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Thanks for all your reviews last time! Gcoolio asked how Aliza is pronounced the other day, so it's pronounced the english way, A-lies-a . :) I love Aliza, but am angry at myself for not having insisted a bit more on her and Al's relationship.. :( oh well, maybe another story.. :P
Enjoy my seventh chapter ! :)
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New Year !
"Rosiiiiieeee!"
I jump about a foot in the air at my cousin's sudden interruption into my room, almost ripping apart the magazine I had been absent-mindedly flipping through.
"Lily ! I told you not to scare me like that, or to call me Rosie for that matter !" I scold, turning to face her and frowning at her hyper-activeness.
"Oh stop being so serious da-H-ling." She answers, giggling, and causing me to roll my eyes at her new favorite word, which she now insists on using as often as possible.
"Anyway !" Lily continues without leaving me any time to respond, and twirls dramatically "What do you think of this dress for tonight?"
I grin when I see her dramatic green dress, which flows down to the floor and compliments her flaming red Weasley hair perfectly.
"I knew it was a good idea to give that to you." I say, admiring how well my old dress suits her. I can still remember how beautiful I felt at Jun's arm with it in 4th year.
"I know ! Thank you so much Rose !" Lily flings herself across my messy room to hug me tightly, and I hug her back, even as memories of that night in 4th year assault me.
"I miss him Lily." I whisper, clutching her tighter and fighting the tears I can feel coming up.
"Huh ?" My cousin, tactful as always.
"Nothing." I answer, discretely wiping at my eyes and forcing a smile onto my face, "Can you help me chose my dress now, I want to use this party to wow my boyfriend."
Lily laughs, "Trust me, da-H-ling, he doesn't need to be any more wowed over you."
I just grin back, replacing any morbid thoughts of Scorpius by happy thoughts of Jake, as I've been doing for the last few months.
"Have you met my boyfriend yet, by the way?" Lily asks offhandedly as we wait by the entrance, watching guests filter into the Potter household for the New Year's Party they're throwing. My uncle's house looks great, as always. The house had been his godfather's apparently, before he died, but Harry and Ginny have decorated it a lot since then. It's stuffed with beautiful antiques, red and gold being the main colors. The party's being held on the bottom floor, so they've decorated it all with colorful banners, Christmas trees and glitter. Canaries in about a thousand different colors fly around overhead, courtesy of my mother, and my grand parents bought a few gnomes from the Burrow, which they dressed in Santa's Elves costumes and charmed so that they can't open their mouths to bite anyone.
"Zac?"
"No, I broke up with him weeks ago !"
"Thomas?"
"Nah, he was too nerdy."
"Marc?"
"Too eager."
"Fine, I give up, you break up with guys too easily." I concede, rolling my eyes and grabbing a glass of firewhisky from a passing waiter. I glare at Lily when she takes one too, but she completely ignores me.
"Jayden !"
A fit of coughing overcomes me as I choke on my drink in surprise.
"Jayden Zabini !?" I shout, once I can breathe again.
"I've only told you about ten times this week already ! Don't you listen to a word I say?"
"No !"
Lily rolls her eyes at me, and takes a big gulp of firewhisky, "Oh well, da-H-ling, he's coming tonight, so you can meet him ! Now I'm off to talk to someone who actually listens to me, see you !" And with that she walks off, waving at me airily, and rather too dramatically for my taste.
I spot Lorcan Scamander walking towards me in his usual, sickeningly jaunty way, and have to hold back a groan at the approach of this eternal flirt, who has apparently had a thing for me since the beginning of the year.
"Hey Rose, can you help me ? There seems to be something wrong with my eyes." He asks as he approaches.
"What's wrong with them?" I ask, frowning and taking a step towards him, "You should ask my mom to help, she is a healer after all."
"I think I'm beyond help, my problem is that I can't seem to take them off of you..." He punctuates this cheesy pick up line with what is surely meant to be a charming wink, and takes a step towards me.
"Have you seen my boyfriend, Jake, by the way?" I ask, shoving him away from me. He seems a bit thrown off balance at my words.
"You have a boyfriend?"
"I can't be as gorgeous as you always make me out to be without making the best of it, can I? Now if you'll excuse me, I'd like to go have a civilized conversation with someone who can say more than a few crappy pick up lines." With that I turn on my heel and wave dramatically and airily over my shoulder, just like I saw Lily do a few minutes before.
Before rushing much less elegantly out of sight the moment I'm slightly hidden in the crowds. This is how I find myself literally running into Jake.
"Hey, calm down love !" He says, catching me and enfolding me into a crushing embrace. I hug him back tightly, feeling, for the first time today, reasonably calm.
"You look gorgeous by the way." He whispers into my hair, and I smile at his complement, grateful to Lily for forcing me to put make-up on, and to wear the incredible strapless dress she picked out.
I look up into his beautiful face, and smile cheekily "You don't look too bad yourself."
"I always look great, love."
I smile, unable to disagree, and bring my face closer to his, intent on kissing him.
"Rose !" Someone shouts, and I break away from Jake right before our lips touch. I know that voice, and he's the last person I expected to be at this party.
And the one person I've been wanting to see more than anyone else for the last few months.
"Scorpius?!" I scan the crowd in search of his face, and finally find him standing next to Albus, who looks embarrassed at the situation. I don't waste time looking at Scorpius' expression however, as I'm running towards him, almost tripping in the ridiculous high-heels Lily made me wear. His arms are open for me when I reach him, and I leap into them without any hesitation, burying my face into his solid chest. I'm crying before I can stop myself, and I end up soaking his crisp white shirt with my tears.
