Loose Change (Harry Styles) [BOOK 2]

"But I still don't understand how a snowman could come to life just because some kids put a hat on it." Rose argues.
Rose and I have been talking in this room for the past two hours and we've talked about the most randomest things you could think of. I don't quite remember how we ended up on the subject of one of my favorite childhood movies 'Frosty the Snowman', but I think it had to do with the whole snow conversation from earlier.
"It was a magician's hat that had magic in it! I guess the magic was very powerful or something." I respond, trying to hold in my laughter.
"But Jane, it's not realistic."
I look at her with astonishment as a foolish smile grows on my face.
"It's a cartoon! It's not supposed to be real." I state as I begin to laugh with my head slightly tilted back.
She rolls her eyes as she chuckles herself.
"You know sometimes I think that you're the adult and I'm the kid." I add, causing her to laugh even more.
Even though Rose has the physical appearance of a young child, she has the personality of a middle aged woman, and it amuses as well as amazes me sometimes.
"Look, I think you're even starting to get a few wrinkles."
I say as I stare closely at her fore head.
She quickly covers her forehead with her small tan hands, her eyes wide in panic.
"What? I need a mirror or something. I can't be getting them already I-"
I burst into uncontrollable laughter at her nervous expression.
She slowly turns her eyes back to me and calms down at the sight of my laughter.
"Even though you're older than me, I can still hit you." she comments with a slight grin.
She sits back down normally and places her hands on her lap.
I gasp dramatically while placing my hand on my chest to add to the effect.
"Someone's violent today." I remark.
She tries to hold in her amusement but fails as loud laughs escape her mouth.
"Well then. What are you two doing in here?"
I quickly stand up from where I am and I turn around to see Harry standing at the door with his arms crossed. His head is resting on the door frame and his feet are crossed over each other as well, making him seem intimidating.
"I-I'm sorry, I was just a bit curious about the room an-"
I shut my eyes closed and I take a deep breath as I place my hand on my face, embarrassed.
"Gosh that's still no excuse. I apologize." I continue.
I hear slight deep chuckles and I slowly take my hand off my face, placing it on my upper left arm.
Harry is grinning and I feel confused as he walks up to me.
"It's alright. I just didn't think you would want to be in here, I mean it really isn't the most interesting room in the house."
His eyes roam the room for a little, before meeting mine again.
"I see the clothes fit you nicely." He mutters.
I cock an eyebrow as I look down at my clothes for a second.
"Oh well um ya. Thanks." I add as I rub the back of my neck awkwardly.
I slowly stop my action as I look back up at him.
"Wait... we're you the one that put them in my drawers?"
His eyes look away from me as he licks his lips.
"You must be Rose." He states as he walks passed me, going up to Rose.
I turn around, this time my arms crossed as I see Harry bending down to Rose who is still sitting on the floor, most likely uncomfortable and unsure what to do.
She nods her head a little and narrows her eyes at Harry.
"And you're the man that carried me to the shelter that day?" she says, her sentence sounding like a mixture of a statement and a question.
Harry smiles a little as he nods his head.
She smiles slightly.
"I never got to thank you for that. So thanks." she retorts.
His lips separate a little in surprise, but he quickly covers his expression with a grin.
"You're welcome."
Rose continues to stare at him and I can tell that she's trying to understand him, like she does with me and I'm guessing everyone else.
I see her tiny hand poke his cheek and he chuckles a little.
"What was that for?" He asks.
"You have a funny face." she says as cute laughs escape her mouth.
He raises an eyebrow as a playful smile spreads across his face.
"Oh is that so?"
"Ya." she replies.
I start to laugh as he begins to tickle her, causing her face to redden from the lack of air due to her own laughter.
"Hey guys the pi-"
We all stop what we're doing and turn our heads to the door to see Liam standing next to it. He looks shocked as well as excited.
"Hey Liam. What are you doing here?" I ask as I walk up to him.
He continues staring behind me at Rose and Harry and I clear my throat.
"Oh um sorry. We all decided to come back after the studio to just hang out."
"We? As in all the boys?"
Liam chuckles a little.
"Ya. As in 'all' the boys. Why, do any of them make you uncomfortable?" He asks, his tone more serious.
Well Louis kind of freaks me out, but I can't tell him that. I actually wouldn't mind getting to know them better, and I doubt Louis will say anything inappropriate with Rose here.
"No um I was just wondering." I say as I tangle my fingers together.
