Sense and Sensibility.
Chapter one
"To say the truth, I'm convinced your father had no idea of you giving them any money at all!" Hariette yelled from the tree tops.
Hariette was always one to read romantic novels, so you could imagine her excitement every time she read a new one, or just read the same old one over and over again!
Her life is dedicated to 18th century Victorian romance novels by Charlotte Bronte and Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility being her favorite novel and show.
She also has the tendency to shout out random lines at different times, her friends and family are used to it, but any other person would think it absurd.
Her favorite place to read is on a huge branch of a tree that sits right near the fence in her back yard, she usually can't hear her mother call her in for lunch.
Hariette's P.O.V
"Hariette, it's dinner time!" Mum yells.
"Blast, this book was getting good!", i cuss in frustration "Give me ten more minutes!" I yell back, obviously annoyed at the disturbance.
"I already gave you ten minutes, IN NOW!" Darn to heck, I already used that one!
"Alright I'm coming". I sigh.
I wish that I could just stay up there forever in that tree, that's the only place where I can actually be myself and my imagination can run wild.
Sorry, I believe I haven't introduced my self, my name is Hariette Louise Horan, yes I am related to Niall Horan from One Direction, I'm his cousin.
I am 18 and I have orange hair like my mum, all my other siblings have brown hair like my dad.
My dad died when I was ten, he was rich beyond any person in London! So my siblings and I, and mum of course got everything he owned.
"Hariette, you and Logan are going to stay with aunt Maura, apparently Greg and Niall will be there" Mum says.
"YES!" I scream "I do love Mullingar!".
Niall is more than my cousin, he is my best friend.
I have two brother's and one sister, Nathan is 28 and the oldest, Jamie is 26 and I have a twin brother Logan, we are extremely close.
"Go get your brother will you?" Mum asks.
I nod and grab a piece of celery to munch of.
Nathan and Jamie don't live here any more, they are both married. Nathan's wife is heavily pregnant. Jamie is about 3 months pregnant.
"Hey doofus, dinners ready come and get it". I throw the rest of my celery at Logan.
"I'm coming, I'm coming" He gets up off his bed with his eyes glued to his pone.
"Are you still going out with Ashley?" I ask.
"Yep, I don't know how to break up with her" He sighs.
"Umm earth to Logan, just tell her how you feel about the relationship, she'll understand" I shake my head and roll my eyes.
One things for certain, I am not going to miss it here, Mullingar is way more appealing.
"No freaking way, I have to call Niall!" I squeal jumping around.
"Why?".
"To tell him we're coming to Ireland doofus!".
Ring ring, ring ri-
"Hello?" Niall picks up.
"NIALL OMG GUESS WHAT?!?!?!?!?" I scream.
"HARIETTE OMG WHAT IS IT?!?!" He screams back.
"I'm coming to see you!"
"What, are you serious?? YAY!". I can hear the excitement in his voice.
"Yes, oh my gosh, this is the best news I have had all week!" I squeal again.
"well I have to go Har, band stuff" I sigh "we'll talk later I promise!". He says.
"Alright, I love you little NiNi!" I say goodbye in a baby voice.
Niall's P.O.V
Yes! I will finally get to see Hariette! It's been so long, I really miss her.
Now I realize that I'm smiling like an idiot. (A/N Not in that incest way you pervs!)
"Okay, either you are smiling at your crotch, or you are smiling at your phone, I think we'll go with the phone". Louis makes a smart comment.
"Shut up Lou" I push him away.
"New girlfriend?" He asks winking.
"Ewwww no! Unless I was into incest NO!", I cringe "It's my cousin, her and her brother are coming to Ireland to stay with my mum".
"OH MAH GAWSH!! Is she hot?"
"Do you expect me to answer that?" I ask with a raised eye brow.
"hehehehehe no" He walks off.
"Seriously they always think my family have to be hot don't they?" I sigh "Sheesh".
Hariette's P.O.V
It's been exactly 28 hours and I am finally packed to go see Niall.
"Hariette, Logan, Are you guys ready?!" Mum yells from downstairs.
"Mum, we are not going for another two hours!" I laugh.
I wonder if I still have some time to read........
Sure I do!
