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I hope why Scorp did what he did is cleared up in this chapter... His character is sort of confusing... I'm still working on it. It'll make more sense soon. Hopefully =P
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There was a great shooting pain all along her right arm. It was growing in intensity by the second. It had been numb for so long, so any sensation now felt a thousand times worse.
She got up unnoticed, and headed for the door fast, blinded by the pain.
She ran as fast as she could to the hospital wing, hoping that madam Pomfrey was free and could attend to her immediately.
The pain was getting unbearable now and it was all that Rose could do to even move. She bit back a groan, and continued at a slower pace, clutching her hand cautiously.
She passed a few students in the corridor, on their way back from or to the Slytherin party. They saw her running, giving her inquisitive glances, but she ran past them not stopping for anyone.
She was almost there!
All the energy had drained right out of her, but she kept going, pushing herself. She barged in and banged on madam Pomfrey's door frantically till she came out running in her nightgown.
"What brings you here Rose at this time?" She asked noticing Rose's arm immediately. "I can… feel…" she groaned, her breath coming out in puffs.
That was all Madam Pomfrey needed before she set to work.
It took a good 15 minutes before she was done.
"The pain will subside soon dear, and you'll be able to use your right hand within 24 hours." She said handing Rose a bar of chocolate. "Eat it. It will help. You can stay here for the night and keep Scorpius company. It's not advisable for you to go back to your dorm alone in this condition. Come to me if anything bothers you." She said, leaving Rose alone with him.
She hadn't even noticed his presence till Madam Pomfrey had mentioned him.
She turned to see him sitting on one of the beds, watching her. He had a bandage around his forehead, and it looked like he had taken skelegro. His expression however was unreadable.
So he had stayed here all this time and he hadn't been partying with Lydia, Rose thought to herself. He smiled at her, and she smiled back faintly, unsure of herself.
She felt uncomfortable under his scrutiny and squirmed, moving towards a bed. There was still a throbbing pain in her hand, but not as much as before. She felt his eyes on her even as she got into bed, pulling the covers over her.
It was 11:20 still, and Rose wasn't sleepy. She however didn't feel like confronting him either, so she pulled out her wand and summoned her copy of 'Hogwarts a History' from her room.
"How are you feeling?" he asked her, breaking the silence as she waited for it to appear.
"Better." She replied, still not looking at him. The image of him and Lydia together was still firmly imprinted in her memory, and she just couldn't get rid of of Lydia, how inconsiderate of her to leave Scorpius here alone and go party.
"That's great. Can you move your hand yet?" he asked. "Not really, I haven't tried." She answered truthfully. "Go on then, give it a shot." He said, encouragingly.
She tried moving it, but it was as though it just wouldn't listen to her. All she felt was a weird tingling sensation up and down her right hand.
"No, I can't." she said dejected.
So all that pain had been for nothing? Now it scared her, what if she couldn't use her right hand again. Maybe her mom had been right at getting so paranoid at the beginning of the term…
Almost as if he could see the panic levels rising in her, Scorpius came over to her bed and offered her the chocolate she had abandoned earlier, wordlessly.
When she made no move to take it, he peeled back the wrapper and literally forced it into her hand.
She took a bite, not registering its taste. The chocolate spread inside her mouth, warm and smooth. It was surprisingly comforting, and Rose took another bite, absentmindedly.
"Look, didn't she say the chocolate would help?" he asked and Rose found herself nodding. "She's always right." She admitted weakly.
"That's right. She also said that you would be able to move your hand within the next 24 hours… so don't get too stressed out." He said softly.
His words, like the chocolate had a calming effect on her, and the panic within her began to subside. "Thanks" she said and he proceeded to sit at the edge of her bed.
"So how did Al take the loss?" he asked after sometime.
At the mention of the match, her mind went back to the kiss again, but she pushed it out forcefully. It wasn't her business whom he kissed or didn't kiss, she told herself firmly.
Then why do you wish it was you in place of Lydia?
"Not very well. He's taken to blaming himself." She said, ignoring the part of her brain throwing questions at her.
"Poor guy, though it's not his fault, we were simply brilliant." He said smirking.
She looked finally to see his face. His features were schooled into his famous smirk, one that almost never left his face. His eyes however weren't their usual twinkling self. She noticed that he too wasn't saying her name. Maybe he wasn't sure how Rose would react to it.
"Yeah you played really well Scorpius. Congratulations." She said bitterly. The double meaning of her words was dangerously obvious.
Even if he did catch on however he didn't let it show. "Thanks… I would have enjoyed the victory more, if your friend hadn't been out for my life though." He said, pointing to his bandage. "She broke a lot of my bones."
Rose couldn't help but smile. "Oh you think it is funny eh Rose?" he asked playfully. "How are you feeling?" she asked despite herself. "Depressed that I'm missing the best party of the year." He said in the same tone.
She rolled her eyes and proceeded to open her book.
"I'll be ok as soon as this stupid potion finishes its work." He said pulling the book out of her hands. "Come on Rose… Don't be like that. Talk to me." He said, putting it out of her reach. "See this gives us a perfect opportunity to catch up."
"There's nothing to talk about, Scor… now please give it back." She said, holding her hand out for the book.
"But Roooose, there is nothing else to do in here!" he whined like a kid.
"Then why don't you go find Lydia." She snapped before she realized what she was saying.
She was greeted with total silence, and she felt as though the temperature in the room had gone down by a few degrees. She refused to meet his eyes or even look at him. She just grabbed the book out of his limp hands and buried herself in it, praying he would leave her alone.
He was totally silent for a few minutes, still sitting on her bed.
She hadn't dared to peek at his expression, so she didn't know what he was thinking. Was he angry with her? He had every right to be.
She had been way out of line with that remark.
She contemplated the situation and decided it was best if she just apologized.
She raised her head to find him staring out of the window, his shoulders tensed. "Look Scorpius… I didn't mean to… I'm… what I'm trying to say is… I'm sorry." She said flustered when he turned to look at her with his intense gaze.
"No Rose. It's my fault really. I should have mentioned that I had a girlfriend before. I'm sorry I hadn't told you all these days, it just never occurred to me that you didn't know." He said quietly.
Yupp
There you have it.
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