A/N: A Short one - but I'm a bit busy at the moment.
Chapter Thirteen
The trip on the Hogwarts express was a subdued one, what with Rose and Hugo's absence. Al, Scorpius and Natalie shared a compartment and often wondered how Rose was doing.
At the platform Natalie said goodbye to them and went to her mum. Al and Scorpius had to wait a bit longer before someone showed to collect them. It wasn't either of their dads, instead James had come to pick them up.
"Oi Oi" he shouted over the crowd of students. They swivelled their heads around and both broke out into identical grins. James was a right pain in the sodding arse – but he was also bloody great.
James punched them both in the arm as a greeting and then refused to help with their luggage.
"How are we getting home James?" Al asked, he was dreading the answer.
"Well seeing as you two plebs aren't old enough to apparate, Draco lent me his car. So I'm driving us home" he said all too cheerily.
Scorpius and Al groaned, "James did you put a confundus charm on dad or something, no way would he let you drive his car" Scorpius said gravely – he didn't trust James' driving skills.
James didn't seem bothered by the boys lack of confidence, "Nope no confundus, just the old Potter charm" and Scorpius snorted and Al laughed.
"Actually my driving has improved, the old ball and chain has been helping me" he laughed.
Scorpius frowned, "Ball and chain? What are you on about, you've finally lost it"
James just continued to smile in his goofy way, "Ball and chain Scorpie is another way of saying your partner. You remember in my letter to Rosey Posie, I mentioned I flashed a neighbour? Well she obviously like what she saw, she came back for more. Now she's my girlfriend"
Scorpius muttered, "Silly silly girl, has no idea what she has gotten herself into"
And Al told James, "She must be blind – no way did she get a look at you naked, and want to see that again" James just laughed at them, he loved joking with his brothers.
Scorpius just remembered, "Oi don't call me Scorpie you tosspot and I wouldn't call Rose, Rosie Posie – not if you want to see your girlfriend again. So what's her name, or is she forever known as the old ball and chain?" They reached the car Scorpius and Al loaded their belongings – James just leaned against the car and didn't help.
James flashed a genuine smile, "She's so cool, and pretty, and funny and she's great in…" he stopped and coughed "Never mind you're too young to know about that" then he chuckled. "Her name is Chloe and she's great. If you're still allowed to my party, you'll meet her".
They climbed into the car and Al and Scorpius fought over who gets the front seat. Scorpius let Al take it in the end, proclaiming, "That's fine you have it. That way when James crashes, you'll have th2e front row seat" and he jumped in the back and dodged James' punch.
Once buckled in, Al asked, "What do you mean if we're still allowed to go to your party? Why wouldn't we be allowed?" he sounded irritated.
James held up his hands, "Whoa little bro, don't get all stroppy. Just what happened to Rose is all, maybe the adults want to keep you at home and safe" he reasoned.
Scorpius frowned, "But it's your party, you know all the people, you trust them. Besides a gazillion of your cousins will be there to keep an eye on us" he too sounded irritated.
James raised his eyebrows, "Don't take it out on me – just maybe ask them nicely why you can't go. If you go in there complaining and shouting, they are more likely to say no" he reasoned.
The journey was spent joking and laughing, James was so much fun to be around – unless he was using you for one of his jokes.
They arrived home and James left the boys to take their trunks out, Scorpius called to his retreating back, "You know you could actually help us, maybe use magic!" he yelled.
James looked over his shoulder, and gave them an evil grin, "Nah where would the fun be in that. Also Draco has cooked lasagne and I want to get in there fast and get the biggest piece" and he disappeared out the garage.
The boys abandoned their trunks and raced to the kitchen. Scorpius loved coming home, it felt so loving and comfortable. The memories he has of his family home are so happy, that every time he sees it again he can't help but give a goofy smile. So when he pushed Al out the way to get to the kitchen faster, he entered and saw the familiar sight of the large oak table, he smiled and sighed in contentment.
Scorpius raced to his seat and tried to snatch the lasagne out of James' hands.
"Aren't you even going to say hello boys? Just go straight to the food and subsequent squabbling" Draco scolded.
Scorpius and James continued to play tug-of-war with the lasagne and both said at the same time, "Hello".
Harry rolled his eyes, sometimes it was like they were small kids again. Harry levitated the dish of lasagne out of their hands and set it down next to him.
"I get biggest piece for putting up with you lot" he joked.
Harry actually cut it into equal squares and dished them up. Draco remained silent, occasionally laughing at Harry and the boys. His lasagne was always a winner with them, he can remember as if it was yesterday when James had said it was better than Molly's, after trying it for the first time.
