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A/N: I am sorry sorry sorry this took so long! I've been busy keeping my straight A's, then my computer broke, I had writers block horrible bad, yadayada. I'm on summer now, and hopefully I'll be updating a whole lot more. I need to finish this one so I can start my next one! I hope this Chapter is up to par!

Chapter Fourteen

Over the next couple of weeks, it seemed almost everyone knew about Rose and Scorpius. If asked, they would have admitted that they were a couple, but no one did. Usually if someone asked Rose about something, it was "How are you feeling?" or, "Why did you do it?" both questions to which she would answer with a shrug.

They play fought almost constantly and there was plenty of teasing, but you could tell in the way they hugged before going to different tables at lunch, the way they looked at each other, that they really liked one another. Witnessing them kiss was a rare occasion, but they did it all the time in secret. Rose wore the necklace he'd given her everyday, and she changed it between an S and S&R.

It was almost time for winter break, and end of term exams. Everyday, Rose would drag Scorpius into the library with her to study. He tried to make up an excuse to do something else, but she insisted he come with her or she'd be lonely and he wouldn't pass his exams.

One night, Scorpius was exhausted, and ended up passing out on the table covered in books. Rose had been saying something to him about Arithmancy, and when he didn't answer she glared at him and found him fast asleep. She considered shaking him up again but as she looked at him, she realized that she couldn't.

She'd never seen him sleep before, and she loved how he looked so peaceful. Not the dead kind of peaceful, a calm peaceful. His mouth was slightly open and when she leaned across the table, she could feel his warm breath against her face. She put a hand on his cheek and brushed his hair to the side. It sure was growing fast. She was sure that a couple of weeks ago it had been shorter.

She bent her head and kissed him softly before sitting back in her seat. Rose felt a little guilty; she dragged him around with her everywhere, while he still had things to do himself. She made a promise to his sleeping body that she'd do more things he wanted to do and actually let him sleep.

"Scorpius? Come one, wake up you need to get back to your Dormitories."

"Hm?"

Rose got up and walked round the table to him. She grabbed his elbow and gently tugged on it. "Your bed will be much more comfortable than a table, I promise."

He picked his head off the table and looked at her. "Bed?"

Rose smiled and nodded. "Yeah."

He rubbed his eyes and got up. She let go of his elbow and leaned against a bookcase, watching him get his things. He pulled his bag over one shoulder and walked towards her. "I'm sorry I fell asleep on you."

"Don't worry about it. You;e a growing boy, you need your sleep."

"I don't think I'm growing anymore, Rose. I hope not. By the time we leave Hogwarts I'll be seven feet tall."

Rose wrapped her arms around his shoulders and stood on her tip toes. "Then I'd have to get on a ladder just to kiss you."

"Yes, I can only imagine how dreadful that might be."

"Mental."

"Horrible."

"Unimaginable."

"You're adorable."

"Thank you, as are you."

Scorpius angled his head and kissed her. He laced his arms around her back and pulled her even closer to him, so nothing at all could have gone between them. He hope that that was how it would be in all senses of the phrase. He worried almost constantly, as she did also, that their parents, Albus, friends, or anyone else would try and break them up. Rose had made a decision to talk to Albus before Christmas holiday. She knew he was furious, and when he was in a mood like that, he'd do anything to ruin a person's life. Even Rose's.

They stopped kissing but Scorpius still held her to him. "We can come back here tomorrow, since I fell asleep-"

"No, no, you're alright! I was thinking we could go outside tomorrow and practice Quidditch? I know you've been wanting to."

Scorpius grinned and kissed her again. "You don't even want to, do you?"

She looked at a spot on his jaw. "Whatever you want to, I'll do."

He had a feeling go through him like he wanted to toss her on the floor and make love to her. Not like he would, but still. It was strange how he could feel like that just from her doing something he wanted to do. "I lo- Th-thank you Rose. I hereby proclaim that you are the sweetest, and all-around best being in the universe."

"Thank you." she said, feeling a blush rise in her cheeks. "Now come on or you'll be sleeping all day tomorrow."

Scorpius let go of her and grabbed one of her soft hands. He led the way out of the library, but when he started walking for the Ravenclaw Tower, Rose stopped him. "Just go back to the dungeons, I'll be fine."

He hated that idea. Flashbacks of her in the Hospital Wing, pale, lifeless, cold...

Rose noticed how his face contorted as if he was trying to keep from crying. He saw he looking at him and his face fell blank, void of emotion. She bought a hand up to his cheek and sighed. "I wish you wouldn't do that."

"Do what?" even his voice was empty.

"You know very bloody well what." She stood on her tip-toes and pecked him on the cheek. "I'll be fine, alright?"

"Owl me when you get there."

"I will." she said, hugging him. "Don't let Al get you too riled up."

"I won't But just for you. If you didn't care, I'd beat the shit out of him and that little Scamander twat-"

"Scorpius."

