"Cause we were just kids

When we fell in love

Not knowing what it was

I will not give you up this time"

Perfect, Ed Sheeran

She was so different. I couldn't believe it. She was nothing like the girl I was in love with. Not even similar to the one I was friends with before. Rose was snarky, rude, and childish. I had never seen her act like this before. I'm sitting in my office, stressing about my ex from 8 years ago. How pathetic. To be quite honest, I thought I could do this. I was Scorpius Malfoy. The healer that had helped a man who had no hope regain his memories. I did the impossible. But this time, it was different. I thought that the distance and time would've ended any feelings I had left towards Rose. But when I saw her again, all of those feelings suddenly came rushing back. She looked so frail, so helpless. I could hardly believe that this was the same girl that had once slapped me for pushing her into a puddle on the street. I remembered seeing her for the first time in nine years. She had looked so sick, so fragile. It brought a rush of memories back into my mind.

"Love, I'm leaving to get groceries! What did you want again?" I yelled out, putting my coat on. Rose came through the archway, breathless. Her hair was frizzier than usual, looking like an outgrown afro around her head. She was very pale and looked as if every step took every ounce of her energy. Still, she looked gorgeous.

"Some pickles and a pint of red velvet ice cream. Just no fis-" She started, before running into our nearest bathroom and puking out the remnants of what she had for lunch. I ran in towards her, holding her hair back.

"Are you sure you don't want me to talk to the manager of the place? We could sue. This is a really bad case of food poisoning." I said, rubbing her back. We had gone out to dinner the day before, Rose ordering sushi, earning herself a bad case of the stomach flu.

"No, I don't want to start anything, we went to a nice restaurant, it was probably a one time thing." She replied, getting up and rinsing her mouth. If it was up to me, I would've marched into the manager's office, demanding an explanation and an inspection to be done. But it wasn't up to me. Rose was different. Growing up in a rambunctious family, she was the quiet one that didn't like to stay in the spotlight. She didn't like starting anything, which is why she didn't want me to go to that stupid restaurant.

"You sure have some weird cravings." I smirked, kissing the top of her head as a goodbye. I love Rose, but kissing anyone after they've puked their guts up isn't very pleasant. She zombie-walked to the couch and sprawled across it, closing her eyes.

"Let the sick binge in peace!" She yelled, smiling. "I love you, be back soon." I grinned and apparated into the grocery store, not knowing what would happen when I came back.

"Rose, love, I'm back! I'm here with your insane choices of snacks!" I yelled out, examining the empty apartment. Not hearing a response, I set the groceries down on our island and opened our bedroom door. It was empty, the bed sheets rumpled.

"I'm here," croaked her voice, the light in our bathroom causing me to go find her. She was on the tile floor holding onto the toilet like a lifeline.

"Are you okay?" I asked, swooping down to hug her. When my arms wrapped around her, I felt her stiffen. She gently pulled away and looked me in the eyes. I was shocked at what I saw. Her eyes were puffy, as if she had been crying, and there were obvious tear tracks going down her cheeks. I caressed her cheek, and she looked away, tugging at my heartstrings.

"What's wrong? Love, talk to me. Why are you crying?" I asked, taking her face in both of my hands and turning it towards me. I could see her sapphire eyes begin to water and she took my hands into hers.

"Let's go into the bedroom and talk." Rose whispered, standing up. I took the lead, walking slowly, looking back every few seconds to make sure she was still there.

"Rose, you're scaring me. What's wrong." I said, sitting down on our king sized bed we had bought together when we first moved in. Rose sat down, a foot apart, and brought a shaky hand up to put a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Scorpius, I… I'm…" She started to say, shaking even more.

"Rose, no matter what it is, you can tell me."

"I think we should break up."

5 minutes, 300 seconds, and what felt like a year passed by. A million thoughts passed through my head but the only thing I could say was,

"Why?". I wanted to be strong. I wanted her to see how much I need her and how big of a mistake she was making. But when my voice cracked on that one note, I could see how much hurt we were both feeling.

"I'm sorry. I'll find a different place. I'll be gone by next week."

She had left me there. Open-mouthed, speechless, on the bed. My hands still open, holding hands that were no longer there anymore. By the end of the week, I had gotten to see everyone in the Potter-Weasley clan as each one of them came to pick up her things. Everyone, but her. She had just left with no explanation.

