First things first, I wanted to say the first chapter was one of the shittiest things I've ever written, when I uploaded it I was like wtf Isabel what are you doing? I didn't even develop the characters' personalities and relationships. Anyway, I really hate writing about the first years, so I'm going to jump to Fourth Year, YOLO. Also, I apologize for all the line breaks, suddenly I can't write I don't know. Aaaaaaand there is some swearing in this one, like f words and shit like that.
I don't own anything blah blah blah
So here it is, enjoy, read, review, whatevs.
P.S: I tried to make it as British as possible, but I'm more familiar with American English. -.-'
This summer had been great. Like, amazing.
Scorpius had been to Romania with his parents and hooked up with a girl there. Then, when he came back his girlfriend greeted him in a very special way.
Yes, he was having a fun summer indeed.
Except Rose wasn't talking to him. When Scorpius told his best friend about the Romanian girl, the Weasley had been horrified that he had betrayed his girlfriend like that and refused to speak to him for the rest of the summer. Of course, he had other friends: Alice, Albus, Giles, Fred… Still, they weren't Rose.
"You know she's right, don't you?" Scorpius' sister, Cedrella, had teased him.
Cedrella was a skinny twelve year old, with gold blonde hair like their mothers' and gray Malfoy eyes. Her skin was more likely to tan than Scorpius' and Draco's and her features were also softer.
"She has no right to be mad at me! It's not like it's her I cheated on."
Then Ced just looked at him like he was stupid and continued reading a book that Rose had leant her. His own sister was torturing him.
"By the way," Cedrella started then "Lily invited me over, and she asked me if you'd like to come."
Ah, yes. Scorpius forgot to mention it. Cedrella Malfoy was best friends with Lily Luna Potter. Astoria feared her husband would suffer a heart attack.
"Well, um… I don't think it's a very good idea, Ced. I really don't feel like fighting, and much less with Rose."
Rose and Scorpius may have been the best of friends, but they were still a Weasley and a Malfoy, and they argued as much as they talked. Still, Scorpius enjoyed fighting with Rose, and he knew so did she. It was just how they were, they liked challenging each other, like who could get the best marks or who could make Albus feel more uncomfortable (although that wasn't very difficult, that kid was shy as hell, the complete opposite of his brother, who could kiss you on the mouth without even knowing who or what you were).
"Son," Draco Malfoy sat on the armchair beside his daughter "if don't go and fix things with Rose I'll drag you by the ear myself."
Well, if you put it like that.
Ten minutes later the two blonde siblings erupted in the Weasley's living room from the fireplace.
"Seriously mate," said Albus Potter's annoyed voice "you've been doing this since you were born, you ought to be more graceful."
While Scorpius lied on the floor covered in ashes, Cedrella straightened her hair calmly and smiled at Albus.
"Hey Al! Do you happen to know where Lily is?" Ced asked
"Yeah, upstairs. She's just finishing her Astronomy essay, maybe you can help her." The Potter boy answered her while helping his friend up.
The young girl ran upstairs and left the two boys alone.
"I don't care if Rose is gonna be mad at me, but you have to tell me about the Romanian girl."
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How dare he?
How dare he disrespect women so much and then feel like he was doing, not the right thing, but the cool thing?
She had thought better of him.
Rose was sure as hell she wasn't going to forgive him until he told poor Monica.
"Hey Rose!" it was Rae, who was staying for the weekend "Hugo and I are going to play chess against your dad. Do you want to watch us lose in the shortest time ever registered?"
"Sure, why not? I always enjoy seeing my brother embarrassed."
So they headed towards the living where her father waited for them. Along with Scorpius Malfoy.
They just stared silently at each other for a few seconds until Rose turned around and made an indiscreet insulting sound (she snorted, okay?).
"Oh Merlin, where's Hermione when we need her?" Rose heard Ron complain.
She'd never tell anyone EVER, but she was really glad Scorpius followed her this time.
"Rose, wait!" he shouted after her.
Her body stopped against her will and spun around.
"What?"
Wow. He looked really mad. At her.