"Okay. Well we brought pizza, so I don't know if you guys are hungry."
I turn back around to see Harry carrying Rose piggy back style, her arms looped around his neck. I wish I had a camera so I can take a picture of this moment. It's really sweet and I don't know if I'm ever going to see Harry like this again. But sadly I don't have a camera and it would be weird anyway.
"Did I hear pizza?" Rose asks as her and Harry are now next to me.
"Who's this?" Liam asks as he smiles at Rose, scrunching up his nose in a playful way making her giggle.
"My name's Rose. Jane and Harry are my friends." Rose retorts in her little sweet voice.
Harry and I look at each other for a quick second and he gives me a soft smile at her words before looking at Liam.
"Ya Rose is our friend. And I think she's hungry, so if you're done interviewing us..." Harry comments teasingly, causing Liam to grin and roll his eyes.
"Alright alright. Let's go." Liam says before walking down the hallway, with us following behind.
As we get nearer and nearer to the kitchen, I begin to hear laughter as well as the sound of three recognizable male voices.
I swallow hard at the sound of Louis' laugh, which I'm guessing Harry notices since he nudges me with his elbow.
I set my sight on him to see the seriousness revealed in his features.
I just shake my head a little as I plaster on a fake smile.
'I'm fine.' I mouth.
Even though Louis kind of helped me with the Harry situation from a few days ago, I still feel iffy about him. He would always try to provoke me and get inside my head, and I just don't want that to happen again. Harry is already confusing enough, I don't need to add to my stress. But I guess I'm going to have to deal with it now.
"Guys this is Rose, Harry and Jane's friend." I hear Liam say as he walks into the kitchen first.
I can't help but shut my eyes for a quick second at the sudden aroma of pizza. I haven't eaten all day and neither has Rose. I guess we kind of forgot due to our long conversation.
"Hey Jane. Hi Rose." Zayn says.
"Hi." Rose replies.
I wave to all of them awkwardly, trying to avoid looking at Louis. Zayn is sitting down in a chair in the kitchen table, Niall is leaning against the counter top, with Louis next to him, holding three large boxes of pizza. Dang. He has to be the one that's holding the food. Of course.
After our greetings, Liam walks to one of the cabinets and takes out seven plates. Harry places Rose down and Liam hands her and I a glass white plate.
We both thank him and he continues handing everyone their plates.
Louis steps away from the counter and places each pizza box on it, each next to one another.
"Get your grub guys." Niall says.
We all stand in a line, resembling the line I would have to stand in to get food back at the shelter.
Once it's my turn, I grab two slices of cheese and I grab two for Rose as well.
"Thanks." She states with a small smile. I nod my head and I walk to the long table, sitting down at the end. Rose sits next to me and the rest of the boys begin to sit down with us.
I begin to take small bites, trying to stop myself from eating the whole thing at that moment. Dang I really am hungry.
"So how old are you love?" Niall asks as he takes bite of his slice.
"Ten."
Niall nods as he chews his food.
"How do you know Jane?" Zayn questions.
Rose glances at me and Harry who is sitting on the left oh her.
"Well her and Harry saved my life."
I smile at her and she smiles back before eating another piece of this delicious masterpiece called pizza.
"Oh you're the little girl that Harry was caught carrying that day." Niall remarks.
Rose shrugs.
"I don't know." She responds.
She turns to the left and looks up at Harry.
"Have you carried any other girls?" Rose asks with an adorable little smile.
Harry chuckles.
"Well I once carried Niall when he tripped over a speaker and sprained his ankle. So I guess you're not the only girl." Harry says with a huge smile on his face.
All the boys except Louis laugh.
"Hey, I'm right here you know." Niall comments causing me to laugh even more.
"Don't forget about the hundred sluts you brought home as well. It's really rude not even mentioning them, especially since you care about them all so much." Louis says sarcastically.
I practically choke on my food as I'm about to swallow and I think everyone else in the table did as well.
"Louis." Liam says as he looks at Louis disapprovingly.
Louis rolls his eyes.
"Don't you Louis me. You all may forgive him so easily, but not me. When are you all going to realize it's all just an act? Don't you see? Soon he'll go back to his old ways... It's as if he's playing a game with all of us. Just ask Jane, her out of all people should know how he is. He may seem fine now, but when the curtains close and the show is done, you'll all realize that it was all pretend and reality will hit all of you like a ton of bricks. But not me, because he can't fool me anymore."
