* - - i don't want to fall to pieces (scorpius)

[AUBREY LYNN MCNEAL]

Aubrey stood on a small hill of snow as she looked out at the lake. There was a light snow falling around her as she stood there thinking about the recent events and what she should do. She had asked Scorpius to meet her out there, but would he come? Or perhaps he would be too busy preparing for the Yule ball or for the next task. Aubrey sighed, it seemed that the two of them rarely spent any time together anymore and they were supposed to go to the Yule Ball together right? Or at least she assumed so as they are dating, but he hadn’t asked yet. Still Aubrey already had a dress picked out whether she went with Scorp or not she still planned on attending.

She had watched the first task and noticed how well Theia and Scorp worked together, even though they got Second place. At least they beat Gryffindor right? But when was the last time the two of them had worked that well together? They hadn’t even done any projects for classes together lately, not that she expected him too she knew that he always partnered up with Albus. Come to think of it, the only thing they really worked on together was patrolling the school, but that wasn’t much effort was it.

She sighed again looking up into the sky as she watched the little snowflakes fall down. She was bundled up in her cloak and Gryffindor Scarf as well as a maroon hat. She wondered how much longer she’d have to wait for Scorpius though. Hopefully it wouldn’t be too long.

[SCORPIUS HYPERION MALFOY]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,padding-left:16px; padding-top:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-bottom:0px; background-image:url(http://i51.tinypic.com/2nbr3oi.jpg) ] Scorpius Malfoy So can't you see Everything you are belongs to me - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The slytherin was still pissed off. How could such a great house like Slytherin come in second at the first task, beaten by the house that had a colour scheme that resembled bees. Ugh, how could they let Hufflepuff get ahead of them? He was positive that out of the four houses, he and Theia were the ones that worked well together, that knew what the other was thinking before they said it because it was what the other was thinking as well. How could a muggleborn and a scared fifth year beat the awesome Slytherin duo. At least they hadn’t come in last, that was the bright side, Gryffindor had. It just meant he and Theia had to work harder and had to make sure they won the other challenges, no matter what. If they had to resort to dirty play then so be it, he would do so, he wanted the victory, to prove that Slytherin were better than what others might think of them. Scorpius couldn’t afford any distractions from his ultimate goal, he wanted to see James Potter eat dirt in the tasks, if only he knew what the next task was, it would be all the more easier to think of strategies, ways to make Potter give up in the task and to make sure Slytherin were not beaten again. So when Aubrey asked him to meet her near the lake, he was in half a mind not to go. She was a distraction, but he loved her, he had to make time for her. He hadn’t seen her lately, hadn’t been on a date in ages, but she understood right? She knew that all his time would be taken up with the tournament, she supported that, she just had to. Once the tournament was finished, they could go back to seeing each other just about every day, they could go on dates without him thinking of ways to make James send red sparks into the air during a task to signal that he was finished. Guilt gnawed at him, he realised he hadn’t even had a chance to ask the blonde Gryffindor to the Yule ball yet, and the event was fast approaching. Maybe that’s why she asked him to met her, so she could be the one that asked, yes that had to be it. What else could there possibly be, he thought as he walked out of the castle and headed towards the lake. It didn’t take long for him to spot the preppy blonde that he called his girlfriend. He paused in his step, watching her as a light snow fell around her, all she needed now was a pair of white wings and a halo and she'd be the perfect angel standing there. Snapping out of the daze, he approached her, wrapped his arms around her and gave her a quick kiss. "Sorry I didn’t get her earlier," he replied, not letting go of her. Aubrey. 495 words. TEMPLATE BY OH SO COOPERNATURAL ! @ CAUTION.

[AUBREY LYNN MCNEAL]

The snow was falling quite nicely, Aubrey felt as if she was inside of a snow globe made her feel like Christmas was coming closer, and that was because it was. She smiled softly to herself, but the quickly frowned remembering why she was here in the first place. She just hoped that things didn’t turn out really bad because of this.

And then the next she knew she felt Scorpius’s nice warmth as he wrapped his arms around her and gave her a soft kiss. She blushed a deep crimson red. She had always like Scorp’s kisses and it made her feel even worse about what she was about to do. “Sorry I didn’t get here earlier,” She didn’t really even notice the time as she glanced down at her watch. He was a bit late ,but she half expected it of him with how much of a load he had lately. “It’s fine, I understand…[/color]” she said lightly before she turned to look at him.

