You guys get a super fast update because this one has been written for awhile! So enjoy while I try to figure out the next one which isn't written.
Weeks later...
Scorpius was off for the night enjoying the laziness of the day. He was sitting in his spot on the couch with a good book. Al was working late for the night so he had the apartment to himself. At least he did until Rose barged in. He glanced up to see that she was dressed up nicely like she had been on a date. That is what he guessed since she was wearing make up, high heels and a dress with her hair styled. She must have been in a hurry because she had forgotten to button her coat.
"It is not raining!" She declared rather loudly as she slammed the door behind her. He looked back at his book. "Where is Al?" She demanded after looking around the room quickly.
"Very good Rose you know how to correctly identify the current weather." He said his voice monotone. "Al is at work." She let out frustrated grunt throwing herself onto the couch.
"Yes well it should be raining. It always rains in the movies when things like this happen." She reached over and pulled the book down from in front of his face. "I know that you could care less but Albus is not here so I need you to be my friend for the moment." She pleaded throwing in a pout for good measure. He marked his place in the book then set it down to give her his full attention. She took off her coat and kicked off her heels.
"All right start again. You were complaining about the lack of precipitation I believe." He prompted trying to to remember what she had said and it could mean.
"It is not raining." She repeated slowly, "In the movies, whenever a guy breaks up with a girl it is raining. Maybe it is supposed to symbolize how she is crying so the weather and music reflects the..." He stopped her rambling wondering how much she had to drink with dinner.
"Will broke up with you and you are upset about the cloudless sky? Am I getting this right?" He was holding back laughter now since Rose hardly ever got caught up in her emotions in front of him. That and the ridiculousness of what she was saying.
"Yes! Okay maybe I am also upset about the fact that I am not all that upset or surprised but this is the first time a guy has broken up with me and really I should have been the one to break it off. There has to be something big that happens like in the movies. But there is no rain for me to wander aimlessly in until I realize that I outside of a good friends house. You know the guy that the girl is secretly in love with which is she why subconsciously showed up at his door." She mused more to herself than to him.
"Oh yes and then she barges through the door she annoys him until he pays attention to her." He said smiling but sarcastic, pushing her buttons. She growled at his humor.
"No, he opens the door to find her drenched from the rain and invited her in. She tells him what happened, she is emotionally distressed and he comforts her." she finished lamely not wanting to say what usually happens in the movies since she didn't want Scorpius to think she wanted him to do more than listen to her. After all she had come here to see Al.
"Should I pop some popcorn?" He asked having the feeling that this was going to take some time, "You get popcorn at the movies. If I am going to be forced to listen to a recap of all the romantic comedies ever made I think I deserve popcorn." She waved her hand at the microwave. He heard popping start almost right away.
"You suck as replacement Albus." She whined wanting to make that grin disappear from his face.
"Yes, but at least your movie fantasy can be played with me of the guy taking advantage of the distraught female." He said wagging his eyebrows at her, "You play that out with your cousin and..." She threw her hands up to cover her ears and shut her eyes.
"Ugh! I don't know which mental picture is worse you or Al. Alright shut up and let me get this out." She demanded as her hands came back down. The popcorn levitated through the air into her lap. She shoved the bowl of popcorn towards him.
"So how does he "comforts" her?" He asked playing along with her movie story since she had given him the popcorn.
"Well she is still we-drenched..." She started but he interrupted her again.
"You avoided wet on purpose," he sniggered grabbing another handful. She continued on after glaring at him.
"... from being out in the rain and of course the guy she is with is a gentleman. So he offers her a change of his clothes." He held up a hand to stop her.
"Wait, there is another problem with your scenario. You are a witch you can cast a spell to dry your clothes. So the guy wouldn't offer you his clothes. Of course, there is also the problem that you showed up at your cousin's apartment and not your secret crush's home and then there's is the original there is no rain fiasco." She slammed her head forward down into a pillow and screamed in frustration. "What movie is this from anyways?" Scorpius asked innocently. Her head popped up.
"Lots of movies!" She exclaimed.
"Alright name one." He challenged her crossing his arms in front of him waiting for her answer.
"Four Weddings and a Funeral." Rose rolled her eyes guessing that he wouldn't even know if it were true.
"Nope," He shook his head slightly, "she shows up at the door in the rain after he doesn't get married and there is no offering of dry clothes."
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" She said but not as sure of herself now. What movie was it? She thought to herself.
"No, try again." He said having more fun than he should.
"Just My Luck," She said victoriously but it was only because she was sure he had not even heard of it. She only knew of it because her cousin Molly had gone through a young Chris Pike phase.
"No break up." He pointed out making her almost scream instead she rolled her lips together.
"Why can't you just let me get this out?" She asked glaring at him once she had control over she urge to yell.
