Gregory and Ryuu thought that maybe "restore room" collaboration would help improve relationship between Scorpius and Rose. They couldn't have been more wrong. Before they had hexed each other several times. Now they were fighting everyday. Or even multiple times a day. Of course, they did it when no-one would see this. Rose stopped counting broken bones when she was fixing her 20th crushed one, not to mention all of bruises and cuts. When they were fighting and harm each other too much she at the end would fixed them.
"Why do you heal him?" Ryuu finally asked her.
"I hate him. I can't stand him. I do want to kill him merciless. BUT. I can't do it. You know, he is not worth me spending the rest of my lifetime in Azkaban"
After that statement Ryuu laughed and never mention it again. When she repeat that to Gregory he almost cry, he was laughing that hard.
"Oh dear Merlin, they are just too adorable" he wiped imaginable tear away "well, back to topic. I was thinking" he looked at Ryuu.
"I was afraid that you were" she sighed. He smiled at that comment.
"So, would you..." he started with a little shyness but she interrupted him with disbelief: "You want to go on a date again"
"Of course. Why wouldn't I?" he stared at her not sure what she meant.
"Didn't you want to get lucky?" she asked him with her typical lack of social awkwardness
"That's what you thought? That I was doing this for one night stand with Asian beauty" his normally cheerful eyes turn sad.
"Tell me the truth. Had you slept with me only because you thought after that I would stop bothering you?" he hold her arms to force her to look into his eyes and tell him it wasn't like that.
"I..." she started. She didn't know what to do, what to say.
"And I really liked your cold attitude, that stoic expression. And for Merlin sake, I though, oh, I was so stupid, that you maybe even "melted" a little bit for me that time. It made me feel special. I am so pathetic" he was shouting furiously.
She looked at his face and tried to say something. She opened her mouth to start.
"And answering your question, I never wanted to do it once for fun. Not only because I think you are pretty. I liked your character more. I wanted to spend more time with you, get to know you better. Sex would be only bonus. I'm not that shallow you know. I was trying to ask you to be my full time girlfriend. I wanted to invite you to supper at Christmas Break with my parents" he was only whispering now breathing heavily. Ryuu started shaking.
He took step back. Before he went away he added: "Never mind it. I will go bother the wall. It would have the same effect" and he disappear from her sight.
She touched her cheek. She didn't know why she was crying. Later Rose found her. When she saw her red eyes she asked concerned about what happened.
"It is nothing. I actually do not understand my behavior"
"I would repeat. What is going on?" she insisted.
"I said to Gregory that I though he only wanted to sleep with me" she answered. Rose hit her forehead with her open hand. "Please tell me you didn't"
"What is wrong with that?" Ryuu responded really clueless.
"Merlin pants- Ryuu! This boy likes you" she said to her.
"Still do not understand" Ryuu tilted her hand to one side confused.
"You made him feel like he is womanizer and implied that you don't care about him absolutely at all" she explained her.
"Feelings. I do not like them so I avoid them" Ryuu concluded.
"Sweet Griffindor, help me. You cant avoid them. Its how it works" Rose couldn't believe her friend emotional blindness "So explain me why were you crying?"
"He wanted me to visit him in Christmas time. No one, except you, have invited me anywhere for years. But he has been shouting at me" she admitted.
"I'm not surprised" Rose said sarcastically.
"Probably i should go and apologize to him tomorrow" she send Rose asking look.
"Glad you catch up quickly" she smirked.
It was almost past curfew. She was heading back to her common room when she was stopped suddenly. She lifted her head and sweared. "I'm going to kill uncle" there were mistletoe. The charmed one which only allows you to move after you kiss someone. As a Weasley product it was almost impossible to break it.
She was highly annoyed but when she saw that Malfoy entered corridor she growled.
"Troubles in paradise?" he laughed at his own joke.
"I think you would be stuck in here till morning. Then maybe your dear cousin would feel pity towards you or your brother. I know" he snapped his fingers "You should ask for help Filch" he said and passed by her. She was angry but she understood that he was right. She would have to stand here until morning and didn't know if anyone would agree to kiss her.
"Shit" she said. He turned around saying "What?" That was his mistake. She grabbed his collar, pulled him closer. And before he could react she leaned in and kiss him. Just like that, without any warnings. His eyes flight open with shock. They stay like that for several seconds both couldn't understood why and how this happened. Then after realization what she had done Rose broke their contact and walked away. He didn't move for several minutes with disbelief. She kissed me. Then he snaped back and so was he furious. She is going to pay for this. He thought.
Rose woke up feeling bad. Not only had her lips touched the "slimy git" but also she would have to face him today. With several swears, she get shower and headed to place where she was supposed to meet with Ryuu.
"I'm impressed. I thought you couldn't look that tired even if you try" Ryuu comented.
"Fucking Weasley's mistletoe and fucking Malfoy" she said.
"You get stuck under one of prank mistletoes and snoged him" Ryuu concluded.
"Exactly. After that I washed my face several time but I still feel dirty"
They entered Great Hall and scan Slytherin Table for Gregory. Scorpius has spotted them first. Quickly he stood up and walked to them.
When he was close he said: "Payback Weasley"
He reached them, grabbed Rose by waist and kissed fully on mouth. In front of whole crowd of people eating breakfast. She was petrified. She couldn't move.
Than she heard some fork falling down and hit plate. It helped her clear her mind.
She felt such anger that without thinking she took her wand and stunned him. Across Great Hall.
She send him flying so far, which cause him fall at the end of room and land under feet of Headmaster.
It turned out not many students had seen kiss before. Now they were watching them in pure shock, frozen in mid whatever they were doing. Only Al was choking on his food.
Scorpius slowly started to move. Even he hadn't expected that. Rose covered her mouth. She was first to react.
She ran to her victim and helped him sit. While touching his head and arms, which looked affectionately, she said loud enough for everybody to hear: "Is everything fine? I'm so terribly sorry. I acted on impulse as an effect of you shocking me".
She used her innocent voice, which would made rest of school belief she didn't mean it. Scorpius know better, she just forget she has audience. After all it wasn't first time she hexed him like that. Although he usually hit wall not fly across great hall. She used several complicated spells to check his health: "Oh, you seem to be fine, you haven't brake or fragile anything"
After that she heard Headmaster clear her throat: "In normal situation you would get a detention. But it's your first misbehavior, that's why i would let it pass" Scorpius couldn't believe. He saw corner of Rose lips to subtly lift and form into the tiniest smirk possible.
"And that was astonishing example of perfectly cast hex. Let's say that was little display of grand magic for our students" headmaster added. Scorpius' jaw dropped. Rose smiled at him. "I assure you that it won't happen again" Rose said but her eyes spoke you are dead. He though: you want to play nice. Very Well.
"Oh, it's my fault, Rose" he said putting as many sweetness into her name as he could master. "Next time I will be careful and double check not to scare you, sweetheart" he tapped her head, which look adorable. That's why she was furious inside.
Scorpius turned around to McGonagall. "I'm sorry for my inappropriate behavior and for making such a scene. I guess we would come back to our seats and make no more fuss"
Headmaster nodded and Scorpius bow to her with respect as he got used to do for Ryuu and accompanied Rose to Griffindor table.
He whispered to her: "I knew you would give in, but hexing me in front of everyone. I thought you have more self-control. See you again not too soon, sweetheart"
She clenched her fists and take a breath for control.
Scorpius sat down next to Gregory. "I think you are the best. I was feeling miserable, you changed that" he smiled. "Her face was priceless when you kissed her. And then McGonagall- she was trying too look angry but couldn't"
