Chapter 10 – Let's Be Honest
Disclaimer - Harry Potter does not belong to me, he belongs to J.K. Rowling.
"Did you find out what's wrong with her?" Alice whispered.
"No, I still have no bloody idea what happened to her, but Nora said she would look into it," Dave replied.
"Well I hope she figures out what's wrong with her soon. She's been like this for over a week and she's really starting to scare the younger kids."
"She hasn't been that bad," Dave said.
"You didn't see what she did to these two third years yesterday. She had them in tears by the time she was done yelling at them," Alice insisted.
"No way, I thought that was a rumour," Dave said in surprise. "I heard they had to go see Madam Penny because they were hysterical afterwards."
Rose could no longer remain silent. It was as if they actually had no idea she could hear them and she was literally walking right in front of them. Rose turned her head and fixed her two friends with murderous looks, while still walking towards the Great Hall. "Would you two kindly shut the hell up?" Rose asked in a sickly sweet voice.
Both Alice and Dave jumped in surprise at the sound of her voice and stopped walking.
"Er-," Alice began but Rose was not in the mood to stop and hear what she had to say.
She knew that she'd been acting like a bitch for the past week, but inside her head she felt that
she had a perfectly good reason for doing so. Who wouldn't want to take out their anger after being rejected by a bloke who chose the modern day version of Medusa over herself, a perfectly normal 17 year old teenage witch. Granted, she was temperamental and had a flair for the dramatics, but at least she wasn't a giant slut.
Rose stomped into the Great Hall, keeping her eyes averted from the Slytherin table. She honestly had no idea if Scorpius was sitting there at that moment, or not, but she had been playing it safe for the past week or so. In Potions class, the two of them sat in silence, while doing their work so quickly and efficiently that they were beginning to resemble robots. Any head work they had was done separately and would only be combined when they were forced to be in the same room as each other. It was only in their last prefect meeting where it was made clear to all the prefects that something monumental had happened between them and rumours had been flying around the school ever since, varying from Scorpius had done better than her on a test, to how they were plotting how to kill each other before the other did. However, Rose could not help but laugh inside her head over how no one even seemed to think that she had basically told Scorpius that she fancied him, since pretty much the entire school truly believed that something like that could never happen in a million years.
Rose gritted her teeth as she sank into a seat at the Gryffindor table. How could she have been so stupid? She had told Scorpius that she wanted him and he had said nothing. Absolutely nothing. She had spent that entire night crying into her pillow and the next day in a haze. She could honestly not believe that she had been rejected. Why? Well, she wasn't sure. Maybe there was still some insane thought ingrained in her mind that still had her believing that all of that constant flirting was because he fancied her, not because he was playing with her head. But after the day where it had felt as if she were literally living inside a dense mass of fog, the storm clouds began to roll in.
She had never been so furious in her entire life. He hadn't even given her an answer. It had been over a week since that night and he had yet to say a single meaningful word to her. There was no way a person could stay surprised for over a week and a half and there was no one she could ask for advice about the situation, mostly because either no one would ever believe her and if they did, well, she would never hear the end of it.
Alice and David, having caught up with her, took their seats opposite from Rose at the table, both of them giving her matching looks of caution.
"We are both very sorry for being so insensitive, Rose," Alice apologized slowly, while David nodded his head vigorously next to her. "And we promise to never do something like that again."
Rose gave them both exasperated looks. "It's fine," she said with a sigh. "Don't worry about it."
The couple breathed a sigh of relief almost in unison and Rose couldn't help but feel even more
depressed. How was it that the two of them could have a normal relationship and she couldn't? Alice had never once complained to her about David not answering important questions, causing her to suffer endlessly, and their parents definitely didn't hate each other. Then again, Dave was the only son of a well respected wizarding family and Rose was pretty sure he had no idea how to be mysterious.
"Do you have any plans today Rose? After all it is Halloween," Alice asked cheerfully.
