A/N: Sorry this update took so long, and I know I promised some of you an update by last weekend, but here's your beautiful chapter eleven! What with the beginning of second year in university, it's been a busy week, and it's been hard to write. And it's going to get a little harder, considering I have a paper upcoming already that needs to be like 14 pages long. But I think that will be fine for me, I mean it's about the size of one chapter for this story. Speaking of chapter, the reason it takes me so long is that I've finally caught up with myself. I already had about 9 chapters pre-written, so all the chapters going up now are new and freshly drawn up. Also, they are the least edited. So if you spot a mistake, let me know!
I'm trying to map out now what I want to do with the rest of this story. There's still a huge piece of plotline not done yet. The whole Romania/Diagon Alley thing was the first major piece of plotline included in this story. Also, I plan to cover each year in school, definitely. With the heaviest focus on these last three years. Fifth year wont be as long as the other two, but the first few months will have to drag out. Also, I do plan to do an epilogue. So I plan for this story to reach 30+ chapters, if possible. If you don't like reading stories that long, then too bad XD.
Anyways, here is your long awaited chapter eleven! PS: You'll all love me and hate me for this chapter :D
CHAPTER 11
Rose found herself at about fifteen minutes before midnight hidden amongst the shadows on the Astronomy Tower. Lucy and Fred had hidden themselves in the small closet just inside the tower doors, and Dolohov was due any minute.
Wringing her hands together, Rose paced the open tower as the wind blew her auburn hair this way and that, tangling the tresses beyond repair. But Rose didn't care.
Finally, what seems like ten minutes later, the door to the tower face opened, and in walked William, his dark hair shining in the moon light. Shuddering, Rose backed up slightly.
"Hello Rose," he said. Although his voice was calm, Rose could hear the underlying venom in his words. Rose was glad she had Lucy and Fred for back up.
"Hello William," she spat back.
"You obviously knew I was coming up here with ulterior motives, or you wouldn't have left your two cousins in the closet by the door," Rose stared at him in shock, "I'm a Prefect, I know the schedules, too. But don't worry, I dealt with them." Gulping, Rose gripped her wand, that she had up her sleeve, tighter.
"What do you mean, dealt with them?" she practically squeaked out.
"Well let's just say Petrificus Totalus works wonders when you need someone out of your way. As do permanent locking charms," a sneer appeared on his face as he began to step closer to her.
Rose went to step back further, but found her back had inched up against the railing surrounding the edge of the tower. She had no where else to go.
"Too bad, I should have brought them up here, they would have enjoyed the show." He was only a foot from her quavering body now. Rose pulled her wand out, whipping it as fast as she could to place it at his neck.
"You even think about touching me, and you'll regret it," she spat.
"Too late," and with that he smacked Rose's wand arm from his throat, sending her wand across the tower's floor and into the shadows. She was completely defenceless.
William grabbed her wrists first, forcing them to her sides. "I plan to finish what my grandfather started," he hissed in her ear, forcing her to shudder. His lips were then forcing their way onto her neck as he sucked his way across her skin.
Rose shook, trying hard to escape, but it was to no avail. He was way too strong and held her tightly. Tears escaped her eyes as she struggled in his grip.
Suddenly the door burst open and William's body was forced from hers and her knees buckled beneath her. Sobs began raking Rose's body as she shook on the ground.
Scorpius let his fists continue to pound into William's stomach as he forced him off of Rose. He thanked his lucky stars that he ran into Albus right before he had to leave for his patrols starting at midnight. Albus informed him that Rose would be on the Astronomy Tower attempting to confront Dolohov, and Scorpius felt that something was amiss and he needed to be there straight away.
And as he opened the tower door, he was correct. Flicking his wand, William was thrown off of Rose and across the tower's floor. Scorpius could hear Rose's sobs, but he couldn't let William just get away with what he had just done.
"Scorpius…" came Rose's voice through her sobs. Stopping with his fist in mid air, Scorpius turned and saw her looking up at him from the ground, tears in her eyes, but that wasn't the only thing. Fear.
He knew she wanted him to stop. For good measure though, he sent a bone crunching punch to William's face, and grinned as he heard something crack and blood began to spurt from his nose.