So I go outside and climb up my tree, sitting in my usual spot.
"No! Mr Edward Ferrars, we have been engaged these four years". Lucy Steele told Elinor.
Poor Elinor Dashwood, she had been in love with Edward Ferrars for so long, only to find out he was secretly engaged.
Although it is comforting to know in the end Edward and Elinor get married.
She had it harder than her sister Marianne that's for sure, and her other sister Margaret.. Well, she was too young for romance and didn't really seem to be interested in it.
"Hariette?" Logan asks climbing up the tree.
"What?" I sigh "Do you want my hair straightener again?".
He smiles awkwardly. "yes?".
I roll my eyes.
"It's in my suitcase, knock yourself out".
"Marianne? She's gone out walking", Told mister Palmer. "The devil knows where she went".
Marianne's story is different to Elinor's, she fell in love with Mr Willoughby, he made her believe he loved her and his intentions for her weren't entirely clear to every one.
There is also Colonel Brandon, who although being eighteen years older than Marianne, fell in love with her. At first she didn't like him one bit, but events changed her view of him and she grew to love him.
It is sad to say, that Marianne was too much of a romantic, her view of romance was more fiction than reality. It is what most girls dream of.
But her idea of romance doesn't exist in the 21st century.
It is quite sad really.
Because I wish It did.
"Time to go Hariette!" Mum calls from inside.
"Darn to heck!" I hate it when she interrupts my train of thought like that.
I guess I have to be grateful though, without mum I wouldn't have anything that I have.
I walk inside stuffing S&S into my suitcase. (A/N S&S is short for Sense and Sensibility, can't be bothered writing it out fully all the time :P)
"Logan, are you done with my straightener yet?"
"Yeah I stuffed it in there some where". He replies pointing to my suitcase.
Niall's P.O.V
8 hours left until I get to see Hariette and Logan again!
I thought I might surprise them by bringing the boys with me.
"When are they coming again?" Harry asks.
"We have at least ten hours rill they get here" I play with my fingers.
"What is up with you Niall?" Harry puts an arm on my shoulder.
"I am just really nervous".
I'll be seeing them for the first time in 3 years.
Hariette was always one to read romantic novels, so you could imagine her excitement every time she read a new one, or just read the same old one over and over again!
Her life is dedicated to 18th century Victorian romance novels by Charlotte Bronte and Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility being her favorite novel and show.
She also has the tendency to shout out random lines at different times, her friends and family are used to it, but any other person would think it absurd.
Her favorite place to read is on a huge branch of a tree that sits right near the fence in her back yard, she usually can't hear her mother call her in for lunch.
Hariette's P.O.V
"Hariette, it's dinner time!" Mum yells.
"Blast, this book was getting good!", i cuss in frustration "Give me ten more minutes!" I yell back, obviously annoyed at the disturbance.
"I already gave you ten minutes, IN NOW!" Darn to heck, I already used that one!
"Alright I'm coming". I sigh.
I wish that I could just stay up there forever in that tree, that's the only place where I can actually be myself and my imagination can run wild.
Sorry, I believe I haven't introduced my self, my name is Hariette Louise Horan, yes I am related to Niall Horan from One Direction, I'm his cousin.
I am 18 and I have orange hair like my mum, all my other siblings have brown hair like my dad.
My dad died when I was ten, he was rich beyond any person in London! So my siblings and I, and mum of course got everything he owned.
"Hariette, you and Logan are going to stay with aunt Maura, apparently Greg and Niall will be there" Mum says.
"YES!" I scream "I do love Mullingar!".
Niall is more than my cousin, he is my best friend.
I have two brother's and one sister, Nathan is 28 and the oldest, Jamie is 26 and I have a twin brother Logan, we are extremely close.
"Go get your brother will you?" Mum asks.
I nod and grab a piece of celery to munch of.
Nathan and Jamie don't live here any more, they are both married. Nathan's wife is heavily pregnant. Jamie is about 3 months pregnant.
"Hey doofus, dinners ready come and get it". I throw the rest of my celery at Logan.
"I'm coming, I'm coming" He gets up off his bed with his eyes glued to his pone.
"Are you still going out with Ashley?" I ask.
