"Would you go to winter formal with me?"

"Yes!"

All week, I have been hearing about winter formal. It was absolute SHIT. In all of my classes, literally the only thing they talk about was winter formal.

"Hey Harry?" someone whispered.

"What?" I turned around to see a brunette looking up at me.

"Are you going to ask Wendy to the dance?"

I rolled my eyes and turned back around.

"I don't think he's going to ask you Wendy"

"Or maybe he wants it as a surprise!"

"Aww that's so cute!"

"Someone get me out of this living hell." I muttered under my breath.

As if the lord heard my prayers, the bell rung. I quickly gathered my stuff and quickly walked out the door.

Winter break was on and I was feeling yet again, homesick. Just like any other break, thanksgiving or spring break I didn't bother going home. When I arrived back in London I decided to attend a boarding school because I really wanted my own dorm room instead of going home, which felt right at that time. It was the same routine every single day until I decided I wanted to meet new people and make my senior year the best year. My parents of course agreed to let me go and when I first got here it was this whole new journey yet to be discovered. As I walked back to my room, my roommate, Ashton, was banging on his set of drums that he had bought the other day.

"You're pretty good,” I said as I jumped into the top bunk. When I first arrived here, Ashton had chosen the bottom bunk, which was all right with me.

"Thanks, I really want to start my own band and travel all around the world doing gigs, having fans chase me down the street and when I look into the sea of people on stage singing along to our songs, than I know I have made it." He continued to bang on his drums as I lay in bed with my arms behind my head. Ashton of course needs a singer, a bass player, and a pianist to start his band, I thought myself. Last week he had mentioned about this kid who was a good singer and wanted to contact him to come to London for week. He told me that the kid agreed to come to London next week to organize this band of theirs that went by the name Luke Hemmings. I felt happy for my roommate, I believed he will go big and fulfill his dream. As my mind doze off I found myself singing to Only One, by the band, Yellow Card. At this time, Ashton had got me hooked on band music, which I'm not going to lie, was good music. Once I hit the chorus and finished off the last verse I stopped in realization Ashton has stopped playing on his drums a while ago.

"You're a great singer Harold! How come I'm just figuring this out now?!" Ashton yelled in excitement.

"Erm, I don't know exactly." Music was something I used to help myself relax and do when I wanted alone time, which is why it was something no one really knew about me.

"That voice of yours is gold mate, if I would've known earlier I could've gotten you to be my lead singer instead!" I chuckled at his comment and shook my head. Singing was something I preferred to do when I wanted to, not as a profession.

"Want to spin a go with me?" I stopped my singing and looked down at Ashton. "Hmmm?" I questioned.

"Want to sing a song for me as I hit a beat, please Harold." I rolled my eyes and jumped off from the top bunk and picked up one of the microphones that were lying on the floor.

"Sure, why not. What song shall we sing this lovely afternoon?" I spoke into the microphone as if there was an audience.

"Let's have a go on 'Ever After' by Mariana's trench! Hit it!" I began to sing and once I hit the chorus I began to think.

"You could be my ever after
After all
I could be your perfect disaster
You could be my ever after
Apologies, I'm not myself but I can guarantee
That when I get back, you won't believe
That you knew me well"

And the last two verses kept repeating in my mind. "That when I get back you won't believe, you knew me well." and thought about her, yes her.

"Once upon a time
This place was beautiful and mine
But now it's just a bottom line
Barely comes to mind
But ever after was mine"

I stood there completely silent as I looked down at the floor, microphone still in my hand."

"Holy shit that was pretty amazing! We need to do this more often mate!" Ashton finally stood up and hugged me from behind.

"Ok as much as I'd love to sing tunes with you, trust me I would, we need to go get some vodka and cigarettes. Lets march." I stood there oblivious as he trailed off marching out the door and leaving the door open behind him. A few moments later he came back in, "We don't have time mate, off and away," and I followed him behind. As we walked across the empty halls of our dorm building I remembered that no one was actually home and had left to go home with their families as any other usual break. Ashton had stayed because he decided I couldn't stay alone this time, which I insisted he left to see his family back in Australia but he rejected. When we got to our destination I looked up to see a door with a sign on it. "Great Perhaps" I furrowed my brows thinking about what the sign meant until I heard someone open the door. When I looked up I froze on the spot. I don't know if it was appropriate to say that a very attractive girl had been beyond me.

"Hey Ashton! C'mon in kiddo!" She squealed as she shut the door behind us. I looked around her room and found nothing but books, 'Hmm' I whispered to myself.

