Don't hate me now. Hate Harry. He wrote this, not me. No, no, no ...

But if you hate me let me know in the comments, yeah?

And sorry for the late update but I had my observation day at my possible future job and was up all night just to start there at 6am (taking the bus so much earlier for this) and now finally being able to breathe for a bit. That's why you're getting a double update now. 

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From all the studying his head was hurting like hell. Never would he have thought that the last weeks of his final school year would be this stressful. Harry had more important stuff to think about than formulas. Jake hasn't texted him since yesterday and that worried Harry a lot. Was he ill or was injured? Hopefully Jake was okay.

"Mum's making dinner and wants you downstairs in an hour, Weirdo" barked Gemma into his room.

"And why does she need you to tell me this so much earlier?" cocked Harry an eyebrow at her.

"Because since newest you're unpredictable and might disappear and never come back" replied Gemma jokingly.

"How funny you are. Never laughed this much" said Harry dryly.

"God, you're so boring" groaned Gemma and closed the door behind her.

"What did I ever do to deserve this?" shook Harry his head in disbelief.

Next to him, his phone beeped quietly and a message popped up on his screen. It was from Louis. Harry took the phone and read the message over.

From Lou:

 "Hi Haz, how are you doing? Fancy hanging out later at mine for an hour?".

Before Harry could answer his phone blew off with an incoming call from Jake. Immediately, Harry answered the call with a fast beating heart.

"Hi Jake" breathed Harry into the phone.

"Hi, H. How are you? What are you doing? Am I interrupting something?" sounded Jake's voice through the phone.

"No, I was just going over my studies for a bit but my head doesn't want to study any longer" replied Harry honestly.

"Then maybe it would be good to take a short break. I'm in the park close to school and there's something I wanna ask you but preferably, in person. You mind coming to me?" asked Jake hopefully.

"Of course not. I don't mind. I'm on my way in five" assured Harry him quickly.

"Great. See you in a bit" ended Jake the call.

Fast as lightning, Harry jumped up and changed his sweatpants into skinny jeans before rushing down the stairs. He threw his coat over and put on his shoes. Excitedly, he left the house and literally ran over to the park. Once there, he slowed down a bit and looked around in search for Jake. He found him leaning against the side of the bridge by the little lake. In this light Jake looked magical.

"Hi" breathed Harry out when he had reached Jake.

"Hi, H. Good to see you. You look great, by the way" smiled Jake cutely at him and Harry's heart went crazy.

"Thanks. You don't look bad yourself" blushed Harry and cleared his throat. "Um ... you said you wanted to ask me something".

"Yeah, um ... I don't know how though. It's a bit difficult and I'm pretty sure you're gonna say no" seemed Jake to be hella nervous.

"I came all the way here to hear what you want to ask me. Maybe you're wrong with your fears, Jake. Just ask away" calmed Harry him down and was really surprised by that fact alone. Who would have thought that?

"Okay. I'm just gonna go for it. Fine. Um ... in these last weeks since we first talked at my practise a lot has happened and I got to know you a bit better and I must say, I really like you, H. You're a great person. Nice, funny, lovely. Well, um ... and I know I shouldn't ask this because you have a boyfriend but I can't help myself. I really wanna get to know you even better" rambled Jake anxiously.

"What are you trying to say, Jake?" tried Harry to keep his heart from giving him a heart attack.

"I wanna know if you would go out with me. Tomorrow evening, maybe" came Jake straight to the point.

Harry thought he was dreaming. Was this actually happening right now? Did Jake really just ask him that? His throat felt dry and he could hear his pulse loudly. For years Harry had dreamt of this moment and now it was here. Finally, after all this time.

"Yes" beamed Harry brightly at Jake. "I'd love to go out with you".

"Really? Wow. Um ... what about your boyfriend?" wondered Jake surprised.

"We broke up. Always had stupid arguments over nothing. Just wasn't working out. No problem there" explained Harry quickly, being over the moon happy.

"So, this means I have a chance of taking you out on another date after this one?" checked Jake happily.

"A big chance. If tomorrow works out, that is" bit Harry down on his bottom lip.

"It will. I'm gonna make sure of it. You will never forget about this day. I'm gonna pick you up at 7" grinned Jake brightly.