"Yep, I don't know how to break up with her" He sighs.
"Umm earth to Logan, just tell her how you feel about the relationship, she'll understand" I shake my head and roll my eyes.
One things for certain, I am not going to miss it here, Mullingar is way more appealing.
"No freaking way, I have to call Niall!" I squeal jumping around.
"Why?".
"To tell him we're coming to Ireland doofus!".
Ring ring, ring ri-
"Hello?" Niall picks up.
"NIALL OMG GUESS WHAT?!?!?!?!?" I scream.
"HARIETTE OMG WHAT IS IT?!?!" He screams back.
"I'm coming to see you!"
"What, are you serious?? YAY!". I can hear the excitement in his voice.
"Yes, oh my gosh, this is the best news I have had all week!" I squeal again.
"well I have to go Har, band stuff" I sigh "we'll talk later I promise!". He says.
"Alright, I love you little NiNi!" I say goodbye in a baby voice.
Niall's P.O.V
Yes! I will finally get to see Hariette! It's been so long, I really miss her.
Now I realize that I'm smiling like an idiot. (A/N Not in that incest way you pervs!)
"Okay, either you are smiling at your crotch, or you are smiling at your phone, I think we'll go with the phone". Louis makes a smart comment.
"Shut up Lou" I push him away.
"New girlfriend?" He asks winking.
"Ewwww no! Unless I was into incest NO!", I cringe "It's my cousin, her and her brother are coming to Ireland to stay with my mum".
"OH MAH GAWSH!! Is she hot?"
"Do you expect me to answer that?" I ask with a raised eye brow.
"hehehehehe no" He walks off.
"Seriously they always think my family have to be hot don't they?" I sigh "Sheesh".
Hariette's P.O.V
It's been exactly 28 hours and I am finally packed to go see Niall.
"Hariette, Logan, Are you guys ready?!" Mum yells from downstairs.
"Mum, we are not going for another two hours!" I laugh.
I wonder if I still have some time to read........
Sure I do!
So I go outside and climb up my tree, sitting in my usual spot.
"No! Mr Edward Ferrars, we have been engaged these four years". Lucy Steele told Elinor.
Poor Elinor Dashwood, she had been in love with Edward Ferrars for so long, only to find out he was secretly engaged.
Although it is comforting to know in the end Edward and Elinor get married.
She had it harder than her sister Marianne that's for sure, and her other sister Margaret.. Well, she was too young for romance and didn't really seem to be interested in it.
"Hariette?" Logan asks climbing up the tree.
"What?" I sigh "Do you want my hair straightener again?".
He smiles awkwardly. "yes?".
I roll my eyes.
"It's in my suitcase, knock yourself out".
"Marianne? She's gone out walking", Told mister Palmer. "The devil knows where she went".
Marianne's story is different to Elinor's, she fell in love with Mr Willoughby, he made her believe he loved her and his intentions for her weren't entirely clear to every one.
There is also Colonel Brandon, who although being eighteen years older than Marianne, fell in love with her. At first she didn't like him one bit, but events changed her view of him and she grew to love him.
It is sad to say, that Marianne was too much of a romantic, her view of romance was more fiction than reality. It is what most girls dream of.
But her idea of romance doesn't exist in the 21st century.
It is quite sad really.
Because I wish It did.
"Time to go Hariette!" Mum calls from inside.
"Darn to heck!" I hate it when she interrupts my train of thought like that.
I guess I have to be grateful though, without mum I wouldn't have anything that I have.
I walk inside stuffing S&S into my suitcase. (A/N S&S is short for Sense and Sensibility, can't be bothered writing it out fully all the time :P)
"Logan, are you done with my straightener yet?"
"Yeah I stuffed it in there some where". He replies pointing to my suitcase.
Niall's P.O.V
8 hours left until I get to see Hariette and Logan again!
I thought I might surprise them by bringing the boys with me.
"When are they coming again?" Harry asks.
"We have at least ten hours rill they get here" I play with my fingers.
"What is up with you Niall?" Harry puts an arm on my shoulder.
"I am just really nervous".
I'll be seeing them for the first time in 3 years.
Notes
Here is the first chapter to my new story munchkins!Comment/Vote/Subscribe
11/18/13