His soft silver blue gaze, she could lose herself in forever. But she kept herself from doing so, she knew what she had to do. “I want to talk to you about something, but promise me you won’t get mad…[/color]” she said lightly before looking down at her feet. He wouldn’t get mad would he? She knew he wouldn’t be entirely happy, but he wouldn’t just get straight out mad and yell at her or something right? She knew he was busy, maybe this would just make it easier on him.

[SCORPIUS HYPERION MALFOY]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,padding-left:16px; padding-top:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-bottom:0px; background-image:url(http://i51.tinypic.com/2nbr3oi.jpg) ] Scorpius Malfoy So can't you see Everything you are belongs to me - - - - - - - - - - - - - - She seemed a little hesitant when he kissed her, but he didn’t think much of it. And the blush, well he simply put it down to the cold weather. Everything was perfect to him, well apart from the fact that he hadn’t spent as much time with her because of the tournament, in which he still was as clueless as ever about the upcoming second task. Maybe they'd announce something at the Yule ball. “It’s fine, I understand…” The way she spoke was definitely not the Aubrey he knew. Something was wrong with her. Was she sick, had she been out here too long? Why did she ask him to meet her outside anyways, standing in the snow with it dusting everything around them. Was she trying to be romantic? Maybe she was, but then what was with the sudden change of personality. He didn’t like this Aubrey, and although he found her preppy and bouncy personality annoying, he really wished for it show. Ok so she needed to tell him something and the first thing that popped into his head was, she's pregnant. But no, that couldn’t have been the case; he had yet to go that far with her. He had purposely taken it slow because not only did he find it amusing that his parents weren’t exactly all for muggleborns, but because he respected her as a person. Unless she cheated on him, but he couldn’t picture her doing something so cold-hearted like that. So what the hell could she want him for? "Look, perhaps we should go someplace war..." he never got the chance to finish his sentence as she spoke, cutting him off. I want to talk to you about something, but promise me you won’t get mad…” well now that was something he couldn’t promise her, how could he when he didn’t know what this was about, he had no idea, no clue to help him. "Usually when someone says to take no offense or not to get mad, the opposite tends to happen," he replied, waiting for her to continue. He couldn’t give her his word, those type of words were pointless and if he did end up getting mad, she'd probably turn the whole thing around and blame him for it. AUBREY. 379 WORDS. TEMPLATE BY OH SO COOPERNATURAL ! @ CAUTION.

[AUBREY LYNN MCNEAL]

“Usually when someone says to take no offense or not to get mad, the opposite tends to happen,” Aubrey knew that Scorpius was right. Whenever someone said those words to her she usually got mad as well, but at the time she didn’t know what to say, especially since the next thing she was going to say would be even harder than that. Why couldn’t their relationship continue on just the way it was? Why couldn’t they just continue to be the happy couple they were, always finding time to spend together no matter how much homework was dropped on them? Like last year, with their O.W.L.s with all that work dropped on them they still managed to find time together, even if it was working on homework together. Couldn’t he have asked her for some help with the tournament so that she felt that he still wanted her around? Of course he wanted her around; Aubrey was just never really sure how his friend Theia felt about her. Maybe she came off as too annoying and preppy around her and that was why he never asked her to help out some.

And then she thought back to the first task when she noticed how well Scorp and Theia worked together. If only she was in Slytherin and got chosen to be a champion with him. No, that would never happen because she’s a muggleborn and muggleborns never got sorted into Slytherin. At least not that she’s ever heard of. “Watching you and Theresa at the first task, I often wonder why we never worked that well together on something before…[/color]” she started off quietly. “I often wish I could be the Slytherin Champion with you so that we could work together like that, and have more time together… But that won’t ever happen…[/color]” she continued on as tears started to form at her emerald green eyes.

It was really hard for her to say this, probably the hardest thing she ever said to anyone before. “Maybe we weren’t meant to work together like that… maybe we were meant to work like that with someone else…[/color]” she said as one lonely tear started to drip down her face and she tried to turn away to not let it show that she was about to start crying.