Rose gave her friend a confused look. What was she talking about? All of them usually just went to Hogsmeade together and had fun on Halloween. In fact, Rose was able to be somewhat tolerable to be around for the past few days because she had been looking forward to a day out with her friends in the hopes that it would be able to cheer her up a little. "What do you mean?" Rose questioned, giving her a puzzled look. "We all go out together on Halloween."
Alice and Dave's eyes both widened in alarm at Rose's statement and they both began to splutter answers that Rose could barely make sense of.
"Well you see…," Alice began.
"Alice kind of… wanted to do something different this year," Dave added.
"Not that what we usually do isn't a lot of fun," Alice put in quickly.
"So she managed – somehow - to convince Al and Nora to go on a sort of… double date today," Dave finished.
"And I swear we already told you this, but you can hang out with Andy today since he'll have no one to go with," Alice offered.
"I thought Andy had a date," Dave replied with a thoughtful look. "Remember, he was going on about the girl he was going to be seeing yesterday and how she had huge -."
Rose watched Alice slap a hand over Dave's mouth before laughing nervously in Rose's direction, but she no longer cared. She had been miserable for so long, her friends were starting to avoid her and she didn't blame them. Her life had turned into one of those muggle soap operas who's characters she always made fun of for being stupid enough to get themselves into such unlikely situations and now, as if completely by accident, she was one of those characters.
"It's fine you two," Rose said, trying to act upbeat but failing miserably at it. "Just go have a good time today and don't worry about me. I'll just stick around the castle and make sure everything is in order for the feast tonight."
"Oh Rose, you don't have to do that," Alice replied. "I can postpone the double date and we can all just hang out together."
"No," Rose said. "I'll be fine. You four have fun today and tell Andy I hope that his date goes well. Besides I'll see you all at the feast tonight anyway."
"Oh come on, Rosie," Dave protested. "Alice is willing to let this double date thing go just for you. You should come. It will probably help you take your mind off of… whatever it is that's bothering you."
Rose shook her head and stood up from her seat at the table. "I'm the one who's been acting like an irritable cow this last week and you all have had to put up with it, so keep your plans and I'll just do something else today."
"If you would just tell us what happened, I'm sure -," Alice began but Rose quickly cut her off.
"I've said it once and I'll say it again, I don't want to talk about it," she insisted. "I'll see you lot tonight."
"Bye," Alice said glumly as Rose turned away from her friends and hurried out of the hall.
Rose, after crying for probably the eighth time that week over how pathetic she was, had taken up office in an empty classroom as she tried to decide what she was going to do with the rest of her day. This classroom in particular overlooked the area where students went to be picked up by the thestral drawn carriages that took them to Hogsmeade. Rose had already watched her friends depart the castle, which she was happy about. She hoped she hadn't ruined Alice's day by refusing to come with them, but it would have been selfish of her to force everyone into changing their plans. Especially when it was obvious that Rose hadn't been paying attention to Alice when she had told her about the change.
Now, Rose was surveying the empty classroom from the seat at the teacher's desk as she tried to recall if she had anything important to do. Unfortunately, all of her homework and head duties were finished for now and Rose knew for a fact that the only thing she could fix right now was her relationship with Scorpius. Rose was about to begin thinking up a clever plan to convince Scorpius that she had been drunk the night she had told him she wanted him to kiss her, when the sound of familiar voices travelling quickly down the hallway brought her out of her thoughts.
"Would you hurry up," a girl snapped. "I don't have all bloody day you know."
"Fine," a guy sighed. "How about we go in that classroom, it looks empty."
Rose let out a squeak of horror. Did they mean this empty classroom? While she hadn't looked in the mirror recently, she was pretty sure her little crying episode had streaked mascara all down her face and she was not in the mood to be caught looking like some creature that had emerged from the Black Lake. She was the head girl after all; she had an image to maintain. Rose looked around frantically for a place to hide and just as she saw the shadows of the approaching people in question, she slipped off of her chair and dove underneath the teacher's desk she had been sitting at, hitting her head in the process.
Rose clamped her mouth shut, stifling a yelp of pain, when the two people, who had been in the hall, walked into the room and closed the door behind them.
"Do you have what I asked for?" the girl asked icily. "Scorpius is waiting for me downstairs and if I don't get there in the next 10 minutes, he'll come looking for me."