After dinner they had their traditional family film night, James even stayed. Scorpius had tried to use his mobile phone, but Draco snatched it from him, "I said no phone and I meant no phone" Scorpius gulped and nodded to show he understood. He didn't want to piss his dad off, not when he wanted to go to James' party.
The Christmas holidays last for two weeks and James' party wasn't until the second week. Al and Scorpius met up with Rose and Hugo the next day, they took the train into muggle London. All teenagers had last minuet Christmas shopping.
"Are you still allowed to go to James' party?" Rose asked the boys'
Al shrugged and Scorpius answered, "Hopefully, we're going to ask tonight. What about you?" he hoped they could all go.
She smiled, "Dad and mum had a LONG discussion – well more like bickering, but anyway I'm allowed to go. I think what swung it, was the amount of cousins that will be there, keeping an eye on me" she beamed, she really thought her dad wouldn't let her out of his sight.
Al mumbled, "I hope we can go, maybe we can argue that we need to go to protect Rose" he suggested.
They enjoyed a whole morning of shopping and now they were in a restaurant eating lunch. Rose had pushed Al out of the way and sat next to Scorpius in the booth, Al sat opposite them, next to Hugo.
Scorpius had to force himself to stare at his plate of food, and not stare at the bare legs that were very close to his leg. Rose had a skirt on and when she sat down and crossed her legs, it had risen slightly and he could see a fair amount of skin and thigh.
He cursed his teenage hormones and hoped and prayed, his erection would go away before they had to stand up.
Scorpius forced himself to focus on Al and Hugo's conversation.
"So Hugo what are your plans, whilst we go to James'?" he asked, wondering what the younger boy would do.
He tried to talk around a mouth full of chips. Rose tutted, "Your just like dad, it's gross. Chew and swallow, then answer Al" she scolded.
He did as his sister asked and then turned his attention to Al, "Oh I won't be home either. Jack invited me to a family party that he's having. I'm sleeping over and will come home the next evening." He told them.
Rose smiled and glanced at Scorpius, wondering if he remembered their conversation about Hugo's sexuality. Scorpius sly smile confirmed that, he did indeed remember.
Scorpius wiped the grin off his face, "So you like staying at Jack's? Does he have a nice house? Is his family nice?" Scorpius pried.
Hugo frowned wondering why the sudden interest in Jack, "Yeah I guess. His parents are nice and his sister is alright. He only has a small house though, not like ours. So I have to sleep in his room, but I don't mind" and Rose choked on her drink.
Hugo laughed at her and Scorpius asked, "So is his sister hot? Do you fancy her? You know the typical, fancy my friends sister dilemma." He jokingly said.
Hugo didn't know what Scorpius was getting at, so he answered him honestly, "No. I mean yes she's good looking and all, but no I don't fancy her. Just not attracted to her I guess." He continued to stuff chips in his mouth.
Al wondered why Scorpius was grilling Hugo on his friendship with Jack. "Any girls at school you do fancy?" Al asked, trying to remove Jack from the centre of the conversation.
Hugo swallowed, "Blimey, what is this, grill Hugo day! Bloody hell you lot are nosy. No I don't fancy any girls at school. I was dating a girl called Shelly, but it didn't work out. I'm not interested, I have much more fun hanging out with Jack." And he glared at them, "Before you ask any more questions, stop and think, do you want me to ask you some embarrassing questions. Like maybe who Scorpius fancies!" he said as he stared pointedly at Scorpius.
Scorpius got the hint, "No more questions, deal. So who wants dessert?" He knew Rose would ask him later who he fancied.
They shopped for another hour and then returned to Rose's, their dads were meeting them there. As they were all staying for dinner.
Rose, Al and Scorpius were sat in Rose's room, chilling out. "What was that all about, asking Hugo all of those questions?" Al asked.
Scorpius and Rose grinned and they explained their theory, about Hugo crushing on Jack.
"Oh, yeah I thought that too. I mean I thought that Jack fancied Hugo at least." Smiling as he thought Hugo and Jack would make an adorable couple.
Rose laughed, "I wonder how long it will take them to figure it out?" she hoped they could sort it out.
Scorpius shrugged, "He's fourteen. I started fancying girls quite early, but then I wasn't sexually confused. One day he will wake up and be like 'oh fuck, I fancy my best friend'" and both Scorpius and Rose, sat and thought, I know what that feels like.
That night at dinner, Al, Scorpius and Rose worked as a team to convince Draco and Harry, to allow the boys to go to James' party.
