His Rose. // Blaise Zabini

beginning of july.

Rose Malfoy

"Rose you need to wake up." My mother storms into my room and pulled back my curtains, the bright morning light illuminating everything in my room "I've knocked on your door at least ten times, trying to wake you and all I get is a groan. Wake up!" She rips my covers off, the cold hitting my legs. "You have an hour." She walks to my door "Be down in five minutes for breakfast. And, sorry"

I groan and throw myself off of my bed creating a loud thud. My mother does this every year. She'll try and wake me up but I ignore her. Then, she'll come in here and do what she just did. I'm used to it and find it funny how irritated she gets.

I stand up and look at myself in the mirror.

Smudged mascara, half of my hair out of my ponytail, lines on my face indicating where the sheets sunk into my skin. I look like I slept for twelve hours when in reality, I only slept for three. Insomnia is a bitch.

I decided to go downstairs, not caring what I looked like since it would only be my family here. Or so I thought.

I walked through the doorway of my kitchen, my mouth wide open in the middle of a yawn and that's when I see him.

His back was facing away from me and he leaned against the island. His back muscles showing through his shirt as his hands gripped the edge of the counter.

I look like shit and he's going to see me like this. Fuck.

"Thank you for actually waking up. Now take a seat and eat" My mother points at the table, where Draco walks over with a bowl of fruit.

That's when he turns around and looks at me.

My twin brother's best friend. Blaise Zabini.

"Hope you don't mind. My mum dropped me off because she had to go somewhere and couldn't drop me off at the platform" he leans against the counter again, crossing his arms.

"N-No. Not a problem." I smile, taking down my hair and putting it back up into a messy bun.

Things have been weird between me and Blaise since the beginning of July. He came over one night and we invited all of the others too. We played truth or dare, and things just... well...

"Come on! Just because you're the innocent Hufflepuff, doesn't mean that you have to be a party pooper" Scarlett tries to convince me.

"It'll be fun. What could go wrong?" Pansy adds.

"Um, everything! You guys know that he's here. Things could go... weird" I tell them.

I've had a crush on Blaise since last year. I don't know where it came from, it just happened.

"Or they could go good and he might even take you on a date" Scarlett raises her eyebrows.

"Draco would never let that happen" I shake my head, pulling up my pajama pants.

Just then the door opens "What won't I let happen?" My brother asks, sitting in my chair while Blaise leans against the door.

I've been able to keep my crush a secret for the most part. I only told Scarlett because she's my best friend and then Pansy asked me about it and said that it was obvious. But it's not.

"So are you playing or not, Rose?" Blaise asks me and I sigh, nodding my head. "Great!" He walks in and shuts my door, jumping onto my bed and bouncing on it.

"Truth or dare, Draco," Pansy says, a devilish smirk on her face.

"Truth"

"Who, in all of Hogwarts, do you want the most?" Pansy asks and I sit on my bed and feel Blaise's eyes on me.

"Astoria" my brother whispers bowing his head.

I already knew he has a thing for her. He has since the yule ball when they went together last year. I went alone, of course.

"Saw that coming" I chuckle and Draco sends me a glare.

"Okay then. Rose, truth or dare?"

"Truth" I smirk, sitting up waiting for him to ask me.

"Who do you like?"

I gulp. Draco doesn't know and he can't know. I won't let him "Easy. No one." I shrug it off.

I look to Blaise but as soon as my eyes were about to meet his, his head turned and I thought I saw a little frown form on his features.

A few more turns go around and it's now Scarlett's."Rose." I turn my head to her. "Truth or dare?"

"Dare" I've only done truths so far and picking dare with Scarlett was probably a bad idea.

"I dare you to kiss Blaise"

I can feel my pale skin grow a bright red as I slowly turn my head and look at Blaise who is looking right back at me.

He shrugs "It is a dare. Isn't it?"

I nod and slowly lean my head in, my hand resting on his cheek as his hand rests on my neck and he brings me closer. Our lips collide and move together in one motion. it was quick and simple, nothing too crazy other than the small spark that tingled through my body.

He pulled away and looked me in the eyes, waiting for me to say something.

"Okay. You two out. We're going to bed." I stand up, not looking at Blaise once as he and my brother walk out of my room.

Things got weird and since then, we haven't had a real conversation. A few words here and there, but nothing major.

I give him one last smile before I sit at the table and start to eat my breakfast, not looking up from my plate once.