Rose's eyes widened as she instantly recognized the voice. Zabini! But who the hell was she with? Rose scooted forward slightly, trying to turn her body to a more comfortable position.
"Yes, I have it," the guy sighed wearily and a jangling noise filled the air of the room. "But what do I get in return?" Rose wanted desperately to see who was talking but she wasn't about to stick her head from her hiding spot, since she had no clue where Zabini and her mystery friend were standing.
"Well," Zabini said, her voice suddenly turning seductive, the sound of rustling fabric filling the air as she spoke. "I'm sure I could come up with something that could please you, Knight."
Knight? As in Anwar Knight? The annoyingly rich Slytherin 7th year who claimed he was a descendant of Persian kings and walked as if he had something stuck up his behind. That Anwar Knight! What the bloody hell was Zabini doing with him when she had Scorpius Malfoy?
"That's what I like to hear," Knight answered in a way that made Rose think he was salivating. She gagged at the thought.
Zabini chuckled at his answer. "Well, we have to get going, but it was a pleasure doing business with you. I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of each other later."
Rose rolled her eyes.
"I'm sure we will," Knight replied as, Rose assumed, Zabini made her way to the classroom door. "But I was wondering something."
The sound of footsteps heading for the door stopped abruptly. "And what exactly were you wondering about?" Zabini asked silkily.
"Aren't you worried Scorpius is going to find out? He's not a fool. I'm actually amazed that he hasn't figured out about your situation already," Knight laughed.
"Please," Zabini snorted. "His mind is so far from reality that it's amazing he has any idea what goes on right in front of his face. All I have to do is get a permanent place in his family and all of my problems are solved."
"Whatever you say," Knight said in a bored voice. "Let's get out of here. We wouldn't want to keep Scorpius waiting."
"Shut it, Knight," Zabini snapped before walking towards the door and opening it. Rose sat absolutely still in her hiding spot, holding her breath as she heard Knight and Zabini leave the room together, the echoes of their footsteps getting quieter as they walked down the hallway and away from the room. Rose didn't crawl out from underneath the desk until the hall outside was absolutely silent. Once she was back on her feet, she flopped back into the chair she had been in before Knight and Zabini had walked into the room. What the bloody hell was that all about? What had Knight given Zabini that she was obviously planning on repaying him with more than just a kiss on the cheek? And who the hell would even think about cheating on Scorpius Malfoy with Anwar Knight of all people? Rose had seen Scorpius half naked and she could easily admit to herself that it was one of the reasons why she fancied him. But the biggest question was… did Scorpius actually not know what his girlfriend was up to?
If Rose had to guess, her answer would be no, but she had been surprised several times, so for all she knew Scorpius knew exactly what Zabini was up to and was just saving the information to use against her at a later date. Apparently Slytherin's loved playing those kinds of mind games with each other, but Rose had yet to find them all that entertaining.
However, now she was faced with a much larger problem. Did she tell Scorpius about what she had just heard? Rose wasn't even sure he would believe her. It wasn't like she had actually seen anything or knew what the hell was going on. Zabini had never actually stated that she was planning on fooling around with Knight and if she was, Rose had no idea what Zabini was getting out of this whole charade. Whatever Knight had given her had jangled in a way that reminded Rose of the sound of money clattering together, but that didn't make any sense because the last time Rose checked Zabini's family had quite a bit of money, maybe not as much as Anwar Knight's, but they definitely had some to spare.
At least that was what she had been told.
Rose sighed loudly, her thoughts more muddled than ever. Perhaps she should leave off telling Scorpius about what she had heard until after they were on speaking terms again and instead she could just tell Nora or Alice what had happened. For now, she would forget about what she had heard and try to come up with a way to apologize to her friends, and maybe think up a way to talk to Scorpius that wouldn't end with her hitting him.
Or losing him completely.
"Am I right, Scorpius?" Tatiana asked suddenly causing Scorpius to blink in surprise.