When I opened my eyes, I looked at the grandfather clock in the living room. Half an hour had passed by. I had been lost in my thoughts for half an hour. I looked down at my hands and I saw that they were shaking. I looked around, and I saw my apartment from 9 years ago. I saw all the pictures of her family she had put up around the house, the chair she had brought in, a candid photo one of her cousins had taken of us for her birthday on the wall. A few seconds passed by and when I looked again, it was all gone. It was no longer a home, just a house. My brain went on autopilot. I started walking towards my bedroom, going into my closet. My hands moved as if there was a puppeteer controlling them, grabbing a moving box and placing it on the floor unceremoniously. When I finally snapped out of whatever funk I was in, I felt my heartstrings be tugged as I saw what I had taken out. I sat on the carpet and opened my box. I hadn't touched it in years, wanting to forget what I had put in there. I had never been a sentimental person but from the minute I had started dating Rose, I knew that she would be the one I would be with for the rest of my life. So I started saving everything that had to do with us. She never knew, I had been planning to surprise her on our fifth anniversary, but we had never gotten that far. I snap out of my thoughts and look at the things I had wanted to avoid for the past 9 years.

The first thing I saw was a ticket. Ministry Halloween Ball Extravaganza, it read. I remembered what this was from. It had been one of the first ministry events we had attended together as a couple.

"Come on Scorpy! Tell me what you're going to be. We need to coordinate!" Rose complained as she moved her head which was currently nestled on my lap as I sat upright on the couch. I gently shoved her off and stood up suddenly in mock-irritation.

"Just for that stupid nickname, you're never going to know Rose. It'll be a surprise. Hell, I might even go as a tree for Merlin's sake. But you'll never know." I stated, beginning to walk off to peruse the bookshelves near me.

"Fine. Scorpius. Please?! It's our first ministry event as a couple. We need to be coordinated! Come on." She said as she began to follow me. I smile to myself as I hear the click-clacks of her heels on the wooden floor following me as I moved. Suddenly, I turned around, grasped her wrist, and brought her close to my chest. I snaked my arm around her waist and took her moment of shock as a way to examine her face. Her blue eyes were wide in surprise and a smattering of freckles across her face accented her pale skin. Her mouth was about to open and respond with a snarky retort but before she did, I enclasped her lips in mine. After slowly backing up and clasping her cheek in my hand, I smirked at her irritated face.

"Was that a way to shut me up? Because it won't work. Now you'll just have to go as whatever I tell you to." She retorts as she walks away. We had ended up going with a couple's costume with Rose being Day and me being Night. I had worn dark blue dress robes and a black mask while she wore a bright yellow cocktail dress with flower accents in her hair. We had attracted a lot of attention not just because of our costumes but it had been one of the best nights of my life. I laugh to myself and as I look at her retreating figure, a realization hits me. I would marry this girl one day. I knew for sure that one day I would wake up beside her, make her coffee and breakfast for the kids because Merlin knows that Rose can't cook, and spend the rest of my life with her. I didn't know when, why, or how, but I knew that I would someday. And for now, that was good enough.

As I snap out of my reverie, a derisive laugh came out of my mouth. I can't believe that I was so naive. I set the box up on my desk and go to the kitchen. If I was really going to walk down memory lane today, I definitely needed a glass of firewhiskey. I come back and set down my glass and the next item I saw tugged at my heart strings a little too hard. It was a single galleon. It was quite amazing how a single gold coin could bring back floods of painful memories.

"What did I say Scorpius. I told you this would happen! Now you owe me a galleon." Rose said as she strung me along the sidewalk of Hogsmeade. It was a chilly January afternoon. Rose's scarf was blowing in the wind and as were her auburn curls. The temptation to take a strand and curl it around my finger was overpowering me and resisting it took all I had. Rose suddenly turned around, her cheeks cold and her eyes bright.

"Are you there Scorpius? Pay up! I told you that Al and Alice would be dating by now. I called it. You would think you'd know better than betting about my cousin's personal life when I'm his best friend and he tells me everything." She said as she stopped in her tracks to look up at me. I smiled and shrugged.

"Maybe I just love enlightening you. Also, Albus is your best friend? What about me? I'm feeling rather left out Rosie." I remarked as I gently knocked her on the head.

"Hey! I never said that he was my best friend, just that I was his. Can't help it if the sucker has a cling towards me! You're always my number one Scorpius. Now pay up. I'll treat you to a butterbeer. I'm freezing my bum off in this cold." Rose said as she began to run towards the Three Broomsticks up ahead, laughing. Her laugh was so versatile. When she was laughing so hard, her deep belly laughs were mixed in with snorts and gasps for air. When she was laughing at small things, her laugh was a musical sound, a lovely tinkel in the air. My favorite sound in the world. I would give up all of my possessions only if I could hear that one laugh for the rest of my life. I shake my head and quickly catch up to her inside of the Three Broomsticks.

