off and then walked away. He felt two pairs of little arms clung to his neck.

`Papa!´ said Phillip. `I´m done!´

`Me too!´ said Lynden, who was now pulling him from his chair. He smiled at the both of them and then followed. ====================================

AFTERNOON

Angelina was sitting on a bench under the tree, near the Ice Cream Castle and Stars In The Sky, which happens to be the most popular ride in Magic Island, reading a book and enjoying the sun, when someone joined her.

`Hello,´ said Lady Gretchen, commanding her maid to wipe the bench first before making her sit down. `I don´t want dirt on my clothes---´

`Hello,´ said Angelina, forcing herself to smile and standing up to kiss her cheek. `I´m so glad that you made it. Have you eaten yet?´

`No,´ said Lady Gretchen. `By the way, don´t expect me to stay here because I´ll be leaving soon, as well.´ Angelina just nodded and then shrieked upon seeing a bee flying right in front of her. Lady Gretchen snorted.

`Oh come on, Ina! It´s just a bee!´ She smiled arrogantly and then smiled, upon seeing Angelina shrieking and shooing the bee. `So, why don´t you introduce me to your children´s father---that´s if he is here---´ Angelina heard this but ignored her since she was busy with the bee.

`Help me, Chenchen!´ said Angelina. `The bee won´t leave me alone!´

`I hate bees,´ said Lady Gretchen, looking disgusted. `So where´s their father?´ Fred was walking with Lyn and Phil, to buy ice cream, when he saw Angelina struggling with the bee. He immediately walked towards her and then helped her shoo the bee away. Once the bee was gone, she brushed her clothes and then immediately moved beside Lady Gretchen.

`Thanks,´ she said without even looking at him. Lady Gretchen didn´t look at Fred and just stared at Angelina, smirking.

`So where´s your children´s father?´ asked Lady Gretchen. Fred just frowned at her. `Well, if he is, indeed, here---´

`What do you need from me?´ Fred asked, looking at her. `I´m their father---´ Lady Gretchen immediately looked at him, surprised.

`What? Is this some kind of joke?´ Fred just raised his eyebrows. `How did you two know each other?´ Fred smiled.

`No, how did you two know each other?´ he asked. `She´s my---´

`No!´ said Lady Gretchen. `No! You mean she´s--she´s Angel? Angelina---Angel---´ Fred looked at Angelina and then nodded. She looked at Angelina. `You--were--the--one--who--left--him?´

`He told you that?´ said Angelina, frowning and then looked at Fred. `You told her that?´

`It´s--it´s--true,´ said Fred, stepping back. Angelina narrowed her eyes.

`But still!´ she said, stubbornly.

`You and Angelina, Fred?´ she asked again.

`Yes,´ said Fred, looking at her as if she was the dumbest person alive. `We were together and we even have kids together---´

`Why?´ she asked. Fred and Angelina both raised their eyebrows. `Her?´ Lady Maritoni and Lady Abby, who was enjoying the scene, suddenly spoke.

`Lyn,´ said Lady Abby, smirking. `What was it again that you couldn´t tell me? Do you still remember it? How about you Phil?´ Lynden and Phillip crinkled their eyebrows. Fred and Angelina just looked at them.

`You know, the one about Lady Gretchen?´ Lady Maritoni added.

`I can´t tell---´ said Phillip, looking at Lady Gretchen. `I can´t tell---´

`Mama,´ said Lynden. `What is disgrace?´ Angelina frowned.

`Uh, it means that you are---why do you ask, darling?´ Fred was now looking at everybody frowning.

`Mama,´ said Lynden. `I am not going to tell you that Lady Gretchen said that you are a disgrace to the Johnson´s---´ Angelina looked at her and then bit her lip, while Lady Gretchen just remained calm.

`Oh, she said that,´ said Angelina. `Very nice. Thank you, Gretchen, for saying that in front of my children---of all people---´

`Well, it´s true---´ said Lady Gretchen, which made Fred´s jaw drop.

`I beg your pardon?´ said Fred. `I don´t think that you should say that, Gretchen---An educated lady like you should have known better---´

`Papa,´ said Phillip. `I am not going to tell you that Lady Gretchen also said that mama sleeps around.´ Fred looked outraged.

`What is sex?´ asked Lynden, curiously. Fred coughed hard upon hearing this and was now glaring at Lady Gretchen, while Angelina just looked at Lady Gretchen, fighting a mad desire to slap her. Lady Maritoni and Lady Abby were biting their lips to keep from laughing.

