Scorpius And Albus --- Scorbus Love Story

Chapter 1: A Little Touch

Over the summer I received the most surprising news. No, not surprising, good. It was just good news. I don't remember exactly but it went something like this.

Our cousins had been over for dinner, to celebrate my Dad's birthday and Rose came into my room. My little escape had been interrupted. It might not matter to some people, but I needed an escape after hours of listening to what Scorpius and I call 'Gryffindor blabber'.

"Hey Albus."

"Hey." I mumble.

"I wanted to talk to you about something. If your not too busy doing nothing." She laughs, but has a slight tone of nervousness. Rose Granger-Weasley. Nervous. This is a first.

I sit up on my bed where I'd been half napping, half wide awake from the loud Gryffindor laughter below me. I gesture for her to sit next to me. She does, but not in her normal fashion. More like when my dad had 'the talk' with me kinda way. Awkward because no one is excited.

But she told me something surprising. No, something good.

"So Scorpius and I went on a date, as you know." She says and she started saying something else but my mind couldn't possibly focus.

Scorpius was on a date with not just my cousin, but Rose. The same Rose who was friends with the people who make fun of him, and push him around when I'm not there. The same Rose who denied him only a few months ago. And the same Rose sitting in front of me.

The same Rose Scorpius likes. And as a best friend, not family or anything else, I have no say. But something stirring inside me, like a little voice in my head says, of course you do. How could you not?

"So should I tell them or not?" She asks, only getting my attention when I'm expected to say something, as situations like this always seem to go. "Would my parents not allow it? I know that your parents didnt at first and you two are just friends. But if my parents forbade it, it would be worse than losing a friend. I'd lose Scorpius. You don't really understand, but there is something about him that I wouldnt be able to stand to lose." She shrugs. "I just really like him. I got attached quickly."

I remember the train when we both met him. Last time I checked she was the one who decided that he was unworthy of being spoken to. And I sat with him. Sat with the boy everyone was making fun of or scared of or maybe a little bit of both. I got to know him and I got attached.

But I guess five years of friendship through his mother's death, my unaccepting family, and time travel means nothing. At least compared to a date with my cousin.

I look at her. "I think you should tell them. Hiding will probably make things worse later." I say as calm as I possibly can.

"Alright. Thanks Albus. I didn't really know who else to ask." She pats me on the back in this really awkward way.

"Well you could have told Hugo."

"Hugo stopped talking again." She says and I nod my head.

Hugo is really shy and has anxiety. Sometimes he'll go weeks without saying a single word. But Lily is really close with him and I think he still talks to her. It's odd how much I can despise Rose while Lily helps Hugo like that. Supports the fact that not everyone is born into a family they like.

"I'll leave you to your bed." She says, and walks out of my room leaving the door open.

So that's what happened. It's not like it was some big deal. I'm not sure why I'm thinking about it. But now that I'm back at Hogwarts, laying in my bed after a long train ride and dinner, it's still there. Even though Scorpius is only feet away from me in his bed, It felt further.