Author's Note: Hey everyone! Thank you so much for reviewing my story! Totally made my day. As thanks, I have written an extra long chapter for you! I think this is going to be the last mellow chapter. I want some serious action to start... So anyways, read and review as always! Thanks! Oh, also, I am not sure if I need to change the rating to M? What do you guys think? I want to be safe. Oh, one more thing. To answer a question: Yes, there will be a lot more flashbacks. That way to can understand the history dehind how Rose and Scorp's relationship without me having to explain it too much in the regular plot line.
Chapter Four:
Rose had trouble sleeping that night. She lay on her large four-poster bed, looking up at the ceiling. Zephyr was snoring loudly in the bed next to her, but that wasn't the reason she couldn't sleep. She really wanted to go see him again, but she knew that it probably wasn't a good idea. She didn't want to push her luck. Besides, Batty might have been on to her…
She sighed, and flipped over. Her relationship with Scorpius was starting to get more complicated. It didn't just feel like a secret fling anymore. She knew that she was starting to fall for him, and it scared her. She couldn't even tell anyone about him! Her family would probably disown her if they ever found out. Rose didn't really get what the big deal was with the Malfoys, but she knew her dad and uncles hated the whole family. Scorpius knew more about the feud, but he didn't really like to talk about it with her.
Ugh, Scorpius! The boy was infuriating sometimes. When Rose was younger, she liked to fantasize about her future, and whenever she thought about her first boyfriend, she'd almost always imagined the exact opposite of Scorpius Malfoy. Her first boyfriend was supposed to be named Josh, or Mike, or Finn, and he was going to be popular and pee-your-pants funny, and totally jacked. He would take her to parties, and to meet his family, and everyone would look at them and be jealous of their cute-couple-ness.
Scorpius was just, different than any other guys she knew. He was funny, but in a dry, sarcastic way. He was cute, but in an unconventional, mysterious way. Scorpius didn't have a lot of friends because he didn't particularly like that many people. He was never bored. Whenever she was with him it was like he was on fire. He never shut up. He could be a complete jerk sometimes too, but then other times he was perfect and sweet. He confused her, but she couldn't stay away from him.
Rose closed her eyes tightly and tried to think about something besides Scorpius. After awhile she felt tired and started to drift asleep.
Her eyes flew open as someone touched her arm. She saw Scorpius standing over her. It was the middle of the night, but he was still dressed in his uniform.
For a split second she worried about her roommates seeing him, but they were all dead asleep. Also, Scorp was creepy quiet. She hadn't even heard him enter the room!
His face lit up when he saw her open her eyes. He put a finger up to his lips, and beckoned her out of bed, smirking.
Rose looked around the room, assessing the situation. She wasn't getting much sleep anyways! She swung her legs out from under the covers silently, and slipped her bare feet into her purple slippers.
While Scorpius was fully dressed, Rose only had on an oversized t-shirt that fell off her right shoulder and hit her halfway down her thighs. Her long hair was pulled off her face in a giant messy bun. It was not her most attractive evening…
Her reached for her hands and pulled her out of bed, out of her dorm. When they were safely down in the deserted common room, he kissed her lightly. She was expecting more, but he pulled away quickly.
"I missed you," he stated flatly.
Rose laughed quietly. "You just saw me at dinner! I was the one with the red hair sitting at Gryffindor table? You know, the one shooting you lustful looks from across the Great Hall, mentally snogging your lips off?" she joked.
"Who knew that eating chicken Parmesan could be such an aphrodisiac?" he smirked, and kissed her again.
"No, I think it was the pudding," she replied solemnly when they broke apart again.
Scorpius kissed her harder, and slowly backed them towards the couch. He slowly lowered her down, never breaking the kiss. Rose lay back on the couch with Scorpius hovering above her. He was sort of crouching above her, putting his weight on his knees and elbows to avoid crushing her.
"Or maybe the pumpkin juice?" he pulled away again, and looked into her eyes. It seemed as if the signature smirk never left his face. "God, I hate pumpkin juice. Why the hell does everyone like it so much?"
"Why are we still talking about food?" Rose demanded jokingly.
"I don't know, we're weird," he replied, before pressing his lips to hers again. She reached up and tangled her fingers in his hair.
Scorpius gasped slightly as Rose suddenly shifted their positions, sitting up abruptly and pushing him backwards. He flopped backwards onto the couch, and she crawled over him. She straddled him with her knees, before leaning down and biting into his neck. He moaned and slid his hands under her shirt, grabbing her waist and pulling her closer. He liked her close.
Rose pushed his hands away and pulled the shirt over her head. Sitting on top of him in her panties and bra, she reached for his shirt and clumsily undid the buttons. Scorpius smiled, and pushed her hands away so he could do it faster.
She didn't quite know what she was doing, but she knew it was more than they'd ever done before. They were in the common room, and could be caught at any moment, but Zephyr's words kept playing over and over in her head. She wanted to see if she could put any color in his cheeks… He reached for his belt.
Their kissing was getting more and more passionate, when suddenly Scorpius' eyes flew open and he pulled away from her abruptly.
"Stop!" he said firmly.
Rose looked at him like he was crazy. "You okay there?" she laughed. He struggled to sit up, but she pinned him down. "Relax! Enjoy this!"
He propped himself up on his elbows, his unbuttoned shirt hanging off his shoulders and his hair in disarray. He was breathing heavily. Rose thought he looked very cute flustered. "What's wrong Scorp?" she teased as she leaned down to kiss him again.
"Rose, stop okay!" he yelled, shoving her off him. Rose was shocked by the outburst. She grabbed her shirt and pulled it back on.
He was sitting up now, but was hunched over with his elbows on his knees and his forehead resting in her hands. He was still breathing heavily.