`What is sex? What is it, papa?´ asked Lynden. Fred looked at Angelina, helplessly. Lady Maritoni and Lady Abby watched closely, giggling.

`Whoah! Phew! I was kind of hoping to talk to you about this matter once you are a little older---´ The twins just looked at him curiously. Angelina just stared at the sky and then to Lady Maritoni and Lady Abby, who were wincing. `It is something that you do with a person. Hopefully, someone that you think is special---´ Angelina´s gaze shifted to Fred. `Hopefully? ´ Angelina thought.

`Papa,´ said Phillip. `I am not going to tell you that Lady Gretchen said that mama had sex with a lot of men---´ Angelina´s eyes narrowed once again towards Lady Gretchen.

`You---´ said Angelina, looking very annoyed. `How dare you! You---´ and then whispered, `BITCH!´

`For your information,´ said Fred, looking at Lady Gretchen with a very sour expression on his face while thinking, `You are the whore---no, you are worse! You are a slut! Since you do it for free---´ But he knew better than say something like that. `Absolutely not! Angelina´s not like that! What a stupid thing to say, Gretchen---You are friends with this lady, Angelina?´ Lady Gretchen just snorted.

`Did you have sex with mama?´ said Lynden. Fred swallowed hard, sighed, closed his eyes and then looked at both his son.

`No, I didn´t have sex with your mama,´ said Fred, while Angelina´s jaw dropped to the ground. `You didn´t? What the hell is Lyn and Phil doing here then, if you bloody hell didn´t!´ Angelina thought, looking outraged.

`You see, sex is what everybody does. It can happen with any boy and any girl.´ Angelina just rolled her eyes, looking very irritated. `Mama and I had something more special than just sex. We were---´

`What are you saying?´ said Angelina, looking very annoyed, but Fred just ignored her. Lady Maritoni, Lady Gretchen and Lady Abby got all confused as well.

`We made love,´ continued Fred. Angelina´s face softened while Lady Maritoni and Lady Abby just sighed. Lynden and Phillip just stared at their father. They, of course, didn´t understand anything. `You´ll understand it when you are older---that those two things are entirely different. Making love is something that you´ll cherish... forever---and that I´ve always had that special and cherished one with your mother---It has always been like that with her---´

`Mushy,´ said Lady Gretchen. `Very mushy---I have never seen this side of you, Fred Weasley---´

`Well, because you are not worth showing it to,´ he snapped, calmly. `You know what? I want to say more but it´s not my nature to fight with girls, anymore---I pity you, Gretchen... Really, I do...´ Lady Maritoni and Lady Abby crossed their arms on their chest and then nodded their heads in agreement.

`Lyn and Phil,´ said Lady Maritoni. `You see, sex has no meaning. People just do it for the sake of pleasing themselves. Making love is the exact opposite of it. It has meaning that´s beyond description---you only do it with a very special person---someone that you love---´ Fred nodded in agreement.

`Don´t you ever listen to whatever that Bitch says about your mother,´ said Lady Abby, glaring at Lady Gretchen. She looked at the twin´s sweetly. `You see, you have sex with ladies such as Lady Gretchen, but you make love with ladies like your mother. See the difference?´ Fred chuckled.

`Oh please,´ said Lady Gretchen, walking away. `Just look who has children out of wedlock---´

`That´s enough, Gretchen,´ said Fred, calmly, `get over it---We both know who sleeps around and who´s a disgrace to their family---God knows, what else you´ve been doing---´

`How dare you,´ said Lady Gretchen.

`Now you know how it feels when someone´s saying bad things about you,´ said Fred. `At least, what I´m saying is true---Angelina? Would you mind if I ask your friend to leave?´ Lady Gretchen just looked outraged.

`No, not at all,´ said Angelina, nodding. `Please feel free to do so.´ Fred just looked at Lady Gretchen who was now walking away. Fred just looked at Lynden and Phillip.

`Ice cream?´ he asked.

`Yes! Yes! Yes!´ yelled the twins, jumping up and down. He was about to walk away when he heard Angelina´s voice.

`Lynden and Phillip?´ said Angelina, now walking beside Fred. `I´m going to tell you what sex is---´ Fred looked shock.

`How on earth will you explain it to them?´ said Fred.

`The simple way,´ said Angelina, moving her eyebrows up and down. `What you said back there was too complicated---all those special and cherish stuff---´ Fred chuckled. `Lyn and Phil, sex is if you are a boy or a girl---´ Fred laughed.