"I'm sorry Rose, but I don't see how my love life involves you in any way."
Ouch, somewhere deep in her heart something cried out.
"It's not that Scorpius." She argued, feeling helpless. "I just don't think what you did was noble at all, and I definitely don't think Monica deserved it?"
She saw by Scorpius expression that all this time he hadn't been thinking about having betrayed Monica at all.
"You're right. I'm sorry. I'll write to her tonight. I just… hadn't realised…"
Rose felt her cheeks flush. This happened between them sometimes. They were best friends, yes, but Rose knew her own feelings, and she knew that Scorpius was special for her, in that way.
She hadn't told anyone, of course. Not even Albus, whom she told everything to. This was something she had to digest by herself, and face it if (when) it became serious.
And it's not like she was oblivious or something, she had caught Scorpius looking weirdly at her too. Sometimes she wondered if his feelings for her were stronger than hers, and what she would do if it wasn't him that rejected her, but the other way round. Rose didn't she would ever forgive herself for braking his heart.
"Scorpius." She caught his attention by grabbing his wrist "I totally and completely forgive. I know I can be difficult sometimes. I'm sorry for making this such a big deal. Now let's go inside before everyone in the house comes to eavesdrop."
As if they weren't already.
Rose knew Fourth Year wasn't going to be the hardest one, but it still felt like hell to go to bed at one a.m to finish two projects and that one Defence Against the Dark Arts essay she couldn't bring herself to even start, and wake up at seven in the morning so her roommates didn't waste all the hot water.
She also knew she shouldn't take it on poor Giles Zabini, either, but he just really pissed her off when he said:
"Hey Rose, could I copy your DDAA essay?"
And that's when she shouted:
"DO YOUR OWN DAMN HOMEWORK, YOU LAZY TWAT!"
Giles pretty much felt like a little bug in that moment.
"Rose, dear, let's go out, okay?" Rae grabbed her by the arm and dragged her out of the Great Hall.
When they were outside, Rae told her to go to their place and wait for Scorpius there. Smart girl she is, Rose thought. The redhead knew she probably would have shouted almost at everyone except her Malfoy friend in that moment.
So Rose went to their place and sat on the stone bench.
"I saw you didn't finish your bagel, so I brought you one."
God bless Scorpius Malfoy and his ever soft temper.
"Oh Merlin's pants I love you." She took the bagel he handed her and feverishly started eating it.
"When was the last time you properly slept. Like, all through the night." He asked her while he ate his own breakfast, an apple.
"I don't know. Summer, maybe?"
"Godric, Rose! You're going to faint or something!"
"Ah, whatever. It bothers me more the fact that I haven't touched my violin since we arrived. Hogwarts's keeping me busy this year was much easier and I had the same classes."
"Why did you take so many classes, anyway? What do you even need Muggle Studies for?"
"Knowledge." It sounded as if she had said 'duh'. "Muggle traditions from wizards point of view."
"For God's sake Rose, your mother's a muggleborn."
"She took Muggle Studies too."
He didn't seem surprised.
"How's Divination going?" Rose asked him just to piss him off.
Divination had been the one class she had chosen to avoid.
"How do you think? All Albus and I do is laugh at Trelawny and make up terrible predictions."
"So much potential wasted, both of you. You could've chosen Arithmancy or something like that."
"I'm actually taking Ancient Runes. And you would know that if you paid any attention to me at all."
There was some bitterness in his town that made her suddenly very aware of how much she had been ignoring him.
"You know what. Let's skip class."
"What?" Scorpius was looking at her as if she had gone mental
"You said I'm not paying attention to you. You're right. One day can't hurt."
She held her hand out and he took it.
They spent the rest of the day hiding in the kitchens, gossiping and laughing at each other.
Rose really liked this moments, where she could shoot secret glances at her best friend, watching him all relaxed and smiling, his face read from laughing and his eyes shining with love.
She knew then she was in love with him.
Bloody hell.
Rose knew she was bound to find out sometime but she hadn't expected it to happen like this.
She was taking a walk that night. After all, it was Friday, and she could afford to take one night off.
