A/N: Sorry for taking me so long to update.
Truth is I just felt there was no need to rush cause the happy end was already there.
So anyway , here it is
I am not J. K. R. , try not to freak
Enjoy!
Chapter 11: Bets about parents
"Look at them, shameless gits, accusing us of acting all lovesick…" I would snort at Al's words but I am a tiny bit too busy at the moment.
Doing what? You might wonder… Well, I'm keeping this a secret. Use your imagination.
"I know! I mean they're all so high and mighty , snogging in the middle of Three Broomsticks but when we're hugging we're…how did they call us Al? 'Disgustingly romantic' Was it?" Hahaha, very funny Nelia.
"Remind me again why did we take them with us today?" Scorpius whispers in my ear, making me tickle.
"Go figure…" I reply sighing. Cause, hello, I won't be seeing him for two weeks, don't I have the right to enjoy, his…erm…company for a little while?
"So guys what are you planning to do during Christmas holidays? Are you going anywhere?" Nelia asks me and my awesome…wait for it…boyfriend, taking a sip from her butterbeer.
"To hell probably." Scorpius mutters and his arms stiffen around me. Yeah… tell me about it.
"So you're telling your parents?" Al inquires cocking an eyebrow. We both nod.
"Well, we've been together for some time and don't intent on breaking up any time soon so, what other solution is there?" I explain. Of course that is much easier said than done. Naturally. But I love Scorpius and he loves me too so they'll just have to live with it. Or kill us… but I try not to think of it.
"Besides we're seventeen, they can keep us under their control only that long." Scorpius adds.
"Well, hate to break it to you but it was not their fault you didn't get together earlier." My dear saint cousin Albus mumbles, between something that looks like…aha! Chocolate frogs. Dear that boy eats like a pig.
Thank Merlin my boyfriend is a gentleman…and hates chocolate frogs…mostly the second actually…
"Oh! Thanks for the reminder mate." Scorpius looks down at his hands that are no longer around me. I let go of my butterbeer and tangle my hands with his making him snap up his head with an expression that looks like he got pleasantly surprised.
I smile back at him with what I like to call my 'Scorpius smile' and then turn to my cousin and his girlfriend.
"Well, you're one to talk Allie." I point out and Scorpius smirks what he has named his 'Rose smirk'. Ok, I guess we are acting like lovesick teens. But hell this is much better than being heartless. So whatever.
"Merlin Rose I can't wait till you tell Uncle-Ron." Al chirps to my and Scorpius' annoyance.
"It's not gonna be better for you. Bringing home your Goyle girl." My boyfriend chirps back.
"Hey I'm right here!" Nelia protests but the two saints pay her little attention.
"Well, I brought you home and they accepted it. I'm guessing they'll adore Nelia." Hm, Al does have appoint there somewhere. And it's not pretty good.
"True then why should Mr Weasley mind?" Oh, poor Scorpius, he has never met my dad that's why he says that. If only he knew.
"Well, Uncle-Harry's good sense is somewhere up there." I motion over my head with my hand. " And my dad's is over here." I move my palm close to the floor and Scorpius' mouth forms and 'O'.
"Scary right?" I mutter heart-fallen.
"But we'll make it, my dear heartless girl." A bright smile graces his face and his grey eyes shine.
"I know Scorp, but it's gonna be hard." I counter still unable t relax.
I know me and him, we'll be together no matter what but I'd hate to have my parents shout at me and his at him. It would ruin my good mood.
"And hasn't it been hard till now? The only difference is that now there's two of us and that's not exactly a bad thing." He reasons and I nod. Gosh, how did I live without him for so long?
"Actually there's four of us." Al interferes and I send an appreciating look at him.
"What?! I didn't do all this talking and planning to have you both killed by Mr Malfoy and Uncle-Ron, respectably." Albus laughs at that.
"Thanks mate." Scorpius high-fives his best friend, like a ten year old.
"You know what? I wonder what kind of punishment my dad will give me." I wonder out loud ten minutes later.
"Surely one not even close as harsh as mine will give me." Scorpius assures me. Not that this is very reassuring but…
"Well, you haven't met my dad. He's nuts." I say knowingly and Al nods.
"Mine is a tyrant, so I win." Hahaha, nice one baby.
"You don't know what you're talking about." I mean , no idea…
"Trust me Rosie, I do…" Scorpius insists.
"Wanna bet on it?" I hiss dramatically
"Sure thing." He hisses back.
oOo
.Weasley residence. December 23rd.
"I mean , of all the boys in Hogwarts, you chose Malfoy's son?" Yeah, yeah I heard you dad…
"You're overreacting Ron, calm down." Good thing my mother took it well. I stand up and rush to my bedroom. The man's crazy. I mean 'the boy is a scum like his father' ? Seriously? Couldn't he find a better reason to shout at me?