`My sex is F for female, meaning that I am a girl,´ she continued, `you both, together with papa, are M for male, meaning that you are a boy. Aunt Abby and Maritoni are female as well---´ Thetwins just stared at her, getting it immediately.

`My, my, my,´ said Fred, shaking his head and chuckling. `Why didn´t I think about that---but you have to admit that I wasn´t bad with my answer.´ Angelina just laughed. `Please keep in mind that I didn´t have time to think about it---it was all from here,´ he said, placing his hand over his heart. Angelina rolled her eyes and then smiled once she looked away.

`Whatever... Anyway, it was really nice of you to close the whole place down,´ said Angelina, thinking, `Don´t say that! I hate you! Oh God, please help me!´

`Anything for them, you know. So, have you seen the new Ladies room?´ said Fred. `So you are talking to me now?´ Angelina looked at him.

`Oh yeah,´ she said, walking away. `Thanks for reminding me.´ He was about to follow her when the twin´s yelled, `Ice Cream!´ He sighed and then followed his children to Ice Cream Castle.

`Your mother is so complicated,´ he grumbled. `She´s driving me insane---´ ===========================================================

`Ina?´ said Lady Abby, sitting beside Angelina on a bench near The Big Wheel. `Why don´t you just enjoy the park? Come on!´

`My head hurts,´ said Angelina, `maybe because of the sun---Please massage me, Abby?´ Lady Abby snorted. `You are a very good massager, you know---´

`Shut up,´ she snapped, standing up to go behind her sister, who now closed her eyes. She began to massage her. `Just for a little while, okay?´ Angelina nodded. A few minutes later, Lady Abby saw Fred walking towards them, grinning. He was asking her to move over so he can be the one to massage her head. Lady Abby smiled and then moved. `You know what Ina? I like Fred. Why won´t you talk to him?´

`It´s a long story Abby,´ said Angelina, feeling very relaxed with the head massage she was getting from Fred. `It´s really hard to explain.´ She sighed.

`Do you miss him, at all?´ said Lady Abby, looking at Fred, who was listening attentively.

`You know I do, Abby,´ said Angelina, now holding something. `Everything about him... Have I told you that he´s getting married to Lorreana?´

`He is?!´ said Lady Abby, glaring at Fred, who was mouthing, `No!´ Lady Abby eyed him suspiciously, but continued talking.

`Yes, he is,´ said Angelina, softly. `The girl is nice. I´ve met her when we were in France. We were playing Quidditch and then I fell off my broomstick, luckily, Fred broke my fall. You have no idea, how electrifying it felt being that close to him again---´ Fred smiled. `His breath just sends shivers up and down my spine!´ Lady Abby chuckled. She couldn´t believe that her sister was saying this. `Anyway, that´s when she arrived. She´s petite looking with Veela skin and long dark brown hair. She looked very dainty and---perfect! She´s so beautiful. She looked a bit upset or jealous when she saw us sharing a broom, and then he walked away from me and that just hurt so bad seeing him walking towards a different girl---That killed me. I´m past. I´m history... Sometimes, I wish that I didn´t get the chance to see him again...´

`What´s that you are holding?´ she asked, looking at Angelina´s hand, to break the odd silence. Angelina smiled.

`Just a necklace,´ said Angelina, removing it from her neck so her sister can see. Fred was so touched upon seeing the simple and cheap necklace that he gave her in 7<sup>th</sup> year. `He gave this to me, you know---´ She felt her sister´s hand take it from her, without realizing that the massage never stopped.

`He gave this to you?´ asked Lady Abby, looking at it. `But it´s so simple, cheap and---´

`Don´t say that. I loved it,´ she said. `Have I told you that he isn´t really rich? Back then, his family struggled to raise seven children. This necklace cost him some galleons and he gave it to me. Instead of buying something for himself, he bought something for me. Who would have thought that they would be Galleon Billionaires---´ Lady Abby smiled and then handed it to her but the necklace fell. Angelina immediately crawled onto the floor, looking for it, while Fred Apparated to the nearby tree.

`Will you be careful?´ said Angelina, looking annoyed. She found it a few seconds later and then put it on, again.

`Sorry,´ said Lady Abby, gesturing for Fred to come back. She sat on the bench once again and then made her sister massage her head.

`Have I told you that the day I found about Lorreana is the same day that I told him I loved him?!´ she said, terribly.

`You told him you loved him?!´ said Lady Abby, chuckling.