"Hey Summer, this is Harry. Harry this is Summer." He introduced us but I didn't say a word. She was beautiful. Her body was perfect with slight curves and long brunette hair that fell from her arms. She had faded yellow eyes, like the actual sunset that shined so uniquely. I wondered how her name had fit her so perfectly, Summer. As the sunny, hot season of the year. This girl was both hot and had a personality of sunshine and enthusiasm.

"Hello Mr. Styles, nice to meet you champ." She smiled big as she shook my hand.

"The privilege is mine," I spoke for the first time since we've arrived.

"It talks Ash Ketchum, it talks! Holy shit, shall I provide us some vodka to celebrate?" I chuckled as she instinctually came up with these nick names for us.

"Of course it talks, surprisingly it can sing as well" he said as he picked up a shopping bag.

"Well, Prince Harry, the honor is mine. Any friend of this idiot is a friend of mine." She smiled flashing her white teeth. I looked over at Ashton who was pointing at Summer now, "This one has intimacy issues." He spoke and I nodded my head, "I know." I said and she hit my arm playfully.

"We've had a wonderful chat, but unfortunately I have to run some errands this afternoon, I'll be back later my companions." And with that Ashton collected two bottles of vodka and a pack of cigarettes in his shopping bag and we were out in a flash. As we made our way back to our dorm room I smiled to myself thinking that maybe this wasn't going to be such a bad year. I was quickly interrupted by a knock on the door. I looked over at Ashton and he just shrugged his shoulders.

I walked over to the door and opened it just to reveal, Wendy. Fuck, I muttered silently.

"Wendy what do you want?" I implied almost annoyed.

"Well, winter formal is just around the block and since it's a tradition for girls to ask the guy out, I'm here to ask you." I looked at her with a complete blank face.

"Oh fuck no, Wendy please go." Ashton yelled from across the room.

"Fuck off Ashton, this is between me and Harry. So harry, will go to winter formal with me?" She smiled and grabbed both my hands in flirtation.

"I... Uhm, well..."

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Lynn's POV


I shut my locker, as I stuffed my books in, glad school was over and winter break had begun. Staying in one small town, studying my ass off for winter finals was probably the highlight of my first semester, but with winter formal right around the corner, the pressure was unbearable. I’d been having a shitty year at school, having just gotten to know I didn’t get the part I had tried out for in the school play a few months ago, failed most math quizzes because my pre cal teacher was a horrible instructor, got into a fight with some of the girls because of Jake, and all of that with the realization that Jake and I are still mad at each other.
As I was about to turn around, I caught something written on my locker. Frowning, I read what it was.

"Meet me behind the quads after school, ASAP. -Jake."

I felt my heart drop when I read who it was from, Jake. Now a' days it felt like Jake and I had furthered apart in our relationship ever since that boy left. It's been a year since the boy left and I can still remember the day we first met. I was drenched in water and excused myself to the bathroom only to me greeted by him. Him. The boy who since that day had changed my life perspective and later declared his love for me. The boy who than decided to leave and from than everyone's life had hit rock bottom, and it hit hard, especially mine.

I stood in front of my locker for a few good minutes until I heard the bell ring. One by one, classrooms opened up filling up the hallways with students throwing papers in the air, running around and loud cheers of enthusiasm, ready for three weeks of exam free time and no school of course.

Before I knew it I found myself under the quad around 3:25pm, knowing I was a bit late due to overload of body traffic on my way out. "Maybe he already left" I thought to myself as I collected my belongings off the floor and began to walk towards the parking lot.

"Going somewhere?" I turned around to find Jake sitting in one of the quads looking sweaty but cute as usual.

"Hey. I thought you left so I assumed I'd go home instead." I shyly said as I made my way up to the middle section of the bleachers he sat on. "You shouldn't assume stuff so quickly babe, you just make life way more complicated than it already is." He smiled a bit till I cut him off. "Okay, so what was so important that you needed to see me?" I inquired feeling slightly irritated.

"Oh, right! Wait right here!"

"But-"

"No but's, just sit tight." He stood up from his seat and ran up the bleachers like it was the easiest thing ever. 'They don't call him all-star for nothing' I thought to myself and smiled as I remember the day at the diner he had mentioned this to Adri. I looked up from my seat and saw him holding a microphone.

"Jake, what are you doing?!"

"Ahem…Hit it boys!" I feel into complete awe when I saw the marching band start playing a familiar beat across the football field. I looked up to see Jake straddling a pole while he began to sing the first verse.

