The Happiest Place On Earth

“Are you sure?” Harry's words echoed in the walls of Kaylani's brain. She looked deep within the irises of his eyes to see exactly what he was asking, but what she found hidden within was not what she was expecting.

As Kaylani gazed into Harry’s eyes she expected to see love and lust because she thought he was asking her if she was sure she wanted to take this any further, but what she found instead was desperation and vulnerability. He was laying all of his emotions out on the table and he wanted to be sure that Kaylani was in this for the long run if he was going to fully invest into this relationship. That was what he truly wanted - a relationship with someone in which he could invest his entire being. But first he wanted to make sure he wouldn't end up heartbroken before he handed her his heart on a silver platter with a big, red bow centered on top of it.

“Are you sure that you’re not going to let me go? Do I really get the immeasurable pleasure of being stuck with you?” In most people’s eyes Harry may have been having a "girly moment" but he was simply guarding his heart. He knew that most of society viewed him as "The Player" of One Direction, but what they didn't know was that he was terrified of letting someone in. He was terrified of being broken.

Kaylani couldn't help but let relief instantly flood through her veins. She loved Harry, but she wasn't ready to go that far. As she looked in his eyes she knew those doubts were slowly crumbling away, however, and over time they would dissolve completely. “I'm sure. I meant every word. I’m here to stay.”

As the words tumbled out of Kaylani’s mouth and slid across her lips Harry couldn't help but lie his body down behind hers on the couch and wrap her in his embrace. It was as if their bodies were molded so that every curve, dip, and space fit perfectly with one another. And when they were next to each other instead of Harry’s large figure towering over Kaylani’s, their sizes contrasted to create the perfect picture.

Allowing his thumb to rub smooth circles on the spot where her hip bone jutted out just a tad, Harry hummed Kay’s favorite song quietly because he knew that it would calm her nerves. When he had asked her if she was “sure” he didn't miss the look of fright in her eyes and he wanted to take her mind off of it now. He knew she didn't want to take their relationship to an intimate level, apart from their very frequent and heated make-out sessions that would often lead to Harry shirtless and both of them breathing as if they had just run a marathon, and he wasn't going to push it until she was. As much as they joked around about it, he knew it was just a way for her to try and get comfortable with the idea of it one day happening.

That was one thing Harry loved about being in a relationship with Kaylani. They had only been together for about two months, but he knew every little detail about her already. Her favorite song, at the moment because it would surely change in about a month, was Another One by Conor Maynard because it made her want to dance no matter what mood she was in. She didn't have a favorite food because she would eat everything and claim it was her favorite then remember later on that something else was. Her favorite color was turquoise because it reminded her of the ocean when she took a family vacation to Hawaii. Her favorite movie was Love Actually because it was sad, funny, and romantic all in one. She hated crying but she loved the feeling of having a weight lifted off her shoulders after she finished. When she was laughing really hard her eyes would water and she would develop a small dimple in her right cheek. If she could become one thing in the world she wanted to be a princess not so she could be waited on and have her Prince Charming, but so she could be like Mia Thermopolis from Princess Diaries when she has the orphans walk through the parade with her and so she could change the world. It was the smallest things that drew him to her and it was those things he loved the most about her.

Kaylani felt the same exact way towards Harry. She had started to notice the little things about him when they first started dating, but she didn't really memorize them until about a month into their relationship and now she loved every single one of them. It was the way he ran his fingers through his hair and held it back with a bandana or some type of cloth but refused to cut it. It was the way he walked with a little bit of a swagger in his step that only she picked up on. It was the way he seemed to mainly look to his right when he was on stage. It was the way he bit the corner of his lip when he was thinking something over. It was the way his voice had a deeper rasp to it when he just woke up. It was the way he spoke as if every word was delicate and needed to be spoken articulately and perfectly before moving on to the next. It was the way the vein in his neck would become visible when he was pouring his heart out into a song. It was the way he would either throw his head back or bend his entire torso forwards when he was laughing really hard. It was every little thing about him that drove her crazy and she wouldn't change a thing.

Lying there in each other’s arms, Kaylani and Harry fell into a deep slumber. The rest of the members of One Direction, along with Sam, Alanis, and Jake, were sent out by Paul to hunt down for the duo so they could get ready for their next show when they had found them curled up in each other’s arms on the couch in a room a few corridors down. It was a sight that warmed each of their hearts. They could tell by the looks on their faces that something about them had changed within the brief amount of time they were away from the group.

Harry had a small smile evident on his face as his hands were interlaced with each other around Kaylani’s torso so that she could not escape his grasp. Kaylani had a visibly larger smile on her face, but it was still faint enough to go unnoticed to the untrained eye. Their friends, however, had known them well enough and long enough to be able to tell that from that slight upward curve on the left side of Harry’s face and the right side of Kaylani’s that they had established a new phase in their relationship and from this day forward they would be ultimately unbreakable. It was something uncommon to see among teenagers, but it was admirable and welcomed nonetheless.

Deciding to give them a few more minutes of peace, the group slowly retreated from the room leaving Jake behind.

Jake inhaled the sight before him as glee spread throughout his entire body. When Jake had discussed coming to London with his family, he knew he was taking a risk. Ryan had just come back and with everything going on it was probably not the best time for him to just pack up and leave for two weeks - especially to see his brother’s ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend. Much to his surprise his parents had agreed almost instantly, it was Ryan who had a near meltdown.

Ryan was trying his hardest to let go of Kaylani, but he would be lying if he said it was easy. There was a certain quality about her that seemed to attract everyone to her and made them hold on to her for life. It was like she was a magnet and she was constantly drawing people in, whether she was conscious of her actions or not.

As Ryan watched Jake walk through the terminals of the airport that day he realized exactly how hard this was truly going to be. Everything he did, everything he saw, everything he heard, reminded him of Kaylani. It was like she was the air he breathed and he could not escape her - no matter how hard he tried. If he finally escaped her grasp; even just for a few minutes; Harry would be right around the corner to taunt him, unintentionally of course, of what he had that Ryan didn't. It was like he was mocking him from thousands of miles away.

With every step forward Ryan would make in his process of trying to move on, he would take two steps back by stumbling upon a photo of him and Kaylani at a football game or at Disneyland or at a school dance. His vision would go black before the memory came to life, replaying like the scene of a movie. She was his own personal drug and he was slowly starting to face the symptoms of withdrawal. He didn't just want her - he needed her.

Notes

WHAT DID YOU THINK?! :) Ryan will slowly be making appearances again, but the cute Haylani moments will not stop just yet. :) There is much more to come, kiddos!

This chapter would have been posted earlier in the day but I got distracted by Harry Potter, Twitter, and YouTube. Then my laptop crashed on me. Luckily I was writing on Google Docs so I didn't have to start over. LOL.

I have been back in school for a week and I might actually have more time to update because I have a weird schedule so hopefully I will be back to updating once every 2 or 3 days. :)

That is all my lovely readers! Until next time! :)

xx - Kim