*-- Just Close Enough to Touch (Scorpius)

[rose]

Rose had never really been a girl who liked dancing. The masquerade ball hadn’t been much fun for her but she had still gone. Everyone seemed to insist she would be missing out on a lot if she didn’t go. So she had done what everyone suggested. While the ball hadn’t been terrible it hadn’t been her thing. So when everyone became excited about the Yule Ball Rose swore she wasn’t going to go, no matter who encouraged her otherwise. The funny thing about that was that things seemed to never go as planned for her lately and it was slightly frustrating for her.

She hadn’t expected anyone to ask her so she hadn’t thought much about the ball while the other girls in her year were. She had to study and quidditch practices, and those were her excuses whenever anyone tried to talk to her about the ball. She’d even gone to Hogsmeade with a fairly nice boy and since he had made no mention of it she was relieved as he had been rather fun to be around. But it hadn’t been him who had asked her to the dreaded ball. Oh no it was a boy that her father would disapprove of above all others. He was supposed to be off limits to her, not only as the son of her father’s former childhood enemy but as the ex- boyfriend of her best friend.

All intentions of turning down whoever asked disappeared when he had asked. To be completely honest it had thrown her off guard. Of all people she had never expected him to be the one who asked. And she hadn’t expected to accept. Her feelings for him had grown since the start of the year and it had taken her awhile to figure out that she liked him. Once she had come to that realization she had gone out of her way to avoid him, not that it was all that hard. And that was how she found herself going to the ball with Scorpius Malfoy.

It was finally the night of the Yule Ball and Rose was getting ready. Although she hadn’t wanted to go at first didn’t mean that she didn’t intend to look good. Even if it wasn’t exactly familiar for her to get all dressed up. It had taken her awhile but she had finally found the perfect white and silver ball gown. It was strapless and had taken a few adjustments but it fit perfectly. Standing in front of the mirror she was glad she had decided to get ready alone. Twirling in front of the mirror she checked the back of the dress and made sure it was zipped properly. Slipping on the matching heels and her favorite bracelet she used her wand to tie her hair behind her head loosely, it would most likely end up out of the holder but she was running late as it was already.

With one last look into the mirror she left the dorms and made her way down to the great hall, trying to hide her nervousness. Although Rose knew that Aubrey had gone to the ball with Frank but she still couldn’t help but feel what she was doing was wrong. Hopefully Aubrey wouldn’t be too mad at her. Rose stopped by the doors of the Great hall and waited for Scorpius to show up.

566 WORDS | COMPLETE | Scorpius | OUTFIT
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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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - He adjusted the green tie around his neck, the only thing that he wore that represented his house. Although he didn’t have to wear house colours, he felt like he needed to. After all he was the Slytherin champion, many probably expected the champions to wear something to represent their chosen house. His hair was combed, yet still was as unruly as ever. The suit he wore was more of the muggle style, he just didn’t feel right wearing the long dress robes of the wizarding world and although he was a pureblood and the minister's son, he honestly did not care. What he did care about was Rose. Had it been right to ask her out to the dance after splitting with Aubrey. Just thinking of it made him both sad and angry at the same time. This was all Aubrey's fault. If she hadn’t broken it off, he would have been going with the preppy blonde. But still going out with his ex's best friend was meant to be wrong, but when he had asked her, it just seemed right. At first he done it to get back at Aubrey, to show what she had given up. She could have been happy with him, she would never have had to wait for anything, she could have had it all, but he guessed money couldn’t buy everything. He knew he certainly couldn’t win Rose over with just his wealth. The more he thought of it, the more it had seemed right to ask Rose. But what was Al going to say once he found out. A shiver ran down his spine at that thought. Would he hate him for keeping him in the dark? But she had been the one to agree, of her own free will as well. A smile appeared on his face as he slipped his feet into his shoes, tying the laces before standing. He was ready, he thought. If Aubrey wanted to give him up, then so be it, he wasn’t going to waste time thinking of her when he had another date for the ball. Heading up the stairs, he was thankful that the walk wasn’t as long as it would be for the Ravenclaws and Gryffindors. It didn’t give him much time to think. He caught sight of her immediately and all thoughts of Aubrey and Al were gone, replaced by the vision before him. He walked up to her. Rose looked absolutely stunning. "W...wow," he managed to get out before he took in a deep breath, calming the sudden nerves that fluttered around inside. "You look..." gorgeous, tempting, good enough to eat, divine, "beautiful," he finally replied, wondering if leaning in to kiss her cheek would be too much. Yea it probably would and so instead he reached out, grabbed her hand and softly kissed her knuckles instead. ROSE. 477 WORDS. OUTFIT. TEMPLATE BY OH SO COOPERNATURAL ! @ CAUTION.