"Because there is nothing to get out. Like you said you are more upset about the fact that you aren't upset when you should be. So if you would just realize that he did you and himself a favor and maybe have some fun you would be fine." He explained as if it was the most obvious thing.
"I bet you are a horrible boyfriend." She replied. Just because he makes sense doesn't mean he has to be so smug she thought. He smiled then stood up. "Oh great now you are deserting me." She called to him as he slipped into his room. "This is why you will never get laid!" She shouted then muttered, "You never take advantage of situations." He came back out with a pile of clothes in his hands. He held them out to her.
"Here, go take a shower. You can pretend you got caught in the rain like in the movies." He laughed at her as she sat there staring at them in surprise. He pulled her up off of the couch and pulled her to the bathroom. She stood in the doorway not moving until he leaned down to whisper in her ear. "If you want me to take advantage of the situation I could wash your hair." Her face blushed at his suggestion and she smacked him in the face with the pile of clothes as she turned. She shut the door behind her and he heard the water start soon after that leaving him with his thoughts. He smiled to himself. Ever since that day he had caught her on the swings a few weeks ago he had caught himself several times smiling when he thought of Rose. That day, like tonight, she had been a different person almost. He shook his head trying to dispel the thoughts from his head. He could not like Rose that way after she had made it very clear in the past that any advances on his part were not welcome. He went back to the couch picking up his book. He was so engrossed into the story that he did not notice her sitting there until a small hand pulled the book up.
"What book is this?" She asked trying to see the title on the front.
"A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens," He marked his place again and closed it as he sat it down in between them. He tried to not take in how his clothes did not fit her. She picked up the book slowly tracing a finger across the title.
"What is it about? And do not tell me two cities unless you want to bleed." She warned him.
"It is set after the French Revolution in London and Paris and tells about a girl and two fellows who fall in love with her." He said figuring that was the part that she would be more interested in.
"Which one gets the girl?" She asked curiously flipping through the pages.
"The one that does not die." He answered. "Though the one who does die dies to save the fellow who gets the girl."
"That's horrible!" She protested.
"And what happens in your favorite story?" He teased smiling at her.
"You already know my favorite story." She said airily sticking her nose slightly upwards then shot him a look of disbelief, "Is this really your favorite story?"
"Alright tell me about your favorite movie." Scorpius suggested then he smiled devilishly. "Let me guess there is a scene with rain."
"My favorite movie is You've Got Mail," She said ignoring his taunting. "It is about these two people that can't get along in person. The twist is that they do not know that they are writing to each other and falling for one another in the letters."
"Wait, I think I have seen this movie. It has the guy from It's a Wonderful Life in it?" Scorpius asked.
"No, that is Shop Around the Corner." Rose smiled in triumph at knowing a movie better than Scorpius . "You've Got Mail was based on the same play but with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The remake is better even though there are parts that are almost identical."
"And what makes You've Got Mail so much better?" Scorpius taunted since he believed that all remakes were usually a waste.
"Well there is this scene near the very end. Tom Hanks's character Joe Fox says the most romantic lines to Kathleen Kelly the two people that have been fighting for most of the movie. He says You know sometimes I wonder if I hadn't been Fox Books and you hadn't been The Shop Around the Corner and you and I had just met. I would have asked for your number and I wouldn't have been able to wait twenty-four hours before calling you and asking Hey how about some coffee or drinks or dinner and a movie for as long as we both shall live?" Rose sighed, "Then they make some comment about how it would never worked and he asks her why she can't forgive him. She starts to get emotional and he says oh how I wish you would in this tortured tone. Best scene ever right there."
"Nah, it would need rain to make it the best scene ever." Scorpius teased then he turned serious again. "So do you feel better now that I let you play out your little scenario?" He asked. Rose tilted her head to the side.
"Yes," She admitted drawing out the word. "but I have the feeling it is more because you got my mind off of the prick. I guess you aren't so bad at being a friend?"
"Is that what we are? Friends?" Scorpius asked trying to push away the hopeful feeling that was growing.
"I hope so." Rose bit her lower lip then pressed on, "I would like to be friends. I don't know anyone else who likes movies and books as much as you do. Albus was right about us having much in common." He wanted to just agree with her but that would be too easy.
"Yes, we do but I don't think that the only thing that we keeping us from being friends was not knowing that." He said cautiously. "We were not exactly the nicest people to each other during school and I need to apol..."
"Oh no you don't," Rose snapped. Oh great, Scorpius thought I made her angry somehow but he was surprised by what she said next. "I was the one who started it all. I didn't even give you a chance before being rude to you just because something that my father said as a joke really." She looked up at him. "Just say that you will forgive and forget." Scorpius's expression twisted.
"That I have already started." He replied cryptically.
Okay so I thought it would be fun to let my reviewer possibly pick why Will broke up with Rose. However if it doesn't fit I will just go with the original but I wanted to see what you guys come up with. By the way thank you to my reviewers always great to hear from you.