Girl put your records on, tell me your favorite song

you go ahead let your hair down

sapphire and faded jeans, i hope you get your dreams

you go ahead let your hair down

you're gonna find yourself someday, some how

~Corinne Bailey Ray

Chapter 2---

Rose's POV

Mackenzie and I were sprinting down the halls, trying to keep Al and Scor from catching up to us. While we were both in shape form Quidditch, Z was obviously faster (lucky girl, naturally built sprinter my arse!). Just as Scor and Al were catching up to me I yell "Run Z! Run for your life!!"

She turns around and shrieks at how close they are and suddenly takes off really fast.

"You go after Z Al; you're faster" Scor yells "I've got Rose!" I spin on him "Oh you've got me eh?" and then I take off running in a totally different direction.

Soon, though, I grow bored of running and finally just stop. I stare looking up at a painting of a beautiful girl in a violet dress holding a bouquet of flowers, dancing spastically through the frame. I hear footsteps and turn around to see Scorpious Hyperion Malfoy walking towards me.

Ok, so even though I know him well and have seen him go through puberty, and quite often hate his guts when we're fighting, I do happen to realize that Scorpious Hyperion Malfoy looks like a Greek God. With his blond hair, not as light as his fathers, but not dark enough to be considered dirty blond, and grey stormy eyes, many girls at Hogwarts have taken a fancy to him. He has a cool demeanor around everyone he does not know if he can trust, which makes him mystifying and strangely alluring to many witches.

But, since I do know and love him as the little boy who went through puberty and was embarrassed whenever Mackenzie and I mentioned the word period, I roll my eyes at him and ask "How long do you think they'll be running for?"

Scor rolls his eyes right back at me then smirks, "Ages, probably" we both laugh at that, even though Z and Al both love to run, they tend to spend more time running away from each other rather than towards each other; idiots. I love them dearly, but sometimes they are SO BLOODY STUPID!

Scor looks at me and smirks. I realize I have said the last part of my thoughts out loud and I laugh and shake my head "Think they'll ever realize?"

"Realize what?" Scor asks, just because he knows it irritates me. "Realize that-"but just as I was about to finish that sentence something runs into me; or rather, someone. Making me stumble into Scorpious head first, luckily he managed to catch me. Bu not before I realized how safe I felt in his strong arms. Pshh those are totally feeling that best friends are able to have!

"Whoops Rose, sorry I really should have looked at where I was going" Z smiled at me while catching her breath. Yeah, I know that smile, she's planning something.

"What are you doing?" I ask her. "Eh?" she replies "running away from Al of course!" and then screeches when two arms encircle her waist and she lifts her head up and finds herself looking at my cousin.

"And not doing a very good job of it, are you, Z?" he said laughing.

See, the weird thing is Scorpious and Albus are complete opposites. Al has dark hair and green eyes, and Scorpious has blond hair and grey eyes, for one. But also, their personalities are so different Al is so light and carefree and happy and Scorpious smirks and has a cold demeanor around people he doesn't trust. Add Z into the mix, the messed up muggle born with straight, long brown hair and pale skin (who well all love dearly, Albus especially dearly, but that's another story) who is never afraid to say her mind, pretty much the very definition of a Gryffindor.

Z and my cousin, (coincidentally Ablus's brother as well) James, really get along well because they're so alike. They just are on the same wave length sometimes its creepy, that happens often with my cousin Fred as well, seeing as he and James are so close.

All of my friends laughing again brings me out of my reflections. Then Scor puts an arm around my shoulders and says "So Rose, NOW what do you think about having dinner?" I look at him like he is crazy…"Sounds great?" I ask confused.

"Well, see last time we asked you, you said 'Mmm, not right now Scor, can't you see I'm thinking?!" Scorpious smirked as he finished.

I roll my eyes at him, "You haven't asked me about dinner yet, you git, you asked whether or not I liked treacle tart or banana pudding!"

He laughed "Sure, Rose". I scowl at him, push his arm off my shoulders, turn on my heel, and walk away. I soon hear Z running after me, finally managing to get out of Al's strong embrace. (Hint, hint, nudge, nudge, cough, cough, oh come on! Can no one see what is going on here but me?)

