A/N: I apologize profusely for my tardiness. My excuse is that I just started a new job and it's taken me away from writing a bit because it involves writing. But here is a new chapter and I don't think you'll be so mad after you read it. And I'm posting another chapter tonight to so I can make up for being so late. As always, let me know what you think!

Ch. 13 A Sweet Stolen Moment

Scorpius woke in the early hours of the morning. It wasn't light yet. Scorpius could still feel a little throbbing in his nose. If he could only get his hands on Kevin. That little prick, Scorpius thought. But his trail of vicious thoughts were deterred when he spotted the red-headed angel in the bed next to his. Scorpius smiled. He felt so warm knowing Lily had stayed the night by his bed. She must truly care.

Scorpius reached out to tough her hand that was hanging off the bed. Scorpius thought that peculiar. Maybe she fell asleep holding his hand. That thought made Scorpius feel warm again.

Scorpius was just dozing off to sleep again when he felt the hand he was holding jerk. Then he heard his name. Scorpius smiled and turned to face Lily when all of a sudden he realized she was still asleep.

Lily grimaced and shook violently. Scorpius thought Lily must be having a nightmare. She continued to thrash about the bed and yell Scorpius' name. Scorpius tried to shake her hand he was holding, but Lily wasn't waking up. Scorpius sat up and pulled a little harder on Lily's arm. He was afraid to hurt her. He shook and shook Lily's hand and then called her name softly. One more tug and Lily seemed to snap out of her bad dream. She groggily rubbed her eyes after pulling her hand away from Scorpius. Almost immediately Lily shot straight up out of her bed at glanced at Scorpius' bed. Lily visibly relaxed at seeing Scorpius sitting in the bed next to her. Lily exhaled for what felt like the first time in an eternity.

"Lily, are you okay?" Scorpius asked timidly. He was afraid to frighten her after the dream she must have had.

"I should ask you that. I'm not the one who competed in the Triwizard Tournament and got into a fight. Are you okay?" Lily stared at Scorpius, piercing his grey eyes and almost shattering his soul. Her gaze was so intense towards Scorpius, he almost lost his breathe. He could see the worry and relief within Lily's expression. But most of all he saw the raw emotion in her eyes and he wasn't sure if either of them were prepared for the depths of their feeling for the other.

"I'm fine, really, Flower." Lily looked unconvinced. "Well, I was fine, only feeling a little throbbing until the beautiful girl sleeping next to me started convulsing in her sleep. Would you like to talk about it?" Scorpius tried to hold Lily's eyes and attention and return the same emotions back to her. They could almost have their own silent conversation.

"Don't worry, Scor, it was just another bad dream," Lily tried to brush off his concern, but Scorpius wouldn't believe her façade.

"You've had more than one recently? That doesn't seem normal to you."

Lily looked down feeling embarrassed. "Yes, I've had a couple and they tend to be about you leaving either me or this world." Lily didn't want to look at Scorpius. She was afraid of seeing the rejection on his face. She didn't want to come on too strong.

"Lily-Flower, come here." Scorpius scooted over and gently patted the vacated space next to him. He wanted her to feel safe, especially within his arms.

"No, Scor, what if someone catches us?" Lily looked nervous, for many reasons.

"Lily, everyone knows how I feel about you. It just took you longer to see it."

"Wait, everyone knows? How is that possible? Did you tell everyone?" Lily felt flabbergasted and surprised. How could she be the last to know.

"Now wait a second. Don't get mad at the devastatingly handsome man who took a punch on your behalf not some twelve hours ago." Scorpius raised an eyebrow at Lily. There was no way she was going to get all flustered tonight. Tonight needed to be about them. "And it was plainly obvious how I felt. Albus even knows. He guessed actually. So there is no plausible reason why you can't get into this bed with me. Unless you don't want to be that close to me?" Scorpius reflected the fear Lily just held moments ago. He didn't want his words to become truth. But before Scorpius could get stuck with that idea he felt cold toes brush against his legs. "Hey, your feet are frigidly cold!"

