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Traces of Your Touch (An AU Fanfiction)

Chapter 39

Chapter Playlist: A New Day Has Come by Celine Dion

Note: I hope you guys are aware that you are supposed to listen to the chapter playlist/ song while reading the chapter. It may not always relate to the chapter but may just sound nice to hear as you read.


Aria stirred groggily as the rays of the morning sun seeped in through the curtains and on her face. For a reason unknown to her, she felt slightly numb around her upper thighs. She slowly opened her eyes, looked to her left and almost screamed from the shock of seeing the body next to hers.

It was then that she realized the reason for the numbness on her upper thighs. Harry had conveniently draped one of his heavy legs around her as he snored softly against the crook of Aria's neck. Her body reacted to his hot breath fanning against her skin, as the follicles of her hair stood up in attention.

Aria slightly inched away her upper body to take a better look at the beautiful specimen next to her. And he was beautiful; from the silky texture of his soft brown curls to the razor sharp definitions of his jaw line. Aria couldn't stop the smile that was pulling at her lips as her eyes fondly lingered on each and every detail of his face, as though her brain was sketching it down thoroughly on the empty canvas of her memory vault.

He looked much less wary and flirty in this state; almost innocent, with his lower full lip stuck out in a child-like pout. Aria's heart pounded at the realization that the guy she had crushed on for years was lying right next to her. A giggle almost escaped her as she remembered the crazy extents she and her friends had gone to just to get a glimpse of Harry over the years. Starting from hiding behind the bushes to climbing the school pipes, just to get a sight of this beautiful boy.

Aria's entire body tensed and the smile disappeared from her face as Harry stirred in his sleep and his breathing changed, indicating that he was beginning to wake. Aria looked around for an escape but with Harry's leg draped around her, it was hard to move. She, however, thoughtfully edged away her upper body to create a distance between the two of them.

Harry slowly opened his lids and as soon as his droopy eyes met Aria's, a number of emotions flickered through them. It changed from confusion to recognition and finally to realization, before he voided his face of any emotion. Aria felt a little satisfied at having caught him off guard like this for the first time in six years.

"Mornin'!" Harry greeted lightly in a low, gruff and deep voice, making the rate of Aria's heart increase. The heady combination of his cologne, raspy voice and hot breath fanning against her skin made a jolt head to the south of Aria's body.

"Good morning, Harry." Aria greeted more formally before trying to move away her body from his, to create a much needed distance. Harry, however, was unaware of her discomfort as he slowly looked around his surroundings.

"What's the time?" Harry's raspy voice was becoming too much for Aria to handle.

"Umm...I'm not sure." Aria looked anywhere but at him, as her cheeks heated up from the unconventional thoughts crossing her head.

Harry checked the digital clock next to Aria's bed indicating it was almost half past six in the morning. He groaned before turning to Aria and speaking, "We have school in half an hour."

"Oh shit!" Aria exclaimed, before trying to sit up and realizing that Harry still had his legs wrapped around her.

"Umm... Harry, I kinda need to get ready." Aria tried to explain, her eyes lingering on his leg for him to understand.

"Oh." Harry swiftly moved away his leg, looking slightly embarrassed and sat up like Aria. She got out from the bed and quickly rushed to the washroom to shower, without giving Harry a second thought.

Harry rubbed his stiff neck as he recalled the incidents of the night before. Aria didn't know her father was gone just yet. That would only mean that she would find out when she went down for breakfast. It was something that Harry wanted to avoid seeing.

He got out of the bed, checked around for his phone and shoes before grabbing the ladder that he had used the night before to climb into Aria's room. As he touched the ladder, it was a reminder of what had happened when he had come completely drunk to Aria.

He stiffened as memories finally came flooding in and he realized that they had not been intimate at all last night, other than when Harry had wrapped his arms around her. Had he sounded so pathetic? Harry's train of thoughts was broken by Aria's voice addressing him.

"Umm...Harry?" Her face poked out from the side of the door of the bathroom in embarrassment. "Could you pass me my robe?"

Harry looked around for it as Aria pointed it out to him. He finally found the huge, brown, fluffy bath robe and chuckled when he realized that it would be too big for Aria.

"Din't know you were planning on dressing up as a bear for school today!" Harry joked as he handed her the robe. When Aria frowned in confusion, he explained further. "This thing's huge for you."

