Chapter 26: Nightmares and Apologizes
(Rose's pov)
Sunlight steamed in through the window. I let out a moan as I realized my whole body ached. Wait… I wasn't in my dorm room. I opened my eyes and saw that I was in a hospital bed. But why…. Suddenly I remember. Matthew cheated on me. I was in the Forbidden Forest. I was attacked by a werewolf. Then… how did I get here. Looking around, I saw Scorpius sitting asleep in a chair by the side of my bed. What was he doing here? Did he know about the attack? Did anyone know? Looking beside me, I saw another rose. This time, it was orange. The note attached to it said.
Rose,
Orange roses mean desire and enthusiasm. Ever since fifth year I've wanted to hold you in my arms and tell you that I loved you. To this day, that desire is still strong. And that was the second step in our relationship.
Just then, the door to the hospital wing opened, and Madam Pomfrey came in. As soon as she saw me, the elder nurse let out a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness you're awake, deary. We were getting worried."
"Wh-what happened?" I asked, even though I already knew. I just wanted to know whether or not Madam Pomfrey knew about the werewolf attack.
"You collapsed in the forbidden forest, for some unknown reason, and this young man," Madam Pomfrey explained, gesturing to Scorpius, "found you and carried you straight here."
So Scorpius must have followed me. But why didn't he get attacked by the werewolf as well? "What's he still doing here?"
Madam Pomfrey sighed. "I tried to send him back to his dorm last night, but he snuck right back in here after I went to sleep. I found him sleeping in this chair just a couple of hours ago, and I didn't have the heart to wake him. I was planning on sending him back as soon as he woke up. Now, dear, how are you feeling?"
I hesitated. "I'm kind of sore."
"Alright, I'll go get your medicine."
As soon as Madam Pomfrey left the room, Scorpius's eyes flew open. "Rose, are you alright?" he asked in a panicked voice.
"I – I'm fine." I said, startled. "Did… did you follow me last night? To the Forbidden Forest?"
Scorpius sighed. "Yes, I did, but Rose, if I hadn't, you'd be dead right now."
We were silent for a moment before I spoke again. "Why did you save me?"
"Why? Because you would have done the same for me."
Scorpius looked as if he wanted to say something more, but Madam Pomfrey came in the room before he could say another word. Madam Pomfrey gave me a sedative, and the next day, I was cleared to go. But that was when the real trouble began.
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I was out in the Forbidden Forest again, reliving the night of the werewolf attack. This time, however, it was much worse. Not only was there the original werewolf to worry about, but Matthew transformed into one as well. Then, Scorpius came out of nowhere, and at first I thought he was going to help me, but he turned into one of them. As all three werewolves lunged at me and sunk their teeth into my skin, I let out a blood curdling scream…
(Scorpius's pov)
My eyes flew open at the sound of a horrifying scream. Rose, was my first instinct. I jumped out of bed, and ran straight to Rose's dorm. Not bothering to knock, I flung open the door. Sure enough, Rose was sitting up on her bed, with tears running down her face. She was trembling, and her eyes were wide with fright. Quickly, I climbed into bed with her and wrapped my arms around her in a comforting embrace. Surprisingly, she didn't protest.
"Shh, it's okay, Rose." I soothed. "What happened?"
"I – I was in the forbidden forest again, b-but this time you and Ma-Matthew were werewolves too, and I was bitten by all three of you." Rose sobbed.
"It's okay, Rose." I repeated. "It's not real."
I just sat there and held her in my arms. I didn't mean to fall asleep, but apparently I did, because the next thing I knew, it was early Monday morning.
Looking at Rose's alarm clock, I saw that it was six-fifteen in the morning; Rose's alarm didn't go off until six-thirty. Good, that meant I have fifteen minutes before Rose work up. That was plenty of time. Quietly, I went back to my dorm room and retrieved my final rose, the red one. On the card, I wrote:
Beautiful Rose,
If you haven't guessed, red roses symbolize love. Despite everything that's happened, I still love you, and I always will. And that was, and I hope it still is, the third and finally step in our relationship.
Love,
Scorpius
Very carefully, I snuck back to Rose's dorm and placed the red rose on the pillow next to her head, where she would be sure to find it. Then, I went out into the common room to wait. Suddenly, those fifteen minutes felt like an eternity.
(Rose's pov)
When my alarm clock went off and I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was red. Blinking a few times, I realized that red was a rose. This rose was the most beautiful I had received so far. Turning off the alarm clock, I quickly read the note that was attached. This time the note was signed. Scorpius. Just as I thought. Suddenly, I knew it was time for me to apologize to him. I knew lying was wrong, and I regretted doing it. I know now that Scorpius and I loved each other so much that we would somehow find a way around my father forbidding us to date if the need presented itself. I just hoped it wasn't too late to get him back.
When I opened my dormitory door, I found Scorpius sitting on one of the couches in our common room, obviously waiting for me. "Good morning, Rosie." He said pleasant.
"Good morning." I replied, but then hesitated. "Scorpius?"
"Yes?"
"I know this is long overdue but… I'm sorry for lying to you. I just didn't want to lose you but I ending up losing you anyway."
Scorpius sighed. "I'm sorry too, Rose. But I wanted you to trust that everything would be alright, and I wanted to trust you back. In a way, I can see why you were afraid to tell your parents about us, but you should have told me. What I don't understand is why you would ever go out with someone else, someone like Matthew especially, so soon after of break-up. That nearly killed me, Rosie. How could you do that to me?" I could tell he was pouring out everything he had been holding inside for months, and I felt even worse for lying and for going out with Matthew not even two months after our break-up. How could I have done this to him? I was truly a heartless bitch.
Suddenly, tears started to fall from my eyes, but I couldn't help it. "I know it was cruel, and idiotic of me, and again, I'm sorry. But I still loved you when we broke up, and no matter what I did, I just couldn't seem to get over you." I admitted. "So when Matthew asked me out, I said yes because I hoped it would help keep my mind off of you and keep me at least partly sane. It didn't though. But by then, I was sure you couldn't have loved me anymore."
Suddenly, Scorpius leapt to his feet, and kissed me, right on the lips, and I was reminded of just how much I missed his kisses. Scorpius was a much better kisser than Matthew, and his kisses always felt so prefect. "Don't you see how much I love you, Rose?" Scorpius whispered. "I could never stop loving you, not ever. In fact, when you started dating Matthew, I thought you were the one who had gotten over me. But now I know better, don't I."
"And so do I." I whispered back, and leaned forward to kiss him again. "I missed you so much."
Scorpius smiled. "I missed you too, Rosie, more than you could even imagine, and now that I have you back, I am never going to leave you again. Nothing is going to force me away from you, not even your father."
I could tell he meant every word he said. Scorpius kissed me one more time before we quickly got ourselves ready for the day and hurried down to breakfast, eager to share the good news that we were finally back together.
Author's note: So, how was that chapter? I'm curious. Did I do a good job of getting Rose and Scorpius back together? Was it too rushed? Please let me know in a review. :)
Preview for next chapter: "As we were passing one of the school's many broom closets, we heard an unmistakable sound coming from inside. Scorpius and I looked at each other and grinned; we knew what that sound was. Someone was going to get caught snogging in a broom closet. Quickly, I yanked open the broom closet door to reveal…"
Oh, who just got caught snogging in a broom closet? Review your thoughts on this as well as the chapter, and if you do, I'm more likely to update faster.