Rose and Scorpius, A True Love

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

The weeks that followed were beyond hectic and crazy. Scorpius always hanging out with Albus, and my family surrounding me 24/7 made it very difficult to see each other. We had both agreed not to tell anyone, at least not yet, judging by how unpopular Scorpius is with some of my family. Making it almost impossible to see each other, except Friday nights, we still had rounds together every Friday night. I use to despise Friday's but now it's the best day of the week.

I was on my way to the library, where we meet every Friday night to start our rounds. But to my surprise, when I turned the corner Scorpius wasn't there yet. He usually arrived before me, but I couldn't see him anywhere in the corridor. 'Maybe he's late?' I though to myself. I leaned against a broom closet that was next to the library door and started twirling my wand in my fingers. Suddenly the door I was leaning against fell open and I fell over, and someone yelled "boo!" Freaking out, I yelled, "EXPELLIARMUS!" I lay on the cold stone floor, hyperventilating. I watched a tall figure get thrown out of the closet and heard a thud, and "ow!" Still panicking I ran out of the closet, wand held high, ready to attack if needed. But when I saw the platinum blonde hair of Scorpius, laying face down on the stone floor on the corridor, I dropped my wand and ran up to his limp figure. "Scorp- are you ok? I'm sooo sorry!" I pleaded as I tried to shake him awake. I heard him groan, and I watched him roll over on his back. He looked at me with a dazed expression. "No- my bad, should have known not to do that." He mumbled as he rubbed his eyes. I pushed his hair out of his eyes and looked at him, "I really am sorry." I pleaded. He sat up, rubbing the back of his head. "No wonder you always beat me in DADA. One powerful spell." He said as he looked at me in amazement. "Sorry- I just thought-" he shook his head, "I know, like I said, my bad. I should have known you would scare too easy." He said as if trying to be understanding. I scoffed in disbelief. "I do not scare too easy! I was playing it safe!" I said defensively. He shrugged his shoulders, standing up off the ground as he reached a hand out to me to help me up, "what ever you say." He said lightly. I pushed his hand away and crossed my arms, narrowing my eyes at him. He sighed heavily and rolled his eyes, "alright, Rose Weasley does not scare easy. Better?" He said heavily. I rolled my eyes, not able to hide a grin. I took his hand and he helped me up off the ground. He pulled me closer to him so we were only a couple inches apart. He slipped his left hand around my waist while the other held onto my hand. "Watch it Malfoy, you might loose a hand there." I said quietly. He gave me a smirk, "I'm not worried, you dropped your wand." He said grinning widely. My stomach dropped as I looked behind Scorpius and saw my wand on the floor. I quickly moved to retrieve it but Scorpius pulled me closer to him. "It's ok, he's not in the castle." He said softly, as he stroked my hair. I started to relax a little and nodded my head with my eyes shut tightly. "Your right." I said firmly. Ever since what happened in Hogsmead with Dolohov, I can't stand not having my wand with me 100% of the time. I feel like if I don't have it, I'll be attacked again. Scorpius lifted my chin up so I could look him in the eyes, he didn't need to say anything. I know he was just trying to comfort me. I wrapped my arms around his waist and looked up at him with a smirk. He had his hand on the back of my neck and leaned in closer, but as he did so I grabbed his wand out of his back pocket and twirled out of his grasp. "That's not fair." He said pointing at me, looking stern. I started to laugh, "Oh, but who was it who said 'all is fair in love and war'?" I asked as I waved his wand teasingly in front of him. I saw the corner of his mouth twitch into a grin. "I was drunk, you can't hold me to that." He said as he made to grab the wand from my hand, but I jumped back against the wall so he couldn't get it. He moved closer towards me, his arms on either side of my face as he looked down on me. "Ah, trapped at last. Give in Weasley?" He whispered. I gave him a smile before saying, "Accio wand!" My wand flew up off the ground and into my palm. I pointed both wands at Scorpius with a wide grin, "not this time Malfoy." I said with a wink. I pecked him on the lips, tossed him his wand, and turned on my heal and began walking down the corridor. I heard him chuckle as he walked behind me. "Your unbelievable." He said loudly. I started to walk backwards with my hands behind my back so I could face him, "is that a bad thing?" I asked with raised eyebrows. "I haven't decided yet." He said quietly, but still smiling warmly. "You shouldn't flirt out loud Malfoy, someone might hear you and your reputation of hating me could be ruined." I said dramatically, not able to contain the grin. He pulled me to his chest by my waist, "and what if I don't care if people hear me?" He whispered, his expression surprisingly serious. I felt my grin fade a little at his words, "then I'd say you were crazy." I said with a forced, quiet laugh. His lips were a thin line. I sighed quietly, "I thought we agreed it was best if people didn't know?" I said, feeling annoyed. "Yea and look how well it's going. We never see each other except Friday nights, and only for an hour." He said angrily. I pushed myself away from him, "you don't understand. My father would kill you." I said, trying to reason with him. "And you don't think I know that? But I don't care, how are we going to be together if you keep worrying what your 'daddy' thinks." He said. I crossed my arms, "it's not just my 'daddy' thank you very much!" I yelled, as I felt my face heat up in anger. "Oh, are we back on the conversation about MY father?" He asked in exasperation. "Well, how would we tell him? I know for a fact he wants to set you up with some pure blooded-" he interrupted my words, "and we are back on about the blood." He said, shaking his head in disbelief. "I'm not saying we need to tell them now, but I'm pretty sure we can't keep it a secret