Rose stirred, opening her eyes. She was surprised that it was still dark out. When would the daylight come? She looked around their small space. Scorpius' bright hair shone in the waning moonlight. She looked for Albus' dark head to be somewhere near their friend's, but the lump that should have been her cousin was nowhere to be seen.
She sat up straight, wide awake now. "Scorpius, wake up. Wake up. Scorpius!"
He rolled his lanky frame over, stretching out his arms, the tips of his finger brushing in the grass and leaves above his head. "Is it morning yet?" he yawned.
"No, it's not morning yet. Where's Albus?"
"Isn't he sleeping? Like I was?" He smirked at her before looking around the clearing. The look on his face changed as he realized that she wasn't winding him up. "Where is he?" He sat up, crossing his legs and looking around.
"That's what I asked you, isn't it?" She turned away from him, muttering, "Idiot," under her breath.
Scorpius stood up and continued stretching. He looked around, squinting. "Al!" he shouted. "Al! Where are you?"
He felt something hit him in the back of the head. He turned to face Rose.
"Why'd you do that?"
"Be quiet," she hissed. "Do you want to attract an animal or something worse?"
"Well, how are we supposed to find him if I can't call out his name?"
Rose had walked away from him, shaking her head. "You look over there; I'll look over here," she whispered, adding, "and be quiet." She didn't look to see if Scorpius followed her directions. She knew that he would; he always did. She kicked the leaves as she wandered, whispering Albus' name, hoping he would answer. What was he thinking?She shook her head in disgust at her cousin.
She heard the rustling above her head, and looked up in time to see the figure falling – or was it jumping – out of the tree. She went to move aside, but wasn't fast enough. The figure was heavier than it looked, and it knocked her down, taking the wind right out of her. Her eyes dimmed and her head felt like it was going to explode. She tried to roll over, onto her back, but her eyes were blurry now, and the last thing she heard was a boy's voice, vaguely familiar.
"What have I done?"