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A/N: This chapter's title is inspired from Scouting For Girls's song Heartbeat, the song is related to Scorpius' feelings although this chapter is mostly Rose's POV. I hope you'll like it :) It's a great song and I recommend listening at all times! :D

Golden Fallen Heart

Chapter Six: Heartbeat

Fortunately for Rose, the following day was Saturday and it was Hogsmeade weekend. She was happy she didn't had to worry about trying to listen her teachers or taking notes or facing Scorpius Malfoy in almost every class she had. She was exhausted. She needed a time out from all of it, she just wanted to have nice time with her family and she wanted to make it up to them because lately she was being rude and nonchalant to them. She got dressed casually. A simple t-shirt and jeans. She went down stairs to look for Lily but she wasn't there.

"Good morning." Al spoke with a husky voice as he walked down to the Common Room from his dormitory.

"Morning, Al!" Rose sounded so cheerful that Albus gave her a look. "I don't feel like eating breakfast today, so can we just go to Three Broomsticks and skip the breakfast?" Rose asked.

"Sure." Albus shrugged. "So, shall we?" he gestured to the door.

"Huh? We're not waiting for Lil and Hugo?" she asked with a small frown.

"Oh. Lily haven't told you?" he looked disturbed and shocked.

"Told me what?" Rose asked.

"Umm, they aren't coming with us today, actually." Albus said. "So, shall we?" he asked.

"Fine, yeah." Rose was confused.

They walked to Three Broomsticks talking about random subjects and she waited for Albus to explain why Hugo and Lily weren't joining them.

They sat on their usual table and then Rose finally asked.

"So, Al, what was Lily supposed to tell me?" she asked

"Umm, Lily wanted to hang out with Lorcan." Albus answered her question.

"Lorcan?" Rose's eyes open with astonishment. "Like a date?" she asked intrigued.

"Yes." Albus rolled his eyes.

"You're okay with that?" Rose asked with a smile.

"Yeah, he's a nice bloke. He's my friend." he shrugged. Rose smiled widely.

"Why didn't she tell me? She has been going on about him for over a year!" Rose exclaimed. She was really happy for her but she couldn't understand why she didn't tell her right away.

Albus just shrugged.

"And, Hugo? Why isn't he with us?" she asked. "Don't tell me my little brother is dating too." she added with a grin.

"Actually..." Albus started.

"He is, isn't he? Bloody hell!" she interrupted "Who?"

"Rachel." he tried to make it sound insignificant.

"Rachel Thomas?" she asked, shocked.

"Yes." he was desperate to change to subject so he waved and called out for Lysander as soon as he walked in to Three Broomsticks. "Oi, Lysander!" but Lysander only nodded to them with a smile and then turned his interest to the girl next to him. They were holding hands and talking with a cheerful, flirty way.

"Is that Lucy?" Rose gasped in shock.

"Umm, yeah." Albus nodded. "Lysander is dating Luce." he shrugged it off.

"Lucy Weasley? Our cousin?" Rose was freaking out.

"Yes." Albus sighed.

"Why hasn't anyone told me anything?" she was angry and frustrated.

"Listen, Rosie, you were just..."

"An outsider?" Rose snapped.

"No, in fact, I was going to say, distracted." Albus shook his head, disturbed that she was acting too harsh.

"Okay." Rose gave up. "I know, I've been a terrible friend but you should have said something!"

Albus sighed. "Yeah." he didn't want to argue with her. There was an awkward silence while they were both sipping their Butterbeers. Rose put down her cup and tried to smile to Albus as calm as possible.

"So, I guess, we'll be alone today. Why don't you tell me how you caught the snitch?" she asked, wanting so badly to change the subject and break the awkwardness between them.

Albus put down his cup and gulped his last sip of Butterbeer.

"Wow, you're fast." Rose giggled. Albus smiled at her and then looked at his watch.

"Oh, Merlin! I'm sorry Rosie, I have to go." he got up.

Rose frowned. The only thing she wanted for the day was to spend it peacefully with her family and forget about her new found feelings for a certain blonde haired foul excuse of a wizard. She couldn't bear to even use his name. It was the most pretentious name on Earth.

"Where?" she asked, sounding hurt.

"I kind of, umm, have ..." he looked troubled. "A date."

Rose stared at Albus with her mouth open.