All by herself, she wandered through Hogwart's corridors. She knew if a prefect or a Head Boy/Girl found her she would be screwed, but most of them were cousins or friends of her family. Ha ha.
So here was Rose, wide awake, when she heard something. Well someone, actually.
She had heard a guy moan. As in moan.
The young Weasley really didn't want to intrude, so she started walking away when she heard a very familiar voice:
"Wait, stop. I think I heard something."
Albus.
Now she just had to stay.
The other person didn't say anything, but she started hearing kissing noises again.
Albus had a girlfriend? Rose was close to become the only single one in the group.
Albus made that disgusting sound of his again, and that's when Rose decided to interfere.
She opened the empty classroom's door and…
Well damn.
Al didn't have a girlfriend.
He had a boyfriend.
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"Why didn't you tell me?"
Rose Weasley felt mostly hurt. Her cousin, one of her best friends, almost her brother had lied to her enormously.
"I… I just, I can't believe what just happened."
"He's sixteen, Al!"
Albus stared at her like she had gone crazy.
"Wait, you're mad because he's a Sixth Year?"
"You thought it was because he's a guy? Albus, please. Now I feel bad. God, have you told anyone?" Rose really wanted to make her cousin feel better, since she could see the way his eyes started to water.
"Just James." Despite being at each other's neck ninety nine percent of the time, the Potter brothers protected each other like nobody else she had ever met. "And he promised me he wouldn't tell anyone. Please, Rose, this is for me to tell."
"Of course, I would never betray you, Al. It's your choice."
"And you shouldn't really confront me for not being honest to my family when you aren't to Scorpius, either."
"Al." Rose warned him.
"Rose, I know that to be happy I have to tell the truth, but so do you. If there's anyone as stubborn as you that is Scorpius. He isn't going to admit anything if you don't first. You can just keep the secret forever or live a long life with him. I¡t's your choice, like you said."
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There was something going on between Rose and Albus. Scorpius knew when his friends were lying to him, or at least hiding something. He really hoped it was neither of them.
That's why he was going to corner them in that weekend's Hogsmade trip.
He put his coat on and went to meet his friends on the entrance.
When he arrived, Scorpius found Rose and Albus whispering, with their heads close together. They looked as if they were fighting, Al being the one in denial and Rose trying to convince him to do something. Everyone knew how persuasive the young Weasley girl could be, using her Slytherin traits to get what(ever) she wanted. And eventhough Albus was a fellow Slytherin, not even him could resist Rose's charm.
"What are you up to?"
As expected both his friends jumped in surprise.
"For Godric's sake Scorpius!" Albus punched him in the arm while Scorpius laughed his arse off. "You almost gave me a heart attack."
The blonde boy was about to apologize until he saw Rose Weasley hiding a mischievous smirk. Oh well.
"Will you answer me now? What are you keeping from me? Where's Giles? What the hell is going on?"
"Ah, yes. About that… Let's go."
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Scorpius stared at the snow through the window from his seat while he tried to process it.
"Wait, you're gay?" both Rose and Albus nodded. "And you didn't tell me until now? And you're even seeing a guy? Is it serious? Who is he? Do I have to threaten him?"
"Oh, my God, you're just like Rose! Just because he's older doesn't mean he is taking advantage! He's not going to hurt me."
"Well it is definitely going to hurt if he's older."
Albus slapped him on the head, looking red as a tomato.
"Okay, okay! Sorry!" He wasn't sorry. "I was just joking!"
"Al." suddenly Rose intervened. "I assumed you'd tell Giles as well. Where is he?"
As soon as Rose spoke those words, they both realised what was going on.
"Oh, Al." the redhead grabbed her cousin's hand. "I'm so sorry I brought it up."
"No, it's okay. Really, I ought to tell him soon, it's already been a long time since I feel like this."
Scorpius understood how his friend felt (of course he did) and decided to take pity on him.
"You know what?" Scorpius stood up "Let's go to Honeydukes. I'll buy you both whatever you want."
