Chapter 1
Scorpius woke up to the sound of his owl hooting softly. He opened his eyes just a little and stretched his arms above his head.
The sun was just barely peeking through the horizon and Scorpius loved to watch how the dark skies turned from a midnight-blue to red and then to a light blue.
Suddenly, he remembered the events of the night before and looked around. There she was, sitting on a chair by the mirror. Her knees were pulled up to her chin, her forehead resting on it. She looked small and almost breakable at that moment.
"Hey, Rose," Scorpius said softly.
Rose lifted her head and peered over her knees. Her blue eyes were red from crying. "We shouldn't have done this," Rose said. Her red hair was pulled into a messy ponytail.
"Done what?" Scorpius said. He woke up feeling more relaxed and happy than he could ever remember and the tone of Rose's voice was making him nervous.
Rose got up from her chair and walked towards the bed. She was wearing just her undergarments and Scorpius was starting to think of things he shouldn't be thinking of. Stopping halfway, she pointed to the bed. "What we did last night. It was wrong. Stupid. And we're going to hurt people if this gets out."
Scorpius got up and pushed the blankets away so quickly and forcefully that it startled Rose who jumped a couple of steps backwards.
"What we did last night was something that we've avoided for two years. It happened because we are meant to be together. If you could get your stubborn head out of your ass for two seconds then maybe you can see that."
Scorpius stopped and looked at Rose as she stomped around the room picking up her clothes.
"Where are you going?" Scorpius demanded.
"Back to my room. Can't talk to you now. I can't. I have to go," Rose sniffed and started picking up her clothes which were all over the room. She looked around obviously searching for something.
"What are you looking for?" Scrorpius asked.
"My shoe," Rose said holding its pair up. She shrugged her shoulders and pulled on her jeans. Then she reached for a red shirt and started buttoning it. Scorpius walked up to her and pushed Rose's hands away.
"What are you doing?" Rose asked.
"You're doing it wrong."
Scorpius removed the buttons from the holes and adjusted Rose's collar. He then started to button the shirt from the bottom. His fingers deliberately brushed Rose's skin as he moved upwards until he reached the second to last button. He touched the soft swell of Rose's breast just above the cami and moved his head down until he touched the place where his hand was seconds before.
"Stop. Please stop," Rose said unconvincingly. She moaned a deep throaty sound as Scorpius nipped her neck with his teeth.
"Why? You don't want me to. Let's get back to bed and repeat what we did last night," Scorpius said sweetly.
Rose's eyes flew opened and then she pushed Scorpius back with all her might. "No! I mean it. I can't cheat on Philip."
"I have news for you darling. You already did. Twice- I might add." Scorpius gave Rose a cold look as he said it and his mouth twisted into a smirk.
"Why you bast…" Rose said
"Language, Rose." Scorpius mockingly interrupted. He ran his hand through his short platinum blond hair.
"I don't understand how you're so loyal to Philip yet you came to my bedroom last night. How you claim he's so passionate with you yet you've never slept with him in spite of being together for over a year."
Rose gasped. "How did you know?'
"How could I not know, Rose? I must admit I never thought you were a virgin that did come as a shock. A delightful shock, I assure you." Scorpius took a step towards her and continued, "Despite your lack in experience, you do have skills." Scorpius was being cruel. He wanted to hurt her like she had hurt him.
Rose looked like a rabbit trying to escape from the fox. She started to shiver and looked around the room frantically for her missing shoe. She backed away from Scorpius and quickly moved to the door. The missing shoe was a mighty small price to pay for her escape.
Yanking open the door, Rose ran barefoot down the Slytherin hall, through the common room and out of the dungeons. She had never run so fast and her feet hurt as it hit the cold stone floor. She knew she had a few seconds on Scorpius who was dressed in just boxer shorts when she left. He would at least pull on a t-shirt before he came after her.
Rose smiled to herself as she reached the corridor to the Gryffindor common room. Just a few more seconds and she'll be safe in her own house. She could feel Scorpius behind her and heard his voice calling her name. She never looked back and once she stood before the Gryffindor portrait, she said, "Puffer-Wuffer fish".
The portrait flung open and Rose stepped in.
She was safe!
At least for the next few hours.
Rose looked like her normal self as she made her way to the common room the next morning. She was wearing black pants, a white T-shirt and a red sweatshirt. Her hair was brushed till it shone and she had put on lip gloss. No one would ever be able to guess that she was mess inside.
The common room was empty save for a few first years who were not allowed to go to Hogsmeade. They stopped their noisy chatter as soon as they saw Rose. It was unusual to see a 7th year in the castle during Hogsmeade weekend.
Rose walked through the common room towards the portrait hole. "Drat!" she thought nastily, "Those kids couldn't have stayed in their own rooms. Now she was forced to go to the library so that she wouldn't have to endure their stares."
The halls of the castle were quiet. The only sound Rose could hear was the soft howl of the cold wind that made its way through the lonely corridors.
Rose pushed a strand of her red hair behind her ear and looked at the portraits and statues as she walked by. Anything to distract her thought from was had transpired between Scorpius and herself.
Suddenly, a hand shot out from behind one of the statues and yanked her into the shadows.
"Hello, my sweetheart," a male's low voice whispered into the ear.
"Philip. I swear. You just scared 10 years off of my life," Rose scolded.
"Hahaha. You looked so terrified," Philip gave Rose a peck on her cheek and pulled her out of the shadows along with him.
"I was. I almost peed myself. "
Philip held out his arm for Rose to take a hold off. "Would you like to sit by the lake for a while?"
Rose nodded without looking up. Both of them walked to the lake in silence.
A cold wind blew and Rose involuntarily shivered. Once they reached the oak tree that they usually sat under, Rose bent down and picked up a few pebbles and started to throw them one by one into the lake creating ripples.
"What's wrong, Rose?" Philip asked concerned.
"I was with Scorpius Malfoy last night," Rose said without turning around.
Philip walked up to Rose, grabbed her shoulders and forcibly turned her around to face him. "What? Did he hurt you?"
"No. No. He didn't." Rose said softly.
Philip let out a sigh and let go of Rose. "If you want to end this…"
Rose interrupted him. "No, Philip. You're my dearest friend and I promised to do this for you. It's only for a few more months and then we'll leave Hogwarts."
"I'm sorry for putting you through this." Philip was biting his lower lip and looked pitifully at Rose. He turned and sat down.
"You aren't putting me through anything. Scorpius and I are like oil and water. We made a mistake last night and I regret it. I'll never do something as foolish as that again."
Rose walked the two steps to where Philip was sitting and sat down next to him. She leaned over and rested her head on Philip's lap and looked at the Philip's face. She reached out touched Philip's black hair.
"I hate to say this but I think you guys are perfect for each other."
"You sound like Albus." Rose turned her face away and looked at the lake.
"For once, I agree with him."
Rose scrowled and looked at the other side of the lake. She saw a lone figure looking at Philip and her. As soon as she saw him, he turned and walked away into the woods.
"Great," Rose thought to herself. "Scorpius Malfoy was making her life hell."