They Don't Know About Us
Chapter 3
*Harry’s P.O.V*
The Six Flags trip went fine. Hardly any fans recognized me or Zayn. Both of our mobiles rang excessively as the lads and members of our team worried about our whereabouts. Eventually I posted a picture of the Batman rollercoaster on my Instagram just to calm them down. At one point it was just me and Justice when she wanted to go on a ride that none of her friends wanted to ride and Zayn decided to sit that one out. He and her seemed to hit if off well which made me feel better for some unexplained reason. As we walked coming back from the ride we shared stories.
“The first time I came here I was in sixth grade and it stormed so I cried.” Justice admitted looking around.
“Are you frightened by storms?” I asked wanting to know more about her.
She shrugged, “I can’t exactly remember when the fear came. There was a point when I was younger that they didn’t faze me, but now…” She exhaled, “Now I hate being alone during them.” I wanted to say something to comfort her. I wanted to promise her that as long as I had a say so she would never be alone, but the words wouldn’t come. Instead I embarrassed myself.
“Want to hear a joke?” I asked with a large smile. An infectious giggle escaped her lips as she nodded. “What were Tarzan's last words?” I started. She looked at me with a blank expression waiting for me to continue. “Who greased the viiiiiiiine?” I completed with a humored smile. There was short pause before she giggled again. It was clearly for my amusement, but the effort made me smile. “I saw that one the internet.”
“It’s good,” Justice assured me. “It may be better than the one about the giraffe.” She added.
“I wouldn’t go that far.” I joked causing her to giggle even more. The sound was like music. I had only heard it a few times and already it was stuck in my head.
Justice sighed, “Ugh, I’m not ready to go home.” She groaned.
“Where are you from?” I asked realizing that I had no clue.
“I’m from a small city in Alabama called Decatur, but I study in Florence.”
I nodded, “I’ve never been there.”
“You’re not missing much. Except for maybe the recording studio, but otherwise it’s nothing special. This trip is actually my semester break. I’m taking summer classes.”
“Classes in the summer? That’s absurd!” My comment caused her to smile. “I didn’t finish school. We had tutors on the X-Factor, but eventually everyone stops caring they stop trying.”
“Oh…” She looked down uncomfortably.
Quickly I changed the subject, “So when do you leave?”
“Tomorrow night,” she answered clicking her tongue.
“That means you can see us perform one more time.”
“Harry, I can’t accept tickets from you again.” She instantly began to protest. “It’s not fair.”
I shook my head, “My sister and mum were supposed to fly in to visit, but they can’t so I have two backstage passes available. You should take them.” I urged her.
“I don’t know…”
“We can hang out afterwards. You’ll meet the rest of the lads. They’ll like you.”
“Especially Louis,” Zayn added appearing out of nowhere. Justice still looked unsure. The Bradford bad boy and I exchanged a look before both breaking into puppy dog faces. “You wouldn’t want to disappoint us, would you?” Zayn pushed as I squatted to look her directly in the eyes (she was really short).
Biting her lip she attempted to look away but we moved into her line of vision, “Fine!” She gave in causing us to smile victoriously. “I’ll go, but only if I get to take a picture with Josh Devine.”
“I think that can be arranged.” I agreed.
~~*~~
*Justice’s P.O.V*
Katie jumped around to the music of ‘Kiss You’. I stood beside her nodding along aware of all the people around us.
“You’re going to end up of stage if you keep jumping like that.” I warned her with a laugh.
She shrugged, “You would be doing it to if there wasn’t a chance of Harry seeing you.” She was right of course. I was doing well so far at keeping my cool. Not once had I spazzed out or even cried. Two for me!
“What is Niall doing?” I asked squinting and looking at the stage.
Katie stopped, “I have no idea, but I don’t think it’s legal.” We continued to enjoy the concert anxiously awaiting the end. We hadn’t actually met the boys because we were a few minutes late. That may or may not have been my fault. “How do you think he’s going to introduce you?” Katie suddenly asked.
“What?” I asked turning to face her.
“How do you think Harry will introduce you to the guys? Do you think he’ll call you his friend?”
“I don’t know if he’ll use any label.” I answered honestly. Were Harry and I friends? I didn’t know. We had only known each other for like a day and a half.