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The longer she waited the more nervous she became. After all the time waiting wasn’t good for her thoughts. No matter how much she tried to ignore it she couldn’t help but feel guilty, even if it had been Aubrey who had broken up with Scorpius. And there was Albus she was going with his best friend. While she hadn’t always cared for Scorpius it was Albus who had convinced her to at least get along with him. It was after that Rose had started to see Scorpius differently. Still no matter how differently she saw him didn’t make her any less nervous. Not only about what Albus and Aubrey might say, or even her father, but why Scorpius had chosen to ask her of all people to the Yule Ball.

Rose had been about to run back up to the Gryffindor tower when she saw him coming. It was enough to make her stay where she was. Rose was no coward and she couldn’t do that to him. No matter how much her head was telling her to run she knew that wasn’t what would make her happy. She allowed herself to look him over as he approached. She should have known he would have green somewhere as she noticed his tie. Maybe she should have put green on somewhere, isn’t that what the other girls did with their dates from other houses? Although silver was on her dress, maybe that was enough. Still calling him handsome didn’t seem to be the right word, nor was beautiful because boys usually took offense at being called that. Perfect? She didn’t think it was the right thing to say.

No one had really called her beautiful before, aside from her parents and they didn’t really count. Then again Rose usually didn’t put as much effort into her appearance as she had tonight. There was a big difference in how she looked tonight and how she looked on the quidditch pitch. She could only imagine the blush that was reaching her cheeks, it was often something beyond her control. Realizing she should probably say something to keep herself from looking stupid she smiled over at him. “Thank you.” Everyone around them seemed to be heading in already but Rose didn’t care. They would head in soon enough and she would probably embarrass herself dancing. It was a miracle she hadn’t tripped on her way down here in the heels she was wearing. “You look rather handsome yourself.” It might not have been the right thing to say but she was nervous. This had been the last thing she had been expecting to do tonight.

442 WORDS | COMPLETE | Scorpius | OUTFIT
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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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - He couldn’t help notice the blush that spread over her cheeks. It made her look absolutely adorable in a way that he could not describe. He had no doubt that Rose would have scrubbed up alright, but he never imagined she'd be this stunning. He was used to seeing her out on the quidditch pitch in the Gryffindor quidditch robes. She definitely had style. He wondered if she had seen Aubrey beforehand, wondered if she had told the blonde girl, and yet part of him really didn’t care if she had. Aubrey had her chance and it was gone, but he wasn’t complaining, he wasn’t going to bother comparing the two girls, best friends to one another because there was simply no comparison between them. When Scorp had asked his beautiful redheaded date, he was surprised that she no one had asked her, or if they had that she turned them down. Why would she do that unless she had planned on not going to the ball? Now that was just a stupid thought, wouldn’t she have wanted to be there to support her cousin, the very one he did not get on with. He could have groaned at the thought, he had forgotten all about James. "You look rather handsome yourself." Did Rose just say he was handsome, well now he never expected something like that to come out of her mouth, directed at him that was. The corner of his lips turned up in a smile. "Thanks," he replied. He offered her his arm, wondering if she was as nervous as he felt. Better yet, was she as good as masking her nerves? Had she realised that she'd have to participate in the first dance, the champion's dance with him? Ah the champion's dance, he didn’t really dread it, he just wanted it to be over with, to be rid of the pressure. All they had to do was dance for what 4 minutes, 5 the most and then they could do whatever they wanted for the rest of the night. All the other champions and their dates probably all felt just as nervous, he thought, as he peered at Rose. At least he'd have the most beautiful partner to dance with, he thought. "You nervous?" he asked, not really meaning to, but at the same time he was curious. Being nervous was nothing to be ashamed of, he thought. Merlin knows he had his fair share of nervous times, but this would have had to top the lot of them. ROSE. 423 WORDS. TEMPLATE BY OH SO COOPERNATURAL ! @ CAUTION.