Written for Hogwarts' Quilting Appreciation Day: Scorily, the Jewel Challenge: Emerald Ring - Write about a gift, the Coffee Awareness Challenge: Americano - Write a story set in America, the Crafty Cocktail Corner: Ice Cream - (time) evening, the Writing Club: Character Appreciation - only child, Lyric Alley: do you feel the same when I'm away from you, Liza's Love: Guitar Villain - Write a Rockstar!AU.

Also for the Astronomy Assignment: Task 2 - Write a musician!AU, the Insane House Challenge: Title - All I Need, the 365 Prompts Challenge: Genre - Romance.

Word count: 632


All I Need

Scorpius wiped his forehead, scowling as it only spread his sweat on his hand. His concert had been over for nearly half an hour now, but he was still overheated and out of breath.

He was happy, of course he was — as expected, New York had been damn near perfect: the fans had been on fire and Scorpius himself had given his all to his performance — but he couldn't help but wish Lily had been there with him.

But no. His girlfriend hadn't been able to make it — her job was equally as important as his, and he loved how invested she was in it, but Scorpius also wished their schedules weren't so conflicting. Even when they were on the same continent, sometimes they had a hard time trying to find a moment for themselves, but when Scorpius went on tour and they suddenly had to factor in time zones?

Suddenly, even a Skype call became a nightmare to organize.

Like tonight. It was almost midnight now, and thanks to his concert, he had missed Lily's call by several hours. Not that she had called, since she knew about the concert, but he had missed the time she would have usually called at.

There was a knock on the door and Scorpius let out a groan, signaling at whoever it was to enter.

Not that he didn't know who it was. After all, there really was only one person who'd come see him to his lodge after a concert — well, two rather, but the other one was still on the other side of the ocean.

"Mooning after my sister again, I see," Albus Potter, Scorpius' manager and, coincidentally, his girlfriend's brother, said teasingly.

Scorpius glared at him. "I don't 'moon'." He scowled as Albus only chuckled.

"No, of course not," Albus replied, a smile playing on his lips. He coughed once, sobering up. "Anyway, there's someone here to see you."

Scorpius sat up. "Wait, I told you I didn't want to see the fans to… night… "His voice trailed off as his eyes fell upon a familiar head of red hair.

"Lily?"

Scorpius couldn't believe his eyes, and yet here she was.

Albus chuckled again. "Happy birthday, Scorpius. I got you a present."

Lily, not missing a beat, crushed his feet beneath her heels, smiling at him sunnily. "Albus, dearest brother, I think it's time for you to leave now," she said, her eyes fixated on Scorpius.

Grumbling about treacherous little sisters and terrible friends, Albus obeyed.

Scorpius didn't notice though. He barely registered he had stood up too, or crossed the room, until he found himself reaching out to cup Lily's cheek in his hand, laying a soft kiss on her lips.

Lily sighed into the kiss and melted into his arms, and Scorpius never wanted this moment to end.

Alas, they had to breathe at some point, and after hours of standing up while singing, Scorpius' legs felt ready to fall off, so they had to separate.

He stared at her in wonder. "Don't take this the wrong way, but… How are you here?"

Lily laughed, her emerald eyes twinkling fondly. "I took the day off, and Al flew me in for the weekend. He said you'd been moodier than usual, and that you still had a month and half of tour, but if things kept going on as they were one of you would strangle the other long before then. So he asked for my help."

Scorpius arched an eyebrow. "Did your brother just pimp you out to me so I'd be in a better mood?"

Lily smirked. "Are you complaining?"

He leaned in to kiss her again, heart soaring in his chest. "Absolutely not," he whispered against her lips.

Now, this day was perfect.