Lifting himself off of the howling boy, he approached Rose. Wrapping his arms around her, he held her close. "Shh…It's alright Rosie. He can't hurt you now, and he never will again, I promise."
Rose only continued to sob, but she managed to choke out, "He…he's locked L-Lucy and F-Fred in th-the c-closet b-by the d-door…T-that's why th-this all w-went wr-wrong…"
"Let's go get them, shall we?" he asked, trying to smile a little, hoping to brighten her up. Lifting her off the floor, he approached the door to the tower, leaving the now cursing William behind. Scorpius made sure to put some extra hexes and jinxes on the door, so when he decided to return to his dorm, he'd have a few surprises.
Opening the closet door with several tries of unlocking spells, they managed to finally wrench open the door. Side by side lay the frozen bodies of Lucy and Fred, they're eyes pleading to be unfrozen.
Scorpius removed the spell, and the two immediately jumped to Rose's side.
"Rose! Oh Rose I'm so sorry! He ambushed us and locked us in Rose!" Lucy began crying for her cousin, and out of guilt.
"The bloody bastard…we could hear every word that came out of his vile mouth. Rosie, don't worry about him. We'll take care of him…" Fred practically growled, "Speaking of which, where is he?"
"He's been dealt with for the time being…" Scorpius grinned at his accomplishments.
"We've got to tell the Headmistress Rose…" Lucy said, pleading with her cousin.
"No." What Rose said was final to them, there was no room to question it. "I don't want to have to deal with the aftermath. Scorpius was right. He's dealt with it, for now. Feel free to do whatever you want to him all week. You have all rights…" Rose grinned through her tears. "Now get me to bed my shining knight," Rose directed to Scorpius.
"Yes my lady," Scorpius responded with a ridiculous, albeit grand bow, and took her by the arm back downstairs.
Lucy looked at Fred.
"When will those two ever get together?" she whined.
"Who knows cousin, who knows…" Fred groaned in response.
…
To Albus, Rose and Scorpius seemed distant at breakfast, but neither would tell her what had happened atop the Astronomy Tower. This only made him grumpy, and seeing William Dolohov with a bruised up face and not knowing what had happened to him up there only made him grumpier.
"Al, just drop it, OK? They're not going to tell you, and it's safe to say that it looks like Scorpius took care of the matter…"
"I thought Fred and Lucy were supposed to. That was Rose's whole plan," groaning, he finished his breakfast. Rose and Scorpius had left minutes before to get ready for Potions.
"Hey Albus. Sarah," Mandy announced as she sat besides them. "Albus, can you let Rose know that I switched her patrol partner next week like she asked me to, and let her know I've arranged it so Dolohov will never be on a patrol with her."
Albus only nodded as Mandy gave her thanks and left them.
"See? I didn't even know she had already asked to switch her partners around! It's like Rose doesn't even trust me any more…" Albus sighed and let his head rest against the table.
"Oh shut up Albus. Rose trusts you more than anything. Look, I'd say Dolohov tried to attack her last night, and Scorpius was her knight in shining armour last night, and she's just really appreciative right now." Sarah poked him in the ribs, trying to gage a response out of him.
"More like nerd in wrinkled aluminum foil…" Albus grumbled. Sarah only laughed in response as she dragged him from the table.
Potions passed by quickly enough. They all managed to brew a well done Draught of Peace, which in fact had been almost perfectly clear in Albus' sake, earning him his first Outstanding. But still, Rose barely said a word to Albus, all her attention focused on Scorpius.
Albus was OK with the two of them being friends. He was sure of that. But knowing that they both liked each other now made him a little wary. Would he be the third wheel if they started dating? Would Rose forget about her best friend and cousin? From the looks of it, his answers were all yes. This made Albus wish he'd removed Rose from that train compartment in first year.
But did he really wish that?
He'd never have Scorpius as a friend then. He'd probably be in Gryffindor where the hat wanted him to be with Rose at his side, while Scorpius sat alone in Ravenclaw. He'd be sharing a room with the five other Gryffindor boys, Mitchell Scott, Zacharias Ackerley, Chris Jones, Alex Davies and Robert Finnigan.
Rose wouldn't have been tortured in Romania. They'd never have been attacked in Diagon Alley last summer. Dolohov would never have almost killed Rose.