from our families forever Rose." He said sternly. I rubbed my forehead, "I know but- not for awhile. I'm not ready to tell anyone yet." I said as I looked up at him. He sighed heavily, "I know." He said looking disappointed and annoyed. He chuckled sadly, "it's ironic really, Albus and Harley did the same thing to us, and now look what we're doing." He said heavily, leaning against the wall. "But it's different with us. Harley thinks your a jerk, and Albus would hex you to hell and back for getting with his cousin." I said as I walked up to him. "It still doesn't feel right. Keeping us a secret. I mean it's almost been a month." He said as he wrapped his arms around me, resting his chin on top of my head. "We're going to the Burrow for Christmas vacation in a week ok? Maybe after we get back we can tell them but-" he cut off my words, "I know. It's not a definite." We stayed silent for a couple of minutes till I looked at my watch and saw rounds were over. "We better head back to our dorms." I said quietly. Scorpius didn't move, his arms were still wrapped around me. I tried to move but he held me tighter. "Come onnnn." I whined as I tried to get out of his grasp. I started to laugh as I failed to escape his arms. "Ugh fiiine" he sighed dramatically. He let me go but held onto my hand and we started to walk towards the common rooms. We came to the stairs and this is where we always say goodbye. He sighed as he tucked a strand of my hair behind my ear, "well, till next alone time." He said. I smirked sadly at him. He bent down and kissed me slowly, but it lasted longer then usual. I pulled away gasping for air, "I got to go." I said reluctantly. He kissed me again and I wrapped my arms around his neck. My heart was beating extremely fast, and my mind was becoming fuzzy. I felt his hand crawl down my thigh as he lifted my leg. I wrapped both my legs around his waist to fix the major height difference and he had a hand on my back and the other tangled in my hair. I pulled away from the kiss and we started to breath heavily. "We should really get back to the common rooms.." I said in a panting breath. Scorpius bit his lip and put me down on the ground. "Goodnight." He whispered softly. And I watched him walk down the stairs to the dungeons. As I walked up to Gryffindor tower alone I thought about the kiss,
And how cute he looked when he bit his lip... I shook my head trying to rid my mind of the thoughts as I entered into Gryffindor common room. It was mostly empty except for Harley who like always, was waiting up for me. Harley looked up at me and her eyes widened. I stopped walking and gave her a puzzled look. "Is it windy in the corridors or something? Or did Peeves set a giant fan on you?" She asked in confusion. "No why?" I asked curiously. "Because your flushed and your clothes are all messed up." She said pointing at me with a cocked eyebrow. I felt my face redden as I started straightening out my shirt. "I was in a hurry to get up here is all, and the climb was one hell of a workout." I lied, not meeting her eyes. When I looked back at her she had a searching look in her eyes, "k, well I'm going to bed." And she got up and left. I sighed heavily and dropped myself onto the couch, I hated lying to her. 'Just for awhile longer...' I thought to myself. I grabbed a pillow and started to hug it. The last couple of weeks have been amazing, we had our fights every now and then, but we always made up. But what if telling everyone ruins it? All my cousins and Hugo will try to kill him out of protection of me, my father will go mad, and Harley... She would support me wouldn't she? Already making up my mind I dropped the pillow and marched upstairs. I opened the dormitory door, "Harley, I need to tell you something." I said firmly, my heart beating really fast and my stomach feeling sick. Harley, who was pretending to be asleep, jumped out of bed, grabbed my wrist and dragged me back to the common room. To my surprise she looked excited, "Finally! I was wondering how long you were going to lie about it!" I was taken aback, how could she know? She crossed her arms, stopped smiling, and made a gesture with her hands indicating me to continue. "Um- well it's hard to explain-" I said as I twisted my hands together. Harley sighed heavily, "just tell me!" She said eagerly. I took a deep breath and shut my eyes tightly, "I'm dating Scorpius Malfoy." I said quickly. When I opened my eyes, Harley was smiling. "Now was that so hard to say?" She asked. Wide eyed with shock I started to sputter, "but- when- how did you- not mad?" I was so confused, but the weight in my stomach was feeling lighter. "Rose, I'm not stupid. I've known about you and Scorpius for years." She said, shrugging her shoulders as if it was nothing. "But we only started dating a couple of weeks ago-" I said feeling more confused. "Maybe so, but I've always known that there was something there." Harley said casually. "Now the bigger question, is when did YOU figure it out?" She asked, taking a seat on the couch. I was about to answer, but then I didn't have one. When DID I figure it out? "I don't know... Maybe last year but I've been in denial the whole time I guess." I said quietly. Harley sighed heavily, "I'm the only one who knows arnt I?" She asked. I nodded my head, "Scorpius wants to tell everyone, but I told him we need to wait a while more." Harley started to laugh, "you don't know how weird it is to hear you say Scorpius instead of Malfoy!" She said as she giggled, "but I agree with you, if Albus finds out he will get pissed, and id rather not think about what your father will do." Harley said, still giggling. "Thank you!" I said loudly. "So you really arnt mad?" I asked quietly. Harley shook her head. "I wish you told me sooner, but I understand." She said still smiling. I hugged my best friend, "thank you!" I said happily. "Christmas break is going to be very interesting..." She said slowly, smiling in amusement. "One more thing." I said quickly. She's gave me a puzzled look, "you can't tell anyone. Not Albus, not Hannah or Sarah, no one in my family. No one." I said firmly. "Fine. But you better hope Albus doesn't ask about it, I'm a horrible liar." She said grumpily.