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Scorpius was tense. When he went through every corridor, he checked that he saw none of Rose's relatives before walking slowly and carefully through it. He had sent a note to Rose the day before to meet him in the owlery in about an hour, so he was walking to the Slytherin common rooms to change into something less goopy. He had had a potions class and his partner was atrociously clumsy. He had spilt the cauldron and the potion inside had suddenly flung itself all over his robes. Needless to say, Scorpius wasn't in the best mood. But he had said he would be there, so he would be there. Even if it was freezing outside.
Scorpius sighed. Was this really worth it? He was emotionally involved, yes, but was it really worth the trouble? He frowned at himself.
It?
Rose was a she, and she was definitely worth it. Maybe. Definitely. He should definitely stop talking to himself. This is ridiculous. He shook his head. He needed to get out more. Maybe he should talk to more people. He didn't necessarily have a thriving social life.
'Ugh, stop talking to yourself, you twit!' He thought at himself angrily. He rushed into clean clothes and ran up to the owlery, grabbing the note to send to his mother on the way. When he arrived, he called down his boobook owl and attached the letter, sending her off to his mother. He stood at the window watching her progress and waited for Rose to arrive.

Rose ran up the stairs to the owlery, clutching the note Scorpius had sent her via owl. She was astronomically late, having got into an argument with her brother about who she should 'be friends with'. Ugh, those stupid cousins! She was not 'betraying the family'. This was ridiculous. This was not fifteenth century England. This was not like Romeo and Juliet.
'Whoa, where did that come from?' She slowed to a walk, then hurried on. Didn't matter. She was just trying to prove a point.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She cried as she burst through the door.
"You know, it's no longer fashionably late when you're an hour late." Scorpius joked, not looking away from the horizon.
"I know, I'm sorry. I was going to get here sooner, but my brother decided to ear bash me then James and Albus turned up and then Colleen and Nina started on me and Lily turned up and she's all like 'let her make her own choices!' and every one else was like 'she's betraying the family' and I'm sorry." Her excuse came out quickly and in almost one breath. Scorpius turned to her and smiled genuinely, his eyes sparkling.
"It's okay, Little Red, I'm not mad." He came over and hugged her, rubbing his hands through her hair. "I know it's been hard lately. I'm sorry for that."
"I told you it wasn't your fault." She replied, breathing in his scent as she buried her face in his shoulder.
"I know, but I'm still sorry." She chuckled and stood with him, closing her eyes to keep the moment. She had missed the quiet. "I almost forgot, I brought you up here for a reason." She drew back form him and looked at him. He smiled as he withdrew a small, black velvet covered box from his robes.
"I was in Hogsmeade last week and I saw this. I thought you would like it." He handed the box to her and she opened it, catching her breath as she looked at the lovely necklace.
It was a simple, hexagonal design. Glistening yellow gems surrounded a larger, pale green coloured gem in the centre. The centrepiece seemed to darken towards the middle and the silver surrounding the entire piece flowed around it, ending in a head like a serpent.
"It's um... Emerald and yellow sapphire and white gold." Scorpius explained when Rose continued to stare at the beautiful necklace. "I thought that... you know... Hufflepuff being yellow and Slytherin being green and with the snake thing... I thought... it's okay if you don't want it."
"Are you kidding me?" Her voice was excited but quiet. "It's beautiful. It must have cost so much." That seemed to snap her out of her trance. "Too much, in fact. I can't take this, Scorpius." She tried to shove the box back at him, but he shook his head.
"I'm not taking it back unless you don't like it, but you do, so I'm not taking it back."
"But," She looked down at the necklace and her eyes unfocused again, before narrowing. "I'm not worth that much. I can't accept it. It's not fair. I can't give you anything that compares."
"You don't need to. It's a gift."
"But I-" Scorpius silenced her with a finger against her lips.
"A beautiful girl needs beautiful accessories. Besides, you've been under stress lately and you need it. You need something for yourself." He took the box from her and fastened the jewellery around her neck for her. He spun her around and looked at her, laying a hand on her cheek.
"Will you wear it?"
"Of course, Scorpius. I love it. Thank you so much." She smiled at him and leaned up to kiss his cheek. He hugged her tightly to him and sighed.
"And for the record, Little Red," He told her softly. "You are worth it."