And it would just be him and Rose, like it should have been in the first place. No Scorpius, no William Dolohov, no Lucius Malfoy. Nothing.
They were supposed to find a compartment together, and people were supposed to sit with them. And then they would be sorted into Gryffindor with most of their family. That had been their plan that summer.
Not to befriend one Scorpius Malfoy and become Ravenclaws.
Albus groaned. What was he thinking? Scorpius was his friend too! And here he was pining over his lost friendship with Rose…They were still friends! Maybe not as close as they used to be, but she trusted him with secrets. Besides Scorpius, Albus was the only person to ever see her cry. He knew things about her that no one else did.
Like how when she was younger, she'd have nightmares about Death coming to her in the night after hearing about the Three Brothers. Like how Rose wished her hair was blonde sometimes so she could pretend to be Victoire's little sister. Like how when Hugo was born, she tried to shove him back where it came from.
Albus knew lots of things.
But was it enough to claim his rightful spot as best friend anymore?
He hoped so.
…
"Scorpius! Wait up!" Rose called from behind him. Turning, he saw Rose as she raced towards him. "Hi," she breathed, once she'd finally reached him.
"Hello Rose," he said with a grin. All day she had followed him around like a puppy.
Frankly, he was starting to get annoyed. He was used to the old Rose, the one who hung around both him and Albus, and not just him as if he were a lifeline. Ever since the night before she had hardly left his side. Scorpius, at first, mused that she was afraid William might want revenge. But no, it was as if she felt eternally grateful and had devoted her life to be by his side.
"So where are we headed now?" she asked.
"Actually, since we have a free period, I was going to take a nap. We were up late last night, remember?" Rose nodded, "So if you don't mind, I'm going up to my dorm."
Rose felt as if that was a slap to the face when he said that last sentence so bitterly. She simply nodded once more and let him walk away. What was up with him today? And Albus too, they'd been acting strange all day.
Deciding to spend her free period in the library she sped off to her favourite secluded table in the back, hoping to mope. She hadn't been able to weasel the reason for his disappearance the day before out of him, and she'd finally given up during lunch. Sitting down in the plush but hard backed chair, she pulled out her Ancient Runes textbook, hoping to go over the notes she had taken for today's class.
A shadow soon covered her book, and looking up, she was surprised to see Allen McLaggen leaning over her table.
"Hello Allen," she greeted politely. They were acquaintances, having been partners on projects before.
"Mind if I sit Rose? You looked sort of like you needed some company," he prompted.
"Sure, go ahead," Rose sat back up, not realizing how far she had slouched down.
Allen sat across from her, pulling out his Ancient Runes text. They'd only had one class so far in it, and already he felt overwhelmed. But he knew Rose was the best at the subject.
"Rose, I know you're busy a lot, and especially now with being a Prefect and all, but do you think that sometimes throughout the year you can help me through Ancient Runes? I'm good at it, but I get stuck all of the time," groaning he flipped to the first chapter, "My mother is forcing me to take this course. She thinks it will smarten me up a bit. Plus, I need it if I want to work in Egypt."
"Sure, that's no problem. Just let me know when, and I'll squeeze you in, OK?" Allen nodded. "Anyways, we better get to class, OK?" Standing up, she slipped her books into her sack and poked him in the shoulder. Allen grinned and followed her out the door.
"Want to sit next to me today Allen?" she asked him, "Maybe that will make it easier to pay attention if you're not sitting next to Ashley."
Allen smirked, "And what's that's supposed to mean?"
"She can be, well, distracting. I know."
Allen hesitated a moment, "Fine, but won't Scorpius mind?"
"Yeah, probably. But he won't get distracted by Ashley like you would. I can tell he likes someone. He just won't tell anyone who it is," sighing, she opened the door to the Ancient Runes classroom. They were the first to arrive, so she sat in her usual seat and he sat beside her.
Allen seemed to furrow his eyebrows at this, but he didn't say anything.
Scorpius rushed down the stairs. He was going to be late for Ancient Runes if he didn't hurry now. Having been hiding out in his dorm all that last hour, he had lost track of time.
He entered the classroom just as the Professor was about to close the door.
"That's five points from Ravenclaw Scorpius," Professor Babbling said as he made his way to his seat. Several of his classmates groaned, but he stayed quiet.
