It Started With a Dare

It Started With a Comment

"Okay," Al began, trying to process things, "So let me get this straight. You two are going out now."

 "Pretend going out," Scorpius corrected, "She and I don't fancy each other. But we agreed on that we'd go out until Mia gets jealous and end up wanting to snog me senseless." Rose made a face of disgust as he added the last bit. 

 "Uh-huh," Al replied slowly, before exclaiming, "Mate, I should hex you!" Flailing his arms, before turning to his cousin, "And you! Why are you even agreeing to this?!" 

 Rose rolled her eyes and said, "Look, Al. You don't like it, he doesn't like it, and I don't like it. But I agreed to doing it. Like it or not, this deal is going to happen. He gets the girl, and I to prove a point and once again be right. As always." Scorpius began to say something, "-Don't even start, Malfoy." 

Al furiously messed with his hair as he paced, "I should've put some sort of 'off limits' sign on dating family. I knew- argh! I'm not doing this family thing right, aren't I?" He questioned them, "I don't feel like I'm fulfilling the whole 'protectiveness' part, yet." 

 "Well in our defense, we're not technically dating. Only pretend." Scorpius replied, "No worries. I won't touch your precious little cousin. Maybe a snog here an-" 

 "ARGGGGHHHH!" Al let out, making Scorpius laugh as he ran away from a raging Al. Who, in turn, began to chase after his male best friend but stopped as the blonde ran away from them. 

 "I'll meet you at Zonko's, Weasley!" Malfoy shouted as he ran down the hill and into Hogsmeade. 

 Al sighed, while Rose chuckled, "He'll be the death of me, I swear it." He said. 

 "He's a handfull alright." She said, as she and Al began walking towards the village. 

 "Rosie?" Al said after a few moments of silence. 

 "Yeah?" 

 "You sure you know what you doing?" 

 "What do you mean?" 

 "I- I just don't want to see you get hurt. I feel like you might." 

Rose snorted, "From Malfoy? Please, Al. It's not like I'm going to fancy him in the end and then end up heartbroken when he finally gets what he wants. I mean, can you actually picture that? Totally preposterou-" 

"Rosie." Al spoke seriously, looking at her in the eye. "Just be careful. You never know." And with that, Al walked off to the village leaving Rose standing alone with her thoughts. Wondering what her cousin could have possibly meant. 

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 Rose eventually caught up to Malfoy in Zonko's. She didn't find it that hard to spot him. After all, he was a blonde. And by blonde, Rose meant platinum blonde. White, silvery...She could go on about how much of a show stopper the boy was. A definite stop sign, that's what he was. 

Rose could even still recall the first time she questioned his hair. She had directly questioned her cousin on whether Malfoy's hair was naturally blonde or not. Of course, unknowingly, Scorpius had been right behind her in the common room when she had asked.

 It was natural, she had found out. Of course she didn't come out of that conversation unscathed. After all, it was Rose and Scorpius. Every conversation they had had a bit of damage. 

 Within the sea of people that crowded the shop, she immediately spotted him by the love potions. Raising her eyebrows, she said, "Not thinking of drugging her, are you?" As she approached him.