2 Years Later

Rose and Harry sat down at Dumbledore's funeral. Harry squeezed her hand as she looked around at all of the other students. That was when she spotted him. Cedric. He was even more gorgeous than she'd remembered.

In the two years they had been apart he had grown even more handsome if possible. His features were more defined and his hair a little shaggier than it had, but it all suited him. She herself, being nearly 17, had acquired the full fledged Veela beauty, and was constantly being horded by males, who really should've been used to her by now but weren't...it was all very tiring really.

She felt a knot form in her stomach as he gazed at her, his eyes unfathomable. She found that she couldn't take her eyes off of him, old memories flooding back to her.

Her eyes wandered from him to the woman who was accompanying him: Cho Chang. She couldn't believe that he would even date that slut...she wasn't his type at all.

But then again...she obviously wasn't either if he had cheated on her with Cho. She must have misread everything.

"Hey, Cherry," came Harry's voice, jolting her back to reality. "You ok?" Obviously he had spotted Cedric and Cho too.

She smiled and said, "Yeah, I'm fine."

"If you're uncomfortable we can always move," Harry whispered. "No, I'm fine Harry," Rose said, leaning over and kissing him softly, pretty sure that Cedric saw it too. Over the past two years she and Harry hadn't really been "dating" per say, but they had stayed friends...friends who would hook up about two or three times a week.

She had come to love Harry deeply, anticipating the times when they would meet up in his dorm room, or the prefect's bathroom, loving each other more and more vigorously every time.

By the end of the funeral, a large portion of the congregation was in tears, Rose and Harry included. She looked over at Cedric who was holding Cho in his arms and thought, that should have been me.

She rested her head against Harry's chest and he wrapped his arms around her, his cheek resting on top of her head. "You alright Cherry?" Harry whispered, his arm wrapped snugly around her shoulders as they walked inside to the Great Hall for the feast they'd be having afterwards.

"I'm fine, Harry," she sighed. "I just...can't believe he's really gone." He held her tighter and kissed the top of her head as she started to cry again.

They took a seat at the Gryffindor table as everyone filled in, taking empty seats. Cedric sat down next to Cho at the Ravenclaw table, which unfortunately was right across from the Gryffindor one.

She had a perfect view of Cedric the entire time, finding it difficult to eat with his eyes on her. She tried so much not to stare at him but she couldn't help it...she still loved him.

She knew she probably shouldn't after...after what he had done to her, but she couldn't help it. That was the main reason why she didn't want to make a real commitment to Harry.

After the feast, Harry and Rose headed back to the Gryffindor Tower. She saw Cedric and Cho talking to Professor Sprout and whispered to Harry, "I'll catch up with you later, ok?"

He looked down at her and nodded, "Are you alright?" he asked, pushing a piece of hair out of her face and behind her ear.

She smiled and said, "Stop asking that! I'm fine, Harry, really."

He gave her a look then kissed her cheek. "Ok, then...I'll see you back at the common room."

"Don't wait up, I have to talk to McGonagall...tell Angel not to worry either," Rose said, her hand lingering on Harry's arm as they parted.

She glanced over at Cedric who was gazing her. She tore her eyes away from him before going up a flight of stairs and into a door and Cedric knew where that door led: The Room of Requirement.

"I'll see you later Cho, ok?" he asked. She nodded and leaned up, kissing him passionately before heading off to talk to some of her friends. Cedric quickly slipped out of the Great Hall and made his way upstairs.

He felt like it was his last year at Hogwarts again: always meeting Rose in the room of requirement. He couldn't believe it was nearly two years since they last saw each other.

Rose saw Cedric as he rounded the corner, coming towards the room, and she leaned against the wall. She was inside the room, watching him from a small window. What was she doing? He betrayed her...and here she was practically forgiving him for all of that.

She sighed and got up, turning off the lights and going over by the fireplace, the only source of light in the room

After a little while, the door creaked open and she jumped up, seeing Cedric in the doorway. She just stared at him for a few seconds as he advanced toward her.