Al seemed to cheer up then, but he was clearly struggling and the cold weather made him even paler, his skin contrasting with his jet black hair, which fell just above his cheeks. He looked kind of sick, Scorpius thought, but of course he did most of the time.
At Honeydukes the three of them wandered between the candy exhibitors by themselves, both Rose and Scorpius giving Al some space.
Suddenly Scorpius' redheaded best friend approached him.
"Hey."
"Hi. How are you?"
"Still cold from outside." She locked their arms together. "I'm trying to decide what sweets you're going to buy me."
Rose smiled at him and snuggled closer to him.
Merlin's pants.
Okay, Scorpius wasn't blind. He really tried not to, but he was starting to realised his best friend's body changes. Her hips were more noticeable than before as well as other parts, and her face was less round and more defined, her cheekbones more prominent and her eyes seemed smaller, more proportionate to the size of her face.
"Earth to Scorpius." Rose was waving her hand on his face. "You're staring at me. Is there something on my face?"
"No, your face is just fine." Just fine wink wink
"Whatever." Rose didn't care that much for her appearance, but she still liked to make a good impression.
"Guys," Al came up behind them, carrying a bag full of candy. " are we ready to go?"
"Mate, I may be rich, but I'm not paying for that much candy."
"S'alright, I already paid half of it. But you said you would invite us."
Scorpius pulled out his wallet.
"How much was it, you Slytherin serpent?"
"Five galleons."
"Five galleons! Albus!" Rose punched him
"What? It's not my fault I eat my feelings!"
Scorpius handed him the money, smirking. Yes, Albus Potter was definitely a Slytherin serpent.
As soon as Christmas holiday started Scorpius was immediately invited over to the Weasley's.
He couldn't stay for long, of course, his parents were taking him and Cedrella to Buenos Aires. Rose wanted to kill him, obviously.
He stepped in the house and found it strangely silent. Rose was sitting by the fireplace, doing Astronomy homework.
"Hey!" she smiled at him and stood up. "Everyone's still asleep, you got here very early."
They hugged semi-awkwardly and headed together upstairs. Scorpius noticed his best friend was still wearing her pajamas.
"It really is early, huh?"
Rose checked her muggle watch.
"Well, half past eight. But most of my cousins stayed up late to finish playing a quidditch match and the adults have gone to work."
"And Al…"
"Nope." They had finally reached Rose's room, which she shared with Lily. "He hasn't said anything at all."
"And Giles…"
"He hasn't told him anything, either. Oh! And he broke up with that guy, whatshisname McLaggen. Al said it wasn't and ugly break up, but it was his first. I know he must be hating himself right now. He does that sort of thing, blames himself for everything."
"Albus is gay?"
Shit shit shit.
They had forgotten about Lily Luna completely.
"What?!" Rose's big blue eyes were wide open. "Oh, my God. I don't…"
"Don't lie to me." Lily's delicate face showed no innocence or naivety. "Is he or not?"
She got up from the bed and stared at both of them, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Well…" started Scorpius. "This isn't for us to tell, Lils."
"Please, don't ask him." Rose pleaded. "You know how he is. Give him time."
The youngest Potter didn't look exactly pleased, but she didn't say anything either.
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"Well, you two are some bloody arseholes."
James didn't look mad. He looked furious.
"You can't just go gossiping like that in front of Lily! Rose, you've known her literally all her life! You know she's as curious as a fucking cat."
Rose felt her whole face heat up. She really hadn't meant to betray Albus like that, and much less in front of his sister. God, what was she thinking?
"James, I'm so…"
"No, Rose." Scorpius intervened, surprising both her and James. "Look, we're both sorry that that happened, but Albus has always been surrounded by love and he's seen other people in his family come out. What is he so scared of? He's just lying to himself!"
"Maybe he's not scared of saying he's gay. Maybe he's scared of Giles finding out!" James overprotectiveness was starting to piss off Rose.
"Will you all just stop?"
Al was standing in the doorway.
"I told Giles this morning. I would've told you if you weren't so busy discussing my private life."
James' face was drained of all colour.