Scorpius stopped halfway there though, realizing someone was in his chair. There sat Allen McLaggen talking away with Rose as if nothing was wrong. Grunting, he looked for an empty seat, and realized the only seat left was next to Ashley Harper, which he remembered had been Allen's previous seat. Wow, he had given up his seat by Ashley to sit next to Rose?
Sliding in next to Ashley, he felt a little angered that Rose hadn't even asked him if it would be OK for Allen to sit in his seat.
"Oh! Hey Scorpius," Ashley purred, giving him a suggestive look. Scorpius only smiled, not wanting to lead her on. She pouted, but turned to her book nonetheless.
"Class, today we will be practising the art of sending coded messages. Your desk partner will help you today. Turn to page two hundred and twenty three to begin," Professor Babbling sat behind her desk then and began scribbling away in a notebook.
After leaving the class, Scorpius groaned. Ashley had been the worst partner he had ever had, how she had weaseled her way into that class he would never know. At least he could guarantee she wouldn't pass the OWL in it.
Sitting at the Ravenclaw table in the Great Hall, Scorpius decided to get a head start on his homework, as dinner was still an hour away.
About forty minutes into his Transfiguration work, Albus sat beside him.
"Hey Al," Scorpius mumbled as he continued to write.
"Malfoy," Albus replied curtly. Scorpius looked up. Albus had never referred to him by his last name unless he was angry about something.
"What's wrong Al? What did I do now?"
"Nothing Malfoy. Stuck on the Transfiguration, eh? Going to ask Rose to help you finish it?"
"Er no – I was planning to finish it now. And if not, after supper. Albus, what are you getting on with? It's usually you who asks Rose for help."
But it was as if Albus hadn't even heard him, as he continued his rant, "That's all she's ever been to you, hasn't she? Homework help? Well get this blondie, she's my cousin. No matter how close you get to her, I come first." And with that Albus stalked off.
Scorpius sat in complete confusion. He had no idea what Albus was getting on with. Furrowing his brows together, he hadn't even noticed the food had appeared just after Albus had left.
Suddenly a hand waved in front of his face. "Earth to Scorpius?"
Looking up, Scorpius realized Sarah stood over him. "Oh. Hey Sarah," he said, a little glumly.
"What's wrong with you? Stuck on your homework?" she asked.
"No!" he snapped.
Sarah looked at Scorpius, she felt as if she'd been slapped in the face. "What's wrong with you?"
Running a hand over his face, he groaned. "Sorry Sarah. Having a bit of Deja-vous here. Not really sure what happened minutes ago. Albus just…well attacked me!" Scorpius told Sarah word for word what Albus had said to him, and by the end, Sarah looked just as confused as him.
"I don't understand, I mean he was just fine this morning…" she pondered, beginning to pick at a dinner roll.
"Exactly. Now all of a sudden I'm stealing Rose? It just doesn't make sense!"
Sarah looked like she was about to speak, but she stopped. Scorpius was going to ask what was wrong when a voice came from behind him.
"Hey Scorpius," chirped Ashley Harper, as she sat beside him at their table. Scorpius stared at the girl wide eyed. Not only was she sitting next to him, but she was sitting at a table that wasn't the Slytherin table. This could only mean trouble.
"Uh, hi Ashley," he replied.
"Listen. There's a Hogsmeade trip at the end of September, want to go with me?" she asked. "I never noticed how smart you actually are. But today you showed me!"
"Er, thanks? And well, I don't know if I'm going with – "
"He'll go," Sarah suddenly answered for him. Scorpius looked at her incredulously.
Ashley, however, only smiled, winked and then left the table.
"What was that about?" Scorpius hissed at Sarah.
"You need a break from Rose. And she needs one from you. If she realizes you're unattainable, maybe she'll finally wake up!"
Scorpius stared at Sarah, was she serious? "What?"
"You know what. Everyone knows you like her. And she's beginning to realize she may return those feelings," Scorpius turned bright red at the mention of his crush, "And this might be just the ticket!"
"Fine, but only one weekend with Ashley. I don't like her all that much…"
"Fine with me," Sarah grinned.
