Rose and Jack had become the "it" couple around Hogwarts as soon as everyone had heard about what happened at Gryffindor's victory party. There had been nothing else exciting to talk about in Hogwarts as of late, so any piece of information people were relishing over.

"Nothing even happened! I think you kissed me once in public…I just don't understand why people are so worked up about it." Rose frowned one morning at breakfast as many of the people around her began whispering. She started eating her cereal with the frown still plastered on her face. Jack shrugged as he began to put jam on a piece of toast.

"You're hot, Jack's hot, and together, you equal super hot! Rose don't give me that look…it's not me who thinks you are hot. I've just heard stuff before…" Albus shuttered which made Rose set her spoon down and narrow her eyes at her cousin.

"What have you heard Albus?" She asked as she swallowed her food. Albus frowned and looked away.

"I'd really rather not…"

"Albus."

"It's too crass for your delicate woman ears." Albus muttered as he picked up a pancake.

"Tell me Al. Tell me now." Rose demanded. If boys were going to say things about her, she at least wanted to know what they were saying. Albus stuffed five pancakes in his mouth and began talking rapidly. "Al, you know I have NO CLUE what you are saying with that much food in your mouth." Rose sighed, rolling her eyes.

"There I said it all. Sorry if you couldn't hear. Gotta dash now, good day." He shot out and ran over to the Slytherin table where Scorpius was sitting, reading some worn out book as he ate. Avery was at his side, running her mouth, but Scorpius was obviously paying no attention. His patience for his girlfriend seemed to be running low lately.

"Jack, what have you heard them say?" She asked, turning to him. He laughed nervously.

"Rose, don't worry about it. It's just guy talk all right? Just like you girls' gossip about us guys. If it makes you feel better, next time anyone says something extremely out of hand, I'll say "Watch it! That's my girlfriend you are talking about…" Rose smiled and kissed his cheek as he continued eating. Rose watched Avery get up from the Slytherin table angrily and make her way back to the Gryffindor table.

"Rose. Girl night. Tonight. No arguments. Get Eleanor into Gryffindor tower somehow alright?"

"Rose and I have plans already Avery." Jack stated.

"Shut it Oberlin." Avery shot at him, her eyes blazing. "You've been taking her from me for the longest time. She's mine tonight. Girls night." Avery restated and got up, storming out of the Great Hall, shooting dirty looks at Scorpius as she went.

"Rose, you know my parents are flooing in tonight to meet you properly…I know only their heads are coming but…"

"Can you reschedule Jack? I'm sorry, but Avery needs this. Problems in her paradise are better off resolved quickly or they become disastrous to everyone in the surrounding vicinity."

"Fine. Yeah okay. I'll catch you later then. Big essay to start on trolls." He stated, grabbing one more piece of toast. Rose hopped up and gave him a quick kiss before scolding him for not starting it earlier. Jack laughed it off and left. Rose sat back down when she felt a presence replace Jack's to her right. She looked up and saw Scorpius there, smiling as he pushed his hair out of his face. It was getting extremely long.

"Do you want me to cut that?" Rose asked, pushing some of his hair behind his ear.

"Nah, I'll get around to it. I do, however, want you to spend the day with me." Rose smiled and finished her breakfast quickly and then took Scorpius's arm and he led her outside. It was beautiful for early November. Although it was colder than it had been, the sun was shining making the atmosphere all right for just a pair of jeans and sweater. Rose walked down to the lake with Scorpius where they sat under a tree. Scorpius resumed reading the worn out book he was carrying while Rose laid in the grass, letting her hair fan out behind her and the sun wash over her. After a while, she rolled onto her stomach and pulled a book out of her bag and began to read it.

It was an assignment for Charms and what better way to get an assignment done than to sit outside in the sun, basking in its warmth, especially when it was so scarce. Her sweater had risen up, exposing her back almost completely, but she didn't care. It felt wonderful to have the sun beating down on her with the cool breeze ruffling her hair. It wasn't until she felt fingers lightly touching her back that she realized Scorpius had appeared next to her. She looked over at him and he smiled at her, making her heart jump. She frowned at herself and went back to looking at the book.

"Must you always be working?" Scorpius asked, pushing a piece of her hair behind her ear. Rose looked back over at him, watched as the sun danced off of his golden hair. He looked like a god. Rose shook her head and looked back at her book. Scorpius was her friend…she couldn't have these feelings for him anymore. She had always had a slight crush on him, but didn't want to ruin anything, so she didn't act on her feelings. A good thing too, because her feelings were ruining everything now. Anyway, she had Jack now. The thought of him made her smile. Scorpius made her heart pound and her skin flush, burning with lust.