"Oh, Albus, we're so sorry…" Rose started to apologize but Al interrupted her.
"He told me that he'd like to meet me at Hogsmade, would you like to come with me?"
As soon as they got there, James, Scorpius and Rose realised it hadn't been such a good idea to accompany their friend, because it took Albus and Giles twenty minutes to start kissing each other.
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Since Albus was too busy with his new boyfriend (hint: Giles), Rose and Scorpius were left alone on the ride back to Hogwarts.
"Well, this Christmas has been… interesting." Said the blonde boy
"Interesting… maybe." Rose agreed. "Well, you missed most of it anyway. And I still haven't told Rae, I don't want her to find out her crush likes other wizards."
She saw her best friends ashamed face and frowned.
"You completely forgot about Rae, didn't you?"
"Ei mate!" Giles appeared on the compartment's door, Albus resting his head on his boyfriends shoulder "Good to see you! Where have you been?"
Rose studie her ousins face. All her life, Al had always been the one running after his siblings or cousins, the silent one, the one who always was sick, the sleepy one… But since he had started dating Giles and came out, his face had permanently lit up. He started talking to everyone (and he talked a lot, Merlin it was like nonstop) and his health was almost perfect now. Maybe being physically lovesick really happened.
"Giles!" Rose yanked her friends arm and dragged him into the compartment, and then reached for her cousin, but he was already in. Yeah, Al was a little bit obsessed.
"What?" Giles looked astonished, almost making Rose feel sorry.
"Sit down, both of you." They obeyed. "You have to promise me to tell Rae as soon as you can."
"I'll tell her." Agreed Giles. "No one would want their crush's boyfriend to tell them about their relationship."
Al rolled his eyes and stood up.
"Are we done?" he asked. "We have stuff to do."
"Snogging doesn't count as 'stuff'"
"Oh, fuck you, Scorpius."
"You wish."
Rose dropped Muggle Studies in the end. Headmistress McGonaggall hadn't been to happy because it was the middle of the school year, but she had let Rose do it anyway.
So now that she didn't have to write an essay about telephone or computers, she started playing her violin again. It had been long since the last time the young Weasley had played it, so her finger were bleeding and sore.
"I didn't know it could physically hurt you, I just thought it made you feel melancholic and depressed." Rae teased her about it.
Rae hadn't taken Giles and Albus' relationship too bad, but she still refused to talk to them out of embarrassment. Both Rose and Scorpius had tried to convince her that Albus didn't hate her, but she still couldn't believe them.
"Rose," Scorpius caught her hand at the dining table and she shivered. "look at your hand. Bloody hell, what did you do?"
"My violin. It was pretty pissed at me for not touching it for the past year so it decided to punish me."
"I can see."
Her fingers had had to be bandaged.
Rose remembered very vividly when she went to the Infirmary, because she had found a very pretty young lad there.
Owen Ming had broken his arm playing quidditch for the Ravenclaw team, and was still recovering from the injury.
He was really handsome. His hair was incredibly black, his skin white and smooth, his eyelashes long and dark. They had started talking and Rose found out he was even prettier on the inside. Owen was very intelligent and charming, as well as polite.
That's why she agreed to go on a date with him the following day.
Of course, they didn't leave Hogwarts, but he took her on a walk and then to the Astronomy tower, were they kissed a few times.
So now Rose felt over the moon.
"Rosie, are you okay?"
Scorpius was looking weird at her, frowning.
"I'm fine." She said, and released her hands from his grip. "I have to go thought. I'm meeting someone. See you tonight!"
And she left.
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What Rose liked the most about Owen wasn't his looks or the fact that when he kissed her she melted to his touch, but that he wasn't jealous or controlling at all.
He knew about Rose and Scorpius' extreme closeness, but didn't mind when Rose kissed her best friend's cheek, or when he hugged her tight, though sometimes it was Rose who put the limits because she didn't want her amazing boyfriend to feel betrayed.
On the other hand, Scorpius wasn't that pleased with Ming. Yeah, he seemed like a nice bloke and everything, but he barely saw Rose now. He knew that Owen was her first serious boyfriend, and that there was some special connection between the two of them, but for Godric's sake, he was Scorpius Malfoy and she was Rose Weasley. They couldn't be apart for that long.