When Sarah stood up, Scorpius realized he hadn't even eaten a thing yet, and she had finished eating. Not feeling very hungry, he decided he could sneak into the Kitchens during Prefect Duty. "Wait up Sarah!" he called as she was halfway out of the Great Hall.
He also noticed only now that Rose and Albus hadn't shown up for dinner.
Leaving the Great Hall, he allowed Sarah to lead them up to their Tower, as he had nothing better to do. Sarah led him down a different hallway he hadn't been down before, saying her and Rose had found this shortcut last year, and it makes getting to the seventh floor so much quicker.
Turning the corner, she lifted up a tapestry of two pirates sword fighting.
There was the shortcut alright, but they were not alone in it. Seeing what was happening, Scorpius felt his heart break just a little. Mumbling a good bye to Sarah, he tore off in the other direction, not wanting to be near there.
Sarah only looked at Rose with pity and a hint of anger, before she, too, took off in the opposite direction, hoping to find Scorpius.
Rose's limbs were wrapped tightly around the figure of Allen McLaggen as he snogged her senseless. But when Scorpius and Sarah ran off, she untangled herself, muttered and apology to the boy, and sprinted up the stairs of the shortcut, hoping to get to the Tower quickly, as tears already sprang from her eyes.
Rose tugged on her curls that fell in her face as she ran. How could he? She thought Scorpius was different, but there he was, sitting with her. Ashley Harper, as if she belonged at the Ravenclaw table. Rose wanted to rip her perky little head off.
But when Scorpius found her and Allen intertwined, he looked like he was going to cry. Had she really been mistaken? Had he not moved on with Ashley, leaving Rose behind in a confused mess?
She thought maybe she had pushed Scorpius away, so he was deciding to go out with Ashley to push her away from him and move on. But maybe she was wrong?
Why did she have to be such an idiot? Running into Allen had been a big mistake, even bigger when she decided to make out with him. She had ruined everything.
The only person who could help her now was Albus, and she had to find him. Fast.
…
"Scorpius!" Sarah cried out, finally catching up to him by Myrtle's bathroom.
"I thought you said she liked me, Sarah?" Scorpius nearly tore the blonde hair from his head. "You lied. She likes McLaggen."
"No. Scorpius, I know she likes you. I have no idea why in Merlin's name she was snogging Allen, but I can assure you, she probably has some dumb reason behind it. Probably to make you jealous. Or maybe he was begging her to do his homework and she wanted to shut him up? Maybe it was blackmail. I have no idea! But I promise you, she likes you!"
Scorpius covered his face with his hands. "I won't believe it until I see proof. She is driving me crazy! First Alex, then Jacob. Now this? Why couldn't she just ask me out?"
"You know Rose just as well as I do. She's a stubborn mule. She probably thinks that when you're near her and her heart races that she's allergic to your cologne or something equally as dumb."
"But I don't wear cologne…" Scorpius pondered.
"Exactly. Rose is oblivious. She wouldn't know love if it had a light up sign and a jumping jamboree next to it! Let her come around. I bet you right now she is freaking out and trying to find Albus to fix this mess."
"Oh that's just what I need now, her to run to Albus after what he yelled at me today in the Great Hall! Sometimes I wish I was off hiding with my parents from my grandfather instead of here! I mean we've only been back for, what, two days? And already I want to go home! This is ridiculous..." groaning, he leaned against the nearest wall and slid to the floor. "What do I do Sarah?"
"The only thing I can think of is try to make up with Albus. Not really sure how. Maybe just explain how what he said was wrong. And with Rose? Pretend like it never happened. If you're angry with her, she'll take it the wrong way and think you're mad at her for snogging someone, thinking she's a slut or something. If you act upset with her, she'll think she hurt you, and she won't forgive herself. So act like nothing happened."
Scorpius only nodded. What Sarah said made sense.
"Here," Sarah said, holding her hand out to him. "Get your sorry arse off that floor and go hunt down your best friends!"
Scorpius hesitated only a moment before grabbing Sarah's hand firmly and pulling himself up. She was surprisingly strong enough to pull him to his feet. He had forgotten how much Sarah had grown over the last five years. If he wasn't so in love with Rose, he'd definitely have a thing for Sarah. She was roughly five and a half feet tall, no where near his now six foot three inches. Her blonde hair was long and shiny, and pin straight and matched his white blonde hair to perfection. Definitely run your hands through hair. And her piercing blue eyes peered deep into Scorpius' silver ones, making him shiver internally.