Come a little closer if you can

Just forget your fears

Come to me

Cause where I want to be,

Is closer to you.

He was a little nearer to her now, near enough to touch her, but he didn't. He just gazed into her eyes; searching them for any hint that she didn't want him to be here...any sign that he had misinterpreted her actions.

Put your little hand into my hand

Throw off this disguise

Come to me

Cause I just want to be

Closer to you

But there was nothing...no hints, no signs of anything but pain. He slowly reached out for her hand, and then her other one, lifting them up eyelevel and intertwining their fingers together. Rose gazed at him sadly, her eyes full of emotions as their bodies levitated closer to each other. "Cedric...I don't think I can trust you...after everything that happened, we can never be together again," she whispered.

"That's...fine...we can be friends, very...very close friends," he said, his voice sounding struggled at first, and then slowly inching his face closer to hers until they were a breath away from each other.

I'm oh so tired of this awful fight

Can't get by without you

I don't know how I'm gonna be alright

But I'm all messed up

Ya I'm all messed up

Ya I am

He kissed her on the lips, softly at first, but the passion grew and soon they were both on the bed, removing each other's clothes.

I'm oh so tired of this awful fight

Can't get by without you

I don't know how I'm gonna be alright

But I'm all messed up

Ya I'm all messed up

Ya I am

Rose expected to look up and see Harry there, this all being a dream, but it wasn't...Cedric was hovering over her, gazing at her with his bedroom eyes, the ones he had only ever used on her.

He leaned down and kissed her wildly, his tongue caressing hers as his hands teased her body. Rose whimpered in longing, running her hands down his body as he removed their last garments.

Don't you wish we were younger

These things go to fast

Come to me

Because I used to be

Closer to you

Oo come to me cause

I need to be

Closer to you

"Why did you cheat on me?" Rose asked about an hour later. She was lying on Cedric's chest, silent tears falling out of her eyes.

He looked down at her and sighed. "When I took the job, I said to Cho that I loved you and I would never even think of hurting you," he began, stroking her hair lightly. "And with you there all the time...I felt sure she wouldn't even think of touching me...but then you left to go to the bathroom and she starting flirting and all of a sudden we were kissing."

"But you didn't h...have to go along with it," Rose sobbed, her voice cracking halfway through the sentence.

"You're right," he said as she propped herself up to look at him. "I didn't stop her...and I'm sorry."

She kept crying. "You killed me that day," she sobbed. "I haven't been the same since...I've been empty without you, Cedric."

"You don't have to be anymore Rose...I'm here," Cedric said softly, cradling her face in the palms of his hands. Rose closed her eyes, squeezing out the tears that remained there before looking up at him. "It's not as easy as that Cedric," she whispered.

"So what happens now?" he asked. "Can we ever go back to how it used to be?" She looked over at him. "I don't know, Cedric, I don't think it can be ok again," she whispered, smiling a little, before sitting up, swinging her legs over the side of the bed.

"But it can be!" he exclaimed, moving to sit next to her. "I just want the love of my life back."
"Cedric you should've thought about that before practically having sex with Cho in your cubicle while I was right around the corner in the bathroom!" Rose said.
"I'm sorry," he mumbled, taking her hand. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" He kissed her hand and made his way up her arm. "What do you want me to do? Anything, you name it."
"You know I hate it when you do that Cedric...I hate telling you what to do!" Rose whined, moving her neck around a little bit, trying to get the stiffness out. Cedric noticed this and moved his hands to her neck, slowly massaging away the kinks.
She melted beneath his touch, moaning as he began to kiss her neck. "I love you," he mumbled between kisses.
Rose moaned as he began to work his way down, his lips kissing her shoulder as his hands massaged other parts of her body.

His lips eventually found hers. He pulled her closer as the kiss grew more intense.
Rose turned around, straddling his waist as they passionately kissed, Cedric's manhood pressing firmly against her, causing her to blush at first.
He flipped her over and stared deep into her eyes as they made love once more.