Eventually they gave their permission, but Draco warned if anything goes wrong, then they will grounded until the move out of home.
(Time Skip)
James had asked the boys to arrive before the party, so they could meet his girlfriend Chloe and to help set up.
James' flat was big enough, open plan and good for a party. It turned out, that Chloe knew exactly how to handle James and she kept him in check. They seemed good for each other, even if it was vomit inducing seeing James all loved up.
James being the idiot the he is, was having an abnormal Christmas party. He was trying to be unique and funny, and well because it was James it worked. His theme for the party was Hawaiian Christmas Party.
When Scorpius asked what he was thinking, James replied. "Why not have a beach/Hawaiian themed Christmas party?" as if Scorpius was being silly.
He said why not. Bring the sun to my Christmas party with cocktails, Hawaiian skirts, palms trees and guests in summer dresses or shorts. He cast a charm so the flat stayed nice and warm, he set up a BBQ as an alternative to the traditional Christmas dinner, it was on the balcony and he even made up turkey and cranberry burgers.
As the sun wasn't actually shining, he set up a camera in front of a tropical sunset backdrop, so the guests could cheer up and forget their winter blues.
Scorpius would never admit it, but he thought it was a bloody brilliant idea. So much fun and it was an added bonus that many women would be wearing bikinis and grass skirts.
The flat looked fantastic once they finished, it was full of bright colours and had its own tiki bar, fake beach area, blow up palm trees and lots of Hawaiian themed nick nacks.
When each guest arrived they were presented with a flower necklace, a hollow coconut acting as a glass for a fruit cocktail and were told to take their shoes off – as James said no one wears shoes on the beach.
Scorpius and Al played it safe and wore knee length shorts and a Hawaiian patterned shirt, which Scorpius would never wear ever again in his life. They both had flower necklaces and were sipping from coconuts.
James and Fred thought it would be funny to wear grass skirts and a coconut bra, luckily they had shorts on underneath their grass skirts. What was funnier, was James' work colleague came dressed as a shark – well half a shark, the costume was done so it looked like the shark has eaten him. He told everyone that he was chilling on the beach and the bloody shark ate him.
Then Scorpius almost had a heart attack as Rose turned up, wearing a bikini and a grass skirt, a few flower necklaces, which dipped into her cleavage and a flower head piece. Her hair was loose and wavy – she looked stunning. He couldn't remember if he had even seen her in a bikini top, previously she had worn an all in one swim suit. Her flat stomach was on show, and he could see her belly button and ….merlin he's not going to be able to function tonight.
Natalie had worn something similar to Rose, but different colours, Scorpius paid her no attention, but Al seemed just as enchanted by Natalie as he was by Rose.
James walked up to his brothers, slung an arm around each of them, "You can thank me later boys" and he strutted away to go start a limbo competition.
Scorpius found his voice and greeted the girls, handing them a cocktail. Soon more guests arrived, all wearing various beach costumes and Hawaiian style influences. All the cousins were there now and they endured lots of, 'oh look at the youngins' and 'haven't you grown' and most of all 'I wish I was still at Hogwarts', soon the older cousins left to enjoy the party and they could sneak more alcohol.
Half way through the party, James had a surprise for them. A tanned fat man, dressed in beach shorts, flip flops, sunglasses and a Santa's hat. He had a big white beard and white hair, he was obviously dressed up as a Hawaiian Santa. He handed the guests a present each and left, wishing them all a merry Christmas.
Al was currently introducing Natalie to his family, trying to ease her into it. They all knew her anyway, what with being Neville Longbottom's daughter, but now she was Al's girlfriend she would be asked many, many questions, from the endless family members.
Teddy and Victorie were having a great time, they had been a couple now for a while and they seemed really happy. They were having a hula hoop competition with the Scamander twins. Dominique was snogging the shark costume man, her brother Louis was puking over the side of the balcony. Their cousin Molly Was rubbing Louis' back and lecturing him for having a drinking contest with Fred in the first place.
Rose came over to Scorpius and they talked quietly, both laughing at all the various Weasley/Potter antics and drunkenness.
"Where is Al?" Scorpius asked, not sure if he actually wanted to know.
Rose smirked, "He's in the kitchen. He's snogging Natalie's face off – it's enough to put you off your food. James walked by him earlier and high fived him, he didn't even stop his snogging as he did it" she sounded impressed.
Scorpius laughed, he was happy for Al and well he always found James' treatment of them funny, it was endearing and it was times like this he missed having James at home.
