Oops…so much for quick updates (:
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About a year had passed since Rose Weasley invited Scorpius Malfoy to be her friend. And friends they had become. Albus was surprised to see Rose and Scorpius get along so well, but he decided not to jinx their newfound friendship and left it alone.
Being in seventh year, Rose and Scorpius were nominated (and eventually chosen) as Hogwarts's new Head Boy and Head Girl, much to the amusement (and distaste of one Ron Weasley) of both sets of parents. Sharing a common room as well as patrolling duties brought the two even closer.
And brought Scorpius Malfoy further in like.
He never wanted to say that he was in love with Rose Weasley for several reasons.
He was only seventeen, almost eighteen, but that was slightly too young to start contemplating what love truly was.
There was also the fact to consider that seventh year was supposed to be the year to focus on NEWT's. He had to pass in order to be accepted into the Auror Academy with Rose and Albus.
He also did not want anybody to find out. If someone did, then he would most likely get his Head Boy badge stripped from the front of his robes. No Heads were allowed to be involved with each other romantically (except, somehow, for Lily Evans and James Potter).
In addition, Rose only saw him as a friend and a friend only. She thought that he was a worthy opponent to compete against in Transfiguration, and once those exams were over, a good laugh. They were there for each other when they were stuck on homework (rarely, but that was just when they wanted to spend time with each other without actually admitting it) and when they wanted to stay away from their friends to read a book quietly.
Slowly, Scorpius was tearing down the wall that was keeping the two apart.
And quite frankly, he was enjoying himself in the process.
Months into their seventh year, when Scorpius thought things were beginning to go well with him and Rose, he had hit an obstacle.
Rose got herself a boyfriend.
But not just any boyfriend. It was the type of person who every girl wished for. Anthony Wilsons was a seventh year Gryffindor, captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and had a fantastic personality. He was fairly smart (however, nothing compared to Rose or Scorpius), had a great character, and was (reasonably) good-looking.
All in all, the perfect (or as they say, the "Golden Boy") boyfriend.
And Scorpius hated it.
What he despised even more was how much Rose actually liked him. She was constantly rambling about how amazing and sweet he was on their last date, and how much of a gentleman he was. Scorpius usually plastered a fake smile on his face and kept saying how happy he was for her.
He was lucky he was such a talented liar.
"I can't believe how lucky I am!" Rose boasted while flopping down on the couch one day. "Tony is the absolute perfect gentleman!"
Scorpius did not say anything except hum in response. He idly flipped a page of his book while Rose continued to gush.
"He always has a compliment ready for me, it's amazing! Well, they're just the same thing in different words, but still!" Rose continued. Scorpius resisted the urge to roll his eyes and say that there were infinite ways that he would compliment her, and all of them would be different.
He knew that she liked different. She always got tired of the same things eventually.
But honestly, this was taking longer than he liked.
"Well? Scorpius?" Rose's voice rang through his thoughts. "What do you think?"
"Err…what?" he asked confusedly. Rose rolled her eyes.
"Do you think he loves me?"
Scorpius froze.
This isn't happening Scorpius thought to himself. This is all a nightmare, and when I wake up, this conversation will have never taken place.
He cleared his throat.
"Well it's hard not to love you," he replied suavely with a smile and a wink. Rose laughed.
"You're too sweet, I swear," she chuckled, but otherwise seemed unfazed. He laughed with her and kept his gaze on her face.
"But seriously," she began quietly, "do you think Tony loves me?"
Scorpius's smile faded. "I…I honestly don't know."
Rose's face fell, and his heart followed suit.
"Oh," she mumbled quietly. Staring at her crestfallen expression, Scorpius began talking again.
"Do you love him?" he asked in a tone that was just as quiet as hers. Her head snapped up. Rose's bright blue eyes seemed to be searching inside of Scorpius. He couldn't help but shift uncomfortably.
"I don't know…" Rose answered eventually, and a glimmer of hope lit up in Scorpius's head. "I think…I think I might."
And it blew out as soon as it lit up. Scorpius glared at Rose.
"Do you even know what love is?" Scorpius accused unkindly. "Don't you think we're too young to even be in love?"
Rose's expression hardened. "What do you mean by that?"
Scorpius narrowed his steely gray eyes before continuing. "You don't even know what love is, Rose. For Merlin's sake, you're hardly eighteen!"
"I'll have you know that my parents have been in love long before that!" Rose replied heatedly.
"But they didn't know did they? Anyways, you and Wilsons have been going out for less than three months!" said Scorpius. "And before that, you two have hardly had one conversation!"
"But what does that matter!" Rose cried, throwing her hands up in frustration. They both hadn't noticed that they were standing up. "It's good to love people when we're young! It'll give us an aspect for the future!"
Scorpius scoffed. "Oh, so now you think you're going to have a future with him?"
Rose's eyes widened. "I never said that!"
"You might as well have!" he barked in response.
"Well what do you know, Scorpius?" Rose asked. "How would you know so much about love if you aren't even in love?"
Scorpius faltered for a moment. "So I'm not in love! Big deal! Maybe it's because I'm only eighteen, and I don't need to be in love! Maybe, being in love is just a waste of time!"
"You would say that!" Rose yelled. "And why do you care whether or not I love Tony?"
"Because I'm your friend!" he bellowed back. "And I care if you get hurt, and I don't doubt that you will!"
"If you were my friend, Scorpius, then you would be supporting me, not bringing me down!" Rose accused with a somewhat hurt expression. Scorpius took note of the tears running down her pale cheeks.
Scorpius sighed and ran his hand through his hair and over his face. He took a deep breath and tried to calm down.
"Look Rose—"
"You know what Scorpius?" Rose sniffed. "Just leave me alone."
Scorpius watched Rose walk to her room. Slam the door shut.
And build another wall between them.
Another wall for Scorpius to pick his way through. But this time, it didn't look like it was going to be easy.
Damn.
(Just for future reference, if you ever see the world LINE in bold, I forgot to put the line divider in it :P Sorry!)
Okay, yeah. So that took longer than I expected, and I apologize. Hopefully, the gap between this and my next update won't be as long.
But at least I published that Rose/Scorpius oneshot last month (: I quite like Lost and Found. One of my favorites (enough for a nomination in the RoseScorpius awards :D ahahaha, just joking with ya).
By the way, I'm still taking them requests :D So feel free to leave it in a review (:
And PLEASE do not favorite or something without reviewing. You have no idea how much it crushes someone when you get a favorite story or something without a review. One word is enough, guys. Seriously.
Oh yeah, I watched The Woman in Black. I'm scared that she's gonna eat me now. But I have my signed copy of The Fault in Our Stars to keep me company (:
So please review! I do appreciate them!
~Kick
P.S. Got rid of the "love, lovezz" thing. Took too long to type xD And it's almost my three year anniversary on FF! :D