"Oh Rosie, he was just joshing with you" Z said in her strange accent. See (or rather hear haha i amuse myself..), she was born American but spending so much time in England, she kind of had a hybrid accent, blending the two accents with ease.

"Yeah, I know, I don't know why it bothers me so bloody much!!" I say, frustrated, nobody else made me feel this frustrated ever…except maybe Hugo once or twice.

Z's eyes suddenly sparkle with mischief "Well…I do have on theory!" she said in her sing song voice. "No!" I yell. "No I don't want to know! Leave me alone and let me deal with it in peace!"

Just then Scor and Al come bounding up to us looking like two lost puppies. "Um…are we interrupting something?" they ask together.

"NO!" I yell just as Z has decided to yell "Yes!" then we both look at each other and start laughing our arses off because for some reason we think that's just the most hilarious thing that has ever happened to us since we saw Uncle Percy carry Uncle George around like a little baby one drunken summer night.

Al and Scor just roll their eyes at us and wait for us to calm down. "Now," Al started as we had regained composure "why the hell was that so funny?" Z and I just looked at each other and shrugged. "Dunno," Z said, "it just was." "Ok then?" Al gave her a funny look, one that kind of looked like a mix between admiration and thinking she was on drugs.

Then Z started busting out laughing and again, and again for no reason, and though none of us understood why we were laughing suddenly we were all laughing so hard tears were streaming down all of our faces. Z was leaning on Albus for support (otherwise I'm sure she would've fallen over) and Scorpious and I were holding on to each other for what felt like dear life. Mmm. Wait mm what? I didn't enjoy that! Did I?

Finally, Z just lied down on the cold, stony floor of Hogwarts and moaned "Merlin, my abs hurt" Al just looked down and laughed at her "It's your fault!" Z smirked "Never said it wasn't. I haven't laughed like that in ages!"

Suddenly Professor McGonagall, who was really headmistress but insisted we call her professor, came down the hall at a brisk pace. "Miss Ross what in Merlin's name are you doing on the ground?" she questioned. "Well you see, Professor, I was walking here with my awesome mates and my shoelace decided to untie itself and I tripped and landed right here on the floor." She smiled angelically at the professor.

"Well, all right then, but I suggest you get up quickly if you want to make it to the Great Hall in time for dinner." Al offered his hand to her and she flashed him a quick smile and got up gracefully. "See you in the Great Hall professor!" she said to Professor McGonagall's retreating back.

"Pshh be late for dinner, my arse. I'll lie down on the ground if I want to!" and she laid right back down on the floor with her eyes closed. "Come on Ro take a sit with me!" "Oh no, Z, Ro? My name is already one syllable!" I complain.

"Ahh yes," Z said, "but frankly I am just too lazy to say your full name." She wrinkled her nose "Scorpious, Albus, and Rose, I mean all together that just takes so much effort to say! But I think the nicknames suit you all quite nicely, Scor, Al and Ro, my bestest buds." And what can you say to that? Albus apparently has an idea.

"But Z, your full name is Mackenzie, which is three syllables just as long as Scorpious." Al shakes his finger at her. "Double standards, Miss Ross." She stuck her tongue out at him "quite right, however my nickname is one letter, therefore I have the shortest name" Albus rolled his eyes "what if I called you Kenzie." Then you'd have the longest name of all of your bestest buds!"

Z just conjured a pillow and hit him repeatedly with it. Scor and I just sat next to each other laughed until our abs hurt all and we were leaning on each other for support all over again, watching them fight each other.

Scor, Ro, Al, and Z: bestest buds.

A/N: wow, ok two in one weekend, that's new. It had nothing to do with the fact that I felt extremely bored… Please please please review and tell me what you honestly think… it would be very much :) appreciated new chapter coming up next week maybe Friday night again? This will prob be a long ff so remember to stay tuned and hang in there the first chaps are really boring bc you're just learning about the characters and their friendship!!