"Rose Weasley, come back here we are not done yet." My dad says ignoring my mother's calming voice.
"No. If that's how you're gonna be, I'm going to my bedroom." I shout back. He did it again. Made me furious.
"Fine, then stay in there." Good idea.
"Ron!" My mum shouts now.
I run to my room , shutting the door behind me. There grey owl with a package at its left foot awaits me. Scorpius' owl.
"Quentin!" I greet the animal with a smile. Letter from Scorpius. Cool!
I open the letter next to the package first.
'Rosie,
I got two and a half. Awesome huh? (Notice the irony?). How did you do?
Kisses, Scorp.
P.S. : I think my dad is trying to block my window so I'm owling you your Christmas present today. Both of them actually.'
Both? What has that rich bastard bought this time?
Opening the package I make out a little box and a mirror.
Hey, that's not a regular mirror! It's a communication mirror! And I bet I know who has the other one.
I take the mirror in my hands and nudge it slightly. Suddenly the glass turns cloudy and a face appears in it.
"Hey!" I smile at the blonde inside the mirror.
"I see you got your package. Quentin never fails me." Scoprius comments smiling back.
"I did, but why two gifts?" I ask.
Well, I know normally people send one gift per Christmas, but I thought that this one was mostly a gift to myself so I got you a second one only for you…" Crazy rich bastard.
I turn my attention to the smaller of the two gifts and open it. Ok, wow!
In the box there's a little heart locket and in it there and I repeat, wow!- a photo I got with Scorpius in our last trip to Hogsmeade. There's him tickling me while I'm fighting to release myself and then he just kissed me.
"Merry Christmas, Rosie. Turns out you never were a heartless after all. You always had my heart you know." I turn to look at him with tearful eyes.
"I love you. Thanks." I mumble between tears.
"Now , now don't cry baby. I love you too." Right I have to contain myself.
"It's amazing Scorpius. And it has the shape of a heart too… How thoughtful of you." I joke removing the tears with the back of my palm.
"So as I said, how did it go? I got two and a half weeks." I sigh.
"I suppose you won. I got grounded for only two weeks." I mutter sticking out my tongue to his smirk.
"Hahaha. Didn't is say my dad was more strict than yours?" He keeps pushing his case.
"I'll hex you if you keep this up." I put my hands on my hips.
"I won! I won , I won, and you looooost…" He sing songs. Idiot.
"Whatever. Good thing is that we get to talk that way. Oh bugger! I almost forgot. Wait, I'll send you your present too. Though it is not close as expensive and nice as yours." I stand up from my bad leaving the mirror there and go to my desk. I tie my package to Quentin's leg and let the owl return to its owner.
Before I sit back down I put on the silver heart-shaped locket with its green and blue shining he has one hell a taste that guy.
"Wow it looks good on you." My boyfriend gasps.
"Thanks. So how was it?" I ask.
"Dad shouted like hell and mum was trying to calm him down. He said some shit even he didn't believe, but I guess it could have been worse." Scorpius mutters.
"Same here." I second. Oh, look he got my gift.
Scoprius opens his window and takes Quentin in. He unwraps my present and I see his eyes open wide. Then he starts chuckling.
"'Cinderella and Other Tales'?" He reads. Hah…you got me.
"I told you it was nothing special." I look away shameful. Why didn't I buy him something expensive like that?
"I was looking for this book in 'Flourish and Blots' but I couldn't find it cause it's muggle. Yes! Rosie, I love you even more now!" I had kinda missed that little kid he has inside.
"Ok, it's decided, tonight I'm gonna read you Cinderella." He exclaims almost clapping his hands.
"For Merlin's sake Scorp…" Agh… we're not six…
"Enough. I'm reading now!" He interrupts me. Ok…don't snap mister.
"Once upon a time there was a gentleman –wow it's so cool- who married for his second wife the proudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen…" I smile absent-mindedly and look away for a moment.
And then I see it.
There is my door stands my mother and father staring at me and then back at the mirror and then back at me. My mum has a content look on her face and my dad , no matter how surprised, smiles slightly.
Then they both wave at me and quietly leave the room closing the door behind them.
No. Nobody is as bad as we think. Scoprius knew that. And he taught me too. And apparently now, my dad knows as well.
Maybe he'll tell someone too and then…
"Are you listening Rose? I said she used to sit down among cinders and ashes…" I chuckle now with all my heart, rolling on my bed.
Merlin I love him.
The End
A/N: *Sobs, sobs* I will so miss this story
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