So now he basically hung out with Albus, Giles and Rae (separately of course, he didn't want to be between a relationship or an argument) or his dormmates.
One night, while he was miserably lying in the Common Room doing nothing, James and Fred stood in front of him.
"We need to find you a distraction." They said.
"Huh?"
"We think… you should try for the Gryffindor quidditch team. The seeker had an accident and we need a replacement."
That years' final quidditch match was Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw, and Rose felt a little bit conflicted. In the Gryffindor team were half her family and her best friend, and in the Ravenclaw team was her boyfriend.
Rose still hated quidditch, but since she was already here, in the Quidditch Pitch, surrounded by shouting rude lads and ladies, she might as well make the best of it.
Slytherin supported Ravenclaw, obviously, so Al and Giles, who wore borrowed red and gold scarves, stood out among the green and blue crowd.
"James, you bloody wanker!" shouted Albus at his brother, who heard him and showed him his middle finger. "How could you let them have the quaffle?"
An hour passed and Gryffindor was winning 100-90 , but Ravenclaw's seeker seemed much more concentrated than Scorpius, who looked just about to throw up. Literally.
"Al!" Rose shook her cousin's shoulder, and her stopped shouting at their family to listen to her. "Something's wrong with Scorpius!"
The redhead pointed at her flying best friend and Albus followed her finger's direction, frowning when he saw Scorpius.
"We have to get him out of the pitch!"
They tried screaming at Ethan Wood, the captain of the Gryffindor team, but he didn't seem to pay attention to anything but the match.
"That's it!" Rose said. "I'm going to get Hotch! He's going to fall!"
And just as she said it, a bludger hit Scorpius in the head.
"No!" Al and Giles shouted, but Rose was stunned into silence.
Scorpius fell off of his broom, and Roxanne and Fred caught him before he reached the floor while James fought with the Ravenclaw beaters. Madame Pomfrey came with a stretcher to carry Scorpius out.
"Oh, my God Rose." She felt Giles' hand on her shoulder while he dragged her out, Albus leading the way. "Let's get out of here."
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When they reached the Infirmary Cedrella was already there, her eyes puffy and red and her lower lip swollen from biting it.
"Rose!" Ced hugged Rose, wiping (indiscreetly) her tears on the young Weasley's robes. "Did you see it? Oh Merlin I thought he was going to-"
"Well!" Al interrupted Cedrella. "Did Madame Pomfrey tell you anything?"
"No. They're still inside, with Mom and Dad. Apparently McGonagall sent them a message just after the accident and they came immediately. But they told me to wait outside."
Minutes passed (though for Rose it felt like hours) and they all waited together, Giles stroking his boyfriend's black hair and Cedrella briding her nearly perfect blonde hair.
Rose and Cedrella's relationship wasn't the closest maybe, but they still felt comfortable around each other. They hadn't had a real conversation ever, and Rose wandered sometimes what was inside that model-like head of Ced's. The young redhead knew the Malfoy family was a complicated one, and so were its members, all incredibly attractive outside and inside. Scorpius once told her he thought it was because it was easier to attract their preys, and even though they had laughed it off, Rose knew his family's past haunted him. She also suspected Cedrella was more affected by it than him though she didn't know why. Rose could see behind those beautiful blue eyes something very dark that was affecting her best friend's little sister and it was starting to bother her.
Madame Pomefrey came out of the Infirmary suddenly and looked at them.
"Only two of you can come in. He's barely conscious."
Al and Giles decided to leave then, giving both girls a hug and promising to come back later.
When Rose stepped in the first thing she saw was Astoria Malfoy running toward her daughter and Draco Malfoy sitting next to his son.
Scorpius' face was paler than usual, a huge white bandage around his skull. He looked peaceful in his sleep, his features relaxed and his arms on his sides. His father was holding Scorpius' right hand, stroking its back.
Astoria released Cedrella and turned to Rose. "Oh Rose, love, how are you?"
