A/N: I adore the pairing Scorpius/Rose. When I was 12 years old, I really had a thing for the pairing Draco/Hermione, and as I read the final two books, my love for that pairing faded and I am now a Ron/Hermione fan, but I feel like the same interest I had in Hermione/Draco is in Scorpius/Rose, and perhaps that's why I love it so much! That and think of how awkward meeting your partner's family would be~. This story is for my friend, Ephiny. Her and I technically wrote this together in a roleplay, but I've wanted to put it together for some time now in the form of a fanfiction, so I'm writing this as her Birthday present! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEARY! You rock!
Disclaimer: The characters and universe in this fanfiction all belong to the wonder J.K. Rowling. Also my co-writer is the lovely Ephiny Jones!
It had been requested by his Gryffindor friend, Rose, that the group of friends study together for their upcoming test, and Scorpius awaited both her's and Albus' arrival. He had rather, 'oh so stupidly' only sent an owl to Rose instantly assuming she would inform Albus of the meeting place, which, he hoped she would get correctly. Though, after all, hadn't it been Rose who'd suggested they use code when speaking of places such as the Room of Requirement? Or had it been Albus? At this point his memory was far too faded of their conversation, as his attention had been aimed at a younger looking cashier, who had been serving at Honeydukes in a rather short skirt...
"Merlin. Hurry the bloody hell up." He cussed Rose in his thoughts, looking around what the room had become when he had entered it; shelves full of potions book, cauldrons, glass phials, scales, and other potions supplies surrounded him. Scorpius groaned loudly in annoyance; though potions was his best subject, he hated any sort of studying, but there had been something that had pulled at him to take Rose up on her suggestion, and besides, he was far too stubborn to say no at the chance of showing Rose just how much better he truly was at potions, something he would never let her forget. The soft creaking of an opening door snapped the Slytherin away from his thoughts as he watched Rose, her arms filled with books as usual, make her way into the Room of Requirement, sighing heavily with relief when she was finally able to dump said books onto a table to give her arms a break. Looking around, she finally turned her attention to the young Slytherin.
"Hasn't Al shown up yet?" she asked him, straightening out her black robes.
Scorpius almost shot Rose a glare when she finally made her entrance, "Took you long enough," he shoot at her, slouching back in his seat. At her question, he felt somewhat annoyed; he was actually waiting for Albus to appear just behind Rose, "No, he hasn't... I thought he'd be along with you."
Rose disdainfully rolled her blue eyes, sitting down at another table; almost on the other side of the room. "Funny... I thought he'd be with you, Scorpius," she replied, her tone equally icy as his almost glare, "Are you not best friends with him?"
His cold gray eyes gladly returned Rose's glare, he ignored her last comment, "What's wrong, Rosie? Afraid of cooties?" He asked, his voice playing on her nickname, as he referred to the distance between him, "I was informed this was a study group, so I bloody well hope his arse shows up soon," he said, "Or else I'll be stuck in here with you for merlin knows how long."
"Well, you were the one who first looked at me coolly... Besides, this table has all my books," Rose explained, gesturing to the pile of books stacking the table. She paused for a moment before adding, "... You're SURE we won't get caught? I may be protective of my cousin and love him dearly, but I am not his keeper, Scorpius... Patience is a virtue," she commented.
"Only because you put them there," He coldly pointed out to her, tossing open his potion's book. He waved his hand up in the air as a gesture not to bother worrying, "Of course we won't, stop worrying, Red. And besides; who says we're not allowed to be in this room? I doubt anyone else in the school knows about it anyways, and, well, patience won't be a choice for me if he doesn't hurry his arse up here."
She still stared at him warily, beginning to wonder if this was a good idea or not, but she knew it was too late to drop it. A heavy sigh left her as she looked down, frowning with thought. Truth be told, Rose had suggested this, mainly because if her mother could do it, she wanted to prove she could too, "Yeah, I...I guess you're right..." she murmured, though her voice didn't sound convinced as she flipped through the pages carefully, "Why didn't you bring Al along? You are in his house."
"So, see? There's nothing to really worry about, and besides, if we do end up getting caught and in trouble for this," he begin, though he rolled his eyes at his own sentence, "Which I DOUBT we will, we can just say we didn't know that this room was off limits, it's not like they expect us to know it is," he told as as he begin to gather up his books in his arms, strolling over to the same table Rose was sat at, "Forget Al," he slammed his books down upon the table, "Lets just... Study."
Rose was so lost in her thoughts, she actually jumped with shock when he slammed his books onto the table, almost falling out of her chair, yelping with surprise.
He gave her an odd look, "Uh... You okay, Rose?" He asked, cocking his eyebrow up.
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine, Scorpius," she replied, clearing her throat, flipping through some more pages, "I just didn't expect you to slam your books down."
He smirked lightly, enjoying seeing her so confused and thrown off, he jokingly threw his arm around her shoulder, "Sooo... Rosie... I've seen they way you look at me and I would say you've got a thing for me."