"Better to be working out here while I still can." She responded.

"Put the book away." Scorpius stated, as his hand flipped it shut. Rose looked disgruntled at the closed book. She hadn't checked what page she was on. "Your day is with me, not with that." He scoffed as she threw the book aside and flipped onto her back again.

"Fine, what do we want to do on our day?" She asked as Scorpius followed her suit and lay on his back. He shrugged and began to play with her hair.

"Well, we could talk about something very important that is approaching quickly. Your birthday is this upcoming Saturday is it not?" He asked, flipping onto his side. Rose smiled and looked at her hands.

"I suppose it is. Pray tell, what are you planning on doing to me and or for me this time?" Scorpius always surprised her out of the blue for her birthday. Last year, he had made the stars spell out her name (and got scolded for it to no end. No one was supposed to mess with the positioning of the universe, even if it was for just an hour). Scorpius just ran his finger down her nose and smirked.

"Have I ever told you what I plan for your birthday?" Rose shook her head and he laughed. "Then why bother asking now?" He smirked.

"I thought you'd be nice for a change that's all." Rose stated and turned her head away from him. She could tell he was rolling his eyes as he grabbed her head lightly and turned it back to face him. Then his features changed and she felt hers doing the same. His cool eyes were staring at her lips as he began to lick his. Rose felt her whole body grow hot and it wasn't because of the sun. Those eyes flicked up to hers briefly and back down to her lips once more. Rose's breathing became shallow and then his lips were on hers, soft and gentle as his hand began to caress her cheek. She had never kissed him when he wasn't intoxicated but it was possibly the best thing she had ever felt. He deepened the kiss as he pulled her body closer to his, falling delicately on top of her, never taking his mouth off of hers. She sighed as he continued to caress every inch of her, never relinquishing his mouth from hers. He lightly kissed her jaw line, all the way to her neck and down to her collarbone where he began to lightly suck on it. She moaned, entwining her fingers in his hair, never wanting him to stop. He did briefly, to replace his lips onto hers, softly pulling her bottom lip with his teeth. Her body pressed into his, wanting everything about him and then she froze. What was she doing?

Scorpius stopped kissing her and looked at her puzzled. Then he looked disappointed and rolled off of her, as she pulled her sweater back down and sat up, attempting to pull the grass out of her hair, attempting to make herself look as if she hadn't just cheated on her boyfriend. She looked over at where she thought Scorpius was, but he was nowhere to be seen. Then she glanced under the tree and saw him reading that tattered book as if nothing had happened. She swallowed hard and grabbed her things, running back into the castle, as if that could make all of her sins wash away. As soon as she was inside, she leaned against a cool wall, breathing deeply as she felt hot tears running silently down her face. She heard footsteps coming and hastily wiped her eyes. Avery appeared, holding a lot of sweets and comfort foods as well as many blankets and pillows. She spotted Rose immediately and hurried over to her.

"Can you grab some of these things please? So much stuff, but I know we'll need it for our girls night. Let me just tell you, there will be a lot of unloading on my- Rose…are you alright?" Avery asked, peering at her friend over the mountain of things in her hands. Apparently, Rose hadn't cleared her tears as much as she had thought.

"Mmhm…I'm fine Avery, don't worry." She said, trying to muster up a smile.

"Don't lie to me Rose. Did you and Jack have a row already? Honestly! Men are such pigs. I'm done with men for the day. If Scorpius comes up to me, wanting to do anything, if he tries to make amends I'm going to say, "Try another day buster because I am man free today!" Come on Rose, take these sweets for me and let's go upstairs. We can start early. I got Eleanor in and I invited Lily too, I'm sure you are fine with that though right?" Rose nodded as Avery handed her the sweets and put her arm around her. The two girls walked up the stairs but not before Rose heard the door to the grounds open and shut. She glanced behind her to see Scorpius skulking through the door. He glanced up at her with a halfhearted smile, but she just returned a frown and turned back around. She had been too hopeful. Everything wasn't all right and she didn't think it ever would be.


Sorry it is so short, but the next one is extremely, EXTREMELY long. Thanks for the comments on the last one! Leave me some more and let me know what you think.