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Rose POV

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Chapter 8 : The Messed Up Matters

I am so messed up. That's all I can tell you at the moment. I mean it feels like I have Apparated in a different dimension. Because all this time I had some general knowledge of what was going on around me. I did! I know it didn't seem that way but I did.

However, now I am clueless. I know that changes happen, but usually some certain aspects of my life remained the same. Well, not this time. No.

Bloody James managed with one little sentence of his to make me worry like hell and Malfoy with one little move to drive me nuts. Now everything I thought was settled is…well…no longer ok.

Number one messed up matter. My cousins. As in , my stupid immature annoying cousins , know all about my personal life. I guess the house-elves are to blame for that. Obviously they hurried to tell them how I broke up with David and they, like the stupid guys that they are had to shout it for the whole school to hear.

Messed up matter number two. . Matt. My friend Matt. The guy that until last year was trying to sneak into my bedroom with James to read my diary (needless to say I haven't one , I simply wanted to torture them) now sort of fancies me. Which is let me say, freaking me out. He even checked me out for a minute there, for Merlin's sake!

Messed up matter number three. Malfoy. Scorpius Malfoy, if I am not mistaken, was slightly annoyed that Bloody James paired me up with Matt. I mean I don't know. I was never able to understand that boy (although that didn't stop me from falling for him). But still, I believe he was mad at James for saying what he did. To my defense he left a moment later not even bothering to make up an excuse. Now, wouldn't you be suspicious?

I never thought that I would say it but there is in fact one thing that is even worst than knowing Malfoy hates you. Considering that Malfoy might not hate you after all.

Because dear people I had accepted it. That we could never be together, and now one little fact comes and makes me question everything.

You know what? I think, after all, that there is only one thing that has remained the same in my messed up life.

James is still the same stupid, ignorant looser, he always was.

"'Morning Rose" I hear my darling friend Chris mutter sleepily from next to me.

"Hi, Chris." I reply likewise.

"So what's bothering you again?" Well, to tell you the truth, I'm madly in love with this guy that I thought hated me , but now appears to be annoyed cause my mental cousin said I should date his best mate cause we're made for each other. That's about it.

See now why I don't tell anyone my problems?

"Nothing!" I say just a little too enthusiastically.

"Yeah, sure, and I just came from a Mandrakes concert! Now , be serious. What is the matter? I thought you were glad you broke up with David. Don't tell me you're having second thoughts…" Mandrakes concert! Good one. But second thoughts? No.

"It's not that. I'm simply a bit troubled." I am so gonna regret this…

"'Bout what?" How can I say this without causing her to faint on me?

"Well, you see it was all James' fault." Good start. Now breathe and continue.

"He decided to express his opinion about my love life." She seems terrified. This girl understands me fully.

"Oh, crap!" My exact words.

"So he went all nuts about knowing my soulmate. Said he was a good friend of his and so on. And you'll never guess who he matched me with." I'm telling you , never!

"Hohoho. Poor Rose. Now, let me think … Malfoy maybe?" Erm, what? How on earth did she think of such a crazy idea. Life is a big irony!

"No! Matt Jordan!" I can't understand how she could suggest Malfoy with such tranquility and when it comes to Matt she's gaping at me like that…

"That was indeed unexpected." She's kidding me right? Malfoy was natural whereas Matt was the nutcase of this scenario?

"Unlike your suggestion that was totally predictable." I say sarcastically.

"Well, I always thought you sort of matched." Ok, like I said before my life has so turned up-side-down. Is James' paranoia contagious?

"You think so?" Oups! Sweet Merlin, what have I said? Is my mouth so uncontrollable? Now she's gaping again but I don't blame her this time. Blowing my cover so stupidly!

"I knew it! Wait till James hears about it!" Oh, crap. I'm so dead! James! Why doesn't she simply give it to the 'Daily Prophet'?

"Chris! Chris! Come back. Don't you dare say those crap to Bloody James!" She doesn't even answer. I give up. My life is ruined. Once and for all.

This is the end. I will just go and enjoy my last Potions lesson…

Oh! And such luck. Guess who's behind me. Malfoy of course. Like it's not enough that he destroyed my life he has to take away even this last hour of sanity. The bastard. Hating me and then pretending he was pissed off that I get to be paired up with Matt.

And if he in fact doesn't hate me like he was supposed to then why , of why, hasn't he said a thing? A simple 'Hi Rose.' Would be enough. The brat. Confusing me like that. Making me blow my I-hate-Malfoy cover.

I turn to shoot him a killing look. If only he knew what he does to me.

He's staring at me again, Like he did yesterday down the Great Lake. Like…like he's interested to know what I'm thinking. The liar!

"What are you looking at Malfoy?" I spit. He's caused enough trouble.

"The correct question is, what I am trying to look at, Weasley. And your answer is, the board. But it is very hard since this bush that's stuck on your head blocks my view." Grr. How dares he?

But hold it a moment! That sounded a lot like the old, I-hate-Rose Malfoy. I suppose I was wrong after all. My fanciful mind –not him- was to blame after all.

"What do you expect me to do Malfoy? Cut my head?" I know I sound way too bitter for the occasion but I can't help it.

"Would be a nice idea. I mean you're nothing more than a burden to the society anyway." Fine I got your point Malfoy. I am not only ugly but useless as well. I got it. I will never doubt his hatred for me again.

"Sir! Could I please go out for a minute?" I raise my hand to Curtling's direction and I catch one glimpse of Malfoy's guilty expression. Oh, I'm not buying that shit again! The Professor nods and I'm out of the class in zero time.

I feel like banging my head on a wall. How could I imagine that he liked me? Even for a moment? How could I?

Messed up matter number four. I am such an idiot.

Cause only an idiot would believe their life-long enemy likes them just because he was angry and left a conversation quickly without announcing publicly the reason.

He was probably going to snog one of his girlfriends or something like that anyway.

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