The song is from The Beatles' song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, in case you don't catch it. Enjoy!
Rose and Ron Weasley
6. Crying
"Ron, it's your turn." Hermione mumbled from her side of the bed. Ron just grumbled as he got up out of bed to go tend to Rosie. His Rosie. Daddy's little girl, the one that he would see grow up right beside him. His little Rose that would learn magic and that he would be so immensely proud of. The little girl that was crying and wailing in her crib for someone to come and pay attention to her.
Ron picked his small child up and started to gently rock her. It did nothing to soothe her. After crying for another two minutes, she opened her deep blue eyes, the same color as her father's. Her crying stopped instantly once she saw her dad's face.
"Shh…. Rosie…. Daddy's here.…"
Five-year-old Rose was outside with her also five- year old cousin, Albus. They were riding their slightly smaller children's broomsticks in the backyard of the house. The two were separated at birth by less than a minute, with Albus being the older of two. They were practically twins, except for the fact that Albus had a different color of eyes and hair than Rose. The two had been inseparable since first meeting each other at hours old. As Ron spaced out remembering the day of their birth, the two decided to experiment with the limits of their brooms. Next thing Ron knew, he was being awoke from his daydream by a crying little girl.
"Hey Albie, wanna see a trick?"
"Psh, Rosie, you're a girl. Girls can't do tricks because they have cooties. Duh."
"Do not! Watch this. I'll prove that girls don't have cooties!" Rose shot upward and leaned backwards in an attempt to do a loop, albeit unsuccessfully. Her hands were too small and not strong enough to fully grip the handle. She fell from about 15 feet off of the ground and onto her back.
Rose ran up to her dad sobbing, with her hand on her head.
"Shh…. Rosie…. Daddy's here…."
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
And she's gone
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah… ah…
The music played in the background as friends, acquaintances, and strangers came to offer their condolences on the loss of their father. Arthur loved muggles, as shown by the music playing in the background. It was his favorite song. He wasn't just father to seven children, he was a father to all of the generations after and many, many more people.
Out of everyone that was the most upset, though, was Rose. His little Rosie, upset. The worst part was that he knew he couldn't make it truly better because she was old enough to understand: a third-year. She had been the closest to him outside of his seven children and wife. They used to go play with all of his muggle items. Arthur loved it because he got to spend time with his grandkid and play with his muggle toys and Rose loved it because she loved learning.
Rose sniffled as tears streamed freely down her cheeks. Ron put his arms around her in a hug and kissed the top of her head.
"Shh…. Rosie…. Daddy's here…."
Rose sat in her room, staring at the picture of her long-time boyfriend Arthur Dent.
Ex-boyfriend, Rose reminded herself bitterly after she caught him cheating on her with Tricia McMillan. She had only gotten off of the train a mere two hours ago. When Rose went to say goodbye, she caught Arthur in a compartment snogging Tricia like there was no tomorrow.
"You arse! We're through!" Rose seethed at Arthur.
"But- but- I can explain!"
"Save it."
Reliving this memory brought a fresh wave of tears to the fifth-year. She took the picture and ripped it to shreds and tossing it at her garbage can. Rose heard a knocking sound on the door.
"Can I come in?"
No response.
"Rosie? Can I come in?"
Still silence, and then a sniffle. Ron opened the door to see his little sitting on her bed with puffy red eyes and tear stains from her cheeks to the bottom of her jeans.
"Oh, Rosie…. What happened?" Rose shook her head as to say that she wouldn't say anything and continued to cry. "Shh…. Rosie…. Daddy's here…." Ron enveloped his daughter into his arm while rocking her back and forth. She began to settle down.
"Rose…. You know I can tickle anything out of you…" Ron said, smiling. Rose had the faintest grin. She took a deep breath and told her dad all about what had happened on the train ride home.
"That boy… I knew he wasn't good enough for you. I would say that I would kill him, but I'm sure Al and James have that covered." Rose now full on grinned and started laughing so hard she started crying again. However, this time, it was the good kind.
"Daddy…. I don't know if I can do this." Rose said, as three tears dripped out of her left eye. "I think I might miss you and mom too much."
"Shh… It's okay… Daddy's here…." Ron said, "And I'm always going to be here. More importantly, Scorpius is going to be there… or else I might have to kill him."
Rose chuckled.
"I remember when you were first born. I was so excited that I ran up and down the hallway screaming, 'I have a little girl! I have a little girl!'. Apparently, I was so loud that your Aunt Ginny could hear me from her room on the other side of the hallway. You're all grown up now…. But you're still going to be my little girl." A few tears slipped from Ron's eyes as he thought about his only daughter.
"Shh… It's okay…. Rosie's here…" Rose went up and gave her dad a hug. He kissed the top of her head.
"I love you, daddy."
"I love you, Rosie. Always have, always will." The Bridal March started to play.
"Ready? Are you nervous?"
"With you, I'm never nervous." Rose and Ron linked arms and pushed the doors open, revealing an aisle with Scorpius Malfoy standing at the end. He was the only person that had ever made Rose happier than him.
And to Ron, that meant the world. That was his little girl, his little Rosie.
Aww... the cuteness. This is probably my favorite one so far. Sorry about not posting for a really, REALLY long time... I had tons of stuff going on and sort of forgot about this. I had no inspiration, really. I most likely won't update until about the beginning of March if I don't get much encouragement from reviews and things. I didn't get any from the last chapter... sigh... well, have a happy new year!