Harper’s Point of View

Madeline left a note; that was all. No call, text or anything. I hate when she does this. She is popular for just leaving a note and going on her way like it’s nothing. But hell yes, leaving like that, is something. I sighed of frustration, crumbling the note into a ball and tossing it into the bin by my closet door.

McDonald’s bags were still lying around, reminding me of last night. I began picking the trash up, but hesitated when I heard my phone start going off; I must have a reminder. I picked up the phone, checking it.

I squealed, seeing that the reminder was about going to a club to see my crush’s band perform. Jai, the guy I absolutely adore, plays the drums; he’s very good at it as well. I know he liked to play them since he is always drumming everywhere he is. Jai is the shy type of boy, who can also be loud and crazy at sometimes. He’s more of Madeline’s friend, but someday that will change. He always gets this big smiling expression when I come around, which I love. Tonight will be the night I will get to talk to him and see if he likes me, I kept telling myself.

Before I sat my phone down, I thought for a second if I should call Madeline and check on her. My finger hesitated above the call button, but another part of my brain kept screaming me. Shouldn’t she be the one to call? I shrugged in response to myself, about to exit out of contact list before I read Jai’s contact name.

I bit my lip, building up twenty seconds of courage as I hit the call button, awaiting his voice. It came too soon, I realized, as he answered on the third ring. “This is Jai.”

I smiled, pacing my room. “Hey, Jai. It’s Harper. I was just calling to tell you I’m going to come tonight.”

I didn’t hear a response for a second which made my heart sink. “Hey, Harper! I was wondering when you were going to call me.”

I screamed in excitement on the inside as heat rose to my cheeks into a blush. “Really?”

Jai chuckled, “yeah. Well, I think that’s great you decided to come tonight! And now I have to excuse myself unfortunately because band practice is about to start, and I really have to go.” My heart sang again.

“Oh, it’s totally fine.” I tell him. Lie.

“I’m so sorry, Harper,” you could tell he was really sorry; his voice was sincere. “I can’t wait to see you later.” Jai hung up then, without another word. I clutched my phone for a second as a jolt of excitement through me.

I grabbed some shorts and a pink blouse, knowing it’ll probably be crowded and hot in this club. Jai always talks about the big crowds gathering to hear his band; they must be pretty sick.

<3<3

Jai’s band was half way into a song when I arrived, making my way through the crowd. The singer girl looked familiar, but I doubt I’d know her. Madeline was more of the girl who remembered every face for me. I rolled my eyes at myself knowing I should get over the fact Madeline left for London without a reason.

My smile grew bigger as I saw Jai on the drum set, biting his lip. Crowds of girl were squealing around me annoyingly, but I really didn’t know why; it’s not like we’re at a One Direction concert. Once again, I thought about how Madeline should be right beside me right now, instead of these crazy girls who looked like they were at least twelve. Why are there underage girls here? Jesus Christ.

The singer ended the song up, saying a few words before starting the next intro to another. “Have you ever had that someone that stabbed you in the back or rejected you, or did something totally horrible and left you? This song is for those douchebags,” she smirked. “I just want you to put up your middle fingers and dance to this song showing everyone we don’t a give fuck.”

I laughed, looking around the crowd her were doing as the singer said. I mimicked them, feeling pretty amazing. This song totally explained everything I was feeling right now through life. Not just with Madeline, but with ignorance and bullying I’ve dealt with in my whole life.

For a second, Jai’s eyes contacted with mine, and he smiled. His left cheek dimple showed, making my ovaries about explode. He went right on, beating the drums.

A girl about my age screamed, looking at her friend, “Did you see that? The drummer just smiled at me!”

I chuckled to myself, knowing who he really smiled at.

<3<3

When the band finished an hour later, I waited up at the bar. Maybe Jai would come out and talk. The crowd of people started to die out as I saw Jai come through this door from the back.

He walked over to me, smiling really big. Jai had a tank top on, showing his muscles off. “Hey, Harper.” My name freely rolled off his tongue; I liked how he said it.

“Hey!” I say in response.

“Did you hear about the after party? Are you going?” I cocked my eyebrow. An after party?

“No, I didn’t. But I really don’t do parties and I’m not really dressed up for it…” I started but he stopped me.

“Awe, come on!” He reaches for my hand, leading me out the door. “You’re coming with us, the band, and that’s final.” Jai winks, laughing. His straight pearl white teeth glowed under the moonlight as we headed to the parking lot.

“Oh, I parked over there,” I pointed to red Mazda, ignoring the fact he was dragging me to the van that the band was loading equipment on.

“Oh, okay. Do you think I can ride with you to the party then?” He smiles again. How can you say no to that smile and dimple in his cheek? Jai is slowly killing me by the second.

“Sure,” I tell him. He let’s go of my hand for a second, jogging over to the van where his band mates where.

I could tell he was explaining something to them as the singer nodded and Jai pointed over to me. The singer waved, so I returned the favor, waving back but staying where Jai left me.

After a couple more seconds, I watched as he waved to the other band guys, walking back to me. “Okay let’s go.” He says when he catches back up to me.

<3<3

Madeline’s Point of View

My best friend should be here in five minutes, I kept reminding myself as I paced the floor of the airport.

“Madeline, relax.” Zayn calls as he glanced up from his phone. Niall sat beside him, chill as ever. They don’t understand; this girl is truly amazing, and is a big part of my life. I mean, a girl would die without having her own gal beside her.

