Albus woke up to find himself in a comfortable bed, but one that was not his own. It was far too big to be his bed at Hogwarts. He rolled over and opened his eyes, realizing he was in the Room of Requirement, still. Looking at the clock, Albus almost flew out of bed. It was 11:15 AM and it was Monday. Albus pointed his wand at himself, trying to tidy the clothes he slept in the night before, grabbed his robes, which were lying on the floor and flew out of the room. He had slept through two classes already and was already halfway through another. He bounded into his Charms lesson, panting and offered a half-assed apology to Professor Chang as to why he was late. The professor did not buy it, assigning him a detention for the next night. Albus slid in next to Rose who was looking at him with contempt. Rose. Albus almost flew out of his chair as he remembered last night. Rose looked at him awkwardly and began to scratch her head. Albus looked over at Scorpius, who was yawning, clearly bored with the lesson of the day. He was going to kill Scorpius the next chance he got him alone. Dead. Fucking. Meat. The only thing worse that Scorpius could have done would have been to sleep with Lily…the thought made Albus even angrier.

"Pst. Rose." Albus whispered. She looked over at him and narrowed her eyes.

"You were drunk last night Albus. On a bloody Sunday!" She hissed. "Serves you right for coming in late." She thought that he was trying to convince her to get him out of detention. No, he knew what he did and intended to pay the price.

"I don't want you to get me out of detention Rose." He stated, trying to flatten his hair. "No, I need you to tell me that what I heard last night wasn't true. That I am imagining things that…why I would imagine them in the first place, I have no clue, but tell me they aren't true!"

"I can't tell you anything isn't true unless you tell me what it is you are on about!" Rose whispered to him. Albus looked around at the half-asleep class. Jack was on Rose's other side of the three-seater table, holding her hand. Albus couldn't bloody well ask her with him there.

"Muffliato. When I was drunk last night, Scorpius and I were talking about some things concerning you…one particular one made me almost punch him. Did you…did you sleep with Scorpius?" Rose's eyes widened only for a brief moment, but it was enough for Albus to know the truth.

"No Al, of course not, what a daft thing to ask." She said, averting her gaze from his.

"You did. You slept with my best friend Rose! Your best friend! Merlin! I'm going to kill him for it… Why'd you do it? Did he take advantage of you? I know he was drunk and I know you fought with Chace and broke up with him that night. And then…you came to my house the next day and Scorp was there and you were acting so strangely, the both of you, you more than him and I asked you why and you said you were upset about last night, so I assumed it was Chace but it wasn't!" He exclaimed, jabbing her in the shoulder.

"Yeah okay Al, we got together that night. And it was bloody fantastic! Eyes roll back in the head kind of sex…but don't tell him that!" Albus looked at his cousin disgusted and confused. Too much information. So it was consensual…maybe he wouldn't have to add murder to his rap sheet because Rose never talked like that. He would only smack Scorpius…or something of the sort.

"Spare me the details Rose, for merlin's sake, best friend and cousin just…blech." He shuddered as Rose rolled her eyes.

"Stop being such a child Al. Anyway, all was well until he fucked it all up by leaving immediately the next day. I was really hurt. He said that he loved me before we did it and I told him I loved him back and the next day he was gone, like nothing ever happened." Rose explained, looking extremely downhearted. "There is nothing more to say Al…"

"Yes there is! He told me he's loved you since Fifth Year and that he still loves you now!" He watched his cousin's eyes light up and then dim just as quickly.

"Well Al, here is the problem. I'm dating Jack, remember him? Also one of your best mates? I like him a lot and I want to make things work…and anyway, Scorpius is with Avery and it doesn't look like they are breaking up anytime soon." Rose stated, nodding her head in their direction. Avery's hand was on Scorpius's leg and his hand was over hers.

"So, if he really loved me, he'd break up with her and tell me that he loved me when he was actually sober, then we'd see how things went. For now, however, I'm happy with Jack and I'm happy with Scorpius being my friend." Albus could tell she wasn't happy, he had known her all of his life. Why she still lied to him, he had no clue. She was somewhat content and that was all. Albus removed the spell and started to pay attention in class, looking between his best friend and cousin. He watched as they exchanged a secret glance, filled with longing on both ends, however, it was masked of course to anyone not looking for it. Albus scratched his head and began to think.

First of all, he had to tell Rose what he told Scorpius last night. She could get him out of this situation. Second of all, he had to repay her with something. That something would be for Scorpius and Rose to be together. As much as it bothered him at first, he could see it now. They had liked each other from the start; perhaps a reason Rose was drawn to him their first day. It would be his birthday present to Rose, true happiness. He sat up straighter, pleased with himself, until he realized that Gertrude was waving at him from his side. He shut his eyes and did not look at her.

"Pst, Potter." He heard her whisper. He just stared straight ahead, pretending he hadn't heard. She gave up after a while, but he knew she would attempt to corner him after class. He had avoided her the entire year at Hogwarts so far; he wasn't going to give into her now…hopefully.

Rose, you have to help me, please. I'm desperate. He wrote on a piece of parchment and slid it in her direction. Rose smirked

So you only need my help when you are desperate then? All right, I'll do it. Tell me after class. Albus flipped off Gertrude as she called his name once more. He smiled to himself and kept looking up at the front of the class. Thinking about his summer, he searched the classroom to find Eleanor.

He watched as she nervously pulled on the green streak in her hair and while taking a long look at her, he realized that it really was Eleanor "Gina Johnston" had been impersonating. He never realized how pretty she was before. He turned back around and looked up at the front of the room as the bell started to ring. Rose grabbed him and dragged him out of the classroom, leaving everyone in their wake.

She hurtled him onto the bench opposite of the one she was now seated at in the Great Hall and told him to begin. He told her the entire story and she, like a good cousin and a good friend, did not laugh once. She looked utterly horrified until he was finished and a malicious smile grew on her face. Albus had seen that look once and only once before, when James had demolished her collection of stuffed animals.

"Don't you worry Al, we'll get her so that she'll never want to hear your name again." Rose laughed as she began eating the mashed potatoes off of her plate. Albus smiled back at her. And I'll find a way for you to be with Scorpius, and thanks to me, all will be well.

I hope you liked this one. Please, please, PLEASE comment! I thrive on your feedback. Next one will be pretty long to make up for the shortness of this one.