It's my BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
Scorpius walked into the Leaky Cauldron and immediately ground his teeth together. Why was it that every time he walked into a room he immediately and automatically sought her out? It didn’t matter if she was there or not he always looked. This time, as other times, she was here. She leaned over the bar as she chatted with the old barkeep, Tom. Her head was thrown back in a laugh. That’s one of the things the he always loved about her. When something struck her as really humorous she would throw back those wild auburn curls and let her musical laughter bounce around the room.
In a way, I need a change
From this burnout scene
Another time, another town
Another everything
But it's always back to you
His teeth made a crunching noise as all the men in the room, from young to old, took notice of the sound. He saw more than a few of them look her way in appreciation. Most noticeably was a man around his age with dense brown hair and brown eyes. Scorpius sized him up as the man joined her at the bar and put his hand on the small of her back as he whispered something in her ear. Rose Weasley was beautiful. For as long as he could remember she had boys, and then men, following her around. Each time she had been dating someone it had made his chest constrict painfully. No matter that he had dated his fair share of girls in Hogwarts and women since they both started in the Department of Mysteries. Really, he couldn’t escape this anymore. He watched as one of his childhood friends tried to pull Rose closer. How much more of this could he take?
Stumble out, in the night
From the pouring rain
Made the block, sat and thought
There's more I need
It's always back to you
But I'm good without ya
Yeah, I'm good without you
Yeah, yeah, yeah
At that moment, she turned and their eyes locked. Her eyes were a golden brown with a ring of green around the edges. He watched as they widened in surprise and then twinkled with mirth. The tips of her full lips curled up in a welcoming smile as her husky voice called out in joy, “Scorpius!” He felt a small spurt of satisfaction as Patrick Finnegan’s smile dropped as she came toward Scorpius. “Just in time,” she told him as her elegant but strong hands wrapped around his arm and pulled him towards the bar.
How many times can I break till I shatter?
Over the line can't define what I'm after
I always turn the car around
Give me a break let me make my own pattern
All that it takes is some time but I'm shattered
I always turn the car around
“What will it be?” Tom asked as Rose pulled Scorpius up to the bar.
“Firewhiskey, straight up,” he told the man.
Rose’s eyebrows arched up in concern. “Is everything alright, Scorpius?”
“Everything is just dandy, Weasley,” he muttered angrily as he took the shot and knocked it back. A bit of smoke unfurled from his mouth as the liquid burned his throat. “Another,” he said.
“Scorpius, tell me what’s wrong,” Rose pleaded from next to him. Her hands were running up and down his arm in comfort. He could feel it through his robes. Didn’t she have any idea how much this was killing him? Then she drove in the knife. “Come on, Scor, we’re best friends. Let me know what’s going on. Maybe I can help.”
I had no idea that the night
Would take so damn long
Took it out, on the street
While the rain still falls
Push me back to you
But I'm good without ya
Yeah, I'm good without you
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Something broke inside him. “Fine, you want to know what’s going on, I’ll tell you. But not here,” he said angrily as he dropped a galleon on the scarred wooden bar and grabbed her upper arm. He pulled her away from Patrick without a glance or another word and walked towards the back of the bar. People looked on with great interest as the couple made their way to the door. Scorpius didn’t care. He couldn’t take this anymore. She was driving him crazy.
Once they reached outside, Scorpius tightened his grip on her arm, turned, and apparated to his flat. He released her as soon as they arrived as if his hand burned and started to pace. Rose’s eyes flared and she crossed her arms over chest. “You know, Malfoy, that was incredibly rude.”
“Just, shut it, Weasley,” he snapped. He raked a hand through his long pale blond hair. He never kept it slicked back as his father did but it was still long enough to touch the top of his collar. “You just don’t get it, do you?” he accused with his gray eyes narrowed on hers.
Rose was shocked at his behavior. “Get what, Malfoy? Get the fact that you’re acting like a total git?”
He rolled his eyes as he crossed over to her and pointed at finger at her. “Just look at you!” He waved his hand up and down for emphasis. “The way you look, the way you smell, and by Merlin, the way you talk and laugh! It’s driving me crazy, woman, and I don’t know how much more I can take!”
“Excuse me?” her voice was as soft as a whisper but hard as steel. “You have a problem with the way that I talk and dress and look! Well, no one is perfect, Malfoy! I’m not one of those simpering little ninnies that we went to school with! You’ll just have to get over the fact that I’m not beautiful or fashionable or… or… whatever!” she yelled as she pushed him in the chest angrily. Tears were running down her cheeks. Her eyes were golden fire and there was an angry flush on her cheeks.
How many times can I break till I shatter?
Over the line can't define what I'm after
I always turn the car around
Give me a break let me make my own pattern
All that it takes is some time but I'm shattered
I always turn the car around
Give it up, give it up, baby
Give it up, give it up, now
Now
“You idiot!” he yelled back at her. “How can a witch who is so incredibly smart be so incredibly stupid?”
Her eyes went wide with shock and hurt. “How dare you, Malfoy!!!! In case you forgot, I was the smartest witch OR wizard in our year. I beat you on all the exams. I got more O.W.Ls and N.E.W.Ts and I’ll be damned if you-“ her rant was cut off when he grabbed her by the arms and crushed her to his chest. His mouth descended on hers in a fury that robbed her breath. The kiss was demanding and shattered her very soul. She held on for dear life.
How many times can I break till I shatter?
Over the line can't define what I'm after
I always turn the car around
All that I feel is the realness I'm faking
Taking my time but it's time that I'm wasting
Always turn the car around
When he finally pulled away and she could draw in a breath, she just stared at him out of eyes that were blurry with tears. “Damn, woman,” he muttered as his hands that were rough a moment before came up to her cheeks gently. His long fingers lifted the hair from her neck as his thumbs wiped away her tears. “You’re absolutely beautiful,” he started in a soft voice. His gray eyes were unblinking on hers. “You are gorgeous. You steal my breath away, Rosie,” he murmured as leaned down to kiss her tears away. “I’ve loved you since I first saw you across the Platform 9 and ¾ when I was eleven years old. All the others were nothing, Rosie… nothing. You’ve been all I’ve been able to see… ever.”
Her breath caught. “Why… why are you telling me all this now? Why… why didn’t you say anything before?” she asked.
His hands threaded through her curls as he had dreamt of doing for years. “Because to lose you in any capacity would have destroyed me. I just couldn’t lie to myself anymore. I want more, Rosie. I want all,” he said with finality as he captured her mouth with his. He pulled her lower lip into his mouth and gently sucked. He pulled back and watched as she struggled to open her eyes. “What do you want, Rosie?”
How many times can I break till I shatter?
Over the line can't define what I'm after
I always turn the car around
Don't wanna turn that car around
I gotta turn this thing around
“You, Scorpius,” she breathed. “Just you… as always.” She shocked him as her arms locked around his neck, her hands dived into his hair, and her mouth fused to his as if it had been there forever. His hands fisted in her robes at her back and pulled her as close as he could.
“You shatter me, Rosie,” he whispered against her ear as his hands splayed wide on her back. “You’re not going anywhere.”
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