"Okay. I'm looking forward to it. Now I have to go back home. My Mum is gonna kill me when I'm not there for dinner" chuckled Harry carefree.

"Yeah, me too. See you tomorrow".

With a wide grin on his face, Harry walked back home. His cheek were hurting from all the smiling already but he just couldn't stop. His heart was still beating quickly and Harry felt like he was walking on clouds. The world rushed past him but he didn't notice anything. He could only think about Jake and their upcoming date.

"Just in time for dinner. One minute later and Mum would have killed you" stood Gemma in the doorway when Harry arrived back home.

"I'm here and in time. No reason to look at me like this" took Harry off his coat and shoes and walked past her into the kitchen.

"Can you help Gem set the table, Darling? But wash your hands beforehand. You've been outside" asked Anne her son.

"Of course" skipped Harry towards the sink.

"Everything okay, Sweetheart? You are all smiles" eyed Anne her son sceptically.

"Everything is perfect. Mum, I'm so happy right now. Life couldn't get any better" sighed Harry dreamily.

"I'm happy for you but won't you tell me why? What happened between you two?" hooked Anne interested and Harry didn't even question the fact that she knew this was about Jake.

"We met up a few minutes ago and he asked me out. On a date. Tomorrow" summed Harry up shortly because he could barely keep his happy squeals in.

"Wow, this is amazing. I'm so happy for you. I didn't think he would ever do that, especially not at the moment" marvelled Anne impressed.

"Me neither, Mum. But he did and it was just perfect" raved Harry like he was in a dream.

"Well, I always knew this would happen someday. You both deserve to be happy. You said your date is tomorrow, right? When will L ...".

"At 7. I really can't wait for it. No idea how I will survive school tomorrow. I see Jake every day at Lunch. How can I just act normal then? I want this date to be right now" cut Harry his mother off, thinking about the next day. He didn't want to act normal in school.

"I'm sure it's gonna be okay. Jake will feel exactly the same way, Darling" assured Anne him but Harry thought that she suddenly didn't sound as excited anymore as before.

"I hope so".

"What about Louis though?" piped Gemma in now.

"What about him? He knows we're 'breaking up' the second Jake asks me out. He is fine with it. Mission accomplished" clarified Harry surely.

"I didn't ... Whatever. Let's eat. I'm starving" shook Gemma her head and sat down at the set table.

During the whole dinner Harry couldn't stop talking about Jake and the date and everything surrounding him. Harry was just so freaking excited and couldn't keep his excitement down one bit. His mother let him go upstairs while Gemma and her took over the dishes. In his room, Harry rummaged through his cupboard and tried to find the perfect outfit for tomorrow. He wanted to look chic and classy but also cool at the same time. It should fit whatever location Jake had chosen for their date.

While looking through his clothes his phone was ringing but it wasn't Jake's ringtone so he ignored it and focused solely on the task at hand. When he was satisfied with his choice he got himself ready for bed. Brushing your teeth was really difficult when you couldn't stop smiling but Harry somehow managed to do it. All over the moon, Harry jumped into his bed and fell asleep with a huge smile on his face.

The next morning, Harry was never ready this fast. He quickly had some breakfast and then sprinted to school. At his locker he took everything out that he needed and looked around for his friends. The first one he saw was Sean together with Aria. They were coming towards him.

"Hi, Hazza" greeted Aria him with a short hug.

"Hi, Ari" grinned Harry widely.

"Why are you so happy?" looked Sean crookedly at him.

"I'll tell you when Niall is here" wobbled Harry on his spot excitedly.

"Okay. Did I tell you that my brother is going back to Greece for a year?" started Aria a new conversation.

"Really? All alone?" gasped Sean shocked.

"Yeah, but he won't be alone there. My grandparents still live there. He wants to work there and make some experiences. Can't blame him for it. Sounds tempting" told Aria them kinda sad.

"This will be good for him and in no time, he will be back" smiled Sean at her.

"I know" smiled Aria back at him.

"Where is Niall? I wanna tell you now" was Harry getting impatient.

"Hi, Haz. How are you? Did you get my text yesterday?" greeted Louis him with a shy smile, Liam and Zayn right behind him.

"Oh yeah. Sorry, I forgot about it. Got an important call" apologised Harry half-heartedly, still only looking for Niall.

"Oh, okay. Something good?" hooked Louis in a voice Harry couldn't place and didn't want to try right now. Just tell me what you mean.

