Nothing-ScoRose
Songfic inspired by Nothing by The Script
Author's Note: Hi! This is my first fanfic, so please be nice in reviewing, but any constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. I love this song by The Script and when I heard it, I kept thinking of Scorpius and Rose. I apologize in advance for the lack of correct drunk and British talk. I'm not very good at writing either of them! Oh, and I would be willing to continue it (honestly, I can see it going farther on) so just let me know if you liked it so I can try and persist in it!
Disclaimer: Seriously? I WISH that I was J.K. Rowling. Then all of these guys would be mine…aww, just snapped back to reality. I don't own anyone—well I made up Rowan so he's mine, but anyone else is not!
This breakup was killing Scorpius more than all of his others had combined. He desperately missed his girlfriend of three years. No one had believed that they would even stay together that long. In fact, one of his friends, Zabini, said they wouldn't last a week together. Yet they defied those odds and the fact that both of their sets of parents had hated each other when they were at school (well, mainly their fathers, but her mother was in on it too) and weren't the best of friends now. They didn't even like them being friends but they had eventually accepted it. And his father was especially upset that out of Scorpius's close-knit group of three, the third was a Potter. Albus Potter to be specific, the one that looked exactly like his father, Draco's archenemy.
Am I better off dead?
Am I better off a quitter?
They say I'm better off now
Than I ever was with her
As they take me to my local down the street
I'm smiling but I'm dying trying not to drag my feet
They say a few drinks will help me to forget her
But after one too many I know that I'm never
Only they can't see where this is gonna end
They all think I'm crazy but to me it's perfect sense.
Now Albus, Zabini, their other "acquaintances", Crabbe, Goyle, and Rowan, and Albus's brother James were taking him out to go "bar-hopping", a Muggle term to get totally shit-faced. Zabini, Rowan, Crabbe, and Goyle all said that it was the perfect way to forget her and that they should have done this right after the breakup, instead of now, three months later (they've never been the brightest bulbs in the drawer). It would be awkward for Al but Scorpius made him come with them and Al said only if he could bring James. James reluctantly agreed to this. It had to be bad for him too—the only Gryffindor in a group of Slytherins. Scorpius would not want to be in role reversal with him. Well, actually he would. It'd be better than this hell-hole that was his existence right now. It'd be great to be anybody else right now.
He desperately wanted to get into a state of numbness where he couldn't remember what was going on in his life right now. Today was their anniversary for four years if they were still together. He didn't think that drinking would solve anything but it was worth a shot now. What else did he have to lose? At first he thought she would come back, that it was all a mistake, but after three months, he had no hope left. Why not black out from this for at least a few hours?
And my mates are all there trying to calm me down
'Cause I'm shouting your name all over the town
I'm swearing if I go there now
I can change her mind turn it all around
And I know that I'm drunk but I'll say the words
And she'll listen this time even though they're slurred
Dialed her number and confessed to her
I'm still in love but all I heard
Was nothing
"Scorpius!" shouted James. "Scorpius! Come on, time to go!"
"Okay! Next bar! Woooooo!"
"No, Scorp, we have to go home now. You're coming to our flat. Let's go," yelled Al, because he could barely be heard over the loud music pumping through the club/bar.
"Noooo, next bar Al, next bar! Woohoo!"
"Scorp, let's go, we have to get home. You're completely pissed. Come on, Scorpius! Albus said while tugging on Scorpius to get him out of there with one hand while enlisting the help of James by waving his other one in the air. Unfortunately, James was a bit preoccupied getting Rowan, Crabbe, and Goyle out of the bar and dragging Zabini off of a Muggle girl.
They got out into the cool October night air and Scorpius seemed to calm down from his hyperness—a bit. He was still acting kind of crazy. However, it was the opposite now.
"Rose, Rose!"
Al kind of looked heartbroken and he muttered to James, "Oh, Godric. I knew this wasn't going to help." Then he got louder as he said to Scorpius, "Scorp, Rose isn't here."
"Oh, I know, Allllie. I…I just really really want her back, y'know. I need her. Right now. I need her back.
So I stumble there, along the railings and the fences
I know if I faced her face, that she'll come to her senses
Every drunk step I take leads me to her door
If she sees how much I'm hurting, she'll take me back for sure
Scorpius stumbled along the street since James and Al had to do Side-Along Apparation with all four of the rest of them since they were the only ones who weren't drunk. Although, since neither of them trusted Scorp, Zab, Crabbe, and Goyle to be left alone without them wandering off, so Al stayed with Scorp, Crabbe, and Goyle while James Apparated with Rowan and Zabini to their houses and then he came back for Crabbe and Goyle.