Katie gasped, “What if he calls you his special friend?”
I covered her mouth, “Shut up Kates before someone else hears.” Her eyes widened as she moved my hand from her mouth.
“I was just saying geesh.” She shrugged annoyed and turned away. The lads were performing the last song of the night. My heart rate increased as Liam told the audience good night and they made their way off the stage. This was it. This was the moment of truth.
Harry came to us first smiling, “Did you like the show?” He asked excitedly.
I nodded with my own smile, “Yeah it was better than Nashville.”
Harry chuckled looking back at Niall who was close by, “Hey mate.” He greeted his band mate as if they weren’t just on stage tackling each other.
“Hey mate. Who’s this?” Niall asked as he stepped forward and joined the small group.
“This is my friend Justice and her friend Katie.” Harry introduced us. He called me his friend I suddenly realized as I stole a glance at Katie. She had a weird smile on her face as she exchanged a greeting with Niall. We talked for a few minutes before Louis appeared along with Liam. We had already met Zayn. “I have to go change, but we can grab a bite later or something.”
“Don’t you have a tour bus to get on?” Katie asked titling her head slightly.
Niall chuckled, “We’re leaving in the early morning.” He answered. He looked back as Liam called his name, “I should go. See you later. Nice meeting you.”
“Nice meeting you too!” Katie called. “I’m going to return Jonah’s call.” She informed me leaving Harry and I alone.
“So…?” Harry pressed still waiting for a response to his offer.
“Yeah, that sounds like it’ll be fun.” I agreed. This was all so new to me. A part of me expected to wake up at any given second just learn that it was all a dream.
~~*~~
The table erupted into laughter as Katie wore a proud smile. She held her hands up palms forward and gave a slight nod. I dabbed at the tear in the corner of my eye. At this point grabbing a bite with three-fourths of One Direction could be considered a success.
“Did he believe you?” Niall asked wearing a humored smile.
Katie nodded, “He told me he was sorry he bothered me and offered to buy me a drink.”
“Did you take it?” Harry asked managing to casually sling an arm over my chair. I fought the smile on my face not wanting to give away that I caught on to his move.
“Of course.” My social friend responded with a smug smile of her own. She was eating up the attention. “That’s not nearly as great as Jay lying to someone about her age.” Suddenly all eyes turned to me.
I held up my hands, “Whoa there Satan. Don’t make me look like the bad guy here.” Zayn and Harry exchanged a look while looked at me expectantly. I sighed, “Okay so we were at the tattoo shop and there was this guy and he just kept trying no matter how nicely I tried to let him down. So when he followed us out to the parking lot I told him I was only sixteen and drove off before he could ask questions.” They all laughed. “It was an awful lie, but it made him stop or pause at least.”
“You have a tattoo?” Zayn asked as if he was surprised by the news.
I nodded. “I have three so far, but I want more.”
Harry angled himself towards me, “I didn’t peg you for the tattoo type.” He commented as the other three broke off into their own conversation.
“I have one of my right hip, one of my left lower stomach, and one across my ribs on the left.” I explained.
He nodded, “What are they of?”
I leaned forward slightly, “That’s a secret.” I whispered. It came out a lot more seductive than I intended. That was apparent when Harry’s pupils dilated slightly. I bit my lip putting space in between us. I was now hyper aware of Katie, Niall, and Zayn sitting at the same table.
“Ow it’s getting late.” Niall spoke as he looked at his phone.
Katie pulled out her own white iPhone and gasped. “I missed Jonah’s call.”
Harry cleared his throat looking away from me. “We should probably start heading back.” Zayn yawned as he nodded in agreement. We all stood having already paid for our meals and made our way towards the door. We were walking distance from their hotel. In the lobby Niall and Zayn said goodbye while Katie paced back and forth trying to reach Jonah. He had left after our Six Flags trip because he had work or something so they were missing each other.
“Great and now my phone is dying.” Katie groaned continuing to pace.
“Is she going to be alright?” Harry asked looking at my friend with a slightly concerned expression.
I looked back over my shoulder. “Yeah she’ll be fine.” Turning to face him it became clear we had invaded each other’s personal space. “I had fun tonight. Thanks for inviting us.”