[SCORPIUS HYPERION MALFOY]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,padding-left:16px; padding-top:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-bottom:0px; background-image:url(http://i51.tinypic.com/2nbr3oi.jpg) ] Scorpius Malfoy So can't you see Everything you are belongs to me - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Where was this coming from, he wondered. Why was she wondering why they never worked well together on something? Of course they did, or was she simply blinded by Theia. He allowed her to continue as she spoke about wishing she was the Slytherin champion instead and he couldn’t help but smile. She would have made a good champion, but obviously the goblet didn’t think so. If it were left up to the professors, he was sure Aubrey would have been chosen, how could she not. She was a prefect, she wasn’t failing or had failed any classes and she was mostly well liked, perhaps not by some of the Slytherins but the professors would have simply put that down to the house rivalry. But then if the professors were able to chose, he was positive he wouldn’t have been chosen, no doubt Al would have instead. And now to have his two best friends be in love with one another just complicated their whole friendship thing. He needed normalcy and Aubrey was the one that provided that for him, couldn’t she tell that he needed her, he just wasn’t used to asking for help? What did she mean by that he wondered, 'won’t ever happen?' Ok yea so she would never be a Slytherin champion, but they could still work just as good, if not better than Theia and himself. “Maybe we weren’t meant to work together like that… maybe we were meant to work like that with someone else…" He had a funny suspicious she meant what he really didn’t want to happen and so instead he played dumb, trying to work around her words. "Aubrey, we have been working well together, otherwise we wouldn’t be together," he replied, his tone soft. She had turned her face away from him, and he knew. Reaching out, he gently grabbed her chin, wanting her to look at him. "There's no need to cry," he spoke, wiping the tear away. "If this is about Theia I can assure you that there is nothing going on. We work well because we are best friends; that’s it, nothing more," and if there was he was sure Al would be the first to kill him for trying to hit on his girl, "I care for her, yes, but not in the same way I care about you. I love her but I’m in love with you." He pulled her close to him, hoping that all she needed to do was have a little cry and everything would go back to normal. "I'm sorry I haven’t been around much but I’ll make it up to you, I promise," he added after a moment. AUBREY. 448 WORDS. TEMPLATE BY OH SO COOPERNATURAL ! @ CAUTION.

[AUBREY LYNN MCNEAL]

“Aubrey, we have been working well together, otherwise we wouldn’t be together,” Aubrey knew that they had been, but something inside had told her that Scorpius would work even better with someone else. “There's no need to cry,” she felt him wipe away her dear, he was always so kind to her, but were they really meant to be? Was Aubrey meant to be with Scorpius? Could she see herself with him five years from now? Well of course she could, but not as a couple, but as friends always caring for each other. “If this is about Theia I can assure you that there is nothing going on. We work well because we are best friends; that’s it, nothing more,” in a way it was a little bit about Theia, yet in a way it wasn’t. She wanted him to do well in the tournament and she felt that by being selfish and wanting to be with him more that would take away his time preparing for the tasks… She couldn’t handle it if she became the reason why he didn’t do so well in the tasks.

“I care for her, yes, but not in the same way I care about you. I love her but I’m in love with you.” she nodded letting him know that she knew it was true as he pulled her close to her, he always seemed to be able to warm her up when she was down, she would miss having him as her boyfriend, but she knew it would only hinder him if she stuck around anymore. “I'm sorry I haven’t been around much but I’ll make it up to you, I promise,” softly she moved away from his warm hug before turning to look him in the eye. “Scorp… You should focus on the tournament… I’ll only get in the way. I don’t want you to loose just because you want to spend time with me. Work hard, and I’ll be rooting for you the whole way, I just don’t want to be in the way…