He and his friends were currently seated at one of the booths in the Three Broomsticks, which was busy enough that Halloween for him to easily to slip into his thoughts without being noticed by the people around him.
"What?" he asked in confusion, showing everyone around him that he had not been paying attention to the conversation. Tatiana just shot him a menacing look and turned back to her conversation with Marina, causing both Anwar and Alec Goyle to snicker at his misfortune. Scorpius shot them both dirty looks, shutting them up instantly, before settling back into his thoughts.
He frowned inwardly as he remembered his last conversation with Rose. He could recall every detail of the entire thing as if it were still going on around him.
"I'm pretty sure if you tried to kiss me right now... I'd let you."
His face hardened as he remembered her exact words and the vulnerable confused look on her face after she had let them slip. And he hadn't said a word in response.
He still wasn't sure why he hadn't responded. There was still a part of him that believed that the entire conversation hadn't even happened. But the thing that bothered him the most about all of this was why was it now that she suddenly wanted him? Especially after the way she had been acting for the past couple of months. One week she'd be acting friendly and inviting towards him, and the next she would be giving him the cold shoulder. So, while he wasn't sure why, when she practically told him that she fancied him... he hadn't quite believed her. He was even having the sick twisted thought that he wanted her to work for him. He didn't want her to say that she maybe fancied him, no; he wanted her to be damn sure she wanted him before he threw all of his common sense out the window.
Scorpius' brow furrowed at his thoughts. Unfortunately, his decision had resulted in hurting Rose. He knew he had made her cry and now he didn't know what to do to make it up to her. Especially now that she had gone from being depressed, to absolutely livid, but what could he do to fix this? He couldn't just come out and tell her that he wanted a more clear and concise answer about her feelings before they did anything. She'd definitely hex him to the point where he was unrecognizable if he ever said anything like that.
And there was also another problem. Scorpius' eyes slid warily in Tatiana's direction, but luckily she was so wrapped up in her conversation with Marina she didn't notice him staring at her. He knew he had to officially break up with her. There was no reason why they should stay together anymore. They didn't even like each other. To be honest, he had no idea why Tatiana hadn't tossed him aside herself already.
The sound of the bell at the front door of the Three Broomstick's ringing brought Scorpius from his thoughts long enough for him to look over and see who had entered the pub. Scorpius grinned when he saw Nora, wearing an overly exasperated expression, walking in with Potter, Alice Longbottom and David Tennet. Nora had been complaining all yesterday about how Alice had managed to convince her to agree to a double date with both her and Tennet, claiming that Alice was sneakier than she looked and she had ambushed Nora when she was half asleep in order to get her to agree.
Nora's eyes drifted over to where Scorpius was and her gaze hardened before lifting a hand and pointing towards the bathrooms as Alice pushed her towards a vacant booth in the back of the pub. Scorpius sighed and nodded in response as he watched her cross the room, followed by Tennet and Potter. Scorpius stood up from his seat, startling everyone he was sitting with.
"Where are you going?" Anwar asked in a bored voice.
"Bathroom," he replied distractedly as he got out of the booth, ignoring the disapproving look Tatiana was giving him.
Scorpius pushed his way through the throngs of people gathered in the pub towards where the bathrooms were located, noting that Nora had somehow managed to get to the hall by the bathrooms before him.
"How the bloody hell did you get here before me?" Scorpius asked in confusion, staring at his slightly tired looking friend.
"Oh do not underestimate a properly motivated woman, Scorpius, my friend," Nora said in a worn out voice. "We can do anything when given the proper incentive."
"So I'm guessing you're enjoying yourself," Scorpius chuckled.
"I'm just not good at these kinds of things," Nora replied in frustration. "There to...
"Normal," Scorpius finished, earning him a dark look. "Anyway, what did you want to talk about?"
Nora's face instantly became serious. "You know exactly what I want to talk about Scorpius Malfoy. I'm stressed enough with school, quidditch, pretending to be normal and being constantly harassed by Professor Grant. I am not in the mood to fix your problems as well."
"You're being harassed by Professor Grant?" Scorpius said in bewilderment. "Why?"
