Harry's POV:

"Is the car hot, or is it just Louis in those glasses?" Riley squealed as we pulled up to the party. I've been biting my tongue this whole car ride, and I'm pretty sure it's about to fall off.

"Ok, we're here." I sighed, and the drunken idiots all piled out of the backseat. Riley is on Louis' back already, and my eyes immediately gaze ahead to Seth and his gang sitting on the steps. I quickly lock my car and follow behind them.

"Look who's back, it's Riley!" Seth smirked when she hopped off Louis' shoulders and fell into his hug. How is she such a light weight? "Didn't think I'd be seeing much of you around anymore." He muttered give me a glare.

"Seth!" She giggled kissing him on the cheek. Zayn instinctively pulled her back, and I gave him a small nod. I decided I would lay low tonight because if I lose my temper it's not going to look good.

"I see you've brought your bandwagon of protective brothers." Seth teased, gesturing to the 5 of us guys.

"They're not my brothers... Well Harry deffinetly isn't. Right Harold?" She slurred taking my hand and pulling me into her.

"Are the two of you dating?" Seth's other gang member Brian asked, and I immediately grew angry.

"Yup!" Riley smiled and then covered her mouth. "I mean nope, just friends. Friends who like to kiss and see each other without clothes on, right Harry?" She laughed, and I couldn't help but give her a small nod.

"How about you guys come inside and have a drink?" Seth asked walking into the house. Riley immediately followed, but I pulled her back.

"Remember last time?" I whispered calmly into her ear. She nodded her head and separated from me to follow Zayn where Perrie was. As the rest of the boys separated to talk to old friends, I decided it was time I maturely confront Seth.

"Problem?" He smiled when I turned him around to face me.

"I'm here not asking, but telling you to politely, leave Riley alone." I bark cooly.

"I don't really think this is the space to discuss this, follow me." he says and I oblige, quickly pulling my phone out to text Louis that I was going outside. It's better to be safe than sorry.

I followed him deeper outside until I realized we were a significant distance away from the rest of the party.

"What's it gonna be Seth, are you gonna leave her alone or are we going to have a problem again?" I scoff.

"Is anything I'm doing really bothering Riley? From her the things she's been posting on twitter and from her new outfit choices, I can easily believe she's never been happier." Seth taunts me.

"You're such a bloody creep... And she's being forced into that because you won't stop exploiting her relationship with me." I growled. "Leave her alone. If she wants to hang around my gang rather than her old friends it's fine with me, just not when you and your group of sleazy pricks are involved." I snarl.

"Who are you calling sleazy pricks?" Brian mutters from behind me. I turn my back and see the rest of his group surrounding me. "We're just doing what you did to Eric... You remember Eric, don't you? You and your friends gave him such a hard time for switching gangs that you publicly humiliated him and sent him over the edge." Brian growled, tossing a beer can on the ground. Thinking back about this time in my life still hurts.

"How could you do that to him? You ruined his reputation all for switching gangs. He was your friend and our friend, and you, Liam, Louis and Niall destroyed him. I think it's only fair if we do the same to your girl. Publicly humiliate and send her over the edge." Seth smirked. Before I could take a good swing at him, I was already knocked onto the ground and being punched repeatedly.

Riley's POV:

"Perrie, are you serious?" I gasped climbing over to her.

"Yes! My mom and dad are letting me transfer to Red... I'm so excited!" She smiled jumping on top of me. "Now you me and Zayn are going to be the greatest trio of friends alive!" She screamed, and I blushed a little bit. I could feel Zayn's body tense at that statement.

"Sure.." I laughed standing up from the couch. "I'll be back in a moment, I need some air." I sighed to the both of them feeling a little blue. My drunken mind was racing back to the times when Zayn and I were best friends less than a few months ago, now he barely talks to me unless he's telling me what to do.

I tiptoed towards the back of the yard and sat down on a rock. I've been inside for about twenty minutes and I haven't seen Harry... isn't that weird? Or maybe I'm a paranoid drunk idiot in a school girl outfit? I'll go with the second one. I took a few more steps to the blurs I could see in the distance... people maybe? Until I felt someone reach for my hand.

"I think it's time we talk." Zayn whispered, surprising me. He's clearly had a few drinks, or else he would never be doing this.

"About what, our friendship?" I giggled running a little bit further into the yard and doing a cartwheel.

"Or lack there of." He said with a small smile. "And I also want to give you another warning... Do you even recognize yourself in the mirror anymore?" He asked me as I walked further towards the blurs... Yup those are definitely people out there.

"Do you even recognize yourself?" I deflected the question. My curiosity was getting the best of me as I rushed to see what the commotion was further in the distance. When I finally made my way over, I could hear punching, shouting and laughing. Zayn's footsteps trailed behind me, and I finally made my way to the circle of boys.

"Excuse me, what are you doing?" I whispered to the backs of the men. When they pulled away, I noticed a familiar bloody face on the ground.

"Look who wants to join the party." Seth smirked, and I dropped to my knees.

"Harry!" I screamed as Seth hiked me up over his shoulder and carried me away. Before I could wiggle out of his arms to reach Zayn from behind, Brian and some other guy were already fighting with him. As Seth carried me closer to the house, the image of a bleeding Harry was getting smaller and smaller and my breathing was getting heavier and heavier.

"Do you like to model princess?" Seth asked walking around the house to an empty driveway.

"No." I whispered with tears in my eyes.

"That's a shame love, cause we're gonna take some pictures for your school website. Say cheese!" He laughed.

"What kind of pictures?" I gasped, deathly afraid of the answer.

"Take off your skirt, love."

Notes

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