Posession
"Who was that?" Scorpius asked, looking over Rose's shoulder at a tall, handsome boy with dark skin who appeared to be making his way back to the castle.
"Hmm?" Rose answered, glancing in the direction Scorpius was looking towards before saying, "Oh. Adam. From Ravenclaw."
"Oh." Was all Scorpius said, as the two fifth years made their way to their usual spot by the lake.
"I think he fancies me." Rose blurted out, abruptly stopping in her tracks, prompting Scorpius to turn and face her.
"Oh." Scorpius repeated, unsure of what to say. "And you… fancy him?"
Rose looked at him, in an almost considering way, her brown eyes roaming over his face as she bit her lower lip.
She stepped towards him, close enough for him to count every freckle on her face, and placed her hands lightly on his chest as her eyelids fluttered shut.
Scorpius looked down at her in confusion, his lips parting to repeat his question, but before he even managed to form the words her lips were suddenly against his.
He had forgotten what he had meant to say. He had forgotten everything, everything except Rose; her achingly soft lips, her hands, the way it felt as they drifted up his chest, coming to gently cradle his face, her sweet breath as she sighed into his mouth.
His eyes were still closed once she had broken away, as though trying to stay locked in her kiss forever.
"No, I don't." She whispered, her forehead coming to rest against his.
Scorpius had no idea what she was talking about.
As Rose aged, her longing for freedom grew with her. By the middle of Scorpius' fifth year she had several plans of where she was going to escape to, her eyes growing wider with longing each time she spoke of them
"I'm going to live in Africa." She swore to him, one day out by the lake as she lay curled against his chest. "Or Italy. Or Spain. Or France or Japan—"
"How will I bear living without you?" Scorpius interrupted, a teasing tone smothering the very real fear in his question.
How would he bear it if Rose left him?
"You'll be coming with me of course." She said, her voice a command. "And then we'll finally be alone. Together."
He blew out a wistful sigh at these words, his fingers tenderly stroking her wild hair.
"We're alone right now." He pointed out. This was quite truthful as no one else appeared to want to sit so near to the White Tomb that was close by to where he and Rose often spent their free time together.
"Not properly." Rose argued, looking towards the familiar castle that students were beginning to approach.
"Mmm."
"Lunch is nearly over." She reminded him.
Scorpius groaned. "Stay in my arms forever and I shall take you to any part of the world you desire."
Rose laughed, breaking free from his hold. "I wouldn't be able to go many places if I was forever in your arms."
"Details." He muttered, accepting the hand she offered and standing up.
They headed towards the castle, discussion which lessons they had next when they were brought to a sudden stop outside the castle doors by an unwelcome interruption,
"Having fun?" James Potter asked, looking furious.
James had become thoroughly more ill-tempered after his girlfriend had broken up with him, a scheme which Scorpius was proud to say he had orchestrated through use of gossip, magically tampered with photos and the girl's insecurities.
Ever since this very public break up, James had been shunned by those he had once called friends. He was constantly being humiliated and deserted by everyone, bar his own family.
Scorpius found this to be a fitting punishment for the boy who had isolated him from other people his age who were once willing to make friends with him with his harsh words and complete mistrust. He had thought it to be a rather poetic justice and felt immense satisfaction every time he saw James' crushed expression.
Rose, meanwhile, was looking hideously uncomfortable. But she never was one to back down from a fight.
"Yes actually." She said sweetly. "Thank you for asking James."
James scowled deeply.
"Hugo's been asking after you Rose." He told her. "Says you hardly even look at him these days."
"Hugo just wants someone to do his homework for him." Rose sniffed. "Unsurprisingly I have more important things to do."
"What?" James mocked, looking towards Scorpius, and raising his eyebrows in disbelief.
"Things like spending time with this rubbish?" He wondered, shoving Scorpius backwards, away from Rose. "You deserve so much better Rose. People died because of his family."
"James—" Rose began, but she was interrupted as Scorpius stepped forward, shoving James against the brick of the castle and holding him there with his wand pointed painfully into James' neck.
"Don't you dare," Scorpius warned, his eyes narrowed. "Don't you dare."
"Stay away from her and I won't have to!" James roared, furiously trying to break free of Scorpius' grip.
Scorpius appeared to be letting him free for a moment, and James sagged in relief briefly, before completely falling over, his nose bleeding heavily from where Scorpius had hit him as he groaned in pain.
Scorpius tightened his grip on his wand as he stood over James.
"Scorpius! No!" Rose shrieked, looking at him in horror, as she desperately pulled at his wand arm. "Stop it!"
Scorpius shoved her away, giving James' one last look of loathing as he turned towards the castle, walking to the castle in a blind rage, feeling Rose's gaze burning into him as she watched him leave, her hand placed over her terrified heart.
"I would do it again Rose, if given the same opportunity." Scorpius told her.
She slapped her hand to her forehead, in gesture of incredulity. "How can you say that?" She whispered, looking at him strangely. "I don't know how to be around you sometimes Scorpius."
"You don't even like James." He said sullenly.
"That's irrelevant!" She shrieked at him. "I would not wish him pain."
"So you would wish it on me then?" Scorpius asked scornfully.
"I wish it on no one." Rose protested.
"Except everyone but yourself!" He shot back.
She looked at him indignantly, "And what do you mean by that?"
"You hate your own family!" He answered her.
"I do not hate them!"
"You shun them at every opportunity." Scorpius reasoned.
"And so would you if you had to put up with them every day!" Rose raged, her face red in her frustration.
"You never put up with them!" He said, staring down at her without sympathy. "You put all your time into avoiding them at all costs!"
"Shut up! Shut up!" She demanded, banging her fists into her chest as hot tears spilled onto her cheeks. "You don't know me, you don't!"
Scorpius captured her wrists in his hands. "I know you better than you know yourself Rose, you're selfish and take everything from everyone—"
"What about you!" She screamed at him. "You're cruel and manipulative and spend all your hours planning petty revenge—"
"As would you if you had to spend your days being told you were completely worthless as well."
"So stay away from me, then." Rose urged, pulling her hands out of his grasp and placing them around his neck. "Tell me to leave if you hate me so much."
"I can't escape you anymore than I can escape my bad reputation." Scorpius muttered against her forehead.
"Reputations change." Rose whispered.
Scorpius broke free from her hold for a moment, before sighing in defeat and pulling her closer. "Everything changes."
Sorry this is horrendously short I know. I just needed to get this bit out of the way so I could have them in a relationship so it would work with my plan for sixth year. Thank you to those lovely people who reviewed and all that, it keeps me going. I have a few bits written for this story, I know where it ends, and it won't be terribly long so I am hoping to have it completed shortly and since the holidays are coming up in two days, I should be able to achieve this OH MY GOSH, HARRY POTTER PREMIERE TONIGHT I'M SO EXCITED! Has anyone else seen it yet? Or are they going to see it soon? Whooo! Review!
