Eventually, as Rose got her 5th drink, she and Scorpius convinced the tipsy birthday boy to go hang out with Jessica Zabini, who he had liked for a few months now but barely said 3 words to her.
After a few hours there were only a couple of people still sober. Scorpius and Rose were very drunk, Rose swaying around happily trying to down yet another drink, while Scorpius had two more shots. "Rosie, you need to slow down" Scorpius exclaimed slowly.
"I'm drinking slowly Scorp. This is only my...my...something-eth drink" Rose slurred. "Come dance with me." She grabbed his hand and dragged him closer as the next song came on. It was a slow one so the two just swayed gently Rose's arms around Scorpius' neck while he held her around the waist. Scorpius noticed how beautiful she was as they danced. She's always beautiful he reminded himself. He had had a crush on her since he was 11 years old and now, nearly 5 years later, the crush was bigger than ever. He loved everything able her, from the cute little smile she nearly always had on her face to how she loved her books and lessons. She still always grabbed his hand when she was happy, nervous, worried or scared. When Jess asked them if they were going out because of it she merely replied, "Friends hold hands."
Bringing himself back to the moment he noticed the song was ending. "Rose?" Scorpius said, pulling her away from the dancing crowd.
"Yeah Scorp?" Rose sounded very tired.
"I really like you. I have for years. I thought you should know" Scorpius told her and quickly pecked her lips before they walked out of the room of requirement. The two were silent until they got to the empty common room.
"I really like you too" Rose smiled and kissed him back gently, before pulling away and staggering up to her dormitory.
o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o
The next morning Scorpius woke up in his bed with a major hangover. He didn't remember getting to his bed. However he did remember what he had said to Rose. "Shit!" He jumped out of bed, rummaging through his trunk to find his hangover potions, grabbing two and downing one. Rose wouldn't have one of course. Scorpius quickly got dressed and went to the common room, both happy and disappointed that Rose was there and not in her dormitory. "Hangover potion?" he asked as he sat next to her grinning.
"Yes!" Rose moaned, taking the potion and gulping it down. "Why do you let me drink again?"
"Because you're not very happy if we take your drinks away from you" Scorpius laughed. "Breakfast?"
"True. And sure" Rose replied taking his hand and walking out the portrait hole. When they got to the 3rd floor, Scorpius decided to be brave.
"Rose? Do you remember last night?" he muttered.
"Yeah a little. Howcome?" she bit her bottom lip, like she always did when she was nervous.
"Can you remember anything I said to you after we danced?"
"What that you like me? And kissed me? And me saying it too? Yeah"
"I meant it you know" Scorpius said turning red.
"So did I" Rose smiled, also blushing.
"Really?" Scorpius asked, his eyes lighting up as if Christmas had come nine months early.
"Yep" Rose giggled. They walked into the empty Great Hall and piled their plates high with eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, French toast and potato scones. They scoffed it in ten minutes as a handful of students walked into the hall and sat at their respective house tables. "Lake?" Rose suggested, and Scorpius just grinned, half dragging her by the hand out of her seat and outside.
They lay in the warmish sun in a comfortable silence for a while before talking about classes and Quidditch before Scorpius sat up a bit. "Hey Rosie?"
"Uh huh?"
"Will you go out with me?"
Rose shot up from where she was lying to look at him, "What?"
"Will you go out with me?" Scorpius repeated, starting to go red for the second time that morning.
"Well..." Rose teased as he gave her the puppy eyes, "Of course Scorp!" She hugged him tightly. Scorpius pulled back slightly to capture her lips in a short, sweet kiss. "Wait!"
"What?" Scorpius queried, puzzled.
"My dad is rather likely to try to murder you or something. He doesn't like you anyway" Rose mumbled into his chest.
"He won't scare me away Rose. I promise on my life" Scorpius told her seriously. And he knew no matter what he'd never be driven away from Rose, damn the consequences.