"Oh. Umm- It's my dad's. He gave it to me."

"Oh okay." Harry felt a bit guilty for being so insensitive.

"So, umm- were you leaving?" Aria indicated towards the ladder.

"Oh, yeah. Uh- I should get out before your neighbors wake up. You know?"

"Yeah. Okay." Aria bit down on her lips, hoping Harry wouldn't leave just yet. She was enjoying his company even though they weren't really bonding.

"So, I guess I'll see you in school?"

"Yeah. Bye, Harry." Aria looked at his gorgeous sleep laden face one last time as she closed the door.


Harry drummed the steering wheel with his fingers in impatience. He checked the clock of the car as he waited for Aria to come out of her house. It had been a stupid decision to text her that he would be waiting outside to give her a ride to school. They had already missed a class and Harry groaned when he realized that he would face the repercussions of it as soon as he laid his foot into his house.

"Fuck it!" Harry gave in and started the engine when he saw that it was gone past nine. Just then the door opened and out came a very puffy faced and red-eyed Aria. She took out her cell phone and frowned, before looking at the direction of Harry's car.

Harry simply waved his hand, realizing that she had just read his text. She probably didn't get the time to check her phone, what with her mother explaining the incidents of the night before to her. She slowly walked towards his car, and indicated for him to lower down his window.
"Harry, why are you still here? You should be in school!" Harry rolled his eyes as Aria sounded like his mother. Here he was, trying to be a gentleman by offering her a ride to school because he sympathized her and she was telling him off.

"Just thought you may need a ride."

Aria frowned at his words, wondering whether he had witnessed or overheard her mother weeping like a child and informing her that her father had left. Her throat clogged up at the thought and without a further thought, she opened the door to his car and got in.

"Let's go." Her voice was almost a whisper but it was enough for Harry to start the engine and start heading towards the school.

Harry remained silent the entire ride even though he heard Aria's body raking with the after effects of having wept so much and Aria was grateful for that. She didn't want to speak or answer any questions, she just wanted to close her eyes and drown out the pain.

Her father was staying with her grandmother at Nashville for a few days. He had called up her mother this morning and had asked for time from her mother, requesting her not to contact him. Apparently, he needed to think things through and sort everything out before he came back. But when he would come back, he hadn't bothered to mention.

"Thank you, Harry." Aria whispered and bit down on her lip, trying to stop herself from sobbing out loud at Harry's kindness. She didn't know if he knew, but either way it was sweet of him to offer her a ride. Her mother wasn't in the state to drive her to school. She had made sure her mother had taken the day off work and was in bed to rest before she left the house.

Harry nodded his head in understanding before he pulled out what looked like a handkerchief and said, "You'll need this. Take it!"

Aria took it with shaky hands as the tears threatened to come once more at how nice Harry was being with her.

"And you may want to touch up on your make-up." Harry continued, keeping his eyes on the road. "Not everybody in school understands."

Aria frowned at his comment and was about to say that she knew better than anyone or that she was used to it, but something made her stop. She took out her powder from her bag and did as Harry had instructed, wondering how he knew all this so well.

Notes

A/N: OMFG! I AM SHAKING RIGHT NOW AS I WRITE THIS TO YOU! WE ARE IN THE FIRST PAGE OF THE POPULAR PAGES! :'D OMG!!!!! YOU GGGGGGGGGGUUUUUUUUUUYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, WE MADE IT! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! ASDFGHJKLERTCBUYHNMOKEXCTBYHIJNMOKFUTMKL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T BREATHE! NOPE!:'| THIS IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!

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S/N: Today we were supposed to do a double update as a way of saying thank you but the file got deleted! -_- We had to re-write this entire thing and we're not very satisfied with the result! :( So, we're extremely sorry for not being able to upload the Haria smut scene today! But we promise to have it updated by tomorrow! :D I hope everyone's looking forward to it as much as we are! :D

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Comments

Hey I have read your stories and subscribed to them and. Ang wait until they are updated. Hope everything is okay thanks

@Nam.Annie

haha.. you took your time. It's not a crime :) I hope you are well :)

@Anwyn
Am I 10 months too late? :( Don't hate me.

Nam.Annie Nam.Annie
4/21/16

@Ziamesomelove
On it, love. :)

Nam.Annie Nam.Annie
4/21/16

Please update this story. I need to get back to this.

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4/19/16