[/color]” she said softly, hoping that he would understand.
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[SCORPIUS HYPERION MALFOY]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,padding-left:16px; padding-top:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-bottom:0px; background-image:url(http://i51.tinypic.com/2nbr3oi.jpg) ] Scorpius Malfoy So can't you see Everything you are belongs to me - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Again she was being silent. He would love to be able to get into her head and figure out why. Had someone done something to her and she had no idea how to say it or had they threatened her if she told anyone? If so, he just wanted to bundle her up and take her to the manor where no one could hurt her. And then she spoke in such a soft tone that he almost missed what she had said. “Scorp… You should focus on the tournament… I’ll only get in the way. I don’t want you to lose just because you want to spend time with me. Work hard, and I’ll be rooting for you the whole way, I just don’t want to be in the way…” But he was focused on the tournament. Slytherin had come in second. Ok so it wasn’t the first place he was hoping for, but Hufflepuff had gotten lucky, that was all it was, luck. He shook his head. How could she be getting in the way when they hadn’t spent much time with one another. Maybe she just wanted a break so that he could focused all of his energy on the tournament, but if he done that, he would go mental. There was no way of knowing what the next tasks involved and so all he could do was keep his fitness and skills up. A part of his believed she was trying to break up with him for good, but he denied it. Everything was so perfect with them...well nearly everything. All he needed to do was spend more time with her, be a proper boyfriend. Besides she wouldn’t break up with him so close to the Yule Ball right? Surely she wasn’t doing so because he had yet to ask her. But he thought it was obvious that he would take her, after all they were dating, why would he want another girl for the Ball. "You aren’t in the way, if I spend every minute thinking of what could or could not possibly be the next task along with trying to prepare for it, I will go insane," did she not know how valuable to him she was? Why was she doing this to him, why? "Is this because I haven’t properly asked you to the Yule Ball? I thought it was obvious we were going together. I mean why would I want someone else when I can take you?" he added, hoping that she understood his reasoning. Aubrey. 422 words. TEMPLATE BY OH SO COOPERNATURAL ! @ CAUTION.

[AUBREY LYNN MCNEAL]

“ You aren’t in the way, if I spend every minute thinking of what could or could not possibly be the next task along with trying to prepare for it, I will go insane,” this was a lot tougher than Aubrey thought it would be. How could she get through to him? She knew it would hurt him… perhaps there was a different way to go about what it was. “ Is this because I haven’t properly asked you to the Yule Ball? I thought it was obvious we were going together. I mean why would I want someone else when I can take you?” she frowned slightly as it definitely had nothing to do with him not asking her to the Yule Ball, up until recently she assumed she was going with him anyways.

“Scorp… I promise that it doesn’t have to do with not asking me to the Yule Ball… It’s just… maybe we need a break so you don’t have to worry about me and focus on the tournament, Quidditch and studies… and I’ll focus on my studying as well and get better on my flying…. I think it’ll be better if we take a break…[/color]” would it really be a break for the two of them? She had a feeling it would be something more permanent for the two of them… there just wasn’t that usually feeling there that used to be there… it had been that way since before the first task had even started and Aubrey couldn’t really describe it…

[SCORPIUS HYPERION MALFOY]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,padding-left:16px; padding-top:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-bottom:0px; background-image:url(http://i51.tinypic.com/2nbr3oi.jpg) ] Scorpius Malfoy So can't you see Everything you are belongs to me - - - - - - - - - - - - - - He didnt want to believe it, there was no way she would do this, not to him, not so close to the ball. No, she wouldnt do this, they were fine, sure they had arguments but they always made up. But her words confirmed what he dreaded, what he did not wish to believe. “Scorp… I promise that it doesn’t have to do with not asking me to the Yule Ball… It’s just… maybe we need a break so you don’t have to worry about me and focus on the tournament, Quidditch and studies… and I’ll focus on my studying as well and get better on my flying…. I think it’ll be better if we take a break…” He had told her that he didnt want to constantly think and focus on those things, he needed friends, he needed her and yet here she was willing to throw everything they had out the window. No she could not do that, he wouldnt allow her, but her words sounded final. Was he angry? Yes he was, he couldnt help it, he was angry at her for suggesting such an absurd thing. He was also upset and disappointed with her as well. Oh he would make her pay, he wasnt a Slytherin or a Malfoy for nothing, she would realise she had made the worst mistake of her life and crawl back to him, the only question was whether or not he'd accept her back. In the back of his mind, there was one word floating there, no. No he would not accept her back, no matter whether if they were both single, she would crawl and beg, but he would want nothing to do with her again, she brought this upon herself. She was ungrateful, yes that was it, she was definitely ungrateful. She could have made history if she stayed with him, been the first muggleborn in the Malfoy line, she could have had all the wealth she wanted and be happy with him. Guess he was not enough for her. He turned his back to her; two could play at that game. She wanted to hurt him, well he'd hurt her right back, she could go to hell. Glancing over his shoulder, he shot her a deadly glare before walking off; thinking of ways to get her back, thinking of what would hurt her the most and it was simple. Rose Weasley, yes he would find her, make Aubrey see what she was missing and hopefully cause tension in the friendship. Yes it was perfect, now all he had to do was find her and get her to go to the ball with him. Aubrey. 445 words. TEMPLATE BY OH SO COOPERNATURAL ! @ CAUTION.