Chapter 2

Lily was obsessed with muggle things. It's only normal she would take the group to the carnival later that day. The sun was setting as they approached the carnival. Bright lights were everywhere; Lily was fascinated at everything she saw.

"Come on! Are you guys just going to stand there?" She asked, laughing and twirling around.

She grabbed Rose's hand and the two girls disappeared among the crowd, leaving the boys behind. Scorpius looked at Albus, "A carnival?"

Albus chuckled, "Lily likes these types of things. We might as enjoy it."

The boys walked around, not really doing anything. James got distracted by a game; he had to knock down cups with a ball. He tried several times and still didn't knock each one down, much to Albus's and Scorpius's amusement. He ended up using magic to knock it down, and won a blow up bat.

They found Rose and Lily talking to two boys who seemed about their age. The boys had gotten them cotton candy. Lily noticed James, Albus, and Scorpius and gestured for them to come over.

"Joe, Steven, this is James, Albus, and Scorpius," Lily introduce, grinning.

The boys shook hands, although rather stiffly. Scorpius, not used to talking to muggles, didn't know what to say. Joe was tall, fair skinned fellow with dirty blonde hair and brown eyes. Steven was tall as well, had caramel colored skin, and dark eyes. His eyes seemed to flicker over to Rose every few seconds. Scorpius noticed this immediately.

"Joe and Steven are from the States," Rose offered, grinning.

Steven smiled at her and turned to the boys, "Rose seems to think the U.S. is better than London."

"What? Nonsense," James said, shaking his head.

"I think I agree actually," Albus said, and chuckled, "London gets boring after a while."

"Thank you!" Rose exclaimed.

"What brings you two here?" Scorpius asked, crossing his arms.

Joe shrugged, "We just graduated and though we should get away."

"Which part of the States are you from?" Albus asked, curious.

"Georgia, right?" Lily asked, Steven laughed lightly and nodded. Lily looked proud, "The East coast."

"Yeah, and we're having a small get together at a friend's this Friday. You guys should swing by," Steven asked, glancing at Rose and winking.

Rose blushed and smiled, "Of course we'll be there!"

"Great!" Joe exclaimed, and then his phone vibrated. He cursed, and looked at Lily, "We have to go, but we'll see you Friday!" He said as he back pedaled away.

Lily grinned and waved, as did Rose. Once they were gone, Lily and Rose sighed happily and looked in the direction the boys had gone. A dreamy look was in their eyes. James rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. Albus shook his head, as did Scorpius.

"Weren't they great?" Lily asked, smiling.

"Lily, you're fourteen. He's graduated. There's no way you're going to this 'get together'," James explained, taking a bit of her cotton candy.

Lily narrowed her eyes at him and yanked the cotton candy away, "Who are you to tell me where I can go and who I can hang out with?"

"I'm your big brother, that's who," James replied, narrowing his eyes right back.

Lily smirked, "Let's see what mum has to say about this."

Albus groaned- their mother always took Lily's side. Scorpius looked at Rose, who still had the dreamy look in her eye. He tried not to laugh as he poked her, snapping her out of her daydreaming.

"Are you in love?" Scorpius chuckled, avoiding Rose's arm as she went to flick in in the ear.

"Absolutely not! He's just so… fit," she finished her sentence off with the dreamy look in her eye.

Scorpius laughed, "I'm fit, but I don't see you drooling over me," he teased.

She glared at him, waving him away, "That's different- you're a prick."

"Oh?" Scorpius raised an eyebrow, "You didn't deny it- you think I'm fit?" Rose turned red and pushed him away as he laughed, and crossed her arms. Scorpius ruffled her hair, "It's alright, though, because you don't look so bad yourself. Quite the opposite of bad, actually." He regretted the words once they came out.

"Really?" Albus asked, smiling slyly.

Rose ducked from under his hand and fixed her hair, when she realized he just complimented her. She stopped and glanced at him, a small smile on her face. Scorpius turned away, hiding his reddening cheeks and shook his head.

"I didn't mean-" he started.

"Whatever," James interrupted, "Look at the ferris wheel! Let's go on!"

"Yes!" Lily agreed.

"Ferris wheel?" Scorpius asked, following the group.

"You really need to get out more often," Lily replied, grinning at him.

Scorpius stopped, "I get out enough, thank you very much!"

Rose rolled her eyes and grabbed him, pulling him with her, "Just come on!"

The seats on the ferris wheel only allowed three people at a time. The Potters all suddenly got the same idea. They walked ahead of confused Rose and Scorpius, whispering to each other. When they reached the ferris wheel, James and Albus sat in one compartment. Lily dragged Rose and Scorpius to sit with her, but once they sat down, Lily slipped out and jumped in with James and Albus.

"Lily! What on earth are you doing?" Rose exclaimed as the Ferris wheel started going up.

"James, Albus! This isn't funny!" Scorpius yelled out.

The Potters just laughed, making Rose and Scorpius glared in their direction. Rose crossed her arms, not looking at Scorpius, who had his head on his hands.

"What are they trying to do?" He groaned.

"Trying to set us up, I suppose," Rose sighed. She leaned back and closed her eyes, "We're going to be here for a while, might as well enjoy the ride," she said softly, swinging her legs back and forth.

Scorpius took his head out of his hands and looked over at Rose. The wind was blowing and it was getting sort of chilly. Scorpius almost thought about putting his arm around her as goose bumps surfaced on her skin, but then went back to thinking like someone who's not going crazy.

