Scorpius hovered outside the carriage door; building up his courage. He had decided over the summer that he was going to tell her. Tell Rose Weasley that really he liked her.
No, wait.
That he really really liked her.
He pushed the door open to find Rose sitting in the carriage alone, her knees tucked up on the seat, tears flooding down her face.
"Oh!"
She sat up as Scorpius came in and wiped the tears from her face. Concern flooded through Scorpius as he sat down next to her, his arm snaking around her shoulders.
"Rosie," He soothed, rubbing her arm comfortingly
"What's happened? What's wrong?"
"You'll think I'm so stupid," she sniffled, her hands tracing the cracks in the leather seat.
"It's just that, I wanted to be Head Girl so much. Alexis got it!"
Rose said Alexis' name with such venom that for a few moments Scorpius didn't know what to say.
"You're so wonderful, how could you be jealous of her?"
Scorpius pulled Rose's face towards him, pushing a curl behind her ear he repeated the question
"Why are you jealous of her?"
Rose swallowed, a fresh set of tears began to team up at the corners of her eyes.
"Don't you know?"
She asked in a voice barely above a whisper. And suddenly, Scorpius knew. Alexis, the dance, the laughter, the tears and every tense moment; pieces of the puzzle finally falling into place.
He pulled her face towards him, and he grazed his lips against hers uncertainly. He could feel the wetness of her tears on his cheek as he kissed her again, more firmly this time. He held her like that for a few moments, savouring the feel of her in his arms, the touch of her lips against his. A sudden thought raced across Scorpius' mind and he drew himself away from Rose.
"Where's Albus?"
Rose smiled tearfully and leant in towards him and Scorpius felt an overwhelming urge to kiss every freckle that graced her nose. They kissed tenderly until Scorpius pulled away again.
"You're right," Scorpius said, a grin spreading across his face,
"who needs him anyway?"
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