Should be pretty obvious, but 'he' = Scorpius, 'she' = Rose.
It's odd, he decides. The funny feeling he gets in his stomach whenever she looks at him, the urge to watch her all the time, the desperate need to feel her skin on his, to taste the gloss on her lips. No, it is definitely not normal.
When it first starts, he is confused and a little scared. He can't be thinking about her like that! But when their fingers accidentally brush in class and his every bit of skin tingles, he learns he can.
He can't do anything about it, he admits. They are not alike, too different and prejudiced to be together. Besides, he is much too stubborn to tell her.
This thing is driving him crazy. He can't stand to be in a room with her, can't look at her anymore, can't think about her unless he's in private. It is hard, dealing with it, and he is surely losing her as a friend, but it's better than having her hate him.
He is not surprised when he learns she hates him. She storms into his room and pins him to the wall, a pointing finger at his chest. She has lost it finally, pushed over the edge by her best friend avoiding her. She accuses and yells and screams and all he can do is stand there and think about how good she looks when she's angry.
He is surprised when he learns she doesn't hate him. Suddenly she is there and her lips are smooth and her gloss is cherry flavoured and the kiss is everything he imagined it might be and more. And when they part she is flustered and trying to hold her angry face until she knows she's made her point.
He watches her, dumbfounded, as he tries to figure out what has just happened. And then he understands, and he smiles.
They are much too different and prejudiced against to face the world. They are not like everyone else, but when they are together, they couldn't care less. And that's all that really matters.
Thanks for reading! Just something I scribbled quickly on the first day of my summer holidays.
Also, I won't beg, but I really appreciate reviews, even if it's just a simple "I like it". :)
~TZI