"Lou-"
"Don't worry, I'm already leaving. I didn't want to even come here in the first place." He says as he gets up and begins to walk.
"What did he do?" Rose asks as she leans away from Harry, scooting herself closer to me.
Louis stops in his tracks and slowly turns around, staring at the little girl.
"I'm sorry. You seem like a very sweet girl, but sometimes I just can't handle it. You know?" He states while shoving his hands into the pockets of his dark baggy jeans.
"I apologize for ruining your lunch. I'll be at the hotel, when you guys are ready to leave, just call me and I'll pick you all up."
Liam glances at Harry who is looking at his plate, and then looks back at Louis. He nods a little.
"Ya. Drive safe mate."
Louis nods and waves before he walks out of the kitchen completely.
The room becomes suddenly silent at the sound of the front door closing.
"Um, do you guys want to watch a film?" Niall questions, trying to lighten up the mood.
Zayn and I both give him a soft smile as we nod our heads.
"Would you want to watch a movie?" I ask Rose.
She looks over at Harry and then back at me.
"Sure." she responds with no emotion.
Liam nods as well.
"What about you Harry?" Niall questions.
Harry looks up and licks his lips while he puts his fingers through his hair.
"No. I think I'm going to go to sleep."
"It's two in the afternoon." Liam remarks.
Harry looks at Liam and pats his shoulder as he stands up.
"I'm tired." he adds.
Liam just nods as Harry begins to walk away.
"Wait." I say.
I get out of my seat and I go to him.
He slowly turns around and stares down at me.
"Watch with us. Please."
His eyes roam my face a little before he takes a deep breath.
"I'm going to bed. Thanks, but I'm tired." he states before he turns around and disappears into the hallway.
I sigh before walking back to the table.
"Thanks for trying." Zayn comments.
I shrug and I begin to pick up the plates, placing them in the kitchen sink.
"Let me help you." Liam says as he grabs dirty plates and cups with me.
"Thanks."
"No problem."
When all the scraps and napkins are in the trash and all the dirty dishes are in the sink, I begin to wash.
"What do you think you are doing?"
I look to the side to see Niall looking at me with his arms crossed in disapproval. Man, these guys are just hard to please huh.
"Um washing the dishes..." I respond. Shouldn't he be happy?
He turns off the faucet and takes the plate out of my hand.
"Hey! What the hec-"
"You are not going to clean one dish in this house. I'll do that later. Now come one. You have to help us pick out a film."
"But Nia-"
"No. Won't have it. Now come on."
I roll my eyes as I let out a snort.
"You all are impossible."
Niall ignores my complaints as he drags me into the room with the TV. What is this room called anyway? A living room? A watching room? A room room? I chuckle at the last one. Room room would've been a hilarious name if it we're real. But I highly doubt that's what it's called. I'll just call it the TV room since there is a humongous television set in here.
Once Niall and I step into the TV room, I notice how Liam is looking through the movies right beside the TV, while Rose is sitting on the couch with Zayn, just talking to him.
"You just have to give him a chance. Okay?" I hear Zayn say to her.
She nods her head in response and quickly turns around once Zayn looks at me.
"Hey. Where'd you go?" Rose asks.
Before I can answer, Niall speaks.
"She wanted to wash the dishes like a dummy."
Zayn smiles wide, his teeth showing.
"Oh. Big mistake. Niall doesn't let anyone wash the dishes. Ever." Zayn says.
I cock an eyebrow as I look at Niall.
Niall just shrugs and walks to Liam.
"You are all insane." I say.
"First we're impossible, now insane. You're starting to hurt our feelings Jane." Niall comments as he turns around.
I stick my tongue out at him and he does the same, making Rose and Zayn laugh.
"I told you she was funny. She even made Harry laugh." I hear Niall whisper to Liam. Niall whispered quite loudly, but I pretend that I didn't hear anything and I plop myself down on the couch next to Rose.
"Have you picked a movie yet? I'm already one hundred years old." Zayn yells.
I chuckle.
"I'm trying to find a movie age appropriate for Rose. Calm down." Liam yells back in a sassy tone.
Zayn puts his hands in the air in defense and I roll my eyes while laughing. Yup they are insane.
...
We ended up watching Transformers, since it is the most 'age appropriate' movie Niall and Harry own. Rose ended up falling asleep on Zayn's shoulder in the first thirty minutes and the rest of the boys within an hour. I guess their exhausted from the studio, I mean I don't really know what they do other than sing there, but it still must be exhausting. I fell asleep a few minutes after Niall did and am now awake.