"I know." After giving him a squeeze, she let go of him and started walking towards her dorm. He almost followed her there, just to be safe, but decided he didn't want to have his head bitten off in front of a dozen or so smarty pants Ravenclaw by a girl half his size.

He was terribly smitten with her. Cared about her more than he did himself, which said a lot. Almost every night he'd dream about her. Not in the way you'd think, but in nightmares. Images of her in the Hospital, ones with her dead, or shaking and convulsing. Ones where she was beaten and torn, down in a dungeon somewhere, and he couldn't get to her. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't.

Sometimes he'd see his father, making him watch as the man crucio'd her. Scorpius knew his father wouldn't do that. he was changed, and anyway, that was more a thing his grandfather would have done. Even back in his sixth year, Draco Malfoy wouldn't have tortured anyone. Except maybe a Potter, but there he could relate.

What would his father do once he knew about Rose? His mum would probably think it was brilliant, just because she was pretty, but he didn't know about his dad. He might like her, just because it would piss her dad off. he might hate her because of her father. Scorpius had no idea, but he knew he'd better tell his parents about her soon. they might know already, but that would mean Rose's parents knew, and she was still alive, so he doubted that.

In the common room, Scorpius's absolute best friend in the entire universe was sitting on his chair. Joy. Don't start anything, don't start anything.

"Ah, finally coming in, Malfoy? Done fucking around with my cousin?"

"Always the articulate one, you are Potter. Did you stay up and wait for me? I'm flattered, really, but I've already gotten a girlfriend as you ver well know."

"Don't try and be clever. Didn't you learn anything from when I kicked your ass?"

"I'm not trying to get into anything with you, Potter."

"Oh, why not, Malfoy? Scared?"

Scorpius shook his head and started walking over towards the stairs to the dorm. "I don't even know why you're so mad all the time Albus."

Albus got out of the chair and walked over to him. "Me? You know why, Malfoy!"

"No I don't! It can't be becuase of me and Rose because the way you act, I'd say you don't give a shit about her."

"That's not true!"

"Oh? Because I figured if you really cared about her you would have gone to see her when she was in the fucking hospital! I went and saw her, everyday, and according to you, i didn't really like her. Why would I go there everyday, endure her verbal abuse, just because I was trying to play some big prank? You're completely mental, Potter! I don't know what the fuck happened to yout his year, but you need to take a look at how you've been acting because Rose needs you! You're supposedly her best friend, so act like it! You're being a dick, and it's for no good reason. I know you don't hate me, Potter, we've been good friends up until just recently. You probably know me better than she does, so really, Potter. What the fuck is up with you?"

Albus gaped at him for a moment and sighed. "Fuck off Malfoy. I just don't like you."

"Why not."

Scorpius was glaring at Albus, but his eyes softened when he saw something come over the other boy. He'd seen Potter's dad a lot of times, and he always had this kind look about him. He was always calm and reasonable, and Scorpius had envied Albus for having a dad like that. Albus frighteningly resembled his dad at that moment, the Weasley temper almost completely gone.

"I don't know. I guess I was jealous."

"Jealous of what?"

Albus rubbed his eyes. "I guess I though rose was going to replace me with you or something. I don't know."

Scorpius laughed and pushed his shoulder. "You idiot, how am I supposed to replace you, she's your cousin. You weren't planning on marrying her, were you? I mean, that's disgusting, but people used to do that in the 1700's i think-"

"Stuff it, Malfoy, I was not planning on marrying her. She's just my best friend you know?"

"Still. Why didn't you go see her? She was upset."

"I didn't want to see what happened. Because... I don't know, I felt like it was my fault, and it was easier to blame you if I just stayed away."

Scorpius grabbed both of his shoulders and shook him. "You need to talk to her, you stupid little twat. You can still hate me, but don't punish her."

"No. I'll stop being suck an arsehole to her, no guarantee with you, but I can't just walk up to hr and start being nice to her."

"So the war rages on?"

"Do you really have to ask?"

Scorpius shook him one more time and then shoved him back. "Dyke." he said, walking past him towards the dorm. Albus's pride was doing to screw him over eventually. He was almost as bad as Scorpius. He didn't really feel like thinking about that git.

He waited for Rose to write him, and he was relieved when she did. He wrote her a short letter about what had happened and said goodnight. He wanted to get some beauty rest. Not that he needed it; he was naturally that beautiful.

He'd almost fallen asleep when he head Albus stomping into the room and jumping into his bed. Maybe he was faking it, but he was snoring really loud. "Fuck you, you little black haired bitch."

"At least my hair isn't so light it's almost white. You're practically an old man."

"I'll be a damn sexy old man, thanks. Unlike you who'll have massive man tits and a pot belly."

"Pureblood."

"Half-blood."

"Malfoy."

"Shut up you little prick, I'm trying to go to sleep."

"Aw, poor you! I should stay up all night and jump on your bed so you can't sleep, or maybe I'll just shoot insults at you because you can't think of any good-"

"Silencio."

He could her Albus thrashing around in his bed. "What was that, Potter? I can't hear you!"