This is sooooooo late and I'm so sorry about that. I just started school again and I'm a junior so I have a really packed year going on. I may only update on the weekends, I hope this isn't a bad thing. I'm sorry again for how late this chapter is.
Scorpius
I was sitting at the Potters in their living room with the Floo rumbled. I looked up and saw Rose standing there with her eyes brimming and her hand cupping her cheek. She stepped out of it and I heard the fireplace roar again but the only thing I was focused on was Rose.
"Scorpius," she whimpered, her tears flooding down her cheeks before she flung herself into my arms.
I wrapped my arms around her small body, clutching her to me as I sat on the couch. I saw Albus and Lily staring at us with wide eyes but they were the last thing on my mind. She was holding onto me like I was her lifeline so I just sat her on my lap and let her cry into my neck.
I rubbed my hands up and down her back, smoothing her hair out of her face. "Rosie, do you want to talk to me, baby? Tell me what happened, okay?"
She pulled away from my neck and looked up at me with misty blue eyes. "Mum and I made dad's favorite dinner and we were sitting there eating when I told him that we were together. He got really upset and we started having this huge argument and things escalated really quickly until…"
She broke off and started crying again diving for my neck but I held her cheeks gently in my hands. "Rose, did your father hit you?" I asked through clenched teeth, I was trying my best to scare her with all of the anger that was welling up inside of me.
She just looked down at her lap and bit her bottom lip, crying harder. "He didn't mean to, he was just really mad and he can't control his anger. He's never hit me before and I don't think he ever will again, it was just an intense moment for all of us."
"You can't just defend him for that, Rose. I know he's your father and everything but you can't just let him do that to you," I said, running my hands up and down her sides. "Come here, I've got you and I'm going to keep you safe, baby, I swear."
She just curled up in my lap and I felt her muscles slowly relaxing. When she was finally asleep on my chest I saw Albus and Lily moving closer to me so they could talk. I kept my hands wrapped tightly around Rose; I needed her as close to me as she could be.
"I can't believe Uncle Ron did that! I know he's a hothead but he's not abusive, Grandma Molly would die if she knew about this," Albus said, rubbing Rose's knee. Then he smiled and asked, "On the other hand, when did you two become a couple?"
I looked down at the sleeping beauty in my lap and kissed the top of her head seeing as the cat was out of the bag now. "We got together a few days ago and she thought that if she cooked a special dinner for Ron and everything it would be okay. I came here so they could have alone time because I never believed that he'd actually hurt her."
I felt anger welling up inside me again but I controlled it by holding Rose closer to me and kissing her head. She placed her hand higher up on my torso as she shifted in her sleep and it caused her hair to fall away from her face. There was an angry red handprint on the side on her face and I could see the outline of bruising around the edges of it.
I'd been assigned the guest room so I nodded to the others and made my way up there with Rose tucked securely in my arms. I pushed the covers back and lay her on her back before pulling off my shoes and getting into the bed with her, pulling her close to me again.
Rose
I woke up the next morning to a throbbing headache that made tears spring to my eyes. I bit my bottom lip and burrowed deeper into my pillow but it didn't give under my weight. I heard a chuckle above me and recognized it as Scorpius.
"Good morning, beautiful, how'd you sleep last night?" he asked gently, rubbing his hands up and down my back. "There's an aspirin and some water on the nightstand for your headache."
I smiled gratefully at him before sitting up and knocking back the medicine. "Thank you for being so good to me, Scorpius. I really do love you a whole lot, do you know that?"
He smiled and I felt my entire body fill up with warmth starting at my toes. He didn't have his glasses on or contacts in so he was sort of squinting to look at me so I started laughing at his ridiculous face making him scowl at me playfully and ask, "What?"
"You're squinting at me like you're blind and it's unbelievably cute," I said, kissing the tip of his nose but wincing when the smile made my cheek ache. "Does it look as bad as it feels, Scorp? I want to truth and you know I can tell when you're lying."
He frowned at me and pulled me securely into his lap before answering me. "It doesn't look good but you're still the most beautiful girl that I've ever seen. Can I touch it if I don't press too hard?"
I just nodded, I trusted him more than anyone and I knew that he wouldn't hurt me. He bit his lip in concentration and traced the tips of his fingers over the bruised skin. I heard him curse under his breath and I saw the anger building up behind his eyes so I took his cheeks in my hands and yanked his mouth to mine.
I thought maybe if we kissed I would forget about last night but I was wrong. My entire face was throbbing and I could feel tears pricking my eyes. I pulled away from him and lay my forehead against his and looked into his eyes.
Before I could say anything there was a knock on the door and I slid off of his lap. The door opened and Ginny walked in with Harry in tow behind her. She had a sad expression on her face but Harry's face was just pissed, it seemed to intensify when he saw my bruise.
"We went and talked to Hermione last night and she said that they were going to talk about what happened this morning. Then you're supposed to Floo over and talk it out with them but if you don't want to you can stay here," Ginny said, sitting in front of me and placing a hand on my knee. "You're always going to have a safe place here."
I just nodded and held onto Scorp's hand. I wasn't ready to go back home yet but I knew that I would later on; I wasn't one to hide from my problems. I would go home and face it head on, talk everything through with my dad.
"Thank you Aunt Ginny, I'm going to stay here for a while but later today I'm going to go talk to him. I just want to prepare myself for everything that's happened," I said, biting my bottom lip.
She nodded before leaning forwards and kissing my head. She walked out but Harry stayed leaning against the wall before walking over to Ginny's spot on the bed. He sat down and took both of my hands in his, commanding my attention.
"I'm going to be on your side about this, Rose. If you two are in love then Ginny and I are always going to be on your side about it. I know that isn't a good thing, going behind your parents' back like that, but if you love each other it's worth it," he said, smiling at Scorp and I.
I took a deep breath before wrapping my arms around him. "Thank you so much, Uncle Harry. I wish dad could see that I'm not doing anything bad; I'm just following my heart. Isn't that what I'm supposed to be doing?"
"Yes, that's always the best idea. Scorpius, do you remember the talk that we had last night?" he asked, looking behind me. When Scorpius nodded Harry continued, "Good, just know that I killed Voldemort so you would be no problem."
"I would rather die than ever make Rose cry, much less hurt her. She's everything to me," Scorpius said, leaning forward and kissing the back of my head.
"I trust you; I know you're not going to hurt her. I'm going to be in your corner when it comes to Ron," he said before getting up and walking out of the room.
I turned around to look at Scorpius and saw him flinch again. "Do you know how to fix this? You want to be a healer; do you think you could heal it some?"
He muttered something under his breath and I felt some of the pain go away. I pushed Scorpius back and lay against his chest. I didn't want to deal with my family right now, I just wanted to cuddle up with my boyfriend and feel safe.
Review if you're still reading after all this time, Severus.