"Scorpius! Finally! Go take a seat. I'll bring the butterbeers." Rose said, smiling. I stifle a laugh and plant a kiss on her forehead. I sit down at our usual booth near the window and lose myself in thought. It was amazing how I had started dating Rose casually in fifth year and then suddenly, three years later, we were still together and had a bond that was stronger than ever. Rose really was my other half. I can't imagine living without her. We were always there for each other an-

"I am honestly such a good girlfriend. The best. You really are quite blessed." Rose stated as she gently set down two butterbeers on our table. I raised an eyebrow at her sudden outburst.

"I didn't even use your money! Well, your money that's now mine. I didn't use my own money. But I did. Okay, tangent aside, I spent my own money on you. So you can have your galleon back. Go buy yourself something nice with it." Rose joked as she, true to word, set the galleon back on the table. I rolled my eyes as I pushed the coin over in favor of my hot drink.

"Thanks love, really appreciated it. Been running short on funds lately." I said in a dead-panned voice as she took a sip. She rolled her eyes in return and took back the galleon and pressed a kiss to it.

"There. Now you can keep and cherish it forever as a token of my generosity and kindness. I just kissed a dirty galleon for you!" Rose announced, leaning on me and placing a kiss on my cheek. Although we sat at a booth, Rose would always sit next to me, stating that "my body heat made her warmer".

"Great! Love it, darling. Cherish it with my life I will." I snapped back as I slipped it into my pocket and laid a kiss onto her forehead.

I look back at the galleon that's still in my palm and I rubbed my thumb across the wide face of it, my muscle memory guiding me to stroke the now-faded lipstick stain. I remembered my father and grandfather always telling me that "Malfoy men are strong and do not show weakness.". Rose had been the one to finally free me from that toxic mindset. She had been the one that had unlocked my heart and left it vulnerable to the world. I laugh to myself as a tear rolled down my cheek. Even now, when she had broken and left my heart in pieces, she was still affecting my emotions. As I dug through the box, I came to a realization. I didn't regret any of it. The near-nine years I had with her changed me so much for the better and the years of heartbreak that came afterwards did as well. I wouldn't have changed anything for all the galleons in the world. I was about to put the box full of painful memories away until a small black box caught my eye. Suddenly, my demeanor changed. My hands were shaky as I reached down to pick the box up and my breathing started to get difficult. I close my eyes and let the pain and memories of what-might-have-been engulf me as I try to calm down. But it didn't work. A flare of red hot pain and anguish came over me as I threw the box at the wall, the ribbon fell off and the box opened to reveal the Malfoy ring.

It was dark and lonely in the hospital wing. The automatic lights had long been turned off and the only light illuminating the private wing was from the lamp on my bedside. Not having many memories really put a damper on my mood. I just didn't understand. How could this have happened? I had graduated from Hogwarts as the top of the class, behind Scorpius and Al, and yet I couldn't even remember a simple charm that would quench my thirst. I swallowed whatever spit I had left in my mouth as I thought of Scorpius again. We had history together, how could he be my doctor? Wasn't there some sort of law forbidding that? What was so important about me? I was just one of the countless number of aurors that had suffered a wound in action. The man himself was an enigma as well. I couldn't remember anything but the color of his eyes and the emotion behind them had haunted me in the little sleeping time I had. I couldn't figure it out. Why had I broken up with him? I could feel the answer on the tip of my tongue but it never came out. I rested my hands on my stomach and thought some more. Did I really feel comfortable doing one-on-one sessions with Scorpius? I felt like I barely knew him but I knew that there were years of history between us. I'm sure that if I really wanted to, I could switch doctors. It would delay my healing time but not by much. But it irked me to no end. Why could I not figure him, no, us, out? Right then I made a impulse decision from my heart. I would wait and see. Somehow, until I gain some of my memory back, I'll deal with Scorpius and the memories of our past.

UGH OH MY LORD. I am so sorry from the bottom of my heart. I had just been so busy to update but now I'm on summer break! Also I've gotten like obsessed with Marvel lately? Like I've seen the latest movie, which we will NOT talk about, and Spider-Man: Homecoming as well. I am honestly in love with Tom Holland. I stan the father-son dynamic between Peter and Tony. Also if Tony dies in A4, I will die. Ok, Marvel rant aside, I've just kind of grown apart from the ScoRose fandom lately but I'm determined to undo that by continuing this fic. I'm trying to write 1k a day and so far, for the two days I've been doing it, it's working out well. Also, I have a question for you guys. Do you want to read a Royalty/Medieval age fic? I had a few chapters written for a story and I think I published it on here but took it down because I lost interest. Let me know in the reviews! Please favorite, follow, review, and all that jazz!