"Thanks Sarah," he said, smiling at his friend and giving her a hug. "I needed that."
"Anytime Scorpius, really. I'm here to kick your butt for you any time you need it!" giving Scorpius a goofy grin, she trotted off towards the tower.
Scorpius' Prefect Duties were fast approaching. Albus would be in the Common Room or their dorm by now, so Scorpius raced up there to confront him.
When Scorpius reached the Ravenclaw Tower, however, Albus was no where in sight, nor was he in the dorm rooms. Groaning, he gave up, as he realized his patrol of the Entrance Hall started in fifteen minutes with Alexis from Hufflepuff.
…
Finally Rose had found Albus, hiding away up on the third floor, that no one ever goes to since 1991, when her Uncle Harry defeated Voldemort for the Philosopher's Stone.
"Albus! Albus I've gone and messed everything up with Scorpius! I bet he hates me!" Rose started to cry as she grabbed onto Albus' arms. Albus rarely saw Rose cry, so he knew she was really upset. Through the sniffles, she explained what she had seen and done.
"You dolt, he doesn't hate you. He practically loves you. It's sick really. Just go tell him you didn't mean to, and he'll be all over you again!" Albus growled at his cousin.
Rose looked at her cousin with tears in her eyes. Was he serious? "Why are you being so mean?"
Albus looked at his cousin, and his heart immediately broke. Her hair was a mess, her eyes rimmed with red puffed up skin and tears, and she looked like a disaster. But to him, she was still his beautiful cousin Rosie, whom had been his best friend since they were born only months apart. And here he was, snapping at her for something so stupid that he shouldn't even be mad about.
"Rose," his voice came out in a whisper as he pulled his cousin in his arms, "What happened last night that has broken you so much?"
Through her sniffles, Rose told him what had happened on the tower, and how Scorpius had saved her life, thanks to him telling Scorpius where she was.
"Al, if it wasn't for you, I don't know what would have happened," she said through a watery smile.
Albus grinned back and gave her a big hug. He missed these days, where there was just Rose and Albus, and nothing else mattered. He was wrong, Scorpius wasn't taking her from him, she was just making room in her life for the both of them, and sometimes one needed more space than the other, it happens. Like his mother always said, 'You have to rock the broom a bit before you get proper balance!'
Sighing into his cousin's auburn locks he smiled. "I'm sorry Rosie, I'm the one that should be apologizing to Scorpius and not you," and this time it was his turn to tell his account of today's events. When he had finished, Rose smacked him playfully on the arm.
"No wonder why Sarah looked so upset with me! I had hurt Scorpius for the second time in one day! We both need to apologize…"
Albus looked at his watch, only to realize they only had ten minutes until curfew. "Well it will have to wait until both of your perfecting schedules are done. Don't you have a shift with Leah tonight?"
"Right!" Rose jumped up and grabbed her bag. "See you later Albus!" and she rushed off, leaving Albus alone in the empty corridor.
Racing to the fourth floor, she hoped Leah wouldn't be angry that she was most likely going to be late. That girl had a temper to rival any Weasley's.
Albus just walked calmly back to Ravenclaw Tower. He wouldn't be punished after the first ten minutes or so after curfew, so he'd be fine.
…
Rose waited impatiently in the Common Room after her shift was up. Scorpius had an hour and a half shift this week, which is why Rose had been pacing for about twenty minutes now.
"Rose just sit down! You're starting to look ridiculous!" Albus snickered at his cousin.
"How can you be so calm! We hurt one of our best friends! I don't even know how to explain to him what I did! I can't just tell him that I saw him with Ashley. He'll know then!" Rose began fidgeting at the thought.
"Know what Rose?" Albus asked, an all knowing smirk on his face.
Rose began to turn crimson at the thought of replying to that question. "You know," Rose hissed at him.
"No, I don't believe you've told me. What are you implying?" Albus grinned devilishly.
Rose's face was quite close to blood red in the light of the Common Room, as she choked on her own words and spluttered.