"Do you want me in this bed or not?" Lily raised her voice at Scorpius. He chuckled and wrapped his arms protectively around Lily before she got any more ideas about getting out of the bed.

"There's not a chance I'm letting you go now that I have you here." The two of them sat in comfortable silence just basking in the feel of being close to each other. Lily broke the silence.

"Each nightmare is different, but the theme is the same—you leave me." Scorpius wedged his fingers beneath Lily's chin and forced her to meet his eyes.

"If you'll have me, I will never leave your side until you tire of me. I want to be the shoulder you cry on and your fearless protector. Lily, what I feel for you…" Scorpius closed his eyes.

Lily surprised him by closing what little distance existed between them and pushed her lips to his. Scorpius' eyes shot open. He couldn't believe this moment had arrived. He took full advantage and took control. Lily let go and let her lips mold to his. His lips caressed hers ever so lightly while still keeping a commanding grip on her. It was a feeling Lily had never experienced. Lily had been kissed once or twice before, but nothing compared to the one she was having now. Man, Scorpius could kiss, Lily thought. She could try to use all of the adjectives in the dictionary but not a single one could describe fully the heavy feelings of their first kiss. Lily was sure that if she were standing her knees would have buckled underneath her. She smiled into their kiss.

Scorpius was having a similar experience. He had kissed girls, but never had any of them held a candle to or enter the Quidditch pitch near Lily's kiss. Combine this kiss with his feelings for Lily and this kiss rated one billion on a scale from one to ten. Lily's lips tasted just as he imagined they would. She was sweet and tasted like strawberries with a mix of honey. Scorpius laughed inside. She tasted like the color of her hair. He traced his tongue around her bottom lip and then Lily pulled away. Both took deep shallow breathes.

"I'm sorry, Scor, but I want to be honest with you. If we do much more tonight I won't be able to control myself and if I'm completely honest I don't want our first snog to be in the hospital of Hogwarts with Madam Pomfrey in the next room," Lily laughed this time. It seemed Scorpius thought she was stopping him because she didn't like it. But Lily seemed just as eager to make out with him as he was to kiss her senselessly.

"Unfortunately, you bring up a fantastic point. As much as I would like nothing more that to lost countless hours tasting your beautiful lips, we should probably get some sleep. Tomorrow's going to be a big day between winning the first task and telling everyone that a Malfoy is dating a Potter. That is, if we are dating and you want to tell people?" Scorpius realized he was about four steps too far in his mind. He needed to remember to include Lily's prerogative.

"Scor, I would shout it from the top of the Astronomy Tower right now if I didn't want to stay in this bed until they drag me out." Lily smiled at Scorpius as they snuggled down under the covers. Scorpius hoped he wasn't dreaming and the potions Madam Pomfrey gave him were playing mean tricks. Either way Scorpius was going to live in his dream world until someone or something kicked him out. And he hoped that wasn't any time soon.

Madam Pomfrey heard the bustle of footsteps enter the hospital wing. She looked out her foor to find Albus Potter staring wide-eyed at the bed in front of him. As she made her way to the bed she saw Scorpius Malfoy and Lily Potter asleep in each other's arms.

"Albus Potter, leave them alone. They are the only ones in here. And I won't tell if you won't? after yesterday, that young man needs his rest and a smile."

Al paused and then responded, "Alright, Madam Pomfrey, I'll keep the secret, but she's still my baby sister."

Madam Pomfrey smiled, nodded and walked back to her office.

Al leaned down closer to the sleeping couple and whispered in Scorpius' ear, "Just because I understand and approved of your relationship doesn't me I want to see the intimate part of your relationship."

Al stood up straight, but before he left he heard Scorpius' voice, "I know, Al, but let her sleep. You can punch me later, I promise." Not once did Scorpius open his eyes and e smirked as Al laughed and walked away.

"I'll hold you to that, Scor."

A/N: So what do you think? Was the kiss all you could hope for? Don't you just love Scorpius because I do!