Previously on Unplanned Meetings and Holidays:
"Whoa, wrong way Rosie," reprimanded Albus, spinning my shoulders away from his room that he was sharing with Scorpius. After mumbling an apology, I went to my side. Merlin, I had done that three times in one day already because Al's room used to be where Lily and I slept.
After saying goodnight to Lily I slipped into my own bed, and fell asleep before the lilac covers settled. My thoughts wandered restlessly however and I had several bad dreams.
Only one of them was a pleasant—and rather embarrassing—dream and it involved a certain blonde haired boy...
Sunday "morning", 6 days until Christmas:
Rose's POV
My eyes snapped open and I bolted upright, gripping my sheets that were tangled around me. I pressed a hand to my forehead, trying to calm my beating heart and dizzy head.
Unaware of what I was doing I threw the covers off me, and walked robotically to the bathroom in the middle of the hallway. I splashed water on my face after going to the bathroom.
I could still feel the silver necklace choke my neck, and see Scorpius' penetrating gaze as he whispered to me, "Maybe you should start noticing what's right in front of you." I closed my eyes again tiredly, repressing a shiver, and opened them again. That's when I realized that I was in the middle of brushing my teeth.
Almost laughing at my ridiculousness, I threw my toothbrush back into the cup, and deliriously crept back into my room. I was obviously still half asleep.
Yawning widely, I pushed the door open (when had I closed it?), and I nestled under the white covers. I inhaled a vague citrus scent, but my heavy eyelids drooped. My breath continued to even out, and the comfort of sleep was upon me.
As I woke up the world was blurred.
Yawning tiredly, I shifted against the hard wall, and buried my head deeper into my pillow. Breathing deeply I noticed that it smelt differently...
And that's when I realized that the wall wasn't as hard as I remembered, and it almost felt...fleshy.
My eyes flew open, and I realized that the wall was actually a person. Tentatively, I lifted my head a bit, and turned around to see who it was. My heart flip-flopped in my chest. Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, I checked again.
I was right the first time; the hard wall was Scorpius.
Oh my Merlin.
For a nanosecond I thought that I did something that I didn't mean too. I quickly dismissed that idea when I remembered that I only had drunk Butterbeer yesterday night, and I saw that we were both clothed...well, actually, Scorpius slept shirtless. Oh my Merlin.
To my surprise and horror, I also noticed that my own shirt had ridden up, and Scorpius' hand was splayed across my bare stomach.
I took a deep breath, trying to calm my racing heartbeat. It didn't help since the familiar citrus and pine scent was overpowering my senses—engulfing me—and making me sleepy. I listened drowsily to Scorpius' even breathing.
Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale. My eyes drooped lower, and I automatically snuggled closer to Scorpius.
Wait! No! I could not fall asleep. I needed to get out of here before someone saw—
Oh my Merlin.
A moving figure on the other side of the room broke my urgent thoughts and I thought I would have another heart attack when I saw Al's unmistakable black hair.
I held my breath, and prayed that Al didn't wake up. Luckily, he just turned over and continued to snore quietly.
I was safe—for now...
Slowly, and carefully I tried to ease out from Scorpius' relaxed arm. I really hope he was a heavy sleeper.
I got to the edge of the bed before Scorpius grunted and tugged me closer to him. His hand moved up a bit more, resting on my lower ribcage. Meanwhile, I felt his head bury into my hair (which probably looked like a rat's nest), his breath was warm on my neck.
I almost screamed in frustration. How was I going to escape without waking Scorpius?
I tried picking up his hand, and slipping underneath, but this made Scorpius shift and his icy toes touched my bare leg.
I squeaked, and ended up waking Scorpius. He groaned, and his grip loosened, enough for me to try to slip away, but at the last moment, he tightened his hand on my bare abdomen. With another squeak I fell back against the bed, this time facing a confused Scorpius.
Oh my Merlin.
His gray eyes widened in confusion, and he had the audacity to look adorable while I was internally freaking out. Our faces were inches apart and I secretly thanked my past self for brushing my teeth in the middle of the night.
"Rose? What are you—" I immediately clamped a hand over his mouth.
Leaning closer to Scorpius I breathed, "Shh. Albus is right over there."
"He won't wake up. Now, what are you doing in my bed?" asked Scorpius in an almost hostile manner.
I huffed. You would think that most guys would be happy to find a girl in their bed. Maybe Scorpius just didn't like certain girls—like me—showing up in his bed. But another part of me noted that his hand had not retracted from my bare stomach yet. Not that I was complaining...
"I don't know, I remember waking up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom...and I always get lost since we switched rooms..." I trailed off lamely. Scorpius' face was indescribable, and I hastened to explain better.
"It's just that this room looks exactly the same as the room Lily and I are sharing, so I must've thought that this was my bed." I continued to ramble a bit a more before Scorpius shifted. His hand drew away from my tummy, and I felt the warmth of him leave me. Just as I was beginning to feel a little sad, I felt Scorpius' fingertips graze the length of my bare thigh. (Despite it being winter, I still wore shorts to sleep because the heating charms on the house and my covers were warm enough during the night.)
Scorpius moved away from me and scooted up into a sitting position on the bed. My eyes widened when I saw his full bare torso emerge from under the covers.
Oh. My. Merlin.