"You’re just too good to be true
Can’t take my eyes off of you
You’d be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I’m alive
You’re just too good to be true
Can’t take my eyes off of you"

"Oh my god..." I trailed off as I put my hands over my mouth and began to laugh. He started dancing ridiculous around the bleachers and jumping from bleacher to bleacher, which made me burst into laughter as he continued to sing:

"I love you baby
And if it’s quite all right
I need you baby
To warm my lonely night
I love you baby
Trust in me when I say
Oh, pretty baby"

He ran down the bleachers and onto the field in which he started dancing a little more and than started slowly walking up the bleachers one by one towards me until he stood right in front of me. He grabbed my hand and finished off his last verse:

"I love you baby
Trust in me when I say
Oh, pretty baby
Don’t bring me down I pray
Oh, pretty baby"

And once he finished, he raised his free arm to signal the band players to do something. We carefully walked down the bleachers and onto the grass till he stood me under a red marked X on the floor like something you'd see when looking for hidden treasure and sang the last verse of the song once more until he smiled and each band players lifted their shirts up to reveal a long message written across their chests. 'Will. You. Go. To. Winter. Formal. With. Me?' Once I read the message, I looked at Jake who was standing right in front of me now and smiled.

"Oh, pretty baby, don’t bring me down I pray" he sang as I stood frozen with everyone watching me intently waiting for my answer. "So, Lynn Hart, what do you say, oh pretty baby?" He shyly smiled as he took out a small rose from his pocket to add the finishing touch to his extravagant performance.

I stared around and from that point, everyone's full attention was on me.

"I'd love to warm your lonely night" I spoke after what seemed to be forever, flashing him a smirk. "But only if it's quite alright" I continued and let out a giggle.

"Oh it's definitely alright with me." He said dropping the microphone and grabbing me by the waist, as he smashed his lips with mine. I smiled in our kiss as I heard the cheers of the band players roar as if it was all rehearsed and planned.


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"No way! Shut up!" Yelled Sissy as she munched on some potato chips.

"Sissy, I need help."

"How exactly? Jake basically serenaded you and you need my help?!"

"It's not as simple as it seems. Yesterday it felt like everything we had been through for the last three years never happened, for the first time in what seemed forever, I got the feeling of what it felt to be in love once again. But now that I think about it, I can't help but feel terrible because those three years did happen Sissy! They happened and he just expects me to forget about it and act like everything is all right when it isn't! Not for me, not yet." My throat began to choke up as I stood up and punched my wall. "And the worst part is I can't help but think of harry whenever I'm happy because he always made me that happy..." And before I knew it, I began to cry feeling guilty.

"Shh, it's ok Lynn, it's ok. I know it's hard but Harry left you Lynn, he left you! You need to forget about that boy and realize that you have a boy who's in love with you right in front of your eyes, take the opportunity!"

"He didn't leave me Sissy. He didn't have a choice and he offered me to go with him but I shut him off and I fucking hate thinking about how my life would be if I had chosen to go with him. That maybe I wouldn't be a complete mess and id be feeling the happiness I always felt when I was around him, oh how I miss that feeling so much..." I cried out as I hugged my pillow.

"Oh my god Lynn...Are you, like, in love with Harry?" I wiped my tears and sniffled into my pillow. For the last few years most of my time was spent with Harry. Most of my time was spent thinking about Harry, not Jake or Sissy or Adri. Most of my happiness was because of Harry and from that moment I knew I was in love with Harry. Most of my time was spent lying to Jake and I felt horrible. I loved Harry but I somewhere in me I knew I still had feeling for Jake yet to be discovered. I don't know what to do. I was always scared to tell Harry and I guess I was afraid of rejection but then there was Jake. I looked at sissy and didn't say a word, answering her question.

"Oh Lynn, I'm so sorry, so so sorry. I can't force you to lead Jake into something that isn't right until you sort your feelings out." She said reaching out for me and hugging me tightly.

"I need to go see Harry, I said. I'm going next week." I stood up confidently and straightened myself.

"Wait, what about Jake and winter formal? The dance is in two days and you told him you'd go with him!"

"I know, and I am. I'm going to go to the dance with him and see how I feel about him. If I still have feelings for him than I'll cancel my plans for next week and forget about Harry once and for all. But if I still have second thoughts like now, than I'll be taking a road trip to London next week." I smiled to sissy as she rolled her eyes.

"Fine, seems fair I guess, but for now I need you to call Adri and tell her it's a dance crisis! We need to go shopping... NOW!"

Notes

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