"Well…" she tried to hide her fear. "Good, thank you. And Scorpius-"
"He will be okay. Madame Pomfrey told us he has a concussion and that he probably won't remember what happened, so let's not just tell him about it at all. Oh! And she also mentioned that he has the flu, wich is why he almost passed out during the match. Because of the fever."
"Only Scorpius" Draco intervened "could get himself sick before his first quidditch match."
"Oh shut it, Draco. He's just fourteen years old. Do you expect him to be a quidditch star?"
Scorpius' father simply rolled his eyes.
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Scorpius awoke with a massive headache. He opened his eyes carefully and slowly.
"Scorpius." Someone whispered beside him. "Are you awake?"
Rose. Scorpius felt her hands on his face, stroking it.
"Ugh." Was all he could answer.
Rose laughed and softly kissed Scorpius' cheek. If he wasn't feeling like shit he probably would've turned red as a tomato.
"Your mother asked me not to tell you what happened, so don't even ask."
His redheaded best friend was sitting in an uncomfortable-looking chair, an open book lying on her lap.
"The Great Gatsby?" he read aloud, and he felt his brain pulse. "I thought you read that last year."
"What? I can't read a book twice?"
"Drop that attitude." Scorpius closed his eyes, feeling tired even though he had just woken up. "Or when I'm feeling better I'll kick your arse."
Rose smiled and took his hand.
"Please, tell me you didn't get the flu by kissing Sylvia Nott."
"Yeah… that would be lying."
"Scorpius! What the hell?!"
You see, ever since Rose had started dating her superhot and superintelligent boyfriend, Scorpius had been a little bit miserable. Aside from the fact that he felt something for his Weasley best friend, he barely got her alone anymore. Either she was with Owen, or she was with Scorpius and Owen. Godric, that boy may have been very nice and everything, but he didn't know when to… disappear, you know? So he started snogging every girl in the school (to forget Rose and to feel less lonely).
"Well, it's my goddamn right to kiss whoever I want!"
"Maybe! But not someone who has the flu!"
"How was I supposed to know she had the flu?"
Rose simply sighed and started reading again. Scorpius felt his head pound and his stomach growled.
"Shit, I forgot." Rose stood up and brought him a plate with bread and rice. "Madame Pomfrey said you would be hungry, but you can't eat anything too strong for a while."
Scorpius took the plate from her hands and noticed that she wasn't wearing the bandages anymore. Her finger still looked bruised, though.
"You took the bandages off." Scorpius said before eating the bread. "Why?"
"I don't need them anymore."
"You're not playing anymore, then? I know you needed them so it won't hurt."
"No, Scorpius." Rose admitted, looking ashamed. "I'm not playing my violin anymore."
"You know what? I don't even care about the reason, you better start playing the violin again."
"I don't have time-"
"Because of Owen. God, it's like he owns you. He follows you everywhere and I barely see you anymore. I've never done that to you, Rose. My girlfriends are just girlfriends, they're not you. No one is more important to me than you. But you've dumped me, and this is your first boyfriend. Who knows if you'll even know my name when the next comes."
Scorpius watched the tears running down Rose's cheeks and immediately regretted everything he had said.
"If you're going to insult me and my boyfriend I'm not going to stay here to listen."
He watched her leave, her red hair dancing while she stomped out of the Infirmary.
Rose was packing her things in her trunk when Rae told her that Owen was waiting outside their Common Room. The young Weasley left her things on the bed before leaving the dorm.
She found Owen standing against the wall, nervously biting his nails.
"Hey." Rose greeted him. "What are you doing here?"
"I… need to tell you something."
Oh no. Rose had been fearing this moment for a long time. He was simply too good to be true. Owen was going to dump her for another girl and she was going to die alo-
"I love you."
Rose found herself mentally dropping f-bombs and s-bombs. How on Earth… What was she gonna say to him? She liked hima lot, but Rose was sure she didn't feel that for him.
"You don't have to answer anything, but I'm sure I needed to tell you."
