Albus was really beginning to worry about Rose. He had finished his patrol with Lorcan Schmander, and Rose should've been done hers by then as well. However, she'd been out for a good twenty minutes longer than him, which was unheard of on Fridays. He'd even asked a few lingering students if they'd seen her, but to no avail. None of them had seen his cousin since she left for patrol.

Albus ran up to James, and managed to convince him to lend him the invisibility cloak, before heading out to go find her. If she had a fight with Scorpius, he either needed to help her hide the body or threaten him into keeping his mouth shut, depending on how badly she beat him.

Or, well, on the off chance Scorpius had beat her, Albus had a Slytherin to beat up.

Rose and Scorpius had lost track of time in the cupboard, and Rose finally looked down at her watch. "Merlin!" she exclaimed. "Patrol finished twenty minutes ago!"

"Well, we're staying out late and being extra diligent prefects. Aren't we? No trouble makers are getting past us."

"That's true."

Albus was racing along, trying not to make too much noise, and looking for his cousin. He could never remember where she patrolled, and she never talked about the patrol. Ever. Only that she hated Malfoy's face and desperately wanted to punch it in.

Peeves swooped overhead, and Albus frantically hid behind a statue. Peeves froze, obviously hearing some noise. "An ickle's out at night! An ickle's out a night!" the poltergeist began singing, and Albus let out a sigh, before slowing walking away, making less noise than the poltergeist's obnoxious singing.

"Albus is probably going to be wondering where I am right now."

"Just tell him later that we got in a fight. If we keep pretending we hate each other, he'll never suspect."

"Very true."

Albus snuck along, before hearing some muffled noises in a broom cupboard. Probably someone got locked in and was trying to get out. Most likely some unsuspecting first year or Scorpius. Rose could perform an unlocking charm with no difficulty, and had even learned how to pick locks from their Uncle George. Scorpius probably couldn't.

Albus flung the door open, and there were two horrified shouts. Albus's mouth dropped, as his cousin and Scorpius were in a broom cupboard, both looking rather dishevelled. Rose was frantically trying to pat her clothes to normal. Albus knew exactly was that meant.

"I thought you two hated each other!" Albus exclaimed, eyes wide. "What is going on here?!"

"We realized we don't -" Scorpius began, before Albus pointed his wand at him.

"I just caught you snogging my cousin, shut up."

"Albus! We just realized we don't really hate each other, and this just kinda happened."

"Kinda happened?!" Albus exclaimed. "You've been in there for forty minutes beyond patrol ending!"

"Don't tell my parents! Please!" Rose exclaimed. "They'll kill me!"

Albus just looked between the two of them. "We're going now, and Malfoy, I hope you're good at sneaking because even we aren't supposed to be out this late." he said, glaring at the blond Slytherin. He put the cloak over he and Rose, although Rose managed a small wave before disappearing from sight.

They two would only need to wait until next Friday.

If Malfoy managed to make it back to the common room.

Albus was lying awake in his dorm, staring at the ceiling. Why couldn't she keep hating him? Things were so much simpler. Now I have to deal with Rose and feelings.

A/N: Nice quick ending, with Albus finding them, as requested by StarDustTeen! Hope you guys liked it!