"Don't change the subject," Nora snapped. "Just apologize to Rose before she makes any other kids cry. I honestly do not care what you did to make her like this at the moment, but I would adore it if this would all go away very quickly."
Scorpius frowned at her statement. "It's not that easy Nora," he said in hushed voice as a group of girls pushed past them towards the girl's washroom, each one of them staring at the two of them with interest. "I have no idea how I'm supposed to fix this."
"I don't care," Nora retorted. "Rose is probably wallowing in her misery back at the castle as we speak, and she will probably continue to do so, until you do something about it."
"She's not here?" Scorpius questioned in surprise.
"Does it look like she came with us," Nora said sarcastically. "And Andy had a date with some girl, so he's busy today as well, so it's no wonder she decided to stay at the castle."
"Damn it," Scorpius swore guiltily.
"My thoughts exactly," Nora said patting him on the arm supportively. "Anyway, I have to get back before Alice hunts me down, so good luck with everything."
"Nora, I don't -," Scorpius began but he was silenced by Nora's hand over his mouth.
"Stop thinking so much Scorpius and just be honest with her," Nora said with a smile, taking her hand off his mouth. "I'll talk to you later."
Scorpius watched dejectedly as Nora walked away and headed back into the crowded pub. She was right. He needed to stop thinking and just act on instincts. Otherwise he was never going to have enough courage to talk to Rose.
"After dinner then," he mumbled under his breath as he began his trek back to his booth. "I'll talk to Rose then."
Rose's eyes popped open suddenly as a loud thud woke her. Confused and tired, Rose rolled over in her bed to check the time.
8:47 PM.
"Shit," Rose swore, rolling back over on to her back to stare at the canopy hanging over her bed. After deciding to ignore the conversation she had overheard between Zabini and Anwar Knight, Rose had made her way back to her dorm room, where she had agonized for hours on how to possibly convince Scorpius, without pissing him off, that what she had told him a week and a half ago had been an elaborate practical joke. After getting nowhere with that task, she had decided to begin re-reading Hogwarts: A History and somewhere between chapters five and six she had fallen asleep, allowing her to miss the Halloween feast; the one thing that probably would have been able to make this miserable day slightly less so.
Rose sat up with a yawn and began to search her room for whatever had woke her up, her eyes stopping when she noticed her Hogwarts: A History book splayed out on the floor in a way Rose was sure she hadn't left it. She sighed as she got off the top of her bed and picked up her book; placing it on her bedside table, as she tried to figure out what she should do next.
The feast was most likely over by now or just about to be, so it would be useless for her to go now. However, as indicated by her rumbling stomach, she was quite hungry so a trip to the kitchens seemed like a very good idea at this point.
After slipping on a pair of slippers and putting her unkempt hair up in a messy bun, Rose descended down her staircase into the common room; silently pondering how much chocolate she would be able eat without making herself sick.
"Rose?" Someone suddenly greeted.
"Merlin's beard!" She shrieked, whirling around to see who had said her name, only to find Scorpius staring at her with a sheepish look from one of the arm chairs by the fire. "Oh, it's you," Rose huffed, completely forgetting to be nice to him. She couldn't help it. He always managed to bring out the worst in her.
"Sorry 'bout that," Scorpius apologized awkwardly while getting up from his seat. "I didn't know you were upstairs."
"Good to know," Rose said sharply, turning away from him and heading towards the portrait hole, wanting to get away from him as quickly as possible. For some reason, he looked incredibly good looking with his hair all mussed up from, what she guessed, was him constantly running a hand through it.
"Wait," Scorpius said suddenly, causing Rose to stop abruptly. "I wanted to talk to you."
Rose stiffened at his words. What did he just say? Rose turned to look at him, while silently telling herself that it was good he was talking to her, so she really shouldn't mess it up by throwing something at his head. "You wanted to talk to me?" She questioned in a strained voice.
"Ya," Scorpius replied, rubbing the back of his neck. "About last week."
Rose's expression instantly turned sour. "Last week," Rose laughed bitterly as the memory of him turning his back on her came rushing back. "Well, since you're so worried about it, I'll have you know that I take back everything I said. So we really have nothing to talk about."
