Different
Chapter 5
5
A week ago if anyone told me that meeting One Direction would be like this, I wouldn't have believed them. Even after reading magazines about how laid back they are and watching their movie - where they act like complete doofuses - I would have still expected some feeling of being star-struck. But instead it was like I'd known these boys all my life. Maybe it was because of getting to know Harry under the pretense of being a normal, unfamous guy. I laughed to myself. It was a whole lot better that realizing who he actually was and mooning over him, making a complete fool out of myself.
"Come sit by me, Kirby!" Niall gestured over to the chair beside him.
Harry had gone to the restroom, and I was beginning to feel unsure again. Harry had a way of calming me down, which was strange given that I had only known him a few days. I felt this magnetic pull toward him that terrified and excited me. It was like nothing I had ever experienced before.
Shrugging, I took a seat next to Niall.
"So, Kirby," Louis started, wrapping an arm around his girlfriend, Eleanor, "how did you manage to drive our, little Harry mad?"
I squinted my eyes curious. "What do you mean?"
"Ever since you ran him over -"
"Hey, he was in my way," I interupted, making Louis smile.
"- I'm sorry. Every since Harry got in your way, he hasn't stopped talking our ear off about you."
I felt the embarassment rise to my cheeks. He had been thinking about me, even telling his friends who I was?
"Can you blame me?" Harry's bewitching voice floated in from the bedroom. Looking over, he frowned.
Louis smirked. "A little jealous, are we?"
"Shove off!" Harry dragged a chair to sit on the other side of me, and it didn't go unoticed when he slung his arm around the back of my seat.
I smiled when Louis rolled his eyes.
"Anyway, like I was saying before, it seems our Harry is quite smitten with you." Harry groaned.
"Lou, don't make me regret brining her here to meet you!"
Louis raised his hands in surrender. Eleanor smiled, amused at their antics.
"I'm going to get Kirby out of here before you two start wrestling. Liam, control them."
She stood in front of me, holding out her hand. I looked over at Harry before taking it. She dragged me out to the balcony, leaving the guys by themselves. Not prepared for the screams if thousands of girls, I covered my ears.
"Holy shit!" I raise my voice so Eleanor can hear me. "How do you deal with that all the time?"
She shrugged, leaning over the railing to view the mass of girls. "You never really get use to it. But me and Dani - you know, Liam's bird - have just learned to deal with it." She sighed thoughtfully for a minute before adding. "They are worth it."
I nodded in agreement. It was scary; I'd only known Harry for a short time and couldn'lt imagine not being around him. Having to put up with screaming girls and paparazzi was nothing compared to never seeing Harry again. My phone buzzed in my pocket. Smiling becuase it was probably Harry checking on me, I pulled it out.
From Unknown Number:
Hey, babe. I know you're still mad at me. You known I didn't mean for any of that to happen. I miss you! No one will tell me where you ran off to. Come home and I'll make everything right again.
I froze. How had he gotten my new number? Just when I thought my life was starting over, my past came crashing in to ruin it. Eleanor noticed my sudden change of behavior.
"Are you alright?" she asked, putting a comfortig hand on my shoulder. "Did something happen?"
Before I could answer, the boy fans began to shriek at an ear-drum splitting volume. Harry walked over to me with an excited smile. Looking at his happiness made it impossible to not smile myself, causing my worries of the text melt away.
"Louis wants you both inside, especially you El. You know how he get." Eleanor groaned, rolling her eyes, muttering something that sounded like "too overprotective."
When she was out of sight, Harry came and out his arm around me, pulling me to his chest. I sighed contently, snuggling closer to his embrace my eyes growing heavy. There was a slight pressure to the top of my head. My eyes snapped open. Did he just kiss me? The hint of a smile tugged at the corner of my lips. Maybe everything would be ok after all.
A week ago if anyone told me that meeting One Direction would be like this, I wouldn't have believed them. Even after reading magazines about how laid back they are and watching their movie - where they act like complete doofuses - I would have still expected some feeling of being star-struck. But instead it was like I'd known these boys all my life. Maybe it was because of getting to know Harry under the pretense of being a normal, unfamous guy. I laughed to myself. It was a whole lot better that realizing who he actually was and mooning over him, making a complete fool out of myself.
"Come sit by me, Kirby!" Niall gestured over to the chair beside him.
Harry had gone to the restroom, and I was beginning to feel unsure again. Harry had a way of calming me down, which was strange given that I had only known him a few days. I felt this magnetic pull toward him that terrified and excited me. It was like nothing I had ever experienced before.
Shrugging, I took a seat next to Niall.
"So, Kirby," Louis started, wrapping an arm around his girlfriend, Eleanor, "how did you manage to drive our, little Harry mad?"
I squinted my eyes curious. "What do you mean?"
"Ever since you ran him over -"
"Hey, he was in my way," I interupted, making Louis smile.
"- I'm sorry. Every since Harry got in your way, he hasn't stopped talking our ear off about you."
I felt the embarassment rise to my cheeks. He had been thinking about me, even telling his friends who I was?
"Can you blame me?" Harry's bewitching voice floated in from the bedroom. Looking over, he frowned.
Louis smirked. "A little jealous, are we?"
"Shove off!" Harry dragged a chair to sit on the other side of me, and it didn't go unoticed when he slung his arm around the back of my seat.
I smiled when Louis rolled his eyes.
"Anyway, like I was saying before, it seems our Harry is quite smitten with you." Harry groaned.
"Lou, don't make me regret brining her here to meet you!"
Louis raised his hands in surrender. Eleanor smiled, amused at their antics.
"I'm going to get Kirby out of here before you two start wrestling. Liam, control them."
She stood in front of me, holding out her hand. I looked over at Harry before taking it. She dragged me out to the balcony, leaving the guys by themselves. Not prepared for the screams if thousands of girls, I covered my ears.
"Holy shit!" I raise my voice so Eleanor can hear me. "How do you deal with that all the time?"
She shrugged, leaning over the railing to view the mass of girls. "You never really get use to it. But me and Dani - you know, Liam's bird - have just learned to deal with it." She sighed thoughtfully for a minute before adding. "They are worth it."
I nodded in agreement. It was scary; I'd only known Harry for a short time and couldn'lt imagine not being around him. Having to put up with screaming girls and paparazzi was nothing compared to never seeing Harry again. My phone buzzed in my pocket. Smiling becuase it was probably Harry checking on me, I pulled it out.
From Unknown Number:
Hey, babe. I know you're still mad at me. You known I didn't mean for any of that to happen. I miss you! No one will tell me where you ran off to. Come home and I'll make everything right again.
I froze. How had he gotten my new number? Just when I thought my life was starting over, my past came crashing in to ruin it. Eleanor noticed my sudden change of behavior.
"Are you alright?" she asked, putting a comfortig hand on my shoulder. "Did something happen?"
Before I could answer, the boy fans began to shriek at an ear-drum splitting volume. Harry walked over to me with an excited smile. Looking at his happiness made it impossible to not smile myself, causing my worries of the text melt away.
"Louis wants you both inside, especially you El. You know how he get." Eleanor groaned, rolling her eyes, muttering something that sounded like "too overprotective."
When she was out of sight, Harry came and out his arm around me, pulling me to his chest. I sighed contently, snuggling closer to his embrace my eyes growing heavy. There was a slight pressure to the top of my head. My eyes snapped open. Did he just kiss me? The hint of a smile tugged at the corner of my lips. Maybe everything would be ok after all.
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