"I…" Rose took a deep breath before continuing. "I don't think it's fair for you, Owen. You clearly deserve better and I'm sure I don't feel like that for you."
The boy looked close to tears now and Rose started crying because she hated herself for doing this to him.
"I know." Owen surprised her by grabbing her chin and pulling her face up to look at him. "I just needed to tell you before you broke up with me. These few months have been great Rose, and I will always thank you for giving me this experience."
Rose grabbed his face with her hands and pressed their lips together one last time. The kiss tasted like tears and sadness. His lips were soft against her, almost as if he were apologizing. They kissed for a few seconds before breaking apart.
"And" Owen sounded breathless. "I know you were unhappy. I know you missed your violin and I know you missed Scorpius." He smiled before saying. "Just tell him you're in love with him Rose, by the way. It will make things easier for everyone."
Rose studied his beautiful Asian features. She'd always tought he was one of the more exquisite people she'd ever known and she also knew Owen would always have a place in her heart. He was just so intense and soft at the same time, it made her confused. But it was then that Rose realised that maybe she had liked and idea more than a real person. In the end, Owen had ended up boring her sometimes and making her feel crazy other times. She hadn't liked that.
"Owen, I will always remember this. Thank you so much."
Rose kissed his cheek and headed back to the Slytherin Common Room.
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"It wasn't an ugly break up." Rose told Scorpius. "It was rather fairy tale-like, with him being a gentleman and everything. Ugh, I can't believe I don't miss him. He was the best kisser."
Rose and Scorpius had both forgiven each other a that morning before stepping in the Hogwarts Express. He said it had been the concussion and painkillers and she kind of still blamed him but had apologized for being too dramatic. Scorpius couldn't believe some of the things he had said to her, even though they both knew they were a bit true.
"Yeah yeah, I don't want to hear about his snogging skills. I'm just glad you're still friends."
"Of course!" Rose threw a Bertie Bott bean in the air and caught it with her mouth. "I already told you he's the best ex ever."
Scorpius smiled at her before opening a chocolate frog.
"Merlin's pants, Rose look at this!" he showed her his card and she started laughing uncontrollably.
It was her father.
"Can you believe" Rose started, wiping tears from her face. "that I had never seen one of those before? Can I keep it? I have to show it to Hugo."
Scorpius gave his best friend the card without hesitation, because he knew he would give her anything in the world.
When the laughter ceased the young Malfoy noticed Rose was crying and trying to hide it.
"Rose?"
"Oh Scorpius!" she threw herself at him, hugging him tightly and crying on his shoulder. "I'm going to miss you so much!"
"W-What?" Scorpius stroke Rose's soft wavy hair, but suddenly stopped when he heard her say that. "What do you mean?"
Without even looking up, still resting her head on his chest, Rose dropped the bomb. "I'm going to Australia for the whole summer. I won't see you until September. I told my mum she couldn't do this to me, but my parents thought I needed to relax over the summer and they know London's weather stresses me out. Besides, it's going to be a cool experience but, not seeing you in months? I don't think I can do that."
She finally looked up, probably expecting an answer. Her big blue eyes shone because of the fresh tears, her cheeks were flushed and her lips red and Scorpius just couldn't resist himself.
He kissed her.
They pressed their lips together, Scorpius' arm around Rose's shoulder, pushing her against him. Rose made a sound at the back of her throat and pulled Scorpius' hair. Her tongue met his lips and it was then when he knew they had to stop.
Scorpius pushed Rose away and they looked at each other.
"Excuse me." Scorpius stood up as fast as lightning and left, his lips tasting like Rose and strawberry-flavoured Bertie Bott beans.
Aaaaaaand that's it. I apologize if some things make no sense or if I misspelled anything. Also, in Spanish we use the comma much more often and it may be weird for all of you.
I'm still considering rating the next chapter M (for obvious reasons), let me know what you think.
By the way, for all of you Raven Cycle fans, I'm planning on writing a College AU, so it might take a while to finish both fics.
I hope you liked this chapter since it's 18 pages and 6346 words long. Probably one of the longest thing I've ever wrote.
Xoxo Isabel