`Yes,´ she said, dreadfully. `I was so ashamed. I thought he was sleeping. I even kissed him! The bloody prat opened his eyes once I pulled away, grinning at me playfully!´ Lady Abby laughed even harder. `It´s not funny---´

`Sorry,´ said Lady Abby. `So you love him, eh?´

`You know I do,´ said Angelina, sighing. `I never stopped---Since he has Lorreana already, sometimes I wonder what he misses about me---´ Fred leaned down to her ear.

`Everything, Angel,´ he whispered, `everything.´ Angelina immediately opened her eyes.

`Abby?´ she said, looking around. `I´m hallucinating---I think I just heard his voice.´

`You are absolutely not hallucinating, Ina,´ said Lady Abby, sitting beside her on the bench. Angelina looked at her in horror.

`What the---´ she said and then looked up. She immediately stood up upon seeing Fred looking down to her and then screamed. She went hysterical, once again. She looked at her sister. `You knew he was here! I´m going to tell papa about this!´ She began to look like she was about to cry. Lady Abby just smiled and then walked away. `Abby! I will get you for this!´

`I´m calling papa right now,´ said Lady Abby, `so you can tell him what I did---´ Angelina just trudged, walking away from Fred. Fred didn´t know what to say, but one thing was for sure... he had to talk to her. Fred followed Angelina and then reached out for her arms.

`Angelina,´ he said, pleadingly. `Please, I just want to talk---and clear things up---´

`Let go of me,´ she said, `there´s nothing to talk about. You don´t have to explain anything to me---everything was stated clearly in that note---´ Fred still didn´t let go of her arm. `You don´t know what I´m capable of---I don´t want to make a scene, please.´

`I don´t care if you make a scene.´ Angelina looked at him, sourly.

`You don´t?´ Fred began to worry. Nothing he ever said seems to sound right to her.

`YOU-HAVE-NO-IDEA-HOW-BAD-AND-STUPID-YOU-MADE-ME-FEEL!´ she yelled in his face, while poking his chest with her index finger for every single word, which made him step backwards.

`Why won´t you talk to me about it?´ he asked.

`BECAUSE-I-DO-NOT-WANT-TO!´

`You know what,´ said Fred. `That´s what I hate about you.´ Angelina´s eyebrows crinkled. `You don´t even want to talk to me about anything. Always asking me questions related to the topic and not really telling me about it... and then you get upset if I wasn´t able to help you. If I ask you what´s wrong, you tell me nothing´s wrong. I am not some psychic who can tell what´s going on inside your mind just by looking at you, Angelina.´ They were staring at each other, both frowning.

`What seems to be the matter?´ said Angelina´s father, Lord Johnson, who was with Mr. Weasley. `Angelina? What´s wrong?´ Angelina immediately looked at him.

`Papa,´ she said, looking as if she was going to cry. `He´s bothering me---´

`Why are you bothering her, Fred?´ said Mr. Weasley.

`Dad,´ he said and then shifted his gaze to Lord Johnson. `Mr. Johnson, I just want to talk with your daughter, sir, but she won´t let me---´ Angelina was now standing behind her father. Lord Johnson made Angelina stand beside him.

`You two, this is suppose to be your children´s birthday,´ said Lord Johnson, `and you are destroying the celebration with these silly fights---Angelina, go ahead and talk to Fred.´ Angelina looked at his father as if he was crazy but Fred just grinned.

`I beg your pardon, papa?´ she said, moving closer. `I didn´t quite hear that---´

`I said, go and talk to him so you two can sort whatever it is that you have to sort out---´

`Papa,´ she whined.

`I said, go. What are you waiting for?´ Angelina looked at Fred.

`YOU-WANT-TO-TALK?! FINE-LET´S-TALK!´ she said with gritted teeth, which made Fred swallow. She pulled Fred´s shirt towards the huge tree. `WHAT-DO-YOU-HAVE-TO-SAY-TO-ME?!´But they were disturbed by Lady Gretchen who went in between them.

`How dare you push him around like that?!´ she said. Fred sighed and then rolled his eyes.

`I thought I asked you to leave, Gretchen?´ he asked, thinking, `You slut! What the hell are you doing here?!´

`Go away, Gretchen!´ yelled Lady Abby, who was practically dragging her out of the park.

`Don´t waste my time,´ said Angelina. `I have better things to do than stand here with you.´ Fred still didn´t say anything. He jut didn´t know where to start. He was about to open his mouth and say that he is sorry when Angelina spoke.

`Alright then,´ said Angelina, `Just bring them home before 9:00pm,´ and then she left.

`You blew it, Fred,´ Fred thought, kicking the huge tree,´You are so stupid. She was there and you didn´t say anything!´