The alarm clock was blaring, and she snapped awake; she had been waiting for this moment for weeks.
She woke up in a dark room, the only light coming from the full moon outside of her window. She was quick to shut off the alarm so she didn't wake the rest of the house. She threw last minute items in her bag, things that would have made her parents suspicious had they noticed they were missing. She made sure to only grab the necessities and all the money she had saved.
She glanced at the clock; she had five minutes before she had to be outside, so she took the time to scribble a quick note and left it on her pillow.
With one last fleeting look around her room, she shut the door behind her.
She tip-toed quietly through the house; she was terrified of being discovered and stopped. She knew she wouldn't be able to leave if her dad found her, she could never say no to him.
She would miss everybody; her parents, her little brother, even her mom's ancient orange cat from back when she was in school.
But they didn't understand. No one did. She loved him, and it didn't matter how much their families tried to push the couple apart, they were meant to be together.
She pushed open the door, wincing at the inevitable creak she knew was coming. She stepped onto the porch and closed the door gently behind her. Then she looked out onto the street, where he sat in his car, waiting for her. She smiled.
She glanced back at the house, making sure all the lights were still off. She wanted to be sure that no one had heard her, that no one was checking to see where she had disappeared to. The house was still dark.
She ran to the car and slid into the passenger seat.
"Rose…"
Whatever he was going to say was cut off, she leaned over and kissed him full on the lips, reveling in his touch, at seeing him again for the first time since graduation nearly two months ago.
"You sure about this Rosie?" he asked softly once they broke apart.
"I'm sure that I love you. I'm sure that no matter what, I never want to be away from you. And I'm sure that I won't let anyone tell me I can't be with you, even if it means leaving my family." She reached across the sear and grabbed his hands, squeezing them tightly.
"I love you, Scorpius Malfoy. Forever and always, I promise." He smiled and kissed her.
"I love you too Rose." He turned back to the steering wheel, starting the car and switching it into drive. He gave Rose's hand one more squeeze before he started easing down the road.
Rose watched as her house grew smaller and smaller in the rearview mirror. She felt a slight pang in her heart, and then it was gone.
She was where she was meant to be.
With Scorpius.
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The next morning, Hermione Weasley pushed open the door to her daughter's room, intent on waking her, only to find her bed empty.
"Rose?" she called hesitantly, stepping further into the room. She spotted the note that rested on the pillow and rushed over, picking it up and skimming it quickly.
"Ronald!" she called frantically, panic evident in her voice. Her husband rushed into the room, closely followed by their son Hugo. Hermione wordlessly handed him the note. He read it once, twice, three times before the words settled in. He dropped the note and sunk onto his daughter's bed, resting his head in his hands, his grief and guilt overcoming him.
His wife sat beside him, sobbing quietly into his shoulder. He placed an arm around her, pulling her tight to him; trying to comfort her while Hugo stood in the doorway and watched.
The note caught the air and cascaded to the floor.
I'm sorry it had to be this way. I love you all, but I love him too.
Fin.
This is loosely inspired by the song Runaway by Love and Theft, in only that I listened to the song on repeat while I wrote this.
This was the first Next Generation I've written, I really enjoyed it. Please review!