He smiled, “No problem babe. You’re great to be around. We should do this again sometime while I’m still in the States.”
I nodded in agreement. “Definitely and you have my number so…” My words trailed off as my body swayed left to right.
“I do have your number.” Harry responded. “Is it okay to use it? I mean if I call you it won’t be a prob-”
“Feel free to use my number.” I chuckled as Katie appeared.
“Are you ready to go?” She asked in a dry voice.
I titled my head in her direction. “What’s wrong with you?”
She groaned, “My phone died and Jonah was calling and I just-” She sighed heavily. “I mean I missed his call because we were hanging out with three-fifths of One Direction, which is fucking bizarre let me tell you. We met One Direction. You’re flirting with Harry Styles and I don’t even if he’s real.” Katie was becoming an emotional wreck before our eyes. She looked at Harry, “Are you real?” He nodded confused. “He’s real!” My best friend cried laying her head on my shoulder.
I rubbed her back comfortingly mouthing an apology to Harry. “It’s okay, shh, it’s okay. Just go wait over there.” I turned her in the direction of the chairs and couches. “I’m sorry.” I apologized to Harry stealing a glance at the emotionally compromised red head. “She can be dramatic.” I waved off her behavior.
“Should you leave? Katie seems upset.” He commented looking towards my friend with wide eyes.
“Nah, she does that more than you want to know.” My shoulders shrugged. “Anyways, it’s getting late. You have a tour bus to get on. We should continue this conversation via text.”
Harry nodded, “Of course. It was nice meeting you.”
“And you,” I smiled as he opened his arms offering me a hug. Only an idiot wouldn’t hug Harry. I stepped into his outstretch arms wrapping my own around his waist and smiling when he did the same. What was meant to be quick and simple turned out to be anything but. We held onto each other longer than usual. Neither one of us spoke, but I could have sworn a sigh escaped Harry’s lips. A sob from Katie broke our quiet serene as Harry slowly pulled away. “Talk to you later?” I asked. My heart rate increased.
“Talk to you later.” Harry smiled watching as I turned to walk away. A smile stretched across my face. This was the best dream ever.
The Six Flags trip went fine. Hardly any fans recognized me or Zayn. Both of our mobiles rang excessively as the lads and members of our team worried about our whereabouts. Eventually I posted a picture of the Batman rollercoaster on my Instagram just to calm them down. At one point it was just me and Justice when she wanted to go on a ride that none of her friends wanted to ride and Zayn decided to sit that one out. He and her seemed to hit if off well which made me feel better for some unexplained reason. As we walked coming back from the ride we shared stories.
“The first time I came here I was in sixth grade and it stormed so I cried.” Justice admitted looking around.
“Are you frightened by storms?” I asked wanting to know more about her.
She shrugged, “I can’t exactly remember when the fear came. There was a point when I was younger that they didn’t faze me, but now…” She exhaled, “Now I hate being alone during them.” I wanted to say something to comfort her. I wanted to promise her that as long as I had a say so she would never be alone, but the words wouldn’t come. Instead I embarrassed myself.
“Want to hear a joke?” I asked with a large smile. An infectious giggle escaped her lips as she nodded. “What were Tarzan's last words?” I started. She looked at me with a blank expression waiting for me to continue. “Who greased the viiiiiiiine?” I completed with a humored smile. There was short pause before she giggled again. It was clearly for my amusement, but the effort made me smile. “I saw that one the internet.”
“It’s good,” Justice assured me. “It may be better than the one about the giraffe.” She added.
“I wouldn’t go that far.” I joked causing her to giggle even more. The sound was like music. I had only heard it a few times and already it was stuck in my head.
Justice sighed, “Ugh, I’m not ready to go home.” She groaned.
“Where are you from?” I asked realizing that I had no clue.
“I’m from a small city in Alabama called Decatur, but I study in Florence.”
I nodded, “I’ve never been there.”
“You’re not missing much. Except for maybe the recording studio, but otherwise it’s nothing special. This trip is actually my semester break. I’m taking summer classes.”
“Classes in the summer? That’s absurd!” My comment caused her to smile. “I didn’t finish school. We had tutors on the X-Factor, but eventually everyone stops caring they stop trying.”