Rose again yelped slightly in surprise before her blue eyes glared at him, her cheeks flushing with anger. "I'd rather walk on a thousand hot coals!" she declared, pushing him off of her.
He almost chuckled to himself, because he knew he was getting at her, "Oh... C'mooooon, you don't have to hid it any longer," He said, reaching back towards her to run his fingers through her fiery red hair.
Her cheeks burned brighter as she swatted at his hand. "I'm not hiding anything!" she snapped, still glaring.
"So... If I kissed you right now, you wouldn't feel anything?" He asked, knowing he was pushing his luck to the limit.
Rose's blue eyes shot up with shock at the tease, her cheeks still aflame, before she scowled at him. "You do, Scorpius, and I'll kick your arse so hard, you'll kiss the bloody moon!" she promised.
He cocked his right eyebrow upwards, "I'm willing to take you up on that threat," he said, leaning his head forward and stealing a kiss from the angered Weasley.
Rose was about to speak before the young Slytherin's lips interrupted her. She slightly gasped, her body tensing with shock, her cheeks even redder than before, her blue eyes shooting up with surprise that he had actually done it.
He was slightly surprised that she didn't pull back straight away, so his hand slipped downwards to cup her cheek, holding the kiss for a moment before slowly pulling away, grinning smugly down at her, "I'm still alive."
Rose's cheeks were still burning red, a soft, startled gasp left her mouth as she stared at him, her lips still humming in the wake of the kiss. For a moment, she stared at him, not breathing, not blinking, not speaking, just simply dazed over the act... Until it finally registered in her mind what had transpired, and her blue eyes narrowed into another cold glare, constrating with her hot cheeks. Still not speaking, she slapped his cheek as hard as her hand would allow, wincing slightly as now her hand stung in pain. "YOU WANKER!" she shrieked, too embarrassed by her body's reactions, as she got up to her feet and stormed out of the room, almost running down the hall as her vision began to blur as the tears started to form.
Scorpius would have been surprised by her reaction, for when he kissed most girls, they would giggle or return his kisses, but he knew Rose was different than the other girls, so, when he felt her hand across his face, he wasn't at all in a daze, though he did sit there for a moment as he watched her run off, rubbing the cheek she had slapped, before jumping up off his chair and chasing after her as fast as his legs could carry him "Rose!" But hearing his voice made her break out into a run, the tears starting to fall faster, not responding to him, wishing she could forget her momentary lapse of control... Until her clumsiness took hold, and she tripped over the hem of her robes and fell down. Scorpius was able to take her fall to his advantage; it wasn't long before he reached the fallen Gryffindor. He placed his hand on her back, leaning down so he could speak to her, "Rose... I'm sorry, I didn't think you'd be this upset." But she sat there still, holding her face in her hands as she cried still softly, shaking her head when he spoke, honestly blaming the situation on herself rather than him, she knew this was a bad idea, and this moment was one of the very few in which Scorpius actually felt guilty for what he had done, wrapping his arm around Rose, he pulled her into a hug, "Hey... Shh... Don't cry..." Poor Rose couldn't tell what she was more embarrassed about: actually almost liking the kiss or bawling her eyes out in front of her rival. She sniffled, trying to stop her tears, wiping her eyes with the back of her fists roughly. "N-No, no, my fault..." she mumbled through her tears
"No... It's not your fault," Said Scorpius, really under sure what he should say, so he lifted his hand up to her face and wiped away her new tears with his thumb, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that, I'm always doing things without thinking, I thought it would be funny, but it was wrong..."
Her cheeks flushed again, and she looked away. "...You're not the only one..." she murmured, standing up, dusting herself off, still not making eye contact with him.
Scorpius didn't quite understand what Rose meant by her words, though after she had stood up, he felt quite a large amount of awkwardness, "D-Do you want me to walk you back to your dorm?"
"N-No," she answered, her voice stuttering slightly, dusting off her sleeves. "I'll be fine," she lied, still feeling embarrassed and rather awkward herself.
"Yeah, I-I am," Rose mumbled, lying, folding her arms tightly across her chest as if almost in an effort to hug herself.
"U-Uh... Rose?" He asked, his grey hues starring at her form.
"Yes, what is it, Scorpius?" she asked, looking back over her shoulder at him, her cheeks a faint shade pink.
Scorpius opened his mouth to say something, but instead changed his mind, he shook his head slowly and turned away from the red head, "Good night," He said to her before beginning to walk towards the stairs, leaving the upset girl looking rather flushed and confused. He would allow her to be alone for a while, he knew she would avoid him for the entire weekend, but come Monday Scorpius would speak to her again, and he would tell her... JUST what that kiss meant to him, and everything he had been feeling for a while coming now. He had never been so unsure in his life before, it was a terrible feeling. He could only hope, that Rose would also return his feelings.