"I thought so," Albus smirked once more, and snickered at his cousin. "Why don't you just tell him and see what happens. If you choke, I'll tell him for you, OK?" Rose was about to shake her head no, but Albus stopped her, "What's the worst that could happen Rose? He admits he likes you back? Big whoop. Everyone knows he does. You're the only one still trying to stay oblivious to that fact." Albus rolled his eyes at his cousin, who was clearly about to protest. "And if he likes you back? Well there's a Hogsmeade trip coming up, remember? Convince him to ditch that Ashley chick, you know he would in a heart beat for you."
Rose's lip quivered. "You're – you're right Albus." Sniffing she sat beside him on the big couch. "You are absolutely right. I need to stop running and just face this," looking at Albus, she noticed an odd look on his face. "Albus, don't give me that look. I just need to come right out and admit it to Scorpius. I. Like. Him. There, that simple."
"Yeah I'd say that was simple enough," came a voice from behind her.
Rose froze.
Turning, she saw the devilishly handsome face of Scorpius standing behind them.
"Heh, oops," Albus just said, giving a guilty look.
"Albus!" Rose cried, turning even redder by the moment if it was possible. Scorpius just stood awkwardly behind them.
"I thought I'd make it easier on the both of you if I said nothing," Albus said.
"So you like me Rose?" Scorpius looked down at the girl in front of him.
"Well, maybe. Just a tad…"
"Oh get over yourself Rose and just admit it!" Sarah suddenly cried, coming down the stairs.
"This is not a Ravenclaw affair! This is between me and Scorpius, so if you don't mind, we're leaving!" Rose suddenly snapped.
Grabbing Scorpius' arm, who followed out of surprise, they left the Common Room. Being Prefects, they could just say they were on duty if anyone asked. Pulling him into the first empty classroom, she sealed the door and turned towards him.
Rose hadn't however, expected him to be standing directly behind her, a hungry look in his eyes, and getting closer by the second.
Freezing, Rose realized there was no where else to go. Stepping back against the door, she prepared for Scorpius' onslaught.
"Rose. I'll have you know, I like you too," he said with a grin, "Since I've met you, pretty much. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's more than just a 'like'. I think I've fallen in love with you," Scorpius cupped her cheek in his hand, burning her skin with his fiery touch. "How I've kept it in this long, only Merlin knows how. I'm just so glad I can finally tell you."
Rose shivered at the prospect of him being in love with her. "I don't know about love yet for me. But it's definitely pretty damn close," Rose replied, grinning at him. "I'm sorry it took me so long."
"That's fine. I'm just glad we finally got it out. I mean we have pretty much three years of schooling left! That's plenty more time to be with each other before facing the real world. Imagine if we had left it later, til maybe sixth or seventh year?"
Rose decided to do something bold then, for the first time in her life. Reaching up, she placed her hand on the side of Scorpius' face. He was definitely about a foot taller than her now.
Grinning down at her, Scorpius waited to see what she would do. He was surprised when she pulled his face down to hers, letting her lips catch his in a sweet embrace that he hadn't expected her to initiate.
It quickly turned much more heated then expected, as Scorpius pushed Rose back into the wall behind her, entwining one hand in her auburn frizzy locks, and letting the other make its way slowly down the side of her navy blue t-shirt. Rose's hands still rested firmly at each side of Scorpius' face, pulling him as close as she could, without squishing their nose's together. It wasn't the most graceful of kisses, but neither really cared for that fact.
Finally Scorpius pulled away, out of the need for oxygen. But he continued to trail kisses up her jaw line leading to her cheek and neck line. Rose smiled as he placed every kiss on her skin.
Albus smirked as Scorpius didn't sneak back into their dorm until well after one in the morning. Both were going to be tired, but for Scorpius and Rose, it would be well worth it.
A/N: So I know you love me for this chapter :) *squee* they finally admitted it to each other! but don't worry, as I said above there is plenty more of the plot to come, this is really only the beginning aha. I only decided where this story was going to go last night! excellent!
Anyways, I am not a fluff writer, nor a lemon writer. So do not expect Albus to be ignored now and have me off writing about the happiness of love and skipping and kissing and blah blah blah. Actually I hate that stuff. Yes, Rose and Scorpius will have their moments, but in my way :D Anyways, considering I have none of chapter twelve written yet, I better get started! Hopefully I won't be as long with the next update!
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