Styles -On Hold-

“Mom, where are you?” I yelled through the house, when I heard a voice coming from the kitchen. “Mom?” I questioned because she definitely wasn’t alone. “I’m in here.” I followed her voice and there she was making breakfast whilst talking to Emma our new neighbour through, whilst sipping coffee, this was something I hadn’t seen in a long time, my mother making friends with someone else and to think I was going to send her away but I had to keep in mind that it was for the best. “Good morning.” I put on my friendly mask even though I didn’t really feel that friendly today, as I had to take care of a few things.

“Harry, I was wondering of you would like to show Anna around Oxford today?” She was really pushing me into a corner, I really didn’t feel like spending time with that girl, she was way too distracting for me and this wasn’t the time to get distracted but I couldn’t say no, not with her mother here watching me. I put on my fakest smile and nodded “Of course mom.” I told her and she actually patted me on my head, like I was a freaking dog. “You know, if Anna knows I arranged it, she will refuse so maybe you could come by and offer it, as if it was your own idea?” The woman was pushing it but I couldn’t be rude to her, without getting hit at the head. “Sure, if that helps.” I shrugged but I was already annoyed by this and the fact that I found out that Anna was stubborn didn’t make it any better. “Mom we have to talk.” I didn’t ask because let’s face it why would I ask.

“Right, Emma, it was lovely to see you, I will see you later today.” I was already dreading this because that meant we were having dinner tonight. Emma walked out of the kitchen and the minute she was out of earshot my mom turned on me. “What’s wrong?” I took a deep breath and just threw it out. “I want you to leave oxford.” I know I sounded like my father right now but I had no other choice. “What if I don’t want to go?” I shrugged at her question because I really didn’t care. “I don’t care mom, it’s not safe for you here, so you need to leave.” I told her and I heard her sigh. “You know I can take of myself.”

“I know but I’m not taking any chances, it’s for the best mom, really.” She nodded because she knew I was right and if she didn’t go willingly I would force her, she knew this. “Okay, I will start packing my things and Harry.” She waited so that I had to turn my attention to her. “Be nice to Anna.” She warned me but why wouldn’t I be nice to her? I waved her off and slandered to the house next to us, it was a nice looking house, you could see they had been working in the garden because there were flowers everywhere, it was a happy house full of colour. I knocked on the door and Emma opened the door. “Hello mrs. Lewis, I’m here to ask Anna if she would like me to show her around.” I winked at her, which made her giggle. “Of course, let me call her.” She told me and next thing I know she yells Anna, this was a typical thing mothers did. We could hear her coming down "What's up mom?" she asked, which made Emma frown, she didn’t like her daughters attitude, that was obvious. I looked up and was taken back by the beauty that was in front of me now, she was even more stunning from up close. She took a look at me and I know she was checking me out, as her eyes roamed my body up and down, she held my gaze for a few seconds, which was a good thing, because this meant she was affected by me as well. I could finally see her eye color and to my surprise they were grey, with a hint of blue in them and she even had freckles all over her face which made her cute.

"Anna, this is Harry, he is our neighbor" I heard Emma introduce me but Anna was still not responding. "Anna, say something sweetheart" that made her snap out of her trance "I'm uhm sorry. Hi I'm Anna, it's lovely to meet you"she stretched out her hand for me to shake but I hesitated for just a few seconds, which put her off slightly but I took her hand and introduced myself, I could feel the electricity surge through my body, she felt it as well because she let go of my hand as if I was on fire and to be honest this made me feel good but I wasn’t going to show her that. She was confused though as she shook her head and she even turned around. “Anna dear, maybe Harry could show you the neighbourhood.” She turned around to face her mother and I could tell that she wasn’t happy with this at all and this stroked me in the wrong way, how dare she act all high and mighty, she should feel lucky to get my attention. "I don't have time mom, I still have a lot of unpacking to do," This was even worse, she was just making up excuses and it only made me angry but I couldn’t let it show. “Maybe another time?” she suggested and I was trying to calm down, it was not like I had all day. I stared at her knowingly making the situation awkward. “yeah Okay, what about tomorrow?” I asked her cocky and I know I had made her nervous with my expression and that’s exactly what I wanted because she shouldn’t mess with me like this. I know I looked dangerous right now but it was her own fault and she felt it, you could see it in her eyes, she knew I wasn’t a nice person. She was quiet for a few minutes and she was definitely responding to the power I was radiating.

"You know what, that's fine, thank you Harry" she finally said with a timid smile and I couldn’t help but smile at her. "I will pick you up at 10am then" I told her and she nodded “that’s alright, bye.” She didn’t know how fast she had to get away from me but I couldn’t help myself. “Bye Anna.” I said her name in an intimate tone and I saw her inhale oxygen and I knew I had her. She would be mine, mark my words. I thanked Emma and walked back to the house, smiling to myself, I really had to talk to Louis about what he had found out about Anna.

I was helping my mother pack, when I heard Louis call my name from downstairs. I excused myself and walked down, where I found Louis standing in my kitchen, he had taken a seat at the table and had his laptop open, he gestured me to sit next to him. “Alright, what do you have?” I asked him curious and he smiled as he opened the documents. There she was on paper and on paper she looked like a really smart girl, with a GPA of 3.0 and I smiled when I saw she was attending Oxford, just like me even though it was fruitless, I was only going for the music class because Olly had asked me to and yes I told my mother I would attend History classes but that was just a big fat lie. Anna was born on the 11th of April in 1997, which made her younger, three years to be precise but that didn’t matter. She was a Californian girl, which you could see as her skin was toned, she didn’t have a boyfriend and the guy’s she was with, cheated on her, damn bastards. She loved reading, watching movies, writing and she loved sports, especially surfing and running. I liked what I saw but I already had seen a glimpse of her personality and I wasn’t happy about that because she was stubborn but tonight we would see, what we could discover further. I look up from the laptop and smiled at Louis. “Thanks mate.” He nodded but I know he was waiting for an explanation

“So who is this girl?” He gestured to the picture on the screen. “She is my new neighbour and I was just curious about her”

“You seem more than curious, you’ve never asked for so much information about a girl.” He was right but I couldn’t tell him I was fancying her. “I just want to know, what kind of person she is and if she is going to be difficult.” Louis knew I was lying as he narrowed his eyes. He grabbed his laptop and got up. “You have never lied to me before Harry, so when you do Lie better be sure I don’t see through it.” He left through the kitchen door and I should follow him but there was no time as I was helping my mother pack her things.

“Harry, you should change in something nice.” Gemma was standing at the door and watching me with a scowl. She must’ve talked to mom, which meant she was pissed off at me right now, which was dangerous because I never know what she’s going to do when she is like this. “I will change, don’t worry.” I told her as I walked passed her. “Leave her alone Harry.” That made me stop, how dare she talk to me like that. “Excuse me?” I asked slowly but she wasn’t backing off and within moments she stood in my space. “You know what I’m talking about, Leave the girl alone, you’re no good for her.” With that she walked away. I stared after her stunned by her bravery, I was glad she would be going as well because she was someone I could not deal with, I loved her but I also couldn’t stand her. I walked into my room and showered before I put on skinny jeans and a new shirt, this one was see through and it was showing my tattoos but I didn’t care. “Harry it’s time.” Mom yelled from downstairs and as I walked down, I saw that Gemma was coming along, which wasn’t a good thing.

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