“Oh…” She looked down uncomfortably.
Quickly I changed the subject, “So when do you leave?”
“Tomorrow night,” she answered clicking her tongue.
“That means you can see us perform one more time.”
“Harry, I can’t accept tickets from you again.” She instantly began to protest. “It’s not fair.”
I shook my head, “My sister and mum were supposed to fly in to visit, but they can’t so I have two backstage passes available. You should take them.” I urged her.
“I don’t know…”
“We can hang out afterwards. You’ll meet the rest of the lads. They’ll like you.”
“Especially Louis,” Zayn added appearing out of nowhere. Justice still looked unsure. The Bradford bad boy and I exchanged a look before both breaking into puppy dog faces. “You wouldn’t want to disappoint us, would you?” Zayn pushed as I squatted to look her directly in the eyes (she was really short).
Biting her lip she attempted to look away but we moved into her line of vision, “Fine!” She gave in causing us to smile victoriously. “I’ll go, but only if I get to take a picture with Josh Devine.”
“I think that can be arranged.” I agreed.
~~*~~
*Justice’s P.O.V*
Katie jumped around to the music of ‘Kiss You’. I stood beside her nodding along aware of all the people around us.
“You’re going to end up of stage if you keep jumping like that.” I warned her with a laugh.
She shrugged, “You would be doing it to if there wasn’t a chance of Harry seeing you.” She was right of course. I was doing well so far at keeping my cool. Not once had I spazzed out or even cried. Two for me!
“What is Niall doing?” I asked squinting and looking at the stage.
Katie stopped, “I have no idea, but I don’t think it’s legal.” We continued to enjoy the concert anxiously awaiting the end. We hadn’t actually met the boys because we were a few minutes late. That may or may not have been my fault. “How do you think he’s going to introduce you?” Katie suddenly asked.
“What?” I asked turning to face her.
“How do you think Harry will introduce you to the guys? Do you think he’ll call you his friend?”
“I don’t know if he’ll use any label.” I answered honestly. Were Harry and I friends? I didn’t know. We had only known each other for like a day and a half.
Katie gasped, “What if he calls you his special friend?”
I covered her mouth, “Shut up Kates before someone else hears.” Her eyes widened as she moved my hand from her mouth.
“I was just saying geesh.” She shrugged annoyed and turned away. The lads were performing the last song of the night. My heart rate increased as Liam told the audience good night and they made their way off the stage. This was it. This was the moment of truth.
Harry came to us first smiling, “Did you like the show?” He asked excitedly.
I nodded with my own smile, “Yeah it was better than Nashville.”
Harry chuckled looking back at Niall who was close by, “Hey mate.” He greeted his band mate as if they weren’t just on stage tackling each other.
“Hey mate. Who’s this?” Niall asked as he stepped forward and joined the small group.
“This is my friend Justice and her friend Katie.” Harry introduced us. He called me his friend I suddenly realized as I stole a glance at Katie. She had a weird smile on her face as she exchanged a greeting with Niall. We talked for a few minutes before Louis appeared along with Liam. We had already met Zayn. “I have to go change, but we can grab a bite later or something.”
“Don’t you have a tour bus to get on?” Katie asked titling her head slightly.
Niall chuckled, “We’re leaving in the early morning.” He answered. He looked back as Liam called his name, “I should go. See you later. Nice meeting you.”
“Nice meeting you too!” Katie called. “I’m going to return Jonah’s call.” She informed me leaving Harry and I alone.
“So…?” Harry pressed still waiting for a response to his offer.
“Yeah, that sounds like it’ll be fun.” I agreed. This was all so new to me. A part of me expected to wake up at any given second just learn that it was all a dream.
~~*~~
The table erupted into laughter as Katie wore a proud smile. She held her hands up palms forward and gave a slight nod. I dabbed at the tear in the corner of my eye. At this point grabbing a bite with three-fourths of One Direction could be considered a success.
“Did he believe you?” Niall asked wearing a humored smile.
Katie nodded, “He told me he was sorry he bothered me and offered to buy me a drink.”
“Did you take it?” Harry asked managing to casually sling an arm over my chair. I fought the smile on my face not wanting to give away that I caught on to his move.