We hug like that for what seems like ages, neither of us saying anything, unwilling to break the moment.
"Can I have my girlfriend back now, Malfoy?" An icy voice says, and I reluctantly loosen my hold on Scorpius to turn to face Jake and to wipe away my tears.
"No." Scorpius answers before I can say anything, and slips an arm possessively around my waist whilst kissing the top of my head. I can feel myself becoming bright red.
"Scorpius..." I trail off. I had been preparing to tell him to let go of me, but I don't actually want him to, "uh... stop it please."
"I don't want to. I love you Rose." Scopius murmurs, looking straight into my eyes. My breath catches in my throat, and my heart is suddenly hammering in my chest as I look disbelievingly into Scorpius' eyes. Did he really just say that? What the hell?
I don't know what to do. I desperately want to kiss him, but I would never hurt Jake like that, should I hug him to show that the feeling is mutual? Or push him away and go into Jake's arms instead? Luckily, I'm saved having to make up my mind by the arrival of Lily.
"You sooo did not just say that ! Seriously Rose ! You're so lucky ! You have two guys completely head over heels for you ! Now you just have to chose ! Durmstrang Blondie, or Slytherin sex symbol."
I stare at her, amazed at her choice of words. What's so lucky about Scorpius being in love with me but at Durmstrang? What's so lucky about having to chose between two guys that I both love so much, knowing that my dad will kill me for either choice?
"I just need to think." I announce, and then unclasp myself from Scorpius' arm and push through the crowds to go to Lily's room.
Once I get up there, I immediately collapse onto my cousin's bed, and start crying all over again. I really am so pathetic.
After a few minutes of pityful crying, I finally get a hold on myself, and sit up slowly on the bed. A mirror is on the wall opposite, so I find myself looking at this girl with wild, uncontrollable red hair, chocolate brown eyes rimmed with red from crying and wearing a beautiful silver dress. Silver, just like the Slytherin colors.
I owe it to Jake to see our relationship through to the end. I definitely do not want to break up with him because I might be in love with Scorpius, like some random bitch would do.
"I am not a bitch." I mutter to myself.
"You certainly look like one in that revealing gown." The mirror says haughtily, and I'm tempted to throw one of my heels at it.
"Do you want to see one of my bitchy shoes up close, mirror? Or would you rather shut up?"
The mirror stays silent. Good choice, or I would have had to to pay back Lily for the damn thing.
I head downstairs just as the countdown to midnight is starting, and have to rush through the crowds to find Jake before the New Year.
"Jake !" I shout as I spot him in the crowds, and he immediately turns towards.
"TEN!" My little brother Hugo shouts, his voice magnified.
"Rose, Thank Merlin."
"NINE!"
"I'm sorry for all that, please forgive me..."
"EIGHT!"
"Of course I forgive you love. You didn't do anything wrong."
"SEVEN!"
"Thank you so much Jake..." I smile at him, truly happy at my choice.
"SIX!"
"Jake?"
"FIVE!"
"Yeah?"
"FOUR!"
"I think I might be in love with you."
"THREE!"
"I know that I'm in love with you."
"TWO!"
"Seriously?"
"ONE!"
"Definitely."
He leans in to kiss me, and I close my eyes in anticipation, angling my head slightly to the side.
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
Jake stumbles to the side, and I open my eyes again just in time to see Scorpius' handsome face crashing down on mine, and to feel his lips on mine in the most magnificent kiss I have ever had. I'm too shocked to actually register what's going on, and, before I can comprehend what has just happened, I'm kissing Scorpius back, my hands are raising on their own accord to tangle themselves in his messy hair, and I'm pressing my body closer to his, reveling in the kiss. I'd forgotten how great it was to kiss him, how I don't have to think anymore, how all my worries evaporate until the only thing that matters is the kiss.
After what feels like forever, but was probably less than a minute, we break apart, breathing heavily, and I finally realise what has just happened.
"Shit." I mutter, clapping my hands over my mouth and staring up at Scorpius. His arms are encircling my waist, hugging me close to him, but I break away, blushing furiously. All I can see is the way that his eyes smolder passionately, and all I know is that I love that shade of grey. Everything other than his eyes seems immaterial and unimportant, but his eyes make me feel so embarrassed, I feel as if he can see straight through me, know everything about me with just a glance.
"Rose?" An annoying whisper ruins the moment.
"What, Albus?" I snap, not looking at him.
"Uncle Ron..."
He doesn't need to say anymore, I immediately turn away from Scorpius and push through the crowds. I am so dead. I think, so intent on escaping my dad's wrath that I don't even stop to think where he is. I don't realise that I might be going in towards the danger until I run right into my angry father.
"You are so dead." My father growls, grabbing my wrist and dragging me towards the exit. Away from Scorpius. I realise that this might be the last time I see him, and cry. Again.
Tada! I love Scorpius! Seriously he is so cool to be stealing Rose like this, even if it is a bit bitchy, but for a guy, I don't know what the word would be... ;p I hop you enjoyed this chapter, but I apologise for the shortness of it... I had a bit of a writers block on it too, so it might not be the best chapter... :/ I'll be updating ASAP, and please check out my new story! I need a few stories at a time to stay concentrated, so I finally posted another one. :P This one is about Scorpius' twin sister, and is bound to be awesome. XD
By the way, there have been more followers than reviewers lately, and i really don't like that ! if you follow the story, pleas at least tell me what yoou liked about and what you think i should fix ! x( :P
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