Scorbus

Embarrassed

Scorpius POV

The new term started weeks ago and we still haven't talked to each other. Albus was hanging out with Rose and her friends but I was all alone. Again. Lessons got more and more intense and much to my dismay, I just couldn't pay attention. I was going from O's and E's to A's and even sometimes P's. I wanted to do something about it but I couldn't. My mind was still caught up in that amazing night and now its after effects.

I woke up on Christmas morning, feeling the happiest I've felt since my mum died. My heart was smiling at the events and my brain couldn't get my head around what had happened. Just as I had finished opening the last of my presents, Albus woke up. He looked at me and then looked away. I caught his eye and then blushed, staring back down at the packet of chocolate frog's dad have given me. We ignored each other all day, but stayed close to one another the whole time. 

We've haven't talked since, and each day we've grown further and further apart. I haven't looked Albus in the eye for a whole week now, and it doesn't look like I'm ever going to again. We don't even sit next to each other at meals anymore. Albus sit's with the other Slytherin's in our year (because Rose is in Gryffindor) and I sit in the other side of the table reading a book. I'm starting to think that night was a dare or something stupid. A dare that by the looks of it, he regretted taking very much. I wanted to think it wasn't true but what other explanation was there for Albus's sudden distance?

I eventually got over the fact that our friendship, as strong as I thought it was, was over.  And so I just carried on with life. I started hanging out with the other Slytherin fifth years full time and discovered that making friends was actually quite easy when your the son of Draco Malfoy. Albus still sat with us at mealtimes but he never spoke. He still spent his time with Rose but I noticed he was also spending a lot of time with a Ravenclaw in our year called Isla. She was very pretty and I was happy for him. Sort of.

Albus POV

I still couldn't think about the party, even though it was weeks ago. I was too embarrassed to even look at Scorpius so I spent time with my cousin, even though I found her friends a bit boring. I was finding it harder than ever to keep up in lessons but somehow I never slipped below average. I was now lonely but I couldn't act it. I wanted to do something about it but I couldn't. My mind was still caught up in that amazing night and now its after effects.

I woke up on Christmas morning, feeling the happiest I've felt since being rescued from time last year. My heart was smiling at the events and my brain couldn't get my head around what had happened. I woke up as Scorpius was finishing opening the last of his presents. I looked at him and then, suddenly embarrassed, looked away. He managed to catch my eye for a second but then blushed and looked down at the sweets he was holding. We ignored each other all day, but stayed close to one another the whole time.

We've haven't talked since, and each day we've grown further and further apart. I've been avoiding his glances and eventually he stopped trying. It looks like I'm never going to look Scorpius in the eye again. We don't even sit next to each other at meals anymore. Since Rose is in Gryffindor I can't sit with her, so I sit with the other Slytherin boys. Scorpius just sits by himself reading. I'm starting to think Scorpius was too drunk to realise what he was doing that night. A night that he obviously regrets very much. I wanted to think it wasn't true but what other explanation was there for Scorpius's sudden distance?

I eventually got over the fact that our friendship, as strong as I thought it was, was over. Scorpius it seemed, had too. He started hanging out with the other Slytherin's and they welcomed him very quickly. I sat with them at meals, but it was clear they didn't want me there so I didn't speak. One day I noticed a girl giving me side glances in Charms so afterwards I went and spoke to her. I learnt her name was Isla and she was in Ravenclaw. She was obviously flirting with me and I just went along, thinking maybe I could forget him. We had been dating for two weeks when she passed me during lunch and whispered "come" and walked off. I followed, and that's when shit really happened. 

Third Person (no ones POV)

Scorpius hadn't gone to lunch that day, as he had been frantically trying to get the tricky spell he hadn't managed to do in Defence against the Dark Arts. He eventually worked it out, so he left the library and decided to walk around the school. His feet had absentmindedly taken him outside, so he decided to walk along the edges of the forbidden forest. He was about half-way along when he heard something. 

Albus wasn't enjoying the kiss he was sharing with Isla. She was pretty and really smart, but he just wasn't feeling it. But he carried on anyway. Isla however, wasn't holding back. She had no idea that Albus was imagining she was someone completely different. She had no idea that Albus didn't like her at all. She was completely clueless. 

Scorpius decided to look around and see what the noise was. However, when he found the source he wasn't much happier.

Albus was finally getting to grips that he was kissing Isla not Scorpius but then he saw him. His platinum blond hair stuck out in the brown and green forest. Albus pulled away and Isla turned around to see what it was. She turned bright red before muttering "I better go." She pushed past Scorpius and hurried back to the castle not looking back.

Scorpius couldn't believe what he had seen. Albus had every right to kiss pretty girls but it still made him mad. He started to walk away when to his surprise, Albus said his name. He turned around. "I didn't mean to interrupt anything." He snarled. Albus's face dropped. "You weren't interrupting anything really-" "sure!" Scorpius shook his head and started to walk away again.  "Scorpius wait!" to Albus's surprise, he actually stopped. Albus took a deep breath. And started talking.

Authors Note

I really hadn't expected this chapter to be so long but once I started writing, I couldn't stop. I'm experimenting with this new style of writing (writing the same scene in both characters POV) and I'm not sure if it's working or not. Could you please let me know? I just wanted to let you know that this isn't going to be a long ff, just around 10 chapters. So don't be disappointed if story's shorter than expected. It's mainly because I don't have the right commitment to write a 100 chapter story. (Though I do applaud those who do!) Let me know if you are enjoying the story or if anything doesn't make sense!

Love from,

Zahra ❥