While Al was essentially babysitting the other two, Scorpius straggled around the street where they were waiting. He knew that he shouldn't apparate right now, so he started walking in the general area of Rose's apartment, the feeling he had had for the past three months returning, that ache in his chest coming back as he stumbled along the sidewalk. He knew that it was all a mistake; Rose still loved him—she had to. If he could just go to her, show her that he still missed her, still needed her, then she would realize their errors and they would be back together. Rose obviously didn't know how much he was hurting—she had never wanted him to be in pain. He just had to get there and show her.
"Scorpius, get back here! We're Disapparating!
And my mates are all there trying to calm me down
'Cause I'm shouting your name all over the town
I'm swearing if I go there now
I can change her mind turn it all around
And I know that I'm drunk but I'll say the words
And she'll listen this time even though they're slurred
Dialed her number and confessed to her
I'm still in love but all I heard
Was nothing
She said nothing
Oh, I wanted words but all I heard was nothing
Oh, I got nothing
Oh, I got nothing
Oh, I wanted words but all I heard was nothing
He pulled out the cell phone that Rose had made him get when they were 19 and dialed her mobile—the only contact in his phone, because she was the only person he would need it for. It rang and rang and rang until he heard her beautiful voice. "Hey it's Rose, I can't get to the phone right now, or I'm too busy doing other stuff to answer your call! So leave a message, and I'll call you back if I can!"
This made the pain worse. He'd stopped trying to call her or Floo her after the first month of their breakup and he hadn't heard her voice since then. And she wasn't answering now. He dialed again as Al started dragging him over to James, Crabbe, and Goyle were waiting to Disapparate. James grabbed Scorp and Crabbe while Al took Goyle and they Apparated to the hefty young men's houses which were right next to each other. James lugged Crabbe over to his house while Al levitated Goyle to his. "Never again. Never again. Do you hear that, Al? I am NEVER going out with you and your friends again. They can't handle their alcohol, they drink too much of it, and they are way too huge! I can't do thi—wait, what are you doing?"
"Levitating Goyle. Why?"
"Why the hell didn't I think of that?"
"We all knew that I'm the smarter Potter."
"Okay, that is soo not true!"
Scorpius completely tuned out the noises coming from the Potters' direction. "Rose. Rose! Answer your phone, dammit! I need to talk to you!" This was now Scorpius's fifth attempt to call her. He wasn't sure if she just didn't have her phone or was refusing to take his call, but he figured it was probably the latter.
"Come on Scorpius, let's leave. Come on, you're coming over to mine, James's, and Fred's flat." Al looked melancholy for his best friend. They were the perfect couple, his two best friends. They made him think of his Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione, Rose's parents. And also his grandparents—his dad's parents. In these situations, at least one of them couldn't stand the other at some point in time and then they ended up together, more in love than anyone. That was what Albus thought Scorpius and Rose were going to turn out just like them. But obviously not.
"No, I can't! I need to see Rose, Al. You don't understand!"
"Yes, I do. I know it hurts. Are you kidding me? I've had a few situations like this."
"No, you haven't Al. I physically hurt."
Ohh, sometimes love's intoxicating
Ohh, you're coming down, your hands are shaking
When you realize there's no one waiting
"Scorp, you guys broke up! It wasn't a mistake; she couldn't be with you anymore so she broke up with you. I understand more than anyone, I'm her cousin and I'm best friends with you both. It's hard, I know."
Scorpius seemed to give up and he sank into Al and James's sides so they could Apparate back to their flat.
Once there, he called her again and left a message saying for her to please call him.
Am I better off dead?
Am I better off a quitter?
They say I'm better off now
Than I ever was with her
He tried one more time and it stopped ringing! Finally, he could talk to her! But she didn't say anything. He started talking, "Rose, I know it's been three months since we broke up, but it would be our anniversary today and I just wanted you to know that I still love you and I want us to still be together. I need you Rose and I miss you desperately. Please, say something!" All of this was said rather fast and it was somewhat slurred because he was still drunk. But the person on the line didn't say anything.
And my mates are all there trying to calm me down
'Cause I'm shouting your name all over the town
I'm swearing if I go there now
I can change her mind turn it all around
And I know that I'm drunk but I'll say the words
Dialed her number and confessed to her
I'm still in love but all I heard
Was nothing
She said nothing
Oh, I wanted words but all I heard was nothing
Oh, I got nothing
I got nothing
I wanted words but all I heard was nothing
Ohh I got nothing
I got nothing.
Scorpius tried to call her for the last time, but again, he got nothing.
Author's Note: I hope you liked it, even though it was kind of depressing. Just leave a review and tell me what you thought!