Bad News from Britian

There was fifteen seconds left and both teams were going back and forth with the lead, right now we were down by one and they had the ball. Let's just say it was intense. Both crowds were going insane. A player on our team out of nowhere and stole the ball and ran down the court, if it were possible the crowd got louder. The realm followed him quickly, the player with the ball passed it to a open teammate who had a clear shot of the basket, and he shot and made it. The crowd roared with excitement, and jumped and celebrated. They other team quickly tried to run the ball down back to the court but the buzzer then when off indicating the end of the game.

After about ten minutes of celebrating and socializing, people were starting to leave. I was grabbing my stuff, when Harry came over to me and asked "You ready to go?"

I was about to tell him yes, when an idea came to my mind. "Yeah I'm ready but I don't know how you are getting home."

He looked confused "You offered me a ride earlier remember."

"Well I only offered you a ride here, but I am willing to give you a ride though." I offered with a smiled.

He smirked, seeing that I was getting at something, "Under what conditions?"

I opened my mouth in fake shock, "I wasn't going to have conditions, but now that you mention there is one that comes to mind."

"And what is that?"

"I control the radio, and no complaining about it." I said smugly.

He laughed loudly, "You really like your music don't you?"

"Yes I do and I don't appreciate you always changing the station on me." I said as I made my way towards the door.
He followed me "And what if I say no to this?" He questioned, with a smirk.

"Then you'll have to find some other way home." We were at my car now standing there in the cold, I was just waiting for him to agree to this.

He rolled his eyes, still smirking down at me "Fine."

"Good now get in the car, it's freezing out here." I said as I walked to the driver's side of the car.

I started the car and turned the radio station from what Harry recently had it on, and smiled victoriously over at him. Then pulled out of my spot, and drove out of the school's parking lot and toward home.

You know when you are listening to the radio and one of your favorite songs comes on and it's one of the songs you have to belt out whenever you hear it. One of those songs came onto the radio, and I indeed want to belt it out, but I hesitant on doing this in front of Harry. I'd probably look like some freak, but on the other hand I can't help but think that it would be rubbing it in that I had the radio like, like I rightfully should.

I glanced over at him, he gave me a weird look, and that is what set me off. I started singing so loudly and so boldly, I turned the radio up. Harry jumped a bit not expecting that to come out of me, and he laughed a bit, watching me sing like a crazy person.

We got to a stop light, and I came to a complete start. I than started to dance in my seat, while singing. He just watched me sing with that familiar smirk on his face, but then turned more into a real smile, making his green eyes glow.

When the song ended and I stopped singing he laughed. I leaned over and smacked his arm. "What I really love that song!" I asked, cheerfully, that song had put me in a weirdly fun mode. "I bet you would have done the same thing with a song you really like, maybe not in front of someone like I just did but you still would have done it with a song you love."

He laughed again, "That was something, I did not expect from you, and as for the me doing that same thing, I admit I've done something like that but not to that extent."

This time I was the one who laughed, "Well I'm just full of surprises."

We listened to the radio for the majority of the rest of the way when we were getting close to the turn off for our neighborhood, when I got a random hankering for ice cream and there was a ice cream place like five minutes for where we were, so I decided not to turn, and drove right past our neighborhood.
Harry gave me a confused look, "I hope you know that you just drove past our turn off?"

"Yes I know that I missed it. Do you want to get some ice cream and I really want some right now, and I know a great place where we can go that is close?"

He looked surprised again, and I laughed "Um sure I could go for some ice cream."

"Great!" I said with a smile, and continued downs the road.

When we got there I parked the car and we went in. We both ordered our ice cream for to go, and waited for a few minutes. We got our ice cream and left.

We continued to listen to the radio as I drove us home. We talked and laughed for that short drive back. I pulled in front of my house, and we got out and I gathered my stuff up.

"Thank you for convincing me to go to the game tonight, I had a really fun time, night." Harry said and started toward his house.

Before I even knew what I was doing I heard myself ask him, "Do you want to come in for a bit?"

He turned around and raised his eyebrows at me and then smirked at me, "Yeah sure."

I was confused for a second at how he accepted my offer. I realized what he thought I was asking of him. "Ugh not like that Harry. No! I mean just to hang out, that's all nothing like that! Also my mom is home!" I turned around quickly walking toward my front door, not letting him see my face get red.

He laughed and followed behind me in, taking my ice cream so I could unlock the door.

"Mom I'm home!" I yelled as we walked in "I also brought a guest!"

"Oh really?" My mom walked into the foyer and politely asked, "Hi, I'm Mrs. Wild, and you are?"

"Harry, I live across the street with Mrs. Watson, it's nice to meet you Mrs. Wild." He said offering his hand to shake my mother's hand.

My mom looked a bit taken back when she heard Harry's accent but smiled politely at him, "It's nice to meet you too Harry." She then looked at me, "Erin, you need to let me know ahead of time if we are going to have company."

"Sorry Mom, it was a very last minute thing like just now."

"Well fine but I would still like knowing ahead of time. Anyway if you excuse me, I have to get back to my special little project." She said walking away, toward her office.

Harry then turned his attention to me, "She's nice, so what is her special project" he asked curiously.

"Yeah I know. She is planning a party for one of her friends, she just likes to call it that, I'll explain more later, but for right now, I'm gonna go change real fast you go make yourself at home." I said making my way toward the stairs.

"Okay."

I went up stairs in my room and changed out of my cheer uniform and into some yoga pants and a tank top with a sweatshirt over it. I took my hair down, and my bow out. I pulled my hair back into a quick messy ponytail, and made my back down stairs, not wanting to keep Harry waiting any longer.

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