The TV screen is black, meaning the movie finished and I have no idea what the time is. Niall and Harry really need to get a clock or something. I'm guessing it's still the afternoon since the windows are still revealing blankets of sunshine. My eyes roam the room and I notice how everyone is still asleep. I look to the side to see Rose sleeping peacefully on Zayn's arm, in the same position as before.
I smile a little.
But now what do I do? I can't just wake them up. It will be very rude of me and I think they deserve to have some rest. I bite my lip and I begin to think.
I wonder if Harry is awake...
Nah, he obviously wanted to be left alone. I should just let him have some alone time.
Then again, maybe I can talk to him.... See if he's okay. I don't understand why Louis has to mess up everything. I guess him and Harry have a rough history, but that is still no excuse for his rude behavior earlier, especially in front of Rose.
I feel myself slowly get off the couch, tip toeing to the hallway, not wanting to wake anyone up.
I sigh as I finally reach it.
Now what? Do I continue tip toeing? Should I check his room?
I shrug at my thoughts as I walk slowly down the long hallway. Sometimes I feel that this hallway is an endless black hole. It's so long and at night, frightfully dark.
Once I reach his door, I notice that it's wide open. What? He usually closes the door when he's in his room. I look through the opening, to see how he's gone. His bed is perfectly done and his room is completely clean. What? His room is never clean and was actually a mess the last time I saw it. I walk inside his room and I begin to look around. Everything is clean. There is nothing on his nightstand anymore and nothing on the floor. I stop in my tracks as I spot a piece of paper resting on his bed.
I walk up to it and I grab the paper, observing the white blank face in my hands. Wait...I think I'm holding it upside down. I turn it on the other side and I feel my breathing stop at the sight of my drawing of him. He was looking at my drawing again... Well maybe not again because I'm still unsure about the last time, but now I'm definitely sure that he was. I hold it to my chest and I close my eyes before resting it back on the bed.
"Where are you Harry?" I mutter to myself.
I walk out of his room and I take one more glance before closing the door and searching the rest of the rooms in the hallway.
Panic begins to spread through my body as each room is empty.
Dang. Dang. Dang.
I have pretty much searched every room in the house and I'm running out of ideas.
I snap my fingers as my eyes widen. The balcony. He has to be in the balcony. Ya Jane. He's in the balcony. That's it.
I take a deep breath to calm myself down as I walk to the balcony door.
I shut my eyes closed as I open it, hoping for the best.
I peek through one eye and I feel all my hopes fall flat as I stand before yet another Harryless room.
He can't be where I think he is. No. No.
I run straight to the TV room and I quickly go to Liam's side, shaking him frantically.
"W-what is it Jane?" He asks as he rubs his eyes.
"Harry isn't here Liam."
He yawns and stretches his arms.
"What?"
"Harry isn't here. As in not in the house at all."
Liam's eyes suddenly widen and he rapidly get's up, running straight to the front of the house.
I follow nervously behind and he soon opens the front door, looking outside the house. He closes the door shut and rubs his face with his hand.
"Shit. His car isn't in the drive way."
"What do we do?" I ask.
"I'm gonna have to call Paul or someone from security to go search for him."
I place my hands on his shoulder.
"You can't just do that. Who knows how long that's going to take. Why don't we search for him ourselves." I suggest.
He sighs and looks at me.
"We don't have a car and we can't just leave Rose."
I put my hands back to my sides and I bite my bottom lip in frustration.
"I can call Katherine to pick her up now and we can call Louis to come back and help us search for him."
Liam stares passed me, thinking about my idea.
"I don't know Jane. Louis is already fed up with him and if we find Harry in the place where I think he's in...well it won't turn out well."
"Liam, if the security get involved what would happen?"
"They would drag him out of the bar or club and he would most likely be screamed at. He would probably be forced to apologize to the public for his behavior and the press would have a party."
"Exactly. I think it would be better if we we're to find him. Besides, the sun is going down, meaning that soon it will be dark and no one would really recognize us through the car windows."
Liam looks at me and raises an eyebrow.
"Why do you care so much?" he asks, throwing me a little off guard.
"I don't want him to get hurt any further. Whether physically or mentally...I just want him to be okay..." I whisper as I look down at my feet.
"Okay. We'll do it." I hear him say.
I slowly look up at him.
"We'll do it." he repeats before we both rush back to the TV room to wake up Zayn and Niall.

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