“I’m just so excited,” I smile at my boyfriend. He stands up, wrapping his arms around me. I embrace him with a goofy smile on my face as he leaned down to kiss me.

“You’re so cute when you get all happy.” He whispers, kissing me softly on my jaw line.

“Then I must be cute all the time,” I state truthfully, “because you make me completely happy.”

Niall starts to make gagging noises as I look at him. “You’ll find your one someday.” I tell him, knowing it’s the truth. Niall is a cute one, how can someone not love the little leprechaun?

Zayn lets me go, as I turn around waiting for Harper. Finally, I see her coming down the crowded space, her luggage totting behind her. I gasp in excitement, and break out into a full run. She looks up, finally noticing me. Harper’s red hair is in a perfect sloppy bun piled on top of her head, and she had a blue sweater that looked like it was about to engulf her. Has she eaten lately?

A smile comes to her lips faintly as I wrap my arms around my best friend. She felt so fragile in my arms; I’m never going to let her get hurt again.

“Hey honey, let me get this for you,” I say, reaching for her bag after we separate a couple minutes later.

“No, I got this,” I heard a deeper familiar voice behind me. Harper’s mouth had a slight curve into a smirk as she saw her favorite celebrity in front of her.

“Hi, I’m Niall.” He says boyishly; his eyes had a slight gleam to them as he looked at my best friend.

She nods, looking at her feet. “I’m Harper…”

“You don’t have to be shy, love.” Niall replies, smiling at her. For a second, I saw a blush creep to her face, but it vanished suddenly. Harper glances at me, and I throw my arm around her, gently leading her back to where Zayn was standing a couple feet away, watching.

Zayn fiddled with his zipper on his black jacket as we met up with him. “Hello,” he starts, looking at Harper. “You must be Harper? Best friend of Madeline’s?” He asks, like I just picked up a total stranger instead of my best friend who I’ve been showing pictures of to him all the way here.

She nods, mimicking him. “You must be Zayn? Member of the number one band who has stolen millions of hearts?” Her sarcasm made us all laugh.

“Especially the heart of Madeline’s,” he winks at me, sliding his hand through mine. I nearly melt then, but noticed Zayn had a plastic bag in his other hand.

“What’s in the bag?” I ask, being my curious self.

“Oh nothing,” He smiles. Niall and Harper begin to silently walk in front of us as we slip through the crowd.

I pout, standing on my tippy toes to kiss my love. Zayn returns the kiss, letting me wrap my arms around him. The mysterious bag hits my side as his arms go around my waist.

“Come on, love birds. We don’t have all day,” Niall says, glancing at Harper who had fallen quiet.

<3<3

After dropping Niall and Harper at Niall’s flat, I began to feel regret towards that decision. “Should we have just let her come over here for a while and watch a movie instead of dumping her off at his house?” I ask Zayn as he massages my back. I’ve probably asked the same question for the past hour.

I was laying on Zayn’s bed, as he hovered over me, massaging my neck and shoulders. “No, I think she’ll be fine, sweetheart. Stop stressing over it. Niall’s a good guy; he can take care of her.”

“But she doesn’t really know the guy besides all the interviews we’ve watched on YouTube and read about,” I sighed under his touch. I love this sweet side of Zayn.

I felt the bed shake as he began to laugh. “You’ve seen the interviews?” He stops rubbing his thumb into my back as I blush, hiding my face.

Zayn rolls me over, straddling me. “So you were a Directioner!” He kisses my cheek, letting it send shivers down my body in a good way.

I playfully couch into my hand, “still am.”

He laughs again; his eyes squint as his lips turn up into a smile. “You’re absolutely adorable, Madeline. Did you know that?”

I shrug, blowing off the compliment. Zayn shook his head, crawling off of me. I grab his jacket, gently tugging it upwards. His abs started to show, but he quickly pulled his shirt back down.

“Awe, why not a little show?” I simply tease.

“Only if you are in it too.” He winks.

“I’ll need to take a shower first.” I stick my tongue out at him, knowing I love to tease him.

“No, you’re perfectly fine how you are,” he mumbles, kissing me again.  Pushing him off me, I rolled off the bed.

 I left Zayn in the bedroom, as I walked into the washroom. I practically tore off my clothes, already wanting to feel the hot water against my body. I felt a sudden gust of cold, making me shiver as I turned the water knob.

"Damn, this takes forever," I mumbled to myself, sticking my hand under the faucet every five seconds.

When it finally warmed to my liking, I took a step in, letting the water run all down my body. I heard the door open and muffled words.

"Is that you, Zayn?" I called out, "If it is, I'll be out in a second. Just wait, dear." No way in hell would I be able to be out in a second; I still needed to shave my legs.

“I can't wait another second," I heard him say. The next thing I knew, Zayn pulled back the shower curtain. There was no time to react as he stepped in the shower, pulling me in for a hungry kiss.

“I want you now," he growls, kissing my neck. Zayn grabs my bare ass, pulling me closer to him than I already was.

Oh, Lord Jesus. He was big downstairs, I can definitely feel. Zayn shoved me to the granite wall of the shower, raising our hands above us. He entwined our fingers, gently kissing down my arm. Clearly, Zayn didn't mind my unshaven legs as he pulled me up, making me wrap my legs around his waist.

I'm not sure there will be a 'round two' for a couple of more days.

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