A little piece of heaven in a trying time. That was how he described Rose two weeks earlier. Now he wan't so sure what he had been thinking. Of course she was amazing and he liked her a bit more as learned new things about her, but the one thing he couldn't understand about her was the fact that she could be so studious. She never stopped studying, even for a second; there was always something new to investigate and something else to verify. She was heading in the right direction to become a great Healer, since she was excessively knowledgeable on potions and their properties, and she had even done a bit of researching into muggle Healers and their practices. But all Rose had really done was push Scorpius into the background. He wasn't the same boy he had been, he wasn't even a boy anymore, he was now a young man, forced to take care of himself and what he had waiting for him after he left Hogwarts. And Rose was neglecting to see that. He was a young man who would be facing problems, many of which he had no idea how to even start to fix.

Last week he had seen the deeds to his house and all properties in it as exclusively his, and then a whole storm of articles went through the newspapers stating that a research of Malfoy Manor was in order, seeing as that no one could really trust a Malfoy, and who knows what kind of dark items Scorpius could be hiding. It was silly but no one changed their mind on the Malfoy's even after the Great War. It was twisted and shameful, but it was what Scorpius was dealing with. He had to sign off investments and properties his family owned, not just on his father's side, but also on his mother's side. There was a never ending list of stuff that had to be done. He had his house elf Folly come by each weekend with necessary paper work and the stacks of paper just went through the roof. His grandfather had even tried to get in touch with him, claiming that the fortune was still his, but Scorpius knew that a part of some twisted scheme. He even had to pay for his grandfather's expenses at the retirement home he was at. It just got increasingly complicated. The worst part was that poor Scorpius had no idea what to do and how to deal with it all. It was just overwhelming, and the worst part was that his girlfriend was never to be found.

It really did hurt him, no matter how little he let on. When he tried to kiss Rose and she offered her cheek was the worst. It felt as if she was no longer interested in him and he didn't get the picture. He had no idea what to say to Rose to patch things up. He truly felt all alone in the world, with no one for him to receive love from. He needed to get his life in check, if only he knew how to.

Rose was a quiet and clever girl when teachers spoke of her. She was a blessing and intelligent when her father spoke of her. She was charming and smart when strangers told her their impression of her and now, just by guessing, her boyfriend might call her cold and bitchy. She couldn't really help it though. Being affectionate in the Great Hall and down the hallways and after classes made her nervous. She wished Scorpius wouldn't try so hard to show the whole of Hogwarts they were together. It's not that she cared what they thought, but it was more of an unsettling feeling. He made her nervous and her stomach churned and her head get cloudy when he was around and that was definitely what she did not want. Rose was becoming one of those silly girls who giggled and blushed, and Rose Weasley did not blush!

But there was much more to her angst. In the midst of her mother being murdered, she had found someone she really liked. That bothered her even more. She was waking up happy thinking of her boyfriend, not mourning her mother. Wasn't that wrong, it had only been a month since her mother passed. She also had little information on what her father had collected thus far. It gave her the most uneasy feeling she had ever felt. And she no longer knew how to keep her feelings in check and until she learned how to, she just might have to skip up on having a boyfriend.

Very Short. I know. So do you guys like the story so far? This was really hard for me to write, even though I have no real idea why....I hope to update the next chapter by the end of this week. So stay tuned.