Chapter 10

When we reached our room the rest of the girls were already asleep and Heather fell on her bed and seemed to fall asleep at once. I got into my four-poster and light my wand and pulled out the note Scorpius had passed me, it read.

Rose,

Come back downstairs, I thought we could have some alone time tonight.

Scorp

I looked up from the note and checked that heather was really asleep and like the night this all started I snuck out of my room. I went down to the common room in the few minute I had been away a good number of people it seemed had gone to bed. The only people that seemed to be up were a group of seventh years that were now involved in a drunken game of exploding snap.

Scorpius was there fanning sleep in an armchair right next to the portrait hole. I walked over to him acting like I was going to check on him. When I reached him I tapped him on the shoulder. His eyes snapped open and with a glance to the seventh years he took my hand and led me out of the portrait hole.

We walked down the halls swiftly. As we turned the corner I heard a noise. I pulled his hand and he almost fell over as I pulled him behind a large vase. His back was to the wall and I had my body pressed up against his. He looked like he was going to ask why I had just made this detour when we both heard someone coming down the hall.

It was Peeves he was floating along humming a tune. He was not looking for trouble, which most likely meant he just caused something that would drive the caretaker mad in the morning. I stood there listing to the silence of the castle. Scorpius didn't seem to think that anyone else was coming; he kissed me and whispered in to my ear.

"Are we staying here for the rest of the night, or would you like to find somewhere a bit more private?"

I smiled up at his face "Well I do have you right here, but you might be right."

He laughed quietly and took me once again to the seventh floor. We reached the painting of the would-be-ballerinas and he whiled me around so I was now the one with my back to the wall. He kissed me and I could feel my legs melt out from under me. I pressed into him and he held me tighter, after a few moments he pulled away. My mouth tried to fallow his and he smirked.

"Allow me." he said and walked away form me he walked back-and-forth three times passed the blank stonewall. A door appeared in the wall and I laughed a little still leaning against the wall.

He pulled me into a hug and kissed me lightly. When the kiss broke he lead me over the door, and he opened it and lead me inside.

I had seen the room take many forms before now. Most of the time it was used for large parties. The room was now a different then I had ever seen it. It was smaller then I ever had seen it. A large bed now dominated the room; it was made out a dark wood and the mattress was high off the ground. The covers were deep crimson and the whole thing looked very comfortable. There was also a large fire burning in the wall opposite the Bed. The back wall of the room was made almost entirely of glass and I could see that there was a door leading out on t a small balcony.

I walked into the room, only partly aware of Scorpius' hand in mine. It was so warm and comforting in this room. I walked out on the balcony, it was December and it was snowing out but the room seemed to be able to warm the outside it created. I turned into Scorpius and I kissed him, when I did I felt the same light headiness that I had felt when we left the party. He kissed me and we stood there while snow fell around us but didn't touch us. I felt the warmth of the fire on me even though the fire was behind a wall.

I pulled back my face and he let me escape his lips and I asked him something that had been worrying me for the last few moments, ever since I thought about what he had asked the room to give him.

"So, what exactly did you have planed for are alone time." I asked him

He did not answer immediately and looked like he was thinking hard. He pulled a stray hair out of my face and then answered. "I am not going to deny what I would love to happen but, I know you better than that."

He kissed me. I did understand what he meant, but I don't think he understood it fully. I wanted him; I wanted to be as close to him as I could be. But I was worried about what would happen, no matter how long I had liked him or he liked me it had only been a month since that first night. Then there was that first night. I knew it would be only too easy to let my worries leave me and to let my lust take over.

"How long are we staying here?" He asked me, he saw I was thinking hard and I knew he wanted to know what I was thinking.

"All break?" I joked.

"I like that idea, but we do need to get some sleep so not that much longer."

"But there is a bed right here? Can't we just sleep here tonight?" I was a bit confused now.

"You want to sleep here with me." It seemed he was also confused.

"Well yes. I think it might be a good first step. I do want to be with you, and so rather than sleeping together. We why don't we just spent the night here?" I wanted him to understand exactly how I felt. I think he did understand what I meant by that.

"So just to be clear, were going to go sleep in that bed. And in the morning we will sneak back to the tower?" He clarified

"Yes, that is what I mean." I was no panicking because we were both in jeans and sweaters. No one would want to sleep in that, but it was that or underwear and I don't know if I could handle that. But I wanted this so I held out my hand "So would you like to join me?"

I was sure that my worries were evident on my face. His face stayed calm as he put his hand in my and turned to walkover to the bed. When I saw the room again there was something in the opposite corner to where we were. From were I was I saw it was a large back folding screen.

"What is that?" Scorpius asked

I didn't answer him because I was walking over to the screen. When I got around the bed I saw a low table with something folded on top of it. I touched the black stain pajamas and was more amazed at the room then ever before. I looked up at Scorpius and he smirked.

"So I'm going go change behind here, no peaking." I told him.

I took the black silk boxers and tank top and walked behind the screen. I changed quickly trying not to fall over while taking off my cloths. When I was done I walked around the screen. When I did it was to find Scorpius in a pair a black silk pants.

He looked so glorious in the firelight. His bare pale chest was contrasting strongly with the black of the silk. He was looking at me and it was very easy to see he liked the outfit I was wearing. He reached out his hand and I took it. He walked me over to the bed. He sat down on the edge of the bed.

I sat down on his lap and kissed him, it was a very log and soft kiss. We lay down on the bed and continued the kiss for a long time. We rolled under the covers he held me tight and he kissed my forehead and my nose. I was half asleep so I didn't know if it was real but I thought I heard Scorpius whisper in my ear,

"Rose, I love you."