So much for being nice.
"Okay, wait a minute," Scorpius replied. "I understand why you're upset and you have every right to be, but could you please hear me out."
Rose stared at him for a moment, wondering if the window to run away was still open, but her curiosity won in the end. "Fine," she said resentfully, crossing her arms over her chest protectively; subconsciously preparing herself to be hurt.
Scorpius seemed thankful that she had decided to hear him out but his relief quickly vanished
when he noticed her dark expression.
Scorpius took a deep breath in and ran a hand through his hair, making it even more dishevelled looking. "How do I start," he mumbled more to himself then to her. "Nora told me to be honest."
"You told Nora about this!" Rose said in alarm.
Scorpius lifted his hands as a sign for her to calm down. "No, no, she just assumed that we got into a fight, or something, and I asked her for advice," Scorpius explained quickly. Rose found his explanation suitable for the time being and backed down, allowing him to continue.
Scorpius ran his hand through his hair again and Rose couldn't help but notice that maybe he was a bit nervous. "Okay," he said firmly before lifting his head so that he was staring directly into Rose's eyes, his meaningful gaze making her slightly uncomfortable. "Rose," he said slowly, his voice becoming deep and serious. "I'm in love with you."
Rose blinked. "What?"
Scorpius grumbled something unintelligible under his breath before giving her an uncomfortable look, his usually pale cheeks turning pink with embarrassment. "I'm in love with you."
Rose was pretty sure her mouth was hanging open from shock, as a rush of emotions hit her like a bludger to the back of the head. She walked, her eyes never leaving his, towards the nearest armchair and sat on its arm in order to support herself. She had never been more confused in her life. How could someone be elated, bewildered, terrified, and angry all at the same time? What was she even supposed to say in return? This was something she had wanted to hear for months but at the same time, nothing was making any sense. "I- I don't understand," Rose managed to reply, slightly breathless.
"I don't know when everything started," Scorpius admitted, looking slightly confused himself. "Hell, I don't even know how it happened. Every part of me told me that loving you was probably the stupidest thing I could ever let myself get into and I tried to ignore you, I tried belittling you, I even tried to be your friend, but it's no use. You're so bloody unfathomable that I swear you've become the only damn thing I think about and when I hear other blokes talking about you in more than a friendly way, I instantly want to throttle them. " He paused, his gaze becoming almost hungry looking before he continued, but he stayed rooted to his spot in the middle of the room. "I'm always wondering what you're thinking, I hate when I think I've hurt you, and sometimes I literally struggle to keep my hands off of you," Scorpius paused again. "And every time I try to get over you, and leave you behind, you do something or say something that pulls me right back to you." He paused, taking a small step towards her; his gaze filled with longing. "I want you... and I don't want anyone else to have you."
Rose blushed at the intensity of his speech, but she was still utterly confused. If he wanted her so badly then why hadn't he at least responded to her a week and a half ago? Was he playing hard to get? Were blokes even supposed to do that?
"But why didn't you tell me this last week?" Rose asked. "And why are you still with Zabini? None of this makes any sense Scorpius."
Scorpius looked away from her, his expression frustrated. "I didn't tell you this last week because I'm not sure of something." he admitted. "And Tatiana and I have been over for awhile."
Rose got up from her seat and walked towards him, leaving less than a metre's distance between them; confusion and anger welling up inside of her. "How can the two of you be over, if you're still together? And what aren't you sure of? You just told me that you loved me and now you're not sure!" Rose yelled in confusion.
Scorpius rounded on her, his expression solemn. "Rose, I am completely sure about my feelings for you," he replied. "It's you that I'm worried about."
"Me?" Rose questioned in disbelief. "I already told you that I wanted you to kiss me."
"But that just isn't good enough, Rose!" Scorpius shot back.
Rose just gawked at him. "What the bloody hell does that mean?"
Scorpius groaned in frustration and walked a few steps away from her. "I don't know," he replied.
"You don't know?" Rose replied, her voice slightly hysterical. "What exactly do you want from me then? A written response? A song and dance routine?"