Rose folded her arms across her chest. She hated when he got all jerky and spazzy.
"What wrong?" she asked again, angrily this time.
There was a long silence before he responded.
"I just didn't want your first time to be like that," His voice came out husky.
Rose looked over at Scorpius. He had a pained expression on his face. She could tell how difficult stopping her was for him.
Rose looked out at the common room. Albus' set of exploding snap cards were still scattered all over the coffee table. There were books and parchment all over the place, along with random other belongings. Rose immediately felt grateful.
"Thanks," she whispered.
"Yeah, well, I love you. It kind of sucks sometimes," he replied dryly.
Rose had nearly failed Herbology her sixth year. It wasn't because Herbology was a particularly difficult subject; it was because she was partnered with Margaret. Margaret was a great friend, and Rose loved her dearly, but the fact of the matter was that the girl was just plain lazy.
She talked throughout class, distracting Rose with the latest Hogwarts gossip. She almost always managed to kill their plants, and often got them in trouble for talking back to Professor Longbottom. Rose didn't say anything about her failing grade to Margaret. She didn't want to pick a fight, and was sure that she could salvage her grade by acing the final.
This went on for a few months until one fateful day when Rose's ancient family owl Pig dropped a bright red envelope into her oatmeal at breakfast during a mail delivery.
The entire lunchroom burst out laughing as they watched Rose cower in fear of the howler screaming out at her in Hermione Granger's voice. The next day, she went looking for Scorpius Malfoy.
They had Charms together on Wednesdays, so she followed him down the hallway after class. It had been a few days since their encounter in the library. They weren't exactly friends, but they had been talking a lot more.
"Hey, Scorpius!" she called after him. He stopped and spun around to see who was calling him. She jogged to catch up, books spilling out of her arms. "Hey, what's up?" she panted when she finally reached him.
He smirked. "Nothing really. How're you?"
"I was actually wondering if you wanted to be my partner for the Herbology project?" she crossed her fingers. Scorpius was at the top of their class.
"Oh yeah, I heard about the howler," she cringed. "I don't know, I think Zaniel would be heartbroken if I ditched him!" Zaniel was the quiet mousy Slytherin that Scorpius usually partnered with.
"C'mon, please! I'm desperate!"
"Really?" his eyes lit up. "How desperate?"
Rose looked at him dubiously. "Very!"
He smirked. "Okay. But you have to beg!"
Rose blinked. Beg? Who the hell did this guy think he was? She had way too much pride for that. "Never mind!" she retorted curtly, and spun on her heels to storm away.
She only got a few steps he grabbed her arm and pulled her back. "I'm just kidding! God, where is your sense of humor, Weasley? Besides, I owe you for the Nyx thing!" he smiled. She was starting to really enjoy that smile.
It had been about a week since Rose and Scorpius' night in the common room, and she hadn't really seen him much since then. They'd only managed to get in a few secret kisses between classes. Things had been a little awkward, but she was planning to sneak out to Hogsmeade with him that night.
It was about eight o'clock on a Friday. Rose was walking to her dorm from the library to get changed.
The hallways outside the library were completely empty. No one really studied on Friday nights. Rose wouldn't have been in the library if she hadn't been so behind on her Transfiguration paper.
As she rounded a corner, she saw Scorpius at the other end of the hall.
"Hey!" she called out. His face contorted slightly when he saw her, but he quickly hurried over and kissed her lightly.
"Hey, I was looking for you! I was hoping I wouldn't have to leave without saying goodbye," Rose noticed the fat duffle bag he had slung over his right shoulder.
"Wait, where are you going?" she asked, confused.
"My family's having a reunion type thing. I told you about it," he really did look apologetic. He also looked guilty…
Rose's face fell. "What about our date?" she whined.
"We'll do it when I get back. Trust me, I'm going to need a fun night out after this weekend. See you Monday!" he kissed her again, and ran off. That was weird.
Rose stood there, kind of shocked. She was also a little bit angry. He most definitely did not tell her that he was going away for the weekend. She walked back up to Gryffindor tower sadly.
When she opened the door to her dormitory though, she saw that her friends had started a small party. The beds were pushed up against the walls, and music was blasting. It was obvious that someone had but a silencing spell around the room, because she hadn't heard the music from the common room.
"Rosie! Hey, guys, Rosie's back!" Zephyr stumbled over to Rose and hugged her tightly. Rose laughed at her drunken friend and threw her books down on the floor.
The tiny party consisted of Zephyr, Batty, Margaret, Albus, Hugo, Albus' roommate Patrick, and Margaret's almost-but-not-quite-yet boyfriend Thomas. There were a few empty firewhisky bottles on the floor.
"Rose!" Yelled Albus stupidly. "Come dance with me," he grabbed her arms and swung her around the room. Rose burst out laughing. This was exactly what she needed tonight!
Everyone was drunk, well everyone except Batty, who was reading a book on one of the beds. Everyone was goofing off, dancing, and stumbling over their feet. It looked as if Hugo was in charge of the music.
Rose kicked off her shoes and sat down on the bed next to Batty, who closed her book.
"So, um, what were you doing tonight, Rose?" Batty asked in an attempt to make small talk.
Suddenly, Rose remembered the fact that Scorpius had lied to her and ditched her for some random "family reunion". She had forgotten with the distraction of the party.
"Hey Batty! Wanna do shots?" she asked brightly.
Batty looked at her skeptically. She didn't drink.
"C'mon, I'll teach you how!" Rose yelled for Albus to get her a bottle of firewhisky. It was a good night to get drunk.
One Last Author's Note: Once again, I you want something to happen in the story with the minor characters (anything! from major plots to things you want them to say) i can put it in!