"Really good. While we're at it. Our dating thing is over. I told Jake we broke up. He asked me out yesterday" informed Harry him neutrally but broke into a huge grin after he mentioned Jake asking him out.

"What?!" exclaimed all of his friends at the same time except for Louis, who was only staring at him

"Woah, slowly. How did that happen? I need details" was Sean completely overwhelmed but obviously happy for him.

"He called me and wanted to meet up. In the park nearby he asked me out and he was so nervous because of my 'boyfriend'. Told him we didn't work out obviously and now we're going on a date tonight" told Harry them overly excited.

"And you couldn't tell him that earlier? It had to be like this?!" glared Zayn angrily at Harry but Harry didn't understand why.

"Damn, calm down. I was busy and had other things on my mind. I told all of you now. The act is over. Now the only thing that is important is my date".

"You have a date?!" came Niall finally walking towards them with Àmber.

"Yes and you would know that if you were on time for once" tried Harry to stay serious but failed.

"He was buying some candy on the way. I had to drag him here. So, what date are we talking about?" informed Àmber them with a chuckle.

"My date with Jake tonight" started Harry grinning again.

"Oh My God! This is fucking amazing, Hazza" fell Niall into his arms.

"I know, right? Finally" hopped Harry up and down with Niall.

"Was about damn time" patted Sean his shoulder.

"We need to cele ... Where are they?" started Niall but fell silent when he noticed that Louis, Zayn and Liam were missing.

"They went to class already. We should do the same. C'mon" let Àmber them know and walked to class with Aria without another word.

"They're right. Let's go but at Lunch you have to tell us more details and your plan for tonight".

Harry couldn't focus on class at all. He was only thinking about Jake and their date. It had to be perfect. The teacher admonished him for not paying attention a few times but Harry didn't care. He couldn't help it. Sean and Niall were constantly snickering at him mockingly but Harry knew they were happy for him. But he was kinda pissed at Liam for not saying anything at all about the matter. Was he not happy for him?

After a long and unproductive day in school, Harry sat down at their table in the cafeteria with Sean and Niall. Maya joined them after a short while but was mostly focused on her phone.

"Do you know where you're going tonight?" wanted Sean to know curiously.

"No, no idea. I guess it's a surprise" answered Harry and glanced over at Jake, who was already looking at him.

"But you have an outfit idea, right?" checked Niall way too serious.

"Not only an idea. The outfit is ready" let Harry him know proudly

"I'm pressed. I expect more of a huge drama because of it. Like, you know ..." grinned Niall cheekily at him.

"I know. No idea how I could choose one so fast. I was expecting to need Louis' help but I made it alone" chuckled Harry light-heartedly.

"By the way, where is he or literally everyone else?" frowned Sean in confusion. Apart from the four of them no one was to be seen. Not the girls nor their other friends.

"What do I know and I don't care. Lately, they always disappear somewhere. When they can't be happy for me right now I don't wanna see them anyway" huffed Harry angrily.

"Maybe they're just busy with something" threw Maya in.

"Something more important than my recent luck. Great friends" snorted Harry madly. He really didn't understand his friends.

"They are happy for you. I'm sure" caressed Sean his upper arm gently.

"Doesn't look like it".

"Just focus on Jake, Harry. Maybe that's better" advised Maya him weirdly and Harry should be confused by her tone of voice but he locked eyes with Jake and was directly happy again.

"That's better. Keep smiling" commented Sean satisfied.

"With the date in mind I can only smile" said Harry sappy.

"Now I wanna go on a date as well. M, up for it?" addressed Niall his girlfriend jokingly.

"Yeah, why not. Sounds fun" agreed Maya absently.

"You're okay?" checked Niall worriedly.

"Just an e-mail from Manchester. Basic information and stuff for the first semester" waved Maya the matter off and Niall's face changed into a sad expression in less than a second.

"Okay".

Ignoring the tension, Harry looked over at Jake again. Their eyes met and both of them had to smile. Seeing Jake this happy made Harry happy as well. He could barely wait for tonight and hopefully more dates in the future with the boy of his dreams.  

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So ... thoughts? Harry goes on a date with Jake ... 

How is that date gonna turn out? Any ideas?

I love you a lot guys. Thank you for your support <3