Scorpius noticed out the corner of his eye that Louis and Moly were leaving the balcony and heading to the bathroom, to clean up. He looked at Rose, "Want to go get some fresh air on the balcony?" then he scrunched up his nose, "Not too sure how fresh it is, what with Louis chucking his guts up, but I'm sure its fine" he was feeling a bit hot inside, the flat was big, but with all the guests it was cramped.
She smiled, "Sure, sounds good". They went out onto the empty balcony. James had cleared away the BBQ as it was now finished and there only remained a few decorations and some garden chairs. James had also cast a warming charm out here, so at least Rose wouldn't freeze in her bikini.
Scorpius leaned on the balcony railings and looked over the edge, taking in the view. Rose came and stood by him, he could smell her perfume, hear her shallow breathing and feel the sexual tension between them.
She turned and looked at him, face serious, this wasn't like Rose, she was always laughing and smiling – well when she wasn't being bossy that was. "Scorpius" he turned and gave her a little smile.
"Yeah?" he asked, he was hyper aware that their faces were rather close.
"I just wanted to thank you properly for saving me from Rich. I was terrified and so scared. You came in and stopped him and I was so pleased" she started shaking at the memory of that night.
Scorpius pulled her into a hug, he stroked her back. He rested his chin on top of her head, "Hey, its okay. You're safe Rose. I will never let anything happen to you, I promise. Rose you mean too much to me – I won't let anyone or anything hurt you." He honestly and sincerely told her.
She smiled against his chest, she felt secure in his arms and hearing his comforting words. She knew he meant them as a friend or brother figure, but a small part of her wanted it to mean more than that.
She mumbled against his chest, he couldn't hear, so he lifted her chin up and looked down at her, giving her a kind smile and asked her to repeat it.
She sighed, "I know you will protect me, but what happens when you get a girlfriend – you'll forget all about me" she didn't want to sound jealous and whinny, but she hated thinking that might happen one day.
Scorpius had drunk a fair amount and was feeling confident, he was also encouraged by the warmth of Rose's body pressed against him. He made eye contact with her, "Not if you are my girlfriend" and he closed the gap between them. Their lips met and gripped the back of her head.
Later on he would think it was strange that no thoughts were going through his head, instead he just enjoyed the kiss and the fantastic sensations it caused. He just relished it, it finally happened after all that time fantasising about kissing her.
She didn't push him away, instead she snaked her arms around his waist and increased the pressure against his lips. Scorpius pulled her body closer against his and he smiled into the kiss, as he felt her breasts press up against him.
The kiss intensified and he ran the tip of his tongue along her bottom lip. She parted her lips and he could feel her warm breath against his mouth. He slid his tongue into her mouth and was met by her tongue, they explored each other's mouths, with their tongues. Their grip tightening as the kiss became more heated.
However they had to break apart, to get much needed ait into their lungs. Scorpius rested his forehead against Rose's forehead. "Rose" he breathed, voice ragged and low.
She smiled, "Scorpius" she smirked.
They looked into one another's eyes for a moment, regaining their usual breathing pattern. Then she placed a sweet tender kiss on his lips.
Inside they heard James shout, "Where's Rosey Posie and Natwee? Ron's here to pick them up."
Rose jumped away from Scorpius, just as James come out onto the balcony. "Oh there you are my dear cousin. Your dads here" she nodded and James left.
Rose turned to Scorpius, "As part of agreeing to allow me to come dad gave me a curfew and said he would personally make sure I went home on time."
She giggled, "I guess I forgot and dad got fed up with waiting, he came in search of me. Ops"
Scorpius smiled at her, she looked at him, then at the door to the flat. She quickly gave him a peck on the lips, "See you tomorrow yeah?" and he flashed her a huge smile, "Definitely."
Ron came storming over, "I've extracted Natalie from Al, bloody leech. Time to go sweetie." He smiled at Scorpius, "Hey Scorpius. Good to see you were looking after my little girl" and he left, with Rose following, and trying to hide her huge grin.
The party continued for a few more hours, eventually most guest left. Some passed out on the floor and sofa, and Fred had even passed out sat on the toilet. James had grinned wickedly at them, told them to make themselves comfortable in the spare room and he said he had Chloe waiting in his room and a man never keeps a lady waiting.
The spare room was a small box room, but it was big enough for two single air beds to be put up. Al and Scorpius changed into PJ's, Scorpius was going to tell Al about his fantastic kiss with Rose, but Al had fallen asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. He was snoring and a puddle of drool was on his pillow, Scorpius snickered and went to sleep himself. Of course he didn't snore or drool, Malfoys don't drool.