"Umm..." Albus looked down.

Millions of thoughts were going inside her mind, Al was supposed to be her best friend and she didn't even know he liked someone, yes, as the years passed by they have grow apart a little bit but still they were family! She felt hurt, so hurt that she was petrified. Rose would've asked so many questions about this new found information but she was furious.

"Okay." the worlds feel from her mouth with no anger but only hurt.

"I can stay if you want to, Rosie, I'll just cancel it. She'll understand."

"No. Go." her words were soft, wounded and emotional. She didn't even tried to smile.

"Are you sure?" Albus asked "Really, I'll stay and tell you all about the game, OK?"

"No." Rose shook her head "Go, Al. Really."

Albus sighed "I'm asking for the last time and I mean it, do you want me to stay?"

"No. I want you to go."

After Albus left, she thought about leaving too and maybe study for her Potions exam but it's wasn't until 2 months so there was no need to do that on a beautiful Hogmeade weekend. She didn't want to sat on a table all alone so she moved to the bar and ordered another Butterbeer.

His heart skipped a beat when he saw her sitting alone on a bar stool in Three Broomsticks. She looked so simple, so beautiful, so perfect. He hesitated going next to her but finding Rose Weasley alone was an opportunity he shouldn't miss. His mind immediately thought about millions of silly, rude and annoying things to say but he ignored them all. He was there to make it right, he was there to say the things he should have a long, long time ago.

"Rose..." he was surprised how timid he sounded

Rose turned and looked at him "Ugh." she turned her head back to her drink.

"Can we talk?" Scorpius asked as nice as possible.

"No." Rose answered firmly without looking at him.

"Just listen to me." Scorpius sat next to her and immediately she got up.

"No." she frowned, now looking at him and started to walk away. He stood up and hold her from her arm.

"Don't touch me, you filthy cockroach!" she hissed. Scorpius moved away his hand and muttered an apology.

"What?" Rose snorted with disbelief and underestimation. "Why are you acting all nice?"

Scorpius sighed with anger. "Just shut up and listen to me, Weasley."

Rose rolled her eyes. "Don't waste my fucking time." she left the Three Broomsticks. Studying for her Potions exam sounded better now, she was half way there to Hogwarts when she heard her name.

"ROSE! ROSE!" Scorpius was panting from running after her but still he sounded frustrated.

She took a deep breathe before turning on her heels and facing him.

"I'm going to be very clear, Malfoy. I. Want. You. To. Leave. Me. The. Bloody. Fuck. Alone." she said emphasizing on every word.

"Merlin's beard!" he exclaimed. "I want you to listen to me."

"Why? Why should I listen to you? Are you going to insult me? Well, me listening or not has never stopped you before so, bloody go on and insult me but just don't waste my time with your mind games, Malfoy. I'm done." her cheeks were as red as her curls and she was talking too fast "Do you hear me? I'm done with you and your stupid games. You are just a vain, insecure creature and you don't deserve my bloody time."

"Blimey, just let me-" he started but Rose cut him off again.

"I don't need to hear anything else from you. I've got my answer. I'm not thick, I get it, you hate me. But speaking about that, why? Why do you hate me so much? Because of my parents?" she wasn't even breathing now and Scorpius was stunned.

"Do you think I like it, do you think I enjoy the fact that people expect me to be as good as them or even better. They expect me to out shine the fact that they've saved the word!" she threw out all her anger.

Scorpius thought she was done and opened his mouth to object but she wasn't nearly done.

"Or is it because you think I'm an insufferable know-it-all? Well, guess what, I don't bloody care.

I might be a know-it-al but you are an insensitive, useless prick who isn't capable of love and that's just sad, cockroach." she gave him a one last look and stormed off.

She went straight to library, it was the only place that she could free her mind and eventually calm down. She sat on a table far from the door and opened a big book about antidotes. She wasn't that heated anymore, a very familiar feeling had started to hit her, it was the gloom she'd always felt after a heated argument. At times like that, she felt exhausted from everything and anything. She sighed, she should have been feeling relieved, she had said everything she wanted to but she wasn't feeling relieved and she wasn't feeling any glory either and that wasn't normal because she had just won an argument against Scorpius Malfoy and in such an incredible way. She felt like she was done.

