Friends.
That's how all relationships start.
You haven't noticed that 'til now.
Aren't you a little late?
You're about to get married.
So you choose this time to start wondering now?
Are you sure you wanted to get married?
Doesn't seem like it.
Otherwise you wouldn't bring it back up.
That was so many years ago.
But you can't help wondering.
You always have.
There's something more between them.
They're not just friends.
You don't care what anyone else says.
You know better. You know them.
Those cute little looks they give each other...
Friends don't do that.
All those little touches.
They seem so innocent.
Don't be fooled though.
Friends don't do that.
So when you bring the subject up,
Everyone looks at you like you're crazy.
"Albus isn't gay."
They recite like they've always did when you asked.
Surely he would tell them, right?
Wrong.
He didn't even tell you.
In fact you just found him kissing a boy one day.
That's when you knew.
Girls weren't really his type.
Then came his denial.
He said he was 'just experimenting'.
Did he really think you'd fall for that?
Did he really think that someone as smart as you would believe it?
He knows better than to lie to you.
Either way you'll love him.
Who cares if he prefers boys over girls?
Does that change anything?
No.
He's still him. It's all he'll ever be.
Albus Severus Potter.
Your favorite cousin and your best friend.
So that day you told him you and Scorpius were dating...
That's when you started suspecting.
He smiled and congratulated you.
And that was the end of that.
When you announced you were getting married.
He went to his room.
No smiles, no hugs.
No nothing.
To think you were his favorite.
Surely you've been thrown to the bottom of the list now.
Who took your spot?
You wouldn't even believe.
Your fiance did.
Now you're starting to think that maybe you weren't always there.
Maybe Scorpius was always his favorite.
Maybe you were only there to hide the truth.
The truth that no one wants to believe.
It was hard enough believing that a Malfoy and Weasley were getting married.
No one saw the signs.
Or pretended not to.
Your feelings were always on the line.
Yet you dug deeper.
Looking for the littlest signs of anything.
Of attraction or affection.
Time was running out.
Your happy ending was hanging on by a thread.
And then you found it.
Your missing puzzle piece and answer.
A passionate kiss in the dark confines of Albus' room.
A whisper of promises and apologies.
"I love you. Only you. I always will."
He, Scorpius, breaks you heart just like that.
Some part of you wished it wasn't true.
That it was only pre-wedding jitters or something like that.
That's what you get.
Curiosity killed the cat and shattered your heart.
So you close the door just as Albus pushes your lover on his bed.
"Just one last time."
Words that makes you feel guilty.
Soon-to-be actions that make you feel dirty.
The only thing you can do is wait and decide.
Let him go or keep him.
Hurt your cousin who would do anything for you,
Or give him everything.
These are the things that you think about as you get ready to say those words.
Those magical words.
As you stand here with a smile in front of all these people.
Dressed in white, ready to get married
"Do you, Rose Weasley, take Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy..."
Time freezes, your heart stops.
You're barely listening now.
Mind focused wholly on the answer ahead.
Then there's the silence and everyone's eyes on you.
Waiting for you to 'accept'.
"No. I don't."
Gasps echo around you.
Scorpius' face is one of pure confusion and shock.
Silence hangs in the air.
Yet no one notices the way Albus still smiles.
Like he knew all this was going to happen in just a matter of time.
There's a choice of outting them both.
You could turn around, laugh it off and say "My fiance's gay. Fancy that."
Then there's the choice of letting it go.
You choose a sort of alternative.
Getting marked as the bad guy for once isn't so bad.
It's all for Albus.
You hand your bouquet to Lily.
Remove your veil and give Scorpius one last kiss before you walk.
Walk back down that aisle.
Away from your perfect ending.
All the way to the beginning;
A glass of wine.
"A toast to discovered secrets..."
Eyes flicker to Scorpius as if he's done something wrong.
"And new beginnings of course."
You can't stop the words now.
Right now you're running on hate.
On anger and hurt.
"A triangle can't stand forever.
One side has to fall eventually."
The realization is starting to enter people's minds and everything's quiet.
Looks switch from you, to Scorpius, to Albus.
The three best friends.
The second golden trio.
No one was expecting this at all.
You weren't even expecting yourself to reveal the truth.
You were never going to get a happy ending.
You were only playing a part in one.
So damn it all.
Someone needs to know they're gay.
"To Scorpius and Albus Severus everyone.
To the ones I gave my happy ending.
My husband's gay.
Fancy that."
Who's to say you can't make this fun?
Let all hell break loose.
Author's Note: Lolololololol. I regret nothing.