Rubbing his eyes he spoke in a low whisper, "Don't worry...it was only an accident...you didn't mean to..." I felt like he was talking more to himself than me.
A rustle of covers on the other side of the room had me tearing my eyes away from Scorpius' toned chest and washboard abs. I needed to get out of here before someone saw me in Scorpius' bed.
"Er, right. Sorry about this, I'll just be going now," I blabbered idiotically, while slipping away from his bed and bolting out of his room. I streaked across the hallway and didn't stop until I reached my own room where I closed the door and leaned against, breathing deeply.
I put a cautious hand to my chest and I could still feel my heart beating erratically, and when I touched my face I could feel the heat burning off my cheeks.
"Where have you been?" Lily addressed shrilly, as she sat up in bed. Her red hair was wild and she arched a suspicious eyebrow at me. I jumped up in surprise.
"I—er—went to the bathroom..." I mumbled pathetically. I couldn't easily lie to Lily—she knew me too well for that.
Just as I suspected Lily's eyebrows rose disbelievingly. "Really now, because you were gone for a long time. Either you have bladder issues or you're hiding something. Spill."
I groaned internally. There was no way I was going to tell Lily what happened. It wasn't that I couldn't trust her; I just didn't want to repeat those mortifying details.
But then again, it wasn't all bad...
I managed to avoid Lily, as the day progressed. After breakfast, I helped grandmother get lunch ready as the boy's and Lily played several games of Quidditch. I also refereed some of the games while staying firmly on the ground.
I mean, if I had the talent to trip over flat surfaces, who knows what would happen on a broomstick.
After lunch I spent a lot of time talking and catching up with my various aunts. It amazed me how much we could talk. It ranged from all sorts of topics from Hogwarts, to fond memories, and to Quidditch (of course).
I was listening raptly to Aunt Ginny's recounting of how Uncle Harry proposed—even though we've all heard the story—when Lily came in looking disheveled, but all the while radiant. Her brown eyes gleamed hungrily as she asked, "Is there anything to eat?"
I stood up, to go help her find something, and she trudged tiredly behind me. Turning on the stove, I heated up milk for hot chocolate, while I searched the cupboards for food. Distantly, I heard my aunts laugh loudly.
"So who won?" I questioned, while toasting some bread.
"Al's team. Scorpius is such a good seeker. He caught the snitch in nearly 20 minutes," Lily replied in grudging admiration.
"Really?" I urged, while smiling unconsciously. I recalled memories of him diving quickly to the ground, as the crowd of Hogwarts students would watch tensely. He looked very cute with his face screwed up in look of pure determination.
"Yup, he was amazing. I think dad was impressed as well. You should have seen the look on Scorpius' face when dad praised him—it was as if he never got a compliment before!"
My smile widened when I remembered the way Scorpius blushed as my family members welcomed him when he got off the train.
"Ya, he's adorable when he blushes," I replied absentmindedly while looking for the packets of chocolate powder. I think it was called...Honeyduke's finest cocoa powder...
"Oh. My. Merlin." Lily said astonished all of a sudden. I quickly looked up from the heated milk to see Lily's eyes widen in a realization. She clamped a hand over her gaping mouth.
"What? What is it?" I demanded. She slowly lowered her hand and I saw her gaping mouth turn up into a triumphant smirk.
"You like him don't you? It all makes sense now!" Lily blabbered happily. Merlin, she was practically squealing.
I interrupted her stubbornly, "I have no idea what you're talking about. I don't like anyone."
"Yes you do, Rose. Don't try to deny it, I know you like Scorpius! And this morning you were running away from the direction of his room!"
"I—" I tried interrupting her weakly.
"I can't believe you like him!" Lily gushed once more.
"Who does Rose like?" asked a gruff voice that I immediately recognized. Slowly, I turned around to face my dad, and coming in right behind him was Scorpius.
Oh my Merlin.
"N-No one daddy," I replied trying desperately not to meet either Lily's or Scorpius' gazes.
"Good. Now lets keep it that way," he replied half jokingly, while bending down to kiss my head.
I couldn't seem to do anything except gawk after him. Glancing at Lily, I found her shaking with silent laughter.
Bristling with annoyance, I snapped at her, "Well I'm glad you find this funny." This comment only seemed to make her laugh harder.
"Why is she laughing so hard?" asked Scorpius, who came up beside me—his eyebrow quirked in confusion. I nearly jumped in surprise—I forgot about him.
Taking one last glance at Lily, who was almost hysterical at this point, I said "no reason" stiffly. Then, I practically ran out of the kitchen after setting Lily's hot chocolate down.
Merlin, I hope she doesn't say anything to him.
A/N: How was that for fluff? ;) (Pillows anyone?) Yes, the sleeping scene is about as fluffy as it's gonna get, but don't worry! I have more planned in Scorpius' POV. Oh, and I apologize for taking so long to update. I've been busy with HW, band stuff, and writer's block has been hunting me down (unfortunately). So I'm sorry about that, but I will try to get the next chapter up soon. I'm excited to finish this and start something new! :D
Anyways, thank you for all you're lovely reviews, I love each one of them. And HOLY CRAP I have 95 reviews from you guys! :O That's amazingly awesome! Do you think we can make it to 100? Please?
Love you all! And thanks for sticking with this story,
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