“Of course.” My social friend responded with a smug smile of her own. She was eating up the attention. “That’s not nearly as great as Jay lying to someone about her age.” Suddenly all eyes turned to me.
I held up my hands, “Whoa there Satan. Don’t make me look like the bad guy here.” Zayn and Harry exchanged a look while looked at me expectantly. I sighed, “Okay so we were at the tattoo shop and there was this guy and he just kept trying no matter how nicely I tried to let him down. So when he followed us out to the parking lot I told him I was only sixteen and drove off before he could ask questions.” They all laughed. “It was an awful lie, but it made him stop or pause at least.”
“You have a tattoo?” Zayn asked as if he was surprised by the news.
I nodded. “I have three so far, but I want more.”
Harry angled himself towards me, “I didn’t peg you for the tattoo type.” He commented as the other three broke off into their own conversation.
“I have one of my right hip, one of my left lower stomach, and one across my ribs on the left.” I explained.
He nodded, “What are they of?”
I leaned forward slightly, “That’s a secret.” I whispered. It came out a lot more seductive than I intended. That was apparent when Harry’s pupils dilated slightly. I bit my lip putting space in between us. I was now hyper aware of Katie, Niall, and Zayn sitting at the same table.
“Ow it’s getting late.” Niall spoke as he looked at his phone.
Katie pulled out her own white iPhone and gasped. “I missed Jonah’s call.”
Harry cleared his throat looking away from me. “We should probably start heading back.” Zayn yawned as he nodded in agreement. We all stood having already paid for our meals and made our way towards the door. We were walking distance from their hotel. In the lobby Niall and Zayn said goodbye while Katie paced back and forth trying to reach Jonah. He had left after our Six Flags trip because he had work or something so they were missing each other.
“Great and now my phone is dying.” Katie groaned continuing to pace.
“Is she going to be alright?” Harry asked looking at my friend with a slightly concerned expression.
I looked back over my shoulder. “Yeah she’ll be fine.” Turning to face him it became clear we had invaded each other’s personal space. “I had fun tonight. Thanks for inviting us.”
He smiled, “No problem babe. You’re great to be around. We should do this again sometime while I’m still in the States.”
I nodded in agreement. “Definitely and you have my number so…” My words trailed off as my body swayed left to right.
“I do have your number.” Harry responded. “Is it okay to use it? I mean if I call you it won’t be a prob-”
“Feel free to use my number.” I chuckled as Katie appeared.
“Are you ready to go?” She asked in a dry voice.
I titled my head in her direction. “What’s wrong with you?”
She groaned, “My phone died and Jonah was calling and I just-” She sighed heavily. “I mean I missed his call because we were hanging out with three-fifths of One Direction, which is fucking bizarre let me tell you. We met One Direction. You’re flirting with Harry Styles and I don’t even if he’s real.” Katie was becoming an emotional wreck before our eyes. She looked at Harry, “Are you real?” He nodded confused. “He’s real!” My best friend cried laying her head on my shoulder.
I rubbed her back comfortingly mouthing an apology to Harry. “It’s okay, shh, it’s okay. Just go wait over there.” I turned her in the direction of the chairs and couches. “I’m sorry.” I apologized to Harry stealing a glance at the emotionally compromised red head. “She can be dramatic.” I waved off her behavior.
“Should you leave? Katie seems upset.” He commented looking towards my friend with wide eyes.
“Nah, she does that more than you want to know.” My shoulders shrugged. “Anyways, it’s getting late. You have a tour bus to get on. We should continue this conversation via text.”
Harry nodded, “Of course. It was nice meeting you.”
“And you,” I smiled as he opened his arms offering me a hug. Only an idiot wouldn’t hug Harry. I stepped into his outstretch arms wrapping my own around his waist and smiling when he did the same. What was meant to be quick and simple turned out to be anything but. We held onto each other longer than usual. Neither one of us spoke, but I could have sworn a sigh escaped Harry’s lips. A sob from Katie broke our quiet serene as Harry slowly pulled away. “Talk to you later?” I asked. My heart rate increased.
“Talk to you later.” Harry smiled watching as I turned to walk away. A smile stretched across my face. This was the best dream ever.
Soo good.! Update.!! :D
10/12/14