Well, I suddenly got more time on my hands than I've thought. So here's another chapter for you guys!
Rose walked slowly towards the Great hall Sunday night. Andrew had confronted her less than 20 minutes earlier, and it had ended with Rose having yelling match with him. And of course Lisa and Camille had showed their support and joined the fight, just to make sure that all of the Ravenclaw tower knew the entire story. Andrew had supposedly gotten over being heartbroken and now blamed Rose for the break up, saying that she never had any time for him, that she just used him to promote herself, etc. Rose thought of him as a bloody, ball-less idiot by now, thanks to Camille and Lisa's constant ranting about him having no balls. Since Andrew was a Chaser at the Quidditch team, Rose had the feeling, that "Andrew the ball-less" was a name that would stick for a while. Despite her being so angry that she could possibly spit fire, she giggled over the name.
"You look like someone who could tear a man in half, but still you giggle like a school girl." Scorpius' voice reached her. He sat at the top of the marble staircase, looking relaxed, and perhaps slightly nervous, as if fearing he was the one, who would be torn in half..
"Well, I do feel like I could tear someone in half. Or spit fire." Rose answered, coming to a stop about 3 feet from him.
Scorpius rose from the staircase and slowly closed the gap between them, pulling Rose into a hug.
"Your giggling still sound kind of cute, even when you're angry." He said.
Rose snorted. "Kind of cute? Maybe you should be the one I should be tearing apart." She said, and pulled herself out of Scorpius' arms.
"No, I think you would miss me too much." Scorpius laughed. "Do you want to talk about the reason you're angry."
Rose shook her head. "Where are we patrolling tonight?" she asked.
Malfoy pointed down the stairway. "The dungeons." He said in a low voice, trying to sound dangerous.
Rose giggled again, her anger almost entirely gone.
"Then let's go!" she said.
December passed quickly. Everybody was looking forward for Christmas holidays. Rose walked through the castle for her last nightly patrol of this year.
"Hello Rose." Scorpius caught Rose around the waist as she walked around a corner.
Rose let out a surprised sound, then turned to punch Scorpius lightly on the shoulder.
But as she turned , she found herself a bit too close to Scorpius. Their relationship had taken a bit off in the last couple of weeks. Rose had found herself smiling just by thinking of him. Maybe she even had grown quite a bit fond of him. And since Camille and Lisa still kept ranting on about her breaking Scorpius' heart, Rose was starting to suspect that Scorpius' felt the same way about her. But since Andrew still sent her vicious looks whenever she met him in the corridors, she didn't really felt like she had moved on yet. She took a step back, breaking Scorpius' hold.
Scorpius ignored the obvious rejection, and took her hand instead. It had become a tradition that they were holding hands whenever they patrolled, especially in the dungeons. That way, it was easier to detect where the other person was, and they could both tug in each other's hands in case either of them saw or heard something.
They started walking towards the dungeons. As it it was dark and cold in the dungeons, they walked in silence, closely by each other to maintain some kind of warmth
For once it was completely quiet in the castle. Almost everyone was going home tomorrow, and therefore apparently stayed in their beds tonight. As such, their shift passed by quickly. It was about three at night, and Rose couldn't help a yawn.
"You're tired?" Scorpius asked.
Rose nodded, and then remembered that they were still down in the dark dungeons. Even though their eyes had somewhat adjusted to the dark, she still had some trouble making out Scorpius' features.
"Yes. Quite a lot, actually." She answered.
"Then go to bed. Our shift is almost done anyway." Scorpius said in a soft voice.
"Thanks." Rose said in a sleepy voice, and pulled Scorpius into a hug.
Scorpius held her tight. "Rose?" he asked, voice a bit nervous.
"Yes…?" Rose said.
"I would really like to write you over the holiday. Am I allowed to do that?" he asked.
Rose smiled in the dark, her arms still around Scorpius.
"Of course!" she said, her voice betraying her happiness.
"I'm glad!" Scorpius said, and started to let go of her.
Rose thoughts were already in her bed, under the soft sheets, sleeping. Therefore, she didn't realize what was happening before she suddenly felt Scorpius' lips against her, and his arms holding her in a soft embrace.
She was startled, and at the same time, she was melting inside. She was a bit surprised when she felt herself kissing him back, and at the same time, not surprised at all.
Scorpius was the one to start the kiss, but Rose broke it off.
"Scorpius…" she started, not knowing what to say or what to feel.
"Shh." Scorpius let go off her, and put a finger over her lips, silencing her. "I'm not sorry, not at all." He pulled her towards him again, into a quick, but warm embrace. "Sweet dreams beautiful." He said.
Then he disappeared down the dark corridor.