But, Scorpius wasn't. He wasn't nearly done. He was up to trying anything to get her to listen to him, even swallowing up his Malfoy pride. When he find her sitting in a deep dark corner, buried in books, he thought she was obvious. He thought that she was so easy to predict, library was the first place he looked and then he thought that she looked beautiful, with her ginger hair tied in a sloppy bun and one curl falling on her face. He couldn't do anything but walk closer. His eyes focused on her and his heart beating fast. He stood close to her and didn't even made a inhaling voice. After a few seconds which were like hours to Scorpius, Rose pulled away her curl from her face and Scorpius skipped a beat.

"Are you a stalker now, Malfoy?" she turned her focus back on her the page which she had been reading it's first line for the 15th time.

"Rose, you need to listen to me, this must end." he sat in front of her.

"Don't you have girls to snog and people to blackmail?" she asked without looking at him, she was afraid to face his grey eyes.

"Nothing is more important." even though she couldn't see his glances, she could feel them on her, she felt so tense, she felt horrible, she thought she looked horrible and she knew she was going to fall for his game if she continues to let him speak.

"Just, forget about it Scorpius. Give up, I did. I'm not going to buy your tricks." she said taking the risk to look him in the eyes.

Scorpius skipped a beat. He could see the worn out feelings in her deep blue eyes. He wished he could undo the reason for her gloom.

"Ugh. If you aren't leaving then I will!" she frowned and closed the book with such force that a massive amount of dust came out.

Waking up early, skipping the breakfast, going to Three Broomsticks, fighting with Malfoy, going to library and having a bizarre conversation with him made her feel like the day was about to end, but it wasn't true. The Common Room was empty, first and second years were probably in the yard or perhaps still sleeping and everyone else was probably in Hogmeade. She was actually happy that she was alone.

After half an hour, The Common Room was still deserted. She had her eyes closed, enjoying the silence and trying to erase this awful day from her memory when she heard the door open. To hear great surprise, there he was. Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy in Gryffindor Common Room. She pressured down her need to swear. She was in complete shock. She get up from her comfortable chair and gasped.

"What do you think you're doing here, Malfoy?" Rose was shocked, confused and as always angry with him.

"You've talked enough!" Scorpius exclaimed and silenced Rose. "It's my turn, Weasley."

"There are things I have to say and I should have said a long, long time ago and you will listen to me." Scorpius thought he saw her opening her mouth to dismiss him but he just went on and she eventually closed her mouth.

"Listen, I know, you think I'm horrible and I am. I know, I have no right asking you for this but I have to. Give me chance. I know you have reasons, tons of it but just give me a chance to change everything." he desperately looked into her eyes.

"Why should I?" she asked, feeling her heartbeat pumping against her skin. She had talked with a very low voice, it's wasn't like his, it wasn't passionate but it was weak, it was vulnerable.

"Because I have your answer." Her voice had encouraged Scorpius.

"I want you." Scorpius cooly walked to her and hold both of her hands, he looked into the blue eyes he fell in love with. "I want this." he said and Rose slowly pulled away her hands, she replaced them on his cheeks, cupping his face and without a word she kissed him full on the mouth. Scorpius kissed her back smiling, forgetting about all the facts and all the fear, the world only consisted of them and no one else. They both lost track of time and when they finally separated from each other, Rose's lips and cheeks were both red almost as red as her hair. Scorpius knew he had to talk to her, he hadn't finished his speech but Rose was leaning in again with a smile on her lips, he backed away a little but kept his hands on her waist.

"You know this will be hard, challenging, right?" Scorpius said looking into Rose's eyes making sure that she is paying attention but Rose only wanted to kiss him more, she pressed her lips together and nodded her hands still cupping his face but Scorpius continued. "I'm a Malfoy but more importantly, I'm an arrogant, selfish arse. Do you realize that some day I can hurt you…" he said and pushed her hair gently from her face "Really bad." he whispered, almost gasped. Rose was paying attention now. "Yes." she whispered. "I'll take that risk." she said sounding confident and Scorpius kissed her smiling.

A/N: So, yeah. Actually, I was going to give you guys a cliffhanger but then I thought, I shouldn't be mean because I know I'm already really late in updating this and I don't know when I'll be able to write the next chapter but I promise I will, thank you for reading and please, please review they mean so much to me and thank you for all of your reviews so far.