Last chapter guys! I know that it's pretty rocky and that the writing quality is weird but I promise I will get better(: Thanks so much to everyone who reviewed and read this!

Scorpius POV

I was going crazy. Insane, actually.

I kept going back and forth with myself, saying, "It was just a coincidence that she smells like apples every single time she's around me. It's not her!" and then I say, "I really like her. She's beautiful, and smart, and funny. Why was I so mean to her in the first place?"

It's like a constant battle in my head. I haven't slept and eating is out of the question.

"Hey mate!" Al came behind me, slapping my back, and sinking into the chair next to me.

"Al! My god you scared me!"

"Yeah, you've been pretty jumpy recently... What's this been all about? You can tell me anything you know."

Yep. I can tell him. The cousin of Rose and a member of a huge, and over protective family. Yup. I can tell him anything.

"Nothing Al. Juts drop it okay?"

"No I will NOT drop this Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy. And YES I just middle named you!"

How could I tell Albus Potter something like this?

"IsmelledRose." I blurted out to him.

"Um. Do you happen to know any English by any chance.?"

"I said, I smelled Rose. In my amortentia."

He inhaled sharply.

"I don't know how or why this happened. I never noticed it until that day and that's why I've been going bonkers these past few days because I just don't know what to do and please don't shoot me right now. I have to tell my mum I love her before you do."

A period of silence fell over us while Al looked into the fire.

"I'm not mad." He said only after a minute or so.

"What?"

"I'm not mad." Why is he so calm? "I thought that is was the part where you remind me that Rose is off limits and if I ever think about her again you'll rip my brains out lecture."

"Scorp, it's not my place to tell you who to date, and who to like. I'm not your mother. And I'm not you heart. But Rose is my best friend too. So I need you to answer this."

I leaned in closer, ready for any question he asks me.

"Do you like Rose just as much as you like her smell?"

This is the one question I've been struggling with and I don't know what came over me, but I had my answer.

"Yes. Yes, I do. Yes." I chuckled at myself. "I like Rose bloody Weasley!"

"Well then mate, we're gonna have to get you together."

"Hello Rose." I said as she came towards us.

"Scorpy! What's up?" She sat next to me underneath the big tree that was covering me, her and Al. It was a hot spring day and we were resting near the lake.

"Ohhhhh no Rose. Scorpius Rule #1: He doesn't like to be called Scorpy." Al warned in a serious tone. I nodded my head.

Rose just shrugged and said,

"I don't care. I'm calling you Scorpy wether you like it or not."

"But I hate the name Scorpy! It sounds like I'm two years old!"

"Well you're whining like a two year old so it fits perfectly!" She smirked at me.

"You know, even now that we're friends, you never cease to annoy me."

She stuck her tongue out at me which made her look so adorably cute. I tried to smile but it ended up coming out as a lopsided grin. She smiled back at me. Her ocean blue eyes staring into my sharp grey ones. The sunlight hit her jus-

"Ahem." Al said behind us.

I blushed a bit and looked out into the lake.

"If you get to call me Scorpy, I need to know something that you don't like." I demanded.

"Rose doesn't like to be tickled. She's ticklish everywhere! I swear, you can point to her stomach and she'll start laughing."

"ALBUS SEVERUS POTTER! How dare you!"

"Soooooo Rosey... is that true?"

She began to scoot farther away from me as she was talking.

"Well, no, but. Um. A lot of people are ticklish ya know? We all are!"

She stood up circling around the tree while I was waiting for her to finish.

"Well Rose. There's only one way to find out."

I lunged at her and started tickling her stomach.

"Scorpius!" She said in between laughs. "Scorp I can't breathe!" We were close to the dock and I had my arms around her.

Suddenly, she pushed me into the water.

"Oh my gosh! Scorpius! I'm so sorry! Are you okay? Lemme help you out!" "No, I'm good. I think you're the one who needs help."

And I grabbed her wrist and tugged her into the water with me.

"MALFOY!" She screamed at me as she resurfaced.

I laughed and floated for a while in the water.

When we got out, Rose did a quick dry spell (She's the only one who can do that) and we were back to normal.

We sat down underneath the tree and realized that Al had left during our little battle.

While she was staring out into the lake, I couldn't help but notice that our arms were touching, and that she looked so beautiful with her eyes closed.

A slight breeze came and she quickly opened her eyes and looked straight at me.

"You smell like mint." She said in a monotone voice.

"And you smell like apples." I replied.

And then I did something I probably would regret later.

I turned my head down and kissed her.

I waited for her to pull away and then punch me, but she kissed me back. She grabbed the front collar of my shirt and deepened the kiss. It wasn't forced at all. It was as natural as putting on a t shirt. Like an instinct.

Because we are unfortunate enough to be humans, humans need air so we pulled apart and she looked at me. Ocean blue, and sharp grey meeting again.

"I hoped it was you. I don't know why, but I hoped it was you." She breathed against my lips.

"Me too Rose. Me too."

"Who knew that mint and apples could go so well together?" She asked

"Thank Merlin they do."

And I leaned down, and kissed her again.

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