He leaned back, looking around, enjoying the silence. He glanced back at Rose, who had opened her eyes and was turned away from him and looking up at the moon. He sighed loudly, making her eyes drift form the moon to him.

"What?" She asked, almost bitterly.

"Why would they try to set us up?" Scorpius asked.

Rose shrugged, "I dunno. A sick joke, maybe," she laughed lightly.

Scorpius was almost hurt. "I don't think it would be so bad," he said. Then, he realized he should've worded that different at Rose gave him a curious look, "I mean, who wouldn't want to be with me?"

Rose rolled her eyes, "You're a cocky prat, you know that?"

"You tell me all the time, I know," he replied, smiling.

"No, I don't think you know. If you knew, you'd try to change. No one likes someone like that. I'm surprised Albus even hangs out with you, you're exact opposites," Rose said, crossing her arms.

Scorpius narrowed his eyes, "You're obviously wrong. Are you not aware of how many friends I have? How many girls I've had? I'm perfectly fine the way I am, they'd agree."

"Scorpius! You use those girls, you trick them into thinking you're actually kind, and then use them! You're pathetic if you have to lie to get a girl, even more if you only use them for sex. If you call that perfectly fine something is clearly wrong in your bloody big head!" Rose wanted to be far, far away from this boy.

Scorpius glared at her, "You're just jealous because you wish you were one of those girls!" Scorpius replied.

Rose's eyes flared, "Are you raving mad?! Why would I ever be involved with a deceitful, arrogant, boy like you?!" She yelled, her hand itching to go to her wand. Subconsciously, she made the ferris wheel stop.

Scorpius was glad he left his wand; he would've hexed her right then and there. "You're jealous because you, Weasley, are nothing but a pathetic loser! Tell me just how many friends you have, Weasley. Five? Four? You wish you were involved with me- that would've at least bumped you up the ladder. Instead, you're at the bottom! Maybe if you weren't such a useless prat, you'd be somewhat interesting! You want to know why you even had a chance with Brendon Zabini? It was a joke! He decided he'd see how far a loser like you would go! You're a joke! So, instead of telling me how people feel about me, worry about your bloody self!" He yelled.

He glared at her, and she was glaring right back, wand at the ready. She glared until he mentioned Zabini and said being with her was a joke. Without even realizing, tears were spilling and she was shaking.

Scorpius was so busy yelling he didn't realize she was crying. When he did, he wished he never said any of it, especially the Zabini part. He opened his mouth to say something, but Rose put up a hand. He flinched.

"You're a bloody arsehole, Malfoy!" She screamed and slapped him.

With a loud pop, she disappeared, leaving a red faced, stunned Scorpius. The ferris wheel started up again. In a few minutes, Scorpius was able to get off. He was still rubbing the spot where Rose had slapped him when Lily, James, and Albus approached him.

"What happened?" James asked.

"Seriously, all I heard was you two yelling at each other," Albus said, looking concerned.

"Wait, where did she go?" Lily asked, looking around.

"She apparated somewhere. I didn't even know she could do that," Scorpius said numbly.

"What?! She could be anywhere!" Lily exclaimed, and looked around. Then, she turned back to Scorpius, glaring, "What did you say?!" she asked, pushing him. Scorpius was never physically hit before, so he was kind of traumatized. He stared at Lily blankly. Lily waved her hand in front of his face, "Well?!"

"I, uh, told her Zabini just went out with her as a joke," he replied, almost afraid at what Lily would do.

Lily groaned, "Why would you tell her that?! Scorpius, she lost it to him!" Lily yelled, pushing him once more.

"She lost it to Zabini?!" James exclaimed, surprised.

Scorpius looked at her in surprise, "What? He told me they never went past snogging."

Lily shook her head, looking around desperately, "No, before Christmas break last year, they did it. Zabini that bloody prick! Rose begged him not to tell anyone, and I guess he didn't… Al, do you have any idea where she'd go?" Lily turned and asked Albus.

Albus shrugged, "Where wouldn't she go? You know how unpredictable she is."

"And, she's been everywhere, there's no telling where she'd apparate," James added.

Lily groaned in frustration, "Knowing her, she'd do something crazy… I need to find her."

"What do you mean something crazy?" Albus asked, worried.

Scorpius was the silent the whole time. Lily sighed, sitting on a bench, "After Zabini ignored her after they did it, she went down to a pub and convinced them to let her drink. She had about six bottles of firewhiskey… She literally drank the pain away. It took all night for me and Lana to find her."

James and Albus had never heard any of this, much less Scorpius who was feeling worse by the second. "Exactly how much are you two keeping from us?!" Albus asked her little sister, who smiled sheepishly.

"Now I know why she's in Slytherin, cunning little girl," James chuckled, shaking his head.

Lily smiled, "Called me little girl again and I'll show you why I'm in Slytherin," she replied, which shut him up. "Well, brothers, looks like putting these two together wasn't the best idea the Potters had..."

They all laughed lightly, except Scorpius, who stayed silent. He honestly felt like he'd really messed up. For one, he didn't even know Rose drank. Drinking and being upset did not equal anything pleasant, he would know.

James groaned loudly, "We have to find her; she has the keys to the car! I don't want to walk home!"

"Looks like we better start looking," Lily sighed, "Keep an eye out for any pubs."