"No!" Scorpius bellowed. "But I feel like I can't do anything with you until you – until you..."
"Until I do what?" Rose asked shortly.
Scorpius suddenly seemed to snap and he strode towards her so that they were only a mere couple of inches apart, grasping both of her arms firmly as he stared down at her; his eyes wild with emotion. "Until you admit that you want me!" He exclaimed. "I want you to say it out loud. I want you to accept that I'm not the perfect guy you read about in books and that you're ready to deal with all the crap that would come along with me being in your life. I want you to be sure so I can be!"
Rose stared at him with wide-eyes. What was she supposed to say back to that? It was true that she had never been all that specific about her feelings for him and she could understand why he wasn't sure about how she felt towards him. And while she was upset that he thought there was the possibility she was playing with him, he had still been honest with her. So the least she could do was be honest with him.
"Alright," Rose replied in a slightly hushed voice, her heart beating so loud she was sure Scorpius could hear it. "I'll be honest with you," she paused, taking a deep breath before confidently continuing and Scorpius pulled his hands from her arms. "For the longest time I had no idea exactly how I felt about you. One minute I find you absolutely aggravating, and the next minute all I want to do is just be close to you. I'm well aware that being in any sort of relationship with you will be hard. I tried using that reason to turn off my feelings for you, but, look how well that turned out," Rose laughed ruefully. "But I'm ready to start proving people wrong. I also know you're not perfect and, to be honest, I think that may be one of the reasons why I'm so drawn to you, since half of my family are considered to be prime examples of how wizards and witches should act in order to be seen as perfect members of society. It can be horribly suffocating at times to have to deal with that day in and day out. Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is, that I don't care what anyone else thinks anymore, because it's obvious that if I keep living by everyone else's standards, then I'm never going to be happy. So, I am 100% sure that what I am about to say is completely true." Rose said shifting nervously where she was standing as Scorpius stared down at her in shock. Rose took a deep breath in and looked directly into Scorpius' eyes before speaking. "I... I'm in love with you to, Scorpius Malfoy."
Scorpius stared down at her with a glazed look on his face, the only indication that he had heard what she had said being the fact that his mouth had parted slightly from shock. Rose fidgeted slightly, giving him an awkward look. "Um... Scorpius? I understand that what I just told isn't something you hear every day, but could we please try not to make a habit out of me confessing embarrassing personal feelings and you then not saying anything in return," Rose rambled as nervousness began to set in. "But after all, you are entitled to do whatever you want. I totally promise not to be one of those overly controlling-."
"Shut up," Scorpius muttered in a dazed voice.
"What?" Rose said in surprise.
"You're ruining the moment," Scorpius laughed to himself.
"I'm ruining the moment," She replied irritably. "You're the one-!"
Rose was quickly silenced by Scorpius' hands grabbing a hold of her face and quickly pulling her lips to his. The effect was instantaneous. As soon as Scorpius' lips touched her own, Rose felt as if someone had just knocked her legs out from under her and the only thing keeping her standing were Scorpius' hands on her face. Reading her thoughts, Scorpius removed his hands, and lips, and wrapped his arms around her waist, lifting her up so that she had to wrap her legs around his middle and her arms around his neck in order not to fall. Before Rose could protest or even comprehend what was going on, Scorpius had reattached his lips to hers, his arms keeping her supported, while kissing her in a way she had never been kissed before. Rose felt so light-headed and inexplicably happy that she couldn't help but laugh at the hilarity of the situation as she vigorously kissed him back. Why exactly hadn't she done this before again? Oh, who cared? She was snogging Scorpius Malfoy for the first bloody time and hell, she was going to make it memorable. Rose's hands wound their way into Scorpius' hair, pushing his lips harder against hers, eliciting a groan of pleasure from him.
Rose grinned in response.
A/N - Everyone together now. YAAAAYYYYYYY! So they're finally together just as many of you have wanted for quite some time. After all, this relationship has been developing for 40 chapters. Please read and review as always. I love your feedback and I will try to update as soon as possible but school is quite busy at the moment. Toodles :)